# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=762 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 763 --- ## [How would you die if you "fell" into Old Faithful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-die-if-you-fell-into-old-faithful/781694)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-die-if-you-fell-into-old-faithful/781694 "2017-03-14T11:49:18Z")
This thread is 99.999 due to Darren Garrison, who posted this (#5) in a thread on criminal justice, Wyoming style: OK, I’m in. What’s the schedule of Old Faithful, and would the body decompose enough so chunks wouldn’t… --- ## [Car dealerships that offer new cars from multiple brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-dealerships-that-offer-new-cars-from-multiple-brands/598715)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-dealerships-that-offer-new-cars-from-multiple-brands/598715 "2017-03-14T11:36:37Z")
One interesting thing that I’ve noticed over the years is that some car dealerships offer (and advertise that they offer) new cars from different manufacturers. I’m not talking about Ford/Lincoln/Mercury dealers or Chry… --- ## [QR Codes And Security Cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-codes-and-security-cameras/781952)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-codes-and-security-cameras/781952 "2017-03-14T07:16:38Z")
Can the correct QR Code shut down a digital security camera system? --- ## [MS word opens regular documents as templates--make it stop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-opens-regular-documents-as-templates-make-it-stop/782124)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-opens-regular-documents-as-templates-make-it-stop/782124 "2017-03-14T03:39:07Z")
I’ve been having trouble with some but not all MS Word documents recently–they have the extension .docx, but open as templates. Sometimes doing a save and replace with the same filename clears up the problem, but not ev… --- ## [Window 10 turns on fast--older Windows take 2 minutes. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-10-turns-on-fast-older-windows-take-2-minutes-why/782107)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-10-turns-on-fast-older-windows-take-2-minutes-why/782107 "2017-03-14T02:26:38Z")
For the past 20 years or so, I’ve just assumed that Windows had to do a bunch of housekeeping chores before it was ready to work. So after you turn the computer on, you gotta wait for an irritating minute or two. (and I… --- ## [Scrambled external drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrambled-external-drive/774245)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrambled-external-drive/774245 "2017-03-14T00:09:01Z")
I have an external hard drive which appears to have become scrambled, and I’d like to figure out how to fix it. I’ve tried Googling, but unfortunately, it seems that there are a wide variety of problems that can be desc… --- ## ["Your IP address has been recorded to prevent fraud"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ip-address-has-been-recorded-to-prevent-fraud/781817)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ip-address-has-been-recorded-to-prevent-fraud/781817 "2017-03-13T21:46:36Z")
Just got this message when ordering a delivery from a small business. What does it mean? Should I avoid online ordering when I see this message? Is it happening all the time and I’m just not being alerted? --- ## [Primogeniture succession law hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primogeniture-succession-law-hypothetical/782108)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primogeniture-succession-law-hypothetical/782108 "2017-03-13T20:32:33Z")
Imagine a hypothetical king in a monarchy that uses a primogeniture succession law system, in which the firstborn child (usually male, historically) inherits the title. Suppose that the king suddenly dies, married but c… --- ## [What do zoos do with discarded elephant teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-zoos-do-with-discarded-elephant-teeth/781910)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-zoos-do-with-discarded-elephant-teeth/781910 "2017-03-13T18:13:57Z")
I asked on Reddit but I’ll ask here, too. Are they sent for some kind of testing? Do they end up as paperweights on somebody’s desk? Since they are ivory, can they be legally sold or given to artists who work with that m… --- ## [Choosing which display PowerPoint uses for presentation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-which-display-powerpoint-uses-for-presentation/782094)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-which-display-powerpoint-uses-for-presentation/782094 "2017-03-13T16:48:13Z")
How do I choose which display PowerPoint uses for the presentation? Currently, it shows the presentation on Display 2 and the notes/timer/next slide on Display 1. It doesn’t matter which screen I have the program in when… --- ## [Where's the reverse on this sewing machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-reverse-on-this-sewing-machine/209323)
**Author:** [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-reverse-on-this-sewing-machine/209323 "2017-03-13T16:18:00Z")
I got myself a present, an old Singer sewing machine, and I’m starting my first bit of sewing on it. But I must be dumber than I thought, because I can’t find the switch to make it sew in reverse. Anyone have one of th… --- ## [Kindle mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-mystery/782029)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-mystery/782029 "2017-03-13T14:37:45Z")
So I got a new box (refurbed), upgraded it to Win10 and after about two months of using it, finally got around to downloading and installing Calibre; I wanted to get a backlog of about twenty books that had accumulated i… --- ## [What kind of scam is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-scam-is-this/781867)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-scam-is-this/781867 "2017-03-13T13:09:22Z")
There are people on Amazon who will post something expensive for sale at $0.01 and free shipping. There has to be a catch here, but I’m not sure what it is. Do they send the item COD, thus avoiding Amazon fees? Can th… --- ## [Nuclear fallout and H-bombs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-fallout-and-h-bombs/782056)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-fallout-and-h-bombs/782056 "2017-03-13T11:43:13Z")
Is there any difference in the radioactive fallout from fission bombs or fusion bombs? --- ## [How to fix a clay chimenea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-a-clay-chimenea/717571)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-a-clay-chimenea/717571 "2015-04-16T19:18:36Z")
It fell over and a couple chunks broke off the top, chimney part. Is it fixable, and if so, what would be the best way to reattach the pieces- mortar? Some type of heat-resistant epoxy? --- ## [Word spell checker part of the document?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-spell-checker-part-of-the-document/782052)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-spell-checker-part-of-the-document/782052 "2017-03-13T08:53:04Z")
