# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=947 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 948 --- ## [Origin of the phrase: "Oh it's on"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-phrase-oh-its-on/746878)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-phrase-oh-its-on/746878 "2016-02-24T15:01:09Z")
I know there is a World of Warcraft quest with that as the title. I know there is the phrase “it’s on like Donkey Kong” but that seems to be an extension of “Oh it’s on” rather than the origin. My Google Fu has failed m… --- ## [Help identifying a Typewriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-typewriter/746750)
**Author:** [@Ryanmiaku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryanmiaku)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-typewriter/746750 "2016-02-24T14:56:49Z")
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5X5ZgsVkIgGZ3lJVjJaWFIzSms/view?usp=sharing So me and my brother were at a Flea Market and we found this typewriter for 12 dollars. It has the words Remington Standard. Can anyone help … --- ## [Explain my microwave oven's strange behavior.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-my-microwave-ovens-strange-behavior/746972)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-my-microwave-ovens-strange-behavior/746972 "2016-02-24T14:29:59Z")
It’s not really strange, just something that I don’t understand and am curious about. It’s a new microwave I purchased recently. I never noticed any previous microwaves behaving like this. I’ve only noticed it when runn… --- ## [Nose-down dive in a fighter jet - feel worse than a roller coaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-down-dive-in-a-fighter-jet-feel-worse-than-a-roller-coaster/746455)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-down-dive-in-a-fighter-jet-feel-worse-than-a-roller-coaster/746455 "2016-02-24T12:37:22Z")
For the few Dopers of us who have this experience - what does going in a nose-down plummeting dive in a fighter jet feel like? Does it feel even more unpleasant than the vertical dive of roller coasters? (Whether this … --- ## [Sick of windows media player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-windows-media-player/746772)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-windows-media-player/746772 "2016-02-24T03:26:11Z")
Does anyone know what makes this thing do what it does? It won’t give me my progress ribbon so I can’t go back or forward like I want. It seems to be saying it will give it to me when it feels like it. Sometimes it lose… --- ## [What lies between the event horizon and the singularity of a black hole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lies-between-the-event-horizon-and-the-singularity-of-a-black-hole/702228)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lies-between-the-event-horizon-and-the-singularity-of-a-black-hole/702228 "2016-02-24T02:48:46Z")
Is it a vacuum? Matter? Nothingness? Do our models account for it or is it a complete mystery? --- ## [Aquarium Turtles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-turtles/746819)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-turtles/746819 "2016-02-24T02:45:08Z")
The waiting room of my eye doctor features an aquarium with two rather large turtles. I have no idea what kind. What struck me was that there was no apparent way for these guys to get out of the water if they wished to. … --- ## [How fast to run on water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-to-run-on-water/746706)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-to-run-on-water/746706 "2016-02-24T02:08:49Z")
Intuitive vs real answer. Say a man had a size 10 d foot and weighed about 160#. My intuitive answer would be about 80 mph. How would you figure this? A close educated estimate would be great. --- ## [Picasa no longer supported by Google - Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picasa-no-longer-supported-by-google-help/746627)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picasa-no-longer-supported-by-google-help/746627 "2016-02-24T00:50:27Z")
In the above article and others I see I am going to be unable to use Picasa for my photos. I have read that they will all go to Google photos but I find that is not true. Most of my folders are not in Google photos. I … --- ## [Japanese zoo management vs. American/European zoo management](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-zoo-management-vs-american-european-zoo-management/746880)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-zoo-management-vs-american-european-zoo-management/746880 "2016-02-24T00:28:08Z")
I came across this book Zoo and Aquarium History (2000) by Vernon Kisling. On Page 308 he makes the comment that ‘the curatorial system of American/European zoos does not exist in Japan’ and that instead they have some … --- ## [Did my slow cooker malfunction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-slow-cooker-malfunction/746795)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-slow-cooker-malfunction/746795 "2016-02-23T23:53:18Z")
