CULTURAL QA 03-2021-11 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 If sand is eroded rock caused by water,then how are deserts made entirely of sand, but still some of the driest placeson Earth? A1 Bill DeJager Updated February 2-2021.EarthScience · studying the earth sciences my entire life The idea that deserts consist entirely of sand iserroneous. Yes, people expect deserts toconsist entirely of sand dunes. This results in deserts being depicted invisual media (photos, TV, movies) as consisting of just sand dunes, so peoplewill be satisfied that they’re seeing a desert. In other words, it’s a self-perpetuating fallacy. The followingdiscussion excludes polar deserts such as Antarctica. In actuality, theSahara, the largest desert on earth, is only 15% sand dunes. The deserts ofNorth America collectively add up to just 2% sand dunes. The percentage of sanddunes varies among other deserts around the world but the overall average is 20percent (Desert Features). As noted by others, sand can be created by winderosion as well as by water erosion. In addition, over geologic timeclimates don’t stay the same; an area that is desert now wasn’t alwaysdesert in the past.Many thousandsof years ago the western portion of the Sahara had soil and savanna-typevegetation (scattered trees in grassland). The climate dried out anddesertification happened. A similar processoccurred in the Mojave Desert in California after the end of the last glacialperiod. Desertmountains lost their woodlands and brush, and the soil washed off into thevalleys and plains below. When desertification happens, the vegetation thatstabilizes the soil is largely lost and soil becomes vulnerable to wind erosion.Soil contains three size classes of relatively fine particles: sand, silt, andclay. Of these three, silt is the most easily mobilized by wind and water, andover time is mostly blown out of the desert to surrounding areas. Clay is mobilized by the occasionalfloods that hit even desert areas, and mostly ends up in dry lake beds. After silt is mostlyblown away and clay washed away, then sand, gravel, and rock are what are leftacross most of a desert’s surface. Sand is easily blown by the wind, but not to the same distances as silt.As a result it collects in limited areas to form dunes, which are located wherethere is net sand transport arriving from multiple directions. Gravel doesn’t move much unlesscarried by a flood, and rock almost entirely stays put except for the slowprocess of erosion. The result is thatdeserts end up having primarily the following kinds of landscapes: Bare rock-Gravel plains,perhaps with finer particles under the gravel and protected by it. Sand dunes, located whereprevailing winds cancel out and sand accumulates Dry stream beds consisting of sandand gravel. These carry water occasionally for brief periods Dry lake beds consisting of clay,and often salt Mud hills, consisting ofuplifted lake beds subsequently eroded into badlands Q2 What are some remarkable facts aboutSwitzerland? A2 Lorian Flint April 22, 2020 Machiavellianat heart Switzerland hasenough bunkers to fit all of their population in the case of a nuclear war. Swiss army pilots never go to supersonic speeds duringtraining. Because Switzerland is so small,it's impossible not to violate the border of another country while flying sofast. This is because they would cross into the borders of another country ifthey went supersonic. Swiss chocolatiers developed techniques to makechocolates with edible gold. If the Swiss want to block off the country, they can doit with very few soldiers, because the tunnelsand many highways have steel tubes that can be raised at the touch of a buttonto block access. Trees that were planted long ago, in the event of invasion,would be cut to land across roadways, making roads impassable. Many companies employ people to do things likebookkeeping that could easily be automated. As asociety, the Swiss have decided that low unemployment benefits everyone enoughto make it worthwhile employing those people. Voting is mandatory. The average marriageage for Swiss men is 31.8 and 29.5 for women. On the other hand, the divorce rate inSwitzerland is about 43%, and the average age for Swiss women to havetheir first child is 30.4 years, which makes them the oldest women in Europe todo so. Switzerland is one of the countries that own the mostguns, however also has one of the lowest crime rates. Q3 How do they call a husband inMalayalam? A3 Aravind Varier February 24-2021Teacherat Tittu's Academy (2017–present) There are many ways awife can call her husband in Malayalam Let us look at thestandard words used by wife to address her husband 1) Hindu family —Chetta or <Name> followed by etan example : Aravind ettan 2) Muslim family —Ikka 3) Christian family — Achaya Let us look at thecolloquial words used by wife to address her husband 4) Edo Manushya (HeyHuman being) example : This isused by wife when her husband forget to bring the vegetables that she hasmessaged him using any messaging App. 5) Ende kettiyone (MyHusband) 6) Ende <Castename> — (Ende means My) example : Ende VarierOR Ente Nair OR Ente Panicker OR Ente Pilla OR Ente Menon among others(Commonly used by the upper castes) 7) Name — Some wouldprefer to call the name example : ActressMeena used to call Actor Mohanlal as George Kutty in the movie Drishyam 1 andDrishyam 2 8) Ente pillarudeAchan OR Ente Kuttikalude Achan — (My Child's father) 9) Ende Thampurane(Hey Lord) — This is used by wife when she is in a good mood and is little bitnaughty. 