# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=654 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 655 --- ## [Why are some bad traits physically attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-bad-traits-physically-attractive/801065)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-bad-traits-physically-attractive/801065 "2017-11-10T07:01:33Z")
Is there a scientific reason why certain physical features are widely considered attractive despite not being beneficial for the person? Here’s some examples. \*\*Thin arms are considered more attractive on women \*\*acros… --- ## [Changing gmail address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-gmail-address/801053)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-gmail-address/801053 "2017-11-10T03:46:15Z")
I have a gmail account with an alias I like. The trouble is, I set it up on a sticky keyboard, and the name portion of the address (’\[name\]@gmail.com) is messed up. I’ve only been reminded of this account, when I wante… --- ## [Medical/science questions about Little House on the Prairie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-science-questions-about-little-house-on-the-prairie/801144)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-science-questions-about-little-house-on-the-prairie/801144 "2017-11-10T04:20:56Z")
Two things about Almanzo Wilder’s story, in particular, that confuse me: One night, the corn froze, and everyone had to pour water over the corn plants in the field, before the Sun’s light touched it. Why would Sun kil… --- ## [Do the police ever go after speeding sport-bike riders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-police-ever-go-after-speeding-sport-bike-riders/254582)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-police-ever-go-after-speeding-sport-bike-riders/254582 "2017-11-10T02:25:29Z")
Around here, you see these guys going really fast, like 40 mph faster than traffic. Flagrantly disregarding the law, but would a police officer ever bother chasing them? It seems like the odds of success would be prett… --- ## [Labor Law: business closes in response to union vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-law-business-closes-in-response-to-union-vote/800604)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-law-business-closes-in-response-to-union-vote/800604 "2017-11-09T23:43:55Z")
Billionaire Owner Shuts Down DNAinfo, Gothamist Sites A Week After Workers Unionize Ricketts’ letter announcing the closing doesn’t reference the union vote - he just says the businesses were not economically viable - … --- ## [Question about Harvey Weinstein and his lawyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-harvey-weinstein-and-his-lawyers/801128)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-harvey-weinstein-and-his-lawyers/801128 "2017-11-09T21:38:39Z")
Hi SD. I heard Harvey Weinstein hired an all-star legal team (high-powered lawyers). Will this really make a difference to him? He seems, in the public eye, to be guilty. Is he just wasting his money? More generally… --- ## [Capacitors - 10uf vs 16 uf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capacitors-10uf-vs-16-uf/800622)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capacitors-10uf-vs-16-uf/800622 "2017-11-09T21:28:06Z")
I need to replace a capacitor on a bench grinder. The one I need is a 10uf 250 volt. The part is discontinued, and can’t fine one online. Will there be any problem using a 16uf, 250 volt?? Thanks for any help. --- ## [Transmission leak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-leak/801133)
**Author:** [@Chevydriver07](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chevydriver07)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-leak/801133 "2017-11-09T20:16:02Z")
I drive a Chevy Avalanche. Tranny is leaking from the torque converter housing plug. I’m assuming this is also called the inspection cover. It pours out when the truck is running only. And ideas on what this could be? Th… --- ## [Non Reapportionment Of US Congress After The 1920 Census](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-reapportionment-of-us-congress-after-the-1920-census/553195)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-reapportionment-of-us-congress-after-the-1920-census/553195 "2017-11-09T15:50:41Z")
According to the US Constitution after each census the House of Representatives is to be reapportioned according to the results of the census. But after the 1920 census that never happened. It had to wait till after the… --- ## [Autonomous submarines and submersibles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autonomous-submarines-and-submersibles/801051)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autonomous-submarines-and-submersibles/801051 "2017-11-09T13:42:32Z")
Anybody have any experience with these, either small recreational models/toys, scientific research vehicles, or military drones? How deep can they dive? Top speed? Range? What means are used for navigation? Are real-time… --- ## [Office 365 installation problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-365-installation-problem/800653)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-365-installation-problem/800653 "2017-11-09T09:34:28Z")
