# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=905 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 906 --- ## [How much faster are new cellphones vs Galaxy Prevail LTE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-faster-are-new-cellphones-vs-galaxy-prevail-lte/754908)
**Author:** [@Clarence01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clarence01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-faster-are-new-cellphones-vs-galaxy-prevail-lte/754908 "2016-05-16T23:17:25Z")
Without trying one out, I’d like to know how much faster one of the better phones (perhaps a new Galaxy S7) will perform relative to my Galaxy Prevail LTE. Not talking internet speed limitations, but application perform… --- ## [Help me build a number yelling device.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-number-yelling-device/754722)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-number-yelling-device/754722 "2016-05-16T22:59:40Z")
I attend a Special Olympics track meet every year. One person has the task of yelling out the number of entrants within each race so that the people that determine who comes in which place will know if they’re needed for… --- ## [Off grid solar, more panels or batteries for added power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-grid-solar-more-panels-or-batteries-for-added-power/754858)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-grid-solar-more-panels-or-batteries-for-added-power/754858 "2016-05-16T22:55:02Z")
My off grid solar system here in Hawaii powers our all electric home wonderfully. Now my wife wants to get a 240v electric dryer. This is going to use more power than the current system can handle. Do I need to add more… --- ## [Would something like slow glass ever be possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-something-like-slow-glass-ever-be-possible/754753)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-something-like-slow-glass-ever-be-possible/754753 "2016-05-16T22:14:45Z")
I recall reading an SF story years ago, Light of Other Days by Bob Shaw. The srory revolves around the concept of ‘slow glass’, ie glass through which light takes years to pass. The protagonist and his wife, touring in S… --- ## [Thou shalt bake the chicken pot pie 62 - 65 minutes. No more, no less.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thou-shalt-bake-the-chicken-pot-pie-62-65-minutes-no-more-no-less/754045)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thou-shalt-bake-the-chicken-pot-pie-62-65-minutes-no-more-no-less/754045 "2016-05-16T22:07:19Z")
And from sixty-three to sixty-five minutes shall be the time of baking, and the time of baking shall be from sixty-three to sixty-five minutes. Thou shalt not bake for sixty-two minutes, unless thou then proceedest on t… --- ## [Ashkenazi Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashkenazi-jews/754927)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashkenazi-jews/754927 "2016-05-16T19:26:57Z")
Every Jewish person I have known has been very fair and most with blue eyes. I’m just curious if there has been any kind of study (if possible) to determine how much of their DNA goes back to the Middle East or are most… --- ## [Prime Number Pattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-number-pattern/754610)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-number-pattern/754610 "2016-05-16T16:27:41Z")
It has been discovered that, if the number 30 is centered as an origin, prime numbers are symmetrically distributed like ripples. http://drasticartsandsciences.yolasite.com/picture-gallery.php The symmetry seems to be … --- ## [Is infertility most-commonly (or even often) caused by promiscuity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-infertility-most-commonly-or-even-often-caused-by-promiscuity/754463)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-infertility-most-commonly-or-even-often-caused-by-promiscuity/754463 "2016-05-16T15:17:51Z")
An elderly (and perhaps conservative) doctor (not an OBGYN or related specialist) recently made the statement that “Most modern infertility is caused by female promiscuity because promiscuity can lead to chronic inflamin… --- ## [Railroad Air Brake Failures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/railroad-air-brake-failures/754883)
**Author:** [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/railroad-air-brake-failures/754883 "2016-05-16T15:16:15Z")
I was reading about the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster and was a bit confused about the lack of air pressure to the train’s braking system causing it to runaway. I’d always assumed that the air pressure held the brakes open… --- ## [Assault helicopter being shot down - why no use of counter measures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-helicopter-being-shot-down-why-no-use-of-counter-measures/754885)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-helicopter-being-shot-down-why-no-use-of-counter-measures/754885 "2016-05-16T13:20:56Z")
In the link below, there is a video of an AH-1W being shoot-down by some fighter(s) of a terrorist organization. (4:00 onward) I am curious about why counter-measures are not employed by the pilot. To my k… --- ## [Porter Ranch Natural Gas Leak -- Metal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porter-ranch-natural-gas-leak-metal/754890)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porter-ranch-natural-gas-leak-metal/754890 "2016-05-16T11:08:12Z")
After the biggest natural gas leak in history at the Aliso Creek (California) storage site, and the (voluntary) partial evacuation of the nearby community of Porter Ranch, the citizens are finally going home… And there … --- ## [Gas furnace starts...then stops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-furnace-starts-then-stops/638739)
**Author:** [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-furnace-starts-then-stops/638739 "2016-05-16T05:45:14Z")
Problem started a few days ago. I hear the sound of the furnace starting up, but before the blower comes on, it just stops. It does this every few minutes. I turned the unit off today because I worried about leaving it t… --- ## [How many people can you kill with one bullet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-can-you-kill-with-one-bullet/754760)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-can-you-kill-with-one-bullet/754760 "2016-05-16T05:29:48Z")
Say you line up a bunch of people’s heads in a line, all touching one another, and you put the gun on the first guy’s head, how many people will be killed when you fire? --- ## [Are political "backroom" meetings routinely recorded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-political-backroom-meetings-routinely-recorded/754634)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-political-backroom-meetings-routinely-recorded/754634 "2016-05-16T02:59:30Z")
Hi SD, Thinking about the Trump/Ryan meeting got me wondering about all these backroom deals. Does everyone have a recorder hidden in a pen or shoe or something? Is it common knowledge that every politician will have s… --- ## [Saving Audiofiles From YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-audiofiles-from-youtube/754581)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-audiofiles-from-youtube/754581 "2016-05-16T01:06:27Z")
