CULTURAL QA03-2021-15 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What can I learn in 10minutes that will be useful for the rest of my life? A1 Pulkit Lathar 19-3-2021SeniorAnalyst at Tata Motors (company) (2018–present) We all buy these small plastic bags or packets for milk, buttermilk, curdand other dairy products. And we all usually “khachak” (snip) the tip of the packet with a pair ofscissors in bollywood style and draw the milk out..right?? You guys must be thinking …How else are we supposed to draw the milk outfrom the packet...? Arey ruko thoda, sabar karo... (Have patience… Didn’t you want a 10minutes hack?) So last year I learnt this thing that we should never snip off thesepackets in such a way that it becomes difficult to recycle it.(Not to cut fully the corner) We can all make a small cut on the edge like this- and can pour out the stuff inside without wasting even a fraction ofplastic that otherwise goes unused. Edit:It is written on the top left of the packet that it is a 100% recyclable plastic. What I feel is that our job is tonot separate the tiny bits as it becomes very difficult to find them onceseparated. And these bits end upclogging the water bodies or drainage system. Just imagine the number of thesesmall plastic bits that are created if there are millions of daily users andare snipping the tip off. There is a whole process involvedonce the garbage is dumped. Afterdumping, segregation of waste is there and then depending upon the waste,further processes are done. The point is if the plastic isrecyclable (as mentioned by the company itself) then why waste any of this by throwing away even a smallfraction of it that would otherwise remain unused. My note- I suggest a betterway of taking milk from the packet. Pierce with a knife having bend tip or with the scissor itself on the corner. Hold thepierced end on a sauce pan. Milk would fall in saucepan without losing milk andcover would just with two small holes inone end. Q2 What happens with flatsafter 50 or 100 years? A2 Prasanna Bhalerao November30 2020 Real Estate · I have experiencein real estate deals. Load bearing buildings have alife of 30–40 years. RCC Buildings have a life of 75-100 years. But this depends uponconstruction quality. Unmaintained, empty buildings can lose some life. So toowill be the case if there is been a major natural calamity such as earthquake,flood, torrential rains, land slipping below the foundation, etc. In all such case the buildings have to be rebuilt. Naturally flats insidethe building that is being rebuilt will be demolished. Q3 What is something thatmost people don't know? A3 Flavian Mwasi 16-3-2021.PersonalDevelopment | Motivational Coach at Motivation Babies are born with a naturalinstinct to swim underwater. A reflex called the bradycardic response makes babies hold their breath and open their eyes whensubmerged under water. Thisis no coincidence since babies have adopted this instinct by literally‘swimming’ in their mother’s wombs for almost nine months. However,parents do not bother thereafter to help their babies learn how to swim in a‘real’ swimming environment, so this instinct dies with time. The emotion of fear is verypowerful and can actually impact negatively, on your ability to become successful in life. What you become in life mightbe as a result of something positive or negative someone said to you as achild. Each time you facecertain risky conditions that remind you of fear, you might either fightor flee from that scenario, as the words come ringing back in your memory wherethey were implanted in your subconscious brain. The secret to longevity isliving a happy, fulfilled life without stress. However, this is cliché. Thereal secret to longevityis to develop conditions and habits that bring happiness, and a fulfilled life,like forgiveness and loving others like you love yourself. This eliminates allpossibilities of fear, which is the primary cause of stress. Smart people are probably themost miserable people on earth. The real smart people were people behind many inventions, discoveries, andbreakthroughs, but they had no desire for fame or financial gain. Most peoplewho are today regarded as smart are not actually smart. They stole their ideasfrom the real smart people, and also brought themselves into the limelight,which means they also stole the limelight. Our brains determine ourpotential to experience the world around us. Scientists believe our brains are shockingly under-utilized. They believe we only useless than 10% of our brain potential. In fact, 90% of humans use only 2% of their brainresources. If every human being on the face of the earth could use only50% of their brain capacity, we would travel forward, several light yearsahead, which would bring us to near-perfect utilization of the resources wehave on earth. My note- I read some other scientific reading , we all use our brainsfully. There’s no such thing as anaccident. What we commonly refer to as “accident” is a result of human error of judgment as a result of our uncontrollablenature as humans to compete with time and ourselves. Almost everything we observe inthe universe is relative to our imagination, comprehension, intellectual capacity, your relative position, andthe speed of light. That is because we have collectively agreed that’s thereality. If anyone comes and disapproves what we already know, we tend to firstresist it, mock it, and if it withstands the test of time, we finally accept itas the new reality. Surprisingly, everything wewill ever need as humans is right here on earth, and every potential we will ever need as humans is built right into our DNA. Shockingly, due to our insatiabledissatisfaction and insane curiosity as human beings, we would rather destroywhat we already have, and then spend quadrillions of dollars creatingand destroying vehicles to take us into Space, where we would continue ourdestruction spree. Contrary to the central banks of most nations around the world, the South African Reserve Bank hasalways been 100% privately owned since it was established in 1921 as a directresult of the unstable economic conditions post World War I. It is the oldest central bank in Africa. As of February 2020, it hasaround two million issued shares and over 783 shareholders, the majority ofwhom are South Africans. Just over 8% are foreigners who are mainly Germans.The other reserve banks worldwide that have shareholders other than thegovernments of their respective countries include Belgium, Greece, Italy,Japan, Switzerland, Turkey and the USA. The world-wide-web is huge—nobodyknows how big it is, but what we do know is that the part of it that is reached and indexed by search engines is justthe tip of an iceberg. Approx. 