I’m trying to install Office 365 with a product key. It seems to go fine, but then I get this message: Setup.X86.en-US\_…exe Failed - Network Error. All previous Office versions have been completely removed from this co… --- ## [Prescription Coverage in HMOs - written by doctors outside the HMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-coverage-in-hmos-written-by-doctors-outside-the-hmo/800624)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-coverage-in-hmos-written-by-doctors-outside-the-hmo/800624 "2017-11-09T05:47:40Z")
So for the last few years, my medical expenses have been fairly consistent. I absolutely need prescription coverage since the rack rate for them is absolutely ludicrous, but the doctor that prescribes them I see only 4 … --- ## [What Navy-sponsored event did I attend in 1982?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-navy-sponsored-event-did-i-attend-in-1982/801066)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-navy-sponsored-event-did-i-attend-in-1982/801066 "2017-11-09T01:42:40Z")
From mid-December of 1981 until early July of 1982, I attended training at the Naval NPTU in Arco, Idaho. During that time I shared a rented house with two other trainees in Idaho Falls. In the early spring of 1982, the… --- ## [What Are These Buildings As Seen From NYC Central Park?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-buildings-as-seen-from-nyc-central-park/801014)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-buildings-as-seen-from-nyc-central-park/801014 "2017-11-09T01:05:31Z")
At 4:28 in this video. What’s with the imposing castle-looking structure closest to the viewer? Is it a park structure, like a pavilion? And then further in the background, the twin-spired structure that looks like it i… --- ## [Help me understand my eyeglasses prescription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-my-eyeglasses-prescription/801063)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-my-eyeglasses-prescription/801063 "2017-11-09T00:28:25Z")
I have a prescription for my glasses. I should be getting bifocals, but I can’t afford them. The last time, I managed to get two different types - one with my distance prescription and one for close-up. I lost my close-u… --- ## [The long white beard as the standard attribute for "old man" in early 20th century media: Origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-white-beard-as-the-standard-attribute-for-old-man-in-early-20th-century-media-origin/800950)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-white-beard-as-the-standard-attribute-for-old-man-in-early-20th-century-media-origin/800950 "2017-11-08T23:54:52Z")
Think back to any of a number of old films, from early Three Stooges shorts to Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (where a long-white-bearded Walter Huston does his famous dance); add to that the stereotypical image the Old Ye… --- ## [What crimes could the president get away with if he wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crimes-could-the-president-get-away-with-if-he-wanted/295346)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crimes-could-the-president-get-away-with-if-he-wanted/295346 "2017-11-08T23:35:38Z")
I don’t mean secret crimes like secret killings or secret drug smuggling (although i’d assume he/she would have no problems doing that). Assume the president wants to start breaking the law all the time, is he able to do… --- ## [Microwave is constantly tripping the circuit breaker. Would a UPS help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-is-constantly-tripping-the-circuit-breaker-would-a-ups-help/510724)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-is-constantly-tripping-the-circuit-breaker-would-a-ups-help/510724 "2017-11-08T23:27:05Z")
The wiring at my friend’s apartment is shabby, and using the microwave in the kitchen tends to trip the breaker every other time. It’s pretty much guaranteed to happeen if the microwave is on and somebody turns on some … --- ## [David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel: Israeli in House of Lords. Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-samuel-3rd-viscount-samuel-israeli-in-house-of-lords-huh/801058)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-samuel-3rd-viscount-samuel-israeli-in-house-of-lords-huh/801058 "2017-11-08T17:35:00Z")
So there’s this guy, David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel, who was the “only Israeli ever to be a member of the House of Lords” (see cite). Foreigners can be Lords of the great sovereign state? Like US “honorary citizen” w… --- ## [How does my iPhone know where I am - even in flight mode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-iphone-know-where-i-am-even-in-flight-mode/800552)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-iphone-know-where-i-am-even-in-flight-mode/800552 "2017-11-08T17:09:50Z")
