# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=577 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 578 --- ## [Do small objects heat up faster in sunlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-small-objects-heat-up-faster-in-sunlight/815498)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-small-objects-heat-up-faster-in-sunlight/815498 "2018-06-08T18:56:23Z")
Its often said, that something with a higher surface area to volume ratio loses heat faster, but what about the opposite? Think of two black cubes left in direct mid-day sunlight. Which one do you think would be warmer… --- ## [Were fake Trump and Kim Jong-un Winter Olympic imposters ever identified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-fake-trump-and-kim-jong-un-winter-olympic-imposters-ever-identified/815595)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-fake-trump-and-kim-jong-un-winter-olympic-imposters-ever-identified/815595 "2018-06-08T17:32:58Z")
I thought this was HILARIOUS and now oddly prophetic: …but I’ve been beating my brains out to find out who these guys really were. Not so much the Kim guy as I imagine it would not be hard to find a local Korean that… --- ## [Ideas for a DIY remote alarm from car to house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-diy-remote-alarm-from-car-to-house/813937)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-diy-remote-alarm-from-car-to-house/813937 "2018-06-08T17:09:24Z")
Our cars are broken into about once a year, or so it seems. I usually - but not always - remember to set the alarm on my truck with the remote on the key, but my wife’s car doesn’t even have an alarm. We learned long ago… --- ## [General iPhone 6 difficulties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-iphone-6-difficulties/815272)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-iphone-6-difficulties/815272 "2018-06-08T16:54:03Z")
My friend’s new iPhone 6 won’t show her how to delete old contacts that she had transfered from her previous LG Android. It won’t let her add new contacts from the calls she makes. It doesn’t seem to have a decent search… --- ## [Technical legal question on appeals courts and injunctions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-legal-question-on-appeals-courts-and-injunctions/803579)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-legal-question-on-appeals-courts-and-injunctions/803579 "2018-06-08T15:56:25Z")
As I understand it, one element that’s necessary for an injunction is that the one requesting the injunction have a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits of the case. Now suppose you have a multi-justice app… --- ## [Question about causes of cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-causes-of-cancer/815675)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-causes-of-cancer/815675 "2018-06-08T13:49:46Z")
A number of statistically predictable causes and correlates of cancer are, of course, known (E.g., smoking). But is there any estimate of the percentage of cases that are statistically unpredictable results of mutation… --- ## [How could i record a video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-record-a-video/812933)
**Author:** [@Gbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gbro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-record-a-video/812933 "2018-06-08T11:29:18Z")
How could i record a video onto my Direct tv DVR so i can review it frame by frame? The video is recorded with a super high speed camera and available on the web. I just want to review a short segment frame by frame, o… --- ## [In soviet Russia, curses swear you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soviet-russia-curses-swear-you/815387)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soviet-russia-curses-swear-you/815387 "2018-06-08T10:29:50Z")
I’m writing and I have a character raised in 1970s-80s Moscow, a very ‘good’ and ideologically proper citizen who worked for the government. How would such a person swear when frustrated or swear at people? Phonetically… --- ## [Google refuses to tell me what I just Googled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-refuses-to-tell-me-what-i-just-googled/815527)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-refuses-to-tell-me-what-i-just-googled/815527 "2018-06-08T07:11:07Z")
I heard a song that I thought was worth listening to again so I used the Google function on my phone to identify it. However, I did not immediately take that information and use it to look that song up. So later, as I co… --- ## [Automatic transmissions at 30MPH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-transmissions-at-30mph/815572)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-transmissions-at-30mph/815572 "2018-06-08T01:50:46Z")
Do most automatic transmissions in passenger cars want to shift up at around 30MPH? The speed limit in most areas of my city is 30MPH, and I’ve noticed over the years that trying to maintain that speed is uncomfortable … --- ## [Yo, nephrologists! Let's talk kidney transplants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-nephrologists-lets-talk-kidney-transplants/815583)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-nephrologists-lets-talk-kidney-transplants/815583 "2018-06-07T15:45:08Z")
I just graduated nursing school a couple of weeks ago, and in the frenzy of completing all assignments and studying my ass off, I failed to clarify something that has me scratching my head. When kidneys are transplanted,… --- ## [Vinyl Cutters and Printers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl-cutters-and-printers/51546)
**Author:** [@Arken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arken)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl-cutters-and-printers/51546 "2001-01-25T05:57:30Z")
I’m interested in getting into the sign making field but I really don’t even know where to start. The big question I have (and I can’t seem to find info on this on the net) is what is the difference between a vinyl cutte… --- ## [How can someone turn off someone's life support machine in hospital not be guilty of murder then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-someone-turn-off-someones-life-support-machine-in-hospital-not-be-guilty-of-murder-then/815495)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-someone-turn-off-someones-life-support-machine-in-hospital-not-be-guilty-of-murder-then/815495 "2018-06-07T04:04:26Z")
Well I was just wondering how someone could turn off someone’s life support machine and yet not be guilty of murder. They are doing something that will end the life of a human being within a few hours probably and yet th… --- ## [Need specifications, replacing AC wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-specifications-replacing-ac-wire/815554)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-specifications-replacing-ac-wire/815554 "2018-06-07T01:45:07Z")
My home air conditioner needed a new start/run cap. Replacing it was pretty simple since I have a background in electronics even though not specifically in HVAC. One of the spade terminals (a .250 Fast-On, if you care) … --- ## [Downhill forward in Reverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downhill-forward-in-reverse/815517)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downhill-forward-in-reverse/815517 "2018-06-06T23:51:48Z")
