# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=937 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 938 --- ## [Can I stream from an iPhone to an iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-stream-from-an-iphone-to-an-ipad/748115)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-stream-from-an-iphone-to-an-ipad/748115 "2016-03-11T21:18:06Z")
I have a very long flight coming up and would like to load up on things to watch. I’d prefer to watch on my iPad but it doesn’t have much storage space available. My iPhone has plenty available. Is there anyway to play a… --- ## [Font and Style Standards for Legal Filings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-and-style-standards-for-legal-filings/748678)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-and-style-standards-for-legal-filings/748678 "2016-03-11T20:35:03Z")
Are there any standards or requirements for fonts, paragraphs, margins and other stylings for legal documents filed with a court? In particular, I’m interested in district courts in Texas, but other courts as well as cou… --- ## [Undercover Legal Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undercover-legal-question/748438)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undercover-legal-question/748438 "2016-03-11T20:00:10Z")
Say an undercover law enforcement agent has gotten in with an organized crime outfit or a terrorist group. A hypothetical test for the law enforcement operative is to commit a crime alongside the group they have infiltra… --- ## [Latest info/thinking on human migration to the Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-info-thinking-on-human-migration-to-the-americas/748381)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-info-thinking-on-human-migration-to-the-americas/748381 "2016-03-11T18:43:13Z")
I was discussing this with my 8 year old daughter today, and afterwards did some Googling. It appears the Bering land bridge was not the (only) route of settlement and there are even advocates of a European origin for t… --- ## [Could brazil nuts really trigger a radiation leak alarm at a nuclear powerplant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-brazil-nuts-really-trigger-a-radiation-leak-alarm-at-a-nuclear-powerplant/748627)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-brazil-nuts-really-trigger-a-radiation-leak-alarm-at-a-nuclear-powerplant/748627 "2016-03-11T17:08:07Z")
In one episode of QI, while talking about foods that are faintly radioactive, Stephen Fry mentions that if you walked into a nuclear powerplant with a pocket full of brazil nuts it would probably set off the radiation l… --- ## [Can a company bypass the lawyer and make an offer directly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-company-bypass-the-lawyer-and-make-an-offer-directly/748593)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-company-bypass-the-lawyer-and-make-an-offer-directly/748593 "2016-03-11T16:46:59Z")
Still working my way through the series. In the episode “The Abstinence”, Kramer is disfigured by exposure to tobacco smoke. He goes to see the lawyer Jackie Chiles. They meet with a representative of a tobacco company w… --- ## [Nuclear power and dirty bombs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-power-and-dirty-bombs/747506)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-power-and-dirty-bombs/747506 "2016-03-11T16:20:44Z")
I was having a debate with my friend about nuclear power. I think it could be a good option, but he is worried about terrorists stealing materials to make dirty bombs. How likely is it for terrorists to even get inside… --- ## [The Brothers \](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brothers-surname/748445)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brothers-surname/748445 "2016-03-11T16:11:22Z")
I recently saw a movie called The Brothers Bloom. In looking it up on imdb, a list of movies came up called The Brothers \: The Brothers Grimsby, The Brothers Grimm, The Brothers Bloom, The Brothers McMullen, T… --- ## [Whopper Juniors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whopper-juniors/399203)
**Author:** [@lovelybean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelybean)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whopper-juniors/399203 "2016-03-11T16:00:14Z")
I’m wondering what you think would be the correct way to make Whopper Junior plural: Is it Whoppers Junior or Whopper Juniors? I have been told that it should follow the pattern of attorneys general, courts martial and p… --- ## [Do Electronic Slot Machines Pick Symbols or Winners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-electronic-slot-machines-pick-symbols-or-winners/748433)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-electronic-slot-machines-pick-symbols-or-winners/748433 "2016-03-11T15:32:46Z")
Does an electric slot machine have a table which determines the odds of getting particular combinations or does it determine if somebody wins and then picks a combination that produces the result? Example of the first. … --- ## [Is this definition of calendar year wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-definition-of-calendar-year-wrong/748323)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-definition-of-calendar-year-wrong/748323 "2016-03-11T14:37:06Z")
Isn’t ‘calendar year’ the year from January 1 of 2016? --- ## [United Airlines flight 232: how hard to control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-airlines-flight-232-how-hard-to-control/748554)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-airlines-flight-232-how-hard-to-control/748554 "2016-03-11T14:14:28Z")
The crash of United Airlines Flight 232 came up in a recent thread. (TL,DR: in 1989, uncontrolled engine failure disabled all three hydraulic systems at cruising altitude, pilots could only control plane by varying left… --- ## [Colliding Galaxies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colliding-galaxies/748504)
**Author:** [@whataboutbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whataboutbob)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colliding-galaxies/748504 "2016-03-11T13:55:47Z")
I hope someone could understand this question. It’s incredible that we have pictures of colliding galaxies 100 MILLION LIGHT YEARS away. I guess this is actually a couple of questions. If we are seeing these pictures now… --- ## [Will quantum computers handle fractals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-quantum-computers-handle-fractals/748334)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-quantum-computers-handle-fractals/748334 "2016-03-11T12:09:51Z")
I got excited about the power/potential of quantum computers, but got a bit depressed when I learned that they don’t handle algorithmic computations better than standard computers. It seems that calculating pi wouldn’t … --- ## [How can I get the folds out of a 5' X 7' flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-folds-out-of-a-5-x-7-flag/263029)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-folds-out-of-a-5-x-7-flag/263029 "2004-09-04T02:32:49Z")
I ordered a ‘Gadsden Flag’ off of Ebay (the flag with the snake and the motto ‘Don’t Tread On Me,’) and it came today folded into eighths heightwise. Therefore its overall appearance looks like a series of sharply crease… --- ## [Non-English speakers fighting in the civil war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-english-speakers-fighting-in-the-civil-war/748380)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-english-speakers-fighting-in-the-civil-war/748380 "2016-03-11T06:24:04Z")
