# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=899 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 900 --- ## [In a hospital, how are dead bodies moved from the room to the morgue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-hospital-how-are-dead-bodies-moved-from-the-room-to-the-morgue/689354)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-hospital-how-are-dead-bodies-moved-from-the-room-to-the-morgue/689354 "2016-05-27T23:51:25Z")
I don’t need an answer fast, its just curiosity because I just finished watching Re-animator again. I know that its just a vid based on a hundred year old story, but I’d guess that it would really upset other patients to… --- ## [Cable-to-nowhere? Why is this Alaskan Subsea Cable being built?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-to-nowhere-why-is-this-alaskan-subsea-cable-being-built/755809)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-to-nowhere-why-is-this-alaskan-subsea-cable-being-built/755809 "2016-05-27T21:23:06Z")
I noticed this subsea cable being built in Northern Alaska. No doubt that is a very challenging climate to lay a cable down (Iced in most of the year?). Each of the six landing sites are cites from 3,500 to 700 people. … --- ## [Skytrain: would it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skytrain-would-it-work/755795)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skytrain-would-it-work/755795 "2016-05-27T21:21:07Z")
I’m reading a David Brin book called Existence. In it he has a transportation system called skytrain\*. Basically a skytrain is an engineless rigid airship tethered to and pulled by a locomotive. The zeppelin floats about… --- ## [Farthest inland you can get with a boat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farthest-inland-you-can-get-with-a-boat/755782)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farthest-inland-you-can-get-with-a-boat/755782 "2016-05-27T21:01:19Z")
In the USA, what is the farthest point from the ocean that you can get using rivers and canals? I I believe the great lakes all connect to the Atlantic. If I got a on a boat in the Atlantic, how far west could I go usi… --- ## [Why is my thingie crooked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-thingie-crooked/332670)
**Author:** [@max\_yasgur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/max_yasgur)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-thingie-crooked/332670 "2011-04-14T08:33:55Z")
A bit embarrasing really but why is my penis crooked? Is it still possible to fix this? I read somewhere a week ago about penile fracture. So did i fracture it? Works fine though. Thanks. --- ## [Excel help - match with wildcard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-help-match-with-wildcard/755814)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-help-match-with-wildcard/755814 "2016-05-27T19:54:25Z")
I consider myself a pretty advanced Excel user but I’m having a probably and I haven’t been able to find a solution through Googling the usual sites. I have a INDEX-MATCH formula. The MATCH piece is looking at the value… --- ## [Power bill is 2x what others in same floor plan condos is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-bill-is-2x-what-others-in-same-floor-plan-condos-is/599676)
**Author:** [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-bill-is-2x-what-others-in-same-floor-plan-condos-is/599676 "2016-05-27T18:02:19Z")
Ok, so we bought this condo and in talking to neighbours we are paying approx. 2x what everyone else is paying in the exact same floor plan condo is. Which was $400 last month. We’ve contacted to power corp (I know a gu… --- ## [Lead encasing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-encasing/755740)
**Author:** [@Victrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victrix)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-encasing/755740 "2016-05-27T17:55:11Z")
Question for a story I’m writing: Would it theoretically be possible to dip a body part in molten lead and create a cast of it. Bearing in mind that the body part does not need to survive. Or would the flesh melt before… --- ## [What linux distribution do you suggest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-linux-distribution-do-you-suggest/755698)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-linux-distribution-do-you-suggest/755698 "2016-05-27T17:54:03Z")
I’m a moderately competent computer user (electronic engineer) and my notebook is acting funny. I suspect it may be compromised in some fashion. I’d like to setup linux on a USB stick and was wondering what a good distri… --- ## [The realities of professional truck driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-realities-of-professional-truck-driving/106944)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-realities-of-professional-truck-driving/106944 "2016-05-27T16:39:04Z")
I’m a computer geek. For twelve years I’ve worn a pager, always knowing that it can go off at any time and make me start working. I work weekends, nights, and stay late to try to avoid making troubles for the users. \ **Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-been-verified-chrome-pop-ups/755811 "2016-05-27T15:25:18Z") Stopping "Been Verified’ Chrome Pop-ups. So, you have every safety setting set, you don’t allow pop-ups, and you wouldn’t take any cookies if they were offerred on a tray and offered by a woman who said, "Go ahead… bite… --- ## [Smart meters - any danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-meters-any-danger/755455)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-meters-any-danger/755455 "2016-05-27T15:12:42Z")
My wife attended a Democratic Women’s meeting the other day, and among the material available was a print-out of a presentation that had previously been given describing the significant problems with smart meters being i… --- ## [boaty dopers: why the low transom in small sailing dinghies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boaty-dopers-why-the-low-transom-in-small-sailing-dinghies/755749)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boaty-dopers-why-the-low-transom-in-small-sailing-dinghies/755749 "2016-05-27T14:35:43Z")
I’ve noticed that many small sailing dinghies have a transom that is much lower than the gunwale. Here’s a random example: Is there a reason for this design? Seems like the boat is … --- ## [Viral Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-video/755801)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-video/755801 "2016-05-27T13:39:07Z")
What does this mean? I see it all the time on news casts. How many hits does it take to be " viral" and is there any video that is not " viral"? --- ## [How far are we from downloading memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-are-we-from-downloading-memories/754846)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-are-we-from-downloading-memories/754846 "2016-05-27T11:47:56Z")
