# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=749 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 750 --- ## [2001 Pontiac Aztek overheats on hot days idling after highway driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-pontiac-aztek-overheats-on-hot-days-idling-after-highway-driving/783782)
**Author:** [@Shimmie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shimmie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-pontiac-aztek-overheats-on-hot-days-idling-after-highway-driving/783782 "2017-04-09T21:03:03Z")
Please help, mechanic can’t figure out unless it’s overheating in his shop but simply running it with air condition on will not overheat. I have replaced the radiator, thermostat, air pump, oxygen sensor, flushed t… --- ## [Why do muscles stiffen after sitting for a long time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-muscles-stiffen-after-sitting-for-a-long-time/781516)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-muscles-stiffen-after-sitting-for-a-long-time/781516 "2017-04-09T20:28:33Z")
WHy is that? No website seems to have the answer, or at least a detailed answer. It happens to me and pretty sure it happens to almost everybody. --- ## [Looking fir a combined total of skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles in the human body.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-fir-a-combined-total-of-skeletal-cardiac-and-smooth-muscles-in-the-human-body/784053)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-fir-a-combined-total-of-skeletal-cardiac-and-smooth-muscles-in-the-human-body/784053 "2017-04-09T20:24:37Z")
Hi, I don’t know if definitive number of muscles (skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles) in the human body has ever been definitively calculated/enumerated or if it is even possible. Has the number been fixed or is it a … --- ## [Is the barometric pressure inside my house the same as that outside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-barometric-pressure-inside-my-house-the-same-as-that-outside/784042)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-barometric-pressure-inside-my-house-the-same-as-that-outside/784042 "2017-04-09T16:43:37Z")
I have a new watch that has a barometric pressure function and it says to set it properly you need to reference off of another barometric pressure setting that’s accurate. If I don’t go out and buy a specific purpose bar… --- ## [How'd they pay for the big rebuild of Paris in the late 1800s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-they-pay-for-the-big-rebuild-of-paris-in-the-late-1800s/783837)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-they-pay-for-the-big-rebuild-of-paris-in-the-late-1800s/783837 "2017-04-09T14:59:40Z")
It pretty much gave us the city we know and love today, in many ways, but it must’ve been fantastically expensive. Where’d all the money come from? How could the French afford it? --- ## [Largest general production American car engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-general-production-american-car-engine/783870)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-general-production-american-car-engine/783870 "2017-04-09T14:09:33Z")
I was just listening to Little GTO where they mention the 385. But I remember the Beach Boys had a hit with 409. So what was the biggest general production engine made in America? --- ## [Google search question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/783724)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/783724 "2017-04-09T03:07:37Z")
I am incredibly frustrated trying to search for things, by stale dated information, from years ago. Is there a simple way to filter google search that will produce only current results, say anything from 2016 and later? … --- ## [What happens if someone touches a exposed male mains power plug that is drawing power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-touches-a-exposed-male-mains-power-plug-that-is-drawing-power/783950)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-touches-a-exposed-male-mains-power-plug-that-is-drawing-power/783950 "2017-04-09T01:34:40Z")
I was just thinking about this the other day. Sometimes, when a power plug is not looked at for some quite, it loosens and the pins are very exposed. Why is there no shield around this? Isn’t this a hazard? What would ha… --- ## [Too much air freshener. Need help ASAP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-air-freshener-need-help-asap/783970)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-air-freshener-need-help-asap/783970 "2017-04-09T00:01:02Z")
The house is on the market! My roommate left for work having made his bed and gone hog wild with the air freshener. The spray bottle he used “fabric refreshner - extra strength” I can’t breathe or wash the carpet before … --- ## [Queen Elizabeth II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-ii/784004)
