
Does Rogaine really work? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Mar 29, 2005 · No, Rogaine (minoxidil) really does work. And it was a side-effect of the medication’s original purpose: To lower blood pressure. I have a few patients on it for blood pressure reduction.
Does Rogaine et al really work? Any stories? - Straight Dope
Apr 2, 2004 · Yes it does work, for me. I buy the Costco house brand and save more than 50 percent off the name brand. Of course, once a month my palms get hairy and the moon makes some things more inviting, but I can live with that. Mrs. Duckster loves the howl.
Rogaine used on the face - General Questions - Straight Dope
Aug 3, 2001 · Well, if the Simpsons is to be believed, it’ll work on a 10-year old boy, so it’ll probably work on a teenager. Qadgop_the_Mercotan August 3, 2001, 5:19pm #3
How the hell does Pandora work? - Page 3 - Straight Dope
Jul 24, 2024 · Yeah, I tried Pandora a few years ago, and it didn’t work for me either-- because, for me, I like artists who, IMO at least, transcend the genre they are supposedly a part of. For example, I chose ‘Neko Case’ and it started serving me up generic Country music. I don’t like Country (generally), I like Neko Case. And I chose ‘The Black ...
"Rotating" Batteries - why does it work? - Straight Dope
Mar 19, 2005 · So you’ve got an electronic gadget. A remote control makes a great example. Whatever it is takes two or more cells. As the old AAs reach the end of their useful life, the remote eventually gets to the point where it won’t work anymore. But it is possible to stretch the useful life of the batteries by switching them around.
How does the Rio Grande buoy barrier work? - Straight Dope
Aug 4, 2023 · The news lately is reporting on a floating barrier erected in the Rio Grande by the state of Texas, intended to deter undocumented immigrants from crossing in the shallow part of the river. Discussions of whether this is humane or legal should go in a different forum; for now, I’m just interested in understanding how this barrier physically stops or mentally deters people …
Saddam:"I don't recognize your authority"-Does this ever work?
Oct 19, 2005 · According to this I remember that Charles I of England said something similar, that the court judging him had “no jurisdiction”. I didn’t stop them from cutting off his head. So, has anyone ever actually avoided conviction for a crime by claiming that they don’t recognize the courts authority? And if not, why do they do it?
How does ballast in a submarine work? - Straight Dope
Aug 19, 2010 · How does ballast in a submarine work? If you let air out, there’d be no more air left to take you back up again! Compressed air perhaps? Submarines have three different types of ballast: the main ballast tanks (MBTs), variable ballast tanks (VBTs), and the fixed ballast. The main ballast tanks are designed to either be full of water or full ...
Blacking out the eyes to conceal identity: Does it work?
Sep 16, 2014 · Probably this. It was widely used in days past. True crime magazines and the like used it commonly in the 50s and 60s, and maybe before, I’ve just never seen that kind of magazine older than that.
Aircraft and Radar - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Jan 31, 2025 · Why would the transponder not work at low altitude? The transponder continues to work fine at low altitude. Rather, the TCAS system becomes progressively less able to resolve issues as altitude decreases. Largely because the TCAS system can only resolve proximity issues by issuing climb and descend commands to resolve the incident. At 1,000 ...