# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=873 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 874 --- ## [Samsung Note 3 warning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-note-3-warning/760274)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-note-3-warning/760274 "2016-07-19T01:44:15Z")
Hello Everyone, I’ve been getting a warning in my notification tab on my Note III. It says “Unauthorized access to a secure area had been blocked. Tap to learn more”. So, I tap and I get a Samsung pop up asking me to … --- ## [iPhone Music: Only Plays "Clean" as Car Aux?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-music-only-plays-clean-as-car-aux/759777)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-music-only-plays-clean-as-car-aux/759777 "2016-07-18T21:29:59Z")
I am trying to listen to music on my iPhone. My iPhone works fine in the car when connected via USB to the car radio as an auxiliary MP3 Player. Yet, when I try to play music straight from my iPhone, the music is all ch… --- ## [Why not combine Fridge and Air Conditioner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-combine-fridge-and-air-conditioner/659680)
**Author:** [@Jiptastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jiptastic)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-combine-fridge-and-air-conditioner/659680 "2016-07-18T20:06:25Z")
I have an RV that needs both a refrigerator and an air conditioner. Maybe I’m missing something, but don’t these two devices work pretty much exactly the same way. They both use the same process of cooling through freo… --- ## [Rx and Acceptable Risks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rx-and-acceptable-risks/760222)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rx-and-acceptable-risks/760222 "2016-07-18T19:35:22Z")
We are all immersed in pharmceutical TV ads that rattle off a long list of side effects that sound worse than the illness. So, just where does the pharmaceutical industry OR the FDA draw the line on acceptable risk? I m… --- ## [Does food cook more quickly with a lid on the pan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-food-cook-more-quickly-with-a-lid-on-the-pan/760213)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-food-cook-more-quickly-with-a-lid-on-the-pan/760213 "2016-07-18T19:22:29Z")
I always put a lid on the pan when I cook ground meat / hamburgers because it prevents the meat from drying. But some people insist that it also allows food to cook faster because the heat is trapped and reflects off the… --- ## [At what point am I legally responsible for feral animals on my property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-am-i-legally-responsible-for-feral-animals-on-my-property/760201)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-am-i-legally-responsible-for-feral-animals-on-my-property/760201 "2016-07-18T18:47:53Z")
I live in a fairly dense suburban neighborhood. There are a lot of feral cats around, but one in particular pretty much never leaves my property. He’s a little yellow cat, he recognizes my wife and I, he comes down the… --- ## [Does the Brit Gov't have an order of emergency succession if the PM dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-brit-govt-have-an-order-of-emergency-succession-if-the-pm-dies/759730)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-brit-govt-have-an-order-of-emergency-succession-if-the-pm-dies/759730 "2016-07-18T18:27:54Z")
Spinoff from a thread, http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=798167, here I learned what a Home Secretary is, and that it is part of the Grand Extra Special Minister club, with Prime, Foreign, and Chancell… --- ## [Coin flips, biased coins, and confidence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-flips-biased-coins-and-confidence/760002)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-flips-biased-coins-and-confidence/760002 "2016-07-18T17:03:54Z")
I’m pretty bad at statistics, so I could use some help. My question is about coins, but it actually relates to a real life question. Also, it’s definitely not homework, since it’s summer, schools out, and I’m way too o… --- ## [Would it be fair to guess...\[how many prime ministers Queen Elizabeth has met\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fair-to-guess-how-many-prime-ministers-queen-elizabeth-has-met/759944)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fair-to-guess-how-many-prime-ministers-queen-elizabeth-has-met/759944 "2016-07-18T16:17:03Z")
…HM the Queen Elizabeth has met at least 17 Prime Ministers of England? When her father reigned surely she was nearby during a weekly meeting and it’s not unthinkable previous PMs were in similar social circles, if I un… --- ## [Windows 10 and nvidia fx 3500](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-and-nvidia-fx-3500/759838)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-and-nvidia-fx-3500/759838 "2016-07-18T16:07:03Z")
I have been having driver problems. Both Win10 and nVidia do not list an updated driver. Does anyone know of one that exists, or should I plan on buying a new video card? --- ## [Possible to waterproof a basement furnace room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-waterproof-a-basement-furnace-room/760177)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-waterproof-a-basement-furnace-room/760177 "2016-07-18T14:49:27Z")
We have a storage room in the basement that houses our HVAC unit. Two or three times the floor drain or the condensate line has clogged, causing condensate to puddle on the floor. There is a floor water detector that shu… --- ## [A question of grammar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-grammar/760188)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-grammar/760188 "2016-07-18T14:25:43Z")
Which is correct, or more correct? I should of had a better answer. B. I should have had a better answer. I’m coming around to the idea that verbally “of” in that case is just a corrupted “have”. Though of course, ov… --- ## [French grammar Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-question/759973)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-question/759973 "2016-07-18T14:10:45Z")
Hi, If I want state a location in a city, do I usually use “au”? The reason I’m asking is because I hear native French speakers using “au” for places in Sacramento. But they couldn’t explain why they use “au” rather tha… --- ## [Ancient Periods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-periods/760045)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-periods/760045 "2016-07-18T11:19:36Z")
How did women tens of thousands of years ago deal with their menstrual cycles? --- ## [What to do about female facial hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-female-facial-hair/642641)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-female-facial-hair/642641 "2012-12-05T05:12:56Z")
Hi what are the best ways to hide or remove female facial hair? The female concerned thinks that getting rid of it would make it worse… I think that would only be the case if she shaved it since you’d get rough stubble. … --- ## [Defining an Arc Using 2 Points and a Tangent Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-an-arc-using-2-points-and-a-tangent-line/760010)