**Author:** [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-ii/784004 "2017-04-08T23:07:18Z")
I think that just about everyone knows that the Queen always carries a purse and there’s been all kinds of speculation about what’s in it. (btw, I don’t want to start a debate on the monarchy. I’m American but I’d love … --- ## [DNA in hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-in-hair/782615)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-in-hair/782615 "2017-04-08T17:23:30Z")
The Netflix series Bigfoot Files is a great investigation into the Bigfoot phenomenon. In this series, hair samples from a variety of Bigfoot sources are sent to a lab to be studied by a top geneticist in England. Did … --- ## [How did John Glenn know where he was when he splashed down in the Friendship 7?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-john-glenn-know-where-he-was-when-he-splashed-down-in-the-friendship-7/783926)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-john-glenn-know-where-he-was-when-he-splashed-down-in-the-friendship-7/783926 "2017-04-08T16:31:50Z")
(This is from the recent movie “Hidden Figures”, but it’s not really about the movie itself. More wondering about reentry logistics…) In one scene, an astronaut is about to splash down into the ocean after reentry, and … --- ## [Buyouts / bankruptcies like Harry & David](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buyouts-bankruptcies-like-harry-david/783582)
**Author:** [@vonespy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vonespy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buyouts-bankruptcies-like-harry-david/783582 "2017-04-08T16:15:57Z")
My wife and I were talking today about corporate buyouts where the company is crippled or destroyed because of debt payments. Specifically, payments that were used to pay off the leveraged buyout investors. Harry & David… --- ## [Skull fracture by Newtons Force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skull-fracture-by-newtons-force/784051)
**Author:** [@Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Please)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skull-fracture-by-newtons-force/784051 "2017-04-08T12:30:37Z")
Blunt instruments were tested on monkey skull and absolute pressure recorded for fractures (“comminuted depressed” fracture : a plate of bone is cracked). The results were : hammer absolute pressure 7.96 Newtons/ cmsq … --- ## [Recycling Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-questions/783667)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-questions/783667 "2017-04-08T03:40:12Z")
Like many municipalities, San Diego provides homeowners with 2 large trash containers. One for debris that can be recycled and another for garbage than cannot. We regularly generate twice the volume of the former. Two q… --- ## [Quickest time a Single-Stage-To-Orbit futuristic fighter-jet take could get into orbit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickest-time-a-single-stage-to-orbit-futuristic-fighter-jet-take-could-get-into-orbit/783548)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickest-time-a-single-stage-to-orbit-futuristic-fighter-jet-take-could-get-into-orbit/783548 "2017-04-08T03:02:52Z")
I recently watched the rather fun anime ‘Yukikaze’ which features a futuristic jet-fighter but one which doesn’t really introduce anything completely implausible technology-wise. It got me wondering, assuming a fighter j… --- ## [Robocall "yes" scam—how can this possibly hold up in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robocall-yes-scam-how-can-this-possibly-hold-up-in-court/783916)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robocall-yes-scam-how-can-this-possibly-hold-up-in-court/783916 "2017-04-08T01:54:54Z")
I’m sure we’ve all heard about this before: A robocall rings your phone and prompts you, one way or another to say, “yes.” They record your voice and then use it to “prove” you ordered something from them, authorized a p… --- ## [How much sodium is too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sodium-is-too-much/784002)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sodium-is-too-much/784002 "2017-04-08T00:01:31Z")
I once bought a variety of frozen sausage, egg and cheese sandwiches that were delicious, then I noticed the label said 33% sodium. I figured this was way too much sodium so, how much is too much? --- ## [Maximum range of a seaplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-range-of-a-seaplane/783426)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-range-of-a-seaplane/783426 "2017-04-07T23:44:28Z")
I just watched this interestingvideoabout the most remote locations on Earth. It talks about places that are very far from airports, and how long it would take to reach them by boat. Are there any of them that could be… --- ## [American Airlines Boarding Groups Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-airlines-boarding-groups-question/783984)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-airlines-boarding-groups-question/783984 "2017-04-07T21:29:31Z")
