# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=628 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 629 --- ## [Feminine Proper Nouns in Esperanto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminine-proper-nouns-in-esperanto/806482)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminine-proper-nouns-in-esperanto/806482 "2018-01-20T20:14:29Z")
I have to tell you all, I am still rather taken by the artificial language Esperanto. I am certainly ‘one who hopes’ too. I even seriously considered learning it about 25 years ago. Now I guess I a still just a ‘friend o… --- ## [Why is a six sided polygon made up triangles that are exactly equilateral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-six-sided-polygon-made-up-triangles-that-are-exactly-equilateral/806744)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-six-sided-polygon-made-up-triangles-that-are-exactly-equilateral/806744 "2018-01-20T18:04:13Z")
If I plot the number of sides in a regular polygon (x) versus the 2 interior angles\* of the triangles that make it up (y), the two lines intersect at EXACTLY 6 sides. Why? In other words, why do equilateral triangles fi… --- ## [Yahoo (via Frontier) mail outgoing SMTP Server - Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-via-frontier-mail-outgoing-smtp-server-help/807011)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-via-frontier-mail-outgoing-smtp-server-help/807011 "2018-01-20T17:44:41Z")
I gave my elderlyish neighbor my old iPad2 five years ago. He hasn’t been able to receive e-mails on it for ages, I found out. Problem one is that his wife set everything up and she’s since passed away. I brought it h… --- ## [Car overheated, Heater clamped off, is that why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-overheated-heater-clamped-off-is-that-why/806753)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-overheated-heater-clamped-off-is-that-why/806753 "2018-01-20T13:21:24Z")
Last summer, my the A/C in my car was blowing hot. So long story short, there were a couple of issues. The mechanic found , when he took things apart, engine coolant where it shouldn’t have been, in the heads I think he … --- ## [How do cars acclimate themselves to the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cars-acclimate-themselves-to-the-environment/806715)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cars-acclimate-themselves-to-the-environment/806715 "2018-01-20T11:05:49Z")
My mechanic was giving me a ride home after my second dead battery in 2 weeks. He commented about how he was replacing 5 batteries a day due to the cold. I commented about how people in Alaska or Maine deal with the co… --- ## [Almost asleep...Loud sound causes flash of light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-asleep-loud-sound-causes-flash-of-light/167875)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-asleep-loud-sound-causes-flash-of-light/167875 "2018-01-20T02:41:59Z")
Here’s the situation. I’m lying in bed, on my way to slumber land. As I start to fall asleep, there is a loud noise: door slamming, dog barking, anything that is relatively loud and sudden. Suddenly, I see a flash of … --- ## [Electricians: LED bulbs stay dim until motion is detected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-led-bulbs-stay-dim-until-motion-is-detected/806443)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-led-bulbs-stay-dim-until-motion-is-detected/806443 "2018-01-20T02:09:08Z")
I have a light fixture in our laundry room that has been using two regular 60 Watt lights bulbs for years. The bulbs burned out and I replaced both of them with 60 Watt Sylvania Ultra LED 60W replacement. It actually use… --- ## [Cheap standby flights -- still a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-standby-flights-still-a-thing/806919)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-standby-flights-still-a-thing/806919 "2018-01-19T23:58:20Z")
I don’t have any real cites, but I have the impression that in the past, you could show up at an airport on the day of a flight, and if a flight had an empty seat to fill, you could get a great deal on it, whereas now, t… --- ## [Rock blasting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-blasting-question/806419)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-blasting-question/806419 "2018-01-19T23:47:57Z")
Last month I was traveling east on I-10, heading towards San Antonio before going south to Corpus Christi. When I was in the Hill Country there were a lot cuts through the hills. My first thought was, “Boy, the engine… --- ## [how do fighter pilots schlep their stuff to their duty station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-fighter-pilots-schlep-their-stuff-to-their-duty-station/806764)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-fighter-pilots-schlep-their-stuff-to-their-duty-station/806764 "2018-01-19T22:40:13Z")
OK, you’re a fighter pilot. You’ve been serving in one place - on a carrier in the South Pacific, or at an air force base in Ramstein. And now you’re being transferred somewhere else. How does your stuff make the jou… --- ## [What happens if a U.S. citizen inherits property in another country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-a-u-s-citizen-inherits-property-in-another-country/806952)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-a-u-s-citizen-inherits-property-in-another-country/806952 "2018-01-19T21:57:18Z")
