# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=671 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 672 --- ## [How long do neurotransmitters and hormones remain in the system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-neurotransmitters-and-hormones-remain-in-the-system/797034)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-neurotransmitters-and-hormones-remain-in-the-system/797034 "2017-09-25T21:48:33Z")
Let’s say a soldier is in a firefight and his brain releases norepinephrine. If it isn’t reinforced by continuing to be in that stressful situation or thinking about it, how long will that norepinephrine produce effects … --- ## [Sites like Google Maps, only current?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sites-like-google-maps-only-current/796899)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sites-like-google-maps-only-current/796899 "2017-09-25T21:35:03Z")
The maps on Google are great, but they don’t seem to be updated very often. (And why would they? Things usually don’t change that much!) But after a disaster like the recent hurricanes, it would be nice to see current … --- ## [The different sizes of infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-different-sizes-of-infinity/553474)
**Author:** [@David\_Marcus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Marcus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-different-sizes-of-infinity/553474 "2017-09-25T17:37:07Z")
A few comments/corrections on the discussion of infinities: http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc2010infinity.php \> The different sizes of infinity we’re talking about are those \> involving numbers. Actually, they are … --- ## [What do spies put on their resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-spies-put-on-their-resume/475681)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-spies-put-on-their-resume/475681 "2017-09-25T17:36:58Z")
Let’s say you do clandestine work at the CIA or NSA and you want a new job. What do you put on your resume? You can’t put down “Overthrew a government” or “Stole state secrets from ally”. What could you tell potential … --- ## [Emergency response at air shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-response-at-air-shows/593648)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-response-at-air-shows/593648 "2017-09-25T17:32:06Z")
After watching this video of the fatal crash of a biplane at the Kansas City air show (ItemFix - Social Video Factory) I was left wondering about emergency preparations for such an event, particularly the proximity of fi… --- ## [How difficult is it to set up an ebook lending library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-set-up-an-ebook-lending-library/797198)
**Author:** [@bauble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bauble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-set-up-an-ebook-lending-library/797198 "2017-09-25T17:15:43Z")
I’ve got a lot of ebooks, mostly from HumbleBundle, that are stored on my home server. I was thinking it would be nice if I could load books to my Kindle wirelessly, similar to how one can check out ebooks from a librar… --- ## [Anti-car obstacles in my yard: legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-car-obstacles-in-my-yard-legal/307412)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-car-obstacles-in-my-yard-legal/307412 "2005-06-10T02:24:12Z")
For years I have heard stories about people who would, or wanted to, or a friend of someone’s neighbor’s cousin who installed anti-vehicular obstacles in the edges of his lawn to deter trespassing vehicles. The obstacle… --- ## [Being waved on for left-hand turns when light is green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-waved-on-for-left-hand-turns-when-light-is-green/796838)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-waved-on-for-left-hand-turns-when-light-is-green/796838 "2017-09-25T17:11:00Z")
You are driving in the US and come to an intersection and your signal light is green. You put on your signal to make a left-hand turn. The on-coming traffic continues to flow but someone stops and waves you to make a lef… --- ## [Do Circuit Court Judges still travel and hold trials in various counties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-circuit-court-judges-still-travel-and-hold-trials-in-various-counties/797233)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-circuit-court-judges-still-travel-and-hold-trials-in-various-counties/797233 "2017-09-25T16:34:49Z")
It’s my understanding that Circuit Court Judges traveled a well beaten path (a circuit) holding trials in various county seat courthouses. Is that still true? Substituting a horse for an automobile? Or are they now typi… --- ## [How do medical professionals differentiate between an infection and an autoimmune disorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-medical-professionals-differentiate-between-an-infection-and-an-autoimmune-disorder/797228)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-medical-professionals-differentiate-between-an-infection-and-an-autoimmune-disorder/797228 "2017-09-25T13:46:18Z")
