# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=742 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 743 --- ## [Microsoft IIS question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-iis-question/785205)
**Author:** [@MTVhike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTVhike)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-iis-question/785205 "2017-04-25T15:43:44Z")
On my old computer, I had a web page running using Internet Information Services. The content was all on a second hard disk. When I got a new computer, I put the old second disk in the new computer, but I cannot seem to … --- ## [Why is an attorney defending themselves. a fool ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-attorney-defending-themselves-a-fool/784852)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-attorney-defending-themselves-a-fool/784852 "2017-04-25T15:23:56Z")
I’ve heard this phrase before and have wondered if this is a universal opinion. It would seem to me that an accomplished lawyer - say a Bricker or a Gorsuch would be able to act as his own counsel in many situations. … --- ## [What's the name of those 'holes' that suck people down in sand dunes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-those-holes-that-suck-people-down-in-sand-dunes/785025)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-those-holes-that-suck-people-down-in-sand-dunes/785025 "2017-04-25T14:01:33Z")
I recall that there are ‘sand traps’ in large dunes that are kind of like dry quicksand. As I understand it, there is a void below the sand, and the sand covering the void is bridging it. When someone steps on the cove… --- ## [My friend is "walking away" ; how long do I have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-walking-away-how-long-do-i-have/607927)
**Author:** [@Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mole)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-walking-away-how-long-do-i-have/607927 "2012-01-06T02:38:50Z")
I rent a room from a homeowner. He informed me today that he has decided to stop making payments. If he’s not making payments how much longer can I expect to live here? --- ## [What does "no children at post" mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-no-children-at-post-mean/785120)
**Author:** [@Warm\_blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Warm_blood)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-no-children-at-post-mean/785120 "2017-04-25T12:55:06Z")
I was reading the travel advisory for Pakistan on Australia’s governmental travel site and they have this as an advisory for their staff working in the embassy. Does this mean Embassy staff cannot bring children to stay … --- ## [Vitamin D deficiency pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-d-deficiency-pandemic/784848)
**Author:** [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-d-deficiency-pandemic/784848 "2017-04-25T12:51:23Z")
5-6 years ago a lot of the people I know, including myself, started getting diagnosed with low vitamin d levels based on blood-work. It seems the issue didn’t come up much before then, and all of a sudden everyone and th… --- ## [genetic testing math probability of relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-testing-math-probability-of-relationship/784838)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-testing-math-probability-of-relationship/784838 "2017-04-25T12:40:39Z")
I’ve had my Y DNA (male line) tested to only 12 markers. The matches they reveal are around 2800 individuals who have the same result on all 12 basic ‘markers’. None of the surnames seem to be predominant and none of… --- ## [What glue for Pur water pitcher plastic lid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-glue-for-pur-water-pitcher-plastic-lid/785188)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-glue-for-pur-water-pitcher-plastic-lid/785188 "2017-04-25T05:30:51Z")
Need to glue some pieces back onto my “Pur” water pitcher lid. What sort of glue should I use? --- ## [Chem question - Not HW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chem-question-not-hw/785039)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chem-question-not-hw/785039 "2017-04-25T04:37:46Z")
I got the Barron’s AP Chemistry book for my students preparing for the test, and this question has stumped me and the PhD tutor I found. The book says only that the Ksp calculation shows that there won’t be a precipitate… --- ## [What are these astrologers going to do about "children mistakes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-astrologers-going-to-do-about-children-mistakes/785113)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-astrologers-going-to-do-about-children-mistakes/785113 "2017-04-25T03:49:45Z")
