# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=90 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 91 --- ## [Am I getting electrocuted by my tablet? (don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-electrocuted-by-my-tablet-dont-need-answer-fast/1001119)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-electrocuted-by-my-tablet-dont-need-answer-fast/1001119 "2024-05-06T18:56:56Z")
I have a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet that I really like. However, when I slide my fingers across the back of the tablet (made of metal, maybe aluminum?), I get a weird vibrating/buzzing sensation. At first, I thought it… --- ## [All Things Considered, Is Beer Or Wine Better For A Whole (Ancient? European?) Civilization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-considered-is-beer-or-wine-better-for-a-whole-ancient-european-civilization/1000678)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-considered-is-beer-or-wine-better-for-a-whole-ancient-european-civilization/1000678 "2024-05-06T17:14:59Z")
In terms of value of labor in the growing, harvesting and production of the end product; in terms of yield per hectare; in terms of net benefit to the consumers’ health; and all manner of other considerations, are wine a… --- ## [Is this chicken good? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-chicken-good-need-answer-fast/1000522)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-chicken-good-need-answer-fast/1000522 "2024-05-05T18:24:53Z")
Bought some chick breasts on Sunday. Was going to eat tonight. The label stuck to something else and so is illegible. Smells normal. But I don’t know the use by. Ok to eat? (I’m embarrassed to post this but need to mak… --- ## [Is waking up akin to booting a computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-waking-up-akin-to-booting-a-computer/1001130)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-waking-up-akin-to-booting-a-computer/1001130 "2024-05-05T15:31:52Z")
AIUI, the booting process is essentially the computer, run by its BIOS, loading OS files from the disk into memory to make them available for execution. When I wake up, I’ll often have a brief moment when I’m uncertain … --- ## [Phono turntable question - static noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phono-turntable-question-static-noise/1000864)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phono-turntable-question-static-noise/1000864 "2024-05-05T10:25:01Z")
In firing up my vintage Pioneer turntable I find that there is an unpleasant static/fuzz sound coming from the speakers. It is originating from one of the components, not the record itself. The static occurs intermitten… --- ## [Court trial tactic question - "Objection!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-trial-tactic-question-objection/1000745)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-trial-tactic-question-objection/1000745 "2024-05-05T04:34:45Z")
I asked this question in the Alina Habba thread and the first response I got was Trump-specific; I am actually after a more global answer. In courtroom dramas (I don’t know how often it happens IRL), there’s the frequen… --- ## [Was the US DoD involved in the British defense cut in the early 1980s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-us-dod-involved-in-the-british-defense-cut-in-the-early-1980s/1000996)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-us-dod-involved-in-the-british-defense-cut-in-the-early-1980s/1000996 "2024-05-05T02:43:20Z")
Before the Falklands/Malvinas broke out, the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy had been leading a delegation called the “Zakheim power talks” for about a year to sa… --- ## [Two-page logins - is this a security thing? What's the benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-page-logins-is-this-a-security-thing-whats-the-benefit/1001109)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-page-logins-is-this-a-security-thing-whats-the-benefit/1001109 "2024-05-05T00:44:30Z")
I’ve noticed that a number of websites that I use for work which require me to log in, have gone to a two-page login where you enter your user ID first, then a second page for the password, rather than both user ID and p… --- ## [Why Are There Razor Blades in My Walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-razor-blades-in-my-walls/213476)
**Author:** [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-razor-blades-in-my-walls/213476 "2024-05-04T01:56:14Z")
Mrs. Torgo and I are remodeling our bathroom. After knocking out some old plaster we notice about 20-30 rusty razor blades amid the rubble. These were the old kind of blades; the old Gillette flat ones that were insert… --- ## [Help identifying a MAC address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-mac-address/1001077)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-mac-address/1001077 "2024-05-03T23:16:14Z")
My Wi-Fi app notified me last night about an unknown device that joined the network. I’ve looked up the MAC address at a couple of websites and they both said it was unknown. How do I go about figuring out what is connec… --- ## [Is there any correlation between maternal nutrition and a person's adult teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-correlation-between-maternal-nutrition-and-a-persons-adult-teeth/1001088)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-correlation-between-maternal-nutrition-and-a-persons-adult-teeth/1001088 "2024-05-03T22:51:36Z")
