# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=530 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 531 --- ## [Russian Rocket Failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-rocket-failure/822862)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-rocket-failure/822862 "2018-10-15T16:02:05Z")
Just as the story of the failure was breaking I saw video that showed a capsule, under parachute, touching down somewhere. A fraction of a second before contact there was an explosion that appeared to originate from the … --- ## [Just bought a used car. Coolant question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-used-car-coolant-question/822978)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-used-car-coolant-question/822978 "2018-10-15T15:47:40Z")
2006 GMC Envoy I have no clue what sort of coolant (dex-cool or generic) is in there or how long it has been in there. Should I just bite the bullet and have it flushed or is there a way to tell how long it’s been in t… --- ## [Small hobby electronics build question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-hobby-electronics-build-question/822951)
**Author:** [@tigerwoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tigerwoods)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-hobby-electronics-build-question/822951 "2018-10-15T10:55:17Z")
Hello, I’m wanting to build a simple device out of parts I can by at the local hobby electronics store. I want to send a 4V pulse down a 3rd wire when another 4V circuit turns off. I hope it can be done using small hobb… --- ## [Google Street View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view/822930)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view/822930 "2018-10-15T10:12:35Z")
I was looking at some places I had been when in the UK and while the satellite images were fairly up to date in some of the remoter villages no new street view was not available. In addition to the street views’ not bei… --- ## [Fox coverage of Trump campaign rallies and "equal time"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-coverage-of-trump-campaign-rallies-and-equal-time/822937)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-coverage-of-trump-campaign-rallies-and-equal-time/822937 "2018-10-15T09:52:21Z")
I don’t watch Fox so I didn’t know they have been airing all of his campaign rallies. While they were airing them, didn’t they run afoul of the equal-time rule? (Apparently the White House is now concerned because Fox h… --- ## [LED voltage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-voltage/822805)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-voltage/822805 "2018-10-14T17:46:48Z")
I bought a couple LED lights that I plan on installing on my son’s battery powered jeep (he’s sad that it doesn’t have head lights). The LED’s say to connect to a 12V battery. Given the location constraints I’d really … --- ## [Two different animal species that look exactly the same](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-different-animal-species-that-look-exactly-the-same/822827)
**Author:** [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-different-animal-species-that-look-exactly-the-same/822827 "2018-10-14T15:15:52Z")
Both adult, same gender, same habits. I suppose “exactly the same” has to be qualified. As far as humans are used to looking at animals, we can’t notice any big difference from one species to the next. Examples? --- ## [why does my phone charger rapidly click when I unplug it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-phone-charger-rapidly-click-when-i-unplug-it/822920)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-phone-charger-rapidly-click-when-i-unplug-it/822920 "2018-10-14T14:21:39Z")
No, need to go into great detail about electronics as I likely will not understand it. But, there is a faint rapid clicking noise (not fast enough to be a buzz) of about 5 Hz. Is this some capacitor discharging? If it … --- ## [When did "pull oneself by one's bootstraps" flip meaning ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-pull-oneself-by-ones-bootstraps-flip-meaning/822619)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-pull-oneself-by-ones-bootstraps-flip-meaning/822619 "2018-10-14T13:24:08Z")
I know the origin of that saying - it’s from the tall tales of the Baron of Munchausen and meant to be silly, to be an impossible solution, much like crossing a battlefield (and back) by riding a cannonball. And indeed i… --- ## [WWII Specialty Corps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-specialty-corps/822794)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-specialty-corps/822794 "2018-10-14T11:57:25Z")
Sorry if I am using the wrong wording here, but hopefully you will get my drift. I tried to google the answer but couldn’t find anything useful. During WWII, as I understand it, there were specialty Allied units that su… --- ## [Energy-efficient wired door chime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-efficient-wired-door-chime/822612)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-efficient-wired-door-chime/822612 "2018-10-14T08:24:59Z")