547,200 websites or web pages arecreated each day. Most of the web is buried deep down—in dynamicallygenerated web pages, that are almost impossible to index, and not linked to byother sites and pages that require logins, which are not reached by searchengines. Most experts think that this deep, the hidden web is several orders ofmagnitude larger than the 2.3 billion web pages[1] that we can see. One shocking conspiracy theoryabout cryptocurrency is that the mysterious inventor of the bitcoincryptocurrency, Satoshi Nakamoto,could be a government. Nakamoto is attributed with the invention of thebitcoin, the authorship of the bitcoin white paper, the original referenceimplementation, and deployment of the first blockchain database. This would bescary, because if this theory turns out to be true, then this government couldeventually control the world’s digital money, and subsequently, the world’seconomy. Cybersecurity is currently thebiggest concern for governments, companies and individuals. The demand for cybersecurity experts has been growingexponentially over the years. More than 500,000 cybersecurity jobs in the U.S.are unfilled, and postings are up 74% over the past five years. Of those jobs,some of the highest-paid positions start at $140K per year on average. 95% of cybersecurity breachesare due to human error. Shockingly, the tools to hack a machine, awebsite or a network, are freely available on the Internet for anyone to use. The writer is an onlineentrepreneur, digital storyteller, mentor, life coach and author. You may want to check out my Quora profile formore resources including ways to make money online and other stuff about life. Footnotes [1] The size of the World Wide Web (The Internet) Q4 What causes a doublerainbow? When can Isee it? A4 Kristopher Tucker, N/APhysics & Mathematics, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 19-3-2021 All rainbows are actuallydouble due to there being two angles of refraction by which light escapes the raindrop. The second rainbow results from the anglethat refracts less light however, and can only be seen when the rain to light ratio is just right. Q5 Is the blood sugar levelof 87 before a meal 101 after a meal normal? A5 Nand Kishor, SiteEngineer at Mapage Infrastructure (2021-present) 19-3-2021 Your sugar level is low. You need to increase your sugar level or elseyou may have to facedizziness or shivering & other problem. The normal blood sugar ranges of person without diabetes according to theAmerican diabetes association fasting blood sugar in the morning before eating should under 100 afterone hour of a meal sugar level should in between 90 to 130. My note- I have included this QA for responses. I understand many havenormally low blood sugar levels . Q6 Which inspirational storydo you have? A6 Gurmeet Bishnoi February15, 2020.Lives in India (1996–present) It's a butter. Once, there was a farmer who regularly sold butter to a baker. One day,the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting the exact amountthat he asked for. He found out that he wasn’t, so he took the farmer tocourt. The judge asked the farmer if he uses any measure to weigh the butter.The farmer replied, “Your Honor, I’m primitive. I don’t have a proper measure, but I do have a scale.” The judge replied, “Then how do you weigh “the butter?” The farmer replied; “YourHonor, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buyinga pound loaf of bread from him. Every day, when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale andgive him the same weight in butter. If anyone is to be blamed, it’s the baker.” Moral : In life you will get whatyou give. So never cheat on anyone. Q7 What is the most cleverlife hack you've learned? A7 Aaron Smith 18-3-2021 Livesin Los Angeles (2016–present) 1.If you want to wear something white/ light in color, wear underwearthat matches the color of your skin, not white. 2. If you have trouble choosing, flip a coin. While you're waiting to getthe result, your mind automatically starts to wish for what it wants. Then youcan choose easily. 3. Honey does not go bad, if it has gone solid it has just crystallizedand can become liquid again with just a little heat. 4. To confirm which circuit breaker is associated to an outlet, plug inan old radio and turn the volume up before you flip the circuit breaker. 5. If you put something down temporarily, say out loud "I've put thescrewdriver by the microwave" or whatever. 6. This engages many more areas of the brain (particularly the languagecentres) which creates a richer memory making it less likely you'll forgetwhere you put it. 7. Whenever you have a time to be somewhere, aim to be there 15 minutesearly, to allow for 'time snags' or for traffic. People respect punctuality. 8. If you have bad-smellingshoes, place a few dry tea bags inside each shoe to absorb the smell. If your shoes are not just smelly but also wet,fill them with a mixture of rice and baking soda and leave for a few days. 9. If you suspect you’ve been given a wrong number, read it back to themincorrectly. If they correct it chances are you were given the correct numberin the first place. 