I would assume there is not - the calcium you ingest while you are growing up and your adult teeth are coming in is more important. Or do children of mothers whose nutrition was poor during pregnancy tend to have worse t… --- ## [DeWalt cordless tool compatibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dewalt-cordless-tool-compatibility/1001045)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dewalt-cordless-tool-compatibility/1001045 "2024-05-03T20:15:04Z")
I’m looking at purchasing a DeWalt battery chainsaw. Trying to find out if the battery and charger would be compatible with one of their circular saws. --- ## [Study correlating physical ability at 60 compared to 80?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-correlating-physical-ability-at-60-compared-to-80/1000849)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-correlating-physical-ability-at-60-compared-to-80/1000849 "2024-05-03T11:14:19Z")
Not necessarily for those two ages exactly. I’m now 60. I think I have relatively good physical abilities still. I’d like to have an idea of what I might expect my abilities when I’m 80. Is there some study or data t… --- ## [DJT and stock manipulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djt-and-stock-manipulation/1000984)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djt-and-stock-manipulation/1000984 "2024-05-03T04:03:21Z")
I don’t know anything about SEC regulation or the laws that govern Wall Street. Explain it like I’m a 5 year old. This is obviously about the stock DJT, Truth Central and Donald Trump. Please remember this is FQ and kee… --- ## [Question about infrared video recording](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-infrared-video-recording/1001018)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-infrared-video-recording/1001018 "2024-05-03T02:39:02Z")
I recently heard a homicide detective testify in a criminal trial that, if two individuals appear side by side in an infrared video recording (hereafter “IVR”) filmed at night, and one appears to be wearing a dark jacket… --- ## [Can anyone here educate me about what is happening in the Country of Georgia right now - April 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-here-educate-me-about-what-is-happening-in-the-country-of-georgia-right-now-april-2024/1000983)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-here-educate-me-about-what-is-happening-in-the-country-of-georgia-right-now-april-2024/1000983 "2024-05-02T18:24:37Z")
This may be the wrong forum, if so, mods, please correct my mistake. I see that there are major protests in Georgia protesting a law of some sort. They are turning violent now that the police have started to show up. C… --- ## [Were any of the 18 African American Red Cross nurses sent to the American sector on the Rhine in 1919?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-any-of-the-18-african-american-red-cross-nurses-sent-to-the-american-sector-on-the-rhine-in-1919/1001003)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-any-of-the-18-african-american-red-cross-nurses-sent-to-the-american-sector-on-the-rhine-in-1919/1001003 "2024-05-02T15:38:30Z")
Were any of the 18 African American Red Cross nurses sent to the American sector on the Rhine in 1919? Or were they kept in France? I haven’t come across any references to them being used during the Allied Rhine Occupati… --- ## [Ipad integrating with pc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-integrating-with-pc/1000807)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-integrating-with-pc/1000807 "2024-05-02T15:00:28Z")
I own a desktop PC. I also use an android phone. Also I have an iPad that has a battery that has just died. I’m not a tech savvy person. I mostly use the iPad for music, scrolling chords and lyrics when playing. I nee… --- ## [Can anyone identify the plane from Spy X Family: Code White? (WW2 era twin engine aircraft)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-plane-from-spy-x-family-code-white-ww2-era-twin-engine-aircraft/1000953)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-plane-from-spy-x-family-code-white-ww2-era-twin-engine-aircraft/1000953 "2024-05-02T08:03:42Z")
Unfortunately the movie has not come to home yet so I can’t find a good clip of it in detail (you can see it extremely well in film while parked in one scene) so this quick couple of seconds from the trailer are the best… --- ## [From notebook code to the actual program with C++](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-notebook-code-to-the-actual-program-with-c/1000679)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-notebook-code-to-the-actual-program-with-c/1000679 "2024-05-01T21:13:31Z")
Hey. So as some of you might know, I’ve been trying to get into program coding, with my chosen language being C++. I got a book on it and tried to follow its instructions but something went wrong. The sticking point: H… --- ## [American Civil War: questions from a Canadian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-questions-from-a-canadian/842680)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-questions-from-a-canadian/842680 "2024-05-01T18:48:01Z")
