# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=520 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 521 --- ## [How many unique molecules can exist in our universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-unique-molecules-can-exist-in-our-universe/824516)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-unique-molecules-can-exist-in-our-universe/824516 "2018-11-16T22:10:29Z")
I’m not sure if there is an answer to this because who knows how big atoms could become on the periodic table. Isn’t there a potential island of stability among much larger atoms? Anyway, there are about 10^80 atoms in … --- ## [How do humans anatomically differ from other great apes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-humans-anatomically-differ-from-other-great-apes/824476)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-humans-anatomically-differ-from-other-great-apes/824476 "2018-11-16T20:59:26Z")
In what ways do humans anatomically differ from other great apes like orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees or bonobos? What evolutionary pressures drove these changes? What advantages do they provide? Let me start with a f… --- ## [Why are so many Supreme Court cases 9-0?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-supreme-court-cases-9-0/824612)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-supreme-court-cases-9-0/824612 "2018-11-16T19:49:38Z")
I think this is a fair GQ question. Faktshual as possible, plz. About 45% of Supreme Court cases in the US are either 9-0 or 8-0. Around 60% of cases are either unanimous or with at most two dissenters. Of course, it’s … --- ## [Is it normal for Anderson Plugs to get warm during use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-for-anderson-plugs-to-get-warm-during-use/824607)
**Author:** [@Loyuod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loyuod)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-for-anderson-plugs-to-get-warm-during-use/824607 "2018-11-16T19:04:40Z")
Got some new connected 50A plugs in a 12V system and I noticed they get warm with current of just 35amps after 20-30mins of use. At 45amps of current they feel the same with no noticeable increase in the temp. cheers. --- ## [How to find an original image on google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-an-original-image-on-google/819702)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-an-original-image-on-google/819702 "2018-08-16T10:07:13Z")
Ack, Pinterest! I’m thinking about painting my stairs, as in, painting pictures on the risers, for fun. So I look up images of such and find one particularly intriguing. I would like to know who painted this, in case th… --- ## [Rarest, Least Rare Consonant Sounds.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rarest-least-rare-consonant-sounds/824477)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rarest-least-rare-consonant-sounds/824477 "2018-11-16T08:02:27Z")
Something I have wondered about for some time now. What is the rarest consonant SOUND in the world? I know some subsuharan African peoples have a clicking sound, which is unheard of, in European languages at least. But … --- ## [Is there a specialty for physicians who treat chronic pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specialty-for-physicians-who-treat-chronic-pain/824538)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specialty-for-physicians-who-treat-chronic-pain/824538 "2018-11-16T06:26:40Z")
Is there a name for a physician who specializes in treating chronic pain? I’ve heard of pain doctor, but is there a term (like cardiologist, orthopedist, neurologist, internist, etc) to describe a pain doctor? The closes… --- ## [Question about dental work and osteoporosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dental-work-and-osteoporosis/824598)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dental-work-and-osteoporosis/824598 "2018-11-16T03:46:56Z")
So i was at a new dentist today. I ended up sitting in the exam chair for over an hour, staring at this sign saying “If you are considering treatment for osteoporosis or are on any of these medications to treat osteopor… --- ## [How is speed in space measured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-speed-in-space-measured/824503)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-speed-in-space-measured/824503 "2018-11-16T03:20:22Z")
Speed is relative, right, so there has to be some point for an object to relate to, to determine the speed of it. Geostationary satellites are moving at speed but are stationary relative to Earth, so how is their speed … --- ## [Do they jack up prices leading up to black friday/cyber monday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-jack-up-prices-leading-up-to-black-friday-cyber-monday/824560)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-jack-up-prices-leading-up-to-black-friday-cyber-monday/824560 "2018-11-16T01:52:30Z")
I’ve had my eye on a GTX 1080 for some time now, looking at it as a possible Christmas/birthday gift to myself (they are both in December), but have been holding off for black Friday/cyber Monday deals. To my dismay, th… --- ## [The Name of the Glue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-of-the-glue/824550)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-of-the-glue/824550 "2018-11-15T23:58:59Z")
I’m after the name - either a technical or commercial product name - of a specific type of glue. Its the glue that is used to hold CDs onto magazine covers. It is usually clear, very rubbery-stretchy and holds its shap… --- ## [Sent from my iPhone via Tapatalk - Make it stop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone-via-tapatalk-make-it-stop/824554)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone-via-tapatalk-make-it-stop/824554 "2018-11-15T23:54:26Z")
I did the most recent Tapatalk upgrade and now every post has that stupid message. How do I turn it off? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk --- ## [What is the straight dope on Kursk 'The Greatest Tank Battle in History' (or maybe not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-kursk-the-greatest-tank-battle-in-history-or-maybe-not/824366)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-kursk-the-greatest-tank-battle-in-history-or-maybe-not/824366 "2018-11-15T23:20:06Z")
I’m currently reading ‘The Third Reich in Power’ by Richard J. Evans and one section made me raise my eyebrow. The author states that the myth of a titanic battle between German and Soviet tanks is a myth, and more than … --- ## [iPhone 6s: Turn on notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-6s-turn-on-notifications/824576)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-6s-turn-on-notifications/824576 "2018-11-15T21:52:24Z")
Whenever I drive (and I have my phone with me) my phone says that I will not receive notifications while I’m driving. I have to tap the non-notification notification and click on ‘I’m not driving’. If I make a stop, I … --- ## [Bimodal customer product-review distributions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bimodal-customer-product-review-distributions/824506)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bimodal-customer-product-review-distributions/824506 "2018-11-15T21:32:49Z")
