# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=824 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 825 --- ## [How to keep my inground fire pit from flooding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-my-inground-fire-pit-from-flooding/770193)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-my-inground-fire-pit-from-flooding/770193 "2016-10-31T04:04:15Z")
I have a fire pit in my backyard that I dug. After a large rainfall, it fills with water. Some of my friends have suggested lining the sides with clay so it bricks itself in. Will this prevent water from seeping in th… --- ## [When is firing full-auto a good tactic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-firing-full-auto-a-good-tactic/450435)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-firing-full-auto-a-good-tactic/450435 "2016-10-31T03:54:54Z")
Considering how many times and places I’ve read that “spray and pray” is NOT a smart move, it begs the question of just when it is. Obviously submachine guns and full-auto assault rifles continue to be made and carried b… --- ## [Is there an ALL-in-one audio player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-all-in-one-audio-player/770038)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-all-in-one-audio-player/770038 "2016-10-31T01:46:53Z")
I would love to have a truly all-in-one audio player with: audiocassette compact disc/DVD MP3 USB mini USB 30-pin iPod dock Lightning iPod dock AM/FM/shortwave receiver (with digital tuner) Broadcast TV audio receiver B… --- ## [Question on a car audio install](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-car-audio-install/770084)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-car-audio-install/770084 "2016-10-30T23:44:13Z")
2006 Jeep Commander Radiopro4 CH11 wiring harness Kenwood bt565u stereo OK with that out of the way the harness has two yellow (power) wires but the stereo only has one. Would I connect the two yellows to one? All a… --- ## [Weather variation by time of day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-variation-by-time-of-day/769988)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-variation-by-time-of-day/769988 "2016-10-30T21:55:53Z")
I’m a cyclist, so I pay a lot of attention to the weather, especially during times I’m interested in riding. Based just on that, it seems to me that it rains somewhat less during the afternoon than during the morning or … --- ## [Unjust enrichment / Fraud Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-enrichment-fraud-questions/770170)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-enrichment-fraud-questions/770170 "2016-10-30T19:30:56Z")
Something brought up on Reddit that I found interesting, one (supposedly) real situation and one hypothetical A) Acme Company gives a dissatisfied customer, John Doe, a coupon code for a free product and tells them only… --- ## [Behavior modification via dopamine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behavior-modification-via-dopamine/770154)
**Author:** [@Billy-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-o)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behavior-modification-via-dopamine/770154 "2016-10-30T17:28:20Z")
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that affects mood, generally producing feelings of pleasure or contentment. One effect of it is that behaviors that cause elevated dopamine levels tend to become habit-forming. Can we use… --- ## [Why do some faiths have Jesus on the Cross and others don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-faiths-have-jesus-on-the-cross-and-others-dont/769853)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-faiths-have-jesus-on-the-cross-and-others-dont/769853 "2016-10-30T15:16:37Z")
I’m more accustomed to plain crosses. Worn around the neck or on a church wall. I am Baptist. Some faiths (Catholics?) Use crosses with Jesus nailed to them. I find that a bit unnerv… --- ## [One mouse click, or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-mouse-click-or-two/770088)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-mouse-click-or-two/770088 "2016-10-30T14:17:14Z")
In Firefox History, to reopen a previous page it takes a single click. But if your page has dropped off the menu and you need to Show All History and go down a few more lines, it requires double-click. What is the logi… --- ## [How Can I Mail a Pepper Spray with Least Expense and Hassle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-mail-a-pepper-spray-with-least-expense-and-hassle/769999)
**Author:** [@greenpurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpurple)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-mail-a-pepper-spray-with-least-expense-and-hassle/769999 "2016-10-30T13:10:55Z")
I went to UPS store and they told me they can’t do it which is a bunch of bullshit. I’m pretty sure is they don’t WANT to do it. Websites selling pepper sprays use USPS, UPS and Fedex to ship to customers. But I can’t do… --- ## [Germanys KBA motor vehicle authority](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanys-kba-motor-vehicle-authority/770111)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanys-kba-motor-vehicle-authority/770111 "2016-10-30T13:09:18Z")
'ported. --- ## [Why doesn't Earth's atmosphere get sucked away into space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-earths-atmosphere-get-sucked-away-into-space/315500)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-earths-atmosphere-get-sucked-away-into-space/315500 "2016-10-30T12:26:50Z")
Before going into work this morning I was watching coverage of the space walk where the guy was about to fix the belly of the shuttle. Somehow the conversation got around to welding in space. The main point being they j… --- ## [Einar. Female version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984 "2016-10-30T09:06:28Z")
Is there a female version of the Old Norse name Einar? --- ## [Question regarding 2-persin/4 person ballots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-2-persin-4-person-ballots/770096)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-2-persin-4-person-ballots/770096 "2016-10-30T09:02:39Z")
Hi I had never heard of 2-person or 4-person ballots before. Are these for families? What is their purpose, how are they used and do all states have them? Are there other varieties like 3 or 5-person ballots? I couldn’t… --- ## [Snake ID please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-id-please/769486)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-id-please/769486 "2016-10-30T04:58:15Z")
I came very close to being bitten by this snake yesterday. Anyone know what kind it is? Happened near Sacramento, Ca. --- ## [Why so long to make a fighter jet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-long-to-make-a-fighter-jet/769582)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-long-to-make-a-fighter-jet/769582 "2016-10-30T00:12:51Z")
