# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=550 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 551 --- ## [Men's rights advocates & non-gender inclusive language in historic documents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-rights-advocates-non-gender-inclusive-language-in-historic-documents/819626)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-rights-advocates-non-gender-inclusive-language-in-historic-documents/819626 "2018-08-15T19:21:47Z")
Does anyone know of any instances in which men’s-rights advocates have used non-gender inclusive language in historic documents in an attempt to support their odious cause? For example, say an MRA claimed that the fact t… --- ## [Why don't GPU's have more chips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-gpus-have-more-chips/819576)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-gpus-have-more-chips/819576 "2018-08-15T18:17:18Z")
Sure, you can have a SLI with 2 or even 4 GPU’s, but for whatever reason it only works good in some specific games, while in others it gives an extremely underwhelming result or it even makes the game run slower than run… --- ## [Stopping washing machine mid cycle is bad for the washer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-washing-machine-mid-cycle-is-bad-for-the-washer/819639)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-washing-machine-mid-cycle-is-bad-for-the-washer/819639 "2018-08-15T18:03:23Z")
So most washers have a function where you can push a button and hold it and it will stop mid cycle, but I am wondering if this is actually “good” for the machine or not? Sounds like it would bring things to a screechin… --- ## [The hidden shortcuts inside Documents on Windows 10 installs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-shortcuts-inside-documents-on-windows-10-installs/819667)
**Author:** [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-shortcuts-inside-documents-on-windows-10-installs/819667 "2018-08-15T17:25:46Z")
I noticed this on Windows 10, and I believe I remember it from Windows 8, but I’m not sure. I have hidden files set to be displayed, and inside the Documents folder are three computer-generated shortcuts that are hidden … --- ## [Google Photos - can I get an account and just share a little bit with others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-can-i-get-an-account-and-just-share-a-little-bit-with-others/819498)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-can-i-get-an-account-and-just-share-a-little-bit-with-others/819498 "2018-08-15T17:07:41Z")
A friend wants to start a Google Photos album of places we go together, which I think would be tremendous fun. But I don’t have a Google Photos account. I do have some iCloud “shared albums” and related things which are … --- ## [Why do apartment dwellers have to pay additional rent for indoor pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-apartment-dwellers-have-to-pay-additional-rent-for-indoor-pets/819378)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-apartment-dwellers-have-to-pay-additional-rent-for-indoor-pets/819378 "2018-08-15T16:34:22Z")
I’m not a pet owner (any longer), but every apartment building and complex I know of that allows pets charges additional rent per pet. I well understand an additional deposit to cover possible additional wear and tearnt,… --- ## [Please fight my ignorance: "Borderline Personality Disorder"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-fight-my-ignorance-borderline-personality-disorder/783755)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-fight-my-ignorance-borderline-personality-disorder/783755 "2018-08-15T15:58:46Z")
I am legitimately a bit flummoxed by what this disorder is supposed to be. That is perhaps because it’s terribly named: “Borderline Personality Disorder” doesn’t really tell you a lot about what the disorder is. Anyway… --- ## [Where Does The Money For Rewards For Missing Persons Come From?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-money-for-rewards-for-missing-persons-come-from/819655)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-money-for-rewards-for-missing-persons-come-from/819655 "2018-08-15T15:38:14Z")
The reward for information leading to Mollie Tibbetts is now over $400,000. Does the family pay that money to the person who gives the information? The local police department? Iowa taxpayers? --- ## [“Never had so much as a cold in my life!”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-had-so-much-as-a-cold-in-my-life/819510)
**Author:** [@EdelweissPirate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdelweissPirate)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-had-so-much-as-a-cold-in-my-life/819510 "2018-08-15T13:28:08Z")
I occasionally meet people who claim they’ve never been sick, or, sometimes, that they’ve never had a cold. I don’t buy it. There’s more than a whiff of brittle insistence in these claims. But has there ever been a doc… --- ## [Explorable sewers and storm drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explorable-sewers-and-storm-drains/335180)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explorable-sewers-and-storm-drains/335180 "2018-08-15T11:50:54Z")
