# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=785 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 786 --- ## [Dumb Microwave question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-microwave-question/778318)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-microwave-question/778318 "2017-01-27T23:47:34Z")
I I rigged my microwave oven to operate with the door open, what would happen to stuff in the oven and to someone standing nearby? --- ## [Moscow Building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-building/778344)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-building/778344 "2017-01-27T22:37:09Z")
What is the prominent building with the star in the background of this photograph taken during 1950s Moscow? --- ## [Is Human Meat Fatty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-human-meat-fatty/778201)
**Author:** [@bokuhaboku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bokuhaboku)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-human-meat-fatty/778201 "2017-01-27T21:54:51Z")
According to all medical metrics, my wife and I are both in very good shape but we don’t compare well to most cuts we see in the grocery store. My wife is very thin for a woman, but at 20% body fat, she would be on par … --- ## [\# of DUI events represented by a single DUI conviction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-dui-events-represented-by-a-single-dui-conviction/778223)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-dui-events-represented-by-a-single-dui-conviction/778223 "2017-01-27T21:54:29Z")
Inspired by this news piece from a few days ago: Man with 12 prior DUI convictions sentenced in crash that killed 12-year-old girl The perp had 12 DUI convictions over the past 30 years. That’s one conviction every 2.… --- ## [Have doctors and scientists find out what causes people to look old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-doctors-and-scientists-find-out-what-causes-people-to-look-old/777265)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-doctors-and-scientists-find-out-what-causes-people-to-look-old/777265 "2017-01-27T21:53:59Z")
Have doctors and scientists find out what causes people to look old? \*\*Have they found out what causes the skin and face to look old? \*\* Is it the collagen and elastin of the dermis that start to break down? The collage… --- ## [Hairspray helps get ink stains out? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairspray-helps-get-ink-stains-out-how/778194)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairspray-helps-get-ink-stains-out-how/778194 "2017-01-27T21:38:21Z")
See queries. Someone just told me it works, for some definition of work, perhaps. My puppy discovered Bic makes chew sticks that have a tasty surprise on the inside, and his place for serious chewing is on top of our wh… --- ## [Rusty outdoor grills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rusty-outdoor-grills/778222)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rusty-outdoor-grills/778222 "2017-01-27T21:24:49Z")
I got a Weber ‘Jumbo Joe’ grill last summer and so far it’s been a great grill. We had some unusually warm January weather last week and I decided to bust out the grill. I was surprised, however, to find that the grill a… --- ## [River surfing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/river-surfing/778120)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/river-surfing/778120 "2017-01-27T20:33:12Z")
Here’s YouTube of it, with geese. Here’ssome guys surfing just yards from the actual beach; you get the idea. My question is this: Is there any river in the world that makes a tube that you can surf in? Like This. I’d… --- ## [HPV virus question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hpv-virus-question/751229)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hpv-virus-question/751229 "2017-01-27T20:24:07Z")
Hello Everyone, Recentlyrour family doctor mentioned the HPV vaccination for our daughter. What mystifies me is that I can’t recall ever hearing about HPV when I was young. I don’t recall it being mentioned in health … --- ## [Desalination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desalination/777590)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desalination/777590 "2017-01-27T04:33:07Z")
I have always wanted to understand how desalination works. I actually owned an RO filter when I first started keeping fish, but quickly learned that it wasn’t good for the species I kept, so gave it to a friend who kept… --- ## [How did this cellphone thief use 32 GB of data in a few hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-cellphone-thief-use-32-gb-of-data-in-a-few-hours/778229)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-cellphone-thief-use-32-gb-of-data-in-a-few-hours/778229 "2017-01-27T01:58:21Z")
My iphone was stolen last night. Early this morning, I noticed that they had used all of my data, 32 GB. In a typical month, I can’t even begin to make a dent in 32 GB. What would a thief do that is so data intensive? --- ## [Sanctuary cities/federal funds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctuary-cities-federal-funds/778197)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctuary-cities-federal-funds/778197 "2017-01-26T23:47:26Z")
Some questions about that EO that Trump did today about sanctuary cities. It does not go into details. Taking NYC as an example, from this article, “If federal funding to sanctuary cities is cut off, as Trump’s adminis… --- ## [Showing a movie question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-a-movie-question/778166)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-a-movie-question/778166 "2017-01-26T23:38:15Z")
This may belong in CS or IMHO, but I’m going to start here since there should be a factual answer. Scenario 1: I legally purchase a DVD and I live in the US. I decide I’m going to invite some friends over to my house a… --- ## [Warshawski & J C Whitney Auto Parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warshawski-j-c-whitney-auto-parts/539048)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warshawski-j-c-whitney-auto-parts/539048 "2017-01-26T22:09:15Z")
Beoing a teenager in the 1960’s, I was a regular customer at Warchawski’s, corner of Archer and State (?). Eventually moving away from Chicago I soon discovered Warchawski’s was known elsewhere as J C Whitney. Was this… --- ## [Ahoy Navy Personnel, Accuracy of "In The Navy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahoy-navy-personnel-accuracy-of-in-the-navy/777661)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahoy-navy-personnel-accuracy-of-in-the-navy/777661 "2017-01-26T22:03:30Z")
According to the song “In the Navy” by the Village People there’s a lot of stuff you can or will do in the navy\*. Which is these are generally true, i.e. that a fair percentage of naval personnel would have a chance to … --- ## [Mysterious folders appearing on my computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-folders-appearing-on-my-computer/778245)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-folders-appearing-on-my-computer/778245 "2017-01-26T20:54:13Z")