Inspired by this thread, in which the claimed maximum possible production rate of modern fighter aircraft is a tiny fraction of what it was during WW2. Why is this? The US population now is more than twice what it was … --- ## [Regular expression question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-expression-question/769936)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-expression-question/769936 "2016-10-29T19:20:47Z")
Working with a renaming application that supports regular expression renaming. I really want to learn regular expressions, because I often find myself wanting to use them, but so far I’m still pretty clueless. The file… --- ## [What makes the effects of some drugs more dependent on brain weight than body weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-effects-of-some-drugs-more-dependent-on-brain-weight-than-body-weight/769983)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-effects-of-some-drugs-more-dependent-on-brain-weight-than-body-weight/769983 "2016-10-29T18:52:35Z")
I use “drugs” in the sense of substances other than food which affects the body or mind. Typically, when people are determining the proper dosage for a drug, they calculate it according to bodyweight. Yet, for other sub… --- ## [Knights of the Round, with no table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-the-round-with-no-table/769828)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-the-round-with-no-table/769828 "2016-10-29T18:16:09Z")
There are (at least) 3 sources that have something called “Knights of the Round” and a table is never mentioned: \[ul\] \[li\]A summon in Final Fantasy VII, known for its ridiculously long animation\[/li\]\[li\]A Final Fight-e… --- ## [Adding a second monitor to an all-in-one computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-second-monitor-to-an-all-in-one-computer/769940)
**Author:** [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-second-monitor-to-an-all-in-one-computer/769940 "2016-10-29T12:45:44Z")
One of the computers here at work is an HP all in one model 20-B210Z and the boss has asked me to figure out if we can add a second monitor. According to this page at HP, it has an “expansion slot” Expansion Slots - PC… --- ## [What happens to the CC "miles" I earned when I transfer balance to another CC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-the-cc-miles-i-earned-when-i-transfer-balance-to-another-cc/769987)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-the-cc-miles-i-earned-when-i-transfer-balance-to-another-cc/769987 "2016-10-29T10:52:38Z")
The credit card I use gives me air travel miles for every dollar I spend using it. I usually pay off the balance every month, but I have to put a rather large amount on it this month that I won’t be able to pay off any t… --- ## [Is there any science behind women's cosmetics, or is it all snake oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-science-behind-womens-cosmetics-or-is-it-all-snake-oil/769606)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-science-behind-womens-cosmetics-or-is-it-all-snake-oil/769606 "2016-10-29T04:18:28Z")
A lot of women buy lots of fancy cosmetics that supposedly will make their skin look better. These various lotions and things have seemingly random lists of vitamins, various plant extracts and other chemicals and such t… --- ## [Chicago fire shi\[f\]ts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-fire-shi-f-ts/769886)
**Author:** [@Amanda87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amanda87)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-fire-shi-f-ts/769886 "2016-10-29T01:29:49Z")
Hi after watching chicago fire i have been trying to figure out how the firehouse runs in terms of shi\[f\]ts, i know they do 24 hours shi\[f\]ts but whats happens when they arevnot there is there another shift that comes in… --- ## [Weather in The Maldives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-in-the-maldives/767174)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-in-the-maldives/767174 "2016-10-29T00:02:41Z")
What time of year is monsoon season? --- ## [Election fraud: Voting twice in different districts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-fraud-voting-twice-in-different-districts/768919)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-fraud-voting-twice-in-different-districts/768919 "2016-10-28T23:41:52Z")
I was recently speaking with someone who claimed that in his area of upstate New York, where many people have vacation homes, there is a lot of voter fraud. He said that people register and vote both where they live and … --- ## [Are any of the current "gliding animals" likely to ever achieve true powered flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-current-gliding-animals-likely-to-ever-achieve-true-powered-flight/769878)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-current-gliding-animals-likely-to-ever-achieve-true-powered-flight/769878 "2016-10-28T23:28:59Z")
I’m thinking of beasties like flying squirrels or colugos : Also froggies and snakes : Or heck, even flying fish and flying squid : Are any of these species likely to evolve the ability for true “powered flight”… --- ## [What is the street value of Xanax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-street-value-of-xanax/769964)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-street-value-of-xanax/769964 "2016-10-28T22:09:46Z")
How much does Xanax sell for on the street, per milligram? I’m referring to genuine, pressed Pfizer tablets or generic equivalents from a recognized manufacturer, not the type sold on blotters on the darknets. This quest… --- ## [Do human body proportions vary with height?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-human-body-proportions-vary-with-height/769958)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-human-body-proportions-vary-with-height/769958 "2016-10-28T21:20:44Z")
Art classes generally teach that the average human is 7.5 to 8 times as tall as his/her head. (I don’t know what the actual value is for the large population.) I wonder if this ratio varies with height. For example, if … --- ## [How does ancensored make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ancensored-make-money/724218)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ancensored-make-money/724218 "2016-10-28T20:59:52Z")
Ancensored, (no nudity at link) is a very useful site to get almost any nude scene that any actress has done. There are no ads and no subscription fee, and it must cost quite a packet in data tranferrence, so how do they… --- ## [car AC question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-ac-question/769848)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-ac-question/769848 "2016-10-28T20:47:09Z")
I am going to have to buy a second hand car… in Hawaii, where AC is kind of cool to have (pun intended). I am looking at Craigslist ads and virtually all of them will have a line which describes the car’s AC, as in “gre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=823) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=825)