Recently enjoyed the Ken Burns series on the Civil War. I’d read some histories many years ago, but learned a lot from this documentary. Not being that smart, however, I had some questions at the end of it. In an ea… --- ## [Is There Such A Thing As A Cash Advance Against Your Home's Equity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-cash-advance-against-your-homes-equity/1000948)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-cash-advance-against-your-homes-equity/1000948 "2024-05-01T17:46:03Z")
I own my house free and clear: no mortgage, no liens, etc. Is it possible to get a cash advance against its equity? I don’t mean a loan. I mean, like, I sell a portion of interest in the house - say, $50k - and then the … --- ## [What are the guidelines for veterinary euthanasia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-guidelines-for-veterinary-euthanasia/1000977)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-guidelines-for-veterinary-euthanasia/1000977 "2024-05-01T17:26:50Z")
Based on the recent Noem incident but I don’t want any discussion of the politics here. Let’s say a dog or cat owner brings a healthy young pet into the vet’s office and asks to have it euthanized because they’re unhapp… --- ## [Question regarding dates before the Houston Riots 1917](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-dates-before-the-houston-riots-1917/1000967)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-dates-before-the-houston-riots-1917/1000967 "2024-05-01T12:17:38Z")
I’m trying to determine the exact date the United States Army (War Department?) issued the order for the 24th Infantry’s 3rd Battalion to be dispatched to Houston’s Camp Logan and when they arrived. 3 Am I right in t… --- ## [Which branch of the US Army constructed Camp Logan National Guard training facility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-branch-of-the-us-army-constructed-camp-logan-national-guard-training-facility/1000982)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-branch-of-the-us-army-constructed-camp-logan-national-guard-training-facility/1000982 "2024-04-30T22:27:16Z")
Which branch of the US Army constructed Camp Logan National Guard training facility ? I couldn’t find any reference to which division of the US army constructed these National Guard training camps. --- ## [What Search Terms Do I Need To Use To Find A Hobbyist Board, For Sale Website, etc. For A Very Specific Type Of Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-search-terms-do-i-need-to-use-to-find-a-hobbyist-board-for-sale-website-etc-for-a-very-specific-type-of-car/1000947)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-search-terms-do-i-need-to-use-to-find-a-hobbyist-board-for-sale-website-etc-for-a-very-specific-type-of-car/1000947 "2024-04-30T14:30:57Z")
I’m looking for ultra-high-mileage cars. I don’t mean like the Geo Metro (mass-produced by a major manufacturer), I’m talking about obscure European brands that have been imported into the US, or manufactured here in lim… --- ## [Questions regarding 3rd Battalion of the 24th Infantry Division (1917)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-3rd-battalion-of-the-24th-infantry-division-1917/1000956)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-3rd-battalion-of-the-24th-infantry-division-1917/1000956 "2024-04-30T09:47:32Z")
Of the 156 troops of the 3rd Battalion of the 24th Infantry Division, how many of he officers were Black? How many were commissioned officers ? Were the 110 convicted all officers? --- ## [Question regarding WWII total recruitment of African American doctors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-wwii-total-recruitment-of-african-american-doctors/1000936)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-wwii-total-recruitment-of-african-american-doctors/1000936 "2024-04-30T01:30:12Z")
I thought it would be an easy statistic to find. I haven’t been able to find any statistic on the number of African American doctors recruited to service in the US armed forces in WWII (1941-1945) --- ## [TV Technology & compatibility question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-technology-compatibility-question/1000927)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-technology-compatibility-question/1000927 "2024-04-29T22:21:35Z")
Behind our apartment are other rentals from which an old tube-TV was being removed. This got my wife and I wondering if a TV of that vintage would actually work with today’s cable technology. Or would some computer guru/… --- ## [Question about the number of musicians James Reese Europe took with him to France in 1917](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-number-of-musicians-james-reese-europe-took-with-him-to-france-in-1917/1000862)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-number-of-musicians-james-reese-europe-took-with-him-to-france-in-1917/1000862 "2024-04-29T18:18:37Z")
I’m trying to find out about the number of musicians James Reese Europe took with him to France in 1917 as part of the 15th New York Regiment Band. When he returned he had 90. How many did he have going over on the USS P… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=91)