# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=778 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 779 --- ## [Judges Rulings After Issuing Preliminary Injunctions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judges-rulings-after-issuing-preliminary-injunctions/779328)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judges-rulings-after-issuing-preliminary-injunctions/779328 "2017-02-09T16:44:58Z")
One of the elements required for a judge to issue an injunction is a substantial likelihood on prevailing on the merits of the legal case. But these are issued before the legal arguments have been fully fleshed out and a… --- ## [RAM Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-question/779327)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-question/779327 "2017-02-09T15:57:41Z")
I have a Dell Optiplex 745 with 4 Gig RAM, 4-1 Gig sticks. I want to upgrade to 8 Gig. Question: Can I use 2-1 Gig sticks and 3-2 Gig sticks or do I have to use 4-2 Gig sticks? (It has 4 RAM slots) Thanks for any help… --- ## [Would testosterone injections affect the psychology of an 18yr old girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-testosterone-injections-affect-the-psychology-of-an-18yr-old-girl/779314)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-testosterone-injections-affect-the-psychology-of-an-18yr-old-girl/779314 "2017-02-09T15:55:08Z")
Don’t need an answer fast and I believe this should stay in GQ as opposed to GD since I would prefer a discussion about sex hormones. Just a hypothetical scenario. I know sex hormones are given to transgender people who… --- ## [What would Prince Ernst August of Hanover have to do to reclaim the title of Duke of Cumberland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-prince-ernst-august-of-hanover-have-to-do-to-reclaim-the-title-of-duke-of-cumberland/779232)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-prince-ernst-august-of-hanover-have-to-do-to-reclaim-the-title-of-duke-of-cumberland/779232 "2017-02-09T15:26:35Z")
Prince Ernst August of Hanover is the senior male line descendant of King George III, who was his great-great-great-great-grandfather. He has a claim to be the Duke of Cumberland in the British peerage, but only if he a… --- ## [Electricians: questions and help needed with outdoor lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-questions-and-help-needed-with-outdoor-lights/778781)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-questions-and-help-needed-with-outdoor-lights/778781 "2017-02-09T14:15:53Z")
I recently installed a bunch of low-voltage outdoor LED lighting in my front and back yards. I used two of these transformers (one in the front, one in the back) and fixtures like these. Two odd things happened that I’d … --- ## [Aviation oriented question - MZB VOR San Diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-oriented-question-mzb-vor-san-diego/779358)
**Author:** [@Captain\_S\_itmagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_S_itmagnet)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-oriented-question-mzb-vor-san-diego/779358 "2017-02-09T11:01:35Z")
Good day. Sitting enjoying the view from the Hyatt at Mission Bay in San Diego I see the MZB VOR is located on an artificial island in the bay. With literally tons of man made land surrounding, why is the station on its … --- ## [What would have been Col. Jessup's fate after "A Few Good Men"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-been-col-jessups-fate-after-a-few-good-men/779381)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-been-col-jessups-fate-after-a-few-good-men/779381 "2017-02-09T10:00:34Z")
I didnt post this in Cafe Soc or IMHO looking for more factual options. The memorable Jack Nicholson character is led away as a witness in the murder trial of his subordinates after all but admitting he ordered them to … --- ## [Free Kindle eBooks...But Not Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-kindle-ebooks-but-not-me/779106)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-kindle-ebooks-but-not-me/779106 "2017-02-09T09:25:13Z")
Water, water everywhere…but none for me? Everywhere I Google, there are countless places that will only promote free Kindle eBooks. Apparently, these promoters have some kind of exclusive deal with Kindle. My problem is … --- ## [Why were early telephone operators overwhelmingly women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-early-telephone-operators-overwhelmingly-women/779210)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-early-telephone-operators-overwhelmingly-women/779210 "2017-02-09T07:22:09Z")
Here’s a training video. Just fifteen seconds in, they mention women exclusively; what’s up with that ? --- ## [sagging house - solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagging-house-solutions/779226)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagging-house-solutions/779226 "2017-02-09T05:26:53Z")
