# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=594 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 595 --- ## [How to bury an elephant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-bury-an-elephant/802366)
**Author:** [@leo153](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leo153)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-bury-an-elephant/802366 "2018-04-19T18:13:12Z")
I’m doing a story about an elephant that died in Lenox, MA. in 1851. He died in a barn after suffering injuries from a fall off a bridge. The elephant weighed 6 tons. How do you think he was buried? My guess is they buri… --- ## [US Navy talking about submarines.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-navy-talking-about-submarines/812592)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-navy-talking-about-submarines/812592 "2018-04-19T15:54:44Z")
Here is new about firing missiles from a USN submarine by the US Naval Institute. I thought the military policy was to never say anything about the silent service. --- ## [First name of WW2 General \[ \] Miller, head of military government (in Germany)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-name-of-ww2-general-miller-head-of-military-government-in-germany/812640)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-name-of-ww2-general-miller-head-of-military-government-in-germany/812640 "2018-04-19T15:47:29Z")
I saw this in a \*documentary, and was trying to identify him. Possibly I misheard the name, but I thought it was Miller. Thing is, Miller is such a common name, and I think I can rule out Henry ‘Loose Lips’ Miller. … --- ## [Southwest Flight 1830 - forces on an engine fan blade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southwest-flight-1830-forces-on-an-engine-fan-blade/812670)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southwest-flight-1830-forces-on-an-engine-fan-blade/812670 "2018-04-19T13:13:00Z")
Looking at photos of the damage to Southwest Flight 1830, in particular from here and here, I was thinking about what the forces on an individual fan blade are. The fan is obviously spinning at umpty thousand times a mi… --- ## [Looking for a sourcebook or bibliography on research about prejudice, bias, discrimination...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-sourcebook-or-bibliography-on-research-about-prejudice-bias-discrimination/812646)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-sourcebook-or-bibliography-on-research-about-prejudice-bias-discrimination/812646 "2018-04-19T09:03:17Z")
Is there a book consisting of abstracts of published papers about prejudice, bias, discrimination, and the like? For example, there are studies in which researchers send out resumes that are identical except for having … --- ## [Translation, please (from techno-English? to English)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-please-from-techno-english-to-english/812543)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-please-from-techno-english-to-english/812543 "2018-04-19T06:09:02Z")
I have an older Gateway computer that I’m going to upgrade soon. Every time I boot, one message I get reads “Detect drives done, no any drive found”. Huh? When I googled it, it seems that some people get this as an er… --- ## [Can the Special Counsel keep the President in the Country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-special-counsel-keep-the-president-in-the-country/812388)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-special-counsel-keep-the-president-in-the-country/812388 "2018-04-19T05:22:20Z")
If a Special Counsel determined that the President had committed a major crime, would the Counsel be able to keep the President in the country? What is the process for this? How long does that process take? --- ## ["Short-dicks every cannibal on the Congo"--what does this mean/imply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-dicks-every-cannibal-on-the-congo-what-does-this-mean-imply/812524)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-dicks-every-cannibal-on-the-congo-what-does-this-mean-imply/812524 "2018-04-19T01:14:10Z")
See query: Full context: the drill instructor in\* Full Metal Jacket\* yells at a recruit: I’m gonna rip your balls off so you cannot contaminate the rest of the world. I will motivate you, Private Pyle, if it short-dicks… --- ## [Hearsay (Cosby Trial)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearsay-cosby-trial/812537)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearsay-cosby-trial/812537 "2018-04-19T00:34:55Z")
Cosby accuser denies framing Cosby or knowing key witness I’m not completely sure of why it’s inadmissible hearsay altogether. My best guess is that it’s not a party admission because a witness is not a party, and it’s… --- ## [Not getting iPhone Message Tweets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-iphone-message-tweets/812589)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-iphone-message-tweets/812589 "2018-04-18T23:24:39Z")
Yes, I have Googled the problem thoroughly and made sure that all of my settings are as they should be. In “Sounds and Heptics” I have chosen “tweet” for my text tone. I have “do not disturb” turned OFF. If I go to “no… --- ## [Real life historical massed cavalry vs cavalry battles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-historical-massed-cavalry-vs-cavalry-battles/812219)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-historical-massed-cavalry-vs-cavalry-battles/812219 "2018-04-18T21:36:14Z")
In Lord of the Rings, Game of Thronesand other fantasy works and even historical dramas, they frequently have battles consisting of two large (thousands) cavalry forces charging full speed at each other until they collid… --- ## [Can a seatbelt pressed against your neck kill you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-seatbelt-pressed-against-your-neck-kill-you/812551)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-seatbelt-pressed-against-your-neck-kill-you/812551 "2018-04-18T19:45:05Z")
I read something about seatbelts killing kids because it wasn’t used properly. They would often put the seat belt under their arm or behind their back because it was uncomfortable. All these are obvious dangers. But in… --- ## [Constitution Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitution-question/812655)
**Author:** [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitution-question/812655 "2018-04-18T19:34:59Z")
Somewhere back in the olden days,60’s +I seem to recall that there was some talk going around that Constitutionally the United States wasn’t permitted to interfere in another Nations Civil War. My question to the Board i… --- ## [Safety When Working Overseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-when-working-overseas/812653)
**Author:** [@richw211](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richw211)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-when-working-overseas/812653 "2018-04-18T19:29:39Z")
I sometimes get asked if I would be willing to work in (country X). I have previously worked (short term) in Europe, China, Brazil, South Korea and Pakistan. I’ve become much more cautious in regards to personal safety… --- ## [Relativity Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativity-question/812492)
**Author:** [@Batano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batano)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativity-question/812492 "2018-04-18T16:48:23Z")
Since there is no privileged frame of reference, what does it mean that an object’s mass increases with speed? Presumably I’m traveling near the speed of light relative to photons and such and I don’t feel infinitely ma… --- ## [Ping times out: https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ping-times-out-https-ajax-googleapis-com-ajax-libs-jquery-2-1-3-jquery-min-js/812596)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ping-times-out-https-ajax-googleapis-com-ajax-libs-jquery-2-1-3-jquery-min-js/812596 "2018-04-18T15:19:11Z")
