# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=704 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 705 --- ## [Maths question - Golf swing speed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maths-question-golf-swing-speed/791106)
**Author:** [@jimdigritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimdigritz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maths-question-golf-swing-speed/791106 "2017-07-13T04:16:56Z")
So I’ve just bought a Mobitee and PIQ golf swing analyzer for my 11 yr old son to help develop his swing. FYI it’s this: https://piq.com/golf?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZfLBRCzARIsAH3wMKqknvBQNLsntx\_u2fgrP2KhERLmPg4Lt-g0IF-mtABVXSY-… --- ## [Muscular dystrophy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscular-dystrophy/791109)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscular-dystrophy/791109 "2017-07-13T00:15:03Z")
Does muscular dystrophy affect every muscle? --- ## [was turquoise a key good/money at Chaco Canyon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-turquoise-a-key-good-money-at-chaco-canyon/791124)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-turquoise-a-key-good-money-at-chaco-canyon/791124 "2017-07-12T22:24:05Z")
I was reading about the archeological site at Pueblo Bonito/Chaco Canyon, New Mexico and learned there were stashes of thousands of pieces of turquoise found there. It also said they engaged in long distance trade with M… --- ## [How do we know the max range of North Korean missiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-the-max-range-of-north-korean-missiles/790994)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-the-max-range-of-north-korean-missiles/790994 "2017-07-12T20:35:21Z")
Every missile launch they have done has only had the missile go a few hundred miles. The maps that show Alaska and Australia in range of a NK ICBM have been all over the news, but is there any proof of this? How do we … --- ## [Why don't air traffic controllers fuzz the altitudes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-air-traffic-controllers-fuzz-the-altitudes/790933)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-air-traffic-controllers-fuzz-the-altitudes/790933 "2017-07-12T19:47:14Z")
So, I just watched the Breaking Bad episode with the midair collision. I thought it had to be unrealistic writing, but was shocked to see this has happened in real life. From playing video games, I know it is very easy t… --- ## [Help researching an old rocking chair (c. 1909)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-researching-an-old-rocking-chair-c-1909/791060)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-researching-an-old-rocking-chair-c-1909/791060 "2017-07-12T16:28:49Z")
This rocking chair has been in our family since 1909. My great-grandparents bought it that year, but it may or may not have been new at the time. I believe it was purchased in the St. Louis area (although I suppose it … --- ## [501(c)(3) requirements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/501-c-3-requirements/791045)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/501-c-3-requirements/791045 "2017-07-12T16:28:31Z")
Looking for some help with a few issues I’ve got on the operation of a 501©(3) non-profit group in California. I’ve been a member of various 501©(3) groups, as well as on the board of directors of a couple in the past. I… --- ## [Calories per sunflower seed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-per-sunflower-seed/791029)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-per-sunflower-seed/791029 "2017-07-12T16:10:14Z")
Yeah, this is probably way too in the weeds, but I can’t seem to find a good answer – googling gives some numbers for calories per oz, or per tbsp, or per cup, and then some different numbers on seeds per cup or whatnot,… --- ## [Freaky streaming video issue, please help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-streaming-video-issue-please-help/791075)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-streaming-video-issue-please-help/791075 "2017-07-12T16:06:25Z")
I am having a persistent issue with playback of video content purchased from Amazon. After trying the various steps suggested at their site (updating Widevine, resetting DRM licenses, trying different browser) without su… --- ## [Amelia Earhart ....80 years later dogs can find bone residue ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amelia-earhart-80-years-later-dogs-can-find-bone-residue/790892)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amelia-earhart-80-years-later-dogs-can-find-bone-residue/790892 "2017-07-12T14:56:56Z")
80 years later Amelia Earhart death spot might be found Even though this is National Geographic the Bullshit-O-Meter runs high for me, but I know zero about these type of things and would like to be educated a bit. 80 … --- ## [Question about measuring the thickness of coconut shell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-measuring-the-thickness-of-coconut-shell/790911)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-measuring-the-thickness-of-coconut-shell/790911 "2017-07-12T14:28:53Z")
