# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=871 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 872 --- ## [What exactly is genderqueer vs. queer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-genderqueer-vs-queer/760363)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-genderqueer-vs-queer/760363 "2016-07-23T05:32:50Z")
What precisely do the following terms: -Genderqueer -Queer actually mean? In old times, “queer” was a synonym for gay, but that seems to not be the case anymore. --- ## [What ever happened to "Moslem?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-moslem/760354)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-moslem/760354 "2016-07-23T03:19:24Z")
When I was a kid and first started learning about other religions, followers of Islam were referred to as Moslems. Now, they are Muslims. When did this word disappear? Spellcheck in this post doesn’t even recognize it. … --- ## [What is the relationship between dual-income families and the cost of living ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-relationship-between-dual-income-families-and-the-cost-of-living/760448)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-relationship-between-dual-income-families-and-the-cost-of-living/760448 "2016-07-23T01:14:17Z")
What is the relationship if any between dual-income families and the cost of living, and how far back in the 20th century do you have to go to see jump in prices ? I know there is a relationship but I can’t find any data… --- ## [I did something stupid now the sink doesn't drain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-stupid-now-the-sink-doesnt-drain/523085)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-stupid-now-the-sink-doesnt-drain/523085 "2016-07-23T00:59:04Z")
Hubby is at work. I foolishly put (a lot of) egg shells down the garbage disposal. Now the sink doesn’t drain. I’ve made sure there is nothing in the disposal itself. The clog is lower. I used an acid drain cleaner, lab… --- ## [How Did Helen Keller Learn About Socialism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-helen-keller-learn-about-socialism/760299)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-helen-keller-learn-about-socialism/760299 "2016-07-22T22:35:14Z")
I saw the Helen Keller story when I was still in grade school. Interesting story, and good movie too. I think Patty Duke really was the best pick to play the part. Anyways, as the story is often told, and retold and ret… --- ## [Suppose the astronauts had died on the moon ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-the-astronauts-had-died-on-the-moon/760542)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-the-astronauts-had-died-on-the-moon/760542 "2016-07-22T21:16:01Z")
They didn’t, thank goodness and one small step and giant leap and all that, but… Let’s suppose that they had died on the moon and we were unable to retrieve them until now. I recently read that the flag on the moon is … --- ## [Nautical chart - Obstruction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-chart-obstruction/760551)
**Author:** [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-chart-obstruction/760551 "2016-07-22T17:32:42Z")
Nautical Chart Depth numbers in a dotted circle usually means a danger to navigation; in this case at a depth of 10ft. The accompanying note “Obstn” is obvious in it’s meaning. What confuses me is that this 10ft “obstr… --- ## [Why is LSD illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-lsd-illegal/404046)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-lsd-illegal/404046 "2016-07-22T17:25:52Z")
Up front I want to say that my purpose in this thread is not to condone or even discuss LSD use, and I really don’t want the thread to go in that direction, especially since it violates board rules. But seriously… I can… --- ## [How difficult is it to update a program from within that program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-update-a-program-from-within-that-program/760430)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-update-a-program-from-within-that-program/760430 "2016-07-22T16:48:13Z")
I use several different bits of freeware and I’ve noticed that a lot of them (usually ones with a small dev. base, and/or supporting multiple OS’es) send you to a webpage to download an update. Others (e.g. notepad++) ca… --- ## [Cats and the "lick button"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-the-lick-button/760506)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-the-lick-button/760506 "2016-07-22T14:14:39Z")
A couple years ago, my mother’s cat, “Toaster”, was put down somewhere in her mid-teens due to her developing a brain tumor. We don’t know exactly how old she was; my mother adopted her from a sober living house where sh… --- ## [Gernobil, Fukushima](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gernobil-fukushima/760162)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Mind)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gernobil-fukushima/760162 "2016-07-22T11:53:03Z")
Hi all, can somebody tell me what this two places are called in English, I have heard that “Chernobyl” translates into"Wormwood" is this correct? Thanks --- ## [Coldest possible fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldest-possible-fire/760357)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldest-possible-fire/760357 "2016-07-22T08:18:53Z")
A common trope in video games is ice-cold fire. I know this is impossible, but I am wondering what real substances burn at low temperatures. Not asking about ignition point, but flame temperature. Could it be some form… --- ## [Singer losing hearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-losing-hearing/758596)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-losing-hearing/758596 "2016-07-22T03:13:36Z")
Suppose someone is a professional singer, and they sustain a head injury. The skull will heal, but they lose hearing in one ear. What does the future hold for them? --- ## [fuel line, lawn mower, stop me from doing something stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-line-lawn-mower-stop-me-from-doing-something-stupid/760531)
**Author:** [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-line-lawn-mower-stop-me-from-doing-something-stupid/760531 "2016-07-22T02:08:42Z")
My fuel line on my 26-year-old lawn mower (Lawn Boy) cracked. This happened because the last time I cut the lawn, I thought, “man, I can’t believe I’ve gotten 26 years out of this lawn mower with practically no problems… --- ## [Heaven forbid - grammatical mistake in The New Yorker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-forbid-grammatical-mistake-in-the-new-yorker/760399)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-forbid-grammatical-mistake-in-the-new-yorker/760399 "2016-07-22T00:00:32Z")
Normally wouldn’t start a thread over something mundane (cough cough wrong thread? cough) as grammar nazi stuff, but considering it’s a question about something where you don’t often see slip-ups in that kinda publicatio… --- ## [Accounting for cash accidentally left by customers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-cash-accidentally-left-by-customers/760463)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-cash-accidentally-left-by-customers/760463 "2016-07-21T23:11:51Z")