I’ve been wondering about this for years. In the movies, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Ghostbusters 2, some of the characters walked around in sewers. I was wondering how large of cities have sewers and storm … --- ## [Is there a word for "lying" by telling the truth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-lying-by-telling-the-truth/819368)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-lying-by-telling-the-truth/819368 "2018-08-15T06:17:03Z")
I had an experience once where I asked somebody a question, and the answer they gave was true. However, the truth was so unbelievable, that I didn’t believe them. I only found out much later on they had in fact told the… --- ## [Street tunnels in Manhattan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-tunnels-in-manhattan/819556)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-tunnels-in-manhattan/819556 "2018-08-15T01:46:12Z")
I was watching a rerun of Cash Cab today and I saw something I had noticed before- Ben Bailey was driving along and he entered a tunnel. In this case he was heading south (they usually show a map of his route) from the a… --- ## [Is there a term for different body types among extremely tall people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-different-body-types-among-extremely-tall-people/819507)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-different-body-types-among-extremely-tall-people/819507 "2018-08-14T21:06:17Z")
There seem to be at least two kinds of tall people. People who are well proportioned and just look like taller versions of normal sized people. People like Shaquille o Neal. People who are extremely thin with very … --- ## [Is it possible for these spiked hubcaps to be legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-these-spiked-hubcaps-to-be-legal/819427)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-these-spiked-hubcaps-to-be-legal/819427 "2018-08-14T19:09:40Z")
See query, pix. (Dupes in album.) NYC. And they’re not hard rubber with paint, they’re hard metal of some kind. --- ## [Physics: Deceleration to Terminal Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-deceleration-to-terminal-velocity/819553)
**Author:** [@EagleEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EagleEye)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-deceleration-to-terminal-velocity/819553 "2018-08-14T19:00:17Z")
I hope this makes sense… My colleagues and I were discussing the speed of a grain of wheat (or rye) being discharged from an airplane flying 150 miles per hour. There is actually quite a lot of research on the terminal … --- ## [Page-View Generating Services: Scam? Way To Get Kicked Off Google? Legitimate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-view-generating-services-scam-way-to-get-kicked-off-google-legitimate/819558)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-view-generating-services-scam-way-to-get-kicked-off-google-legitimate/819558 "2018-08-14T16:54:00Z")
I’ll ask for you to withhold judgment and just answer factually: are these pageview-generating services worth the money? Or does Google know that you’re pulling a fast one on them? --- ## [Could they make GPUs that were still good for graphics but crap for cryptocurrency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-they-make-gpus-that-were-still-good-for-graphics-but-crap-for-cryptocurrency/819592)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-they-make-gpus-that-were-still-good-for-graphics-but-crap-for-cryptocurrency/819592 "2018-08-14T16:44:59Z")
It’s really annoying that GPU prices are jacked up for crypto demand. I’m sure the graphics card companies are luvin’ it, but it’s really annoying as a consumer. Is it possible to have a “pure graphics” or a “pure cryp… --- ## [200% of the number vs improvement by 200%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-of-the-number-vs-improvement-by-200/819570)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-of-the-number-vs-improvement-by-200/819570 "2018-08-14T16:30:18Z")
I suck at maths, so this is probably a really stupid elementary question, but here it goes. 0.5 out of 1 is 50%, 1 out of 1 is 100%, 2 out of one is 200%,etc. So if that’s the case, 7 out of 1 is 700%, but, if something … --- ## [How much zoom on binoculars do I need to spot planes in sky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-zoom-on-binoculars-do-i-need-to-spot-planes-in-sky/819468)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-zoom-on-binoculars-do-i-need-to-spot-planes-in-sky/819468 "2018-08-14T16:08:38Z")
I have some very old binoculars that I…guess have a 4x zoom level, I took a picture of an object with a phone and then the same thing through the binoculars (the object as seen through the bino’s), then in photoshop I re… --- ## [Why does dew point vary during the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-dew-point-vary-during-the-day/819541)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-dew-point-vary-during-the-day/819541 "2018-08-14T15:34:24Z")