To give a brief background - A friend of mine wants to start supplying ripe coconuts (husk removed) with some stuff etched on the shell. The etching needs to be only deep enough so as not to puncture the shell. In orde… --- ## [What is this possibly fictional tool? (Mortar mixer?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-possibly-fictional-tool-mortar-mixer/791030)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-possibly-fictional-tool-mortar-mixer/791030 "2017-07-12T14:13:08Z")
I saw some sort of sifting/churning device in a video game and wondered if this was a real tool: \[Album\] … --- ## [Old Time Sleep Cars on Trains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-sleep-cars-on-trains/790897)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-sleep-cars-on-trains/790897 "2017-07-12T04:37:47Z")
I’m watching a silent movie with people on a train, sleeping in curtained sleeping areas on a train ride. Seen them in a hundred old movies, ‘Some Like It Hot’ comes to mind. Upper and lower bunks. Back in the day, wh… --- ## [Is there an app, jailbroken or not, which will allow an iPhone to set up a hotspot that has uPnP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-app-jailbroken-or-not-which-will-allow-an-iphone-to-set-up-a-hotspot-that-has-upnp/790025)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-app-jailbroken-or-not-which-will-allow-an-iphone-to-set-up-a-hotspot-that-has-upnp/790025 "2017-07-12T02:29:42Z")
So this is a bit of a technical question. I know how to set up a personal hotspot, but the problem is that the iPhone’s personal hotspot’s NAT does not do port forwarding or uPnP. Now, I cannot see why the iPhone shoul… --- ## [Could the President/Government use a private space agency to go to the Moon/Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-president-government-use-a-private-space-agency-to-go-to-the-moon-mars/790999)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-president-government-use-a-private-space-agency-to-go-to-the-moon-mars/790999 "2017-07-12T00:22:29Z")
Let’s say, hypothetically, that the next president of the US in 2020 decides s/he wants to send US astronauts to the Moon to do some more advanced exploration. NASA seems to require quite a long lead time to spin up suc… --- ## [Stats on internet scams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-internet-scams/790992)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-internet-scams/790992 "2017-07-11T22:41:04Z")
Specifically the deposed prince scam, you know the one where he will share his millions with you if you will let him put his money in your account. Are there any verified accounts of anyone ever having fallen for this? … --- ## [Music artistes and royalty payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artistes-and-royalty-payments/790903)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artistes-and-royalty-payments/790903 "2017-07-11T21:37:02Z")
How does a musical artiste know that the music company is paying them the correct royalty years after the song was released. For eg how does Elton John know that his song from the eighties being played on a radio station… --- ## [Laser reflection from the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-reflection-from-the-moon/790963)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-reflection-from-the-moon/790963 "2017-07-11T21:17:25Z")
On another forum, somebody asked how a laser beam could reflect back accurately from the mirror the astronauts placed on the Moon. The answer given from one responder was as follows : There are two things that are l… --- ## [Why won't on-line pharmacies accept pre-paid Visa cards as payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-on-line-pharmacies-accept-pre-paid-visa-cards-as-payment/791034)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-on-line-pharmacies-accept-pre-paid-visa-cards-as-payment/791034 "2017-07-11T21:14:47Z")
I have tried several and they want my bank account or a credit card instead. And I will only limit my liability to a fixed amount on the pre-paid card. It makes me think they are crooked. Are they? --- ## [How can false fire alarms be prevented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-false-fire-alarms-be-prevented/790970)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-false-fire-alarms-be-prevented/790970 "2017-07-11T20:31:13Z")
I was at my college’s library today and the fire alarm went off. Most people just asked each other if it was real instead of leaving. I don’t know why it went off today, but i do know there was not a real fire. Many b… --- ## [Citizens United: How do other countries get around the problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizens-united-how-do-other-countries-get-around-the-problems/790699)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizens-united-how-do-other-countries-get-around-the-problems/790699 "2017-07-11T20:19:45Z")
