# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=540 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 541 --- ## [Promoting Somebody Into Obscurity & Succeeding Anyway (open spoilers for the movie Hot Fuzz)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/promoting-somebody-into-obscurity-succeeding-anyway-open-spoilers-for-the-movie-hot-fuzz/821172)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/promoting-somebody-into-obscurity-succeeding-anyway-open-spoilers-for-the-movie-hot-fuzz/821172 "2018-09-11T23:06:08Z")
In the movie Hot Fuzz, Nicholas Angel is a super cop. He’s so good at being a police officer that good is a vast understatement. Early in the movie, he gets promoted to sergeant; however, to a backwater perfect village w… --- ## [Where does Barron Trump go to school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-barron-trump-go-to-school/821183)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-barron-trump-go-to-school/821183 "2018-09-11T22:58:11Z")
This is not a debate question. We usually see all kinds of reports about Presidential kids, their schools, and everything. But we never hear anything about Barron. Where does he go to school? Somewhere in the DC area? … --- ## [Best Social Engineering (Phishing ) Attacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-social-engineering-phishing-attacks/821108)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-social-engineering-phishing-attacks/821108 "2018-09-11T21:06:54Z")
I have to give a presentation on social engineering (phishing) computer attacks. I suppose I will use PowerPoint. I am unable to quickly find some stories of really clever, very amusing phishing attacks. Anyone got a s… --- ## [Closest point to the Earth's centre.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-point-to-the-earths-centre/700779)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-point-to-the-earths-centre/700779 "2018-09-11T17:53:49Z")
Hello good people, the question should be simple; What is the closest point to the Earth’s centre accessible to Man? Prior to humanity reaching the bottom of Lake Vostok I’ll propose a canyon under the Arctic Ice cap. … --- ## [Tropical storm vs. red tide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-vs-red-tide/820764)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-vs-red-tide/820764 "2018-09-11T14:27:48Z")
So, tropical storm Gordon has been churning its way through the Gulf of Mexico for a couple of days, dumping a ton of rain along the west coast of Florida, along with high winds. How is all that affecting the red tide al… --- ## [how does proboards.com make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-proboards-com-make-money/821131)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-proboards-com-make-money/821131 "2018-09-11T13:16:08Z")
In the sdmb improvement thread on the last page the discussions are about how much it costs to run a mb like this https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21199066#post21199066 And a lot of users thought t… --- ## [Hod do judges pick which relevant definition to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hod-do-judges-pick-which-relevant-definition-to-use/821117)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hod-do-judges-pick-which-relevant-definition-to-use/821117 "2018-09-11T13:02:03Z")
I know that when a term isn’t specifically defined in law (by legislative action, or relevant contract\*) judges will use a standard dictionary. What do they do if a term has multiple, relevant definitions? The question … --- ## [OK vs. White Power sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-vs-white-power-sign/820971)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-vs-white-power-sign/820971 "2018-09-11T02:07:09Z")
I’ve just moved the boulder out from the cave entrance. What is the difference between the ‘OK’ sign and the ‘White Power’ sign? :confused: --- ## [Any social studies on neighbour relations in modern western societies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-social-studies-on-neighbour-relations-in-modern-western-societies/821130)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-social-studies-on-neighbour-relations-in-modern-western-societies/821130 "2018-09-11T01:42:05Z")
Lots of studies in the animal kingdom on group dynamics in animal groups and colonies. Anything on human societies especially housing complexes and neighbours in western first world societies? Does familiarity between … --- ## [Low flow toilets: If you raised the tank by two feet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flow-toilets-if-you-raised-the-tank-by-two-feet/700410)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flow-toilets-if-you-raised-the-tank-by-two-feet/700410 "2018-09-10T21:35:35Z")
