# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=983 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 984 --- ## [When Jesus said to 'love' your neighbor and your enemies, what was the context of the word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-jesus-said-to-love-your-neighbor-and-your-enemies-what-was-the-context-of-the-word/560407)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-jesus-said-to-love-your-neighbor-and-your-enemies-what-was-the-context-of-the-word/560407 "2015-12-23T16:41:59Z")
In each Gospel Jesus calls upon His followers to love their fellow humans, though the context varies: love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12: 28-31), love one another (John 13:34-35, Luke 10), love your enemies (Matthew… --- ## [Is there any reason why Aluminium has no biological role?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-why-aluminium-has-no-biological-role/741100)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-why-aluminium-has-no-biological-role/741100 "2015-12-23T16:12:17Z")
A question prompted from reading the “Technology on a planet with only the 25 essential elements for life” thread. One of the arguments presented there was that Aluminium, albeit not one of life’s building blocks, it is… --- ## [Could a planet similar to Earth in atmosphere, distance from sun etc have stars visible in the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-planet-similar-to-earth-in-atmosphere-distance-from-sun-etc-have-stars-visible-in-the-day/740415)
**Author:** [@lithrawind\_gmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lithrawind_gmail.com)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-planet-similar-to-earth-in-atmosphere-distance-from-sun-etc-have-stars-visible-in-the-day/740415 "2015-12-23T14:15:58Z")
I write fantasy, and am considering writing one of my worlds as having a few stars that are faintly visible during most of the day–obviously more or less so depending on time of day, season etc. But I know very little ab… --- ## [How might you build an "updated" Iowa class battleship, today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-you-build-an-updated-iowa-class-battleship-today/736252)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-you-build-an-updated-iowa-class-battleship-today/736252 "2015-12-23T13:12:27Z")
Okay, time for another marginally intelligent “what if” question from me, so I’ll get right to it…how might you best build an “updated” Iowa-class battleship today, with modern engineering techniques and materials? And … --- ## [Please help ID this Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-car/741137)
**Author:** [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-car/741137 "2015-12-23T12:16:19Z")
Picture at http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/file.php?1,file=33906,filename=DRGWchamastatoninsnow950.jpg (Stupid borrowed laptop won’t let me post links in the normal manner for some reason) Notice the branding on the rea… --- ## [What does it mean to "aspirate words"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-aspirate-words/741000)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-aspirate-words/741000 "2015-12-23T12:13:00Z")
I was looking at the script for the 1895 theatrical adaptation of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and noticed it has this to say about Hyde: So, what exactly, does the bolded mean? I googled it but can’t figure it out. --- ## [SS (WWII) Divisional Naming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ss-wwii-divisional-naming/741119)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ss-wwii-divisional-naming/741119 "2015-12-23T11:58:42Z")
As I understand it, the German SS was virtually a parallel army to the regular German Army (Wehrmacht) It had its own generals, officer corps, etc. I gather that after the anticipated German victory, the regular army wou… --- ## [Drugs and how they work in the body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drugs-and-how-they-work-in-the-body/741134)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drugs-and-how-they-work-in-the-body/741134 "2015-12-23T06:37:20Z")
Hello Everyone, As some of you know, I’m a chronic pain patient. Because of this I take lots and lots of opioid medication. My daughter asked me how they work and I told her it was my understanding that the drugs bind… --- ## [How does this gas station do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-gas-station-do-it/740433)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-gas-station-do-it/740433 "2015-12-23T05:57:50Z")
There is an independent gas station near me that also has a couple of other locations. They do not have a mini-mart at any of their locations. They offer full service at no extra charge, and they are usually 15-20 cent… --- ## [How does school work for juveniles in long term prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-school-work-for-juveniles-in-long-term-prison/741096)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-school-work-for-juveniles-in-long-term-prison/741096 "2015-12-23T04:52:00Z")
The Slenderman suspects were arrested at 12 and aren’t going anywhere for a while no matter what happens, so how does school work in those cases? Is there something like a high school at juvie? Is it run by the local sc… --- ## [How many areas of this planet are now no-go zones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-areas-of-this-planet-are-now-no-go-zones/741081)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-areas-of-this-planet-are-now-no-go-zones/741081 "2015-12-23T04:40:09Z")
As if from a science-fiction movie, which are the areas of Planet Earth that are so contaminated that humans cannot and will not set foot there? Chernobyl springs to mind. How big is this area? Fukushima as well. Bomb t… --- ## [Why are over the range microwaves so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-over-the-range-microwaves-so-expensive/740994)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-over-the-range-microwaves-so-expensive/740994 "2015-12-23T03:52:17Z")
I was in Best Buy yesterday and I noticed this. A countertop microwave can be had for $75. One that is meant to be put over the range is over $400. Why so much more? This doesn’t even include installation, just buyin… --- ## [Digital TV antenna interference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-tv-antenna-interference/740939)
**Author:** [@BuddyCooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyCooper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-tv-antenna-interference/740939 "2015-12-23T03:40:58Z")
Does anyone have a solution to digital TV interference from passing motor vehicles? I have an amplified antenna that gets every local channel nicely, but every time a car or truck goes by the signal becomes scrambled un… --- ## [Homeowner's Insurance & Defamation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-insurance-defamation/741028)
**Author:** [@lalaith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalaith)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-insurance-defamation/741028 "2015-12-23T02:18:05Z")
In following the Bill Cosby case, I’ve learned that it’s not unusual for homeowner’s insurance to cover if you’re sued for defamation. The insurance company is on the hook to pay for your defense. In this case, it’s the … --- ## [Real estate question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-question/740579)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-question/740579 "2015-12-23T02:03:12Z")
