CULTURAL QA05-2021-03 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What will be the impacton my electricity bill if I put my AC on the whole night at 26 degrees, ratherthan keeping the AC on only for 2 hours but at 16 degrees? A1 Prasanna Bhalerao Fri Technologygeek, Amateur Photographer, History enthusiast A typical and slight misconception that people have about ACs is that AC will bring down the roomtemperature to the value set on the AC. This is true till somethinglike 21° C (in India). Beyond that, the AC tries hard to cool down; thecompressor keeps running; but the room temperature does not drop below thatpoint. It can do so only if the room is very properly protected against heatexchange (like glass cabins). Room size and AC capacity also matters. So assuming a 1.5T AC, a roomof 140~180 square feet, usual doors and windows, will never cool down to 16° C. However, the compressor will keep runningfor all the 2 hours. Each hour will typically consume 2.2 units - so 4.4 units. Now imagine the whole night of8 hours. First of all, 26° C cooling will be too chilly in India. But let assume so. In my experience of ~4 hours ofcontinuous running (1.5T Window AC, 154 sq. ft bedroom), the AC compressor runsfor approximately half the time. Modern inverter bases ACs are more efficient.So assuming the same, the AC will run 3 hours at full load and 5 hours on fan.Fan mode consumes about 0.5 units per hour. The total consumption is therefore (3 * 2.2) + (5 * 0.5)or total of 9.1 units. I have no real basis for exact readings and consumption. But logically,an AC at balanced load for the full night will consume more electricity than ACat full load for 2 hours. My note- I have checked meter reading before and after switching 1.5 tonAC in bed room about a week. It comes to above 10 units per day. Setting roomtemperature to 24 degree centigrade. Q2 What do you do as astudent to stand out or be unique? A2 Nehaa Sharm 10m ago Studiedat Nagpur University As a student I always want to be good in studies however not to standunique then but now I think yes I was unique by point as always stay quite opposite to my personalitya did not talk to everyone one in class but just my friends. Specially after 10 I was so bossy in class everyone was afraid me someonesay on my back that I was a egoistic. I only one who in class handle 100students together and also favourite of teacher now also to make friend anyoneand do friendship easily my point of view regarding friendship is different Iwant a life time friend who always support me so that I have very less friendscompare to other and also I was so deeply attached my love ones that sometimesit hurt…I think it makeme unique Q3 What is the greatestinvention that we take for granted? A3 3 Answers- Answer 1Tim Morten, lives in High Peak, Derbyshire, UnitedKingdom Answered 41m ago If you are from a developed country I would suggest the effective sewage system.It is something we use daily, is largely invisible and unnoticed (until it goeswrong!) and has saved countless people from death and disease. 2nd answer Hilmar Zonneveld, Translator (1985-present) Answered 41m ago One important invention is the TCP/IP protocol stack. Most people canprobably not even tell you what it is… but it’s an essential part of theInternet! 3rd answer Ferroccio Viridiani, B.A. Science, University ofCambridge (1989) Answered 1h ago The handbag : carries all a lady’s most deadly weapons (nail file,scissors) and useful to bash that thief. Q4 Can we plan to settle in Ooty from other states? Whatare the pros and cons of it? A4 Bhuvana Rameshwar Updated14h ago Former Teacher, We stayed in Ooty from. 1987. Most of our years there were spent in jobsso time flew away whether the weather was pleasant , sunny, cool, cold, misty,rainy or stormy . Because we were young and son was in school. We stayed in big rented housesand cottages as rent was paid by my husband's company. So life was comfortable. After 15 years we got our own apartment hoping to stay there for manymore decades as soon my husband would start consultation after retiring frommushroom business. Meanwhile son went away to college in the plains. Only when we were retired werealized that stay in Ooty in old age is not easy as it was in youth and middleage . Joint pain in winter and rainy months is commonin elders. The climate irritated us as it rained more than 8 months in a year. Weneeded room heaters throughout the day. Any depression in the Bay of Bengal orArabian sea would bring heavy rain, misty, bone biting cold weather. Visiting shops or wet rainymarkets would be very difficult. So we discussed and relocated to Bangalore. Children going to school, studying in the cold rainy months is mostexhausting. So it is good for men and women with jobs. Summers and winters aregood. Otherwise plan only the summer months. Season time always saw a rushof tourists, long lines of traffic jams, rising prices, no parking spots, every where no entry roads and dirty Ooty roads everyyear. Ooty also has water shortage insummers if your area doesn't have a good annual water supply. We have only two main roads with all shops in these tworoads and a few movie theatres. So time pass may be difficult for some . Sightseeing gets boringafter a few years. Usually our houses will become holiday resorts forrelatives and friends and you will get tired of entertaining them every seasonand becoming tour guides and car drivers. Ooty is good only for touristsor for short vacation in the summer months of Mar, Apr, May and mid Sep to Oct. But be ready for high prices called as seasonrates for groceries vegetables, fruits, seafood, meat etc . So come, take acottage for a month or two, take rest, enjoy the weather, beautiful scenery andgo back. That is better. Stay only if you are a resident or have a job to keepyou busy. Most senior Ooty residents have a house in the plains like inMetupalayam, Coimbatore or Mysore for stay in the cold rainy months. Even drywinter is bearable