# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=746 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 747 --- ## [Compelling A Witness To Speak: How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compelling-a-witness-to-speak-how/784329)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compelling-a-witness-to-speak-how/784329 "2017-04-16T18:30:00Z")
The family of a missing teenager believes that one or more persons connected to the alleged abductor know something but aren’t fully cooperating with the cops. "The Thomas family is asking to obtain information from stu… --- ## [Giant graphic that showed ALL the departments of the Federal Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-graphic-that-showed-all-the-departments-of-the-federal-government/782212)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-graphic-that-showed-all-the-departments-of-the-federal-government/782212 "2017-04-16T14:02:52Z")
Maybe someone remembers it. Google not helping. ALL branches. Stupid autocorrect! --- ## [Are (porno) chat rooms still a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-porno-chat-rooms-still-a-thing/697458)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-porno-chat-rooms-still-a-thing/697458 "2014-09-07T19:03:09Z")
A local news item recently reported a sexual predator arrested after enticing an underage girl through a chatroom. (When he arranged to meet her, the “girl” was a policeman) Are chat rooms with anonymous, text-only cha… --- ## [Does sarin have any legitimate commercial use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sarin-have-any-legitimate-commercial-use/784259)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sarin-have-any-legitimate-commercial-use/784259 "2017-04-16T13:49:28Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of articles since the tragic attack in Syria about how Assad lied about having chemical weapons , and the inspectors didn’t know they were there until it was too late. I know that other chemical w… --- ## [What is white vinegar made from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-white-vinegar-made-from/105389)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-white-vinegar-made-from/105389 "2017-04-16T09:03:43Z")
I’ve wondered about this for years. I can guess what things like apple cider vinegar and red wine vinegar are made from. But what about ordinary white vinegar? Not one of the dozens of people I’ve asked seem to know. On … --- ## [Photo identification help requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-identification-help-requested/784400)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-identification-help-requested/784400 "2017-04-14T20:27:19Z")
I have seen this image a couple of times on the internet. It’s usually labeld as a holocaust victim, an alien or a ghost. I just spent some time trying to track down the real story b… --- ## [Do animals know that sex makes babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-know-that-sex-makes-babies/784518)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-know-that-sex-makes-babies/784518 "2017-04-16T00:24:56Z")
Lions behave as if they know what makes babies. They kill of the young when taking over a pride causing the females to go back into heat. They protect the young which are their off spring. But do they actually connect se… --- ## [How can I publish my technical papers online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-publish-my-technical-papers-online/784473)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-publish-my-technical-papers-online/784473 "2017-04-15T20:44:27Z")
I’m an EE. Over the course of my professional career I’ve written a handful technical papers that could probably best be described as “tutorials.” Examples include: Temperature coefficient of resistance Skin effect Mas… --- ## [United Way--Charity Donation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-way-charity-donation/784463)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-way-charity-donation/784463 "2017-04-15T20:35:06Z")
In the past, the United Way has had some issues with misspending money. However, I’ve heard there were reforms. I wanted to donate a small sum. The local United Way organization claims that last year, 87% of call mone… --- ## [What exactly are modern analog computers and how are they better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-are-modern-analog-computers-and-how-are-they-better/487361)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-are-modern-analog-computers-and-how-are-they-better/487361 "2017-04-15T18:49:28Z")
A professor told me that the future of computers was with analog, and that they would be capable of greater power such as more sophisticated artificial intelligence. An attempt to review what the benefits of a modern ana… --- ## [Does a US Marines bandleader wear a busby or bearskin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-us-marines-bandleader-wear-a-busby-or-bearskin/784493)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-us-marines-bandleader-wear-a-busby-or-bearskin/784493 "2017-04-15T17:56:52Z")
Just watching the beginning of A Few Good Men and a Marine band is marching across the parade ground headed by a guy with a huge bearskin looking for all the world like a British Grenadier Guard. Do they really wear thi… --- ## [Why did my Apple TV stop responding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-apple-tv-stop-responding/784487)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-apple-tv-stop-responding/784487 "2017-04-15T15:57:42Z")
I suddenly can’t use my Apple TV. When I hit the app in my iPhone, the little white light comes on on the Apple TV box, and the app comes up on my phone, but I can’t do anything. I press the big Menu button and nothing… --- ## [Military question - Volunteers for dangerous missions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-question-volunteers-for-dangerous-missions/784456)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-question-volunteers-for-dangerous-missions/784456 "2017-04-15T15:40:14Z")
Its a fairly common trope in the movies, waiting soldiers being briefed about a dangerous mission with high casualities expected, then told that if they don’t want to volunteer for it they can leave the room and with no … --- ## [Ambiguous sentence in a court desicion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiguous-sentence-in-a-court-desicion/784470)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiguous-sentence-in-a-court-desicion/784470 "2017-04-15T12:59:36Z")
My question is regarding the verb said (in bold). Who said that? Was it the Chamber or the Regulations or other party? Or was the sentence badly-written as I believe? Source: ll. no: 20 here --- ## [Does hydrogen fuel have any advantage over electricity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hydrogen-fuel-have-any-advantage-over-electricity/784455)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hydrogen-fuel-have-any-advantage-over-electricity/784455 "2017-04-15T11:57:15Z")
The hydrogen train just seems silly. I really don’t see an advantage to this over an electric train. Electric trains have been around for a long time, and electricity requires fewer steps to produce than hydrogen fuel. … --- ## [For Esperanto speakers: translation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-esperanto-speakers-translation-question/773608)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-esperanto-speakers-translation-question/773608 "2017-04-15T08:05:42Z")