Let’s say I am selling my house, and it goes on the market in the standard way most of us are used to (in the US). Someone puts an offer in and I accept. I move out, buy a new house, and life goes on. But then my real… --- ## [What is the difference between a molecule and a crystal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-molecule-and-a-crystal/143425)
**Author:** [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-molecule-and-a-crystal/143425 "2015-12-23T01:20:44Z")
What is the difference between a molecule and a crystal or unit cell of a crystal? Is each unit cell of a given crystal one molecule, or is the whole crystal of whatever particular size one molecule? Is a crystal that … --- ## [Trip to Waterloo ontario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-waterloo-ontario/741078)
**Author:** [@Karma12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karma12)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-waterloo-ontario/741078 "2015-12-23T00:00:10Z")
Me and my family are moving to Waterloo from Edmonton and I was wondering if anyone knows approx how long it takes to travel through Canada and not the united States. --- ## [Does car-battery acid evaporate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-car-battery-acid-evaporate/741070)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-car-battery-acid-evaporate/741070 "2015-12-22T21:47:51Z")
Say there’s a puddle of it on a garage floor. Would it evaporate? How quickly? --- ## [Police/defence solicitor conflict of interest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-defence-solicitor-conflict-of-interest/740995)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-defence-solicitor-conflict-of-interest/740995 "2015-12-22T21:26:19Z")
In the BBC police series Cuffs, one of the characters is a police constable who is in a relationship with a defence solicitor. (Both are male - this is not relevant, but just to avoid confusion over pronouns below.) A … --- ## [Flashcard picture auto generator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashcard-picture-auto-generator/741125)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashcard-picture-auto-generator/741125 "2015-12-22T21:24:41Z")
I’m looking for a software that utilizes Google Images search engine to generate pictures for a list of vocabulary. Ideally, the program would show several thumbnails beneath each word, then I would be able to select the… --- ## [What if there's no dark matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-theres-no-dark-matter/739681)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-theres-no-dark-matter/739681 "2015-12-22T20:30:32Z")
An article in today’s Toronto Star talked at length of a lab deep in a Sudbury mine trying to find dark matter, the stuff that is supposed to make up most of the matter in the universe which for some reason you cannot de… --- ## [Your Latin expertise is needed once again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-latin-expertise-is-needed-once-again/671086)
**Author:** [@Kamrusepas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamrusepas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-latin-expertise-is-needed-once-again/671086 "2015-12-22T20:14:18Z")
Hi SD, I’ve been wondering for a while what the correct translation of “eternal darkness” would be in Latin. I know a couple of Latin words for darkness (obscura and tenebrae), and the word for eternal (aeternae), but … --- ## [Nightmare Math / maths (betting question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmare-math-maths-betting-question/740535)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmare-math-maths-betting-question/740535 "2015-12-22T17:53:10Z")
This is really twisting my melon. It’s soccer: I’m trying to fuse together two different types of bets in order to find the optimal division of stake. Here we go … Bet A: has a 50% chance at decimal odds of 2.1. If it … --- ## [Google search question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/740772)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/740772 "2015-12-22T16:40:38Z")
Why is it that sometimes links pulled up on a Google search do not contain the text that is presented with the link? And other times they do? For example, the link below was one of the things pulled up when I googled “n… --- ## [evolution of the sneeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-the-sneeze/741097)
**Author:** [@dhricenak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhricenak)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-the-sneeze/741097 "2015-12-22T16:28:45Z")
I have a weird question for the evolutionists out there. Why are sneezes so loud? It seems to me that an ancient hunter-gatherer who sneezed like my wife (for example) would scare off prey, alert predators, and generall… --- ## [The more efficient way to build muscle: Reps or weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-more-efficient-way-to-build-muscle-reps-or-weight/536414)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-more-efficient-way-to-build-muscle-reps-or-weight/536414 "2011-03-22T20:09:39Z")
I think there might be a factual answer here, so that’s why I put it in GQ. If I’m looking to build muscle tone (I guess that’s the right term), is it more efficient to do several reps on a resistance that is quite a bi… --- ## [Is it legal to openly weld on the side of a road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-openly-weld-on-the-side-of-a-road/741098)
**Author:** [@iceiso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iceiso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-openly-weld-on-the-side-of-a-road/741098 "2015-12-22T14:39:34Z")
Throughout my career, I’ve been involved in industrial construction; chemical, mining, power, etc. The sites are always away from the public access. Each site has their own rules, but the safety principles surrounding we… --- ## [Bullet stop capacity of an x-ray apron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullet-stop-capacity-of-an-x-ray-apron/740364)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullet-stop-capacity-of-an-x-ray-apron/740364 "2015-12-22T11:58:21Z")
After one of the mass shooting events my employer had us do a training class on a workplace shooter scenario. Mostly common sense; shelter in place, misdirection, engage only as a last resort. But I work in a hospital … --- ## [What if the Earth had no Moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-earth-had-no-moon/740299)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-earth-had-no-moon/740299 "2015-12-22T07:08:09Z")
If the young Earth had not suffered the impact that resulted in the creation of the Moon, what would our planet be like? Is there any way to know? Are tidal forces still thought to be instrumental to evolution, and wit… --- ## [WWII Japanese Internment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-japanese-internment/740802)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-japanese-internment/740802 "2015-12-22T06:57:59Z")
During WWII I know that some Jews were hidden from the Germans by non-Jews. Were any Japanese-Americans hidden from the US authorities during the time of Japanese internment? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=982) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=984)