# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=817 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 818 --- ## [PC won't recognize my Windows phone as external drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-wont-recognize-my-windows-phone-as-external-drive/771766)
**Author:** [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-wont-recognize-my-windows-phone-as-external-drive/771766 "2016-11-15T00:41:55Z")
I’m trying to pull some photos off my phone by USB cable, but I can’t seem to get any computer to recognize my phone so that I can do so. I know that it used to work, I’m not sure when it stopped. I have a Lumia 1020 run… --- ## [Automotive Q: Field repair of punctured fuel tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-q-field-repair-of-punctured-fuel-tank/452315)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-q-field-repair-of-punctured-fuel-tank/452315 "2016-11-15T00:39:02Z")
Locally, there is a flurry of fuel thefts via drilling a hole in the victim’s gas tank. I’m not sure why this is now the preferred method over siphoning (some manufacturing change in the way fuel filler tubes connect to… --- ## [Bose mp3 player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bose-mp3-player/771929)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bose-mp3-player/771929 "2016-11-14T22:46:32Z")
Is there such a thing? A friend of mine said she was at a party and someone had a Bose mp3 player. She said it was about as big as a pack of cards. I knew Bose does really good small speakers. I asked her, are you sure … --- ## [Poker Hand Eclipsed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-hand-eclipsed/771883)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-hand-eclipsed/771883 "2016-11-14T22:33:48Z")
In poker, there is a term for situations where a small pair becomes useless when a third pair hits the board. For instance, I have a pair of 6s, and the flop comes J 8 8. Now I have two pair, but a jack comes in the tu… --- ## [Any chance the electors could have elected Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-the-electors-could-have-elected-hillary/771386)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-the-electors-could-have-elected-hillary/771386 "2016-11-14T22:32:10Z")
In some states, the electors are required to vote for the choice of the majority in their state. In other states, that’s not the case. Could the electors in the states where they are not obligated to vote for the choic… --- ## [DNA Analysis Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-analysis-questions/771958)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-analysis-questions/771958 "2016-11-14T22:28:33Z")
Any general thoughts on the accuracy of DNA/ancestry results? Anyone provided samples to both providers just to compare results? --- ## [Online banking fraud - how do the scammers get away with the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-banking-fraud-how-do-the-scammers-get-away-with-the-money/771350)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-banking-fraud-how-do-the-scammers-get-away-with-the-money/771350 "2016-11-14T18:41:58Z")
A bank here in the UK had a problem at the weekend, £2.5 million was stolen from 9,000 accounts. My question is how do the scammers get hold of the money? I presume it was something like transferred to someone’s fake … --- ## [Chili Peppers from Seeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-peppers-from-seeds/771959)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-peppers-from-seeds/771959 "2016-11-14T15:42:03Z")
It’s finally about time for the first frost in Minnesota. If I bury a few of my peppers instead of eating them will they grow next year and be the same thing? --- ## [Saving files in Kindle Cloud reader](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-files-in-kindle-cloud-reader/771899)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-files-in-kindle-cloud-reader/771899 "2016-11-14T14:34:23Z")
I use my Kindle for reading my ebooks, but sometimes use my tablet with the Kindle reading app. I like the fact that I can pick up either and it will remember my place. But I’d like to use the Cloud reader, too. One p… --- ## [What is the Hebrew word for the destruction of the Second Temple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hebrew-word-for-the-destruction-of-the-second-temple/771943)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hebrew-word-for-the-destruction-of-the-second-temple/771943 "2016-11-14T13:27:10Z")
Hi What is the Hebrew word for the destruction of the Second Temple? I can find the words for the prayers recited in commemoration of it but not for the destruction of it. I look forward to your feedback --- ## [Is it possible for a computer built within a computer program to be faster than the host computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-computer-built-within-a-computer-program-to-be-faster-than-the-host-computer/771906)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-computer-built-within-a-computer-program-to-be-faster-than-the-host-computer/771906 "2016-11-14T12:52:18Z")
I’m guessing the answer is ‘no’, but I’m curious to verify that. If you build a simulation, and one of the things that happens in the simulation is you build a computer (like the minecraftcomputers built inside the game… --- ## [Equivalence point question - Chemistry. NOT hw.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equivalence-point-question-chemistry-not-hw/771930)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equivalence-point-question-chemistry-not-hw/771930 "2016-11-14T03:24:55Z")
I’m teaching AP Chem for the first time, and I have a question from our textbook-on-a-flashdrive. See picture: http://i.imgur.com/xr56IeI.jpg How can it be titrated halfway to the equivalence point, and have the molari… --- ## [30mm GAU-8 sabot against body armor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30mm-gau-8-sabot-against-body-armor/771896)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30mm-gau-8-sabot-against-body-armor/771896 "2016-11-14T02:54:38Z")
This is a question someone asked over on Quora.com. Since the answer is rather obvious, I wanted to add a stipulation: Suppose you’re wearing Super-Duper™ Kryptonian body armor that for all human purposes is inpenetrable… --- ## [Commandering Vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commandering-vehicles/771925)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commandering-vehicles/771925 "2016-11-14T01:55:54Z")
I’ve seen it happen on so many police procedural tv shows and dramas where the law enforcement officer/ agency can just hop on someones motorcycle or in someones car to chase the bad guy. Is this legally permissible in … --- ## [Is there any way that I can assert I am a British?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-that-i-can-assert-i-am-a-british/771415)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-that-i-can-assert-i-am-a-british/771415 "2016-11-14T00:46:30Z")