**Author:** [@JustMeInAZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustMeInAZ)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-an-arc-using-2-points-and-a-tangent-line/760010 "2016-07-18T07:12:49Z")
Hello All, I’m trying to write a program that will create an arc from 2 points a line that will be tangent to the arc. I’m not the best at trig, but I try. I can’t seem to find anything online that helps me solve this… --- ## [Which Species Has The Largest Penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-has-the-largest-penis/234862)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-has-the-largest-penis/234862 "2016-07-18T06:29:35Z")
Which species of animal has the largest penis? I’d be interested in knowing which one in both relative and absolute terms. For our purposes, ‘largest’ can be defined either length-wise or volumetrically, and ‘relative’ … --- ## [A late (embarrassing) query re Brexit: "Scotland, N. Ireland stay" as % pop or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-late-embarrassing-query-re-brexit-scotland-n-ireland-stay-as-pop-or-not/760148)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-late-embarrassing-query-re-brexit-scotland-n-ireland-stay-as-pop-or-not/760148 "2016-07-18T01:36:56Z")
Translating of subject hed: I don’t know what “referendum” means when the votes get counted; either in the general definition, which doesn’t interest me so much here, or in the Brexit events. What I “know:” Wales and E… --- ## [Why are the currency exchange markets closed on saturday and Sunday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-currency-exchange-markets-closed-on-saturday-and-sunday/760106)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-currency-exchange-markets-closed-on-saturday-and-sunday/760106 "2016-07-18T00:05:06Z")
I think it must be worldwide. Although we live on a rotating and revolving planet with time zones which span the 24 hour earthly clock, it seems Saturday and Sunday are sacred and no currency exchange dealings occur. Is … --- ## [Has or can anything evolve to eat artificial sweeteners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-or-can-anything-evolve-to-eat-artificial-sweeteners/760151)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-or-can-anything-evolve-to-eat-artificial-sweeteners/760151 "2016-07-17T22:40:15Z")
In lab tests or in the wild, has any yeast/bacteria/etc. evolved to be able to digest artificial sweeteners? Is this a theoretical possibility? --- ## [Autumn in Door County, WI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-in-door-county-wi/760147)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-in-door-county-wi/760147 "2016-07-17T20:08:13Z")
Thinking about a “color tour” in Door County. Generally speaking, when do the leaves start turning up that way? --- ## [GPS Sync Area at Car Rental Depot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-sync-area-at-car-rental-depot/760023)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-sync-area-at-car-rental-depot/760023 "2016-07-17T18:11:23Z")
I drove my sister to the Car Rental Depot, where she was picking up a rental. Out in front was a little special-purpose parking lot, with the sign, “GPS Sync Area – Ten Minute Parking Only.” GPS Sync? Like…huh? What … --- ## [Anyone using a SoildRun CuBox-i?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-a-soildrun-cubox-i/760125)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-a-soildrun-cubox-i/760125 "2016-07-17T15:55:23Z")
Hello All, I have a SolidRun CuBox-i that I am having difficulties adjusting the size of the display. Currently I am using a Linux distro provided by SolidRun as the OS, but the problem also shows up when using the Andr… --- ## [Quantum Entanglement: what if each particle assumes a \*different state\* simultaneously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-entanglement-what-if-each-particle-assumes-a-different-state-simultaneously/740435)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-entanglement-what-if-each-particle-assumes-a-different-state-simultaneously/740435 "2016-07-17T14:25:53Z")
Is this possible? Or is this more like the logical fallacy of “irresistible force vs. immovable object” where the superlative nature of both simply can’t be true? Quantum Entanglement, I think: means that if two parti… --- ## [Truck driver in France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-driver-in-france/760118)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-driver-in-france/760118 "2016-07-17T13:12:37Z")
It is reported that the truck in France that ran down all the people was full of " guns and explosives". What was said about these and where were was he going with it? --- ## [Washboarded roads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washboarded-roads/760018)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washboarded-roads/760018 "2016-07-17T12:59:02Z")
What determines the spacing of the ripples? Is it the radius of the wheels rolling over the road, or the composition of the dirt/gravel? --- ## [Math Adjunct/Professor Jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-adjunct-professor-jobs/757244)
**Author:** [@Tehanu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tehanu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-adjunct-professor-jobs/757244 "2016-07-17T12:44:45Z")
A friend of mine is an adjunct in the math department at a four-year state college. He has a masters in math and is working slowly towards his PhD in mathematics at a state university. He was passed over last year for … --- ## [Help diagnosing non starting electric dryer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-diagnosing-non-starting-electric-dryer/758407)
**Author:** [@Deereman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deereman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-diagnosing-non-starting-electric-dryer/758407 "2016-07-17T08:05:06Z")
I’ve got a GE electric clothes dryer that just decided not to run a couple days ago, and I’ve been pulling my hair out trying to find out why. After putting on the appropriate settings, hitting the start button does not… --- ## [How to calculate pump size for sprinkler system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-calculate-pump-size-for-sprinkler-system/759989)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-calculate-pump-size-for-sprinkler-system/759989 "2016-07-17T03:21:01Z")
I am trying to figure out what size of water pump I will need for a yard irrigation system. I live next to a lake so I will be drafting water out of the lake. There are about 18 sprinkler heads and the furthermost head i… --- ## [Dumb question: Do people dress up for shows in Las Vegas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-do-people-dress-up-for-shows-in-las-vegas/759269)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-do-people-dress-up-for-shows-in-las-vegas/759269 "2016-07-17T03:17:23Z")
Drum Goddess and I are headed to our first Las Vegas vacation next week. We have tickets to a few shows already purchased. How do people dress? Coat and tie / dress? Dockers and a polo? Shorts and a tshirt? Thanks,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=872) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=874)