# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=852 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 853 --- ## [How does forcing suspects to reenact a crime in some countries help an investigation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-forcing-suspects-to-reenact-a-crime-in-some-countries-help-an-investigation/764568)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-forcing-suspects-to-reenact-a-crime-in-some-countries-help-an-investigation/764568 "2016-08-31T17:59:17Z")
Hi I’ve come across the following countries that force suspects to reenact crimes to help investigators. There are probably many more. What is the logic there? Is it successful? Other than shaming suspects, does it real… --- ## [How Did Money Work Circa 1870 (USA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-money-work-circa-1870-usa/763913)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-money-work-circa-1870-usa/763913 "2016-08-31T17:44:47Z")
I’ve been reading some Hirato Alger books, most of which were published in the late 1860s and have a few questions about money from that era. The books I’ve read take place in NYC and occur “after the war” so I assume it… --- ## [How come my dishwasher doesn't get tea stains off mugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-my-dishwasher-doesnt-get-tea-stains-off-mugs/569893)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-my-dishwasher-doesnt-get-tea-stains-off-mugs/569893 "2016-08-31T16:08:49Z")
My dishwasher is new-ish. About 3 years old, Kitchenaid, not cheap. It does an OK job with most things, but for some reason, it will not get stains out of mugs used for tea. I’m not talking big horrible stains - if I pul… --- ## [Are there temporary adhesives that intentionally lose strength with time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-temporary-adhesives-that-intentionally-lose-strength-with-time/764022)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-temporary-adhesives-that-intentionally-lose-strength-with-time/764022 "2016-08-31T03:55:37Z")
Assume you are looking for an adhesive that forms a strong bond, but gets weaker over the course of a few hours or days because you do not want the adhesion to be permanent. All glue seems to either be weak or strong, b… --- ## [Any downsides of registering a domain with one company and hosting with another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-downsides-of-registering-a-domain-with-one-company-and-hosting-with-another/764531)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-downsides-of-registering-a-domain-with-one-company-and-hosting-with-another/764531 "2016-08-31T03:12:06Z")
Usually if you see the exact same product in 80 stores you just buy the cheapest one. But does it work that way with domains? E.g. why pay $60 vs $40 for .io? I know I can register a domain with one company and host w… --- ## [Turn time lapse still pics into a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-time-lapse-still-pics-into-a-movie/764505)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-time-lapse-still-pics-into-a-movie/764505 "2016-08-31T03:00:27Z")
Can anyone steer me to software to turn a folder full of still pics into a single movie file. U want to take pics on a timer second by second, and then show them as a time lapse film. Pics are in jpeg format, --- ## [Why do we have birth certificates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-birth-certificates/764376)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-birth-certificates/764376 "2016-08-31T02:42:54Z")
Also do we need them? --- ## [Baking Soda in Indian Food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baking-soda-in-indian-food/415957)
**Author:** [@laszlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laszlo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baking-soda-in-indian-food/415957 "2016-08-31T02:15:21Z")
It seems a common occurrence after eating at Indian restaurants is a painful, bloated full feeling after the meal. This seems to be a different kind of “full” than most other types of food, and seems to happen even when… --- ## [How smart is a DVD-RW disc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-is-a-dvd-rw-disc/764399)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-is-a-dvd-rw-disc/764399 "2016-08-31T01:06:04Z")
You can re-write a DVD-RW 1,000 times generally. But is a disc/burner smart enough to keep using different sectors as you burn/erase, or does it always start at the beginning? Let’s say I copy 1 gig of data onto a 4.7-… --- ## [Did Y2K Account for the unLeap Year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-y2k-account-for-the-unleap-year/764458)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-y2k-account-for-the-unleap-year/764458 "2016-08-30T23:56:06Z")
We won’t be around to see the panic if I found a loophole, but did the Y2K bug adjustment account for future century years that SHOULD be leap years by conventional wisdom, but WON’T be leap years by the book? Is this y… --- ## [Question regarding materialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-materialism/764438)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-materialism/764438 "2016-08-30T22:46:45Z")
Hi Perhaps I misread the wikipedia article, but I can’t seems to find the three forms of materialism referred to in the quotation below. I look forward to your feedback. “Kant argued against all three forms of materia… --- ## [So what's the deal with the Incirlik Air base?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-the-incirlik-air-base/761415)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-the-incirlik-air-base/761415 "2016-08-30T19:15:54Z")
This is a US air base in Turkey. After the coup the power to the base was cut. I’m seeing on Facebook that the Turkish military is surrounding it and prepping for something. All the articles are RT and other less reputab… --- ## [Why are Buckets Round?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-buckets-round/764431)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-buckets-round/764431 "2016-08-30T19:08:43Z")
Buckets, Pails, Barrels, why are they round? The question occurred to me while re-reading Little House in the Big Woods. Grandpa Ingalls is described as making buckets for collecting maple sap. The illustrations show … --- ## [Years ago my vehicle was stolen, any way to find it now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-ago-my-vehicle-was-stolen-any-way-to-find-it-now/764450)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-ago-my-vehicle-was-stolen-any-way-to-find-it-now/764450 "2016-08-30T18:59:26Z")
Eight years ago my vehicle was stolen. I filed a police report and notified my insurance company, but having only liability (car was only worth a few thousand dollars) after filing the police report I never heard anythin… --- ## [Peculiar car problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-car-problem/764039)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-car-problem/764039 "2016-08-30T18:20:20Z")
As reported by my daughter. Car started. When put in reverse transmission did not engage. Turned the car off. Tried to restart. The car lurched forward several inches and then stalled. Now it won’t even turn over. … --- ## [Is pyroacoustics a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pyroacoustics-a-thing/715724)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pyroacoustics-a-thing/715724 "2016-08-30T18:13:07Z")