A few of us like to collaborate on the office lunchtime crosswords, one source of which is the “local” indy-type daily newspaper. Over the last year I’ve vaguely notice that it contains quite a few east-indian astrologi… --- ## [What are the effects of a Hiroshima nuke detonating at 30K feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-effects-of-a-hiroshima-nuke-detonating-at-30k-feet/785107)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-effects-of-a-hiroshima-nuke-detonating-at-30k-feet/785107 "2017-04-25T03:30:12Z")
The scenario is that NK uses a pilotless executive jet or airliner to deliver a 15 KT nuke over somewhere - maybe the US fleet, maybe a city - at the standard cruising altitude of 30,000 feet (~10,000 metres). What happ… --- ## [Why is Corsica part of France and Sardinia part of Italy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-corsica-part-of-france-and-sardinia-part-of-italy/785155)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-corsica-part-of-france-and-sardinia-part-of-italy/785155 "2017-04-24T23:31:37Z")
If you look at them on a map, you would think that they are so close together they’d be in the same country. How did Corsica end up French and Sardinia Italian? --- ## [The actual chance of rain during the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-actual-chance-of-rain-during-the-day/785079)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-actual-chance-of-rain-during-the-day/785079 "2017-04-24T21:47:53Z")
so often, we see an hour by hour prediction where the chance of rain, might be, for example, 20% at 8 am, 40% at 9, 40 again at 10, etc… to 10% at 4 pm. I am thinking that the chance of rain sometime during the day is f… --- ## [Officiating a wedding in Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officiating-a-wedding-in-virginia/785137)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officiating-a-wedding-in-virginia/785137 "2017-04-24T20:38:22Z")
A friend of mine who is getting married in Sept of this year in Henry County Virginia has asked me to officiate her wedding. I’ve officiated a wedding here in GA (where I am a resident) before, using some credentials fr… --- ## [How far back can the supposed tomb of Jesus be traced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-can-the-supposed-tomb-of-jesus-be-traced/782741)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-can-the-supposed-tomb-of-jesus-be-traced/782741 "2017-04-24T20:17:35Z")
The renovation of the site believed by Christians to be the tomb of Jesus has been renovated. I realize the unlikelihood of this being the actual spot where the crucified body was placed but the article mentions a gray … --- ## [A perennial river not breaking into the sea....why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perennial-river-not-breaking-into-the-sea-why/785055)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perennial-river-not-breaking-into-the-sea-why/785055 "2017-04-24T19:26:47Z")
A river close to where I live only occasionally breaks the sandbank to enter the ocean. Yet only 10km upstream it is a vibrant perennial waterfall (30m drop). Where does all this water go if near the estuary mouth it’s… --- ## [The investigation of Olympic Park bombing suspect Richard Jewell: Who put on the pressure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-investigation-of-olympic-park-bombing-suspect-richard-jewell-who-put-on-the-pressure/785142)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-investigation-of-olympic-park-bombing-suspect-richard-jewell-who-put-on-the-pressure/785142 "2017-04-24T18:01:41Z")
I just saw the ESPN ‘30 for 30 Shorts’ episode ‘Judging Jewell,’ so all this info can be source to that ep. Anyway. . . Richard Jewell became the prime suspect in the Atlanta Olympic Park bombing in 1996. He probably … --- ## [Execution by lethal injection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-lethal-injection/784794)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-lethal-injection/784794 "2017-04-24T15:09:03Z")
Arkansas planned to execute seven prisoners in two weeks due to one of the drugs used is due to expire soon. The manufacturer of one of the drugs is attempting to stop the executions. Why are various drugs used in execu… --- ## [Have AR-15 prices gotten any more sane since the last election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-ar-15-prices-gotten-any-more-sane-since-the-last-election/784375)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-ar-15-prices-gotten-any-more-sane-since-the-last-election/784375 "2017-04-24T14:02:45Z")
Gun and ammo prices in general? What’s the going rate for a decent quality bot no frills AR-15 or clone nowadays? --- ## [How did these fish get in my pond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-these-fish-get-in-my-pond/360565)
**Author:** [@Jombi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jombi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-these-fish-get-in-my-pond/360565 "2017-04-24T13:58:34Z")
I have a small backyard pond, well established and home to a handful of goldfish that I put in plus a few frogs that found the pond on their own. But I recently noticed that there are some fish that I did not put in, and… --- ## [Water heater suddenly 10° cooler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-heater-suddenly-10-cooler/785123)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-heater-suddenly-10-cooler/785123 "2017-04-24T13:43:56Z")
