# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=569 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 570 --- ## [Restaurant With Tables Set Properly Sits Abandoned For Decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-with-tables-set-properly-sits-abandoned-for-decades/816939)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-with-tables-set-properly-sits-abandoned-for-decades/816939 "2018-06-29T12:59:11Z")
I have a vague memory of reading somewhere about a restaurant, I think it was in L.A. or somewhere, that just up and closed under mysterious circumstances one day. Even more mysterious, for reasons known only to the owne… --- ## [Can I block UVA in my car without tinting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-uva-in-my-car-without-tinting/816895)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-uva-in-my-car-without-tinting/816895 "2018-06-29T11:07:26Z")
My doc has recommended I have my car windows tinted. I have lupus, and UVA rays tend to trigger flares, even when I wear sunblock, and my doc says cars are basically rolling greenhouses. The problem is I don’t like tinte… --- ## [Can you explain this weird calculator behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-this-weird-calculator-behavior/816967)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-this-weird-calculator-behavior/816967 "2018-06-29T07:55:53Z")
When I take 9675 and multiply by 2.5% I get 241.875 as the answer. This is the case with several calculators. Why? --- ## [Fishing with corn (maize) is illegal. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishing-with-corn-maize-is-illegal-why/300128)
**Author:** [@Level3Navigator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Level3Navigator)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishing-with-corn-maize-is-illegal-why/300128 "2005-04-21T01:42:21Z")
So it is that time of year, when a man begins to contemplate the hills and mountains, the streams and lakes, imagining the joy of taking his two sons fishing. Of moving out into the wilderness, to become one with his ins… --- ## [Is this a marijuana plant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-marijuana-plant/816879)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-marijuana-plant/816879 "2018-06-29T05:53:35Z")
My daughter says this is growing next to her boyfriend’s house. --- ## [Team Is Headquarterd In One State, Stadium Is In Another,Which State Gets Sales Tax On Tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-is-headquarterd-in-one-state-stadium-is-in-another-which-state-gets-sales-tax-on-tickets/816848)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-is-headquarterd-in-one-state-stadium-is-in-another-which-state-gets-sales-tax-on-tickets/816848 "2018-06-29T04:25:03Z")
A team I support is headquartered in one city, but its stadium is in the suburbs, in another state. If I bought a ticket to a game, would Stadium State get the sales tax revenue from my purchase of a ticket, or would Tea… --- ## [TV Antenna, is higher always better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-antenna-is-higher-always-better/816865)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-antenna-is-higher-always-better/816865 "2018-06-29T00:59:19Z")
I installed this TV antenna https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4J5YGB/ref=oh\_aui\_detailpage\_o02\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 a few weeks ago. I live in a two story house and have the antenna mounted above my porch roof, due to … --- ## [Why won't the PC kindle app let you delete books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-the-pc-kindle-app-let-you-delete-books/816948)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-the-pc-kindle-app-let-you-delete-books/816948 "2018-06-28T23:37:05Z")
I read a great many ‘throw away’ books, with that defined as, I read them (enjoyed or not) and now I have no further interest in them or use for them. Go away now, please. Stop clogging up my ‘library’ page and making it… --- ## [Transgender Legal Ruling (Europe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-legal-ruling-europe/816933)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-legal-ruling-europe/816933 "2018-06-28T23:08:31Z")
I’m curious as to whether this is legit and if so what the rationale might be. UK wrong to deny transgender woman pension at 60, court rules: Woman told to wait until male pension age of 65 because she hadn’t annulled m… --- ## [Faking Agreement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-agreement/816927)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-agreement/816927 "2018-06-28T20:42:00Z")
What is it called when someone pretends to agree with you using this tactic: A-"Although plan #1 has a couple good points, I support Plan #2 because it is better. B-“I agree with you that plan #1 is the good plan” --- ## [Permits for protesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permits-for-protesting/816678)
**Author:** [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permits-for-protesting/816678 "2018-06-28T20:17:02Z")
I am curious how protest permits work. If a person organises a protest and doesn’t get a permit, do the protesters get arrested? What happens if people protest spontaneously so there’s no one to get a permit? Do the p… --- ## [Breakout Puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakout-puzzle/816931)
**Author:** [@Rain\_Soaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rain_Soaked)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakout-puzzle/816931 "2018-06-28T19:51:07Z")
My co-worker sent me this example puzzle. You need to enter a 4 letter code based on the four symbols. Here is a link to the four symbols: Symbols The actual puzzle is found here. Select the “ABC” lock. I’ve tried … --- ## [Disconnecting power locks on car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconnecting-power-locks-on-car/816843)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconnecting-power-locks-on-car/816843 "2018-06-28T19:30:03Z")
Our second car is an old Saturn SL2. A few years ago, the power locks started freaking out, clicking open and closed even when the car wasn’t running. Of course, this killed the car before we were able to get it to the m… --- ## [Mold in cat water dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-in-cat-water-dish/816752)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-in-cat-water-dish/816752 "2018-06-28T18:20:48Z")
I recently bought this water dish for my cats: It gets black mold on the underwater parts. I follow the washing instructions thouroughly. I took it all apart (even the motor) yesterday and soaked the parts in hot water… --- ## [Carnival shooting galleries with live ammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnival-shooting-galleries-with-live-ammo/487967)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnival-shooting-galleries-with-live-ammo/487967 "2018-06-28T17:24:10Z")
My memory is hazy, but I’m pretty sure that when I was a preadolescent or younger (late-'60s/early-'70s) I fired real .22 ammo (shorts, not longs or LR) at shooting galleries. ISTR going to a carnival while visiting re… --- ## [Need help identifying these symbols/icons and associated meanings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-these-symbols-icons-and-associated-meanings/816795)