The sonics of combustion–as a field of inquiry, if it has any properties worth noting. I now claim it as a band name, but it originally occurred to me while while lighting my cigar with a torch lighter in bright sunligh… --- ## [Is the expression "weather conditions" tautological?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-expression-weather-conditions-tautological/764432)
**Author:** [@HarryTheHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HarryTheHat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-expression-weather-conditions-tautological/764432 "2016-08-30T17:49:48Z")
It drives me nuts. “Weather” is surely enough. And don’t get me started on “rain event” … --- ## [Stock Market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market/764214)
**Author:** [@Jrubas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jrubas)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market/764214 "2016-08-30T12:40:56Z")
I’m thinking of buying stock in a company. The only thing is: I know nothing about the stock market, and I don’t know if buying stock is right for me. I don’t know if I live below the poverty line or not, but I’m not ric… --- ## [How common is climax during rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-climax-during-rape/567682)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-climax-during-rape/567682 "2016-08-30T11:56:38Z")
I was surprised to learn that this actually happens. Which I can only imagine, makes it THAT much more emotionally damaging to the victim. --- ## [My ceiling fan has a switch where it can go up or down.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ceiling-fan-has-a-switch-where-it-can-go-up-or-down/764237)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ceiling-fan-has-a-switch-where-it-can-go-up-or-down/764237 "2016-08-30T09:51:14Z")
How can that possibly matter? The blades are about four inches wide and the whole rig is only about eight inches from the ceiling. --- ## [What's the shortest sentence that uses all letters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-shortest-sentence-that-uses-all-letters/313481)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-shortest-sentence-that-uses-all-letters/313481 "2016-08-30T09:45:01Z")
Our typing teacher introduced us to “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” because it is a sentence that has all the letters of the alphabet. Useful, that, in a typing class. But what inefficiency! Redundant D,… --- ## [I Need A Formula (Or A Calculator Function) For Adding A Series Of Consecutive Integers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-formula-or-a-calculator-function-for-adding-a-series-of-consecutive-integers/764434)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-formula-or-a-calculator-function-for-adding-a-series-of-consecutive-integers/764434 "2016-08-30T07:17:55Z")
I want to calculate the sum of the numbers 1+2+3+4 and so on. Is there a formula I can use? Does it work with any beginning and ending number (say, 23+24+25 and so on, up to, say 48)? Is there a quick & easy way to do i… --- ## [People who forget their wallets at restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-forget-their-wallets-at-restaurants/763414)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-forget-their-wallets-at-restaurants/763414 "2016-08-30T04:25:23Z")
Hi SD, What is the proper protocol for dealing with a nice couple, who is not causing any problems, or does not wish to dine and dash, that happens to forget their wallet for whatever reason? I’ve heard stories about p… --- ## [Is this considered a Supreme Court majority opinion, or a plurality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-considered-a-supreme-court-majority-opinion-or-a-plurality/764428)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Schindler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Schindler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-considered-a-supreme-court-majority-opinion-or-a-plurality/764428 "2016-08-30T03:15:48Z")
I’m reading a fractious Fourth Amendment decision from the 80s (Walter v. US if u must know), and wondering how to describe the first opinion. It is authored by Justice Stevens and joined only by Justice Stewart. There… --- ## [Toyota Fix means car cannot be aligned ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-fix-means-car-cannot-be-aligned/764390)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-fix-means-car-cannot-be-aligned/764390 "2016-08-30T03:07:00Z")
I just had 2 tires go bad fast after a RAV4 recall fix. Mechanic tells me the dealer sealed up the part of the control arm that is adjusted for alignment. And that it was sealed up with the car way out of alignment.… --- ## [Medical Contact Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-contact-question/764055)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-contact-question/764055 "2016-08-30T02:21:42Z")
I have an uncle who I’m not particularly close to. He lives in a different state, and I see only see him rarely. He lives alone, he is in his 70’s, and I know he has some health issues, although I have never been told wh… --- ## [What Christian sect makes a big deal about "the real" name of Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christian-sect-makes-a-big-deal-about-the-real-name-of-jesus/762152)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christian-sect-makes-a-big-deal-about-the-real-name-of-jesus/762152 "2016-08-30T01:52:55Z")
I was talking to someone the other day, and religious beliefs came up. When discussing their religion they made a huge deal about "the real’ name of Jesus and profound implications of the fact that that the powers that b… --- ## [Iron oxide tattoos in MRIs: Any effective shields?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-oxide-tattoos-in-mris-any-effective-shields/764365)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-oxide-tattoos-in-mris-any-effective-shields/764365 "2016-08-30T01:32:23Z")
Given: Tattoo ink containing ferromagnetic compounds (most stereotypically, dark inks which contain iron or iron oxide) will potentially experience induced currents inside an MRI, get hot, and burn the skin. Given: Ther… --- ## [Is cupping really an ancient Chinese practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cupping-really-an-ancient-chinese-practice/762271)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cupping-really-an-ancient-chinese-practice/762271 "2016-08-30T01:26:29Z")
In most of the stories about Michael Phelps and “cupping,” the writers off-handedly refer to cupping as an “ancient Chinese practice.” Is it, though? I know Egyptians practiced cupping over 3,000 years ago. Greeks and R… --- ## [MS WordPad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-wordpad/764439)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-wordpad/764439 "2016-08-29T23:26:21Z")
How can I prevent p.o.s. MS WordPad from taking over my MS Word docs when I open them? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=851) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=853)