CULTURAL QA02-2021-09 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 If Listerine cleans yourmouth better than toothpaste and lessens plaque, why don't people just brushwith Listerine? A1 Simon Khoury Updated 11-2-2021Explorer,Dentist, Contact Tracer, 3D Printer, EV-head Listerine does not clean your teeth as well as toothpaste becausetoothpaste doesn't clean your teeth. I'll explain. What really keepsyour mouth healthy? Saliva. This kills bacteria,contains antibodies, buffers acids,digests your food, remineralises your teeth, and lubricates your mouth, amongstother things. Having good saliva is taken for granted as most of us do, youonly appreciate it when it's gone, so tell your dentist promptly if you have aprolonged (1 week or more) dry mouth as you need help with this problem beforeit causes major issues. The brush. Plaque is a stickywhite film, it's hard to get offthe teeth, you need to scrub it off*. It doesn't come off by applying somechemicals, at least not chemicals that are safe to put in your mouth. Did youever own a fish tank and have to clean it? That green slimy algae thatbuilds-up has the same consistency and texture as oral plaque. Can you see a60-second rinse with Listerine removing that stuff? How about a 20-second rinse? Floss or something else thatphysically and mechanically cleansbetween your teeth. Toothbrushes do not get between the teeth to remove plaque,even “floss-action” ones, or sonic ones. Neither do chemicals like “foaming”toothpaste. Eating. Eating cleans yourteeth, more fibrous, tougherfoods have a greater effect on plaque removal. An example, people missing teethin one corner often build up a lot more plaque in area opposite from where theteeth are missing. These are the things that cleanyour teeth and account for about 95% of the effect. If you had no toothpaste or mouthwash, you'dgenerally be fine. Using them can add a little boost but only about 5% extraand here's how. Toothpaste. Which mostly justcontains fluoride to harden your teeth. Yes, it can also contain some detergent, flavouring, some anti-tartaringredients, some desensitising agents, some abrasives like sand (silica) andsome very mild whiteners. It's useful to use it, and it helps, but we know it doesn't work alonebecause a standard testing methodology for toothpaste is to make it into aslurry with water and rinse with it, whilst avoiding brushing for a week. Youget your plaque scored before and after. As a student, I participated in someof these trials. I still built up lots of plaque. Mouthwash is like toothpaste butit's less viscous, it is essentially runny toothpaste. The ones that have fluoride (original Listerine doesn't) have lessfluoride than toothpaste because you will use a larger amount of it. Brushingfirst then mouth-washing is an oral health company's dream, you are buying twoproducts to do the job of one. Just leave the toothpaste on your teeth afterbrushing, spit the foam out but do not rinse. If you must mouthwash do so after an acidic drink, or after lunch as thismeans you actually gain something, albeit only a tiny little bit. Rinsing awaythe toothpaste, to replace it with the residue of mouthwash, is pointless. Try just rinsing with mouthwashfor a week, without brushing or flossing, see how your mouth feels. It won't harm you if you go back to brushing andflossing after 7 days, but you'll see the results for yourself. It ain't prettyand it doesn’t smell nice either. *when I say scrub I do not meanto brush with bad technique or excessive pressure. This can cause issues too. Remember you have to remove the plaquewhich takes mechanical effort, but not remove the tooth enamel and dentine orcause trauma to the gums. Q2 Do the goddessesMahalakshmi and Lakshmi refer to the same deity? A2 Mahesa Mahaputra UpdatedJuly 12, 2020 Magister in Teologi Brahma Widya, Institute Hindu Dharma Negeri(IHDN) Denpasar It depends on the school. Lakṣmī Tantra outlines Mahālakṣmī, Mahakālī, andMahāsarasvatī are incarnation of Lakṣmī Herself, since Śrī for Vaiṣṇava is considered as Brahman from some part of NorthIndia, She is Parāśakti. I only answered the justification of the description in Lakṣmī Tantra without the perspective of the schools orother texts. When Nārāyaṇa developed His form as theincarnation of Vyūha (incarnation of guṇa), He appeared as Pradyumna, Saṅkarṣaṇa, and Aniruddha. Simultaneously, Lakṣmī also expanded into 3forms to accompany the 3 Vyūha, She appeared as Mahāśrī (Mahālakṣmī), Mahāmāyā (Mahākālī), and Mahāvidyā (Mahāsarasvatī). 