# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=892 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 893 --- ## [Question Re: Injection Molded Polyurethane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-injection-molded-polyurethane/665333)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-injection-molded-polyurethane/665333 "2013-12-24T21:15:31Z")
This will be a bit roundabout but stay with me… I work in a shoe repair facility (cobbler shop) and for quite some time we have had people come in with shoes that have soles that are literally crumbling. Sometimes just… --- ## [congress tells NASA to go back to the moon. Can we use the water ice there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-tells-nasa-to-go-back-to-the-moon-can-we-use-the-water-ice-there/755649)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-tells-nasa-to-go-back-to-the-moon-can-we-use-the-water-ice-there/755649 "2016-06-10T19:50:36Z")
So apparently congress has decreed NASA must go back to the moon again before going to Mars: We know there’s permanent water ice at the poles in shadowed craters. Would it be feasible (using current technology) to mak… --- ## [How does my safe dehumidifier work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-safe-dehumidifier-work/757038)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-safe-dehumidifier-work/757038 "2016-06-10T19:32:07Z")
Hello Everyone, The thread on dehumidifiers vs air conditioners got me thinking. I have a 24 gun safe in my home. Inside the age I have placed a dehumidifier to take care of ant moisture that might find its way in. T… --- ## [Understanding carbon dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-carbon-dating/756844)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-carbon-dating/756844 "2016-06-10T17:33:14Z")
Hello Everyone, I just read an Article on Cracked that researches have carbon dated Stonehenge and have discussed that it couldn’t have been built by the Druids as it pre dates them. What I don’t get is how they can tel… --- ## [Apache or Comanche, cars named for enemies and therefore unpopular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-or-comanche-cars-named-for-enemies-and-therefore-unpopular/756973)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-or-comanche-cars-named-for-enemies-and-therefore-unpopular/756973 "2016-06-10T17:26:12Z")
I know I heard a while back that the Chevy Apache and / or the Jeep Comanche were not that popular in the Southwest because Apache and Comanche were feared enemies of the Navajo, Hopi, Ute and other groups who would not … --- ## [Non-economically depressed small towns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-economically-depressed-small-towns/756237)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-economically-depressed-small-towns/756237 "2016-06-10T16:14:39Z")
So a couple of weeks ago, my family and I went to visit my parents in Houston. Along the way, we stopped to eat in a small town between Houston and Dallas, and due to funky directions from our smartphones, we ended up t… --- ## [Did Nixon really order a nuclear attack on the USSR? (and can a US President be over-ruled)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nixon-really-order-a-nuclear-attack-on-the-ussr-and-can-a-us-president-be-over-ruled/756604)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nixon-really-order-a-nuclear-attack-on-the-ussr-and-can-a-us-president-be-over-ruled/756604 "2016-06-10T14:25:27Z")
I have an interest in the Cold War but I’ve never come across this assertion before. Reading the comments on a recent article on the Guardian website concerning Hillary Clinton’s statement that Donald Trump is too unstab… --- ## [Lack of evidence Jesus existed. Do we typically have evidence of historical figures from that time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-evidence-jesus-existed-do-we-typically-have-evidence-of-historical-figures-from-that-time/756155)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-evidence-jesus-existed-do-we-typically-have-evidence-of-historical-figures-from-that-time/756155 "2016-06-10T12:35:40Z")
So, leaving aside all the magic stuff, if I understand correctly, there is no evidence that a man named Jesus Christ existed some 2000 years ago. Is that typical of ANY historical figure from that time frame? And what … --- ## [Airline Pilots / Aviation Junkies. Question about my recent flight issue.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-pilots-aviation-junkies-question-about-my-recent-flight-issue/756830)
**Author:** [@A.James](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.James)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-pilots-aviation-junkies-question-about-my-recent-flight-issue/756830 "2016-06-10T08:50:53Z")
I recently flew on Allegiant Air flight 408 which departed from Las Vegas Sunday, June 5th at 7:05am and arrived in Appleton, WI at 12:48. We had an instrument issue on the tarmac in Vegas which required us to stop taxi… --- ## [Does anyone know they sold there soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-they-sold-there-soul/756999)
