# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=658 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 659 --- ## [Firefox Android plug-in problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-android-plug-in-problem/800336)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-android-plug-in-problem/800336 "2017-11-01T18:05:03Z")
I’m having problems with my plug-ins for Firefox on Android v52 (latest one.) I have one plug-in called “Save Page” that has always stopped working each time I restart Firefox so that I have to deactivate/activate it to … --- ## [Having sex with a one legged woman.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-sex-with-a-one-legged-woman/555194)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-sex-with-a-one-legged-woman/555194 "2017-11-01T17:34:36Z")
I was wondering how does one have comfortable sex when one of the partners only has one leg. I was thinking about Paul McCartney and his peg legged second wife, and wondered how that worked. Wouldn’t the man be off bala… --- ## [Meaning of 'recondite' in this passage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-recondite-in-this-passage/705949)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-recondite-in-this-passage/705949 "2017-11-01T17:02:34Z")
From “Moby Dick,” Chapter 105: From Merriam-Webster: I understand what Melville is saying, but I’m not sure what he means by the ‘recondite’ Nantucketers. The normal definitions seem to imply it referring to concept… --- ## [Are Ichthammol medicinal properties woo or scientific ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ichthammol-medicinal-properties-woo-or-scientific/800325)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ichthammol-medicinal-properties-woo-or-scientific/800325 "2017-11-01T16:43:18Z")
So my 9 year old had a boil and we had been putting ichthammol ointment https://www.amazon.com/Ichthammol-Ointment-Drawing-Salve-Pharmaceutical/dp/B014MRR7NY on it for it to heal faster. We took the kid to the family doc… --- ## [Aberration in the earth's rotational speed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aberration-in-the-earths-rotational-speed/800387)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aberration-in-the-earths-rotational-speed/800387 "2017-11-01T15:53:04Z")
Aberration in the earth’s rotational speed. I am aware of the fact that the moon and tides are slowing the rotation of the earth. This is the reason for leap seconds. http://blog.cloudera.com//wp-content/uploads/2012/… --- ## [statistics ? ranking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-ranking/800255)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-ranking/800255 "2017-11-01T14:39:07Z")
I have a set of measurements of several organization (around 50). The organization is similar to a company. The same measurements are taken of each organization. Unfortunately there is no way to control the size of the o… --- ## [Weird incident with my car, a 2006 Lexus ES 350](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-incident-with-my-car-a-2006-lexus-es-350/800199)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-incident-with-my-car-a-2006-lexus-es-350/800199 "2017-11-01T04:52:25Z")
This happened just today, while my wife was using the car. She parked it at church, turned it off and locked it per the usual routine. When she returned to it, a few hours later, all windows were open, including the mo… --- ## [Need Facebook check-in help please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-facebook-check-in-help-please/800358)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-facebook-check-in-help-please/800358 "2017-11-01T03:51:50Z")
I clicked on “Gary” on the top blue bar of my home page, then on “about,” where it has many categories for me to add stuff to (movies, sports, etc). One of these categories was “check-ins.” I clicked “hide” and the categ… --- ## [The Floating Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-floating-dead/800342)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-floating-dead/800342 "2017-11-01T02:33:11Z")
Is it true that when a dead person has been found floating in a body of water, that it will more often be floating face up if it is a female and face down if male. Could this possibly be true? And if so, why? It is to… --- ## [Explain what FEMA does and doesn't do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-what-fema-does-and-doesnt-do/800289)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-what-fema-does-and-doesnt-do/800289 "2017-11-01T00:14:01Z")
In all the reporting about Puerto Rico, I’m seeing a lot of blame directed at the administration and FEMA for the ongoing misery there. Yet all the reports of misery stem from a few things that I’m pretty sure have nothi… --- ## [What place naming conventions are used by non-English speaking countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-place-naming-conventions-are-used-by-non-english-speaking-countries/799858)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-place-naming-conventions-are-used-by-non-english-speaking-countries/799858 "2017-10-31T20:24:55Z")