**Author:** [@Malice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malice)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-these-symbols-icons-and-associated-meanings/816795 "2018-06-28T17:14:23Z")
In a 1920s-era building in Southern California, I noticed some symbols in the ceiling and I’m curious as to what they mean. Some are clearly Christian iconography and some I suspect of having to do with freemasonry. Doe… --- ## [Does the Orange guitar amplifier company have some connection to Northern Ireland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-orange-guitar-amplifier-company-have-some-connection-to-northern-ireland/816888)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-orange-guitar-amplifier-company-have-some-connection-to-northern-ireland/816888 "2018-06-28T15:24:35Z")
Anyone who plays guitar or bass has probably seen the amps made by Orange Music Electronic Company. They’re conspicuously orange. Here is their logo, which looks like an archaic coat of arms; it features the British Uni… --- ## [msWord Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msword-question/816890)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msword-question/816890 "2018-06-28T15:18:37Z")
I have a document that is over a hundred pages long. However, unlike every other document, Review-Word Count , while giving the correct word count, says the document is one page. When I press CTRL-ENTER ln the document… --- ## [How many tons of TNT do I need to vaporize Nebraska? Need Answer Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-tons-of-tnt-do-i-need-to-vaporize-nebraska-need-answer-fast/816032)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-tons-of-tnt-do-i-need-to-vaporize-nebraska-need-answer-fast/816032 "2018-06-28T15:17:56Z")
In one of my favorite movies, “Aliens” there is a line where they say this area is going to be a cloud of vapor the size of Nebraska. So I’ve decided to vaporize an area the size of Nebraska with a nuke. How many equiva… --- ## [What IS the economy? What parts are so strong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-economy-what-parts-are-so-strong/816579)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-economy-what-parts-are-so-strong/816579 "2018-06-28T15:12:20Z")
There are fewer people unemployed. That’s good. Stock market is at the same point as it was in January. Not good. Wages are not up significantly. Not good. Etc. When it’s announced that “the economy is good,” for … --- ## [Is Lemon still good law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lemon-still-good-law/816831)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lemon-still-good-law/816831 "2018-06-28T15:09:58Z")
Just curious - is Lemon still the general framework for establishment clause and schools in the US ? --- ## [Two fans strapped together - what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fans-strapped-together-what-happens/816766)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fans-strapped-together-what-happens/816766 "2018-06-28T13:47:48Z")
So I get the blades from a common desktop fan. I set them up so they’re positioned back-to-back inside a box which is open at either end. There is no way for air to be drawn into the system except from the open ends. The… --- ## [A respected political journal that would accept articles...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-respected-political-journal-that-would-accept-articles/816902)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-respected-political-journal-that-would-accept-articles/816902 "2018-06-28T13:36:34Z")
…from a man off the street. I hold no credentials in the military, in the government, nor politics. I’m not a lawyer nor am I a doctor. I am merely a guy who has argued on the internet with people about political issues… --- ## [Laptop Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-help/816867)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-help/816867 "2018-06-28T12:06:57Z")
All- My 12 year old son has an Asus laptop running Win10. I am not certain what happened to it, but the keyboard seemingly spontaneously stopped working, so when it boots up, we get to the sign in screen but cannot sign… --- ## [US Southerners/Kentuckians: What's a "holler?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-southerners-kentuckians-whats-a-holler/816569)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-southerners-kentuckians-whats-a-holler/816569 "2018-06-28T10:49:04Z")
See query. I read today \[cite gone\] about big-shot actor who said that he (or somebody) was born “in a f\*\*\* holler in Kentucky” I presume he was claiming humble beginnings, and that the word means shack of some kind. N… --- ## [Legality of using drone to view police/fire/accidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-using-drone-to-view-police-fire-accidents/816809)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-using-drone-to-view-police-fire-accidents/816809 "2018-06-28T06:01:39Z")
I got a drone recently and am having a blast flying it and recording video with it. This is the kind of thing I spent my whole childhood fantasizing about constantly, and now it’s a reality and I am just giddy with excit… --- ## [Suddenly can't see YouTube comments anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-cant-see-youtube-comments-anymore/816801)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-cant-see-youtube-comments-anymore/816801 "2018-06-28T04:15:01Z")
A couple hours ago, my Firefox has gone into this weird mode where it won’t let me view any YouTube comments anymore. I’ve clicked on over a dozen videos to see what the issue is, and each time it will say something like… --- ## [What does it mean if you "break your back"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-if-you-break-your-back/816729)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Assault)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-if-you-break-your-back/816729 "2018-06-28T02:31:52Z")
Medically speaking, what exactly is broken/injured if you break your back and is that different than fracturing your spine as the hot Senate candidate apparently did recently? --- ## [Questions about the qualities of blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-qualities-of-blood/816655)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-qualities-of-blood/816655 "2018-06-27T22:29:08Z")
After donating blood a couple of times so far this year, I have begun to ponder blood transfusions. I always took them as something normal, maybe watching them happen on TV or in films. But I began to wonder. For example… --- ## [Has anyone lost money from a US bank failure since FDIC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-lost-money-from-a-us-bank-failure-since-fdic/816775)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-lost-money-from-a-us-bank-failure-since-fdic/816775 "2018-06-27T19:34:05Z")
According to the FDIC “Since the start of FDIC insurance on January 1, 1934, no depositor has lost a single cent of insured funds as a result of a failure.” (Bolding mine) That only covers insured funds. From what I un… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=568) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=570)