I have noticed on a lot of Amazon products that the review distribution will look something like this: 5 star: 75% 4 stars: 6% 3 stars: 2% 2 stars: 1% 1 star: 16% It seems odd to me that a product would get a high … --- ## [Is there any pratical use to really large number mathematics (e.g. Graham's Number or Tree(3))?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-pratical-use-to-really-large-number-mathematics-e-g-grahams-number-or-tree-3/823958)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-pratical-use-to-really-large-number-mathematics-e-g-grahams-number-or-tree-3/823958 "2018-11-15T21:19:26Z")
Watching some YouTube videos of the biggest numbers ever used in a legitimate calculation usually gets you things about Graham’s number or Tree(3) (as an example). The numbers represented in those things is beyond huge.… --- ## ["Don't give chicken bones to your dog"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-give-chicken-bones-to-your-dog/824197)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-give-chicken-bones-to-your-dog/824197 "2018-11-15T19:29:03Z")
Dog owner lore 101. You’re not supposed to give chicken meat with bones in it to your dog. I guess the bones are hollow and in the chewing splinter cutting the dogs stomach and intestines up. Makes sense. However, th… --- ## [Two-fer about near-lightspeed travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fer-about-near-lightspeed-travel/824511)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fer-about-near-lightspeed-travel/824511 "2018-11-15T17:36:04Z")
Assume a 200 ft diameter by 500 ft long spaceship traveling just under the speed of light, like .99999c. To an outside observer, does the ship really appear to be only a little over 2 feet long? Like, instead of a beer … --- ## [Cellphone not receiving texts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-not-receiving-texts/824465)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-not-receiving-texts/824465 "2018-11-15T14:42:24Z")
Signing up for a Bitcoin exchange requires authentification which is usually done by sending a text to the phone number you provide and then using the content of that text as verification. I used to be able to get them o… --- ## [VHS video transfer to Mac: Sony Media Converter vs something modern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vhs-video-transfer-to-mac-sony-media-converter-vs-something-modern/824401)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vhs-video-transfer-to-mac-sony-media-converter-vs-something-modern/824401 "2018-11-15T11:51:50Z")
I have a Sony Media Converter (DVMC-DA2) which Sony no longer makes. Here is a link to the PDF manual: I have successfully used this with an old Mac Pro to transfer VHS tapes to make digital video files out of client a… --- ## [Facebook Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-questions/659909)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-questions/659909 "2018-11-15T05:24:43Z")
I don’t go on FB much, but there are a few things I’ve noticed over the course of time that I can’t seem to find answers to: (1) I have assigned a few people as Close Friends since their posts I’m most interested in. T… --- ## [Is there any consensus among scholars what exactly Nixon wanted removed from the Watergate offices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-consensus-among-scholars-what-exactly-nixon-wanted-removed-from-the-watergate-offices/824482)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-consensus-among-scholars-what-exactly-nixon-wanted-removed-from-the-watergate-offices/824482 "2018-11-15T04:30:26Z")
Hi Is there any consensus among scholars what exactly Nixon wanted removed from the Watergate offices? Was it related to Vietnam or an affair? I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [What was this spider doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-spider-doing/824433)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-spider-doing/824433 "2018-11-15T00:22:14Z")
Yesterday morning, I saw a spider nestled in the corner of a door frame. It had surrounded itself with a small pocket of web, just big enough to enclose itself. At the time, it looked as though it might be dead: It wa… --- ## [Questions re Safe Deposit Box keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-re-safe-deposit-box-keys/515026)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-re-safe-deposit-box-keys/515026 "2018-11-15T00:14:22Z")
Suppose the police found an unconscious man with no wallet or ID, but he had a loose key in his pocket. Could they tell just by looking at it that it was, in fact, a key to a safe deposit box? That is, is there somet… --- ## [Getting home from the hospital - question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-home-from-the-hospital-question/824196)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-home-from-the-hospital-question/824196 "2018-11-14T21:34:04Z")
I overheard a conversation between two acquaintances and didn’t want to butt in, but…one of them had a friend living on disability in the middle of nowhere. He had a medical emergency and was brought by ambulance to a h… --- ## [Stumped on a furnace issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stumped-on-a-furnace-issue/824495)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stumped-on-a-furnace-issue/824495 "2018-11-14T20:25:10Z")
My furnace rattles loudly, but only at night, and you can only hear it upstairs. It sounds like a spoon you accidentally left in a half-speed blender, except it’s a steady beat, not chaotic. It starts when the furnace st… --- ## [24 hour clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hour-clock/824253)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hour-clock/824253 "2018-11-14T16:54:53Z")
When non-military people use the 24 hour clock, how do they say, out loud, 17:00? Is it seventeen hundred? seventeen o’clock? --- ## [Phone powers down prematurely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-powers-down-prematurely/824500)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-powers-down-prematurely/824500 "2018-11-14T13:49:19Z")
LG G5, about 2 years old. Sometimes it spontaneously powers down, which it will do if the battery is too low. But as soon as I plug it in, the display will show anywhere from 15-20% battery (I would not expect it to pow… --- ## [How often should you drive a modern car to keep it in good working order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-you-drive-a-modern-car-to-keep-it-in-good-working-order/824427)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-you-drive-a-modern-car-to-keep-it-in-good-working-order/824427 "2018-11-14T13:43:21Z")
I have a friend who lives in Boston who plans on keeping her car at an off-site parking lot/garage. She won’t be driving it much on a normal basis. I assume that letting it sit for a while isn’t good for the car but ho… --- ## [What are the ideal soil types for making concrete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-ideal-soil-types-for-making-concrete/824233)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-ideal-soil-types-for-making-concrete/824233 "2018-11-14T01:18:23Z")
Hi What are the ideal soil types (if any) for making concrete? Do building engineers have their preferences? If so, do countries import soils on that basis? I look forward to your feedback [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=519) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=521)