Doper Folk, I ran out of room in my title, the rest of the question is: For places that do not have a place name in whatever language is being used. This is inspired by the recently revived thread about the pronunciati… --- ## [Full-screen application minimizes unexpectedly (but regularly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-application-minimizes-unexpectedly-but-regularly/800247)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-application-minimizes-unexpectedly-but-regularly/800247 "2017-10-31T20:20:18Z")
So, I am a gamer, and tend to play lots of games fullscreen. At least once per day/session, my game will minimize, showing my desktop. It will always happen twice- minimize, bring it back up, followed by a second mini… --- ## [Life insurance policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-policy/800302)
**Author:** [@Terbr1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terbr1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-policy/800302 "2017-10-31T19:54:10Z")
My mother just passed away, and she had two life insurance policies through Prudential. The problem is they only filled in the beneficiary on one policy and left the other blank. They said there is nothing they can do.… --- ## [Why exactly does the skin lose fat with age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-exactly-does-the-skin-lose-fat-with-age/800319)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-exactly-does-the-skin-lose-fat-with-age/800319 "2017-10-31T19:37:09Z")
Does anyone know how it happens? The most common answer is “hormones” but that doesn’t explain a lot. It seems to be a gradual thing, just look at the face and hands of a child \> teenager \> adult \> elderly person. I… --- ## [I am looking for an vision enhancing device.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-an-vision-enhancing-device/800188)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-an-vision-enhancing-device/800188 "2017-10-31T18:58:10Z")
Folks at the Dope, or is it: Folks with the Dope? My eyesight is starting to fail \[Cataracts\] and I am looking at alternatives for reading. I have looked at webcams, but the two things that I took away from that search … --- ## [Speed of Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-of-gravity/743832)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-of-gravity/743832 "2017-10-31T18:53:20Z")
I may not be phrasing this right but; How fast does gravitational attraction travel? Example; Let’s say we’re way out in space and far away from any significant masses. I have two large heavy blocks of lead or something… --- ## [Are sloths dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sloths-dangerous/613150)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sloths-dangerous/613150 "2017-10-31T17:33:33Z")
They move reeeeaaaalllly slow, but can they move fast if they want to? If angered, frightened, or hungry, could a sloth just whack you with one of its big clawy hands? Or would it still move like it was underwater and … --- ## [Why Don't Showers Have Shutoff Valves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-showers-have-shutoff-valves/800226)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-showers-have-shutoff-valves/800226 "2017-10-31T16:59:53Z")
Can’t swear that none do, but it’s certainly very uncommon. While sinks and toilets have their own shutoff valves, such that water can be disconnected to them specifically, if you want to shut off water to the shower you… --- ## [Lawyers Acting on Behalf of Clients Without Their Knowledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-acting-on-behalf-of-clients-without-their-knowledge/800004)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-acting-on-behalf-of-clients-without-their-knowledge/800004 "2017-10-31T16:27:34Z")
One of the strange things about the recent revelations of DNC/Clinton Campaign funding of the Fusion research (which produced the Trump dossier) is that at the time John Podesta testified before congress that he had no k… --- ## [Prosecutors and Cooperating Witnesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecutors-and-cooperating-witnesses/800284)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecutors-and-cooperating-witnesses/800284 "2017-10-31T15:50:54Z")
Question is about whether prosecutors can - legally or ethically - pressure a witness to give incriminating testimony about someone when there’s no other evidence of guilt beyond what they themselves just squeezed out of… --- ## [Let's say you got shot in the thigh and the bullet shattered your femur.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-got-shot-in-the-thigh-and-the-bullet-shattered-your-femur/203119)
