CULTURAL QA2-2021-16 Being acompilation there may be errors
Q1 What is your single best daily habit? A1 Bhuvana Rameshwar·Lives in Chennai/Ooty/Bengaluru (1979–present) Mon Mydaily morning walk. Igo for my walk on all days when in Bangalore, including Sundays. I'm a morninglark. So I get up by 5 am and go for my walk by 5.30 am plus or minus 15minutes depending on the climate. Thegentle cool breeze, the sounds of numerous birds, the playful dogs are all awelcome change in the monotonous daily routine of cooking eating TV, smartphone. I carry biscuits for the eagerly waiting dogs everyday. Sometimes it isquite dark, I love to the see the moon especially the full moon and the thirdday moon in the dark blue sky. It is a sight I get to enjoy all for myself asI'm the first one to come out. Ialso carry my old phone filled with old Tamil songs or my current phone withgood latest songs for my walk. Nowadays I walk in our colony itself as theroads are good and I have company of other walkers. Earlier I used to go thenearby park. Mymood is also calm and pleasant after this walk, sometimes I meet some of myflat members for an informal quick chat on the happenings around . Q2 There are five doctors in Modiji's Ministry,but none is given acabinet rank in the health ministry. Why? A2 D D Rishi Former IRS | Ph.D. (Law) | Advocate| Story WriterSun Adoctor should not be heading the Health Ministry because he is bound to thinkthat he knows everything about health. But, he forgets that knowledge of healthissues is not sufficient to run the health administration. He pre-judges theissues and is prejudiced. We need a good administrator, and not a great doctor,to run the Health Ministry. Similarly, we don't need a pilot to run the civilaviation. Q3 If people stop eating meat, what willhappen to the animals? A3 Matt Riggsby MA Archaeology, BostonUniversityJuly 8 They’ll die. Thatis, existing herds will be slaughtered because the ranchers will no longer beable to support them, or they’ll simply abandoned on ranch land which isn’tviable for other agricultural uses. Most will die of starvation, and once theland gets down to carrying capacity, many of the remainder will likely bekilled by predators. Commercial livestock are not well-suited to surviving inthe wild, so while hobbyists and zoos may retain individuals here and there oreven small herds, most farm animals will be killed or left to die on their own,with only a few remnant populations who happen to survive and adapt remainingin the wild. Q4 What is the topmost level ofunderground water? A4 Gopala Krishnan , former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now Ihave seen at my home well water appearing at about 15 feet. Still we go alittle more to 20 feet My home is in Kerla (India) Q5 How often do engineers actually use allthose mathematical equations they teach in university for their work? A5 Karan Mehta Laser Research Engineer at Intel(company) (2018–present)July 7 No,of course engineers aren’t going to use all of the equations that they learntabout in university. They may use some of them, but that isn’t the point. Goingto university to study engineering is not about memorizing equations and simplyplugging in numbers. That is not engineering. Whatyou learn in a university engineering program is how to think like anengineer—how to represent and conceive of the world in terms of abstractquantitative relationships, i.e. equations. Learning to view the physical worldin terms of equations is what separates great engineers from the plug-and-chugequation-memorizer. The former requires intuition and creativity. Youshould try and focus on deriving and understanding the meaning of the equationsrather than only memorizing them. Simply memorizing them without understandingmight help you pass an exam, but it won’t help you become a professionalengineer. Q6 What causes the water pressure in the taps to go fast and slow? A6 Frank Robertson , Construction, Farming, Art(1979-present)Answered August 14, 2018 Whatcauses water pressure in the taps to go fast and slow? Water pressure rises andfalls, and as it falls, the velocity of the water decreases as a matter ofvolume, gallons per minute of flow. Now, to look at why the water flow raterises and falls you have to look at the supply to the taps. Do you live in anapartment with several floor levels? You may have neighbors turning their wateron and off, so the total flow of the supply pipe is being spread out to moretaps. Do you live in a high rise? The “booster pumps” may be set to a certainpressure range so they kick on at low pressure, then turn off at a highpressure limit, so the system isn’t at exactly the same pressure at all times.Do you live in a home with multiple bathrooms, a kitchen, and outside spigots?Someone may be using three or four different taps/spigots, causing the systempressure to fall off, and decreasing the flow. Weare on a rural municipal water line, along with about a dozen other homes.Around 6 pm, it seems like everyone on the line was washing dishes or takingshowers, and the poor old 1 inch PVC pipe couldn’t supply enough water foreveryone. 