# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=75 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 76 --- ## [Most reasonable way to get sodium malate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-reasonable-way-to-get-sodium-malate/1006648)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-reasonable-way-to-get-sodium-malate/1006648 "2024-09-02T23:11:52Z")
There’s a variety of low sodium salt replacements but, apparently, no low-chloride options. (It looks like we generally get more of it than necessary in our diet, as well.) I was curious to try some mix that would decre… --- ## [Caligula declaring war on the Sea. Did it happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caligula-declaring-war-on-the-sea-did-it-happen/1006489)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caligula-declaring-war-on-the-sea-did-it-happen/1006489 "2024-09-02T02:22:18Z")
Sueutonius tells us that~~ At last, as if resolved to wage war, he drew up his army on the shore of the ocean \[the English Channel – Northern France\], with his ballistas and other war machines. And while no one could i… --- ## [Anyone write in shorthand (e.g. taking notes at meetings)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-write-in-shorthand-e-g-taking-notes-at-meetings/1006267)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-write-in-shorthand-e-g-taking-notes-at-meetings/1006267 "2024-09-02T02:14:34Z")
Mods, I think this is more FQ than IMHO, but feel free to move as you see fit. At work, I go to meetings . . . Lots of meetings. Some of 'em are informative, with some of 'em are about as exciting as Ben Stein slowly r… --- ## [Non-political post about Trump’s ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-post-about-trump-s-ear/1006590)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-post-about-trump-s-ear/1006590 "2024-09-02T01:54:04Z")
What kind of bandage was that big square thing on his ear? I’ve never seen anything like it. Not that I’ve seen a lot of ear bandages. Please remember that this is FQ fellow dopers --- ## [Is this a common Facebook thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-common-facebook-thing/1006541)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-common-facebook-thing/1006541 "2024-09-01T15:05:00Z")
I’ve been getting a lot of notifications that people have accepted friend invites that I never sent out. Some are former coworkers, some foaf, some complete strangers. Some are people I like well enough, I just never fri… --- ## [Whatever happened to sideline reporter Anne Simon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-sideline-reporter-anne-simon/708334)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-sideline-reporter-anne-simon/708334 "2024-08-31T20:43:47Z")
Best known for this curt exchange with Coach Bear Bryant in the 1982 Auburn/Alabama game. --- ## [A question about applying torque to sockets (for fastener removal)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-applying-torque-to-sockets-for-fastener-removal/1006524)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-applying-torque-to-sockets-for-fastener-removal/1006524 "2024-08-31T18:44:47Z")
Our son and I spend quite a bit of time working on cars. We have a good selection of sockets, breaker bars, impact wrenches, extensions, and various accessories. One of our drawer cabinets contains nothing but chrome-va… --- ## [Google only displaying 10 results per page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-only-displaying-10-results-per-page/1006486)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-only-displaying-10-results-per-page/1006486 "2024-08-31T16:57:37Z")
Google is only returning 10 results per page. I just noticed it today. I can’t find how to increase the number of results per page to 100, as it used to be. I’ve gone to My Account, and have tried Search personalizati… --- ## [Landing a helicopter on a moving ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landing-a-helicopter-on-a-moving-ship/1006108)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landing-a-helicopter-on-a-moving-ship/1006108 "2024-08-31T13:08:52Z")
My question is a little different than this similar one. I was watching a movie where a helicopter landed on a moving ship’s helipad. As it came in to touch down, it very gently touched down, just as I’ve seen them do… --- ## [Dentist question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentist-question/1006271)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentist-question/1006271 "2024-08-31T12:16:09Z")
After going to the same practice for 20+ years I had to change providers. The old one stopped taking insurance but that’s another story. As far back as I can remember every dentist that I ever went to had rinse/spit bowl… --- ## [Do I lose torque putting an adapter on a breaker bar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-lose-torque-putting-an-adapter-on-a-breaker-bar/1006451)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-lose-torque-putting-an-adapter-on-a-breaker-bar/1006451 "2024-08-31T00:06:24Z")