For years our hot water would be a certain temperature after sitting (no hot water use for X hours), and 10° hotter than that if a fair amount was used followed by a brief recovery time (approx. 30 minutes). Today after … --- ## [Why do skin lighteners always seem to be carcinogenic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-skin-lighteners-always-seem-to-be-carcinogenic/785130)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-skin-lighteners-always-seem-to-be-carcinogenic/785130 "2017-04-24T10:23:18Z")
The most popular ingredient in lightening creams, hydroquinone was banned by the EU because of deadly chemicals such as mercury and hydroquinone which are said to have caused cancer and liver problems in rats. Even othe… --- ## [Plague removing mouthwash, real or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plague-removing-mouthwash-real-or-not/784885)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plague-removing-mouthwash-real-or-not/784885 "2017-04-24T03:16:54Z")
Many years ago I used a strange neutral tasting oily mouthwash that was clear oil in green fluid. The marketing said it used some magnetic or like that too get rid of physical debris. When finishing the wash and spitting… --- ## [Leases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leases/785063)
**Author:** [@johnba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnba)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leases/785063 "2017-04-24T02:08:25Z")
I presently rent an apartment in a two family house in NY. Exactly what happens to my lease when the house is sold and new owners take over? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Need throw rug that omits no odors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-throw-rug-that-omits-no-odors/784999)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-throw-rug-that-omits-no-odors/784999 "2017-04-24T02:01:51Z")
I have severe allergies. I need a throw rug that omits no odors. Airing them out or using some fragrance to mask the smell doesn’t work, and fragrances just makes it worse for me, I have severe allergies. How can I find… --- ## [Has the most common human been Han Chinese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-most-common-human-been-han-chinese/784952)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-most-common-human-been-han-chinese/784952 "2017-04-23T23:57:42Z")
Please be gentle if this is a silly question but its something I was wondering about today. The human population only really began to increase massively in the past few centuries and the most populous nation on earth is… --- ## [If NK is serious about sinking a US aircraft carrier what's the best way for them to do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-nk-is-serious-about-sinking-a-us-aircraft-carrier-whats-the-best-way-for-them-to-do-it/785103)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-nk-is-serious-about-sinking-a-us-aircraft-carrier-whats-the-best-way-for-them-to-do-it/785103 "2017-04-23T23:06:09Z")
Given their known resources if the NK forces determined they wanted to sink an US aircraft carrier what is their best shot at doing so using existing hardware? I do remember several years ago a Chinese electrically powe… --- ## [How much edible meat on a human body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-edible-meat-on-a-human-body/526820)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-edible-meat-on-a-human-body/526820 "2017-04-23T22:51:07Z")
Watching a documentary on the Donner Party and its turn to canibalism, I’m now curious as to how much edible tissue there is on a human body. I have no idea, but if “edible” is limited primarily to muscle tissue, I’m gu… --- ## [Drug/Alcohol Testing at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-alcohol-testing-at-work/785096)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-alcohol-testing-at-work/785096 "2017-04-23T22:19:58Z")
Not sure if this belongs here or in IMHO but I’ll give it a shot. I work at a 24/7 plant. We are in startup mode and have been working quite a bit lately. Rumors about my supervisor’s work history abound. The common one … --- ## [How do you pronounce "Harassment"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-harassment/784866)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-harassment/784866 "2017-04-23T21:15:38Z")
Simple question. The news reports about Bill O’Really on the local evening news seem to be inconsistent, depending on the reporter. Is it: HArrisment, or HaRASSment? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=741) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=743)