# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=863 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 864 --- ## [Failed Yahoo searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-yahoo-searches/761929)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-yahoo-searches/761929 "2016-08-08T07:59:36Z")
Yahoo is my home page and when I go there to conduct a search, it does what it’s supposed to do. But when I’m on a different site and want to do a quick search from the little toolbar line top right of my browser, it al… --- ## [Copying Outlook Files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copying-outlook-files/762071)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copying-outlook-files/762071 "2016-08-08T02:33:12Z")
Hi All … Need answer fast I am trying to transfer all my email from an old an unreliable laptop to a newer one When I export using the outlook function - it is encrypting my files, and the computer, for whatever reaso… --- ## [What is this tree/fruit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-tree-fruit/762083)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-tree-fruit/762083 "2016-08-07T23:47:46Z")
This tree is the only one of its kind on our property. It is about 15’ tall with numerous trunks coming out of the ground, sort of like a crack willow, though I know that isn’t what it is. We are in the Puget Sound area.… --- ## [Wearing Headphones During an MRI? How Loud is the Music Played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-headphones-during-an-mri-how-loud-is-the-music-played/761873)
**Author:** [@TipTapTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TipTapTwo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-headphones-during-an-mri-how-loud-is-the-music-played/761873 "2016-08-07T23:10:21Z")
In the thread on those who have experienced phobias pool, post #12, said that they allowed him to listen to music while undergoing an MRI scan. I am sure that I am missing something, but I thought that all forms of metal… --- ## [Quitting smoking and lung cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-and-lung-cancer/761979)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-and-lung-cancer/761979 "2016-08-07T22:23:54Z")
It’s my understanding that after you quit smoking, after a certain number of years, your chance of contracting a smoking-related illness (such as lung cancer) becomes the same as a non-smoker. Is that true or am I remem… --- ## [What's the current state of anti-drone technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-state-of-anti-drone-technology/761870)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-state-of-anti-drone-technology/761870 "2016-08-07T21:56:34Z")
Today’s San Jose Mercury had a good article about anti-drone technology, but it was pretty nebulous as to particulars. What’s the Dope? How advanced is the technology of of zapping drones? And how will this affect the… --- ## [And now win10 gives me problems. Or is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-win10-gives-me-problems-or-is-it/762037)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-win10-gives-me-problems-or-is-it/762037 "2016-08-07T20:45:11Z")
The line up - Win 10 desktop Win 10 laptop Android Cell phone Verizon MIFI wireless I have a MIFI wireless hotspot. Little piece of hardware about the size of a cell phone. All it does is provide wifi. This unit … --- ## [Why is mundane white commercial bread sometimes labelled 'Italian'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mundane-white-commercial-bread-sometimes-labelled-italian/761739)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mundane-white-commercial-bread-sometimes-labelled-italian/761739 "2016-08-07T19:21:23Z")
I hope this is the right forum. I’ve always wondered, why is a loaf of white spongy commercial bread, like Wonder Bread, sometimes labelled ‘Italian’ bread? I know what Italian bread is, and that ain’t it. Spongy comm… --- ## [Would Phineas Snodgrass's time travelling mission actually increase world population?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-phineas-snodgrasss-time-travelling-mission-actually-increase-world-population/761684)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-phineas-snodgrasss-time-travelling-mission-actually-increase-world-population/761684 "2016-08-07T19:10:12Z")
Actually factual(ish) question, hence why in GQ… In the classic scifi short story “The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass” (that I learnt while researching this was a response to an older story) the eponymous hero trav… --- ## [Is there a way to restore bookmarks using a File folder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-restore-bookmarks-using-a-file-folder/761939)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-restore-bookmarks-using-a-file-folder/761939 "2016-08-07T18:53:37Z")
I accidentally deleted all my bookmarks in Chrome. I didnt have an HTML backup. However on my Windows backup drive, I found a folder called “links” and when you open it, I can see my list of bookmarks. I tried importin… --- ## [Plant ID Requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-id-requested/761857)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-id-requested/761857 "2016-08-07T17:45:41Z")
Was taking photos at a local nursery and forgot to note what this plant was. If anyone can ID it for me I’d really appreciate it. TIA --- ## [Has any U.S. aircraft carrier been fired upon since WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-u-s-aircraft-carrier-been-fired-upon-since-wwii/762004)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-u-s-aircraft-carrier-been-fired-upon-since-wwii/762004 "2016-08-07T16:49:24Z")
My Google-Fu is failing me, anyone? --- ## [In the US from 90s onward, how may Muslims have committed terrorism vs served in military or police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-from-90s-onward-how-may-muslims-have-committed-terrorism-vs-served-in-military-or-police/761848)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-from-90s-onward-how-may-muslims-have-committed-terrorism-vs-served-in-military-or-police/761848 "2016-08-07T15:12:35Z")
I read 6000 Muslims have served in the military since 9/11, probably more. I know Muslims make up a large percentage of terrorist acts, but I’m curious what the ratio of Muslim soldiers and cops is to terrorists in the … --- ## [Automobile terminology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-terminology/761810)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-terminology/761810 "2016-08-07T14:17:59Z")
What is the equivalent, in a car, for the term “light fixture” in a structure such as a house or apartment, mounted on a ceiling, that a light bulb is screwed into? Last night when I returned to my car, I noticed that t… --- ## [freecycle DMCA notice and Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freecycle-dmca-notice-and-facebook/762026)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freecycle-dmca-notice-and-facebook/762026 "2016-08-07T13:25:51Z")
I am one of the administrators of a Facebook page “Freecycle ##” (where ## are my department’s number). The Freecycle Network seems\* to have filed a DMCA notice with Facebook claiming violation of trademark rights. I… --- ## [expanding universe vs. human size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-vs-human-size/761769)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-vs-human-size/761769 "2016-08-07T12:20:29Z")
