# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=888 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 889 --- ## [What was the first mass shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-mass-shooting/757662)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-mass-shooting/757662 "2016-06-19T12:51:39Z")
After every mass shooting the point is made that guns from the time of the 2nd Amendment would not have been capable of carrying out mass shootings. So when did they become capable of doing so? Given the definition “fou… --- ## [Question about The Mercury Spacecraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-mercury-spacecraft/757725)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-mercury-spacecraft/757725 "2016-06-19T09:11:18Z")
I just had a silly question about our first manned space missions. In the suborbital launches of the first two Mercury spacecraft using the Redstone could igniting the retro rocket pack after booster separation have prop… --- ## [Resources used by bottled water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-used-by-bottled-water/757622)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-used-by-bottled-water/757622 "2016-06-19T08:27:22Z")
I have read that the plastic bottle takes twice as much water to produce than it contains. So a 1-liter bottle needs 2-liters of water to manufacture it, then another one to fill it. Is this true? --- ## [Alligator behavior question (possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligator-behavior-question-possible-tmi/757699)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligator-behavior-question-possible-tmi/757699 "2016-06-19T08:13:02Z")
I’ve been following the tragedy in Orlando, FL at a Disney property involving a 3 yo boy and an alligator. As I understand it, the child’s body was recovered intact, which surprised me. Why would an alligator attack a s… --- ## [Driving question: Avoiding toll road on 91 Freeway in Orange County, California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-question-avoiding-toll-road-on-91-freeway-in-orange-county-california/757707)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-question-avoiding-toll-road-on-91-freeway-in-orange-county-california/757707 "2016-06-19T05:36:10Z")
I plan to drive from Gardena to Riverside–60 miles–on Monday, June 20. I have found that part of the 91 Freeway in Orange County is an “express” highway with toll lanes, but according to the Auto Club not all the lanes a… --- ## [How do the police react to an active shooter now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-police-react-to-an-active-shooter-now/757745)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-police-react-to-an-active-shooter-now/757745 "2016-06-19T01:43:31Z")
A day or so after the 1984 McDonald’s massacre, I read in the Los Angeles Times that the SWAT sniper who fired the shot which killed the perpetrator was required to radio his superiors and request permission to fire a sh… --- ## [Why does wet dog fur smell so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-wet-dog-fur-smell-so-bad/9240)
**Author:** [@Breckinshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breckinshire)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-wet-dog-fur-smell-so-bad/9240 "2016-06-18T22:58:55Z")
When my dog is dry, she doesn’t really have a particular smell. But if she’s been out in the rain and comes inside, she smells just awful. This awful smell will usually be gone by the next morning, when she’s had time to… --- ## [Why does it take so long to transfer funds from one bank account to another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-transfer-funds-from-one-bank-account-to-another/757548)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-transfer-funds-from-one-bank-account-to-another/757548 "2016-06-18T21:09:10Z")
If I want to electronically transfer funds from one bank account to another, it typically takes 3-5 days for the funds to show up on the recipient account. But if I’m at an ATM, I can withdraw cash from one bank and dep… --- ## [What happens to a submarine when it submerges past its hull crushing depth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-submarine-when-it-submerges-past-its-hull-crushing-depth/757670)
**Author:** [@SHARKBITEATTACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SHARKBITEATTACK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-submarine-when-it-submerges-past-its-hull-crushing-depth/757670 "2016-06-18T20:49:35Z")
For example, a sub that suffered a catastrophic failure and as a result begins sinking all the way to the bottom of the sea floor (miles deep). As soon as its passes the rated hull crushing depth while still sinking wha… --- ## [Why do so many commercials have disclaimer non-attorney spokesperson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-commercials-have-disclaimer-non-attorney-spokesperson/757619)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-commercials-have-disclaimer-non-attorney-spokesperson/757619 "2016-06-18T20:22:03Z")
It seems to be in every tv ad. non-attorney spokesperson! non-attorney spokesperson! non-attorney spokesperson! Since I’m not a lawyer I guess I’m a non-attorney spokesperson too. :smiley: What’s the deal? Why do we … --- ## [Tolerance to bad water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolerance-to-bad-water/757577)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolerance-to-bad-water/757577 "2016-06-18T17:36:33Z")
