# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=711 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 712 --- ## [Outlook is not searching new messages. Help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-is-not-searching-new-messages-help/789782)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-is-not-searching-new-messages-help/789782 "2017-06-27T23:24:43Z")
I’m having issues with Outlook 2016 running on Windows 10. At first it wasn’t searching anything, so I rebuilt the search index. That solved the problem for existing emails. But the messages that come in after the index … --- ## [NYSE Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyse-question/789921)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyse-question/789921 "2017-06-27T23:20:42Z")
It’s 2017. Why doesn’t the NYSE offer stock trading 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Does a human still have to be involved in every stock trade? It seems that computers can handle the trades more efficiently than any hum… --- ## [Smoke Detectors in high humidity environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detectors-in-high-humidity-environment/789802)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detectors-in-high-humidity-environment/789802 "2017-06-27T23:12:40Z")
The humidity inside my home seems to trigger the smoke alarms. Any one have a solution short of disabling them? --- ## [How do drug test UAs work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-drug-test-uas-work/790009)
**Author:** [@Grither](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grither)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-drug-test-uas-work/790009 "2017-06-27T21:02:42Z")
I am prescribed a stimulant medication for treatment of ADD. Apparently, one of the new standards of care at my clinic is to have periodic urinalysis tests for drugs of abuse when being prescribed controlled substances … --- ## [Mid-late season selective herbicide for crabgrass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-late-season-selective-herbicide-for-crabgrass/789948)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-late-season-selective-herbicide-for-crabgrass/789948 "2017-06-27T17:51:53Z")
Any of the typical lawn care broadleaf herbicides that I have investigated are not effective on crabgrass. The herbicides that I’ve found that do kill crabgrass are not recommended for lawn application. Too late for a pr… --- ## [How does Airbus give names to its planes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-airbus-give-names-to-its-planes/789932)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-airbus-give-names-to-its-planes/789932 "2017-06-27T14:59:53Z")
Airbus A330 is bigger than A320, makes sense, A340 is even bigger and A380 bigger than them all, makes sense, right? However, A310 is bigger than A320 and A300 is even bigger than A300. How and why? What’s the logic? Wo… --- ## [What is the fastest a person can lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fastest-a-person-can-lose-weight/789459)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fastest-a-person-can-lose-weight/789459 "2017-06-27T09:19:24Z")
My girlfriend asserts that extremely obese people can lose about a pound a day on a starvation diet. When I think about this from a biological perspective, I get confused. A pound of fat is about 500 grams and each gra… --- ## [I have a stupid Android question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-stupid-android-question/789463)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-stupid-android-question/789463 "2017-06-27T07:13:50Z")
How do you (can I) copy and paste texts and/or links on an Android cell phone? --- ## [Question about the Google Pixel smartphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-google-pixel-smartphone/789968)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-google-pixel-smartphone/789968 "2017-06-27T04:59:56Z")
If anybody has a Pixel or Pixel XL, I have a question- Does the Google Assistant work from a sleep state, hands free? My current phone (Droid Turbo) is passively listening at all times for me to ask it questions, and I… --- ## [Explain something to me about the Trump travel ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-something-to-me-about-the-trump-travel-ban/789954)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-something-to-me-about-the-trump-travel-ban/789954 "2017-06-27T03:19:12Z")
AIUI, the ban is for 90 days, giving them time to institute “extreme vetting” or figure out “what is going on”. Since the original ban was blocked, I assume the clock did not start ticking. When exactly, does this 90 … --- ## [Who would win, the WW2 Soviet Army or the Mongol Horde?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-win-the-ww2-soviet-army-or-the-mongol-horde/789960)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-win-the-ww2-soviet-army-or-the-mongol-horde/789960 "2017-06-27T02:49:47Z")
Assuming no gunpowder weapons or explosives and no uses of vehicles directly in battle (so you couldn’t just run over their horses with your tanks.) The Soviets have a huge advantage in troops and had inner lines of com… --- ## [Who would win, Naploeon's Grand Armee or...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-win-naploeons-grand-armee-or/789961)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-win-naploeons-grand-armee-or/789961 "2017-06-27T02:25:46Z")
…an equal number of army ants? Assume Napoleon’s men can only use their teeth to attack, approximating the pincers of the army ants. --- ## [Does the CWIS gatling gun have a manual targeting mode or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cwis-gatling-gun-have-a-manual-targeting-mode-or-not/789889)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cwis-gatling-gun-have-a-manual-targeting-mode-or-not/789889 "2017-06-27T02:04:45Z")
Pretty much what the title says. I’ve heard various things about it, including people saying you could use it to stop terrorist boats approaching, etc. But if you can’t get a target lock on a fiberglass boat, how do yo… --- ## [How can a person get ketamine for MDD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-person-get-ketamine-for-mdd/789860)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-person-get-ketamine-for-mdd/789860 "2017-06-27T00:43:15Z")
Got a family member with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. Duloxetine and desipramine have not helped much, but have made a dent in it. How would it be possible to obtain treatment with ketamine? Would this … --- ## [What kind of ways can a Nimitz/Gerald Ford defend itself from ground attacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ways-can-a-nimitz-gerald-ford-defend-itself-from-ground-attacks/789881)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ways-can-a-nimitz-gerald-ford-defend-itself-from-ground-attacks/789881 "2017-06-26T23:10:46Z")
A Gerald Ford is sailing down the Suez canal on active patrol and expecting some sort of attack, but is protected by four abrams tanks when suddenly a blue police box flies over the tanks and lands behind a massive tree.… --- ## [Why do eyeglasses use a screw instead of a rivet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-eyeglasses-use-a-screw-instead-of-a-rivet/789624)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-eyeglasses-use-a-screw-instead-of-a-rivet/789624 "2017-06-26T21:24:43Z")