I’m a pretty good cook, but yesterday I burned a roast in the slow cooker. How is that even possible? Burning food in a slow cooker? I was cooking a chuck roast. Set it for 8 hours on slow, was away from home towards th… --- ## [Can't access most websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-most-websites/746846)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-most-websites/746846 "2016-02-23T23:46:57Z")
My computer is having trouble accessing most websites. It’s an HP Pavilion 15 notebook running Windows 8. The only websites I seem to be able to access are Wikipedia and archive.org. Every other website I try time out, i… --- ## [Counterfeit penny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-penny/506486)
**Author:** [@wunderkammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wunderkammer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-penny/506486 "2016-02-23T23:36:15Z")
I have a penny that’s not like the others. (On the right.) It sounds very subtly wrong when I drop it. The edge is rounded and made greyish base metal that wraps around and covers a tiny bit of “United States of Amer… --- ## [false memories when trying to remember things too far back in time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-memories-when-trying-to-remember-things-too-far-back-in-time/746671)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-memories-when-trying-to-remember-things-too-far-back-in-time/746671 "2016-02-23T22:28:49Z")
I created a nice thread with nice wording and explanation but I lost what I posted, and what I wrote is not committed to the database due to a technical problem. :slight\_smile: It is ironic that my thread is about human… --- ## [Question regarding measuring scales for natural disasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-measuring-scales-for-natural-disasters/746699)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-measuring-scales-for-natural-disasters/746699 "2016-02-23T22:22:55Z")
Hi, I’ve been able to find scales for measuring most common natural disasters but none for flooding. In the case of avalanches, I found Avalanche Size Classification Scheme/SLF (European Avalanche Danger Scale), but I’m… --- ## [Free HTML/CSS hosting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-html-css-hosting/746877)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-html-css-hosting/746877 "2016-02-23T21:27:27Z")
I want to host my own website, it will be entirely in HTML. There would be some images displayed on it, but they wouldn’t be in the site itself they would be hosted elsewhere, so storage isn’t a problem. Where’s the best… --- ## [What kind of rock is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-rock-is-this/746648)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-rock-is-this/746648 "2016-02-23T19:49:50Z")
I found this chunk in northern Montana back in about 2009. It appears quartz-like, is gray-green in color, measures about 2"x3". Blurry photos follow: Photo 1 Photo 2 --- ## [If internal combustion engines were replaced by steam...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-internal-combustion-engines-were-replaced-by-steam/746839)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-internal-combustion-engines-were-replaced-by-steam/746839 "2016-02-23T19:27:15Z")
If internal combustion-engined cars were replaced by steam engines, or if steam engines had become the industry standard from the very beginning, would there be climate problems as a result of so much water vapor being r… --- ## [Churchill, FDR: Logistics/travel arrangements for WWII conferences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchill-fdr-logistics-travel-arrangements-for-wwii-conferences/746476)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchill-fdr-logistics-travel-arrangements-for-wwii-conferences/746476 "2016-02-23T17:04:58Z")
I’m looking at a Wikipedia List of World War II conferences: Winston Churchill travelled to North America to attend conferences with the allies on numerous occasions, starting in the summer of 1941. Churchill also tra… --- ## [Did the NY Flatiron building get copied elsewhere and in NY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ny-flatiron-building-get-copied-elsewhere-and-in-ny/737052)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ny-flatiron-building-get-copied-elsewhere-and-in-ny/737052 "2016-02-23T15:54:16Z")
I had assumed the Flatiron building was unique. Ran across this crime story and thought the building was the Flatiron. But a quick Google reminded me the real one has many more floors and is in limestone. The Flatiron i… --- ## [Why does the FBI need Apple to crack into the San Bernadino shooters' phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-fbi-need-apple-to-crack-into-the-san-bernadino-shooters-phones/746586)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-fbi-need-apple-to-crack-into-the-san-bernadino-shooters-phones/746586 "2016-02-23T15:52:19Z")
