# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=753 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 754 --- ## [Effects of Propofol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-propofol/783349)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-propofol/783349 "2017-04-01T02:06:19Z")
For whatever reason, I’ve had many procedures done with this sedative over the years. And one thing that always makes me nervous is that the doctors and/or anesthesiologists have tended to emphasize that I won’t remember… --- ## ["Pleading the 5th" Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleading-the-5th-question/783427)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleading-the-5th-question/783427 "2017-03-31T22:00:33Z")
In another thread someone wrote… “Effectively, a refusal to take the oath or make the affirmation is a refusal to testify, and if you have been subpoenaed as a witness you are bound to testify\*\* unless you have a legal … --- ## [Why doesn't impeachment affect appointees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-impeachment-affect-appointees/783417)
**Author:** [@pieceoftheuniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pieceoftheuniverse)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-impeachment-affect-appointees/783417 "2017-03-31T21:48:05Z")
There’s been a lot of talk about impeachment over the past few months. To prevent this thread from being too political, let’s say that Chicken Boo has managed to get himself elected President of the United States. Of cou… --- ## [Why haven't we switched to nuclear fission power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-we-switched-to-nuclear-fission-power/783137)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-we-switched-to-nuclear-fission-power/783137 "2017-03-31T16:57:49Z")
Question inspired by this article I read on yahoo news this morning. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ripples-us-nuclear-plant-closings-131457228.html Whenever the topic of global warming comes up it seems like the debate… --- ## [A math curiosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-math-curiosity/783293)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-math-curiosity/783293 "2017-03-31T13:48:49Z")
Something that began while trying to return to sleep late at night: The sum of sequential odd integers, beginning with 1, always results in an integer square. A bit of addition shows that the sum of all (odd and even) … --- ## [When did NASA stop sending slide rules into space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-nasa-stop-sending-slide-rules-into-space/783364)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-nasa-stop-sending-slide-rules-into-space/783364 "2017-03-31T13:07:05Z")
According to the Wikipedia page for the slide rule, slide rules flew on at least a couple of Apollo missions. Portable electronic calculators became available in the 1970s, rapidly pushing slide rules out of common use… --- ## [Can Sovereign Citizens be deported or interned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sovereign-citizens-be-deported-or-interned/782616)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sovereign-citizens-be-deported-or-interned/782616 "2017-03-31T07:04:54Z")
If a Sovereign Citizen insists that he or she is not a U.S. citizen, but rather a sovereign entity, and the courts take him or her at his or her word, can he or she be deported or interned? --- ## ["Risk Free!!!" Yeah right. What does it really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-free-yeah-right-what-does-it-really-mean/581814)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-free-yeah-right-what-does-it-really-mean/581814 "2017-03-31T03:42:44Z")
So in SC, USA, we have infomercials on the radio ALL THE TIME. They’re usually for, um, “male enhancement,” weight loss, or acne-clearing products, and they all have virtually the same script. “Millions of people have … --- ## [What if our solar system were isolated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-our-solar-system-were-isolated/782462)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-our-solar-system-were-isolated/782462 "2017-03-31T03:12:59Z")
If the rest of the universe. . . disappeared FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. Would we feel the effects? If there were no more stars, how would it affect our solar system? --- ## [Whats this strange ticking sound in my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-strange-ticking-sound-in-my-house/534428)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-strange-ticking-sound-in-my-house/534428 "2017-03-31T02:45:54Z")
During the quiet of the night I can often hear a faint tick…tick…tick… sound coming from a specific area in our house. I have been trying to work out what it is but am completely stumped. Before you get too excited - it… --- ## [What's the farthest anyone has ever thrown a projectile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-anyone-has-ever-thrown-a-projectile/783266)
**Author:** [@m30wc0w](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/m30wc0w)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-anyone-has-ever-thrown-a-projectile/783266 "2017-03-31T01:38:01Z")
Nothing fuel-powered, I’m talking powered 100% by kinetic energy --- ## [Why is a racially motivated murder not first-degree murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-racially-motivated-murder-not-first-degree-murder/783139)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-racially-motivated-murder-not-first-degree-murder/783139 "2017-03-31T00:17:00Z")
Hi, Why is this racially-motivated murder not first-degree murder? Why is it considered second-degree murder? I look forward to your feedback. After Army veteran James Harris Jackson was done plunging his 18-inch swor… --- ## [How the hell did people polish rock and metal by hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-people-polish-rock-and-metal-by-hand/783263)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-people-polish-rock-and-metal-by-hand/783263 "2017-03-30T21:45:37Z")
I know how in principle, what I mean is how the hell did it not take weeks or months of non-stop grinding and polishing? The few times I’ve tried I gave up because it would apparently take hundreds if not thousands of ma… --- ## [Is GoDaddy Domain Buy Service legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-godaddy-domain-buy-service-legit/783374)
**Author:** [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-godaddy-domain-buy-service-legit/783374 "2017-03-30T20:19:29Z")
I’ve owned my own domain for many years. I just used it for my personal email and a disused website of no importance. The other day I got an email from GoDaddy domain buy service offering me a sizeable amount to sell the… --- ## [USB Smart Card Reader with Keypad. Does this product exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-smart-card-reader-with-keypad-does-this-product-exist/783203)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-smart-card-reader-with-keypad-does-this-product-exist/783203 "2017-03-30T18:22:00Z")