We have a typical wired mains-powered doorbell (door chime) like this. It’s powered by a 16W transformer which, I just noticed, is always warm to the touch. Which means it’s drawing at least a few watts all the time. It … --- ## [Impeaching A Supreme (Not Diana Ross, A Justice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-a-supreme-not-diana-ross-a-justice/822851)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-a-supreme-not-diana-ross-a-justice/822851 "2018-10-14T05:09:37Z")
Article 3, Section 1 of the Constitution - Article 2, Section 4, OOTH - AIUI “high crimes and misdemeanors” means more or less whatever Congress decides it wants. There has been of late a certain amount of discussio… --- ## [Medical devices needed by prison inmates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-devices-needed-by-prison-inmates/822849)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-devices-needed-by-prison-inmates/822849 "2018-10-14T03:08:23Z")
If a prison inmate needs use of such medical devices as CPAP or constant oxygen supply – those are two I can think of, there are probably other similar things – are they provided to them at no cost? How is possession of… --- ## ["Heil Hitler" \[Hitler's actual popularity in Germany\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heil-hitler-hitlers-actual-popularity-in-germany/822330)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heil-hitler-hitlers-actual-popularity-in-germany/822330 "2018-10-14T02:33:15Z")
So, I was contemplating cults of personality this week for… reasons, and of course considered the ultimate cult of them all, Adolph Hitler and the rise of the Nazis. Was there really that much spontaneous adulation of t… --- ## [Will Fallout 4 look on a 4K TV when played on Xbox One or PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fallout-4-look-on-a-4k-tv-when-played-on-xbox-one-or-pc/822876)
**Author:** [@Kamaski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamaski)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fallout-4-look-on-a-4k-tv-when-played-on-xbox-one-or-pc/822876 "2018-10-14T01:20:40Z")
So i recently got a new 65" Sony LED 4K TV and was amazed at the picture (it was a a big step up bacuase my old TV was a 42" Samsung Plasma that was starting to die)… I also got the Xbox One X and have been playing Fallo… --- ## [Why is this an illusion at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-an-illusion-at-all/812119)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-an-illusion-at-all/812119 "2018-10-13T16:35:02Z")
And why can’t I see it correctly even when I know what it “really” should look like? --- ## [Snorting Listerine: Bad Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snorting-listerine-bad-idea/332776)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snorting-listerine-bad-idea/332776 "2018-10-13T15:19:17Z")
I’ve long been a fan of using Listerine as an oral antiseptic: instead of flossing, I shoosh the stuff between my teeth in the morning, and have not had a tooth/gum infection since I started doing this (and I used to get… --- ## [How can I 'baby' a CVT automatic tranny (Nissan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-baby-a-cvt-automatic-tranny-nissan/822765)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-baby-a-cvt-automatic-tranny-nissan/822765 "2018-10-12T18:50:10Z")
I have a Nissan Rogue (2010), and know that the CVT is a weak point on the car. I would like it to last and want to know the best way to drive it to accomplish this. Besides the automatic adjustments of ‘gear ratios’, … --- ## [mass or matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-or-matter/822787)
**Author:** [@MANTRAPHILTER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MANTRAPHILTER)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-or-matter/822787 "2018-10-12T17:21:16Z")
I’ve always considered Einstein wrong about his E=mc2 equation, I’ve always thought that mass and matter were interchangeable in his formula, but every time I hear his equation spoken, they always say mass, and not matte… --- ## [Paint storage ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paint-storage-ideas/822186)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paint-storage-ideas/822186 "2018-09-30T16:43:34Z")
Like most everyone else I’ve got several cans of leftover paint. Unfortunately, traditional a paint can will rust around the lip sometimes contaminating the paint. Also pouring the paint can be sloppy. Has anyone used… --- ## [Does everything become radioactive if bombarded with radiation for long enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everything-become-radioactive-if-bombarded-with-radiation-for-long-enough/822725)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everything-become-radioactive-if-bombarded-with-radiation-for-long-enough/822725 "2018-10-12T03:45:51Z")