Just watched a movie where someone supposedly had a massive internal infection and was being treated for the infection and not getting better, but it turned out it was an autoimmune disease. Once they treated for that th… --- ## [Catholic Church Question: Canonization and the BVM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-question-canonization-and-the-bvm/797027)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-question-canonization-and-the-bvm/797027 "2017-09-25T03:09:04Z")
BVM being the Blessed Virgin Mary, for the uninitiated. I grew up under the impression that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, was not actually canonized a saint by the Catholic Church, and this was the reason she is not referr… --- ## [Building Shopping Website, point me in the right direction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-shopping-website-point-me-in-the-right-direction/797243)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-shopping-website-point-me-in-the-right-direction/797243 "2017-09-25T01:28:31Z")
I am planning on dipping my toes into the world of wholesale. What i need in the website is the following: Have a members only area This is essential, i need to be able to have a company sign up, get their name, addre… --- ## [Ex-military aircraft in civilian commercial service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-military-aircraft-in-civilian-commercial-service/797005)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-military-aircraft-in-civilian-commercial-service/797005 "2017-09-25T00:54:26Z")
A few weeks ago I read an article on UH-1 Huey helicopters, that said the ex-military machines are registered in the Restricted category. There are limited commercial operations for which they may be used, but being Res… --- ## [What factors make for a good invasion-landing beachhead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-factors-make-for-a-good-invasion-landing-beachhead/797160)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-factors-make-for-a-good-invasion-landing-beachhead/797160 "2017-09-24T20:11:39Z")
Off the top of my head, it seems a good invasion landing site (amphibious) needs the following: \[ul\] \[li\]Firm sand (not muddy or saggy, so as to not bog down the invading vehicles);\[/li\]\[li\]A lack of major obstacles an… --- ## [How Did WWII Meat Rationing Affect Hunting And Game Meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-wwii-meat-rationing-affect-hunting-and-game-meat/796821)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-wwii-meat-rationing-affect-hunting-and-game-meat/796821 "2017-09-24T18:49:15Z")
During meat rationing of World War II, were you allowed to keep game meat? Like, if you shot a rabbit or a deer (assuming it was in-season, you had a “tag,” no other laws were violated, etc.), were you allowed to keep th… --- ## [Question on oil weight Lexus 350ES](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-oil-weight-lexus-350es/797143)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-oil-weight-lexus-350es/797143 "2017-09-24T18:08:33Z")
According to my research, I can use 0/20, 5/20, or 5/30. Is there a definitive site I can confirm this? If so, what would be the best for Northern Colorado? My commute is about 50 miles one way and I do have to get th… --- ## [can anyone identify this island?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-island/797085)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-island/797085 "2017-09-24T16:00:36Z")
14.288307, -80.363492 https://www.google.com/maps/@14.2872005,-80.3657176,840m/data=!3m1!1e3 It’s about 150 miles east of Nicaragua, in the Caribbean. Google maps shows nothing there; change to satellite view and it’s… --- ## ["Glue" at base of hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glue-at-base-of-hair/797140)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glue-at-base-of-hair/797140 "2017-09-24T10:46:06Z")
Occasionally I pluck an eyebrow hair and drop it into the porcelain sink. Then when I rinse the sink the hair stays in place, attached at the root end (comes loose eventually). I wonder what is the substance that glues t… --- ## [Curious how a robot-only business would work under current tax law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-how-a-robot-only-business-would-work-under-current-tax-law/796922)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-how-a-robot-only-business-would-work-under-current-tax-law/796922 "2017-09-24T06:50:33Z")
Let’s suppose someone happens to inherit 100 million dollars. They decide to start a business. The year is 2025. So they find a market niche. Blue widgets are in demand. Newly available automation can make blue widg… --- ## [red shift and the not expanding universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-shift-and-the-not-expanding-universe/796204)
**Author:** [@MANTRAPHILTER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MANTRAPHILTER)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-shift-and-the-not-expanding-universe/796204 "2017-09-24T05:28:46Z")
Has red shift ever been measured during a solar eclipse? we can only look at stars in the night sky. This means the sun is behind us whenever red shift has been measured in a star or universe or whatever. My point is - r… --- ## [Long and short vowels: i with an ee sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-and-short-vowels-i-with-an-ee-sound/796889)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-and-short-vowels-i-with-an-ee-sound/796889 "2017-09-23T22:08:46Z")
