# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=675 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 676 --- ## [What's the straight dope on Dihydromyricetin (hangover cure)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-dihydromyricetin-hangover-cure/796327)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-dihydromyricetin-hangover-cure/796327 "2017-09-14T17:30:18Z")
I followed a clickbait article to an old kickstarter for a hangover cure. The kickstarter info said that the “active incredient” was dihydromyricetin, extracted from oriental raisin tree. Ends up there are lots of comp… --- ## [Javascript, can this be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/javascript-can-this-be-done/796269)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/javascript-can-this-be-done/796269 "2017-09-14T14:02:57Z")
In JavaScript, I have a requirement where text is to appear on the web page delaying each character by X number of milliseconds to simulate it was typed by a person in real-time. With this, they want the sound of a typew… --- ## [What is the purpose of a collector box on a building downspout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-collector-box-on-a-building-downspout/796248)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-collector-box-on-a-building-downspout/796248 "2017-09-14T13:46:11Z")
It’s a box installed in the downspout on the outside of a building. I Googled enough to find out that the thing is called a collector box, drain box, leader head, or collector head. What is its purpose? The third image … --- ## [A criminal charge for "either A or B"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-criminal-charge-for-either-a-or-b/795511)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-criminal-charge-for-either-a-or-b/795511 "2017-09-12T19:05:00Z")
(This idea popped into my head during a discussion of Trump and Comey, but it is NOT at all about them, this is purely a legal hypothetical.) Let’s imagine a legal situation in which there is some fact, X, that is eithe… --- ## [Are microwave ovens banned in Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-microwave-ovens-banned-in-russia/622370)
**Author:** [@FastPassenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastPassenger)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-microwave-ovens-banned-in-russia/622370 "2017-09-13T00:46:03Z")
My sister, a diehard conspiracist, insists on spreading via Facebook and email every fool thing she stumbles across on the internet or hears from friends. I’ve given up trying to disprove her whacky assertions. I’m sur… --- ## [Can a person die in this position?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-die-in-this-position/796280)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-die-in-this-position/796280 "2017-09-14T05:20:13Z")
Let’s say someone is incapacitated. Perhaps he’s seriously intoxicated, or stoned, or just plain exhausted. He’s sitting, and slumped over forward. For example, sit cross-legged on the floor and slump as far forward a… --- ## [What is this on a power pole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-on-a-power-pole/796285)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-on-a-power-pole/796285 "2017-09-14T05:02:08Z")
A few years ago the power company did some work on a pole outside my house and installed some metal objects on the pole. Each looks like two angle irons, each about 2 feet long, joined by a pivot, with the two loose end… --- ## [Statistics Question on Surveys:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-question-on-surveys/796030)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-question-on-surveys/796030 "2017-09-14T03:55:05Z")
Say I want to know what percentage of people are doing a yes/no thing. Say people wearing hats vs not wearing hats. Or wearing white shoes vs black or any other color shoes. My inclination would be to just take out a pie… --- ## [credit freeze after recent name change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-freeze-after-recent-name-change/796288)
**Author:** [@octavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octavia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-freeze-after-recent-name-change/796288 "2017-09-14T02:45:01Z")
I’m ready to freeze my credit with the 3 bureaus, even more so since I MAY have been impacted by the Equifax debacle. I just got married in May and started the name change process about 3 weeks ago. I just signed up f… --- ## [Can I recharge little watch, clock and calculator batteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-recharge-little-watch-clock-and-calculator-batteries/176477)