Especially, say, concrete or lead. If something highly radioactive goes on inside a room lined with concrete or lead, and this goes on for many decades, will the walls of the room themselves eventually become radioactiv… --- ## [Are there any cars with keypad access as a manufacturer option? Keypad cars been tried and flopped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cars-with-keypad-access-as-a-manufacturer-option-keypad-cars-been-tried-and-flopped/508020)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cars-with-keypad-access-as-a-manufacturer-option-keypad-cars-been-tried-and-flopped/508020 "2018-10-12T02:38:57Z")
On occasions where I drive somewhere where I part company with my street clothes (e.g. running training in a forest; swimming in a gravel pit) a problem is having to take along a car key (running: sports clothing manufac… --- ## [Is there any species that uses no water? (If so, probably microscopic or insect.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-species-that-uses-no-water-if-so-probably-microscopic-or-insect/822802)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-species-that-uses-no-water-if-so-probably-microscopic-or-insect/822802 "2018-10-12T01:41:05Z")
Is there any species that uses no water? (If so, probably microscopic or insect.) --- ## [Looking for app for notification/sound control to customise WHEN phone will notify](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-app-for-notification-sound-control-to-customise-when-phone-will-notify/822782)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-app-for-notification-sound-control-to-customise-when-phone-will-notify/822782 "2018-10-11T18:18:35Z")
I’m trying to find a way to customize the TIMES when my android phone will notify me of a new email or text. I want it to ring all the time. I would like text or email notifications only during the day. But the phone … --- ## [OJ and the Bronco - is there any other vehicle that has notoriety in this manner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-and-the-bronco-is-there-any-other-vehicle-that-has-notoriety-in-this-manner/822577)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-and-the-bronco-is-there-any-other-vehicle-that-has-notoriety-in-this-manner/822577 "2018-10-11T17:20:07Z")
I do photography for a classic car dealership and the most recent shoot I did was for a mid-90s Ford Bronco. I posted a picture of it on FB and someone made a joke to the effect of that he would never be able to see a Br… --- ## [Could a single untrained person operate a modern tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-single-untrained-person-operate-a-modern-tank/822396)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-single-untrained-person-operate-a-modern-tank/822396 "2018-10-11T16:03:45Z")
Inspired by my post-apocalyptic road trip thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=862819 Would an ordinary person without a military background be able to operate and drive a modern tank (I’m aware… --- ## [Can I turn an old laptop into a media client?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-turn-an-old-laptop-into-a-media-client/822778)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-turn-an-old-laptop-into-a-media-client/822778 "2018-10-11T13:55:45Z")
I’m getting interested in getting some sort of smart device, mostly to stream music. I like the idea of being able to tell a Google Home device or something like that to stream a particular online radio station (NPR, WL… --- ## [How do I find the congressional record from 1921?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-congressional-record-from-1921/822752)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-congressional-record-from-1921/822752 "2018-10-10T14:26:56Z")
I’ve been reading up on the activities of the “second” KKK, which existed from the mid-1910’s until WWII. Apparently, their acts of vigilantism prompted a congressional investigation in 1921, which resulted in nothing bu… --- ## [Question about lunch wagon safety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-lunch-wagon-safety/822693)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-lunch-wagon-safety/822693 "2018-10-10T13:56:22Z")
Are there laws exempting lunch wagon employees from using seat belts while the vehicle is travelling down the road? I have passed them on the freeway and have seen people not only moving about in the back, but actually … --- ## [What is Biocentrism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-biocentrism/822645)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-biocentrism/822645 "2018-10-09T04:26:31Z")
I heard the idea floated around but to be honest it don’t know what it is. I mean I hear biology and consciousness but I really don’t know what it is per se. Does someone know? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=529) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=531)