Why do eyeglasses use screws? They get loose and fall out and then you have to go out of your way to fix them. Sometime optometrists charge $10 to put a 1 cent screw in. Why not just use a rivet? --- ## [Mac: Activity Monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-activity-monitor/789909)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-activity-monitor/789909 "2017-06-26T17:19:11Z")
What would happen if I deleted everything in my Activity Monitor? --- ## [In a fight between a M1A2 tank and a naval destroyer, what does the tank have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-fight-between-a-m1a2-tank-and-a-naval-destroyer-what-does-the-tank-have/788246)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-fight-between-a-m1a2-tank-and-a-naval-destroyer-what-does-the-tank-have/788246 "2017-06-26T14:57:46Z")
So I was reading the bbq troll thread and it was hilarious. I haven’t laughed so hard in ages. Anyway, apparently there was a post that was about a tank fightinga aircraft carrier but the OP was banned and the post delet… --- ## [Please explain Isaac Newton's spontaneous materialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-isaac-newtons-spontaneous-materialism/789873)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-isaac-newtons-spontaneous-materialism/789873 "2017-06-26T14:27:10Z")
Hi I’m looking for a clear definition of spontaneous materialism and how Isaac Newton would have understood it. I look forward to your feedback. The Speculative Turn: Continental Materialism and Realism https://books… --- ## [Why is Google Chrome flagging my email server?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-chrome-flagging-my-email-server/789845)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-chrome-flagging-my-email-server/789845 "2017-06-26T13:23:27Z")
Chrome now insists that centurylink.net, my home page and the portal to my email server, is a phishing site. Neither my home button nor Google’s own link to the site works. Does it make a difference that the address is … --- ## [Attaching battery clips for a small accessory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attaching-battery-clips-for-a-small-accessory/789863)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attaching-battery-clips-for-a-small-accessory/789863 "2017-06-26T13:22:51Z")
I have a tiny row boat that fills up with rain water more quickly than my arm recovers from bailing it. I purchased a little submersible bilge pump that connects to my marine battery and empties the water at tremendous s… --- ## [Are any rose species native to the Middle East?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-rose-species-native-to-the-middle-east/789839)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-rose-species-native-to-the-middle-east/789839 "2017-06-26T04:30:20Z")
Wikipedia just says things like “X species native to North Africa and Europe”, which really isn’t specific enough, and looking up the various subgenera on Google isn’t providing much more information. --- ## [What can a parole board consider (Ocean's Eleven)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-parole-board-consider-oceans-eleven/789827)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-parole-board-consider-oceans-eleven/789827 "2017-06-26T03:18:12Z")
At the start of the movie Ocean’s Eleven, Daniel Ocean, is up for parole. He’s been in prison for a few years (five I think) for, as he puts it, “stealing things”. The unseen parole board member says “Although this is yo… --- ## [Storage atop refrigerator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-atop-refrigerator/789793)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-atop-refrigerator/789793 "2017-06-26T01:41:43Z")
I have limited cabinets in my kitchen, but there’s a decent amount of space between the top of the fridge and the ceiling. Is it a bad idea to put stuff on top of a refrigerator?? --- ## [Where have all the Mack trucks gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-mack-trucks-gone/789562)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-mack-trucks-gone/789562 "2017-06-26T00:10:30Z")
On a recent cross country trip, I decided to start identifying all of the big rigs that I met. It didn’t take long to recognize them by their grills. In order of frequency, I would list them like this: Freightliner P… --- ## [How would you math the shit out of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-math-the-shit-out-of-this/789810)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-math-the-shit-out-of-this/789810 "2017-06-25T21:19:32Z")
Buzzfeed has a quiz to see if you can keep your fast food cals under 2000. There are 6 choices for breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, a Starbucks drink and dinner you pick one of each and at the end it tells you how many… --- ## [Transferring hard-drives from one external enclosure to another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-hard-drives-from-one-external-enclosure-to-another/789712)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-hard-drives-from-one-external-enclosure-to-another/789712 "2017-06-25T20:46:11Z")
At the start of this year I bought an Orico 9528 external RAID enclosure and two 6TB hard drives. It was pretty easy to set up and I’m running it in a RAID 1 configuration, it seems to be working fine except the fan nois… --- ## [ID please (w/pic) Sudden localized beetle (?) popl. explosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-please-w-pic-sudden-localized-beetle-popl-explosion/789787)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-please-w-pic-sudden-localized-beetle-popl-explosion/789787 "2017-06-25T19:42:03Z")
Went out to do a bit of gardening and found an absolute orgy of small iridescent flying beetles or similar insect, right where my (very belated) sunflowers ought to go! Any ide what they are? I’m in N Tx if that helps. … --- ## ["A perfect day in Jerusalem"--How was this element of Jewish law on sunrise determined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfect-day-in-jerusalem-how-was-this-element-of-jewish-law-on-sunrise-determined/789713)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfect-day-in-jerusalem-how-was-this-element-of-jewish-law-on-sunrise-determined/789713 "2017-06-25T19:19:04Z")
For observant Jews, besides knowing what day it is, the next step is knowing when the day is even before sunrise–the “rise of day”/Alot ha Shachar \[“a-'loat ha-sha-'xar,” or in everyday Ashkanazi speech"''oh-lus"\].\* A n… --- ## ["Spooky action achieved at record distance" Hidden variables dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-action-achieved-at-record-distance-hidden-variables-dead/789718)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-action-achieved-at-record-distance-hidden-variables-dead/789718 "2017-06-25T18:09:12Z")
The brief version: The full articles about it beyond the paywall are mostly focused on the potential application for secure communication by use of a quantum key, but do I understand correctly that violating Bell’s ine… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=710) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=712)