Either from the brain or the retina or any other part. Either from dead people or live. I presume we have not even taken the smallest step in that direction and that no one is actually directly researching this activity. … --- ## [What kind of cutting mechanism is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cutting-mechanism-is-this/755737)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cutting-mechanism-is-this/755737 "2016-05-27T04:48:38Z")
There’s a Kickstarter for a widget to slice plastic bottles into long thin strips, which can then be used for a variety of purposes. The cutting action of this widget seems to be performed by two wheels that overlap sli… --- ## [People who work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-work-out/755362)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-work-out/755362 "2016-05-27T04:46:36Z")
The last several years with ever increasing frequency I am seeing killer bodies on both men and women. Much better overall tone than I ever saw 20 and 30 years ago. Have workout techniques improved that much or is a lot … --- ## [What do SIM cards do for travelers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-sim-cards-do-for-travelers/755753)
**Author:** [@Mr.Insaneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Insaneo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-sim-cards-do-for-travelers/755753 "2016-05-27T02:12:05Z")
I talked with another traveler about SIM cards but I don’t understand how they work. If I bought a SIM card online for example, I can make and receive calls in another country? Is this how it works? How do I know if a… --- ## ["Bankers' cheques on Montreal"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bankers-cheques-on-montreal/755531)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bankers-cheques-on-montreal/755531 "2016-05-27T01:13:06Z")
The phrase in the title comes from American Express traveller’s cheques denominated in Canadian dollars. They would pay the traveller the face value in Canadian dollars if negotiated in Canada, or “In all other countrie… --- ## [How to transfer staff to new computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770 "2016-05-27T00:41:03Z")
I got a new computer. Much faster then this one. Transferring files will be very easy. How can I transfer all my Firefox bookmarks and my usernames and passwords? For some programs like Sandbox I will pay again. --- ## [Alpha-gal allergy (allergic to meat)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpha-gal-allergy-allergic-to-meat/755644)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpha-gal-allergy-allergic-to-meat/755644 "2016-05-26T23:48:55Z")
There’s a new tick spread disease that’s been making the news for a couple of years: Based on the Wiki article, it isn’t a new pathogen like a virus or bacteria that is being spread to humans, rather its a carbohydrat… --- ## [Brake wear: why does it happen like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brake-wear-why-does-it-happen-like-this/755696)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brake-wear-why-does-it-happen-like-this/755696 "2016-05-26T22:56:49Z")
Yesterday the brakes on my car started making the unmistakable sound of severe wear. As one might guess, this involves the front wheel brakes–disc brakes. What is strange is that this wear seems to be only on the left f… --- ## [Trying to id what type of thing would this sent flying (Artillery Caseing?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-what-type-of-thing-would-this-sent-flying-artillery-caseing/755762)
**Author:** [@GO\_FOR\_JOE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GO_FOR_JOE)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-what-type-of-thing-would-this-sent-flying-artillery-caseing/755762 "2016-05-26T22:12:08Z")
Could someone identify a ww2 era shell caseing for me please --- ## [Did Hermann Goering save certain Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hermann-goering-save-certain-jews/755545)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hermann-goering-save-certain-jews/755545 "2016-05-26T22:03:42Z")
Now I know all about his frankly saintly brother Albert, who \*did \*often save undesirable. I know that unlike most others members of the Nazi hierarchy, good old Herman had no inherent anti-Jewish beliefs and the ones th… --- ## [How can I get a stuck tape out of my car stereo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-stuck-tape-out-of-my-car-stereo/515215)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-stuck-tape-out-of-my-car-stereo/515215 "2016-05-26T21:53:49Z")
I have a car stereo with a built-in tape deck, and there’s also a factory CD player which is a separate unit down below. I use the tape deck for audiobooks from the library, and also I can put an Ipod adapter in it. I re… --- ## [Collins and the moon landing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collins-and-the-moon-landing/755456)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collins-and-the-moon-landing/755456 "2016-05-26T20:49:05Z")
Hello Everyone, Could Michael Collins see Neil and Buzz on the moon as he orbited? --- ## [California/Ohio Sales Tax Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-ohio-sales-tax-question/755687)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-ohio-sales-tax-question/755687 "2016-05-26T20:01:59Z")
I live in California. If I buy a new car in Ohio, and pay Ohio sales tax, does anyone know if I will have to pay either a sales or use tax upon bringing into and registering it here in CA? --- ## [Cable TV has ads, so why isn't it free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-has-ads-so-why-isnt-it-free/4129)
**Author:** [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-has-ads-so-why-isnt-it-free/4129 "2016-05-26T19:09:36Z")
It seems when cable tv was first starting around 1980, the idea was that customers would pay a monthly fee but there would be no commercials. However, as long as I have had cable tv, it has had commercials and the monthl… --- ## [Any other hobby activity as deadly as climbing Everest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-hobby-activity-as-deadly-as-climbing-everest/755396)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-hobby-activity-as-deadly-as-climbing-everest/755396 "2016-05-26T18:53:50Z")
Climbing Mount Everest is no walk in the park, but you can buy a trip there and several hundred go each year. Since 2000 the fatality rate as been about 1.4 per 100 visitor (including those who have to turn back without … --- ## [any high explosives in fireworks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-high-explosives-in-fireworks/755654)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-high-explosives-in-fireworks/755654 "2016-05-26T18:15:34Z")
I was amused to learn the other day that bang snaps actually employ a tiny amount of silver fulminate, a true detonating high explosive. I also found out that high explosives are used in caps for cap guns, as well as ot… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=898) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=900)