**Author:** [@JustJoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustJoan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-recharge-little-watch-clock-and-calculator-batteries/176477 "2017-09-13T23:51:23Z")
You know those little flat ones, about the size of an aspirin? If I propped one somehow into my battery charger in the AAA slot, maybe wedged in between an AAA battery and the spring, would that work? They all seem to … --- ## [Infantry cross training: how many weapons is a private taught to handle minimally? A Gunny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infantry-cross-training-how-many-weapons-is-a-private-taught-to-handle-minimally-a-gunny/732340)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infantry-cross-training-how-many-weapons-is-a-private-taught-to-handle-minimally-a-gunny/732340 "2017-09-13T22:45:34Z")
Spun off from thread on how well a pilot of jet x can fly jet y (How hard is it to fly--at least take off and land--a military/civil jet if you' we never flow it? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board). I’ve… --- ## [Replacing trim boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-trim-boards/796279)
**Author:** [@Kamaski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamaski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-trim-boards/796279 "2017-09-13T22:05:36Z")
I would like to replace the rotting wood trim boards around my garage windows with the plastic trim boards that never rot. Is it as simple as measuring the size of the old boards and replacing them with the same size one… --- ## [When will giant bridge and dams need replacing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-giant-bridge-and-dams-need-replacing/792261)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-giant-bridge-and-dams-need-replacing/792261 "2017-09-13T21:04:39Z")
Recently visited San Francisco, and among other activities I took a stroll on the Golden Gate Bridge. That bridge is now 80 years old. Hoover Dam is 81 years old. The Mackinac Bridge is 60 years old. No doubt these a… --- ## [Does This Gesture (By An Indian Performer) Mean Anything, Or Is It Just A Dance Move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-gesture-by-an-indian-performer-mean-anything-or-is-it-just-a-dance-move/796260)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-gesture-by-an-indian-performer-mean-anything-or-is-it-just-a-dance-move/796260 "2017-09-13T20:21:11Z")
Note how the performer in this video holds his right hand against his abdomen, index finger out, while with his left hand he wiggles his fingers and pulls it up and away. Is that a meaningful gesture in Indian culture (… --- ## [Where do all the cars go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-the-cars-go/796202)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-the-cars-go/796202 "2017-09-13T19:58:37Z")
From this site we find that roughly 55 million cars are manufactured each year. Where do they all go, in general? I can’t imagine ALL of them end up in accidents, but what cause of attrition do cars succumb to? You no l… --- ## [Are there jails/prisons which allow 'skype-like' video conferencing with inmates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-jails-prisons-which-allow-skype-like-video-conferencing-with-inmates/796177)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-jails-prisons-which-allow-skype-like-video-conferencing-with-inmates/796177 "2017-09-13T18:50:36Z")
Are there ways that friends and family can easily video conference with prisoners? I know that prisoners have access to phones and they can have visitors at the prison, but it seems like it would also be beneficial if i… --- ## [When will Easter next be on March 24?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-easter-next-be-on-march-24/392037)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-easter-next-be-on-march-24/392037 "2017-09-13T18:21:02Z")
I found that the next Easter on March 22 (the earliest possible day) will be in 2285. It will be on March 23 next year and again in 2160. The last time it was on March 24 was 1940, but I haven’t seen anything saying wh… --- ## [Punctuation for multiple quotes in one sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punctuation-for-multiple-quotes-in-one-sentence/642288)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punctuation-for-multiple-quotes-in-one-sentence/642288 "2017-09-13T16:38:55Z")
Say that I’m writing about answers people have given to a survey. Does each one get its own period? The responses included both “I decided to vote at the last minute.” and “I made my decision weeks before the election.” … --- ## [Life Insurance Cash Value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-cash-value/796015)
**Author:** [@MemoryLeak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MemoryLeak)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-cash-value/796015 "2017-09-13T16:29:21Z")
Thought about asking this in the very interesting \[thread=835217\]IRA inheritance thread\[/thread\], but it really is a different question. I have a paid up life policy with a cash value around $289,000. The death benefit… --- ## [What is that awful taste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-awful-taste/795999)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-awful-taste/795999 "2017-09-13T14:44:35Z")