I need to do some car maintenance and removing the plugs can take a lot of torque to remove. If I put a 1/2” to 3/8th adapter on my 1/2” breaker bar, do I lose torque? For some reason, it seems to me like I would but I … --- ## [Stamping a Google Slides presentation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stamping-a-google-slides-presentation/1006467)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stamping-a-google-slides-presentation/1006467 "2024-08-30T20:01:53Z")
I would really like a way to stamp a student’s individual slide in their Google Slides as complete. It could be an image or a watermark but the key is that the student cannot copy the “stamp” to use in their other slide… --- ## [Is there a hard line division between relativity and quantum mechanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hard-line-division-between-relativity-and-quantum-mechanics/1006275)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hard-line-division-between-relativity-and-quantum-mechanics/1006275 "2024-08-30T17:04:33Z")
Disclaimer: I am probably asking a stupid question because my knowledge of this subject is lacking. Having said that… I’ve read from time to time about the incompatibility of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. La… --- ## [Why does my car drop Android Auto at the same place every day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-car-drop-android-auto-at-the-same-place-every-day/1005953)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-car-drop-android-auto-at-the-same-place-every-day/1005953 "2024-08-30T11:30:55Z")
Driving along at the same place every day, my car will drop Android Auto with a connection time out? What could be interfering with the wifi or bluetooth signal to do this? Area 52? Desecrated burial mound? --- ## [Seeking To Confirm Rumors Regarding Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-to-confirm-rumors-regarding-russia/1006340)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-to-confirm-rumors-regarding-russia/1006340 "2024-08-29T22:09:44Z")
Rumor #1–There is currently (08/24/2024) large-scale rioting in Western Russia. Rumor #2–in response to the above alleged rioting, Putin is recalling military units from front-lime positions. These rumors come from str… --- ## [Thinning of waterproof silicone sealant - what solvent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinning-of-waterproof-silicone-sealant-what-solvent/411350)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinning-of-waterproof-silicone-sealant-what-solvent/411350 "2024-08-29T18:41:22Z")
I want to thin out some waterproof silicone sealant (the stuff that comes in tubes for use with a sealant gun and smells strongly of acetic acid when wet) - so that it can be applied with a brush - I tried googling aroun… --- ## [Is there a name for the style of these fake vintage tourist posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-style-of-these-fake-vintage-tourist-posters/1006370)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-style-of-these-fake-vintage-tourist-posters/1006370 "2024-08-29T17:02:49Z")
You’ve probably all seen posters for fictitious tourist destinations made in the style of vintage (say, ~1930s) advertising posters. Examples include this (link is to Etsy) poster for Star Wars’ Mos Eisley. NASA’s JPL ha… --- ## [Did my daughter get scammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-daughter-get-scammed/1005461)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-daughter-get-scammed/1005461 "2024-08-29T14:05:29Z")
My daughter and her friend bought a print of a painting on Esty. Price seemed reasonable for the size and it had free shipping. ETA is August 13-23rd. When they checked the tracking on it today they realized it’s bein… --- ## [Has anyone been to Turkey lately? What is the ticket price for Topkapi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-turkey-lately-what-is-the-ticket-price-for-topkapi/1006215)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-turkey-lately-what-is-the-ticket-price-for-topkapi/1006215 "2024-08-29T09:16:25Z")
I’m planning a trip to Turkey in the fall. The June 2021 Lonely Planet guidebook to Istanbul shows a price for the Topkapi palace of 40 Turkish Lira, or about $5 at that time. What I can find online now from what seem t… --- ## [How do I determine correct time and recalibrate when my devices show a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-determine-correct-time-and-recalibrate-when-my-devices-show-a-difference/1006268)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-determine-correct-time-and-recalibrate-when-my-devices-show-a-difference/1006268 "2024-08-29T03:26:28Z")