**Author:** [@ABlopez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ABlopez)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-they-sold-there-soul/756999 "2016-06-10T03:54:37Z")
I’m hoping to find my way out of this shit anyone know how --- ## [F-4 Phantom vs. F-18 Super Hornet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-4-phantom-vs-f-18-super-hornet/226874)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-4-phantom-vs-f-18-super-hornet/226874 "2016-06-10T01:09:26Z")
Though the technology of the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom is roughly 30 years older than that found in the Navy’s F-18 Super Hornet, I’m wondering if there would be any chance for an equally skilled pilot in the Phantom in a … --- ## [What happens to dirt from a construction site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-dirt-from-a-construction-site/756859)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-dirt-from-a-construction-site/756859 "2016-06-09T22:58:43Z")
I have always wondered, what happens to the tonnes of dirt large and medium construction project dig up? You seen trucks carting it away, what is it used for? Some of it probably gets used on site (and if so, how?) but w… --- ## [Did FDR and Churchill delay the Normandy Invasion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fdr-and-churchill-delay-the-normandy-invasion/756741)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fdr-and-churchill-delay-the-normandy-invasion/756741 "2016-06-09T22:27:17Z")
Stalin believed the invasion of France was delayed so that Soviet losses against the Germans would be increased. Is there any truth to that? --- ## [Thermite & Gasoline Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermite-gasoline-car/756752)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermite-gasoline-car/756752 "2016-06-09T22:06:05Z")
If you were to fill a junk car or a semi full with an even mixture of gasoline and thermite and set it on fire would it melt the car down to nothing? What would happen? ((Assuming that the vehicle is filled to the brim … --- ## [Why can't you pump your own gas in Oregon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-pump-your-own-gas-in-oregon/756350)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-pump-your-own-gas-in-oregon/756350 "2016-06-09T21:26:52Z")
Is this to artificially create jobs? Why not just set a state basic income and free people up to do more meaningful things? What’s the point of having someone stand around doing what any driver can do themselves? --- ## [Could You "Slim Pickens" a Bomb In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-slim-pickens-a-bomb-in/386973)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-slim-pickens-a-bomb-in/386973 "2016-06-09T21:26:19Z")
I got to thinking about the end of Dr. Strangelove where Slim Pickens rides the nuke out of the belly of a B-52 and down onto the ground in the USSR. While it’s an amazingly iconic image, I have to wonder if it’s actual… --- ## [Economics of Charity Walks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-charity-walks/756835)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-charity-walks/756835 "2016-06-09T21:22:08Z")
This past weekend, my wife signed our family up for a 5K walk for charity. This is my first time attending one of these things, and I was kind of boggled by the whole affair. Her company apparently raised about $3000 f… --- ## [How to say "9:30" in British English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-say-9-30-in-british-english/756942)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-say-9-30-in-british-english/756942 "2016-06-09T21:09:39Z")
I recently watched Broadchurch on Netflix and heard something that sounded like “half nine” or “nine half”. I always keep subtitles turned on (I’m losing my hearing), so I glanced down to the subtitle, only to see that … --- ## [NY state credits for foreign taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-state-credits-for-foreign-taxes/756799)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-state-credits-for-foreign-taxes/756799 "2016-06-09T19:29:03Z")
I am thinking of moving to NY. Nearly all my income will come from Canada and will be taxed at a fixed rate of 25%. The tax credit for Canadian tax paid will much more than wipe out any US income tax owed. Can the exc… --- ## [Paracetamol/Acetaminophen vs NSAIDs as first choice analgesics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paracetamol-acetaminophen-vs-nsaids-as-first-choice-analgesics/756718)
**Author:** [@Flocculencio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flocculencio)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paracetamol-acetaminophen-vs-nsaids-as-first-choice-analgesics/756718 "2016-06-09T18:57:34Z")
Being Singaporean it’s always struck me, when looking at US media that NSAIDs such as aspirin or ibuprofen were always the standard first choice analgesics to the point of genericity (“Take two aspirin and call me in the… --- ## [Higher Dimensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/higher-dimensions/756840)