I am expanding on a Word.doc sent to me from Merry Olde England. Every now and then a perfectly spelled word was getting flagged by the spell checker. After allowing several I realized it is still looking for the Britis… --- ## [Copying URL of google search in Safari](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copying-url-of-google-search-in-safari/782003)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copying-url-of-google-search-in-safari/782003 "2017-03-13T06:56:54Z")
Sometimes I want to copy a google search. When I type search terms in Safari and get the search results, the address box shows the search terms. For example, I type “hobbit house” “culver city” into the address bar. I… --- ## [Rebuilding a lawn and changing sprinklers into soakers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuilding-a-lawn-and-changing-sprinklers-into-soakers/781491)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuilding-a-lawn-and-changing-sprinklers-into-soakers/781491 "2017-03-13T06:45:53Z")
I can do a lot of it myself but for some reason I can’t figure out where to begin. I have to repair the work of the previous owner who thought she was a landscape architect after taking a class. I want the front yard t… --- ## [Calla Lilies and Orange Beetles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calla-lilies-and-orange-beetles/781937)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calla-lilies-and-orange-beetles/781937 "2017-03-13T06:18:28Z")
Those bright orange lily beetles have decimated all my day lilies, casablancas, and stargazer lilies. I had nothing but stems left last year. If anyone knows, would it be a waste of time to plant calla lilies? Do the … --- ## [Induced coma for addicts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induced-coma-for-addicts/397612)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induced-coma-for-addicts/397612 "2017-03-13T03:05:45Z")
Would it make sense to induce a coma in someone who is an addict (any substance)? While in a coma, their body would be detoxed and given time to recover. With all of the physical trauma of withdrawal gone unnoticed by … --- ## [Rapidly stopping a train: lock up the wheels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapidly-stopping-a-train-lock-up-the-wheels/781766)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapidly-stopping-a-train-lock-up-the-wheels/781766 "2017-03-13T00:32:57Z")
Trains take a long time to stop: if you’re going 60MPH when you hit the brakes, you’ll cover about a mile, taking about 30 seconds. Steel-on-steel has a kinetic friction coefficient of about 0.6. Absent any other cons… --- ## [Do you need to exercise to gain muscle weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-exercise-to-gain-muscle-weight/782024)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-exercise-to-gain-muscle-weight/782024 "2017-03-13T00:28:18Z")
My BMI is really low and I need to gain at least 5 kilograms just to be on the edge of the normal category (and another 5-10kg to be in the middle of the normal category) I have less than minimal understanding of how nu… --- ## [Uber Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-question/782026)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-question/782026 "2017-03-12T21:21:05Z")
Last night I accidentally gave an Uber driver a poor/1 star rating. I don’t want to cause him any difficulty. Is there a way I can change the rating? --- ## [App to track the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-to-track-the-moon/781926)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-to-track-the-moon/781926 "2017-03-12T20:45:40Z")
Ok, so I get that the moon orbits the Earth. But I don’t know how exactly to picture it. I mean how to understand why it appears in different areas of the sky. Sometimes it’s right overhead, sometimes it’s off to the ea… --- ## [How do hackers get proprietary source code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hackers-get-proprietary-source-code/781912)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hackers-get-proprietary-source-code/781912 "2017-03-12T19:41:52Z")
I just listened to a podcast that was a couple of years old about a gray hat\* hacker who would work as a developer during the day and go through source code looking for zero days at night. He was reading iOS source code … --- ## [Question about targeted advertising](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-targeted-advertising/781628)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-targeted-advertising/781628 "2017-03-12T18:23:20Z")
I have noticed lately that the commercials I see on tv are directly correlated to my internet searches. A few examples: -Lately I’ve been searching for new furniture for the family room & have noticed a huge uptick in a… --- ## [How important is nutrition by itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-nutrition-by-itself/781791)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-nutrition-by-itself/781791 "2017-03-12T17:50:41Z")
To clarify this question, let’s say that your diet is poor, mostly junk food, but your caloric intake is sufficient and you are at a healthy weight and get a lot of physical activity and have no other common risk factors… --- ## [How busy are the financial markets over weekends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-busy-are-the-financial-markets-over-weekends/781996)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-busy-are-the-financial-markets-over-weekends/781996 "2017-03-12T16:09:17Z")
Of course the stock exchanges themselves are closed for the weekend. But the turnover at the stock exchanges is nowadays dwarfed in size by over-the counter trading which market participants do electronically or over the… --- ## [Are there any technologies dependent on the theory of evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-technologies-dependent-on-the-theory-of-evolution/781842)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-technologies-dependent-on-the-theory-of-evolution/781842 "2017-03-12T15:48:17Z")
Computers are dependent on quantum physics being true, GPS depends on the theory of relativity, the moonshot was dependent on the theory of gravitation, vaccines depend on the germ theory of disease, etc. What observabl… --- ## [Regarding cancer screenings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-cancer-screenings/781920)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-cancer-screenings/781920 "2017-03-12T15:45:33Z")
It occurred to me that only certain kinds of cancer are routinely screened for, namely cervical cancer, breast cancer, and colon cancer. Why pick a couple of cancers and screen for them before there are any symptoms, and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=761) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=763)