That’s it. My phone and my car are off, and both are off from my PC. --- ## [What does a CEO actually do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-ceo-actually-do/1005948)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-ceo-actually-do/1005948 "2024-08-28T22:08:46Z")
My question is motivated by the recent naming of Brian Niccol as CEO at Starbucks. Niccol comes from Chipotle, where he oversaw improvement in their sales after problems with food safety. Starbucks has been suffering l… --- ## [USB port stopped charging iPhone (but shows power)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-port-stopped-charging-iphone-but-shows-power/1006308)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-port-stopped-charging-iphone-but-shows-power/1006308 "2024-08-28T13:29:06Z")
This is a sofa with 4 USB ports - one on either end, near the armrests, and two in the center console. The two center ports no longer charge an iPhone, but I plugged a small USB light into them and this little light of … --- ## [UK Dopers - can you identify this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-can-you-identify-this/1006277)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-can-you-identify-this/1006277 "2024-08-28T11:13:11Z")
I found this “ticket” inside a 1939-vintage used UK book. Any ideas what it is? Train ticket? Where and/or when? Looks like it’s post-decimalization. … --- ## [Excel Efficiency: Fastest way to unprotect 100 worksheets in a workbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-efficiency-fastest-way-to-unprotect-100-worksheets-in-a-workbook/1006282)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-efficiency-fastest-way-to-unprotect-100-worksheets-in-a-workbook/1006282 "2024-08-27T18:57:58Z")
I have Excel workbooks with dozens and dozens of protected worksheets. Sometimes I need to unprotect all of them to make a minor change, and then reprotect all of them again. They all have the same password. How I curren… --- ## [Tax help/advice for a relative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-help-advice-for-a-relative/1006157)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-help-advice-for-a-relative/1006157 "2024-08-27T12:22:03Z")
Okay, my daughter dropped this bomb on me today. Some years ago, when she was in morning over the death of her brother, she neglected to file her federal taxes for two years, and then never got around to making it good. … --- ## [Car oil filters are self-tightening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-oil-filters-are-self-tightening/1005970)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-oil-filters-are-self-tightening/1005970 "2024-08-27T10:20:22Z")
I had always learned that you want to just hand-tighten oil filters on your car since it is metal on metal and you certainly do not want to strip any threads. I just heard that oil filters actually get tighter as they w… --- ## [Gmail translates "Notre Dame" when reading an email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-translates-notre-dame-when-reading-an-email/1006272)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-translates-notre-dame-when-reading-an-email/1006272 "2024-08-27T04:18:40Z")
I run a small football pool for me and several buddies. Although the pool is on a website, I usually send an email with the list of games, which I did this morning. One of the games is the Notre Dame/Texas A&M game thi… --- ## [How do they get these drone-like videos, where there isn't a drone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-these-drone-like-videos-where-there-isnt-a-drone/1006196)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-these-drone-like-videos-where-there-isnt-a-drone/1006196 "2024-08-26T21:55:44Z")
Sorry for the Facebook video, but it’s an example of what I’m talking about. I’ve been watching a lot of motorcycle reels on Facebook. The camera catches the motorcycles from the front, as if they’re on a stick, but th… --- ## ["Search" function on Mac Mail stopped working. Anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-on-mac-mail-stopped-working-anyone-else/1006269)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-on-mac-mail-stopped-working-anyone-else/1006269 "2024-08-26T21:17:11Z")
Title says it all. Did a Mac OS update a few days ago. It seems that now I cannot search my emails. A massive pain the ass. I’ve got 2 Gmail accounts and a work account that has zero to do with Gmail, Google, etc. So, … --- ## [Is there a way on Android, to set regular alarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-on-android-to-set-regular-alarms/1006139)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-on-android-to-set-regular-alarms/1006139 "2024-08-26T19:45:10Z")
I have to tend to my mother 4 times a day. So i set alarms at those points. Its tiresome to set a new alarm each time she needs her pills. I was wondering, is there a way that i can set alarms at certain points during th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=76)