as it is sunny in the mornings . The ghats roads towardsCoimbatore and Mysore also become dangerous during rainy months with constantunpredictable landslides. My note- I was in Kodaikkanal for3 years during 1973-76. First yearwent well with sightseeing, seeing film shooting, boat riding etc. I took my father during summer inKerala to Kodaikkanal. He felt very comfortable. One year went by my preparing andwriting class II Examination. Cost of living was very high. Quarters were there. So rent was not felt. Admittingmy son in Kodaikkanal private schools, I couldnot imagine because of the mountain fees. I took atransfer in next year to planes. Q5 Are all Hindu gods thesame? A5 Anshuman Sharma 6m ago Hinduism has only one supreme god or you can say ultimate reality Para Brahman, deitiesare nothing but pluralistic manifestations of the same concept of the divine asper peoples believes. Understand Manifestations in simple concept as -god is inside every human Being. So if youwant to achieve Para Brahma by worshiping or helping other human beings then sobe it. Use any method you find suitable to understand Brahman. So God is only one, worship itin any form you want and there is only one ultimate aim to achieve Moksha: Atma (which is inside every human being ) combines/ achieves Brahman(Utimate reality) by doing good Karma leaving behind Maya (worldly influences). Q6 Where is lightning most likely to occur? A6 Ritwik Sunny, formerCustomer Support Executive at Ashok Leyland Answered 1h ago Central Africa is the area of the world where lightning strikes mostfrequently. Lightning forks andrejoins itself over Table Mountain and Lion's Head in Cape Town, South Africa.Central Africa is the area of the world where lightning strikes mostfrequently. Q7 What are some financialtips that everyone should know? A7 Srinath Nalluri Sun MostViewed Writer in Behavioral, Social & Human Psychology When you get into a position to lend money to your relative or friend orsome close well-wisher or person in financial difficulties, First check if you are okay with the money you are lending not comingback to you for some reason. Ask yourself if that would damage your happiness or peace or your overallfinancial stability. If the answer is no, then go for an agreement, like a promissory note. It is very important because the person who is good to you today mightchange tomorrow. Your relationshipmight get broken and he might not be willing to pay you back. Or when he passes away suddenly, his family might not be interested topay you back and they might even tell you that they are not aware of your help. I often see in various interviews, where people tell that they werecheated by the people close to them or their families, and they could dothinking as they were no written agreements. Also, some say that, when theylent, they were rich and the receiver was poor and so they never bother to askback; but now their conditions became worse, but the receiver who is doing wellrefuses to pay them back. A person I know who runs an NGO told me once that they help students fromunderprivileged background with their education. Later when they grow up, andget jobs in famous companies, and when they are asked for donations for sponsoring children, theycome up with fancy reasons and dodge the requests. There is a lot of difference in the attitudes of people when they arehungry and when they are desiring to have a dessert after meal. So it doesn’t matter what others would think, when it comes to yourmoney, try to be as careful as you can. Trust is something that can be broken very easily, especially in thepresence of money. Q8 Story about a paati anddistrict collector! A8 This happened in chinnanayakanpatti village nearkarur,Tamil Nadu. Paati(refers to grandmother) lives alone in a small house and she losther husband. She is a daily wager, worked hard and made sure both of her daughters are married togood families. As a daily wager she wasn't able to go to work due to her old age. She managed to have food bygetting rice from ration shop. District collector Mr.Anbazhagan came to know about patti and decided tomeet her. He went to her home with food andasked her to have the food. She said ,Even my children didn't care about me.Whoare you to provide food to me? Collector responded, I'm yourson. Tell others that your son is the collector of Karur and his name isAnbhazhagan. This happened in April 2018.Collector made sure patti receives pension through old age pensionscheme. Collector went to visit paati a year later with cotton sarees. Paati said,I'm happy to get you as my son.I don't need these sarees.After collector insisted her to take up the sarees, paati finally agreed. Collector said, Don't worry and be bold. I will come and meet youfrequently and be with you till your life. Paati's name is Rakkammal. My note- There are smellingflowers Q9 I found out that mustard oilis banned in the U.S and Canada can you tell me why is it so? A9 Viola Yee April 28 Canada:I live here. If the oil has a high content of erucic acid, then it is banned inCanada. Through traditional plant breeding, Canadian researchers developed a mustard oil seed thathas a very low level of the acid. The plant was formerly called Rape(from the Latin name for mustard: Brassica rapa), which obviously did not soundall that great. It was notcalled Mustard Oil here, but rapeseed oil. The new plant was called Canola and that is used widely in Canada. Wegrow a lot of it. Corn oil is still more popular in the US, and the corn oillobby is constantly publishing articles about how corn oil is better. It isn’t. So never fear, you can stillget mustard oil in Canada. Just look for Canola oil instead. It’s cheap and easy to find. They are even growing it locallyin Newfoundland. All the above QA are based onQuora digest on 03-05 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 3-5- 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/1823271394.2425939.1620061880636%40mail.yahoo.com.
