CULTURAL QA03-2021-03 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What should I absolutely not do when visiting your country? A1 Andi Anto pdatedDecember 15, 2019 Indonesia · Chinese Ethnicity Born In Indonesia INDONESIA Never ever go to the local market and say that you just want to buy“Banana” ( Pisang in their local language).The seller will be confused and willask for the details of what kind banana you want? Its different if you go to the Super Market. You will meet only theCavendish Banana or the Western known Banana. BUT… in the local market,especially the fruit stall, there are so many kinds of Bananas. In Indonesia it depends on what you need to do with that Banana.Theseare a variety of the famous banana that you can find in the local market. 1 Horn Banana (Plantain) /Pisang Tanduk This massive banana is not sweet and the texture is hard. It tastes goodwhen fried and the local also add chili sauce or sweet sauce. 2. Kepok Banana / Pisang Kepok These look like pressed fat bananas, they’re sweet but very hard if theyaren’t ripe. The local use it to feed their pet birds and mainly to eat in asweet soup dish, Kolak. 3. King Banana / Pisang Raja They’re big. This banana is mainly eaten raw; it's big, sweet and has asoft texture. 4. Milk Banana / Pisang Susu The size is medium. This sweet banana is good to eat raw. This banana’sskin is rather thin when compared to the other bananas. 5. Ambon Banana / Pisang Ambon They’re big. This banana can be found in two colors. The taste is mediumsweet. 6. Lady Finger Banana - GoldBanana / Pisang Mas This banana is so small and the taste is sweet. All of the bananas have their own unique taste and texture. Just buying abanana in Indonesia can make you stressed. Oh… and have I mention that there are some jungle bananas that you canrarely find too? Like the Red Banana or the Crazy Big Musa Ingens Banana? HappyEating Bananas in Indonesia : Q2 What are some of the interesting facts about India? A2 Aishwarya Mahajan UpdatedJuly 29, 2020.Lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India This is The great wall of China. The largest wall in the world.Do you know where is the secondlargest wall in the world? Won’t you be surprised if I sayit’s present in the Indian state of Rajasthan? Shocked!! The Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajasthan has got the second largest wall in theworld. Located 80 Km North of Udaipurin the wilderness, KumbhalgarhFort is the second largest fort in Rajasthan after Chittorgarh Fort. The fort wall extends to the enormous length of 36 kilometres and ispopularly known as “The Great Wall of India”. A fortress cradled in the Aravalli range, Kumbhalgarh Fort is also thebirthplace of Mewar’s legendary King Maharana Pratap. In 2013, the fort wasdeclared a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 37th session of the World HeritageCommittee. The wall stretches for a distance of 36 km and is 15 m wide, broad enoughto stand eight horses side by side. Isn't the view amazing? So next time don't forget to visit the Great wall of India when you go toRajasthan. Q3 Which material does not absorb light? A3 Aditya Sudharsanam, Master's Physics, Imperial CollegeLondon (2021) Answered August 25, 2017 First, I’m going to assume thatby saying light, youmean only radiation in the ‘visible region’ of the spectrum. Whenlight falls on a substance it can either be reflected, transmitted, orabsorbed. Based on the varying degrees to which different substances performeach of these actions, theyare distributed into a scale with “perfect” reflectors at one end and “blackbodies” at the other. The “..” quotes around blackbodies indicate that the term black body actually means a substance thatperfectly absorbs all the light falling on it, and is also a term that cannotbe used to describe substances in reality. This is because no substance exists that reflects nolight. Simple example is that we can see everything around us because theyreflect light!. Similarly, the “..” quotesaround perfect in perfect reflectors, implies that, no such substance exists that can reflect hundredpercent of the light incident on it. Any substance in any situationwill reflect, absorb, and transmit in varying proportions. Mirrors are objectswith any one surface polished or silvered to an extent that it reflects closeto all of the light incident on it. On the other hand, Vantablack, is a material that absorbs about 99.965%of incident light. Thereis a material called black silicon that almost doesn’t absorb any incidentlight and is instead textured such that any light falling on it is reflected sideways beforeit can be reflected back. This , although, gives the material a black colour,it is not due to high levels of absorption. The only possible candidatethat may successfully answer your question is still being developed. Materials called Meta materialscan bend and reflect light such that it travels around said material.This has great potential in usage as a cloaking device. Although this may fityour answer, this bending of light has only been achieved in laboratories usingmicrowaves (lower wavelength and higher frequency than visible light). 