I would like to claim British citizenship. I was born in the Bahamas in 1966. The Bahamas was under British rule at the time. I was born to an American mother and a Bahamian father. My mother registered me with the U.S. … --- ## [Will all the absentee ballots be counted, nationwide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-all-the-absentee-ballots-be-counted-nationwide/771756)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-all-the-absentee-ballots-be-counted-nationwide/771756 "2016-11-13T17:28:25Z")
I’m referring, of course, to recent U.S. presidential election. --- ## [Google TV Ethernet active but websites unavailable ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-tv-ethernet-active-but-websites-unavailable/771751)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-tv-ethernet-active-but-websites-unavailable/771751 "2016-11-13T17:24:49Z")
I gave up trying to connect to the internet on my Google TV upstairs wirelessly. I tried a Ethernet cable with a wifi range extender, got connected and everything was fine. When the clocks had to be changed last weekend… --- ## [Apple Mail Rule Creation: How to autofill "received from" from selected email? (+template/script?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-mail-rule-creation-how-to-autofill-received-from-from-selected-email-template-script/771852)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-mail-rule-creation-how-to-autofill-received-from-from-selected-email-template-script/771852 "2016-11-13T17:08:09Z")
I sort of had this working, not in a script, but at least one part of a rule-creation step, in a procedure I last did a year or two ago. I can’t even remember how to do that, and Im sure the whole could be made simpler: … --- ## [Friction and germs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friction-and-germs/771348)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friction-and-germs/771348 "2016-11-13T15:37:47Z")
This is probably an astonishingly naïve question, but what the heck. Imagine that you’re introduced to someone at work in your office, and you shake their hand. Just after you do, they begin to cough and sneeze, coverin… --- ## [Photobucket not loading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-not-loading/771836)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-not-loading/771836 "2016-11-13T15:35:34Z")
About half the time when I click on a link to a picture on Photobucket, the image doesn’t load. I just see a grey frame. It may take several reloads to see the picture – even from my own Photobucket account. Yesterday… --- ## [Windows Not Recognizing 4tb Hard Drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-not-recognizing-4tb-hard-drive/771763)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-not-recognizing-4tb-hard-drive/771763 "2016-11-13T08:59:06Z")
OK I was having trouble with my computer, so I did a clean install of my O/S and now it’s showing it’s up and running and all updates applied. It is Win7 Ultimate, I didn’t upgrade to Win10 as I have it on my laptop and… --- ## [Wireless Home Networking help needed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-home-networking-help-needed/196560)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-home-networking-help-needed/196560 "2003-08-30T02:05:49Z")
I have been having a problem with my home network in the last 3-4 days. I am running a Dell Inspiron 5000 Windows 98 500MHz Celeron with a Dell 4800LT wireless PC card that I bought in 2000. My network is a Toshiba PCX… --- ## [If cats can't taste sweet, why do they go crazy for cereal milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cats-cant-taste-sweet-why-do-they-go-crazy-for-cereal-milk/771635)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cats-cant-taste-sweet-why-do-they-go-crazy-for-cereal-milk/771635 "2016-11-13T04:48:40Z")
Speaking of my cat. He can go either way with regular milk. But cereal milk, he loses his damn mind for. He also loves whipped cream. I know my cat isn’t the only one. So what gives? --- ## [Questions about neutrinos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-neutrinos/771442)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-neutrinos/771442 "2016-11-13T02:12:27Z")
How many neutrinos are produced by the Sun in a second? What happens to neutrinos after they are emitted? IIRC, they are captured in some kinds of beta radiation, but I also know that interactions are vanishingly rare,… --- ## [Is Melania Trump going to be the first immigrant First Partner in the White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-melania-trump-going-to-be-the-first-immigrant-first-partner-in-the-white-house/771543)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-melania-trump-going-to-be-the-first-immigrant-first-partner-in-the-white-house/771543 "2016-11-13T02:08:13Z")
And if not, who was? --- ## [Looking to id prominent people in NYC area (1930s/1940s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-id-prominent-people-in-nyc-area-1930s-1940s/771500)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-id-prominent-people-in-nyc-area-1930s-1940s/771500 "2016-11-13T00:52:59Z")
Specifically: A prominent Black judge and a prominent Black surgeon. You can see them in this documentary at 14:47 and 15:02, respectively. I could identify all the others in this segment except the NYC principal. Not… --- ## [US participation in Iran nuclear deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-participation-in-iran-nuclear-deal/771502)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-participation-in-iran-nuclear-deal/771502 "2016-11-12T21:54:37Z")
The US and other nations negotiated a deal with Iran regarding Iran’s nuclear programs. As part of that deal, UN sanctions were lifted and many countries have started trading with Iran-indeed many countries had suspended… --- ## [Changing Apple ID on Iphone 5S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-apple-id-on-iphone-5s/771694)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-apple-id-on-iphone-5s/771694 "2016-11-12T20:32:52Z")
OK, here’s the situation. My wife just bought my daughter’s old Iphone 5S from her, my daughter having upgraded to a new Iphone. My wife is having a terrible problem getting the phone operational. It’s asking her to sign… --- ## [Who Teaches a New President of The U.S. How to Be President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-teaches-a-new-president-of-the-u-s-how-to-be-president/407380)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-teaches-a-new-president-of-the-u-s-how-to-be-president/407380 "2016-11-12T20:17:13Z")
Let’s say a big underdog in the presidential race took the lead at the last minute and got herself elected. She is a congressional representative from Iowa with a platform to protect America’s farming interest, protectin… --- ## [Sanctuary cities and federal vs. local law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctuary-cities-and-federal-vs-local-law/729671)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctuary-cities-and-federal-vs-local-law/729671 "2016-11-12T18:44:08Z")
This isn’t a debate about illegal immigration, or whether sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants are right or wrong, or a good or bad thing. Rather, I’m asking…isn’t there some legal principle that the higher law overr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=816) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=818)