Wouldn’t that help eliminate a lot of the clogs normally associated with low flow toilets? (My theory being that the water in the tank would enter the bowl at a higher rate of velocity.) --- ## [Who is the highest level military official authorized to carry a loaded sidearm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-highest-level-military-official-authorized-to-carry-a-loaded-sidearm/820924)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-highest-level-military-official-authorized-to-carry-a-loaded-sidearm/820924 "2018-09-10T21:16:22Z")
Asking for a friend. --- ## [Best foods to take with medication/medicine / when precisely to take when taking with food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foods-to-take-with-medication-medicine-when-precisely-to-take-when-taking-with-food/821103)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foods-to-take-with-medication-medicine-when-precisely-to-take-when-taking-with-food/821103 "2018-09-10T21:00:12Z")
What are the best foods to take with medication/medicine for those that should be taken with food, esp. to prevent nausea? Preferably low-cal? :slight\_smile: Like what foods (or type of foods) stay with the meds as the… --- ## [How would you distinguish between Australia, Australasia and Oceania as landmasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-distinguish-between-australia-australasia-and-oceania-as-landmasses/821039)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-distinguish-between-australia-australasia-and-oceania-as-landmasses/821039 "2018-09-10T20:54:15Z")
Hi How would you distinguish between Australia, Australasia and Oceania as landmasses? Australia is a defined as a contient, Oceania as a continental grouping. But what about Australasia? How do geographers distinguish… --- ## [The ECO mode (automobile related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eco-mode-automobile-related/821056)
**Author:** [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eco-mode-automobile-related/821056 "2018-09-10T20:47:43Z")
I have a 2017 Toyota Camry LE. Whenever I drive to and from work, I get the car up to 50MPH and set cruise control. When I do this, the ECO light comes on. Is this a Good Thing or a Bad Thing? --- ## [Which is the stronger case for the origin of the Celts? The Danube region or Iberian peninsula?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-stronger-case-for-the-origin-of-the-celts-the-danube-region-or-iberian-peninsula/820933)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-stronger-case-for-the-origin-of-the-celts-the-danube-region-or-iberian-peninsula/820933 "2018-09-10T17:25:26Z")
Hi Which is the stronger case for the origin of the Celts ? The Danube region or Iberian peninsula? I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [Tariff Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tariff-questions/821077)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tariff-questions/821077 "2018-09-10T16:43:23Z")
When a government assess a tariff on a particular commodity/import, exactly when is it paid by whom? --- ## [How do I make Access 2010 work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-access-2010-work/820484)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-access-2010-work/820484 "2018-09-10T16:26:23Z")
Continuing with the New System Blues, I’ve been forced to start using Access 2010. A problem arose when I imported a .csv file. Access insisted on moving a column to where it shouldn’t be. The .csv file has dates in c… --- ## [lions in middle east](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-in-middle-east/821009)
**Author:** [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-in-middle-east/821009 "2018-09-10T16:12:47Z")
in the OT, there are many references to lions in the area around Israel–what happened to them, and when? --- ## [Is it legal to remove emissions equipment from old cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-remove-emissions-equipment-from-old-cars/821004)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-remove-emissions-equipment-from-old-cars/821004 "2018-09-10T12:20:42Z")
I know laws vary by state, and that there are federal laws. My '66 MGB does not have smog equipment, and the engine puts out 95 horsepower (book value). By the time the last MGBs rolled out of Abingdon in 1980, the smo… --- ## [Quantum Entanglement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-entanglement/821045)
**Author:** [@Batano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batano)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-entanglement/821045 "2018-09-10T11:22:39Z")
You have two entangled particles flying off in different directions. You interact with one to discover its spin and know its pair has the opposite spin. How is this different from having one black and one white poker c… --- ## [Moving Kitchen Plumbing From One Side of an Apartment To the Other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-kitchen-plumbing-from-one-side-of-an-apartment-to-the-other/820935)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-kitchen-plumbing-from-one-side-of-an-apartment-to-the-other/820935 "2018-09-10T08:50:31Z")
