# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=547 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 548 --- ## [Computer tech question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-tech-question/820188)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-tech-question/820188 "2018-08-25T03:22:28Z")
Hi, I’ve had trouble recently whenever I’ve logged onto any website. The URL keeps looping, (if that’s the right word). The web page keeps repeating itself over and over. The same goes for videos. What is the problem? I… --- ## [Start Excel 2013 Minimized from a Command Window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-excel-2013-minimized-from-a-command-window/820048)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-excel-2013-minimized-from-a-command-window/820048 "2018-08-25T02:14:03Z")
Hello! I have some automated processes that use an Excel auto\_open sub to kickstart various things. Excel is called from a batch file triggered by a Task from the Task Scheduler. Since auto\_open can be a pain (I don’t… --- ## [Is there a UK aircraft registration database?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-uk-aircraft-registration-database/820228)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-uk-aircraft-registration-database/820228 "2018-08-25T00:00:45Z")
The FAA has a database where people can look up aircraft registrations. Is there a similar service in the UK? (I’m trying to see if Tipsy B Trainer C-AISC still exists. The link shows it in 1975, which is the latest p… --- ## [Why would defusing a WWII "1.8 ton" bomb require a 1.5 km evac radius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-defusing-a-wwii-1-8-ton-bomb-require-a-1-5-km-evac-radius/795322)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-defusing-a-wwii-1-8-ton-bomb-require-a-1-5-km-evac-radius/795322 "2018-08-24T22:17:50Z")
See query–in Frankfurt, a “British bomb,” while in Koblenz, with apparently a similarly wide evac zone, for a “500 kg US bomb.” (Both numbers are weird, the US reference obviously, and that’s all I have from AP. I did f… --- ## [How powerful is radar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-is-radar/820005)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-is-radar/820005 "2018-08-24T16:11:37Z")
AIUI, broadcast radio (e.g. FM and AM stations) can spew impressive amounts of power: tens of thousands of watts in some cases. I guess this makes sense, since they are spraying this signal over a very wide area; if you… --- ## [How dangerous is electricity near water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-electricity-near-water/820181)
**Author:** [@MmeRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MmeRose)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-electricity-near-water/820181 "2018-08-24T15:02:17Z")
When I was a child, we were told that we would be electrocuted if we touched an electric appliance near water, eg plugging it in or turning it on with wet hands, or if there is a bit of water on the countertop. There wa… --- ## [Frostbite from temperatures above freezing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frostbite-from-temperatures-above-freezing/820113)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frostbite-from-temperatures-above-freezing/820113 "2018-08-24T14:47:49Z")
AIUI, frostbite is defined as body tissue having literally froze at some point, which would indicate it’s impossible to get frostbite from temperatures above freezing. But if a part of the body is exposed to temperatures… --- ## [Movie "Sicario": why dead bodies in walls of house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sicario-why-dead-bodies-in-walls-of-house/820051)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sicario-why-dead-bodies-in-walls-of-house/820051 "2018-08-24T14:46:48Z")
In the opening sequence of the 2015 movie Sicario, federal agents raid a house in Arizona and discover numerous dead bodies entombed in the walls behind drywall. Yes, I know this is just a Hollywood movie. But presumab… --- ## [I got pink eye! How do I get rid of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-pink-eye-how-do-i-get-rid-of-it/251198)
**Author:** [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-pink-eye-how-do-i-get-rid-of-it/251198 "2018-08-24T08:55:42Z")
I woke up yesterday (06/18) with pink eye. It was only a little bit and mostly to one side of the eye. By the end of the day it was really red and pussing like mad (imagine your eye running like your nose does with a c… --- ## [Latin feminine nouns taken into English -- pronunciation of plurals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-feminine-nouns-taken-into-english-pronunciation-of-plurals/820040)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-feminine-nouns-taken-into-english-pronunciation-of-plurals/820040 "2018-08-24T07:55:35Z")