My girlfriend’s house has a significant sag at the bottom of her staircase. This carries on to the upstairs where the floor sages as well and some of the bedroom walls are significantly out of 90 degrees. I would say t… --- ## [can you identify this (maybe) fossil? Peace River Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-maybe-fossil-peace-river-florida/779099)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-maybe-fossil-peace-river-florida/779099 "2017-02-08T21:57:33Z")
I was recently on the Peace River and found this piece. It was in association with some bone fragments. I don’t know what it is, but think it could be a tusk or tooth of some kind. It might be just a rock, but I don’t… --- ## [First Tech Credit Union](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-tech-credit-union/779301)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-tech-credit-union/779301 "2017-02-08T21:24:33Z")
I’ve been a member of the First Tech Credit Union since, well when it was still the Tektronix Employees CU. A long time. In 2011, it merged with the Addison Avenue Credit Union, which originated as one for H-P employees.… --- ## [When did societies start becoming aware of healthy nutrition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-societies-start-becoming-aware-of-healthy-nutrition/779050)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-societies-start-becoming-aware-of-healthy-nutrition/779050 "2017-02-08T20:16:13Z")
A report I saw that indicated that Americans don’t have enough copper in their diet got me to thinking: when did (and what) societies start putting an emphasis on healthy eating? I assume that for most of human history … --- ## [How do undocumented workers get Social Security Numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-undocumented-workers-get-social-security-numbers/778628)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-undocumented-workers-get-social-security-numbers/778628 "2017-02-08T19:22:03Z")
I have heard claims in the news for years that illegal aliens (or undocumented immigrants, if you prefer) pay taxes even though they can’t collect Social Security. This suggests that they have acquired SSNs. But the SSA … --- ## [Q regarding 2-stroke diesels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-regarding-2-stroke-diesels/779303)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-regarding-2-stroke-diesels/779303 "2017-02-08T18:32:17Z")
Unlike a 4-stroke, which introduces air via intake poppet valves during the intake stroke, a 2-stroke diesel introduces air by a rootes-type blower throughports in the cylinder: As y… --- ## [Memory foam mattress left in rain and hot sunshine (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-foam-mattress-left-in-rain-and-hot-sunshine-need-answer-fast/779306)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-foam-mattress-left-in-rain-and-hot-sunshine-need-answer-fast/779306 "2017-02-08T17:26:20Z")
If a memory-foam mattress was accidentally left in rain and hot sunshine for a week , is it likely to be internally “degraded?” No longer usable? --- ## [Dates on coins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dates-on-coins/779188)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dates-on-coins/779188 "2017-02-08T15:03:02Z")
Are there any countries besides the U.S. that date their coinage? --- ## [Government Retirement/Pension plans, by country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-retirement-pension-plans-by-country/778392)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-retirement-pension-plans-by-country/778392 "2017-02-08T14:38:32Z")
I’m curious about how other countries handle retirement and/or pension plans for their elderly. I’m not referring to private saving schemes, I’m talking about what are sometimes referred to as entitlements. I’m also not… --- ## [Push versus pull, as forces, in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/push-versus-pull-as-forces-in-sports/742961)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/push-versus-pull-as-forces-in-sports/742961 "2017-02-08T13:29:20Z")
So I’m teaching my third graders some basics of motion and forces, including the idea that all forces either exert a push or a pull on the object of the force. I understand that things like gravity and (under certain cir… --- ## [Photoshop Question: comparable brightness when making a montage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photoshop-question-comparable-brightness-when-making-a-montage/779187)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photoshop-question-comparable-brightness-when-making-a-montage/779187 "2017-02-08T10:44:58Z")
I’m putting together a montage of photos taken at a golf tournament. Some are inside, some outside, sun, shade, etc. I generally start by adjusting the levels in the original pics and saving them as PSDs or TIFFs. Is the… --- ## [Lawyers: Is this assault? If so, aren't the cops obligated to arrest the perpetrators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-is-this-assault-if-so-arent-the-cops-obligated-to-arrest-the-perpetrators/779223)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-is-this-assault-if-so-arent-the-cops-obligated-to-arrest-the-perpetrators/779223 "2017-02-08T08:24:58Z")