Hey all, So here’s the question. Let’s say that a U.S. citizen inherits a house and land in Sweden when a relative dies and leaves it to them (in Varmland, if that makes a difference). What exactly happens? What kind of… --- ## [How is state-of-charge measured for Li-ion batteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-state-of-charge-measured-for-li-ion-batteries/806995)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-state-of-charge-measured-for-li-ion-batteries/806995 "2018-01-19T21:00:19Z")
My 2-year-old cell phone is going nutty with regard to battery charge level. the reported state of charge sometimes drops suddenly from well over 50% to 1%. That’s when I catch it, anyway. If I don’t catch it, then th… --- ## [Did occupied Europe provide a net economic benefit to the Nazi war machine? Would it have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-occupied-europe-provide-a-net-economic-benefit-to-the-nazi-war-machine-would-it-have/806916)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-occupied-europe-provide-a-net-economic-benefit-to-the-nazi-war-machine-would-it-have/806916 "2018-01-19T19:24:12Z")
So in most strategy games, there is some concept of economy where you can conquor territory and set up some sort of resource extraction apparatus. It depends on the game, but in Civilization you could conquer a city and… --- ## [tire rotation when front & back are different](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-rotation-when-front-back-are-different/806853)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-rotation-when-front-back-are-different/806853 "2018-01-19T16:57:16Z")
My car (Infiniti Q60S convertible) has different tires for front and back. The owner’s manual says Infiniti cars should have tires rotated every 5000 miles, \*except \*the Q60 convertible. The dealer said they recommend sw… --- ## [How did/do "primitive" people trim their toenails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-do-primitive-people-trim-their-toenails/806732)
**Author:** [@Tilt-A-Whirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tilt-A-Whirl)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-do-primitive-people-trim-their-toenails/806732 "2018-01-19T16:33:33Z")
I can’t figure out how I would deal with my toenails without clippers. While I guess a lack of shoes might make the issue less critical, I still wonder how people dealt with the issue. --- ## [On Drinking Ancient (viz, Millions Of Years Old) Water Trapped In Rocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-drinking-ancient-viz-millions-of-years-old-water-trapped-in-rocks/806834)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-drinking-ancient-viz-millions-of-years-old-water-trapped-in-rocks/806834 "2018-01-19T15:19:40Z")
In this video, two guys break open a quartz geode (or whatever the proper word is) and find a few milliliters of water inside. They test it on a petri dish, and one guy drinks it. The Petri Dish Test: The guys were asto… --- ## [Excel numbers in little circles -- how to translate, interpret, handle outside of Excel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-numbers-in-little-circles-how-to-translate-interpret-handle-outside-of-excel/806830)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-numbers-in-little-circles-how-to-translate-interpret-handle-outside-of-excel/806830 "2018-01-19T12:37:40Z")
My misfortune is needing to get data out of a big Excel spreadsheet (40 columns and 11,000 rows). I’m not an Excel user and can barely poke around a little as needed to get blocks of cells copied and pasted into a text e… --- ## [Identify this Whatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-whatsit/805790)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-whatsit/805790 "2018-01-19T11:47:31Z")
I have a part-time job at a weird and wonderful store called Everything Surplus. The other day, we got in a bazillion of these things, and none of us can figure out what the heck they are. The round part is about 2.5" in… --- ## [Very heavy weight presses on laptop, which components likely to fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-heavy-weight-presses-on-laptop-which-components-likely-to-fail/806886)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-heavy-weight-presses-on-laptop-which-components-likely-to-fail/806886 "2018-01-19T11:43:39Z")
This was so mundane I would have put it in MPSIMS but it’s still GQ-ish: A few hours ago, someone accidentally pressed a very heavy weight onto my laptop computer (a Toshiba Qosmio, for what it’s worth.) I’ve been able… --- ## [Would this be murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-murder/806885)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-murder/806885 "2018-01-19T07:00:11Z")