This question given rise to by material in the current “IMHO” thread “Pet Peeves Only You Have”. I’m wondering whether there is an American / UK English difference, as follows. Posters in the above thread seem unanimou… --- ## [Miller v. Alabama--what about high numerical sentences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-v-alabama-what-about-high-numerical-sentences/820165)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-v-alabama-what-about-high-numerical-sentences/820165 "2018-08-24T06:10:55Z")
In recent years, the Supreme Court has held that automatic life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of any crime, even murder, is unconstitutional. Has there been any case law about long statutory terms? W… --- ## [Is there a way to make all browser windows think they're active?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-all-browser-windows-think-theyre-active/820116)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-all-browser-windows-think-theyre-active/820116 "2018-08-24T01:51:41Z")
A lot of times recently I’ve been dealing with something where the browser window will stop doing what it’s doing as soon as it realises that it is not active, other times the action will continue but the audio will stop… --- ## [How many feet can you run wire from electric meter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-feet-can-you-run-wire-from-electric-meter/819968)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-feet-can-you-run-wire-from-electric-meter/819968 "2018-08-24T00:20:36Z")
Concerned about voltage drop. And question might need to be, how many feet of electrical wire can I run from the transformer. I will give the details. Underground transformer is located on 42 acres in CO. Electric mete… --- ## [Does Federal court have power to enjoin Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-federal-court-have-power-to-enjoin-congress/820065)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-federal-court-have-power-to-enjoin-congress/820065 "2018-08-24T00:07:17Z")
Given the fact of the Kavanaugh nomination is being given a hearing in the Senate that is scheduled to begin on September 4th and given the failure of the Senate to hold any hearings on the Garland nomination ostensibly … --- ## [How to patch Masonite siding prior to painting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-patch-masonite-siding-prior-to-painting/820109)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-patch-masonite-siding-prior-to-painting/820109 "2018-08-23T22:52:42Z")
Our house was built in the 60s with Masonite (may not actually be Masonite, but you get the idea) siding. In the past few years, some of the siding has been damaged due to old cables being removed and my dogs gnawing on… --- ## [Genetic Testing Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-testing-service/820121)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-testing-service/820121 "2018-08-23T18:13:17Z")
How do these services compare? Which ones provide the raw data file that I can use with online databases? Is that included in the $99 23 and me thing? What can you find out that is actually useful? --- ## [Perjury vs. Campaign Finance Violations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perjury-vs-campaign-finance-violations/820100)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perjury-vs-campaign-finance-violations/820100 "2018-08-23T17:09:06Z")
OK, we’re in GQ here, so please don’t get any warnings for political jabs on my behalf. Bill Clinton was ultimately impeached for perjury, I believe. I’m not sure if perjury has degrees like assault and murder, and if … --- ## [Question on President Nixon 'impeached" versus "initiating impeachment proceedings"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-president-nixon-impeached-versus-initiating-impeachment-proceedings/819903)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-president-nixon-impeached-versus-initiating-impeachment-proceedings/819903 "2018-08-23T15:25:09Z")
Hi, Many websites I’ve read say President Nixon was not impeached but other websites state that impeachment proceedings were initiated against him. What is the difference? Is Carl Bernstein correct in stating that Nixon… --- ## [Civil case as part of a criminal case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-case-as-part-of-a-criminal-case/819911)
**Author:** [@abel29a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abel29a)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-case-as-part-of-a-criminal-case/819911 "2018-08-23T12:43:16Z")
Hello, gang, We’ve recently had a couple of fairly high-profile criminal proceedings here in Norway, resulting in the defendants being found criminally not guilty, but civily liable. I’ve realised I know to little abou… --- ## [About the Pope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-pope/820016)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-pope/820016 "2018-08-23T12:32:24Z")