This is a difficult thing to Google, so I thought I’d ask directly. A long ‘i’ sound is for words such as ice, kite, like, etc. A short ‘i’ sound is found in big, hid, spin, etc. But what if the i is actually pronounc… --- ## [How scaled up or down could a jet fighter be made and still fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-scaled-up-or-down-could-a-jet-fighter-be-made-and-still-fly/796898)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-scaled-up-or-down-could-a-jet-fighter-be-made-and-still-fly/796898 "2017-09-23T21:39:16Z")
Inspired by a silly and random thought I had today. If you took a fighter plane (for example the F-15E Strike Eagle McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle - Wikipedia) and were able to scale it up or down at what point wo… --- ## [Buying Windows 7 OS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-windows-7-os/796316)
**Author:** [@shinnen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinnen)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-windows-7-os/796316 "2017-09-23T20:16:12Z")
Hi all, I want to buy a Windows 7 OS disk for installation on my wife’s computer, which currently has Windows XP installed. I see plenty of Windows 7 for sale on Kijiji, in varies forms; but am not sure how good they ar… --- ## [Can interpol arrest erdogans bodyguards for crimes committed in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-interpol-arrest-erdogans-bodyguards-for-crimes-committed-in-the-us/796979)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-interpol-arrest-erdogans-bodyguards-for-crimes-committed-in-the-us/796979 "2017-09-23T20:04:28Z")
I know they commit horrible crimes at home, but turkey sure as hell isn’t going to hold them accountable for that. With erdogans (turkeys dictator) bodyguards assaulting Americans on multiple occasions, if those guards … --- ## [What is the right and appropriate to sign a document or form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-right-and-appropriate-to-sign-a-document-or-form/796955)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-right-and-appropriate-to-sign-a-document-or-form/796955 "2017-09-23T16:06:39Z")
I often receive documents that has to be filled and signed. These PDF files can be edited via Adobe Acrobat. But I do the filling and signing in the old-fashioned way (I sound as if there is a modern way BTW): first I fi… --- ## [Does anything in the law prevent a hospital from charging $10,000 a bandaid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-in-the-law-prevent-a-hospital-from-charging-10-000-a-bandaid/796942)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-in-the-law-prevent-a-hospital-from-charging-10-000-a-bandaid/796942 "2017-09-23T15:50:42Z")
I’ve heard of absurd medical bills, and seen them myself. Every common item is massively increased in cost above the normal price for the same thing you’d find in the store. A few days of morphine, a drug that is about… --- ## [Was this a post-operative test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-post-operative-test/796939)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-post-operative-test/796939 "2017-09-23T12:09:03Z")
I was in the hospital for a minor medical procedure (a colonoscopy) this week. When I woke up after the procedure, a nurse asked me if I wanted a drink. Not having been able to drink for several hours, I happily said yes… --- ## [Is it easier for women to sit with their legs closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-easier-for-women-to-sit-with-their-legs-closed/796910)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-easier-for-women-to-sit-with-their-legs-closed/796910 "2017-09-23T10:08:42Z")
Is it easier for women to sit with their legs closed than it is for men? A lot of men say things like, “I need space for my balls.” But for me, the problem with trying to sit with my knees closer together is that it ma… --- ## [Blowing up Jupiter - revisited.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-up-jupiter-revisited/689450)
**Author:** [@Fishtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishtar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-up-jupiter-revisited/689450 "2017-09-23T04:20:30Z")
Ok physics and astronomy maestros. I know this has been answered here before quite a number of times, always with the answer it cannot be done. But I have been obsessed with the idea since reading 2010 as a lad, and… --- ## [Does the CIA have a "badass" training program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cia-have-a-badass-training-program/794992)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cia-have-a-badass-training-program/794992 "2017-09-23T04:04:48Z")
What I mean by that is a program to turn out world class warriors like the SEALs, for example. It’s a common enough movie trope, a CIA agent or former agent has uncommon fighting skills. Example: And there are plenty m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=670) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=672)