If a person was in the wilderness with no way or knowledge of how to sterilize water would he eventually build up a tolerance to the pathogens and parasites commonly encountered and eventually enjoy it just like the othe… --- ## [Loudest noise able to travel through phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loudest-noise-able-to-travel-through-phone/757607)
**Author:** [@RememberMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RememberMe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loudest-noise-able-to-travel-through-phone/757607 "2016-06-18T16:29:08Z")
Inspired by a thread discussing police blotters, where a man was in a police station when he received a call from a scammer. The call was then forwarded to the officers cell phone when the officer proceeded to blow his w… --- ## [What type of professional can help decide on a hairstyle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-professional-can-help-decide-on-a-hairstyle/757585)
**Author:** [@Mr.Insaneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Insaneo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-professional-can-help-decide-on-a-hairstyle/757585 "2016-06-18T15:56:20Z")
I’ve always wondered for the longest time what kind of hair styles would look good on me, but haven’t taken action till now. I have absolutely no knowledge of hair styles or hair designs. I’ve phoned around a few hair … --- ## [Mini won't start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-wont-start/757660)
**Author:** [@Scottish\_Cailyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scottish_Cailyn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-wont-start/757660 "2016-06-18T14:25:52Z")
Hi people, I have been having trouble with my Mini car today, it wouldn’t start :-(. It has a full tank of petrol plus I checked under the hood but couldn’t find any faults and when I got a friend to jumpstart it, it st… --- ## [Brits: what does "in her constituency" mean (MP Cox assassination)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-what-does-in-her-constituency-mean-mp-cox-assassination/757537)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-what-does-in-her-constituency-mean-mp-cox-assassination/757537 "2016-06-18T12:56:18Z")
First off, my “condolences,” such as they are (I don’t really know what word to use) on the horror and the challenge to democracy. All the Brit reports say she was shot in her constituency. In USA, the word means “the p… --- ## [Dopers I am in need of a name, The guy who posited this idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-i-am-in-need-of-a-name-the-guy-who-posited-this-idea/757549)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-i-am-in-need-of-a-name-the-guy-who-posited-this-idea/757549 "2016-06-18T09:30:11Z")
His premise was relating to the creation of a society where the person doing the work of designating what all was needed to make a society run correctly was going to be a member of said society and would not know what pl… --- ## [Percent of American women who will give birth in lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percent-of-american-women-who-will-give-birth-in-lifetime/757250)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percent-of-american-women-who-will-give-birth-in-lifetime/757250 "2016-06-18T06:38:26Z")
Hoping this makes sense but if current statistics were frozen, what percent of women born today will end up giving birth at sometime in their lives? Is this possible to answer? I’m 50 and besides my wife I don’t have a… --- ## [When did Canadian lawyers stop wearing wigs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-canadian-lawyers-stop-wearing-wigs/321064)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-canadian-lawyers-stop-wearing-wigs/321064 "2016-06-18T06:27:39Z")
When did Canadian lawyers and judges stop wearing wigs? Were they abandoned on a province-by-province basis? When did the Supreme Court abandon then? Newfoundland was a seperate dominion/colony until 1949, did the… --- ## [PC blacks out when touched](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-blacks-out-when-touched/757550)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-blacks-out-when-touched/757550 "2016-06-18T01:41:12Z")
So I’ve got a really frustrating problem with my pc that’s been going on a couple months now. I’ve been just dealing with it but it’s getting worse. I’ll try to explain it as best I can. Firstly, specs on my computer. It… --- ## [How is this a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-a-scam/757611)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-a-scam/757611 "2016-06-18T01:38:40Z")
This may end up in IMHO, but I’m confused about what happened. Maybe whoever attempted to use our credit card is an idiot, or I’m just not understanding the situation. We got an email yesterday from an e-business that s… --- ## [Opposition to quanatum mechanics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposition-to-quanatum-mechanics/756976)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposition-to-quanatum-mechanics/756976 "2016-06-18T00:44:34Z")