Now we know what a Scotsman wears under his kilt. Hose, shoes, and garters to hold the hose up. So, besides footwear, what does The Pope wear under his cassock? --- ## [Cruise ships approaching Hawaii during Hurricane Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ships-approaching-hawaii-during-hurricane-lane/819995)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ships-approaching-hawaii-during-hurricane-lane/819995 "2018-08-23T10:47:31Z")
If Lane plows straight towards Hawaii, do any cruise ships turn around and go back where they came from? Or just skip Hawaii? Docking seems pointless if all the islands are affected. I assume some sort of refund would… --- ## [Is it possible to find how many GPU's Nvidia sold in what countries/regions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-find-how-many-gpus-nvidia-sold-in-what-countries-regions/820031)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-find-how-many-gpus-nvidia-sold-in-what-countries-regions/820031 "2018-08-23T01:47:30Z")
I’m trying to find how many cards Nvidia sold outside of America, primarily in countries like Brazil, India, China,etc. or at least in other continents, can that be found? I did find something about Nvidia microchip sale… --- ## [Birds - egg production](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birds-egg-production/819985)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birds-egg-production/819985 "2018-08-22T20:59:18Z")
I’m a molecular/evolutionary biologist rather than a zoologist, and I was mocked recently for my ignorance in supposing that domestic egg-laying chickens might require the presence of a rooster. Evidently they do not -… --- ## [Can't restore session](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-restore-session/819946)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-restore-session/819946 "2018-08-22T16:27:31Z")
I ran a periodical antivirus program (SpyHunter) and discovered it had erased several pages of tabs and windows of Firefox browsing. I attempted to restore to an earlier point to get back my lost pages/tabs/windows, bu… --- ## [The red wire. No, the Blue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-wire-no-the-blue/819731)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-wire-no-the-blue/819731 "2018-08-22T15:08:47Z")
Just watching Frank Drebin disarm a small nuke in Naked Gun 2 1/2, got me wondering about a common TV and movie trope. In disarming a bomb, why can’t you just yank out the detonator from the C4 explosive, cut the red an… --- ## [Is keeping a device at 100% battery through continuous charging better than repeated discarding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-keeping-a-device-at-100-battery-through-continuous-charging-better-than-repeated-discarding/820021)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-keeping-a-device-at-100-battery-through-continuous-charging-better-than-repeated-discarding/820021 "2018-08-22T13:06:39Z")
Note: I just I meant to say discharging in the title. I have a new android tablet. I also have a charger with a long cord that allows me to keep it plugged in comfortably a vast majority of the time. What’s worse for ba… --- ## [Can a 12V LiFePo4 battery be fully charged with only 13.8volts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-12v-lifepo4-battery-be-fully-charged-with-only-13-8volts/819915)
**Author:** [@Loyuod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loyuod)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-12v-lifepo4-battery-be-fully-charged-with-only-13-8volts/819915 "2018-08-22T12:49:50Z")
I want to know if a mains charger in power supply mode (13.8v) can fully charge a LPF battery, and if so will it take alot longer than at the recommended 14.4v? If not what % of charge would 13.8v achieve? --- ## [Electric Clocks Running Fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-clocks-running-fast/670451)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-clocks-running-fast/670451 "2015-05-02T02:51:47Z")
In the main room of my apartment, there are three electric clocks with digital displays. One is the front panel of a clock/radio. Another is on the control panel of the stove. And the last is on the cable box (Verizon… --- ## [Partial Verdict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-verdict/820007)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-verdict/820007 "2018-08-22T04:57:04Z")
What happens when a person is accused of multiple crimes and the jury returns verdicts on some but not all of them? Are those verdicts accepted and the rest retried? Does the whole thing go back for a second trial? Are t… --- ## [MRIs: Why Always Head First?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mris-why-always-head-first/819695)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mris-why-always-head-first/819695 "2018-08-22T03:22:26Z")
I’ve had enough MRIs to study my back to know you always slide in head-first like a loaf of bread. But, why can’t one be placed in feet-first and not suffer the claustrophobia? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=546) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=548)