As I understand it, every point in space is expanding away from every other point faster than the speed of light, and atoms are mostly empty space. So why isn’t our height measured in light years? --- ## [Can someone explain this front page NYT article on a CERN particle-that-wasn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-front-page-nyt-article-on-a-cern-particle-that-wasnt/761950)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-front-page-nyt-article-on-a-cern-particle-that-wasnt/761950 "2016-08-07T11:48:06Z")
See subject: The Particle That Wasn’t - The New York Times One of the most maddening and representative maddening articles imaginable. Nice (for newspaper) on methods and idea of experiments in physics. Incomprehensibl… --- ## [Jumping higher from standing vs. running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-higher-from-standing-vs-running/761640)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-higher-from-standing-vs-running/761640 "2016-08-07T10:23:46Z")
Why does it seem like you can jump higher while moving than standing? When you’re standing, you use all your muscles for one big lifting motion to push yourself straight up. It seems like with most of your energy devot… --- ## [Statistics help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-help/673860)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-help/673860 "2016-08-07T08:00:52Z")
Here’s my situation: I have a bunch of automated tests that run on software. Each of which takes some amount of time and can return one of a handful of results, mostly Pass and Fail. The full set of tests takes many ho… --- ## [Diesel contamination of a gas tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-contamination-of-a-gas-tank/761968)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-contamination-of-a-gas-tank/761968 "2016-08-07T05:39:00Z")
Because that is what has happened to me. Mods, some GQ’s coming up after I quickly outline the story… I had been getting an engine warning light coming on over the last 2 weeks, and my engine had seemed to have been ru… --- ## [Owah Tagu Siam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owah-tagu-siam/495430)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owah-tagu-siam/495430 "2016-08-07T05:04:45Z")
I was reading the comics when I came up today’s Bizarro strip that I honestly don’t get. It’s not online, as the archive is a month behind, so I’ll try my best to describe it. Three basketball players are facing away fro… --- ## [ASME Section III Pressure Boundary Codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asme-section-iii-pressure-boundary-codes/761994)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asme-section-iii-pressure-boundary-codes/761994 "2016-08-06T23:26:43Z")
Are there any members here familiar with, and who work with these codes? Curious because I’d like to establish a rapport. Thanks. --- ## [Do video poker machines record all hands played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-video-poker-machines-record-all-hands-played/761946)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-video-poker-machines-record-all-hands-played/761946 "2016-08-06T22:45:08Z")
Suppose I get a royal flush on a video poker machine and while I’m waiting for the manager to come over and take my name, etc., some nimnoo walks by and pushes the “deal” button on the machine and the hand disappears. I… --- ## [Does any city in the Southern Hemisphere get snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-city-in-the-southern-hemisphere-get-snow/640911)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-city-in-the-southern-hemisphere-get-snow/640911 "2016-08-06T21:15:33Z")
I was looking at a map of average July temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere and it looks like even southern Patagonia has winters that we in the North might think of as relatively mild. I expect a lot of Southern Hem… --- ## [Squashed a bug behind LCD screen - now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squashed-a-bug-behind-lcd-screen-now-what/761977)
**Author:** [@jimdigritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimdigritz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squashed-a-bug-behind-lcd-screen-now-what/761977 "2016-08-06T21:11:02Z")
So I splashed out last year ( £700/$1100) on a 144Hz Acer gaming monitor which has been amazing. This afternoon however, a small bug crawled across the screen, I instinctively swiped it. However it turns out to have not… --- ## [Neighbor as an adjective in US English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-as-an-adjective-in-us-english/761743)
**Author:** [@qpw3141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qpw3141)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-as-an-adjective-in-us-english/761743 "2016-08-06T19:37:33Z")
I’ve often seen ‘neighbor kid’, and I believe I may have seen ‘neighbor dog’, but I can never recollect seeing neighbor qualifying anything else, e.g. house/garden/car/man/woman/husband/wife. In those cases it’s always “… --- ## [How reliable is DNA testing for dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-is-dna-testing-for-dogs/761830)
**Author:** [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-is-dna-testing-for-dogs/761830 "2016-08-06T17:50:31Z")
Obviously the ability to interbreed makes all dog breeds the same species (Get me a ladder! barked the Chihuahua next to the Great Dane in heat), but given the rapidity with which a breed can be developed and altered, ho… --- ## [About How HDMI-to-RCA Converters are Powered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-hdmi-to-rca-converters-are-powered/761809)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-hdmi-to-rca-converters-are-powered/761809 "2016-08-06T17:36:15Z")
I just bought a Playstation 4, but a new TV will come later. Right now our TV is RCA only. The PS4 is HDMI only. So I’ve bought an HDMI-to-RCA converter. I noticed in the specs that the converter is powered by USB. It co… --- ## [Android 6 upgrade on Motorola E 4G LTE and now can't move stuff to SD card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-6-upgrade-on-motorola-e-4g-lte-and-now-cant-move-stuff-to-sd-card/761794)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-6-upgrade-on-motorola-e-4g-lte-and-now-cant-move-stuff-to-sd-card/761794 "2016-08-06T14:54:05Z")
I’m not losing my mind. Apparently I need to reformat the SD card as internal storage now in order to move apps to it. The problem is I don’t know how to move files and pictures back to internal memory so I can reforma… --- ## [Surviving a gamma ray burst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-a-gamma-ray-burst/761781)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-a-gamma-ray-burst/761781 "2016-08-06T14:37:44Z")
Suppose an extinction level event occurs at high noon on one side of Earth, and at that moment, you are on the midnight side of the world. Would you still suffer radiation poisoning? Would the “fried side” die-off brin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=862) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=864)