Isn’t this the sort of thing we pay the NSA for? Can’t they download the contents of the Flash memory as a back-up while they try to crack it? Is their only recourse a brute force attack on the system password? Thanks… --- ## [Cathedral Architecture Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cathedral-architecture-question/746792)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cathedral-architecture-question/746792 "2016-02-23T15:38:19Z")
So I’ve been thinking about Cathedrals and more in particular the architecture of Gothic Cathedrals. But I’m more interested in the why and perhaps the mechanics behind the how. My question is why weren’t Cathedrals des… --- ## [Why didn't Justice Scalia pallbearers use a casket gurney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-justice-scalia-pallbearers-use-a-casket-gurney/746727)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-justice-scalia-pallbearers-use-a-casket-gurney/746727 "2016-02-23T04:06:17Z")
Those guys were really struggling with that casket. They were pretty big dudes, but even with the 8 of them, that casket looked heavy. Seems that someone should have placed a casket gurney outside the hearse and at the … --- ## [They wear gold polos emblazoned with "Wolf Pack"; what and who are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wear-gold-polos-emblazoned-with-wolf-pack-what-and-who-are-they/746781)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wear-gold-polos-emblazoned-with-wolf-pack-what-and-who-are-they/746781 "2016-02-23T03:51:38Z")
Besides the fact that they’re an organization of some kind called Wolf Pack, of course. OK. So I was in the local Starbucks yesterday, local being east side Escondido. I heard a man come in and introduce himself to a w… --- ## [Horseshoe in a boxing glove -- how'd this rumor start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseshoe-in-a-boxing-glove-howd-this-rumor-start/745888)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseshoe-in-a-boxing-glove-howd-this-rumor-start/745888 "2016-02-23T01:25:52Z")
We’ve all seen old cartoons that take place in a boxing ring, where one of the boxers sneaks a horseshoe into his boxing glove so that his punch will “kick like a horse”. But why was this trope so commonplace? My broth… --- ## [Quick! Information needed on paying freeway tolls in north San Diego County!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-information-needed-on-paying-freeway-tolls-in-north-san-diego-county/746841)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-information-needed-on-paying-freeway-tolls-in-north-san-diego-county/746841 "2016-02-23T00:47:54Z")
I’m trying to help someone who needs to get to San Diego County (specifically, Chula Vista) very soon. I have found out that the major north-south route to Chula Vista, Interstate 5, is partially a toll road, in the nort… --- ## [Did those pointy German helmets in WWI have any practical value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-those-pointy-german-helmets-in-wwi-have-any-practical-value/745208)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-those-pointy-german-helmets-in-wwi-have-any-practical-value/745208 "2016-02-23T00:35:14Z")
For instance, did they ever train at it like one would do with a bayonet? Have at you! Followed like a charge from a Bighorn Sheep. --- ## [Where did the first drivers buy their gasoline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-first-drivers-buy-their-gasoline/746825)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-first-drivers-buy-their-gasoline/746825 "2016-02-23T00:02:21Z")
Obviously cars came before gas stations…but they’re not all that much use without one. So those early adopters, where did they get their fuel? Did they actually burn gasoline or did diesel come first? --- ## [Could you create micro apartments in high COL cities for 50k?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-create-micro-apartments-in-high-col-cities-for-50k/746700)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-create-micro-apartments-in-high-col-cities-for-50k/746700 "2016-02-22T22:29:00Z")
I saw a website once but can’t find it now, the author basically claimed if you could build walk up micro apartments in San Francisco, the total cost would be about $50,000 each for a ~300 sq ft studio. Considering that … --- ## [Is this good enough to be certified in ndt (non destructive testing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-good-enough-to-be-certified-in-ndt-non-destructive-testing/746617)
**Author:** [@a7xfan4939](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a7xfan4939)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-good-enough-to-be-certified-in-ndt-non-destructive-testing/746617 "2016-02-22T20:39:59Z")
I’ve recently become interested in pursuing a career in ndt, and there is a school that offers certification in different types of testing, but for certification in one of the types only takes four days with classes take… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=946) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=948)