# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=755 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 756 --- ## [What's the quality of an exotic sports car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-quality-of-an-exotic-sports-car/782765)
**Author:** [@dirty\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirty_hippie)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-quality-of-an-exotic-sports-car/782765 "2017-03-28T02:15:22Z")
I was wondering what the quality of an exotic sports car is in terms of materials used and craftsmanship. When you’re paying $200k or up to half a million dollars, exactly what do you get other than a race-inspired, supe… --- ## [What happens if there is a tied vote in the House of Representatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-there-is-a-tied-vote-in-the-house-of-representatives/783183)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-there-is-a-tied-vote-in-the-house-of-representatives/783183 "2017-03-28T01:44:02Z")
I know that the VP breaks a tie in the Senate. What happens if there is a tie vote in the House of Representatives? --- ## [Small Star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-star/782438)
**Author:** [@Stinky\_Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky_Pete)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-star/782438 "2017-03-28T01:15:14Z")
Can a planet be so massive and star of so little mass that a solar system would have the star orbit the planet? And would you still call it a solar system? In my scenario I’m interested in the star would still be of a … --- ## [Does weight lifting dumb you down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weight-lifting-dumb-you-down/385781)
**Author:** [@OriginalG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OriginalG)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weight-lifting-dumb-you-down/385781 "2017-03-28T00:42:29Z")
I know this is a stupid question embedded with insecurity but does weight lifting dumb you down? What I mean is does it change your thought pattern to thinking like a big dumb muscle head? --- ## [Antibiotics & Immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotics-immunity/783044)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotics-immunity/783044 "2017-03-27T23:21:38Z")
Background. I have only taken antibiotics for illnesses/conditions about 4 times in my entire life (turning 29). Once for a mild respiratory infection (10), another for extremely bad acne on my chest (took for a month/m… --- ## [Aviation: When/What exactly is the transmission "MAYDAY" from a pilot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-when-what-exactly-is-the-transmission-mayday-from-a-pilot/782767)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-when-what-exactly-is-the-transmission-mayday-from-a-pilot/782767 "2017-03-27T23:15:49Z")
See query. The phrase and some sort of setting for it is very well known, ingrained-by-Hollywood aspect of flight which lay people (me) “know about” but the reality of which I’m sure is quite different. Was watching a r… --- ## [Why do I do this when typing & does this phenomenon have a name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-do-this-when-typing-does-this-phenomenon-have-a-name/782785)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-do-this-when-typing-does-this-phenomenon-have-a-name/782785 "2017-03-27T23:08:33Z")
When I proofread something I’ve typed, I notice that I often repeat certain words. E.g. “The cat was sitting on the the garden wall” or “I was traveling through Europe on on a train”. I never do this while writing with a… --- ## [Need help, national studies, driver training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-national-studies-driver-training/783112)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-national-studies-driver-training/783112 "2017-03-27T22:19:53Z")
I am currently without easy access to a computer and I need to find some studies done regarding national studies comparing people who took a driver’s ed course with those who did not. Searches from my phone are beyond us… --- ## [A Computer Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-computer-question/783077)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-computer-question/783077 "2017-03-27T22:16:54Z")
Hypothetically, lets say that there was a program which existed which allowed others to remotely, and without your knowledge or permission, take screenshots of your computer. Link Hypothetically, how could you test or … --- ## [How do you make a lake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-lake/312833)
**Author:** [@CrazyFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyFoo)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-lake/312833 "2017-03-27T21:13:15Z")
Is it really so easy to make a lake? I recently read a story about some wealthy guy from Indiana who bought a 300 acre parcel of land in Indiana and built his dream house. He then built a 30 acre man-made lake and fill… --- ## [Amex Rewards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amex-rewards/783115)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amex-rewards/783115 "2017-03-27T20:26:14Z")
If I got an Amex card, but didn’t make the required spending amount, then cancelled it and reapllyed, would I I eligible for the bonus? --- ## [How do they find the dental records to identify bodies with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-find-the-dental-records-to-identify-bodies-with/783063)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-find-the-dental-records-to-identify-bodies-with/783063 "2017-03-27T20:25:07Z")
Ok, so I accept that dental X-rays, impressions, and dental writeups are unique enough that someone can identify a body. But there’s one little snag. When you go to the dentist, you see them store the records in a fair… --- ## [After Windows 7 Update, computer won't share files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-windows-7-update-computer-wont-share-files/783092)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-windows-7-update-computer-wont-share-files/783092 "2017-03-27T19:27:41Z")
I have a computer that has three huge hard drives with a clean installation of windows 7 that I use as a juke box to store my files on for my laptop with windows 10. After whatever the latest update was, I can no longer… --- ## [whats the rules on gender identity and immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rules-on-gender-identity-and-immigration/783065)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rules-on-gender-identity-and-immigration/783065 "2017-03-27T18:16:00Z")
Ok a friend of mine was born male and under went most of the transition and identifies as female and wants to move to the states (specifically California) from the Philippines But she wants a brand new start as a female… --- ## [Can the Dead Speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-dead-speak/783043)