**Author:** [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-got-shot-in-the-thigh-and-the-bullet-shattered-your-femur/203119 "2017-10-31T11:48:48Z")
How long would it take to heal? How would it heal? Would they have to put a steel rod in the in the leg? How long would you be in physical therapy? Would you be stuck in a wheelchair, or would yo ube able to get around o… --- ## [Two car questions \[identification related\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-car-questions-identification-related/800119)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-car-questions-identification-related/800119 "2017-10-31T03:54:40Z")
I just watched Presumed Innocent and Harrison Ford drove a 1987 Chevrolet Caprice station wagon. In the movie it appeared huge! I’m wondering what was the longest production station wagon ever made was. I’m not counting … --- ## [Did Eunuchs Grow Up Mentally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-eunuchs-grow-up-mentally/800192)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-eunuchs-grow-up-mentally/800192 "2017-10-31T02:19:40Z")
If a man has his balls removed before puberty, thus having no testosterone, would that not interfere with the mental process of puberty itself? Did these people basically remain with the mindset of children? Were they … --- ## [Filing my US Income Tax Decalration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filing-my-us-income-tax-decalration/800236)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filing-my-us-income-tax-decalration/800236 "2017-10-30T23:45:30Z")
Well, I am finally making enough money that I have to claim my income to the IRS. I will have to pay income tax on the amount over a certain limit. I have an easy question, how do I prove to the authorities how much I ma… --- ## [Why do the majority of internet users live in districts with late cut-offs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-majority-of-internet-users-live-in-districts-with-late-cut-offs/799963)
**Author:** [@logiccolor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/logiccolor)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-majority-of-internet-users-live-in-districts-with-late-cut-offs/799963 "2017-10-30T22:15:44Z")
According to this website, https://www.cga.ct.gov/2000/rpt/2000-R-1188.htm, most states require a child to turn 5 before October in order to start Kindergarten. However, every time I see a redshirting discussion, the maj… --- ## [Will freezing hurt a bag of lawn fertilizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-freezing-hurt-a-bag-of-lawn-fertilizer/800180)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-freezing-hurt-a-bag-of-lawn-fertilizer/800180 "2017-10-30T21:40:12Z")
I have a large, unopened bag. Could store it in the garage where it doesn’t normally freeze but would rather leave it in the shed. It’s the white granular stuff, nothing organic, AFAIK. --- ## [Question about imprisonment and jail sentences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-imprisonment-and-jail-sentences/800121)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-imprisonment-and-jail-sentences/800121 "2017-10-30T21:16:56Z")
In the old days, not sure when the modern era begins in regard to this topic, if you transgressed the law in some way, you were either fined, exiled or executed. When did the idea of a custodial service, with term impris… --- ## [Rebuilding the Neighborhoods in Santa Rosa: Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuilding-the-neighborhoods-in-santa-rosa-questions/800138)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuilding-the-neighborhoods-in-santa-rosa-questions/800138 "2017-10-30T20:45:46Z")
I was shocked to see the terrible destruction of the suburban neighborhoods (Coffey Park) in Santa Rosa by the wildfires this month. I know that area will never be the same, but I was curious about how the area will be r… --- ## [Natural Recharge Rate/ Earth Science Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-recharge-rate-earth-science-questions/747449)
**Author:** [@ChrisCash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCash)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-recharge-rate-earth-science-questions/747449 "2016-02-28T23:47:49Z")
If the natural recharge rate of an aquifer is 1 centimeter per year, but the rate of groundwater pumping is 15 centimeters per year, how far will the water table drop in 10 years? 2.Assuming the natural recharge rate o… --- ## [What is an insulator in chemistry and how does it relate to superconductivity and quantum computing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-insulator-in-chemistry-and-how-does-it-relate-to-superconductivity-and-quantum-computing/800210)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-insulator-in-chemistry-and-how-does-it-relate-to-superconductivity-and-quantum-computing/800210 "2017-10-30T15:31:14Z")
Hi, What is an insulator in chemistry and how does it relate to superconductivity and quantum computing? I’ve been looking at articles on Han Purple and its properties. I haven’t found any satisfactory articles explain… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=657) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=659)