2ND ANSWER Amritansh, Engine Design,Engineering Research Center (ERC) at Tata Motors (2018-present) Answered August23, 2017 Light is a broad spectrum ofvarious wavelength. If any object don’t absorb the light of certain spectrum,then it might be absorbing the other part of spectrum, which you might not beable to see with your naked eyes. The best and epic example for this is : GLASS Glass don’t absorb the visible light, it allowslight to pass through it thus behaving as transparent. But the very same glassdon’t allow ultraviolet light to pass through it and thus behaving as opaqueobject to ultraviolet light. If the material is notabsorbing the light, then it is obviously doing either one or both of thefollowing two things: REFLECTION-TRANSMISSION (Related to Transparency) A white coloured object isreflecting most of the incident light from its surface. However, technically “Snow” isnot considered a white body, actually it is more close to the black body, asits emissivity is closer to 0.98. Let’s not go to that direction andsimply state the real answer to question asked: Any object which has 100%reflectivity on its surface don’t absorb light. Any object that is 100%transparent also don’t absorb the light. 3RD ANSWER Arinjay Ghosh, Author Using Pen-name SebastianWillman at Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (2018-present) Answered August 23,2017 Whether a material will absorblight or not probably does not depend on the material. It depends on the colourof the material. The colour we see are allcomponents of polychromatic light (light comprising two or more differentwavelengths or colours). The light from the sun is polychromatic, and when ithits an object, some lights are absorbed and others are reflected. Onlyspecific wavelengths of light are absorbed by specific materials. Now, the reflected light, whenhits our eyes, causes us to see them, and gives them colours, i.e. thewavelengths emitted. There are a vast range of wavelengths, and we can see onlyseven of them, a combination of which make different colours. There are Violet,indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red (arranged in order of decreasing speedand increasing wavelengths) Black means no emission, whilewhite means emsission of all wavelengths from the object. Hence, we seeeverything black in absense of light. Emission of all lights must not beconfused with transparency, which is the ability of an object to allow light topass through it, not getting reflected. So, colour depends on lightreflected by a body. Still, if you want me to answer some natural occurringwhite substances, there are numerous examples. Many salts are white in colour,especially if they do not have enough energy to emit colour (wavelength). When we dissolve a white salt in water, we get a colourless solution, aswhite means no absorption. Hence, white salts arescientifically termed colourless. Whether a material will absorblight or not probably does not depend on the material. It depends on the colourof the material. The colour we see are allcomponents of polychromatic light (light comprising two or more differentwavelengths or colours). The light from the sun is polychromatic, and when ithits an object, some lights are absorbed and others are reflected. Onlyspecific wavelengths of light are absorbed by specific materials. Now, the reflected light, when hits our eyes, causes us to see them, andgives them colours, i.e. the wavelengths emitted. There area vast range of wavelengths, and we can see only seven of them, a combinationof which make different colours. There are Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow,orange, red (arranged in order of decreasing speed and increasing wavelengths) Black means no emission, whilewhite means emsission of all wavelengths from the object. Hence, we seeeverything black in absense of light. Emission of all lights must not beconfused with transparency, which is the ability of an object to allow light topass through it, not getting reflected. So, colour depends on lightreflected by a body. Still, if you want me to answer some natural occurringwhite substances, there are numerous examples. Many salts are white in colour,especially if they do not have enough energy to emit colour (wavelength). When we dissolve a white saltin water, we get a colourless solution, as white means no absorption. Hence,white salts are scientifically termed colourless. Q4 Why does Hinduism put so many restrictions on women? Isthere an explanation on why women are not allowed to pray during periods? A4 Rohan Goswami Sun Studiedat 10th Class in India Yes. Hinduism places restrictions on women. Lord Rama left his home because of Kaikeyi who was a woman. Also inHinduism Goddesses are worshipped as the mothers of this universe. The gods are named with their eternal wives. Shri LakshmiNarayan Siya Ram Radha Krishna Rukmini Krishna Gauri Shankar/Shiva Shakti And it's also true that girls can't pray during their periods as it's asin. Maybe that's why Draupadi prayed to Lord Krishna during her periods. Q5 Ghee is regularly used by Indians in earlier who are livingabove 80 and 90 years now doctors says don't use ghee it we'll increasecholesterol? Why so? A5 Muralidharan Nair June6, 2020 Aviation · Owns