1. Mahāśrī (Mahālakṣmī) The Śrīdevī Herself, the sameone, stimulated by Her urge tocreate, appeared as Mahāśrī. Śrī:— Without changing my own (transedental) form, a small part of my self,called Mahālakṣmī, evolves into the complex of three guṇas. There, (in process of evolution) when I amdominated by rajas (I am called) Mahāśrī, the supreme Goddess. Due to the preponderance ofrajas, since rajas is a condensation of asiśvarya (dominion) and so represents irresistable creative power. Mahāśrīcorresponding to Pradyumna Vyūha as Her bhairava. According to Lakṣmī Tantra, during the reign of Svāyambhuva Manu, Mahālakṣmī appeard as Mahiṣamardinī to slew the (demon) Mahiṣasura. 2. Mahāmāyā (Mahākālī) In the beginning, in order to fill the empty universe, Lakṣmī assumed another form consisting tamo-guṇa. She has mighty arms adorned with sword, pot,several head and shiled. She wears a garland composed of several heads and hasdiadem of snakes. Emanating from Lakṣmī Herself, Tāmasī-devī said to Devī:— O my mother, I salute thee again and again. Deign to give me a name andfunction. Śrī said to the Tāmasī-devī:— I shall give you names and function. Mahakālī, Mahāmāyā, Mahāmārī, Kṣudhā, Tṛṣā, Nidrā, Kṛṣṇā, Ekavīrā, Kālarātrī and Duratyayā — there are yournames and your functions are to be inferred from those names, and man wholearns them with understanding attains happiness. Mahāmāyā corresponding to Saṅkarṣaṇa Vyūha as Her bhairava. When the two demons became overbearing because Viṣṇu, had granted their boon, it was She as Yoganidrāwho slew Madhu and Kaiṭabha. Śrī:— You should realize that the mysterious (duratyayā) goddess, identifiedwith Hari's meditative slumber (yoganindrā), is myself, the eternal goddess inthe form of Mahākālī. 3. Mahāvidyā (Mahāsarasvatī) Considering the creation to be incomplete, Śrīdevī assumed another formconsisting sattva-guṇa. She is called by the name Mahāvidyā, Mahāvānī, Bhāratī, Vāk,Sarasvatī, Āryā, Brahmī, Mahadhenu, Vedagarbhā, Dhī and Gīḥ. Mahāvidyā corresponding to Aniruddha Vyūha as Her bhairava. During the period of Tāmasa Manu, the Supreme Mahāvidyā appeard asKauśikī, who sprang from the body of Gaurī to slay all those notorious demons,including Śumbha and Niśumbha. And during the periode of Vaivasta Manu, thesedemons will be reborn and intoxicated by the granting of their bond, willtorment the devatās. Śrī:— I shall then be born as Sunandā, daughter of Yaśodā, in the family of thecowherd Nanda and, residing on the Vindhya, I shall slay them (Śumbha andNiśumbha). 4. Pairing In the beginning of creation,the three couples created apair of Puruṣa and Prakṛti.Thus, Mahāśrī-Pradyumna created Brahmā and Lakṣmī; from Mahāmāyā-Saṅkarṣaṇa created Rudra and Sarasvatī, andMahāvidyā-Aniruddha created Viṣṇu and Gaurī. Brahmā was given to Sarasvatī,Viṣṇu to Lakṣmī, and Rudra to Gaurī. Q3 Why does theoxygen-filled balloon float to the ground? A3 Timothy Cox, formerCollege and Secondary School Teacher at The Education Department of Tasmania(1969-2001) 12-2-2021 The weight of the balloon and its Oxygen is heavier than the Weight ofthe air it displaces. Archimedes principle says it will sink! Actually Oxygen gas on its own is heavier. than air because air is mostlyNitrogen that is lighter than Oxygen. (About 14% lighter) Air density at 0 Celsius and 1 atm. pressure is 1.225kg/m^3. Oxygen gasis 1.43 Kg/m^3 Q4 If appendicitis bursts,can a person still survive? A4 Doctors · ConsultIndia's Top Doctors Online MFine December 26-2020 The appendix is a vestigial organ in the human body. Appendicitis occurswhen the appendix gets inflamed and is filled with pus. The symptoms of appendicitis includes pain in the lower rightabdomen, vomiting, fever, etc. If not treated on time, it can lead to what wecall a “burst appendix”. A burst appendix is a clinicalemergency. If the appendicitis is treated on time, burst appendix can be avoided. Symptoms of a burst appendix includesevere abdominal pain, swelling, vomiting, etc and the resulting peritonitisfrom spillage of pus from the burst appendix into its surroundings can be fatal if not treatedquickly. Yes, someone with a burstappendix may have chances to survive, but prompt medical care is key. There should be no delay in getting medical attentionif you have symptoms of a burst appendix. Early detection and removal of theappendix are indeed very necessary to prevent complications and even death. Q5 How much do the NorthIndians know about the South Indians? A5 Hemant Singh Rathore ( हेमन्त सिंह राठौड़) UpdatedFebruary 7-2021 Studying from Green