Years ago, I bought an album, on cassette. Due to personal differences, the artists will never release this again, in any format. And my cassette broke. But all the songs exist on YouTube. Can I, legally copy this so… --- ## [How far back do various national stereotypes go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-do-various-national-stereotypes-go/754346)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-do-various-national-stereotypes-go/754346 "2016-05-16T00:41:11Z")
Each nation has various stereotypes associated with them. For example, the French are thought of as passionate lovers, Germans are cold and rational and methodical, the English have bad food and Italians are loud and tal… --- ## [BlueAnt Q3i Bluetooth headset & YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blueant-q3i-bluetooth-headset-youtube/754673)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blueant-q3i-bluetooth-headset-youtube/754673 "2016-05-15T23:13:04Z")
I have the BlueAnt Q3i Bluetooth headset, paired with my iPhone 6. I’m very satisfied with it (except for that sticky 5-6 minutes of spotty playback upon disconnecting from a charger), except for one annoying trait. I … --- ## [Time served](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-served/754759)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-served/754759 "2016-05-15T16:40:01Z")
If you are incorrectly imprisoned for say, 8 years, and then you get your conviction vacated, then you comitted a actual crime, and got say 5 years in prison, would you be released immidently as you had already served th… --- ## [If ubermensch is "the superman" what is the word for "the superwoman"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ubermensch-is-the-superman-what-is-the-word-for-the-superwoman/754813)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ubermensch-is-the-superman-what-is-the-word-for-the-superwoman/754813 "2016-05-15T15:25:47Z")
I tried google translate but “ubermensch” is detected as an Eenglish word now (because it’s used so much in English I guess) not a unique Geman word. If I wanted to say the “Superwoman” or the “Overwoman” what is the pr… --- ## [Does Tony Robbins have acromegaly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tony-robbins-have-acromegaly/336158)
**Author:** [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tony-robbins-have-acromegaly/336158 "2016-05-15T13:06:52Z")
Tony Robbins, the motivational speaker. Acromegaly, the hormonal disorder causing excessive growth. Does the former suffer from the latter? --- ## [Battery-powered USB 3.0 hub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-powered-usb-3-0-hub/754839)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-powered-usb-3-0-hub/754839 "2016-05-15T12:56:29Z")
Is there such thing as a battery powered USB hub? I don’t mean a USB battery pack for charging phones and tablets - those are just power supplies. I mean an actual USB 3.0 hub that is powered by a battery, so I can conne… --- ## [How to build my own internet connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-build-my-own-internet-connection/754784)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-build-my-own-internet-connection/754784 "2016-05-15T09:44:47Z")
I should mention that I am a server tech and know a lot about networks. I really hate the service I have now, and the company that I really wanted to use doesn’t service my town. How can I build my own internet connect… --- ## [Proper name for camera string loop wrist holder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-camera-string-loop-wrist-holder/576479)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-camera-string-loop-wrist-holder/576479 "2011-04-01T12:31:31Z")
My googlefu has failed me. I need to know the proper name for that loop of string attached to cameras that you can wrap around your wrist to keep the camera from falling away from you. More specifically, I’m looking for… --- ## [Self-driving trains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-trains/754406)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-trains/754406 "2016-05-15T04:02:35Z")
Trains ought to be a lot easier to automate than cars, but afaik they still have engineers, brakemen, etc. Wyzat? --- ## [Why do they rush you home so quick after surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-rush-you-home-so-quick-after-surgery/754508)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-rush-you-home-so-quick-after-surgery/754508 "2016-05-15T03:15:53Z")
I have had a couple out-patient surgeries and they always rush me out before I am even awake enough to walk straight. One time I almost fell over in the bathroom because I was so dizzy but they insisted I go to the bathr… --- ## [Tungsten used to counterfeit gold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tungsten-used-to-counterfeit-gold/752154)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tungsten-used-to-counterfeit-gold/752154 "2016-05-15T01:00:40Z")
I just bought some tungsten darts, and my friend told me all these stories about how scammers will paint tungsten to look like gold, or plate it with gold. Apparently they have similar densities, and so a gold plated lu… --- ## [How were ivory dice made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-ivory-dice-made/754611)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-ivory-dice-made/754611 "2016-05-15T00:59:10Z")
Dice are extremely sensitive to minor imperfections in weight on a given side. The side with six indentations would weigh less than the side with one indentation if measures weren’t taken to compensate. Today it’s easy.… --- ## [Where do bugs go when it rains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-bugs-go-when-it-rains/754751)
**Author:** [@Nefario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-bugs-go-when-it-rains/754751 "2016-05-14T23:36:29Z")
The wind is coming up and a few raindrops are starting to fall… I’ve noticed that in windy or pre-rain conditions it’s OK to leave the patio door screen open for our cats and usually no bugs come in. I’ve read that fly… --- ## [Bike (motorcycle) Chains????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-motorcycle-chains/754637)
**Author:** [@IBuildEm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IBuildEm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-motorcycle-chains/754637 "2016-05-14T22:07:26Z")
I’ve been trying to understand different bike chain sizes. I see stuff that is 25H, 420, 410, 425, and on. I know it has to do with the space between the rollers and the width. I am trying to find the right chain for my … --- ## [pressure loss when combining water lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-loss-when-combining-water-lines/754577)
**Author:** [@sotexreb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sotexreb)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-loss-when-combining-water-lines/754577 "2016-05-14T21:28:47Z")
I am trying to figure out how to calculate the pressure difference in a water pipe if: i have 2 1" lines that will be combined into a 2" water line to serve a 4 story hotel. I know the flow rates are different but i nee… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=904) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=906)