# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=663 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 664 --- ## [Do Sex Therapists Have Sex With You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285)
**Author:** [@noblebaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noblebaron)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285 "2017-10-17T16:18:58Z")
Are there any sex therapists who actually engage in one-on-one private sex therapy with their clients? I’m thinking of a professional setting where the therapist actually physically engages the client in a therapeutic s… --- ## [How do I turn my income into capital gains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-my-income-into-capital-gains/798434)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-my-income-into-capital-gains/798434 "2017-10-17T14:52:02Z")
Multiple cases. How would an employee change his income into capital gains? How would an owner of a business change from income to capital gains? --- ## [What percentage of emails are undelivered or duplicates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-emails-are-undelivered-or-duplicates/799010)
**Author:** [@HenryG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HenryG)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-emails-are-undelivered-or-duplicates/799010 "2017-10-17T14:05:59Z")
I’m changing my email address and that means I need to contact all organisations who send me emails, and change the address details. What I have found is that the only companies that support changing email addresses are… --- ## [Lake id?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-id/712972)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-id/712972 "2017-10-17T13:57:31Z")
Here is the opening sequence (and a little more) of an obscure 1960s movie called The Road Hustlers. It was filmed mostly in central South Carolina near Lake Murray. I’ve been trying to id the lake shown in the opening… --- ## [Adult adoption--consent of birth parent(s) needed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-adoption-consent-of-birth-parent-s-needed/799079)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-adoption-consent-of-birth-parent-s-needed/799079 "2017-10-17T06:18:06Z")
I know this probably varies from state to state, but. . . In general, if a couple is trying to adopt an adult (that is, over 18) do they need to get the consent of the birth mother? Assume that the biological father is… --- ## [School Bus Vs City Bus.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-bus-vs-city-bus/799082)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-bus-vs-city-bus/799082 "2017-10-17T01:27:34Z")
We all know that the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round. But, what about the axles? What are the front & rear axles on a school bus so close together, compared to a city bus? What is the advantage? --- ## [Centered hexagonal numbers that are also perfect squares: Do they ever end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centered-hexagonal-numbers-that-are-also-perfect-squares-do-they-ever-end/799062)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centered-hexagonal-numbers-that-are-also-perfect-squares-do-they-ever-end/799062 "2017-10-16T23:49:00Z")
A centered hexagonal number, is, for example, the total number of coins you’d get if you started with one central coin, then started building hexagons around it. A few, but only a few, are also perfect squares. How few… --- ## [Odd thing I noticed about a simple mathematical pattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-thing-i-noticed-about-a-simple-mathematical-pattern/798967)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-thing-i-noticed-about-a-simple-mathematical-pattern/798967 "2017-10-16T21:09:58Z")
I was carrying my sleepy cranky four-year-old up a hiking trail yesterday, which gave my brain time to wander, and I noticed something. Take the common pattern made with adding things to a triangle, where you create a n… --- ## [iPod Classic won't sync anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-classic-wont-sync-anymore/799000)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-classic-wont-sync-anymore/799000 "2017-10-16T21:06:12Z")
And Apple tells me it’s a “vintage” product they don’t provide service or support for anymore. :mad: It worked quite fine for well over a decade, until a week ago, when it wouldn’t take new podcast episodes. The iPod… --- ## [Sand facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sand-facts/798960)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sand-facts/798960 "2017-10-16T20:49:12Z")
Does the formation of sand on our coastlines follow the same process as sand in our inland deserts? And what is that process? Finally is there more sand inland on this planet than on the coastlines world wide. --- ## [Scanning a site for emails.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scanning-a-site-for-emails/798595)
**Author:** [@JJOHNSON](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JJOHNSON)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scanning-a-site-for-emails/798595 "2017-10-16T20:44:56Z")
I work for a company that asked me to scan our website for exposed emails, what other tools besides Online Email Extractor can I use that’s free? I don’t want to go through our purchasing department to get this task done… --- ## [Regulation of Convict Transportation to Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regulation-of-convict-transportation-to-australia/798519)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regulation-of-convict-transportation-to-australia/798519 "2017-10-16T19:02:36Z")
From Cowen&Tabarrok’s intro econ textbook: The next paragraph provides their answer. The survival rate “shot up to 99%” after a “new system” was implemented in 1793, under which captains were paid not per person who b… --- ## [How does a co2 tank regulator read a higher pressure then ~850psi.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-co2-tank-regulator-read-a-higher-pressure-then-850psi/506119)
**Author:** [@shinybrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinybrain)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-co2-tank-regulator-read-a-higher-pressure-then-850psi/506119 "2017-10-16T11:27:39Z")
Well I am just joining these forums having recently found them. I have read many many pages back and the amount of great reading is wonderful. So thank you all for making this community. Anyways I came across a questi… --- ## [Where can I get a pair of 20-year-old, nickel-plated glasses refurbished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-pair-of-20-year-old-nickel-plated-glasses-refurbished/799009)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-pair-of-20-year-old-nickel-plated-glasses-refurbished/799009 "2017-10-16T06:34:37Z")
I have a pair ofLunor frames that are beginning to show their age. How would I go about getting them refurbished so they looked new again? --- ## [Supreme Court: split majority decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-split-majority-decision/798701)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-split-majority-decision/798701 "2017-10-16T04:31:06Z")
Let’s see if I can articulate this properly. This is about if justices disagree on the reason why they chose to vote a certain way. Let’s say a case comes before the court that raises both 4th and 5th amendment issues.… --- ## [Why are long barreled tank guns inferior to short barrels in high explosive power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-long-barreled-tank-guns-inferior-to-short-barrels-in-high-explosive-power/798697)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-long-barreled-tank-guns-inferior-to-short-barrels-in-high-explosive-power/798697 "2017-10-15T22:52:13Z")