I have an map app which which allows me to download maps of areas so I can use them abroad without using data. The nice thing about this app is that it also shows me my location - even when I have data switched off. How… --- ## [Is there a 'reciprocal' term for child of guardian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reciprocal-term-for-child-of-guardian/801004)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reciprocal-term-for-child-of-guardian/801004 "2017-11-08T16:45:14Z")
Parent has ‘son’ or ‘daughter’ as in the child can say that’s my parent (or mom or dad), and the parent can say that’s my son/daughter. What is the terms for legal guardian but not parent of a child. The child can say … --- ## [How long does urethane seam sealer last on tents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-urethane-seam-sealer-last-on-tents/801039)
**Author:** [@Loyuod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loyuod)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-urethane-seam-sealer-last-on-tents/801039 "2017-11-08T16:15:03Z")
Can anyone give a ballpark figure in years or amount of trips please? Nylon & canvas. It is huge amount of work, prep & many seamgrip tubes just to do a mid sized tent. Will the outside coating degrade far quicker than… --- ## [Glass stove top questions...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-stove-top-questions/478908)
**Author:** [@Abraca\_Deborah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abraca_Deborah)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-stove-top-questions/478908 "2017-11-08T15:58:15Z")
We recently bought a house and it came with a stove that has a glass cooking surface. There are outlines to show where to put the pots or pans. I am used to cooking on an electric stove. I am just not sure if this ‘ne… --- ## [Smallest metal can still used for retail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-metal-can-still-used-for-retail/800717)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-metal-can-still-used-for-retail/800717 "2017-11-08T15:46:09Z")
I’m curious: what is the smallest metal can that’s in current use to package and ship some kind of good? (That is usually food such as vegetables e.g. canned corn, but I suppose non food items are occasionally sold in me… --- ## [Android suggested contacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-suggested-contacts/801052)
**Author:** [@Julz1126](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julz1126)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-suggested-contacts/801052 "2017-11-08T14:58:53Z")
When starting to type a text message what’s called “suggested contacts” appear. Who are they and how are they decided? --- ## [Vintage Mac Questions (Jaguar 10.2, OldWorld i.e., WallStreet, hardware)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-mac-questions-jaguar-10-2-oldworld-i-e-wallstreet-hardware/800855)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-mac-questions-jaguar-10-2-oldworld-i-e-wallstreet-hardware/800855 "2017-11-08T14:55:30Z")
I have a computer museum, sort of, off to my right: a couple of the last PowerBook 17s, a pair of WallStreet G3 PowerBooks, and a 7100 desktop, plus an ancient LC. Back in the distant days when the WallStreet was my c… --- ## [Verifying a US law firm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verifying-a-us-law-firm/552259)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verifying-a-us-law-firm/552259 "2017-11-08T14:26:43Z")
I’m talkint to a law firm in the US that is to act as an escrow agent for a transaction I’m making between a US subsidiary and a third party (also in the US). I have the name and address of the law firm. I have googled… --- ## [Perfect numbers and primes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-numbers-and-primes/801016)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-numbers-and-primes/801016 "2017-11-08T14:19:22Z")
Yes…yet another prime number thread from Enola Straight. :rolleyes: It is an established fact that all primes, except 2 and 3, are of the form 6x + or -1. (bold is prime, underline is composite) 5…6…7 11…12…13 17…1… --- ## [Starvation Question (Don't Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starvation-question-dont-need-answer-fast/800925)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starvation-question-dont-need-answer-fast/800925 "2017-11-08T12:44:17Z")
Assume an otherwise-healthy adult man, say 40 years of age, 80kg, neither obese nor possessing a remarkably low percentage of body fat, is denied food. How long until he’s so weak that he wouldn’t be able to stand? Two w… --- ## [Visual Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-snow/786426)
**Author:** [@AlienVessels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlienVessels)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-snow/786426 "2017-05-17T07:21:55Z")
Anyone else here have this condition? Visual snow syndrome - Wikipedia [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=653) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=655)