10) Ningalku (You) —This is frequently used in casual day to day conversation. example : Ningalkuendha vendathu (What do you want) Q4 If you are a doctor, what do you dowith the friends frequently asking for medical consultation over the phone? Areyou comfortable with it? A4 Jitendra Mistry Consultant GI surgeon& founder at Mission Gastrocare, an Institute of Gastroenterology,Liver-Pancreas & GI Cancer Sciences Very interesting andrelevant👌👌 I get at least one or two reports/CT scan on whatsapp toopine. I get 1 or 2 calls a day from relatives, who would travel and pay toother doctors but won’t care to come to me and ask for opinion on phone. For those who seeksgenuine opinion for genuine problems, I am happy to help. Those who call forsecond opinion because its free and they are going to do what they already haveplanned, it’s very irritating. I had a recentirritating experience, I got a call from a friend at 12.30 midnight that hismother is not feeling well, I said go to a particular hospital, i will ask themto see and will start treatment, he asked to message some tablet so they canbuy time till morning. I messaged a tablet and informed that if she does notget better, its better to go to the hospital. The same guy called me at 4 ammorning that she is not feeling well. I got irritated and asked why didn’t hetake her to the hospital!! It disturbed my sleep, I had a major surgery next morning for which Iwould like to have a peacefull sleep. Update- Two doctors have given their personalnumbers to me to call them in emergency or onimportant matters. One doctor treating for diabetics and another Nephrologist. Nephrologistworks as Professor in General Hospital Chennai. I took the opinion of thedoctor who is nephrologist calling him by about 9 AM, on 11-3-2021 before taking first does ofvaccination for covid 19. Q5 Why do Americans build wooden houses?I'm watching American documentaries on a local channel. Don't they decaybecause wood decays when exposed to water and from the passage of time? A5 Mike Shurkin Updated 14-3-2021.The UnitedStates of America · Been living in US a while How doAmericans make wooden houses? With saws, hammers,drills, nails, and screws. And a bit of glue.Don't they decay because woodsdecays when exposed to water and by time? There are sometypes of wood that decay very slowly. Cedar, for example. However, inmodern American construction it isn’t used much because it’s expensive.Instead, there is“treatedwood” - wood impregnated with chemicals that prevent rot and mold. There isalso plastic. House framing iscovered by sheathing (big flat panels of plywood or fiberboard). That iscovered by various waterproofing and vapor blocking materials (used to be tarpaper, now mostly plastic film). There is fiberglass or styrofoam insulation onthe inside, sometimes more insulation on the outside, and then the whole thingis covered in siding, which can be vinyl, masonry, even steel or aluminum. Roofs are usually asphaltshingles, but can be metal or some other weatherproof stuff. Generally, if youhave plain old wood in your house exposed to water, you are doing it wrong. The wood frame insidelasts a long time. Icurrently live in a house that is 120 years old, with all original framing. Sometimes leakshappen and some wood rots. I had one of those, some roofers messed up. Whenthat happens, you get a saw, cut out the rotted bit, and put in some fresh woodto replace it. It’sfairly cheap and much easier than fixing a stone or a brick house. The big thing,though, is that Americans don’t really view houses as permanent edifices. Withfew exceptions, they aren’tbuilding family castles to be passed down the generations. Wood constructionmakes alterations to houses cheap and easy. It isn’t uncommon for people to buya house and remodel it completely, changing the floor plan. People even buy houses forlocation, tear them down, and build new ones to their liking. This isn’t somethingyour average big box store cashier or burger-flipper would do, but it doesn’trequire “old nobility” or “wealthy industrialist” amounts of money that doingthis with a stone house would take. Aside from the convenience in building and remodeling,wood houses are also much easier to insulate and keep heated than stone orbrick. Spaces in framing can be stuffed with foam orfiberglass, which makes the house kind of like one of those puffy jackets.Brick and stone don’t