valleySr. Sec. School, Bhilwara Eating on banana leaf by fingers ( amazing ). Wearing Lungi / Dhoti / Veshti / Mundu all the time. Don't know Hindi but use to speak in English sometimes. Maharashtra is not considered in South India for us. Telangana / Hyderabad is more famous and I also love it. Little bit confused whether kanyakumari is at the bottom orThiruvananthapuram . Angry people. Rice is most favorable food. It is accompanied with every food. Action in South Indian Movies — Mind blowing. I love South India because — South Indian Actors and Actresses are better than Bollywood Actors andActresses . Bollywood is mostly filled of corruption , fake secularism anddrugs. South Indians believe in Indian Culture very much. South Indians are morescientific than North Indiansbecause of their eating habits and clothing. Q6 Do any ancient religioustexts mention dinosaurs? A6 Ranjiv Kurup, Author onHistory and Philosophy of the Hindu 12-2-2021 Why? Dinosaurs went extinct some 65 million years ago. Religious texts have references that are mostly less than 100,000 years,a few up to about 300,000 years, nothing more. Q7 Why do people stopinstalling Indian style toilet? A7 Sushang Agnihotri10-2-2021 Knows Gujarati There are two big reasons for this. The first is that a largesection of the population is no longer sitting on their feet with their kneesbent or bended, because there has been a big change in our way of livingand manner. In most Indian homes, we have become used to using tables and chairs, sonow the habit of hitting ourlegs and sitting on our feet is almost over. People who are not used to squatting feel heavydiscomfort in sitting on the Indian style commode. MY NOTE- Generally as age advancebeyond 70, people feel difficulty in sitting floor and getting up. They feelrelaxed a little with western style toilets. Q8 How quantum physicsproves the existence of the soul? 2 Answers Hilmar Zonneveld, Translator (1985-present) 12-2-2021 Neither quantum physics nor anyother science can prove the existence of a soul. The soul isn’t even clearly defined (different people have differentideas about what it means); but whenever you see a statement such as quantumphysics proves a soul, or consciousness, or a god, or any other thing that iscompletely unrelated to quantum physics, you can be quite sure that it’s abunch of quantum woo. In other words, bullshit. Adam Crowl 12-2-2021 It doesn’t. No one has a detailedphysical definition of ‘soul’ that can be compared with quantum systems. Q9 Why do South Indianstates like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana have very distinctlanguages, cuisines and cultures despites being geographically close to eachother? A9 Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam February7-2021.Former Chief Manager at Central Bank of India (1987–2017) Lets firsttalk cuisines - They are not at all distinct and have a lot of similaritiesLetsfirst talk cuisines - They are not at all distinct and have a lot ofsimilarities. Almost their entire cuisine isRice Based (Except Uttara Karnataka where people consume Jowar or Bajra and some parts of Dakshina Karnataka whereRagi is consumed) Almost all of them sautevegetables with oil and salt - Toran in Kerala, Poriyal in Tamilnadu, Koora in AP/TG (No Idea what they call cooked veggies inKannada). Only difference is in inclusion of coconut or how much spices and oilare used. Almost all of them consumeThoor Dal based Sambars. The Sambars may have different vegetables, different level of wateriness orthickness, sweetish or spicy. Same for Rasam. Vada, Pongal, Idly, Dosa andVariety Rice are similar for most of these states except for the small differences (Pongal Bath in Karnataka is waterywhile Pongal in TN is solid) All these states have CoastalAreas consuming Fish and Cities where Chicken or Mutton or Beef (Kerala only) is consumed. Again the Preparation issimilar- Gravy based Non Vegetarian Dish eaten with Rice, Dry Non VegetarianDish to be eaten as an Accompaniment. We can see that the meals arealmost the same. The Rice is different in Kerala (Parboiled instead of Boiled Rice which is healthier though i have no idea ofthe taste) and Chappatis/Pooris offered along with the meals in TN and KA. Then lets look at the culture All the States have Temples of the same gods - Sri Vishnu has Tirupathiin AP, Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, the Famous Krishna Temple in Udupi andSrirangam in Tamil nadu, Lord Shiva has the famous Brihadeeshwarar in TN, Kalahasti in AP andsimilar temples in KA and KL (Cannot recollect now). My note- Many siva temples arefamous like the ones in Trichur, Alwaye etc in Kerala Of course some gods like Muruga or Amman (TN) or Chamundi Devi (KA) orNarasimha (AP) are unique to those states. 