Okay, something weird. The last two days I’ve been noticing that unknown folders appear on my computer. The names vary, the current one being “0 Clkq4” So far I’ve spotted these mystery folders on my C: drive, D: (My… --- ## [question about the Marine One helicopter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-marine-one-helicopter/778226)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-marine-one-helicopter/778226 "2017-01-26T20:37:04Z")
Shortly after Trump’s inauguration last week, the Obamas walked out the other side of the Capitol building and boarded the Marine One helicopter. I know it wasn’t technically Marine One since Obama wasn’t president any … --- ## [Are There Any Liquids Into Which You Can Safely Put Your Hand When They're Boiling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-liquids-into-which-you-can-safely-put-your-hand-when-theyre-boiling/778006)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-liquids-into-which-you-can-safely-put-your-hand-when-theyre-boiling/778006 "2017-01-26T19:57:49Z")
This list mentions a handful of chemicals that boil at temperatures that would be safe to the human hand; example: Ethyl bromide C2H3Br, which boils at 101F, about the temperature of a hot bath. But then again, I know no… --- ## [Laptop batteries, charging and plugging in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-batteries-charging-and-plugging-in/778189)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-batteries-charging-and-plugging-in/778189 "2017-01-26T17:34:15Z")
The company I work for is slowly switching over everyone from desktops to laptops. It’s a large company but we’re also all still using Internet Explorer and Windows 7, so not very technologically competitive. I was train… --- ## [Belly Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belly-buttons/776938)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belly-buttons/776938 "2017-01-15T00:28:12Z")
Truly dumb question - do you actually need a belly button or can you have it surgically removed via plastic surgery? Since I have dumped close to 100 pounds, and will eventually end up needing the excess skin dealt with,… --- ## [Secret Service SUV wheel cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-suv-wheel-cover/777633)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-suv-wheel-cover/777633 "2017-01-26T15:13:32Z")
Watching the presidential motorcade, I noticed that one of the Secret Service SUVs following the limo has panels that come down to almost entirely cover the rear wheels, rather than it being exposed as typical on other v… --- ## [tinnitus ..does it ever stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-does-it-ever-stop/777127)
**Author:** [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-does-it-ever-stop/777127 "2017-01-26T09:40:09Z")
A few weeks back I started getting a high pitch tone/ring in my right ear. Nothing particular happened that I can recall but I do work in construction. Anyway, I noticed I can silence the ring for a moment if my jaw is a… --- ## [Why is your Gmail account so easily hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-gmail-account-so-easily-hacked/777744)
**Author:** [@shawnimator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shawnimator)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-gmail-account-so-easily-hacked/777744 "2017-01-26T05:34:14Z")
I just stumbled onto this myself by recovering a friends account. If you know anyone’s gmail account creation date (month and year), you can take over their account. You can ask them to show you by playing a game “I bet… --- ## [Why do energy shots have so much vitamin B6?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-energy-shots-have-so-much-vitamin-b6/778191)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-energy-shots-have-so-much-vitamin-b6/778191 "2017-01-26T00:04:50Z")
Energy drinks typically have B-vitamins in them, but usually only twice the daily requirement for B3 and B6 (and a lot of B12). However, energy shots seem to always have 20 times the daily requirement of B6. Why is the… --- ## [Need factual answer to a question on movie/book profits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-factual-answer-to-a-question-on-movie-book-profits/778110)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-factual-answer-to-a-question-on-movie-book-profits/778110 "2017-01-25T21:41:11Z")
Let’s say there’s a movie I really want to see, yet for whatever reason do not want to contribute to the movie’s monetary gains. If I do not see it in the theater, nor purchase the DVD, I figure I’m good - I didn’t give… --- ## [Whats the difference between "Dark brown" and "black" hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-dark-brown-and-black-hair/510570)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-dark-brown-and-black-hair/510570 "2017-01-25T19:34:40Z")
Not sure if this is strictlt GQ, but do dopers have any idea? My own hair is what I think is black but I have had people tell me its “dark brown”. Is there a tangible difference or is it just perception. The latter I t… --- ## [Simple combination/permutation odds question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-combination-permutation-odds-question/778160)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-combination-permutation-odds-question/778160 "2017-01-25T19:16:20Z")
No, it’s not homework. I have a population of 24 items. I’m randomly selecting six of them. I put the sampled items back in, and sample six again. What are the chances that there will be no duplicates between the two… --- ## [Pulp Fiction's robbing a bank with a phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fictions-robbing-a-bank-with-a-phone/672176)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fictions-robbing-a-bank-with-a-phone/672176 "2017-01-25T16:14:04Z")
Another film/crime q, this time from Pulp Fiction. At the start Pumpkin explains; He says it worked and that there probably never was a little girl; point being that criminals didn’t even need a shotgun or pistol any … --- ## [Comprehensive Car Ins. Monthly P'ts DOUBLED?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comprehensive-car-ins-monthly-pts-doubled/777994)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comprehensive-car-ins-monthly-pts-doubled/777994 "2017-01-25T16:11:24Z")
Hi Do you live in Georgia and/or are you familiar with automobile insurance? If so, maybe you can help me with this question/dilemma. Our car has to have comprehensive coverage until it’s paid for (another 3k dollars… --- ## [Does hair on human head grow at same rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hair-on-human-head-grow-at-same-rate/778139)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hair-on-human-head-grow-at-same-rate/778139 "2017-01-25T15:37:14Z")
Or does the crown grow faster than the temple areas or vice versa. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=784) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=786)