# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=716 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 717 --- ## [Last Trace of Civilization... Timeframe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-trace-of-civilization-timeframe/788382)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-trace-of-civilization-timeframe/788382 "2017-06-16T10:41:54Z")
So assume that tomorrow for some unknown and unknowable reason that the Earth’s atmosphere is stripped away to a Mars like environment. Due to this every living organism including us meatbags dies and the Earth is now a… --- ## [How to keep growth out of a small kiddie pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-growth-out-of-a-small-kiddie-pool/788779)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-growth-out-of-a-small-kiddie-pool/788779 "2017-06-16T08:20:53Z")
So I am ordering a small pool for our kids. Something like this (http://www.intexcorp.com/57190ep.html). It is like 200 gallons. Approximately 20 inches deep. I have had these before and you can’t keep water in it lon… --- ## [Can Puerto Ricans Run For President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-puerto-ricans-run-for-president/789008)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-puerto-ricans-run-for-president/789008 "2017-06-16T07:41:28Z")
Yeah, I have been thinking a lot about Puerto Rico lately, as have we all. They are US citizens, you know (although they pay no income tax). But can they run for president, once they settle in the US mainland? You have … --- ## [How does Apple cool their computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-apple-cool-their-computers/788477)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-apple-cool-their-computers/788477 "2017-06-15T20:35:26Z")
Here is a link to the new, “powerful”, iMac Pro computer: First look: Apple's powerful iMac Pro | AppleInsider The design is the same as what Apple has used for a long time. Suffice it to say it is an all-in-one comput… --- ## [Any cases of brain dead person brought back to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cases-of-brain-dead-person-brought-back-to-live/787201)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cases-of-brain-dead-person-brought-back-to-live/787201 "2017-06-16T01:31:28Z")
Any cases of brain dead person brought back to live? Has there been any case where some one brain dead was brought back to live? Under the normal legal system, when the heart and lungs stop working the person is legally… --- ## [Dog Food Diet 1 of 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-food-diet-1-of-3/789077)
**Author:** [@kfraser34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kfraser34)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-food-diet-1-of-3/789077 "2017-06-16T01:04:36Z")
With The End being nigh and all, can you please take look the nutritional values of different pet foods and tailor a few diets using them to meet the nutritional needs of a human? I figure when the apocalypse finally ge… --- ## [How can quantum-entangled photon pairs possibly intercommunicate FTL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-quantum-entangled-photon-pairs-possibly-intercommunicate-ftl/789055)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-quantum-entangled-photon-pairs-possibly-intercommunicate-ftl/789055 "2017-06-15T21:59:13Z")
This abstract of an article from Science talks of a possible quantum communication network based on entangled particles and their seeming ability to instantly respond to each other whether separated by a few kilometres o… --- ## [Is there any possibility of a "Shipstone" high-capacity storage battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-possibility-of-a-shipstone-high-capacity-storage-battery/302858)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-possibility-of-a-shipstone-high-capacity-storage-battery/302858 "2017-06-15T18:49:04Z")
In one of Robert Heinlein’s last novels, Friday (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/034530988X/qid=1115498417/sr=8-1/ref=sr\_8\_xs\_ap\_i1\_xgl14/102-0016760-1004908?v=glance&s=books&n=507846), society has been tra… --- ## [Help with math - slope/elevation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-math-slope-elevation/788859)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-math-slope-elevation/788859 "2017-06-15T18:06:32Z")
I’m helping a friend put together a series of informal hiking guides for an event. We are trying to determine the total elevation gain/loss for each trail. We know the trail length (most are fairly straight) and the runn… --- ## [Why would a defense attorney fight to exclude this evidence in the Cosby trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-defense-attorney-fight-to-exclude-this-evidence-in-the-cosby-trial/788582)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-defense-attorney-fight-to-exclude-this-evidence-in-the-cosby-trial/788582 "2017-06-15T17:16:40Z")
From People in an article on the Cosby trial. I cannot understand, and maybe some of the attorneys on the board will help me out here, why the defense would not be delighted by some of her testimony. Those references t… --- ## [What, if any, bills have become laws since inauguration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-bills-have-become-laws-since-inauguration/789033)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-bills-have-become-laws-since-inauguration/789033 "2017-06-15T16:29:07Z")
N M my bad --- ## [Does Mowed Grass Need Less Water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mowed-grass-need-less-water/788949)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mowed-grass-need-less-water/788949 "2017-06-15T15:02:48Z")
It would seem to me, purely off the top of my head, that if you keep your grass shorter then the plant should need less water and is less likely to dry up. Is this correct? --- ## [Legal Question re Executive Privilege](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-re-executive-privilege/788893)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-re-executive-privilege/788893 "2017-06-15T13:35:23Z")
This seems to be the crux of a dispute between AG Sessions and Democrats on the committee. Sessions is saying that even if the president has not asserted executive privilege, he is justified in refusing to answer questi… --- ## [Can you explain to me how Vigenère cyphers are supposed to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-to-me-how-vigenere-cyphers-are-supposed-to-work/789020)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-to-me-how-vigenere-cyphers-are-supposed-to-work/789020 "2017-06-15T13:14:21Z")
Wikipedia page here Vigenère cipher - Wikipedia show this example Plaintext: ATTACKATDAWN Key: LEMONLEMONLE Ciphertext: LXFOPVEFRNHR I won’t reproduced the tabula recta here but it has the normal (un-keyed) alphabet… --- ## [Why couldn't Augustine marry his concubine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-augustine-marry-his-concubine/789021)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-augustine-marry-his-concubine/789021 "2017-06-15T13:06:02Z")