10 years or so ago, the community water system got a federal grantand installed a 6 inch water main, and the problem was solve. Water takes up space,and has resistance to flow, so no matter how much pressure you have, or howlarge a pipe, there is a finite amount of water that will pass through it, andwhen demand exceeds capacity, the flow will slow down. Q7 Why do we drink water? What are 5 goodreasons? A7 Gopala Krishnan , former Retired AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered justnow Ifone does not drink water/ any drink added with water he would die in 15–20days. No further reasoning required. Studied in primary school. Why suchquestions appear in quora? Q8 Should I return the keys to the landlord orwait until I get the deposit back? If I keep the keys, does she have the rightto impose the rent until I return them? A8 PrasannaBhalerao Has some knowledge of RentalLawsWed Untilyou return the keys, the property is deemed to be in your possession and hencealso deemed rented. I know that many landlords do not return deposits in aclean and mutually agreeable manner but you have to return keys to convey “apeaceful and vacant possession of the property” back to the owner. Q9 Can you drink a lot of water and still bedehydrated? A9 ND Labs , Sell products to men and womenfor incontinence & UTI Answered 19h ago Ifyou consume water and electrolytes, it can help prevent dehydration .The amount of water to consume depends on factors such as physical activitylevel, humidity, your overall health, and if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding.The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determinedthat an adequate daily fluid intake is: About15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day for men About11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women Hereare some foods and drinks that can help you replenish your electrolyte stores.(source) Drinkunsweetened coconut water. Coconut water is a good source of electrolytes. Eatbananas. Consume dairy products. Cook white meat and poultry. Eat avocado. Drink fruit juice. Snack on watermelon. Q10 Whathappens if a door of the aeroplane opens during flight? A10 Andrew McGregor PerformanceMeasurement Lead at Fastly (company) (2019–present)July 2 Small plane or helicopter? The door opens. It’s very windy outside, andprobably cold. You want to close it again. Airliner? You can’topen the door, the pressurisation of the cabin has it locked in place with several tons of force (this is truewith anything in current service). Military transport plane? If you follow the right procedure to get it open,just like the small plane, only you might need oxygen to stay conscious in thecabin. If you don’t follow the right procedure, just like an airliner. Profilephoto for Claire Jordan Q11 How dohorse shoes not hurt the horse? A11 ClaireJordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary onnewspaper July 9 The outer part of a horse’s hoof is made offingernail, and it’s quite thick. The nails that hold the shoe on go into thenail, without touching the flesh underneath it. This link explains the process: Q12 Is it okayto drink accidental water from the swimming pool? A12 Annakitchen Answered Mon I’ve accidentally drank and choked on pool water atLEAST like 30 times my whole life and I’m fine😅😭 but if you’re really really concerned just callyour child’s pediatrician Or call poison control! Q13 I am planning to construct a bore well in myindividual house in Chennai city, what is the minimum distance between two borewells to be maintained. Is there any rules regarding digging of bore well inChennai city? A13 NaveenSubramanian Lived in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSun The ultimate purpose of borewell is to “get goodwater yield ” for domestic usage, so let’s discuss it from that point onwards.Take a pen and paper and write down few points before digging the 2nd one. Is yr individual house already constructed or is ityet to be constructed (provided yr land is a vacant site now) At what depth did you get yield on your 1st borewell How many years before did you dig your 1st bore well How much available space do you have to dig a 2ndborewell (you need to check columns and beams, tie beams of foundation) How many 3 plus floors of apartments do you have inyour neighborhood Is it really worth the expense Do you experience water shortage only during summeror round the year Do your neighbors have the same issue Once you note down these answers, you will get arough idea about the “ available distance” between two borewells or bluntly, isthe 2nd borewell worth it. Now you need to consult with a “ licensed watersurveyor” who would inspect your site, will examine soil type and water table,water current (the nature, direction, and velocity of water flow below thesoil). This is a scientific analysis based on mathematical calculations to give“next to accurate” predictions on the availability of water. Based on this youcan decide at what depth water is available, what type of water is available(salty, hard, etc). Based on that you can derive a rough estimate for theexpense Next, you consult the local borewell company, thatwill inspect your site and give you a rough estimate based on their experience.Pls note, they don’t give any guarantee or warranty for water. It's purely yourown risk of expense. You still need to pay them even if you don’t get water asexpected. Up to 100 - 130 ft you don’t need permission fromcorporation officials as it's already sanctioned in your original buildingplan. Moreover, your’s is an individual house, where the usage is nominal. Usually, the soil is clay (black clay, loose clay)at the top, sand below that, followed by rock, where water is found below therocky surface. In case yield is low, you may dig further until you hit 2nd rocksurface but below that, you get “ hard water” - salty and unfit for humanconsumption. If your house is in OMR, I would advise you to avoidborewell as OMR itself is a loose clay area that’s unfit for residential usage.That’s the prime reason why govt promoted OMR as an IT hub, small-medium, andheavy industry area-commercial usage. Due to the real estate boom, OMR became aresidential area. If your house is in Tambaram and nearby, it's ablack clay area where agricultural activities happened few generations before.So you get a good water yield for the next few years. So do please take a call based on the multiplecriteria listed above. Allthe above QA are based on Quora digest to me on 15-7-2021. Quora answersneed not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 16-7-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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