10. Rubber band around a paintcan: Remove excess paint from your brush by placing a rubber band around the open paint can. Just genius! source: reddit Q8 What are thedisadvantages of electric cars? A8 Steve Baker 14-3-2021Bloggerat LetsRunWithIt.com (2013–present) There are really only three: Range. This has become almost adisease of car buyers: “RANGE ANXIETY!!!” - where people imagine that the range of an electric car is so horriblyshort that it’ll be awful to own. It turns out that electric car owners feel nosuch problem…so this is an entirely imaginary disadvantage - it’s not real. Up-front cost. Because this issuch a new technology, the purchase prices are still rather high…which is obviously a barrier to many potentialEV converts. However, numerous studies show that a $40,000 electric car costsabout the same as a $25,000 gasoline car when taken over a typical 5 yearownership period and saves you a MOUNTAIN of money when taken over 10 years. So the problem is one offinancing more than the technology itself. It doesn’t help that thereare so few used electric cars on the market and that their resale values are sohigh - that you really can’t find a $5,000 “clunker” yet. So people who wantcheap used cars are going to have to wait a while. Charger availability inApartments and Town Houses. The main reason why “Range Anxiety” is not a problem is that most people who own them have agarage or car-port and canrecharge their cars overnight. But as prices go down, and people wholive in apartment complexes or town-homes without car parking start to buy them- the issue of how theycharge overnight will become problematic. Cities around the worldare working to change that - adding chargers in the base of street lamps (whereparking is allowed) is VERY cheap. But that won’t be enough when there are alot more EV’s on the roads. We’re going to need to force apartment complexes to add kerbsidechargers - to expect employers to add them into their employee parking places.This CAN be solved - but until there are a lot more EV’s on the road, thepressure to fix it just isn’t there yet. The price and chargeravailability problems are going to fix themselves - cars are getting cheaper - companies like Kandi are making $10,000 electriccars that are really quite good…and because chargers can make a profit, thelaws of supply and demand will ensure that there will be chargers in the placeswhere people need chargers. The profit motive will ensure that. We are at the point now where in the middle of2020, the world passed the “tipping point” for electric cars. There is now zerodoubt that they are our future. The most valuable car company in the world is now an electric-only carcompany - and the old-school car companies are rushing out electric models asfast as they can. China - which has never reallygotten into car making for the world are now RAPIDLY cranking up theirproduction of cheap EV’s. This one is $18,000… The one on the left is $9,999 - and if you live in California - it’s$7,999 (after rebates): This one (who’s price has not yet been announced) is a lot like a SMARTcar - but I *really* think they need to lose the slightly manic-looking “happyface” for the US market!… and if you’re a REAL cheapskate - the Chang’e costs $1,200 - includingshipping to the USA. (You can get it for $930 if you supply your own 12v marinebatteries!) Hmmm…they might want to lose the stickers. Q9 As a dentist, what is onething you think all people should know about dental hygiene that they might notknow already? A9 Ashley Stewart UpdatedOctober 27, 2019 Teacher at Metro Nashville Public Schools (2019–present) I worked for a dentist for three years and what I learned was that: Dental health is 50/50. Half isgenetic and half is your hygiene habits. Breastmilk, milk, and juices and obviously sodas all contain natural oradded sugars. So, if you are having kids drink those, have it with meals and orfollow it up with some water. The main reason being cavities can occur easily when the sugar justlays on the teeth afterwards. So even a sip of water can help that. Flossing is more important thanbrushing. Brushing feels a lot better and tastes a lot better. But the food and plaque build-up makes the teeth weaker.Flossing helps keep your teeth roots strong. It’s hard to commit to orimplement in children, but it would help even if it’s only once a week. Also, brushing is onlyrecommended two times a day. More than that can be damaging because after brushing, your teeth are more sensitive. Sodefinitely if you brush before having something highly acidic, like coffee, isnot a good idea. Q10 What is the name of the biggest volcano? A10 John Portwood, ManagingDirector at Insurance Brokers (1983-present) 19-3-2021 Olympus Mons is the biggest oneof which we know. There maybe (in fact probabply are) bigger volcanoes somewhere in the universe. Q11 What is said in the DharmaShastras about raising a daughter? A11 Rami Sivan January 8-2021 The general rule is that a daughter is always to be protectively indulgedand never punished harshly - itis forbidden ever to lift a hand to strike a daughter. Manu 4:185. One's slaves as one's shadow, one's daughter as the highestobject of tenderness; hence if one is offended by (any one of) these, one mustbear it without resentment. Mahānirvāna Tantra Chapter 8 A father should fondle andnurture his sons until their fourth year, and then until their sixteenth theyshould be taught learning and their duties (45). Up totheir twentieth year they should be kept engaged in household duties, andthenceforward, consideringthem as equals, he should ever show affection towards them (46). In the same manner a daughtershould be cherished and educated with great care, and then given away withmoney and jewels to a well educated and qualified husband (47) Q12 What are the types ofvolcanoes on the basis of their origin? A12 Stephen Peacock, formerRetired CEO of a DBMS Archetechture Dev Co.19-3-2021 Almost all of the volcanoes come from a sea plate slipping under acontinental plate. All ofthe volcanoes in the ‘Ring of fire’ is a result. A ‘stationary hot spot has formed the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii isconnected to a moving plate that passes over the hot spot. There is a super volcano in the far future of Yellowstone National Park. All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 19-03 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correctanswers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 19-3-2021 -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1800061323.341274.1616168214586%40mail.yahoo.com.