**Author:** [@GinoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GinoC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/higher-dimensions/756840 "2016-06-09T18:20:00Z")
OK, physics brains, I was under the impression that there had to date been no experimental evidence to back up the mathematics of string theory indicating there are numerous higher dimensions. This guy I’m quoting here … --- ## [Registration or certification for service animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registration-or-certification-for-service-animals/756716)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registration-or-certification-for-service-animals/756716 "2016-06-09T17:02:13Z")
Is there any kind of registration or certification for service animals? Some way for people to prove their dog is a service animal and not just a pet? There doesn’t seem to be one, or if there is, it’s not required for p… --- ## [Breakers Shorting in the Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakers-shorting-in-the-rain/756763)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakers-shorting-in-the-rain/756763 "2016-06-09T15:21:06Z")
\`The breakers to my house are located next to my rear deck in a storage room. During last night’s rains caused by the tropical storm (I live in Charleston, SC) two of the breakers broke the circuits in my house. How co… --- ## [OS X: batch processing different size images by taking fixed cm off width and height](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/os-x-batch-processing-different-size-images-by-taking-fixed-cm-off-width-and-height/756554)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/os-x-batch-processing-different-size-images-by-taking-fixed-cm-off-width-and-height/756554 "2016-06-09T12:34:35Z")
I have a whole bunch of images as patterns for clothing. In order to get them correct for processing different folders need to be scaled down by different amounts. Eg one folder needs all images (approx 30) reduced in … --- ## [Can you really see five states from the summit of Pike's Peak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-see-five-states-from-the-summit-of-pikes-peak/714533)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-see-five-states-from-the-summit-of-pikes-peak/714533 "2016-06-09T12:17:51Z")
It’s often stated in tourism literature. E.g.: The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway But I’ve never heard it specified which five states they are (Colorado borders on seven states: New Mexico, Wyoming, Oklaho… --- ## [It's Ramadan. What do Muslims at extreme latitudes do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ramadan-what-do-muslims-at-extreme-latitudes-do/756870)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ramadan-what-do-muslims-at-extreme-latitudes-do/756870 "2016-06-09T06:03:20Z")
Right now, there are parts of the world where the sun does not set, or does not rise. How do Muslims in those regions observe Ramadan? (Yeah, I know, I could probably get the answer from Google, but I figured if there’… --- ## [Penny arcade shocker at Disneyland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-arcade-shocker-at-disneyland/294339)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-arcade-shocker-at-disneyland/294339 "2016-06-09T02:04:15Z")
The Penny Arcade on Disneyland’s Main Street has a ‘game’ that is awesome. Man, I love this thing! It is a cabinet with an electrical coil inside, and a large gauge at the top. There are two simple metal handles protr… --- ## [Weather impact of wind turbines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-impact-of-wind-turbines/756857)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-impact-of-wind-turbines/756857 "2016-06-09T00:19:48Z")
In the nuclear bomb vs. hurricane thread, Chronos mentionedusing the power from a hurricane before it forms, but worries about the potential environmental impact. Which reminded me of question I have when I see large tu… --- ## [Is UW Madison still paying a price for the Sterling Hall bombing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-uw-madison-still-paying-a-price-for-the-sterling-hall-bombing/756827)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-uw-madison-still-paying-a-price-for-the-sterling-hall-bombing/756827 "2016-06-08T22:04:00Z")
I had a guy in my car last week (I’m an Uber driver) who told me a great story. He claimed to work for the Defense Department (oddly, on food and nutrition issues). He said that, Defense Department spending aside, that… --- ## [Is Sears selling stolen merchandise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sears-selling-stolen-merchandise/756728)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sears-selling-stolen-merchandise/756728 "2016-06-08T21:54:29Z")
You often see “carded” on the description of items on Sears.com Like this. I have a friend who is obsessed with the dark net, and often talks about carded merchandise that you can buy at a massive discount. This isn’t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=891) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=893)