I have been working on a translation of the United States Constitution into Esperanto (I could not find one on the Internet). I had found translations in French, Spanish, German, and even Russian. I have a fairly compre… --- ## [Android Phone Encryption and Backups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-phone-encryption-and-backups/784135)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-phone-encryption-and-backups/784135 "2017-04-14T17:57:20Z")
My Android phone (Galaxy S5) does not encrypt its database by default but has the option to do so. I normally back up most of the phone and SD storage with a USB cable and a Windows PC by copying the apropriate files. I… --- ## [Change Windows password w/o CNTL+ALT+DEL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-windows-password-w-o-cntl-alt-del/784426)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-windows-password-w-o-cntl-alt-del/784426 "2017-04-14T17:37:25Z")
Is there a way to change the Windows password without using Control+Alt+Delete? --- ## [Company Acquisition, what does this term mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-acquisition-what-does-this-term-mean/784427)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-acquisition-what-does-this-term-mean/784427 "2017-04-14T17:26:09Z")
I have been following the Gordmans company implosion for a while now. As of a few days ago, Stage stores closed a deal to acquire some 50 former Gordmans stores. The following is what i am confused on. “Stage Stores S… --- ## [Why is Yeast considered bad for the colon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yeast-considered-bad-for-the-colon/784288)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yeast-considered-bad-for-the-colon/784288 "2017-04-14T15:58:24Z")
Yeast produces alcohol as a byproduct of fermentation. It also competes with bacteria over nutrients, so doesn’t that mean that yeast should actually help keep the bacteria population lower in the colon, and help reduce … --- ## [Charging an electric car with solar panels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-an-electric-car-with-solar-panels/665935)
**Author:** [@Biks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biks)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-an-electric-car-with-solar-panels/665935 "2017-04-14T13:23:06Z")
Anyone know if it’s possible to charge an electric car (say a Tesla model S) off of just solar panels, completely off the grid? Money is no object and I’ve got acres of land. Let’s say I want to match the on-grid chargin… --- ## [Replace Honda Light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-honda-light/784376)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-honda-light/784376 "2017-04-14T12:29:43Z")
I need to replace the parking/marking light–the amber one in the front of the car, whatever it is called, on my 2007 Honda Odyssey. I cannot find any description of how to get to it, despite online searches. Does anyon… --- ## [Booking return ticket with added person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booking-return-ticket-with-added-person/784408)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booking-return-ticket-with-added-person/784408 "2017-04-14T05:47:33Z")
One of my friends is planning a trip to Morocco on the 5th of July. He wants to spend a week there and then bring his parents back to London with him on the 14th of July. After that, they’ll depart on the first of Augus… --- ## [Hidden Aryan/White Supremacist Symbology on Business Card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-aryan-white-supremacist-symbology-on-business-card/784407)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-aryan-white-supremacist-symbology-on-business-card/784407 "2017-04-13T23:01:12Z")
This image appeared on one of those hometown facebook pages, under the post “Have you been dreaming about a new kitchen? Wait no longer, give us a call today!” The facebook page is for Livingston Montana but the person … --- ## [Is there a way to prevent iTunes from automatically playing when I connect my phone to my car stereo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-itunes-from-automatically-playing-when-i-connect-my-phone-to-my-car-stereo/783824)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-itunes-from-automatically-playing-when-i-connect-my-phone-to-my-car-stereo/783824 "2017-04-13T22:38:19Z")
(character limit in title didn’t allow for a question mark :)) I use Spotify almost exclusively when listening to music in my vehicle. Every time I connect my phone, though, it automatically calls up iTunes and starts p… --- ## [Remove SafeFinder from Mac Chrome/Safari--need answer soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-safefinder-from-mac-chrome-safari-need-answer-soon/784291)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-safefinder-from-mac-chrome-safari-need-answer-soon/784291 "2017-04-13T22:11:33Z")
I seem to have downloaded something called SafeFinder that has semi-hijacked my browsers. I’ve spend some time looking for solutions but have not come across anything that works and doesn’t cost money. Advice please? --- ## [Sticky IP Address vs. Sticky MAC Address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-ip-address-vs-sticky-mac-address/783805)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-ip-address-vs-sticky-mac-address/783805 "2017-04-13T21:38:05Z")
Is there a difference between these two terms: a sticky IP address vs. a “sticky MAC” \[address\]? As I am googling around, it sounds as if a sticky IP address stays around as long as a device stays connected or as long as… --- ## [How accurately can the USAF drop cargo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurately-can-the-usaf-drop-cargo/784103)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurately-can-the-usaf-drop-cargo/784103 "2017-04-13T18:57:01Z")
I’m excluding rotary winged craft for obvious reasons. I’m thinking of crews kicking stuff out of the back of a C130 or a C17, can they, say, land something inside a Baseball Diamond? --- ## [vegans and bone broth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-and-bone-broth/784222)
**Author:** [@janicejl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janicejl)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-and-bone-broth/784222 "2017-04-13T18:49:13Z")
i am a lacto ovo vegetarian and have been told i need to drink bone broth. can anyone tell me where to get the collagen and other ingredients i need from other sources. i was a vegan from age 18 to 28 and lacto veggie fr… --- ## [Blu-ray multi-layers for 50GB, how do they work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-multi-layers-for-50gb-how-do-they-work/784348)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-multi-layers-for-50gb-how-do-they-work/784348 "2017-04-13T18:40:31Z")
I see the blu-ray format has multi-layers where it can burn 25 GB or 50 GB. My interest is for using them as data storage as a disc ROM, not for playing movies. Can it address 50 GB as single storage, or does it have to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=745) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=747)