I’m looking at dew point data from a local weather sensor. I notice that the dew point is not constant (or very slowly moving) as I expected, but rather starts at a relatively high level in the morning, drops as much as … --- ## [Histamines are inolved in any and all "places I gotta scritch?" Specifically, scabs and under casts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/histamines-are-inolved-in-any-and-all-places-i-gotta-scritch-specifically-scabs-and-under-casts/819595)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/histamines-are-inolved-in-any-and-all-places-i-gotta-scritch-specifically-scabs-and-under-casts/819595 "2018-08-14T15:19:15Z")
This is a spinoff from suggestions of topical and even systemic use of Benadryl, etc., in \[\]My dog has a hot spot and I don’t want to put a damn cone on him. Advice?\](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t… --- ## [How is a carb counting diet any better than a calorie counting diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-carb-counting-diet-any-better-than-a-calorie-counting-diet/819351)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-carb-counting-diet-any-better-than-a-calorie-counting-diet/819351 "2018-08-14T14:15:48Z")
My basic feeling regarding low carb diets is that, generally, low carb, low sugar foods don’t have a lot of calories. A big old slab of steak really doesn’t have that many calories. But eating steak and lettuce wrapped… --- ## [Can you get over a ritalin crash just by taking more ritalin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-over-a-ritalin-crash-just-by-taking-more-ritalin/819027)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-over-a-ritalin-crash-just-by-taking-more-ritalin/819027 "2018-08-14T02:15:44Z")
(trying to describe this right; details may vary!) So methylphenidate (ritalin, concerta, etc) raises dopamine and norepinephrine. VERY common is “crashing” from ritalin (depression, irritability, others) after it wear… --- ## [The difference between being blue vs. scattering blue light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-being-blue-vs-scattering-blue-light/819515)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-being-blue-vs-scattering-blue-light/819515 "2018-08-13T23:26:17Z")
How is the color of pigments different physics-wise than blue objects that are blue because they scatter light? What is the difference between a glacier that absorbs red wavelengths and emits blue vs. blue pigment that a… --- ## [Can a person will themselves to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-will-themselves-to-die/819532)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-will-themselves-to-die/819532 "2018-08-13T23:21:43Z")
I’ve read anecdotes about people with terminal illness who have apparently been able to stay alive long enough to witness some special event like their child’s wedding, etc. I don’t know how much of that is documented or… --- ## [Do blue-black dogs actually have blue pigments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-blue-black-dogs-actually-have-blue-pigments/819499)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-blue-black-dogs-actually-have-blue-pigments/819499 "2018-08-13T21:16:30Z")
Do dogs with blue-black coats actually have blue pigments in their coats? I know humans don’t but it isn’t too far-fetched for another mammal to have blue fur pigments. There are already mandrills that have blue butts a… --- ## [Is your stomach more likely to reject/vomit medication it's not used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-stomach-more-likely-to-reject-vomit-medication-its-not-used-to/819509)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-stomach-more-likely-to-reject-vomit-medication-its-not-used-to/819509 "2018-08-13T19:19:36Z")
Maybe this answer is a bit obvious (i.e. yes), but I’m looking for a few details. Like your system can tolerate more alcohol the more you drink over time, otherwise it vomits it up; does that same process also go for ps… --- ## [What's wrong with my daughter's dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-daughters-dog/382427)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-daughters-dog/382427 "2018-08-13T18:29:47Z")
First, I’m not asking for medical advice. The canine in question has been seen by a vet, and will be seen again tomorrow. I’m looking for possible diagnoses so I can be prepared. (If this really belongs in IMHO, mod… --- ## [Reporting scams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-scams/819529)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-scams/819529 "2018-08-13T17:04:03Z")
I’ve lately been getting a lot of offers on facebooks that seem too good to be true. On one of them, they sold a HulkBuster replica with accompanying video that looked amazing. I can’t find the original ad but I manage… --- ## [does sugar go bad faster once mixed with liquid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sugar-go-bad-faster-once-mixed-with-liquid/819477)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sugar-go-bad-faster-once-mixed-with-liquid/819477 "2018-08-13T16:25:30Z")
If I mix just water with a lot of sugar, like the amount in soda or fruit juice, can I leave it in room temperature (air-tight), or is there any reason to refrigerate it? I also just mix sugar and milk; will that mix g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=549) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=551)