have those spaces. This is why castles had tapestries andheated only select rooms. Lots of people are commenting on how modern brickbuildings are also made with spaces for insulation.That is true. However, this significantly increases labour and materials andmakes them even more expensive. A wood frame house doesn’t need to be madespecial to be insulated. Q6 Why volcanic eruption continues nowalso? A6 It is ready for it by virtue of what itis. Thereis a theory that I find intriguing. Several years agovolcanic activity was compared to sun spot cycles coupled with solar maximumand minimums. There is acorrelation between increased vulcanism, when solar activity decreases.Now correlation does not equal causation, yet the data is compelling. The Sun’s magneticfield creates a buffer between external cosmic radiation entering into thesolar system. It is most intense as the sun is the most energetic. When solar activity declines theEarth is exposed to more cosmic radiation because shielding from the sundecreases. During solar minimumscoronal holes emit radiation that plays havoc with the Earth’s magnetic field,while more cosmic radiation penetrates deep into the Earth. Increases involcanic activity and earthquakes may be attributed to the increases inGalactic Cosmic Rays affecting silica rich volcanoes. Several studies haveconfirmed this correlation along with historical evidence. According to Ben Davidson increases in earthquakes arelinked to the increase in coronal holes which increase during solar grand minimums(SGM). Davidson has done some excellent research on thistopic and is now accurately forecasting earthquakes based on SGMs and otherfactors. An independent Japanese study had this to say, “Nineof the 11 volcanic events occurred during inactive phases of solar magneticactivity (solar minimum), which is wellindexed by the group sunspot number. This strong association between eruptiontiming and the solar minimum is statistically significant to a confidence levelof 96.7%.” Cosmic factors beyondour planet are now being taken seriously in the broader scientific community.Henrik Svensmark theorized that cosmic rays impact global cloud cover and thusimpact climate change. An experiment at CERN, Europe’s high-energy physicslaboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, confirmed this theory of cloud formationand cosmic rays. Q7 Why is Japan holding back as the worldrushes towards electric cars? A7 Japan has a problem. They are a geographically tinycouple of islands with a huge, high tech population. With virtually nocoal, oil or natural gas reserves and no huge acreages of land for wind orsolar - they’re in trouble. With that density of energy use - pollution gets unbearablydense. Nuclear energy was a great solution - but the Fukushima disaster hassoured the population on that solution too. So they need to import energy - and one way to do that ishydrogen. They can buy it in bulk fromAustralia - who make it with coal…not good. But from the Japanese perspective,this is a reasonable solution. They’re exportingtheir pollution to Australia - who seem oddly happy to accept it. Therefore hydrogen powered cars are what the Japanesesee as their solution - and the governmentsubsidizes them to an insane degree. The Toyota Mirai sells for about $45k - but Toyotamake a loss of about $70k on every one they make. Q8 Whether oranges are green? A8 Orange trees are very popular here inFlorida. We grow lots and lots of oranges. I spent my summers atmy grandfather’s house in Merritt Island, Florida. He had several orange treesout back. Frequently, he’d giveme a bucket, and I’d go out back and collect oranges that had fallen from thetree. I can remember asking him, “Why are oranges on theground orange, and oranges in the tree green?” He said—”because only dying oranges are orange.Living oranges are green.” Translation: Orangesare not naturally orange. The color name“orange” originates from a Sanskrit word for fragrant—narangi. (Source:Everything you know is wrong. Inglis-Arkell, Esther) Additionally—many oranges stay green even whenthey are ripe and have to be forcibly colored. You can be very surethat many of the oranges in big brand grocery stores have been dyed. Q9 Which animals have blue blood? A9 All those animals that have haemocyanin as the respiratory pigment have their blood blue whenoxygenated. Haemocyaninis the respiratory pigment akin to haemoglobin but hemocyanin has copper as thecofactor instead of iron which you find in haemoglobin. | Squid | horseshoe crab | Lobster | Lobster | | Snail | Emperor scorpion | Clams | Tarantula | | Octopus | Pillbug (often called a roly-poly) | Cuttlefish | If you are interestedthe animals below have green blood... Green Tree Skink Marine worms I found these overthe internet. The list goes on and on but I have miles to go before I sleep. Q10 What are some mind-blowing facts thatsound unreal but are actually true? A10 Ryder Lee Updated April 14, 2018 Lives inNew