While watching Gangs of New York again I wondered how accurate the “off the boat and into the army” scenario was and how many non-English speakers may have fought in the civil war. My reason for asking about whether or … --- ## [Eastern languages score over Western ones, regarding simpler grammar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastern-languages-score-over-western-ones-regarding-simpler-grammar/748396)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastern-languages-score-over-western-ones-regarding-simpler-grammar/748396 "2016-03-11T04:48:03Z")
Am prompted to start this thread, by elements of the “Grammatical Gender” thread on GQ – mods, please move this one, if that seen as appropriate. I don’t think I’ve previously posted on this topic. It will be clear tha… --- ## [\[Best\] bomber ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bomber-ever/679869)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bomber-ever/679869 "2016-03-11T04:19:35Z")
Thanks to DeptfordX in the thread Worst air fighter ever? I’m starting a new one, where it can be discussed without confusion. According to this guy here, using the following evaluations: \[ul\] \[li\] Did the bomber serv… --- ## [How to change video input on Windows 8 laptop to hdmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-video-input-on-windows-8-laptop-to-hdmi/748596)
**Author:** [@Wizard101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wizard101)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-video-input-on-windows-8-laptop-to-hdmi/748596 "2016-03-11T01:17:35Z")
what is the process of changing the video input on a Windows 8 laptop to HDMI? --- ## [Suicide - Least fuss, maximum organ preservation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105)
**Author:** [@Sara30](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sara30)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105 "2016-03-11T00:40:04Z")
This is in no way something I’ve been considering, I’m just quite interested in the subject. Would it be possible for a person to commit suicide in such a way that many of their organs would be harvestable for donation?… --- ## [A thread about VPNs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-about-vpns/748302)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-about-vpns/748302 "2016-03-10T22:44:19Z")
This is a spinoff of the ATMB thread here: This is to address the factual questions about what a VPN is, how it works, etc. Note that one application of VPNs (as noted in the ATMB thread) is to access a remote network… --- ## [What is "sharia level"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-sharia-level/748541)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-sharia-level/748541 "2016-03-10T22:36:16Z")
In a current news story about recruitment documents/questionnaire used by ISIS that were obtained by a Syrian opposition newspaper, there is reference to 23 questions that are asked to all ISIS recruits. These include g… --- ## [Can a trait be pushed 20-30 standard deviations solely via selective breeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-trait-be-pushed-20-30-standard-deviations-solely-via-selective-breeding/748243)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-trait-be-pushed-20-30-standard-deviations-solely-via-selective-breeding/748243 "2016-03-10T19:17:17Z")
There is a character limit in the titles, my question is can you use selective breeding to push a character trait 20-30 standard deviations w/o creating an entirely new species, or w/o causing so many other problems that… --- ## [\[What people had their own symbols\] \[Original title:Things Obama copied from Hitler.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-people-had-their-own-symbols-original-title-things-obama-copied-from-hitler/748354)
**Author:** [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-people-had-their-own-symbols-original-title-things-obama-copied-from-hitler/748354 "2016-03-10T18:51:58Z")
I was just on facebook and saw a post that made the following statement: Only two people in history had their own symbols, Hitler (followed by a swastika) and Obama (followed by a red, white and blue capital O). Here’s … --- ## [iMovie help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imovie-help/748547)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imovie-help/748547 "2016-03-10T17:15:23Z")
I’m a film shooter, not a video editor. I have three video clips in iMovie. I want to ‘splice’ them together and save the file. For a system that’s supposed to be ‘intuitive’, I’m not seeing it. Here’s what I have. I… --- ## ['Net speed: Wireless router the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/net-speed-wireless-router-the-problem/748448)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/net-speed-wireless-router-the-problem/748448 "2016-03-10T16:47:27Z")
I subscribe to Charter’s cable Internet, and am allegedly paying for a speed of 60mbps. However, if I run one of the various speed-clock tools around the Web, the best I’ve been able to register is around 40mbps. And tha… --- ## [Would it be possible for a cell phone to change networks at will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-for-a-cell-phone-to-change-networks-at-will/748555)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-for-a-cell-phone-to-change-networks-at-will/748555 "2016-03-10T16:39:52Z")
Some cell phones have slots for several SIM cards. Could this mean that you use cards from different providers and pick the one with the best service wherever you happen to be? --- ## [What deternines whether a given area has oil or NG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-deternines-whether-a-given-area-has-oil-or-ng/748432)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-deternines-whether-a-given-area-has-oil-or-ng/748432 "2016-03-10T14:40:40Z")
Title mostly says it all. But I want to make clear that I’m not asking how you can determine by looking at the geography whether or not there is oil and/or NG in the area. Rather the question is why is there oil and/or … --- ## [Is a satellite-launch rocket just an ICBM w/o a warhead with different aiming? (Iran's first...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-satellite-launch-rocket-just-an-icbm-w-o-a-warhead-with-different-aiming-irans-first/747437)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-satellite-launch-rocket-just-an-icbm-w-o-a-warhead-with-different-aiming-irans-first/747437 "2016-03-10T12:27:50Z")
See “Iran Launch Forthcoming” (Iran Launch Forthcoming) --- ## [Cheapest diet that satisfies nutritional requirements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-diet-that-satisfies-nutritional-requirements/747657)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-diet-that-satisfies-nutritional-requirements/747657 "2016-03-10T08:10:26Z")
I am an adult male in his 30’s. I have no dietary restrictions. Any amount of food preparation is ok. A freezer and refrigerator is available. Variety is not necessary. On any given day what amount of the cheapest f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=936) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=938)