71% of the marriages in theseStates are still arranged marriages Rituals are almost the same for marriages and other traditional events. Farmers are greatly respected in all the states. The Carnatic Music is similarin all the States (Though Dance is different) We all have fair and dark shades of people from our states Now lets look at the Language Tamil, Telugu, Kannada andMalayalam-They mostly have similar sounding words - Puli in Tamil, Huli in Kannada , Pandi in Telugu, Panni in Tamil andKannada, Thambi in Tamil, Thammadu in Telugu, Thamma in Kannada , Duddu inTamil, Duttu in Kannada etc. I mean not as different as say Tamil and Punjabi I believe that is because they all are hybridized versions of differentlanguages like Sanskrit/Prakrit (Malayalam) OR Neo Dravidian Language with theOld Dravidian Language. Q10 What is the biggestculture shock you have ever faced? A10 Martenz Vandreva UpdatedJanuary 17, 2021-Studied at Trisakti Institute of Tourism 1 Soft Drinks When the first time I was stepping my feet in Germany, I was shocked whenI saw how people drink soft drinks almost all the time..In the morning beforework, my colleagues will drink a can of Coca-Cola, and every time we have ashort break , again always Coca-Cola or other kind of soft drink. And not forget to mention, Red Bull..this kind of energy drink it's seembecoming everybody's favorite drinks to pump their spirit.. One package of can soft drink contains 24 pieces..and its common when Isaw some of my colleagues have it in their room. 2. Sparkling Water When the first time I bought a bottle of mineral water in Lidl, I wasconfused why the water tasted just like a soda water..and when I read thelabel, I just realized if that is a Sparkling water.. And another fact, when I made an inventory in my Hotel, the consumptionnumber of a Sparkling water way much bigger than a regular water by our guests,don't ask me why, because I don't know the answer.. I never saw a bottle of Sparkling water being sold in my country inregular supermarket, and if they do, I can guarantee no one will ever buy it. As an Asian Man, at home, I drink a regular water without gas..and ofcourse some ice tea.. Yes, there are a lot of soft drinks, being sold in the Supermarketnearby, but our family did not get used to consuming it. Q11 What is the origin andhistory of the surname 'Smith', which is said to be the most common surname inthe English speaking countries? A11 Joe Horowitz UpdatedJanuary 27, 2021 -Back in ye olde days, people only had one name. So, if your name was Bob, thenthat was all people needed to call you. As communities grew to the pointwhere there might be more than one Bob, it became necessary to differentiatebetween Bobs by adding further information like where they were from, what theylooked like, who their dad was or what they did for a living. So then a community might haveBob from Sutton, Bob the short guy, Bob the son of Richard, and Bob the builder (yes he can), which eventually becamesimply Bob Sutton, Bob Short, Bob Richardson and Bob Builder. If you thinkabout it, we do the same thing today - “It was Mike. No, not Mike from accounts, American Mike.” Getting back to Smith, fromGoogle: “Derived from the Anglo-Saxon smitan, meaning "to smite orstrike," Smith and itsderivations are an occupational name for a man (or a woman - don’t be sexistGoogle) who works withmetal (smith or blacksmith).” So Bob Smith would have once been Bob thesmith, and before that just Bob. Many other common Englishsurnames are derived in this way, such as Baker, Butcher, Cook, Farmer, Cooper,Fisher, Potter, Judge, even the great Mrs. Thatcher got her name from an old profession - the people who made‘thatched’ straw roofs. Here’s a thatcher at work, happily thatching away, nodoubt dreaming of crushing the unions and privatising all major industry. And here’s a good article about the origins of English names.What's In aName? Your Link to the PastSo if you ever meet someone called Fred Jizzmopper,you know somewhere back in his ancestry is a man with a really shitty job. Givehim my regards. All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 12-2-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on12-2-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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