\*\*TLDR: \*\* How do other democracies deal with the problem of private-sector (non-political-party) contributions towards campaigns and candidates, direct or indirect? Background: The Citizens United case, at my underst… --- ## [My portable "power bank" battery is badly dented. Should I be using it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-portable-power-bank-battery-is-badly-dented-should-i-be-using-it/791007)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-portable-power-bank-battery-is-badly-dented-should-i-be-using-it/791007 "2017-07-11T18:12:30Z")
Hi folks. I have a Lumsing GC-930-8, which is a portable USB battery. The idea is that you charge it at home, and then carry it around until you need to give a phone or tablet a charge. It’s used infrequently, but comes… --- ## [C-130 Crash Speculation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-130-crash-speculation/114722)
**Author:** [@Boxcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boxcar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-130-crash-speculation/114722 "2017-07-11T15:39:09Z")
Air Tanker Crash Fox has a video link off of the home page that shows the crash as filmed by a local news crew. Not sure how to properly post that link, though. The guys on the C-130 never had a chance. The video sho… --- ## [I left my car sitting for a while?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-car-sitting-for-a-while/790952)
**Author:** [@poptart100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poptart100)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-car-sitting-for-a-while/790952 "2017-07-11T13:52:01Z")
I have a hyundai 2004 elauntra and recently got i think just about everything fixed on it including a brand new engine. Its been sitting for 3 months now and i just recently tried to start it up. The battery was charged … --- ## [IT Folk: Client-Server SW vs. The Firewall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-folk-client-server-sw-vs-the-firewall/790577)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-folk-client-server-sw-vs-the-firewall/790577 "2017-07-11T11:57:06Z")
I’m a jack of all trades and master of none, and today I’m dabbling in IT. Tonight’s category is a few questions how client-server software does its job. Suppose I have 100 local workstations with client software install… --- ## [Highest and lowest approval ratings for presidents Bush, Obama and Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-and-lowest-approval-ratings-for-presidents-bush-obama-and-trump/790977)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-and-lowest-approval-ratings-for-presidents-bush-obama-and-trump/790977 "2017-07-11T04:22:47Z")
Does anyone know of a website that tracks the highest and lowest approvals ratings of Bush, Obama and Trump - or in fact, all modern US presidents? (kind of need answer fast, for a quick research thingamajigi) … --- ## [Why don't we eat grass and other plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-eat-grass-and-other-plants/790500)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-eat-grass-and-other-plants/790500 "2017-07-11T02:35:53Z")
Basically, everyone’s initial response is “we only have one stomach and can’t break down cellulose.” Which is true, but what if just simply cooked the grass. The leafy parts of most plants have very little nutritional… --- ## [Why are there so many foreign doctors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-foreign-doctors/43040)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-foreign-doctors/43040 "2017-07-11T01:12:18Z")
It seems that in the US there are a great number of foreign doctors, many seem to be middle eastern. Are they foreign trained doctors who move to the US? Are they being trained here and staying here to practice medicin… --- ## [What insect bit me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-bit-me/790816)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-bit-me/790816 "2017-07-11T00:43:48Z")
This is probably a long shot to settle definitively, but I’d like some opinions. Two days ago, I felt a sharp sting on my right inner upper arm. It wasn’t terribly painful, but enough to make me jump up and do that litt… --- ## [Why did open-wheeled race cars develop so slowly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-open-wheeled-race-cars-develop-so-slowly/790875)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-open-wheeled-race-cars-develop-so-slowly/790875 "2017-07-10T23:50:51Z")
My question comes after watching this video of a 1927 Bugatti race car doing the hill climb at Goodwood Festival of Speed. One can’t help but notice that compared to a modern open-wheel race car, this thing has a narro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=703) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=705)