I came across this video. In it a lone protestor of some stripe seems to be on the UC Berkeley Campus. He is alone, standing right in front of a bunch of cops. A woman, who happens to be an activist and a professor at t… --- ## [Does English (Or Any Language) Have A Word For Your Cousin + Sibling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-english-or-any-language-have-a-word-for-your-cousin-sibling/779161)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-english-or-any-language-have-a-word-for-your-cousin-sibling/779161 "2017-02-08T07:56:44Z")
Let’s say my mom gets knocked up by my dad and my dad’s brother. Conversely, let’s say my dad knocks up both my mom and my mom’s sister. The kids from those relationships would simultaneously be both my half-siblings and… --- ## [Cops and speed limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-and-speed-limits/778936)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-and-speed-limits/778936 "2017-02-08T06:30:13Z")
Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I assume in most places in the US, there are roads that are marked at a certain speed limit, but normally traffic flows faster than the posted limit. For example, one highway has … --- ## [Are there diminishing returns on calorie burning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-diminishing-returns-on-calorie-burning/778933)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-diminishing-returns-on-calorie-burning/778933 "2017-02-08T05:09:36Z")
My cardio routine is 30 minutes on an elliptical machine, Monday through Friday. The last week, or so, I’ve been able to go faster, get my heart rate up higher, and increase my distance as shown on the display. However… --- ## [How big is the Viper V10 engine compared to a European V12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-the-viper-v10-engine-compared-to-a-european-v12/779213)
**Author:** [@SHARKBITEATTACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SHARKBITEATTACK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-the-viper-v10-engine-compared-to-a-european-v12/779213 "2017-02-08T02:33:11Z")
Every time I see a Viper V10 engine I can’t believe at what a beast it is. How do the physical dimensions of one of these motors compare to a V12 from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin Etc. --- ## [Would this be Intentionism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-intentionism/778722)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-intentionism/778722 "2017-02-08T02:26:57Z")
Thomas Jefferson once wrote a fairly long letter discussing the necessity of freedom of religion, pointing out that what another person believes which is different than what I believe, “neither breaks my bones, nor picks… --- ## [Won't jumping from 10 meter tower rip off a bikini?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-jumping-from-10-meter-tower-rip-off-a-bikini/778949)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-jumping-from-10-meter-tower-rip-off-a-bikini/778949 "2017-02-08T00:54:08Z")
I started watching the film Ten Meter Tower. (If you watch it here there is a bonus clip of a record-breaking belly flop in Shirk Report 407). So far the film has not shown anyone hit the water. I think it may not do so.… --- ## [Question about credit card and credit score](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-credit-card-and-credit-score/779282)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-credit-card-and-credit-score/779282 "2017-02-08T00:30:35Z")
Hello all, Imaginary situation: I have a low credit score (I don’t know, say 300-400) because of some trouble on one of my credit cards. Maybe it was maxed out at one time and I had trouble even meeting monthly minimum… --- ## [Can a Nobel Prize be taken away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-nobel-prize-be-taken-away/779280)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-nobel-prize-be-taken-away/779280 "2017-02-08T00:27:32Z")
I’ve just watched a documentary on Walter Freeman, the famous (or infamous) advocate and practitioner of lobotomy in the mid-20th century. The documentary mentioned that António Egas Moniz, the Portuguese originator of t… --- ## [Dowloading email from ATT/SBCGlobal.net to Outlook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowloading-email-from-att-sbcglobal-net-to-outlook/779283)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowloading-email-from-att-sbcglobal-net-to-outlook/779283 "2017-02-07T22:42:23Z")
I run a small business and largely because of that I have more email addresses than perhaps I should. Three of the email addresses are through ATT/SBCGlobal.net. The other two are through my domain name. For many year… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=777) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=779)