**Author:** [@Jrubas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jrubas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-dead-speak/783043 "2017-03-27T18:14:29Z")
To be clear, I am not asking if a corpse can rationally and intelligently vocalize, I am asking if the lips of a dead body can “move” so that it appears that they are attempting to speak, whether by muscle spasm or by th… --- ## [Windows 10 goes black after login](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-goes-black-after-login/783140)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-goes-black-after-login/783140 "2017-03-27T16:01:11Z")
The extra weird thing is that I’m told only one user account does this. Also, I’m told that the mouse arrow is visible, so I’m stuck for ideas. Anyone got a suggestion? --- ## [Change of e mail address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-e-mail-address/783015)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-e-mail-address/783015 "2017-03-27T15:32:43Z")
Is there any mechanism for forwarding e email after an address change? --- ## [Hospital catching on fire; what's the protocol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-catching-on-fire-whats-the-protocol/782812)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-catching-on-fire-whats-the-protocol/782812 "2017-03-27T14:59:28Z")
Since watching \*The Dark Knight \*many years ago, I’d wondered what the protocol would be for a hospital if a hospital caught on fire big time. The evacuation would be extremely difficult given that many patients are hoo… --- ## [All twitter links coming up corrrupted on my tablet. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-twitter-links-coming-up-corrrupted-on-my-tablet-wtf/783133)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-twitter-links-coming-up-corrrupted-on-my-tablet-wtf/783133 "2017-03-27T11:14:55Z")
Actually, I should specify all twitter links that originate from the SDMB. I don’t think I get links to twitter from any other source. If anyone is inclined to share their expertise, here is my basic information: the ta… --- ## [Can a three dimenstional equation be calculated from 1- and 2-d functions??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-three-dimenstional-equation-be-calculated-from-1-and-2-d-functions/783021)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-three-dimenstional-equation-be-calculated-from-1-and-2-d-functions/783021 "2017-03-27T09:04:58Z")
Assuming that the two quadratic equations and one linear equation relate all possible combinations of the three variables? I have three variables: n, t, and p So if I know that these combine to form three equations (t… --- ## [Would a totally vegan diet be possible in Paleolithic times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-totally-vegan-diet-be-possible-in-paleolithic-times/782912)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-totally-vegan-diet-be-possible-in-paleolithic-times/782912 "2017-03-27T05:34:07Z")
This might belong in IMHO but I’ll try here first. The question has been rattling around in my head for a while, and a sentence in this week’s TP column has made me finally ask it. (No link because the column isn’t real… --- ## [What does the solid mass of poop come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-solid-mass-of-poop-come-from/783046)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-solid-mass-of-poop-come-from/783046 "2017-03-27T04:14:07Z")
This sounds basic, but think beyond the surface here. This isn’t just a crappy question. Of course it comes from after you digest the food you eat, but if you’re pooping out masses, then how are you absorbing the calori… --- ## [Smith Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smith-island/782866)
**Author:** [@lynceus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynceus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smith-island/782866 "2017-03-27T03:08:48Z")
I have just stumbled across an article about Smith Island, in Chesapeake Bay, which mentioned that it has two claims to fame. The first is that the inhabitants speak with a unique accent, and the second is that it will… --- ## [Horrible knee injury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-knee-injury/783090)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-knee-injury/783090 "2017-03-27T02:46:57Z")
Saw it on Facebook, and it might be a famous clip by now: a guy is lying back on an exercise machine of some kind, and is pressing upwards a massive stack of weights. He pushed a couple of times, and then his left leg s… --- ## [Beatles and CT Scans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-and-ct-scans/782979)
**Author:** [@WonderfulDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonderfulDave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-and-ct-scans/782979 "2017-03-27T00:29:15Z")
Did the the sale of Beatles albums fund the development of the CT Scanner? I have a thousand Beatle questions, let’s start with this one. Thank you, drp --- ## [Warning drivers of a speed trap - legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-drivers-of-a-speed-trap-legal/783076)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-drivers-of-a-speed-trap-legal/783076 "2017-03-27T00:03:39Z")
I heard that if you flash lights to warn drivers of a speed trap you can get a ticket. If true what law does warning others violate? --- ## [How to clean gunk from drain line that runs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-gunk-from-drain-line-that-runs/771821)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-gunk-from-drain-line-that-runs/771821 "2017-03-26T23:34:01Z")
I spent yesterday wrestling with a plumber’s snake to get the drain in my bathroom sink working. While I did clear the blockage, I am certain that the drain line still has a lot of nasty gunk all round the inside of the … --- ## [Need some math help for my painting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-math-help-for-my-painting/781560)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-math-help-for-my-painting/781560 "2017-03-26T21:31:12Z")
I am painting screens from a video game on my garage doors as soon as it gets warm and stays there. I have calculated it the best I could, but can’t get a perfectly filled door. If anyone can help me, I’d appreciate it. … --- ## [How does legal professional discipline work in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-legal-professional-discipline-work-in-the-us/782903)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-legal-professional-discipline-work-in-the-us/782903 "2017-03-26T19:13:00Z")
Just curious - is it the courts that are responsible for disciplining lawyers, or bar associations? --- ## [Whats the best way to lift sidewalk sections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-lift-sidewalk-sections/653663)
**Author:** [@Whammo72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo72)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-lift-sidewalk-sections/653663 "2013-03-25T02:22:03Z")
I have a tree that is causing some damage to the sidewalk. Our forestry department told me they would remove it if I was to remove the two sections of sidewalk. They also said the easiest way would be to pry them up and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=754) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=756)