# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=931 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 932 --- ## [Canning question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canning-question/749764)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canning-question/749764 "2016-03-23T19:42:51Z")
I do a lot of canning. I would have thought that the universe of foods would divide into two groups – foods that can be successfully canned, and foods that cannot. However, there’s actually a third group – foods that c… --- ## [Alerts for missed calls on a iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-for-missed-calls-on-a-iphone/749966)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-for-missed-calls-on-a-iphone/749966 "2016-03-23T18:00:01Z")
I know that there is no option within iOS 9 to get alerts for missed calls, but is there any app that will do this? Even a paid app? My older phone (which I had until I got an iPhone in 2012) would beep every minute or … --- ## [Japanese translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-translation/749957)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-translation/749957 "2016-03-23T17:49:39Z")
Here is an impossibly long title from an episode of ‘Keroro Gunsô’ (Sgt. Frog). Any idea what it say? --- ## [French Grammar Question: When to use Passé Composé and Imparfait to express "I didn't ..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-question-when-to-use-passe-compose-and-imparfait-to-express-i-didnt/749724)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-question-when-to-use-passe-compose-and-imparfait-to-express-i-didnt/749724 "2016-03-23T14:23:12Z")
Hi I’m still not sure why I hear and see a lot of imparfait (habitual) being used in situations I would have used passé composé in (one-time events) Oh I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt you. Je suis vraiment désol… --- ## [Mosquito eradication with sterility gene - how does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-eradication-with-sterility-gene-how-does-it-work/749843)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-eradication-with-sterility-gene-how-does-it-work/749843 "2016-03-23T12:10:59Z")
There is now the possibility of eradicating particular mosquito species by releasing genetically engineered mosquito that have a recessive female sterility gene (cite). Forget the rights and wrongs of it for this thread… --- ## [How hard was it for West Germans to visit East Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-was-it-for-west-germans-to-visit-east-germany/749435)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-was-it-for-west-germans-to-visit-east-germany/749435 "2016-03-23T09:11:48Z")
I’m sure East Germans visiting West was very rare as there was a chance they may just not return. But if you were a West German, could you get a weekend pass or something to go visit relatives in the east? I’m sure th… --- ## [Software RAID on Linux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-raid-on-linux/749673)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-raid-on-linux/749673 "2016-03-23T04:31:49Z")
Most of my experience in running a software RAID has been RAID 1 (two disk mirroring) on CentOS. I’m considering going to a software RAID 10 using four disks. The biggest concern I have, is if one of the drives fails, a… --- ## [Help with wireless router/modem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-wireless-router-modem/749866)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-wireless-router-modem/749866 "2016-03-23T01:38:43Z")
tl;dr: Wireless router kicks people off, I discuss symptoms, previous attempts to fix I am currently renting an apartment in an old house that was reconfigured for four separate appartments. There are currently 4 occup… --- ## [Do these pictures show spirits or some cheesy photo editing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-pictures-show-spirits-or-some-cheesy-photo-editing/749420)
**Author:** [@LeFantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeFantome)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-pictures-show-spirits-or-some-cheesy-photo-editing/749420 "2016-03-23T01:14:01Z")
There is a woman who claims to have obtained some photographs of teenagers killed in a car accident and these photographs supposedly include their souls. Now, the images don’t look too convincing to me, but to be fair, I… --- ## [So Kids Can Wear Regular Clothes At British Schools Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kids-can-wear-regular-clothes-at-british-schools-now/749723)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kids-can-wear-regular-clothes-at-british-schools-now/749723 "2016-03-22T23:48:43Z")
I’m watching Cuckoo on Netflix. One character, a high school student, is shown at school with his schoolmates all in regular clothes instead of uniforms. Since when do any British schools (state or independent - or publ… --- ## [Math help needed: combining percentages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-help-needed-combining-percentages/749750)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-help-needed-combining-percentages/749750 "2016-03-22T23:00:24Z")
For my new shop, I did my state sales tax filing this weekend for my first month in business, and although I got through it, it threw me for a loop. (States don’t seem to want to give you all the information you need up… --- ## [Copyright and quoting from another book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-and-quoting-from-another-book/749375)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-and-quoting-from-another-book/749375 "2016-03-22T22:27:05Z")
Hi I was wondering if I could quote at least 5 pages (a food list) from a book in my own book if I mentioned the source. I haven’t asked for permission but if they absolutely refused how much would I be able to quote? --- ## [What happens to Type II diabetics who eat a ton of sugar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-type-ii-diabetics-who-eat-a-ton-of-sugar/747305)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-type-ii-diabetics-who-eat-a-ton-of-sugar/747305 "2016-03-22T21:58:40Z")
I keep finding citations that explain that eating a lot of sugar doesn’t cause diabetes, but I can’t find anything that addresses any issues in people who already have diabetes. What if a type II diabetic binges on, sa… --- ## [When did ultrasounds in pregnancy become common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-ultrasounds-in-pregnancy-become-common/616415)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-ultrasounds-in-pregnancy-become-common/616415 "2016-03-22T21:20:48Z")
I had my mid-pregnancy ultrasound yesterday. My mom says she didn’t have any ultrasounds when she was pregnant with me (in 1974). When did ultrasounds during pregnancy become a standard and normal thing, not just somet… --- ## [Ways to find a first edition book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-find-a-first-edition-book/749870)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-find-a-first-edition-book/749870 "2016-03-22T20:36:51Z")