Flight School In Florida.An avid General Aviation Pilot A very good question indeed. let me explain, the milk that you we get inthe market is mostly A1 milk. A1 Milk Milk from foreign breeds (Jersey and Holstein Friesian) contain A1protein. Around 10,000 years ago, a mutation occurred in this proline aminoacid, converting it to histidine. The mutated protein, does not have a strongbond to hold on to BCM7 (poisonous chemical). Hence, on consumption of the A1milk, BCM7 gets into the gastro-intestinal tract of animals and humans. Risk of Type 1 diabetes,coronary heart diseases, autism etc are drastically increased. A2 Milk Milk from Indian cow breeds contain A2 protein. Proline amino acid has a strong bond to a small protein called BCM7(poisonous chemical) and therefore stops the BCM7 from getting into milk. Soessentially, no BCM7 is found in the urine, blood or gastro-intestinal tractsof A2 cows Risk of Type 1 diabetes,coronary heart diseases, autism etc are drastically reduced. A2 Milk Benefits Rich in Omega fats and amino acid which is very beneficial for the humanbody. It helps reduce the effects of lifestyle diseases like cholesterol,diabetes, heart diseases, child obesity among others. It helps in reducing serum cholesterol. It is one of the best naturalanti-oxidants. Trying a completely natural alternative is the way to go Human Milk is A2 milk. Humans are meant to ingest A2 milk and not the A1variety which evolved due to modern farming and breeding techniques. Are you aself-diagnosed lactose intolerant individual? Most people do not realize thatthey are not capable of digesting A1 beta-casein proteins and that’s the reasonwhy they assume they are intolerant to lactose. Most cows produce milk with A1proteins in them and this type of milk is hard to digest and results in feelingbloated, indigestion and gastric issues. Now you know why our forefathers lived that long to see 1000 full moons? Q6 What are some myths associated with rainbows? A6 Anuradha Srinivasan Answered1-3-2021 In GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Iris is thePersonification of the RAINBOW 🌈 and a Messenger linking the Gods to Humanity. Irisis frequently mentioned as a Divine Messenger in the lliad. AVUENUE, theRAINBOW MAIDEN, appears in Hawaiian legends as the Messenger for her brothers,the Gods TANE and KANALOA. Q7 Why there is muchwater in our planet Earth? A7 2 Answers-Justin Simon 4-3-2021 Considering that Hydrogen isthe most common element in the Universe, and Oxygen being the 3rd most commonelement in the Universe, andconsidering that Helium being 2nd cannot react, the mostcommon compound in the universe would be Water!, and thus water is a lotlighter than other elements would naturally be coming to the surface of Earth, while deep inside the Earth, there is more water than water present inthe Oceans! Q8 What are some mind-blowing facts about food? A8 Debolina Santra November5 -2021 Lives in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Chikki is a very common Indiansweet snack, but the fact is not many are aware of its amazing history. In the year 1888, when the railway line was started in India and as theconstruction work of it geared up, the railway line was constructed uptil Lonavala station whichhappens to be a very famous spot adored by Mumbaikar’s during the monsoons. Due to laborious work put in by the workers, they required somethinghealthy and tasty to eat so as to sustain them. This is how the idea of chikkiwas invented by Mr. Maganlal, India’s largest and the oldest chikki maker. The innovative idea of givingchikki to the workers was that it had three simple reasons, one it was healthy, two yummy in taste and third affordable toeveryone. Even after 126 years the technique required to make chikki is stillvery simple and common. First the peanuts are roasted so that they become softand be crushed smoothly. Then, jagerry and sugar are added to the crushedpeanuts and three of them are blended at a right temperature. Once a finemixture of three of them is composed, then they are cut into pieces and aresent for packing. The core three ingredients of chikki makes the food item richin taste and nutrition because there is zero amount of preservatives added, assugar itself acts as a preservative. This sweet snack has gotseveral benefits because of which it is especially recommended to pregnant women, especially those who cannot cope with therequired daily nutrients. The century old snack has comeup with so many varieties, due to its high demand across the nation. Now day’s people not only get to eat chikki made ofdry fruits, but also flavors like chocolate, strawberry and tangy ginger whichhas also been incorporated by the chikki makers. Though the flavors and productline has got better and wider but one thing has always remained the same, thatis the rich nutrient value provided by chikkis in the most economical way.Lonavalachikki – Wikipedia All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 04-03 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correctanswers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 04- -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/311934438.594142.1614870230463%40mail.yahoo.com.