Some customers use the self-checkout kiosks, pay for their groceries with cash, and then walk out the door without getting their loose change from the coin receptacle. From an accounting standpoint, what does a store do… --- ## [A question about bananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-bananas/760245)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-bananas/760245 "2016-07-21T19:23:05Z")
In the classic animated Disney film The Jungle Book, Baloo the bear grabs a banana and then pulls down the entire tree so that Mowgli, the human child, can grab a banana for himself. When he opens the peel, he sees that… --- ## [Concentric or eccentric for muscle building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concentric-or-eccentric-for-muscle-building/677629)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concentric-or-eccentric-for-muscle-building/677629 "2016-07-21T19:21:52Z")
Most exercise is concentric - muscle shortens under load. But is concentric the best type of training for building muscle? If eccentric is better, it seems it’d be easy to build a machine that increased load until your m… --- ## [What is the literal translation of 'kujira' (Japanese word for 'whale')](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-literal-translation-of-kujira-japanese-word-for-whale/760442)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-literal-translation-of-kujira-japanese-word-for-whale/760442 "2016-07-21T18:28:10Z")
Looking up some info on Godzilla, and it mentioned that it derives from the Japanese words for ‘gorilla’ and ‘whale’, (‘gorira’ and ‘kujira’, respectively \[eh, more or less\]). ‘Gorira’ is pretty obvious importation of t… --- ## [Mortgage Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-question/760246)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-question/760246 "2016-07-21T17:09:59Z")
I’m looking for facts, but there may be some opinion/experience involved so if this better suited for IMHO, mods feel free to move it. I am many things, but I am not a finance guy. I do okay with the basics, but it gets… --- ## [White particles in ice cubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-particles-in-ice-cubes/760500)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-particles-in-ice-cubes/760500 "2016-07-21T16:27:16Z")
I have a Whirlpool mod GB2FHDXWQ02 refrigerator with ice maker. I am getting what looks like white plastic particles in ice cubes. This refrigerator came with a house I bought but the ice maker was never hooked up until … --- ## [Native Americans and diseases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-americans-and-diseases/760397)
**Author:** [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-americans-and-diseases/760397 "2016-07-21T14:28:37Z")
Everything I’ve read says that most of the Native Americans died out due to the crop of diseases that Old Worlders brought over that Native Americans had no resistance to. And that many of these diseases came from lives… --- ## [The backlash that defense attorneys face for defending vilified clients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-backlash-that-defense-attorneys-face-for-defending-vilified-clients/760181)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-backlash-that-defense-attorneys-face-for-defending-vilified-clients/760181 "2016-07-21T11:14:46Z")
I know we probably have a few lawyers on this forum: I am sure that defense attorneys who represent defendants accused of murder, rape, child abuse, etc. tend to receive a backlash, maybe even death threats or physical … --- ## [Improving Internet Connectivity in my Office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-internet-connectivity-in-my-office/760382)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-internet-connectivity-in-my-office/760382 "2016-07-21T06:03:20Z")
I currently have a 30Mbs internet connection in my home. I plan to have a media room of sorts where I can stream multiple sporting events in one of the rooms in my home on the weekends. With where my wireless router is l… --- ## [MacOS software for SIP (VoIP) with Registered URL type or AppleScriptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-software-for-sip-voip-with-registered-url-type-or-applescriptable/759996)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-software-for-sip-voip-with-registered-url-type-or-applescriptable/759996 "2016-07-21T05:16:12Z")
I’m trying to ditch Skype. I’ve never used open protocol (e.g., SIP) telephony so I apologize for any profound ignorance that I display. Here’s what I want to do: sign up with a SIP provider, which will give me a te… --- ## [MS Word: Page numbering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-page-numbering/760376)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-page-numbering/760376 "2016-07-21T04:42:15Z")
I’m working on a document in MS Word. It has a cover letter, a title page, a table of contents, and then the rest. I want to start page numbering with Page 1, on the first page of the content. I don’t want a page numb… --- ## [Why is mixing and cooking food unlikely to create toxic chemicals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mixing-and-cooking-food-unlikely-to-create-toxic-chemicals/760242)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mixing-and-cooking-food-unlikely-to-create-toxic-chemicals/760242 "2016-07-21T03:42:56Z")
I have hundreds of ingredients in my kitchen made up of various organic and inorganic chemicals that I can freely mix together, apply heat, and then safely ingest. While I’m sure it’s possible to follow some specific kit… --- ## [ps4 controller frequencies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-controller-frequencies/760426)
**Author:** [@virtually\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/virtually_yours)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-controller-frequencies/760426 "2016-07-21T03:30:27Z")
Hello how does the ps4 controller communicate with the console? Are there specific frequencies sent for each button? I.e when you press the X or the O button how does it communicate this to the console? And can outside… --- ## [Adverbs as surnames - around the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverbs-as-surnames-around-the-world/760429)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverbs-as-surnames-around-the-world/760429 "2016-07-21T00:09:34Z")
Lil (to Johnny): “Did you know your name is an adverb?” Johnny Dangerously (1984) … What are some good examples of surnames that happen to share the same spelling OR the same sound with adverbs (IOW, both homonyms an… --- ## [Ice buildup in freezer {Need answer fast}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-buildup-in-freezer-need-answer-fast/760419)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-buildup-in-freezer-need-answer-fast/760419 "2016-07-20T22:50:18Z")
I’m staying at my father’s while he is in rehab after having a pacemaker installed. He has a side by side refrigerator/freezer. I did not notice that the freezer door was not closed all the way for at least 12 hours When… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=870) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=872)