A common thing I find reading about WW2 tanks is that the transition from shorter barrels to long barrels brings a pretty significant decrease in high explosive power. When Sherman’s went from their 75mm short barrel ca… --- ## [Has an armed citizen civilian ever stopped a mass shooting in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-armed-citizen-civilian-ever-stopped-a-mass-shooting-in-america/798762)
**Author:** [@legion60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion60)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-armed-citizen-civilian-ever-stopped-a-mass-shooting-in-america/798762 "2017-10-15T22:13:22Z")
I don’t recall any civilian trading shots with Vegas type killers. Isn’t it the police and other trained law enforcement agencies that run toword the danger while civilians, armed or not, run from the danger?. Am I wrong… --- ## [Why are tontines illegal, but life insurance isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tontines-illegal-but-life-insurance-isnt/638680)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tontines-illegal-but-life-insurance-isnt/638680 "2017-10-15T20:21:29Z")
For the sake of argument, let’s limit this to countries where tontines are actually illegal ;). I read Cecil’s article on the subject and it simply mentions that they were outlawed due to “corruption and fraud.” If I h… --- ## [Can I print my own checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-print-my-own-checks/186150)
**Author:** [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-print-my-own-checks/186150 "2015-11-01T21:54:56Z")
My aunt worked at a bank and she had a text that I read when I was younger that basically said that anything (e.g. paper napkin) was considered a legal check if everything contained within the 4 corners was accurate and … --- ## [How do birds know which fruit or seed are harmful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-know-which-fruit-or-seed-are-harmful/798480)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-know-which-fruit-or-seed-are-harmful/798480 "2017-10-15T18:25:57Z")
This could apply to all animals who have no way of warning others about dangerous foods. Lets stick with birds and food. If it is edible they all eat it and survive. But if it is poisonous they usually Eat it and surv… --- ## [Dark matter and the age of the universe/solar system/earth ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-matter-and-the-age-of-the-universe-solar-system-earth/798874)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-matter-and-the-age-of-the-universe-solar-system-earth/798874 "2017-10-15T12:23:31Z")
Is dark matter for real ? And if so, do we know how it effects the previous estimates of the age of the a) the universe b) the solar system c) the earth ? --- ## [The altitude when Air France 447 could no longer recover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-altitude-when-air-france-447-could-no-longer-recover/707353)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-altitude-when-air-france-447-could-no-longer-recover/707353 "2017-10-15T08:32:54Z")
At what altitude could Air France 447 no longer recover from it’s stall, even if the pilots put the nose down - 5,000 feet? 7,000? --- ## [How tall is the interior height in most cars? (Car interior dimension questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-the-interior-height-in-most-cars-car-interior-dimension-questions/798860)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-the-interior-height-in-most-cars-car-interior-dimension-questions/798860 "2017-10-15T05:59:54Z")
So I have a few questions, if anyone is willing to get a tape measurer and make some measurements. How tall is the car seat from floor to seat? How tall is the interior from floor to ceiling? How tall is the bottom of… --- ## [Debunk this 9/11 conspiracy theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-this-9-11-conspiracy-theory/277976)
**Author:** [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-this-9-11-conspiracy-theory/277976 "2017-10-15T03:48:48Z")
This might end up in GD, but anyway… I’m sure it’s been done to death, but I just saw the show this week, and I didn’t get any relevant hits from a search. It’s sort of a hard thing to compose good keywords for. I was… --- ## [Why do crank and electric pencil sharpeners leave an uneven point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-crank-and-electric-pencil-sharpeners-leave-an-uneven-point/798791)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-crank-and-electric-pencil-sharpeners-leave-an-uneven-point/798791 "2017-10-15T02:35:08Z")
There seems to be a design flaw in mechanical pencil sharpeners. Both wall mounted crank models and electric. I can remember way back in elementary school. The wall mounted pencil sharpener left an uneven point. One sid… --- ## [Something else I don't understand about the Vegas shooting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-else-i-dont-understand-about-the-vegas-shooting/798050)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-else-i-dont-understand-about-the-vegas-shooting/798050 "2017-10-15T01:27:35Z")
Didn’t the housekeeping staff ever go into his room? True he could have kept a Do not disturb sign up permanently, but wouldn’t that raise suspicions? Would they not have said something to the management had they seen … --- ## [What exactly is my new iPhone 8+ doing with its two camera lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-my-new-iphone-8-doing-with-its-two-camera-lenses/798878)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-my-new-iphone-8-doing-with-its-two-camera-lenses/798878 "2017-10-15T00:26:44Z")
I got this iPhone 8+ yesterday and it’s very nice. It replaced a 3 year old 6+. It supposedly has two camera lenses on the back, one wide angle and the other “zoom telephoto” (which may simply mean one shorter and one lo… --- ## [Finish this observable universe scale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-this-observable-universe-scale/798255)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-this-observable-universe-scale/798255 "2017-10-14T21:58:57Z")
Posted on quora (in part): “If the Sun were shrunk to the size of a white blood cell (about ten times smaller than the smallest object a human can see), the Earth would be the size of a small RNA virus particle. At that… --- ## [cell phones and compass apps and dropping the phone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-and-compass-apps-and-dropping-the-phone/798816)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-and-compass-apps-and-dropping-the-phone/798816 "2017-10-14T19:43:09Z")
I think that cell phones must use GPS for the data that informs compass apps. Otherwise, they’d all have a compass built in and that would require a small magnet, too, wouldn’t it? So, my question is this: my compass … --- ## [Are IQ tests still widely used today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iq-tests-still-widely-used-today/798600)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iq-tests-still-widely-used-today/798600 "2017-10-14T19:38:26Z")
If they are, then what do people still use them for? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=662) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=664)