From his late teens to his early thirties, Augustine was in a monsgomous relationship with an unamed woman. He was forced to give her and their son up when he got engaged to another; he did not ultimately marry, but neve… --- ## [Couple of Legal Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-legal-questions/789000)
**Author:** [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-legal-questions/789000 "2017-06-15T06:34:25Z")
Need answers quick! (J/k) This is inspired by the Bachelor in Paradise rape (sorry, misconduct) all over the news. (My thread here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20279119#post20279119) First, I … --- ## [Russian names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-names/788807)
**Author:** [@arygh68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arygh68)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-names/788807 "2017-06-15T03:31:56Z")
Hi. I’m writing a novel in which one of the characters, Daniil Mernikov, was born in the USA from Russian parents (who defected, btw). He marries a Russian gal, Irina, also first-generation American, and they’re havin… --- ## [Adblock but getting ads. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adblock-but-getting-ads-wtf/788906)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adblock-but-getting-ads-wtf/788906 "2017-06-15T03:24:28Z")
I’ve had Adblock plus on this computer for 3 years now to absolute satisfaction. Suddenly this week I’m getting ads on You Tube videos. I have not changed any settings on Adblock nor Firefox. Did the advertisers just … --- ## [Two sorts of AA and AAA batteries other than rechargeable .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sorts-of-aa-and-aaa-batteries-other-than-rechargeable/788877)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sorts-of-aa-and-aaa-batteries-other-than-rechargeable/788877 "2017-06-15T02:10:34Z")
Disregard rechargeable for this query. We see two sorts of AA and AAA batteries labeled something like ‘high drain’ and low drain’. What applications use which drainage? Amazon has their own brand at about half price o… --- ## [Youtube error message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-error-message/788979)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-error-message/788979 "2017-06-15T02:08:26Z")
Just today my IPhone started refusing to play YouTube videos. Either it brings up the beginning of the video and freezes, or I get “An error occurred. Please try again later. Playback ID” whatever. --- ## [Creating a memorial fund](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-memorial-fund/788975)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-memorial-fund/788975 "2017-06-14T23:05:17Z")
Hi – I am looking for help/advice on this as this is not something I have done before. A good friend of mine passed away recently. She was a single mom with a teenage son. While she has a will and what I understand to … --- ## [So why haven't pintle injector rockets taken over the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-havent-pintle-injector-rockets-taken-over-the-world/702560)
**Author:** [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-havent-pintle-injector-rockets-taken-over-the-world/702560 "2017-06-14T22:42:34Z")
Pretty straightforward if rather nerdy question. Most of the internet gossip on these things http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintle\_injector suggest that they are the greatest thing since sliced bread. The linked PDFs off … --- ## [Is diaper punishment for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diaper-punishment-for-real/619117)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diaper-punishment-for-real/619117 "2012-11-19T03:49:20Z")
I am familiar with the concept of diaper punishment/discipline (in which a person with normal bladder/bowel control is forced to wear and/or use diapers) as an activity that takes place between consenting adults in a BD/… --- ## [Chicken. As a mass consumed bird did humans settle on this by chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-as-a-mass-consumed-bird-did-humans-settle-on-this-by-chance/788812)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-as-a-mass-consumed-bird-did-humans-settle-on-this-by-chance/788812 "2017-06-14T22:39:37Z")
Why chickens. Is it by chance that humans settled on this bird for mass consumption or was there many other birds that did not stand the test of mass production. Did humans miss the trick with any other type that may ha… --- ## [A randomizer for a set of Oblique strategies cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-randomizer-for-a-set-of-oblique-strategies-cards/788960)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-randomizer-for-a-set-of-oblique-strategies-cards/788960 "2017-06-14T21:12:07Z")
I have a xerox copy of Brian Eno’s Oblique strategies cards. I’ve never bothered to figure out a way to use them, as they’re 6 to a page on my copy. If I wanted to could I make a file containing typed versions of these m… --- ## [What is the name of this tool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-tool/788971)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-tool/788971 "2017-06-14T20:05:38Z")
I am looking for a tool that will allow me to hammer something together without being able to hit directly behind the object. I’m installing hardwood floor and need to tap something in, but it’s too close to the wall to… --- ## [Can Someone Please Explain This To Me (Sunrise/Sunset Direction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-to-me-sunrise-sunset-direction/788806)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-to-me-sunrise-sunset-direction/788806 "2017-06-14T18:30:06Z")
Everyone knows the old line – the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. And, most of us know that that’s not exactly true - on most spots on the globe, the position on the horizon where the sun sets shifts a bit n… --- ## [the "Wow" signal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wow-signal/529880)
**Author:** [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wow-signal/529880 "2017-06-14T16:29:32Z")
What’s the dope on the detection of this signal? I recently watched a “Naked science” episode on NatGeoTV which one of the SETI scientists theorized that it could have been a communication signal between two alien ships… --- ## [Related to Cecil/Staff on Sewers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/related-to-cecil-staff-on-sewers/788907)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/related-to-cecil-staff-on-sewers/788907 "2017-06-14T14:48:42Z")
Alligators, no. Worms, Yes Rats, Yes What other creatures besides bacteria and the aforementioned frequently live in sewer systems? --- ## [Do doves or pigeons ever sleep at night on the ground in bushes? And alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doves-or-pigeons-ever-sleep-at-night-on-the-ground-in-bushes-and-alone/788415)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doves-or-pigeons-ever-sleep-at-night-on-the-ground-in-bushes-and-alone/788415 "2017-06-14T04:59:37Z")
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