I cannot find a smart card or Common Access Card reader that also has a built in keypad. I am amazed that this is not a more common thing and I would be surprised to learn that nobody makes such a thing. HP and Dell make… --- ## [Grammar/Style: Infinitive Verb in a Title (capitalization)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-style-infinitive-verb-in-a-title-capitalization/412275)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-style-infinitive-verb-in-a-title-capitalization/412275 "2007-07-18T21:14:29Z")
Okay, in most style guides, you don’t capitalize prepositions in titles. Eg/ The Present She Gave to Me What about infinitives that have “to” as a particle? Is it like: Dog Jumping: What to Expect or Dog Jumpi… --- ## [The Salton Sea, and this season's rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-salton-sea-and-this-seasons-rain/783306)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-salton-sea-and-this-seasons-rain/783306 "2017-03-30T17:16:46Z")
The Salton Sea is dying. Have this season’s rains put any significant amount of water into it? --- ## ["Terminate with extreme prejudice". What does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminate-with-extreme-prejudice-what-does-it-mean/270310)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminate-with-extreme-prejudice-what-does-it-mean/270310 "2017-03-30T17:05:43Z")
^^ --- ## [Do You Micro-Dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-micro-dream/610639)
**Author:** [@GEEPERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GEEPERS)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-micro-dream/610639 "2017-03-30T16:23:27Z")
Dreams are one of those realities that just fascinates the hell out of me. I dream almost all the time whenever I fall asleep, and I immediately forget the dream when I wake up. The weirdest experience for me is micro-… --- ## [Crappy Cell Phone Reception in My Apartment - Can Anything Be Done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-cell-phone-reception-in-my-apartment-can-anything-be-done/783315)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-cell-phone-reception-in-my-apartment-can-anything-be-done/783315 "2017-03-30T15:14:33Z")
I have horrible cell phone reception/transmission in my apartment. Calls get dropped all the time. Sometimes I can’t even make a call. I’m probably missing calls. My wife, on the other hand, has no trouble at all. N… --- ## [Chippendale furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chippendale-furniture/783196)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chippendale-furniture/783196 "2017-03-30T14:30:15Z")
A friend just told me that no piece of Chippendale furniture can actually be attributed to having been made by Thomas Chippendale. Is this true? I googled around a bit but couldnt seem to find the answer. --- ## [Walk me through it -Need to give my son a car currently in my name & transfer insurance in Maryland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-me-through-it-need-to-give-my-son-a-car-currently-in-my-name-transfer-insurance-in-maryland/783265)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-me-through-it-need-to-give-my-son-a-car-currently-in-my-name-transfer-insurance-in-maryland/783265 "2017-03-30T14:18:10Z")
Car is in my name but I will give (as a gift) to my 26 YO son and he will get his own insurance. Son is currently on my policy and he will be getting a new policy in his name alone with the same insurance company from th… --- ## [Help with a EXCEL macro, Loops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-excel-macro-loops/783257)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-excel-macro-loops/783257 "2017-03-30T13:54:56Z")
I need to data mine golf tournament data from a website. I recorded a macro to do the download, but I need it to loop multiple times Sub DownloadTournamentData() ' ' DownloadTournamentData Macro ' ' ActiveWorkbo… --- ## [ROBO Call Solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robo-call-solution/686061)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robo-call-solution/686061 "2017-03-30T13:52:41Z")
I was just made aware of www.nomorobo.com. Pardon my cynicism, but I get suspicious of anything “free.” However, it’s my understanding it’s been featured on several media outlets. Anyone have any experience with this … --- ## [shirt collars wear out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirt-collars-wear-out/783309)
**Author:** [@Richbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richbor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirt-collars-wear-out/783309 "2017-03-30T13:35:54Z")
My cleaners says its the hair that causes collars to wear out I say it’s the hot pressing iron. Your thoughts? --- ## [ISS question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iss-question/783319)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iss-question/783319 "2017-03-30T09:28:54Z")
Last night I watched an ISS flyover from my backyard - it passed almost directly overhead, reaching a maximum height of something like 88 degrees - which made me wonder: Say the ISS makes a theoretical pass from my view… --- ## [Longest 3-word palidrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-3-word-palidrome/783130)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-3-word-palidrome/783130 "2017-03-30T08:09:32Z")
Anyone know what the longest combination of three different English words that’s palindromic? Restrictions: the words must not be related to each other and none may individually be a palindrome. However, capitalized word… --- ## [Help me with a word I can't even spell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-word-i-cant-even-spell/783200)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-word-i-cant-even-spell/783200 "2017-03-30T03:44:44Z")
Somehow in the last say, two weeks, on two different sitcoms – Cheers and something else, a pretentious female character used the same mystery word. It sounds like they’re saying “bwat” ( but with a bit of an H sound th… --- ## [MS Word question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-question/783301)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-question/783301 "2017-03-30T00:30:05Z")
We have MS Office 2013 and MS Word 2016. Whenever I mouse-click in a word in a table, the text-select marker (I don’t mean the mouse pointer or cursor btw. I mean the vertical line that normally is visible between charac… --- ## ["Aw, Jeez, Not This $&!T Again!" Who Is That Guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-jeez-not-this-t-again-who-is-that-guy/783316)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-jeez-not-this-t-again-who-is-that-guy/783316 "2017-03-30T00:17:16Z")
It’s almost iconic, and has been used over and over in online forums and the like. The one I’m referring to, looks to be from the 1950s, and I’m finding it difficult to determine who he was. He sort of looks like Dick Cl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=752) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=754)