Mrs. L.A. was on a steep hill in her 2010 RAV4 yesterday. After visiting a patient, she pointed the front of her car downhill and went slowly down. It was only upon reaching the bottom of the hill, she discovered that … --- ## [What IS the difference between wolves and dogs and other canids, really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-wolves-and-dogs-and-other-canids-really/815346)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-wolves-and-dogs-and-other-canids-really/815346 "2018-06-06T21:36:08Z")
Springboarding off this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=855381 I already knew that dogs, wolves, and coyotes could interbreed with fertile offspring, and apparently this is true for jackal… --- ## [GMO foods - testing time for safety ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmo-foods-testing-time-for-safety/815548)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmo-foods-testing-time-for-safety/815548 "2018-06-06T20:41:46Z")
There are a lot of genetically modified foods (by modern methods) in the market today (at least in the USA). All the foods we eat, were genetically modified by artificial selective breeding over centuries. Here are my q… --- ## [iTunes is putting deselected songs in iPhone, while "!" appears in front of selected songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-is-putting-deselected-songs-in-iphone-while-appears-in-front-of-selected-songs/815156)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-is-putting-deselected-songs-in-iphone-while-appears-in-front-of-selected-songs/815156 "2018-06-06T18:44:33Z")
My friend’s iTunes is putting deselected songs on her new iPhone 6, while “!” appears in front of selected songs, indicating they can’t be found. When she goes back to iTunes on her computer, they are easily found. But … --- ## [Stannous fluoride protects against tooth sensitivity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stannous-fluoride-protects-against-tooth-sensitivity/815350)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stannous-fluoride-protects-against-tooth-sensitivity/815350 "2018-06-06T17:52:13Z")
I have here a small tube of Crest toothpaste. It’s a dentist’s sample tube with the specific brand name “Crest Pro-Health Advanced”. The only active ingredient listed is stannous fluoride. However, in the fine print, it… --- ## [Have Amazon purchased movies, want to watch on Chromecast, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-amazon-purchased-movies-want-to-watch-on-chromecast-how/815546)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-amazon-purchased-movies-want-to-watch-on-chromecast-how/815546 "2018-06-06T17:51:08Z")
Another thread reminded me of this. I have some movies I bought through Amazon Streaming. I can only watch it through an Amazon device or a PC. I want to watch it through a Chromecast. I seem to recall a while back t… --- ## [Do people groan at puns across languages/cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-groan-at-puns-across-languages-cultures/815316)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-groan-at-puns-across-languages-cultures/815316 "2018-06-06T17:49:47Z")
In the US, someone making a pun is usually met with groans or eyerolls. It’s generally not considered a low form of humor. I’m curious if that’s a learned behavior affected by how one’s culture views puns, or something … --- ## [Another "What is this thing?" post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-is-this-thing-post/815422)
**Author:** [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-is-this-thing-post/815422 "2018-06-06T17:08:46Z")
This contraption was mounted on the side of my house near the electrical meter. \[Album\] imgur.com … --- ## [Why did the settlers settle where they did in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-settlers-settle-where-they-did-in-the-us/815180)
**Author:** [@human\_extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/human_extinction)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-settlers-settle-where-they-did-in-the-us/815180 "2018-06-06T16:17:16Z")
You know how the settlers first landed on the east coast and slowly migrated to the west coast - with various ones setting up and settling anywhere in between? Well, I’m curious about why certain settlers chose to stop w… --- ## [Is there a name for this psychological tendency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-psychological-tendency/815537)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-psychological-tendency/815537 "2018-06-06T15:56:53Z")
I know someone who seems to have exaggerated judgments about negative physical bodily characteristics. Here’s what I mean. If someone has some white lines on their toenails, this person judges that they look like they a… --- ## [Creating a rating system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-rating-system/815450)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-rating-system/815450 "2018-06-06T15:44:55Z")
I am attempting to establish a rating system for flight shooting archers. The rating is based on distances shot, archers could potentially have a huge variance in the number of shots taken after a few years. I will be … --- ## [What are the odds on rock, paper, scissors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-on-rock-paper-scissors/815375)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-on-rock-paper-scissors/815375 "2018-06-06T14:07:56Z")
See query. I consultedthe Master, but he had other fish to fry. --- ## [Why did the June bugs get the short end of the evolutionary stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-june-bugs-get-the-short-end-of-the-evolutionary-stick/251783)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-june-bugs-get-the-short-end-of-the-evolutionary-stick/251783 "2018-06-06T13:59:45Z")
Seriously, I’ve whatched these things. They fly in the most clumbsy fachion; constantly bumping into things. When they land nine times out of ten they land on their backs and it takes them forever to get back up on their… --- ## [Restaurants - why do kitchen staff have to wear hats or hair net, but not wait staff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-why-do-kitchen-staff-have-to-wear-hats-or-hair-net-but-not-wait-staff/815478)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-why-do-kitchen-staff-have-to-wear-hats-or-hair-net-but-not-wait-staff/815478 "2018-06-06T11:22:52Z")
Got to thinking about this yesterday when I was out to lunch with some coworkers. Especially since our waiter had a wild, unkempt head of hair. It seems like I would have had just as much chance of getting a hair in my f… --- ## [ID this car please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-car-please/815505)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-car-please/815505 "2018-06-06T08:42:35Z")
YouTube LINK to a segment of the opening of the first episode of THE GRAND TOUR. Fast forward to 0:36 seconds. There is an old (1930ish?) soft top, grey with dark red paint. Maybe (not sure) a Rolls Royce hood ornament? … --- ## [Waterproof a backyard rope hammock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterproof-a-backyard-rope-hammock/162133)
**Author:** [@ClawsOfCatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClawsOfCatt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterproof-a-backyard-rope-hammock/162133 "2018-06-06T03:37:10Z")
Should I waterproof a rope hammock for backyard use? I bought it in the winter when it was on sale, and the instructions are long gone. If I should waterproof it, what should I use? Thanks all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=576) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=578)