Hello Everyone, Talked to an old friend of mine the other day and we were remembering another friend who sadly lost his life in a car accident. Tragically the car hit a tree and caught fire with him trapped inside. By… --- ## [Lights dim when blow-dryer is turned on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-dim-when-blow-dryer-is-turned-on/644118)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-dim-when-blow-dryer-is-turned-on/644118 "2018-01-19T07:00:03Z")
The lights in my home dim and the box fans slow down (immediately) whenever the blow-dryer is turned on. Everything is back to normal the instant the blow-dryer is turned off. (My home is about 45 years old with all or… --- ## [How accurate is the "Find my iPhone" app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-the-find-my-iphone-app/806823)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-the-find-my-iphone-app/806823 "2018-01-19T04:53:44Z")
Lost my iPhone last Wednesday. I realized it was gone the next day and used the “find my iPhone” app to try to locate it. The app gave a particular address which I had not been anywhere near. The people there were nice a… --- ## [If healthy young adults are dying from the flu this year why aren't fatalities higher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-healthy-young-adults-are-dying-from-the-flu-this-year-why-arent-fatalities-higher/806873)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-healthy-young-adults-are-dying-from-the-flu-this-year-why-arent-fatalities-higher/806873 "2018-01-19T04:24:37Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/flu-patient-spikes-texas-school-district-c404680losure-tents/story?id=52 The article states that the flu is widespread and has been reported in every state but Hawaii. Am I overly concerne… --- ## [Installing irrigation for xeriscape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-irrigation-for-xeriscape/806918)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-irrigation-for-xeriscape/806918 "2018-01-19T03:54:41Z")
I an going to be installing a brand-new underground sprinkler system in my backyard. The front yard is going to be xeriscaped so I’ll install driplines for the plants and soaker hoses for the little bit of grass. But i… --- ## [Can I edit a video on my iPhone (the techno-peasant asked hopefully)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-edit-a-video-on-my-iphone-the-techno-peasant-asked-hopefully/806938)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-edit-a-video-on-my-iphone-the-techno-peasant-asked-hopefully/806938 "2018-01-19T02:49:34Z")
Hi, I took a video on my iPhone that went a bit long. I’d like to cut off the last little bit because it’s not relevant. Is there an easy way to do that? --- ## [What exactly enables disciplined people to be disciplined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-enables-disciplined-people-to-be-disciplined/806832)
**Author:** [@wrongagain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wrongagain)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-enables-disciplined-people-to-be-disciplined/806832 "2018-01-18T18:30:38Z")
By disciplined people I mean people who are able to constantly put themselves into uncomfortable situations and delay gratification for a very long time. Do these people have a higher pain tolerance / higher pain thresh… --- ## [What's the deal with DICOM files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-dicom-files/806879)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-dicom-files/806879 "2018-01-18T14:37:18Z")
A neighbor of mine, knowing I work in software, asked me to print-out some images his doctor’s office took. He said the CD-R didn’t work in his Mac and if I could look at it. Sure, why not. I tried it in my Mac and quic… --- ## [Getting to the SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-the-scotus/806585)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-the-scotus/806585 "2018-01-18T05:52:38Z")
What’s it take to get to the supreme court of the land as an individual? Could it be as simple as filing suit against the feds for some perceived wrong? Could my most recent speeding ticket perrcievably get me there, lo… --- ## [Locking position of icons on Android phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-position-of-icons-on-android-phones/806820)
**Author:** [@Batano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batano)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-position-of-icons-on-android-phones/806820 "2018-01-18T03:49:29Z")
Probably due to my fat old fingers, but over time the icons on my Android-based smartphone end up all over the place. Is it possible to lock them in place so I don’t accidentally drag them? --- ## [If You Had Chicken Pox, Do you Have Herpes Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-chicken-pox-do-you-have-herpes-now/231935)
**Author:** [@sunrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunrise)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-chicken-pox-do-you-have-herpes-now/231935 "2018-01-18T00:25:18Z")
This guy I was with (who is a complete idiot) made a statement that he had an incurable disease. I asked him what it was and he said “he had a case of Shingles at the age of 37.” He said Shingles is Herpes. Then he we… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=627) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=629)