Among professional physicists, is there any rejection of quantum mechanics, including the uncertainty principle, as a violation of causality? --- ## [There really is a computer-generated cockpit voice command "Decide?" Sounds unhelpful...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-really-is-a-computer-generated-cockpit-voice-command-decide-sounds-unhelpful/757467)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-really-is-a-computer-generated-cockpit-voice-command-decide-sounds-unhelpful/757467 "2016-06-17T23:40:30Z")
I read an excerpt in the Wall Street Journal from a book on airline lingo (cite to come) that the autovoice (make? female?) has the one word command/helpful hint “Decide.” The author said it had to do at a certain point… --- ## [What kind of failed door sensor caused my flight to turn around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-failed-door-sensor-caused-my-flight-to-turn-around/756867)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-failed-door-sensor-caused-my-flight-to-turn-around/756867 "2016-06-17T23:14:44Z")
I am inspired by Llama Llogophile’s comment in another thread (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19390093&postcount=4) to ask about a recent flight. I was on what I believe was a DeHavilland DHC-8 400 op… --- ## [If people are upset about local police as an entire department, who do they complain to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-people-are-upset-about-local-police-as-an-entire-department-who-do-they-complain-to/757483)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-people-are-upset-about-local-police-as-an-entire-department-who-do-they-complain-to/757483 "2016-06-17T19:48:56Z")
I’m talking about above and beyond groups like internal affairs for complaining about individual patrol officers. Supposedly police culture allows far more leeway for abuse when the higher ups are ok with it, which would… --- ## [How did he get into a nightclub with two guns and over 100 bullets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-he-get-into-a-nightclub-with-two-guns-and-over-100-bullets/757461)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-he-get-into-a-nightclub-with-two-guns-and-over-100-bullets/757461 "2016-06-17T19:33:37Z")
How did he get into a nightclub with two guns and over 100 bullets? Did the security let him in the front door? Did he carry a bag of ammunition with him? Did anyone try to stop or attack him? Have any of these quest… --- ## [Why do cars seem to top out in speed around 200 MPH regardless of power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cars-seem-to-top-out-in-speed-around-200-mph-regardless-of-power/757109)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cars-seem-to-top-out-in-speed-around-200-mph-regardless-of-power/757109 "2016-06-17T19:27:12Z")
I am no motorsports aficionado but there is still the kid in me and I like looking at supercars on occasion. One thing I have noted is that regardless of the supercar top speeds of around 200 MPH seems to be a limit. T… --- ## [Online Computer Science Degree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-computer-science-degree/757576)
**Author:** [@KarBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarBG)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-computer-science-degree/757576 "2016-06-17T17:38:54Z")
I’ve been looking for Online US. College education for some weeks, so far University of the People(which only has Deac, National Acreditation) has come as an interesting option. Here the CS Curriculum Certificate Cours… --- ## [How are no passing zones determined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-no-passing-zones-determined/757527)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-no-passing-zones-determined/757527 "2016-06-17T16:11:41Z")
Is it scientific to any degree or is it mainly a gut feel by whoever is responsible? To the extent that they are determined logically I’m curious about certain factors… Whether the passer is expected to be tail-gatin… --- ## [Asbestos in Popcorn Ceiling Risks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asbestos-in-popcorn-ceiling-risks/669060)
**Author:** [@debbiem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/debbiem)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asbestos-in-popcorn-ceiling-risks/669060 "2016-06-17T16:06:41Z")
I have been exposed to 5% Chrysotile containing popcorn ceiling removal dust.:smack: What can I do to reduce my chances of developing mesothelioma, or other asbestos related sicknesses? How effective is a pharmacy bought… --- ## [Is artificial salination of fresh water possible? Ever done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-artificial-salination-of-fresh-water-possible-ever-done/757541)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-artificial-salination-of-fresh-water-possible-ever-done/757541 "2016-06-17T15:54:14Z")
The recent alligator attack at Disneyworld made me wonder if there were such a thing as a chemical deterrent to alligators. The simplest thing that occurred to me was to simply salinate the water – to turn a freshwater b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=887) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=889)