(Not sure what board to post this on. Mods, please move to another one if appropriate.) I have a client that uses me for odd research questions. He wants to purchase a first edition, first printing of Ayn Rand’s The F… --- ## [Can somebody explain the basis for the Lyft lawsuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-the-basis-for-the-lyft-lawsuit/749683)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-the-basis-for-the-lyft-lawsuit/749683 "2016-03-22T20:24:25Z")
I understand the claim that the drivers would have made more had they been employees, but they weren’t employees and presumably made an agreement with Lyft that they would not be right? So how can they make this claim… --- ## [Obamacare question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-question/749711)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-question/749711 "2016-03-22T20:10:34Z")
Upfront I have to say I have no experience with the ACA. My healthcare is through work and so far covered under my contract. If needed later I’ll give the backstory. Basically I want to know if what someone told me is t… --- ## [Reaction of criminal defendants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaction-of-criminal-defendants/749611)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaction-of-criminal-defendants/749611 "2016-03-22T19:13:00Z")
Do criminal defense attorneys tell their clients not to react when they hear a guilty verdict? If so, why? I can understand a defendant sitting there stone faced if he/she is truly guilty, but I cannot understand a truly… --- ## [Odd Goings on on my Compter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742 "2016-03-22T18:31:03Z")
I run W10 on my desktop computer and recently installed a new disk drive (Seagate Hybrid). Everything is up and running now, but every now and then, with no trigger that I can detect, I see a DOS box flash up on my scre… --- ## [What is wrong with my computer's search indexing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-computers-search-indexing/749780)
**Author:** [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-computers-search-indexing/749780 "2016-03-22T15:48:36Z")
I had a hard time deciding where to post this so I’ve settled on GQ as it should have a factual answer. When I try to search, nothing comes up. Windows search service shows as stopped, and gives “system could not find … --- ## ["Everything we thought we knew was flawed" scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-we-thought-we-knew-was-flawed-scenario/749421)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-we-thought-we-knew-was-flawed-scenario/749421 "2016-03-22T15:02:17Z")
Has there ever been an instance of a student pointing out a error during a lecture that changed a fundamental concept of the discipline? (My question is a bit awkwardly put, sorry.) In other words, Professor Sneedle is … --- ## [Question for non-Americans - Veterans benefits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-veterans-benefits/749743)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-veterans-benefits/749743 "2016-03-22T14:18:20Z")
In the US veterans, are given some help in getting a job with a government agency. It used to be they were actually guaranteed a job in the Postal Service at least as a custodian. Nowadays its not as good but they are gi… --- ## [The spread or return of species after ice ages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spread-or-return-of-species-after-ice-ages/749788)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spread-or-return-of-species-after-ice-ages/749788 "2016-03-22T13:15:49Z")
I live in southern Ohio, an area referred to geologically as unglaciated, meaning that the ice sheets from the last ice age did not reach here. I am a bit of a reptile buff. In reading I have done about the distribution … --- ## [Landing a plane - who decides, pilot or control tower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landing-a-plane-who-decides-pilot-or-control-tower/749634)
**Author:** [@Always\_thinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Always_thinking)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landing-a-plane-who-decides-pilot-or-control-tower/749634 "2016-03-22T11:05:21Z")
I read an article where it was suggested that the pilot of the recent Flydubai plane ignored weather warnings and made the attempt to land. Whether this is true or not in this particular case my question is this - Who ma… --- ## [Registering the name of a festival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registering-the-name-of-a-festival/749823)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registering-the-name-of-a-festival/749823 "2016-03-22T08:02:11Z")
I’m in the process of organizing an annual film festival in my small town. I want to register the name of the festival so nobody can register it later and then charge me to use the name. Is there a relatively simple and … --- ## [Is coffee/caffeine good or bad for belly fat loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-coffee-caffeine-good-or-bad-for-belly-fat-loss/749602)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-coffee-caffeine-good-or-bad-for-belly-fat-loss/749602 "2016-03-21T23:45:01Z")
So which ones are right? Or does it depend on the person? --- ## [Hospital Heart Rate Monitors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-heart-rate-monitors/749623)
**Author:** [@Deflagration](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deflagration)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-heart-rate-monitors/749623 "2016-03-21T22:16:42Z")
Clip on heart rate monitors appear to be conventionally attached to the index finger. Since the thumb has a feelable pulse (the reason you never check if someone is dead with your thumb on the carotid). Why is the thum… --- ## [Are these two Power over Ethernet things compatible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-two-power-over-ethernet-things-compatible/748986)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-two-power-over-ethernet-things-compatible/748986 "2016-03-21T21:22:42Z")
I have an industrial instrument that requires “11 … 30 VDC, 500 mA IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet, class 2” and am trying to buy a PoE injector to suit it. I’m looking at a “TP-LINK TL-PoE150S Gigabit PoE Injector Ada… --- ## [Help Troubleshoot My Bizarre Monitor Issue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-troubleshoot-my-bizarre-monitor-issue/749793)
**Author:** [@Mllz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mllz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-troubleshoot-my-bizarre-monitor-issue/749793 "2016-03-21T21:06:21Z")
I’m now 15 years removed from my days as a hardware/software support professional–and hadn’t ever run into anything remotely like this anyways–so wanted to open this up to folks that are still in that game. Or in the ele… --- ## [Lactose intolerance and drug 'fillers'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactose-intolerance-and-drug-fillers/413187)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactose-intolerance-and-drug-fillers/413187 "2016-03-21T16:57:43Z")
Assume someone is lactose intolerant. Would a pill containing the inactive ingredient lactose monohydrate potentially irritate their digestive system? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=930) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=932)