An upset stomach might have several unpleasant side effects, one of which is belching accompanied by an awful taste in one’s mouth. What is this taste and the gas that causes it? --- ## [How Much Should an Asphalt Driveway Cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-an-asphalt-driveway-cost/396053)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-an-asphalt-driveway-cost/396053 "2007-03-17T01:40:21Z")
Okay, our driveway is shot. So shot, that we have to have some excavating and a completely new base put down before they can blacktop it. I don’t know the exact footage, but I venture a guess that if I were to park mid-s… --- ## [How Far Does The ISS Travel In An Orbit Around The Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-the-iss-travel-in-an-orbit-around-the-earth/796181)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-the-iss-travel-in-an-orbit-around-the-earth/796181 "2017-09-13T14:04:25Z")
The circumference of the Earth is ~40,000km. Due to some scientific principle that I don’t understand and can’t explain, the ISS’s orbit around the Earth is going to be larger, but by how much I can’t tell. I note that … --- ## [Chest full of service ribbons/decorations: how closely are they "read?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chest-full-of-service-ribbons-decorations-how-closely-are-they-read/791884)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chest-full-of-service-ribbons-decorations-how-closely-are-they-read/791884 "2017-09-13T14:01:28Z")
I think every buck private will get a service ribbon just for showing up, by definition. I’ve always wondered about the cultures of recognition in general in the military, and wonder how closely, and for which ranks or … --- ## [What would happen to a wet sponge in a sealed vacuum chamber ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-a-wet-sponge-in-a-sealed-vacuum-chamber/795920)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-a-wet-sponge-in-a-sealed-vacuum-chamber/795920 "2017-09-13T13:39:58Z")
Title pretty much says it all … if you took a soaking wet sponge , put it in a vacuum chamber and extracted all the air, would the water be removed from the sponge? --- ## [Anyway to cash checks made out to my business, without having to create a new DBA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-cash-checks-made-out-to-my-business-without-having-to-create-a-new-dba/796191)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-cash-checks-made-out-to-my-business-without-having-to-create-a-new-dba/796191 "2017-09-13T11:24:27Z")
Bit of a goofy situation. My second location opened last Friday, same LLC, different name on the building. Our company policy has been we accept checks, but only to our parent LLC name. I go back to balance the regist… --- ## [Will lithium-air batteries ever be a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-lithium-air-batteries-ever-be-a-thing/796212)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-lithium-air-batteries-ever-be-a-thing/796212 "2017-09-13T06:53:01Z")
Is it possible these batteries will ever be commercially viable? --- ## [The charger cords that work for a bit and then stop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-charger-cords-that-work-for-a-bit-and-then-stop/796048)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-charger-cords-that-work-for-a-bit-and-then-stop/796048 "2017-09-13T06:18:24Z")
working. Whats up with that? It gives a message that the device is non standard and might not work right. But it worked OK when I bought it. What is making it go bad? --- ## [What is the difference between youtube.com and youtube.co](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-youtube-com-and-youtube-co/796195)
**Author:** [@Just\_Quik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Quik)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-youtube-com-and-youtube-co/796195 "2017-09-13T04:44:21Z")
I always wondered, also, Youtube.co has the youtube logo then Co next to the logo on the site. --- ## [Why are hurricanes structured like galaxies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hurricanes-structured-like-galaxies/795840)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hurricanes-structured-like-galaxies/795840 "2017-09-13T03:45:17Z")
With all the pictures of hurricanes taken from space lately, I can’t help but note the similarity between the shapes of hurricanes and galaxies, right down to the wispy arms and centers (black holes, and eyes). I was goi… --- ## [documentary on biker clubs and gangs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-biker-clubs-and-gangs/790459)
**Author:** [@Clarence01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clarence01)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-biker-clubs-and-gangs/790459 "2017-09-13T00:21:32Z")
just got a new camera for my next project which will be to document one non-1% club and 1% club if the latter becomes possible. does anyone have locations where various 1% and non-1% clubs/gangs hang out these days arou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=674) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=676)