Hampshire Here are some: There are no bridges over the Amazon River. Surprisingly, it took the person who invented the Rubik’sCube an entire month to solve it after they createdit, and yet the current record in the world is less than five seconds. Sunsets are blue onthe red planet, Mars. Sunsets are red on the blue planet, Earth. Technically, when you’re looking up at the sky, you’reactually looking “back in time”. For example,the bright star Vega is relatively close to us at 25 light-years away, so thelight we see left the star 25 years ago. The tallest and largest volcano in the solar system islocated on the deserted planet of Mars, a neighboringplanet to Earth. The shield volcano is named “Olympus Mons”, and is 16 miles(24 kilometers) tall. This means that this volcano is approximately three timestaller than Mount Everest. There could actually be around 500 million planets thatcould support life like Earth can in our galaxy. Q11 Which country has no rice? A11 Lê Văn DuyệtFebruary 28-2021General from Ho Chi Minh City (Graduated 1900) Which country has norice? Well, it difficult to say. Many people, including me, was though only Asiancountries(especially in South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asian) eat rice. Itpartly true, although they eat rice daily. That’s kind of rice that South Asian, SoutheastAsian and East Asian eat everyday: Then I looked on the internet(including Quora),I saw manycountries across the globe also eat white rice, andthey eat different rice like: brown rice, red rice, black rice and many more, too. Iranian rice may make me impressed most, colorfulrice. I should try it if I have money to travel. Nigerian beef strewwith rice: Cajun(French migrantsdescendent in Louisiana) dirty rice: Mexico tomato friedrice: Russian plov: Your question is hardfor me to answer correctly. Almostevery country in the world have rice dish, maybe they eat less than SoutheastAsian,South Asian and East Asian, but still they do eat rice. I guess Antarctica and countries near the North Pole do not eat rice.:DD Here is a videointroduce rice dished around the world: Q12 My father is no more. He has left a bigcredit card bill which I am not able to pay because I am studying in 11th classonly and my mother is not well educated to do a job. What should I do? A12 Vinay Kumar J April 23, 2020 Lived inHyderabad, Telangana, India You have noobligation to pay the credit card bill. Just make sure you don't sign anydocuments. Normally all credit cards have insurance which willpay the due amount if the credit card holder dies.If bank people harassyou don't panic just ask them to give it in writing whatever they are saying. Q13 Do you know someone who has experiencedadverse reactions from Covid-19 vaccination? A13 RhodaDixon March 7-2021 Former Speech/Language Pathologist Yes, I do -me. I have had both shots of the Phizer vaccine. Ihad my first shot 2/11 ; all aspects of the administration were amazinglyorganized. There was no wait. We were put in groups of ten, then taken to thefirst station. The shot was painless- the young man was a pro! When all werefinished, we went to an observation station for 10–15 minutes and to book 2ndappointments and get information. I registered for V-Safe, and I suggest thatyou do also. It’s free, and you get a daily, then weekly symptom check onlineeach afternoon. I hadlittle to report- the injection site was a bit sore, but no worse than anyvaccine. I also had a mild headache off and on for a couple of days. The same procedure was followed for the second dose 3/4.Ifelt this shot go in :( The V-Safe check-ins reset to daily. I just had themildly sore arm to report that afternoon, but the next day was very different. I woke up feeling like I had flucoming on. It stayed with me until late evening. V-Safe reportingwas mild to moderate for fatigue, joint pain, and muscle pain. It wasn’t bad enough for me to takeanything, though- I’m tough! I woke up fine the nextmorning, so it lasted 12–18 hours. That’s a small price to pay to endthe horrible fear that something in the air unseen could kill me. Man up; go get your vaccine. Think about the halfmillion souls that didn’t get your choice. Do your part to help us return tolife as we used to know it. It won’t happen unless we all do our part. Stickthat arm out so there will be good things in the future for all of us. Makeyour appointment now. Edit: As in most things, words are important. This question asked about adversereactions rather than adverse events, the serious stuff. My reactionto the vaccine was well within the expected symptoms but considered adversebecause they extended beyond injection site discomfort.There is risk in everything you do; this virus is a known killer, soget the vaccine. All the above QA are based on Quora digestto me on 14-03 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 14-3-2021 -- 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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