What can cause this to happen only on one machine on my network? This page is being referenced by another page I’m trying to reach but times out in the browser. So I tried ping and that times out too. But on other machin… --- ## [Are most/all prison guards unarmed? Lee South Carolina prison riot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-all-prison-guards-unarmed-lee-south-carolina-prison-riot/812523)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-all-prison-guards-unarmed-lee-south-carolina-prison-riot/812523 "2018-04-18T04:33:47Z")
Seven inmates were killed and many others wounded as inmates fought each other in the Lee Correctional Facility in SC. The response time was governed by the fact that the unarmed guards basically stayed out for their own… --- ## [In this driving situation at an intersection, which one should yield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-driving-situation-at-an-intersection-which-one-should-yield/811158)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-driving-situation-at-an-intersection-which-one-should-yield/811158 "2018-04-18T03:49:07Z")
Suppose two roads cross, one with stop signs and the other without. This is in the US, where we drive on the right. The road without stops is busy. One car on the stop road comes to the intersection and stops, waiting to… --- ## ["May it please the court..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-it-please-the-court/812465)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-it-please-the-court/812465 "2018-04-18T02:24:51Z")
Are there classes in law school that teach the magic words that litigation attorneys are supposed to say in court in specific situations? I spent some time in court recently in a few different types of proceedings, and I… --- ## [why no more 1/4 ton pick ups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-1-4-ton-pick-ups/812424)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-1-4-ton-pick-ups/812424 "2018-04-18T01:56:53Z")
I mean the small guys, the old Datsun, etc, Pick up, the “utes”. Why doesn’t anyone still make them to sell in the uSA? They were insanely popular back when I was in college, i drove one for decades. I have been told th… --- ## [Are union expenses tax deductable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-union-expenses-tax-deductable/812595)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-union-expenses-tax-deductable/812595 "2018-04-18T00:17:59Z")
Not only union fees but if I am in a leadership position are expenses also tax deductible like buying coffee for the school union meetings or running for union office or going to union leadership conferences? --- ## [Why does youtube at work do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-youtube-at-work-do-this/812511)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-youtube-at-work-do-this/812511 "2018-04-17T21:22:53Z")
At work (with a firewall) youtube always turns on “disable polymer”. This means that the video starts and after a few seconds (if it is the active tab) it resets the URL with disable polymer and starts over. Also most … --- ## [iPhone: How to un-sync an email account across two phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-how-to-un-sync-an-email-account-across-two-phones/812597)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-how-to-un-sync-an-email-account-across-two-phones/812597 "2018-04-17T21:00:34Z")
There’s an email account that Mrs. Wheelz and I both use, so we both have it set up on our respective iPhones. Yesterday, we noticed that incoming mail was not loading on either phone. My bright idea was to delete the … --- ## [In which building in the Agora did Pheidippides die on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-building-in-the-agora-did-pheidippides-die-on/812561)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-building-in-the-agora-did-pheidippides-die-on/812561 "2018-04-17T20:38:03Z")
Hi I’ve searched high and low for any mention of the building in the Agora (as depicted in the painting) that Pheidippides according to legend is suppose to have died on. Which government building does the painting de… --- ## [Cost of legal medical marijuana in PA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-legal-medical-marijuana-in-pa/812586)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-legal-medical-marijuana-in-pa/812586 "2018-04-17T19:48:36Z")
My father will be having his 91st birthday soon. He is in very poor health with a multitude of conditions on the approved list for medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. He is at his doctor’s office today getting the process… --- ## [What is known about Socrates' military career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-known-about-socrates-military-career/812380)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-known-about-socrates-military-career/812380 "2018-04-17T19:07:11Z")
Hi What is known about Socrates’ military career? I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [How do I get my new computer to see my wifi network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-new-computer-to-see-my-wifi-network/812479)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-new-computer-to-see-my-wifi-network/812479 "2018-04-17T18:59:03Z")
I got a new gaming rig so I can run VR. Just set it up today, but it’s not finding my wifi network. It doesn’t show up in the available networks, and it won’t let me add it. This is my first experience with Windows 10, s… --- ## [Does the ‘plain view’ exception apply to the review of the Cohen information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-plain-view-exception-apply-to-the-review-of-the-cohen-information/812484)
**Author:** [@Yask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yask)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-plain-view-exception-apply-to-the-review-of-the-cohen-information/812484 "2018-04-17T17:25:52Z")
My understanding is that if the police have a search warrant and see clear evidence of an unrelated crime, then that evidence can be immediately seized and additional charges applied. For example, a policeman has a searc… --- ## [How contagious is herpes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-contagious-is-herpes/420458)
**Author:** [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-contagious-is-herpes/420458 "2007-09-25T19:14:14Z")
How contagious is genital herpes if you are living in close quarters (but are not intimate in any way) with someone who is having an outbreak? Are there any specific things to avoid? Which of these things are most likely… --- ## [Postal Service - Why Won't They Pick Up My Mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-service-why-wont-they-pick-up-my-mail/32834)
**Author:** [@JosephFinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JosephFinn)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-service-why-wont-they-pick-up-my-mail/32834 "2018-04-17T13:22:53Z")
Pardons if this is in the wrong forum. I’ve been calling the post office for the last week trying to find out why my carrier is not picking up my mail. Tomorrow morning, i pull out the big guns and start calling (a) the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=593) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=595)