I’m looking to buy a small loft in a converted industrial building. The walls are brick, and all the plumbing, electrical and ducts are exposed. I would like to move the kitchen from one side of the space about ~35’ to 4… --- ## [New York Times anonymous op-ed: criminal if fabricated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-anonymous-op-ed-criminal-if-fabricated/820959)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-anonymous-op-ed-criminal-if-fabricated/820959 "2018-09-10T06:45:56Z")
The New York Times recently ran an op-ed attributed to an unnamed “senior official in the Trump administration whose identity is known to us”. The author claims that they and other senior officials are covertly working t… --- ## [Help! Can't get rid of closed-captioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-cant-get-rid-of-closed-captioning/821032)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-cant-get-rid-of-closed-captioning/821032 "2018-09-10T01:42:51Z")
I am using an HD antenna and having trouble getting rid of the closed captioning. I hit ‘menu’, then ‘Digital Audio Selector’ under Audio Settings, then ‘off’ under CC. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. And, ever… --- ## [Was Helen Keller a virgin when she died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-helen-keller-a-virgin-when-she-died/820815)
**Author:** [@Shut\_Up\_Lutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shut_Up_Lutz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-helen-keller-a-virgin-when-she-died/820815 "2018-09-09T21:53:30Z")
The most famous blind deaf mute in the history of the universe, for what that’s worth (wow you get to meet the President and paw his face with your hands) but I digress. I know Annie Sullivan taught her to “communicate”… --- ## [What am I doing wrong in gmail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-in-gmail/821043)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-in-gmail/821043 "2018-09-09T18:27:20Z")
Most of the time my important emails get through into my inbox, but sometimes they end up in my ALL MAIL folder scattered amidst the spam stuff. I’ve tried highlighting said emails, instructing stupid gmail to MOVE it i… --- ## [Of Light and Double-Slit Experiments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-light-and-double-slit-experiments/820856)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-light-and-double-slit-experiments/820856 "2018-09-09T17:39:59Z")
I’ve been reading a lot about of quantum theory to the point where things get so weird, there is no reference point to call “reality”! But, I digress. I took a step back to review what I know from the ground up, includin… --- ## [What's special about working with PVC pipe of 6" or 8", and cementing large joints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-special-about-working-with-pvc-pipe-of-6-or-8-and-cementing-large-joints/821010)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-special-about-working-with-pvc-pipe-of-6-or-8-and-cementing-large-joints/821010 "2018-09-09T16:09:01Z")
I’ve cemented ordinary white PVC pipe of smaller sizes for years. Occasionally I’ve gone as big as 3" or, maybe, 4", but for low pressure applications, and that was quite a few years ago. I want to make something with at… --- ## [What punishment do the disrupters at the Kavanaugh hearing face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-punishment-do-the-disrupters-at-the-kavanaugh-hearing-face/820906)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-punishment-do-the-disrupters-at-the-kavanaugh-hearing-face/820906 "2018-09-09T15:30:49Z")
The thread title asks the question. There have been about twenty bajillion people whisked out of the Kavanaugh hearings for yelling and disrupting the proceedings. What penalty do they face? --- ## [Advice on failed transmission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-failed-transmission/791303)
**Author:** [@Malphustes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malphustes)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-failed-transmission/791303 "2017-07-18T14:52:01Z")
I was going down the highway a handfull of hours ago in my 2001 Ford Taurus, no ominous rattlings or threatening console lights to be seen, when unexpectedly I felt the engine lose all purchase on the wheels and my vehic… --- ## [How Long In The Military At The Lowest Rank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-in-the-military-at-the-lowest-rank/479297)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-in-the-military-at-the-lowest-rank/479297 "2018-09-09T04:01:27Z")
As I was reading the other thread about good conduct medals I thought about this. I don’t know anything about the military so correct me if I’m wrong. I’m gonna use the army as an example but please feel free to substit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=539) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=541)