So American Airlines changed up their boarding group numbers. Groups 6, 7, and 8 are basically general boarding for economy. I have been on 10 different flights so far, and I notice that about 1/2 to 2/3rds of the peopl… --- ## [Poster Frame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-frame/783959)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-frame/783959 "2017-04-07T21:03:16Z")
It took me two different Wal-Mart’s and 3 Targets, a Michaels craft store and a Joann Fabrics to find two 24x36 Poster Frames and 3 11x17 frames (also for small movie posters, Highlander, Escape From New York, Blade Runn… --- ## [Wet shirt no break.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-shirt-no-break/783813)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-shirt-no-break/783813 "2017-04-07T20:57:21Z")
Very random question. I was thinking about that movie Shanghai Noon(buying it, I like the movie), and when Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson were in the jail, Chan urinated on a shirt and said “wet shirt no break” and proceed… --- ## [Gun limits on sworn officers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-limits-on-sworn-officers/783999)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-limits-on-sworn-officers/783999 "2017-04-07T20:40:54Z")
In my state (Montana) there are certain places I’m not allowed to bring my gun. I happen to have a license to carry a concealed weapon, but that doesn’t matter. I can’t take my sidearm into places like banks, bars, state… --- ## [If South Korea wanted to develop nuclear weapons, how long would it take](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-south-korea-wanted-to-develop-nuclear-weapons-how-long-would-it-take/783713)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-south-korea-wanted-to-develop-nuclear-weapons-how-long-would-it-take/783713 "2017-04-07T19:03:48Z")
I’m not sure if this is a GQ, but with South Korea’s wealth, human capital and infrastructure how long would it take for them to get nukes if they wanted them as leverage against North Korea? South Korea has 23 reactors… --- ## [Questions about PCR DNA analysis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pcr-dna-analysis/783811)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pcr-dna-analysis/783811 "2017-04-07T19:03:20Z")
This technique is used to magnify DNA and is often used in forensics when trace amount of blood is found. I understand how the DNA is magnified but I have a few questions about how DNA is used to ID a suspect. This te… --- ## [MICROS E7 question . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micros-e7-question/784000)
**Author:** [@GreenHell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenHell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micros-e7-question/784000 "2017-04-07T18:32:52Z")
Hi, teeming millions! Thanks for all the help with being stranded in Phoenix. Job is going well and personal/financial life has improved quite a bit. However, I’m in charge of F&B in the hotel and it seems we don’t ha… --- ## [What's up with this furry caterpillar trail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-this-furry-caterpillar-trail/783960)
**Author:** [@catweasel1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catweasel1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-this-furry-caterpillar-trail/783960 "2017-04-07T17:45:10Z")
Earlier in the day there were about 8 hairy caterpillars moving end-to-end near my gutter… Later there were dozens end-to-end with some large gaps… I was wondering what are they? Moths or something? And what’s going on… --- ## [Does my car pipe engine noise into the stereo speakers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-car-pipe-engine-noise-into-the-stereo-speakers/783777)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-car-pipe-engine-noise-into-the-stereo-speakers/783777 "2017-04-07T15:55:04Z")
This Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast discussed how sounds that a car makes are engineered, starting with how the door sounds when you close it. They mention that some cars either synthesize or mic engine noise and pipe it… --- ## [Just how far off course can a storm push a ship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-far-off-course-can-a-storm-push-a-ship/783665)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-far-off-course-can-a-storm-push-a-ship/783665 "2017-04-07T14:50:58Z")
Lots of fiction makes use of a ship being knocked off course by a storm as a way to separate and isolate the heroes; Ulysses, Crusoe, Gilligan. But just how far could storm knock a ship off course? I mean, these people… --- ## [1999 Ford Contour Check Engine Light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1999-ford-contour-check-engine-light/783977)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1999-ford-contour-check-engine-light/783977 "2017-04-07T14:22:38Z")
I bought a 1999 Ford Contour last Saturday and on Wednesday, the check engine light came on when I was driving home that day after work. I ran the code (thankfully there was only one) and it came up with a P1151 which s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=748) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=750)