CULTURAL QA 07-2021-19 Being compilation there may be errors
Q1 Could a large underground city existand be active without being discovered by anyone? A1 Henrey Bradley Amateur Historian, AdventurerJune 24 The year is 1963, a Turkish man is renovating hisbasement when he finds a strange old stone wall, which he promptly breaksthrough. What he found was a largepitch-black dank space, a cold void behind the wall. Armed with a torch, ourintrepid home renovator crawled through the hole and found a series of barrelroofed rooms, that had been carved from the volcanic bedrock. Those first mysterious roomsturned out to be just a small section of what was actually an ancient labyrinthof living spaces, communal areas and tunnel networks, comprising 13 levels thedeepest being 85 metres underground. This ancient place was large enough tohouse 20,000 people, a massive forgotten underground city. Complete with multiple wells fedfrom an almost unlimited source of water having vast aquifers aka subterraneanlakes, directly beneath the city. Having explored the nearest roomsand tunnels, our renovator eventually reached a narrow passageway blocked by ahuge circular stone, similar to a giant millstone, only this one seemed to havebeen intentionally rolled into place to block further progress into thesubterranean city. Imagine setting out to renovateyour basement, perhaps intending to create your own Man Cave, but instead, youdiscover an ancient underground city, right beneath your house. This is just one of several ancient underground citiesthat have since been discovered in this region, Kaymakli Underground City beinganother fantastic example, Derinkuyu and Kaymakli are linked by a well-builttunnel, many miles long. While no exact age has been established, these largeunderground cities are thought to have been first built at least 2,800 yearsago. But potentially the first caves in the soft volcanic bedrock couldhave been inhabited far earlier. Seriously, is it just me, or thisreminiscent of Zion from the Matrix? I can see Morpheus shouting at somedeluded elders in this meeting hall. What is certain, is that for morethan a thousand years various cultures lived in these underground cities,including early Indo-Europeans, then Greek-speaking people, then the Romansinteracted with these underground civilisations, then early Christianssheltered here, they expanded the city and built underground churches, chapelsand even schools. Later during the age of the Byzantine Empire, thesetwo cities were linkedtogether by miles of tunnels and became a thriving hidden society, asafe haven for many thousands when the Muslim Arabs raided, and later whenMongol and Steppe tribes pillaged these regions, they likely had no idea thatthriving cities with vast populations were directly beneath the hooves of theirsteeds. While some of these strangeancient cities built beneath the earth continued to be used until the 14thcentury, they were all abandoned and forgotten in the following centuries. Yetsome of these cities show evidence of being briefly used since then, by Jewishand Christian groups as sanctuaries during times of horrific persecution, asrecently as two hundred years ago. Q2 Why do the majority of talented peopleleave India to settle abroad? A2 Tushar Joshi A Doctor, an avid reader, and a passionatewriter. Updated June 3 Because there's a heavy price onehas to pay for being talented in India. Let me tell you a story toexplain this.The Case of the Dying Doctor Mr D. completed his MBBS at theage of 24. He wanted to pursue PG and was studying for it when the governmentindefinitely postponed the exam citing student safety in Covid-19 era. The same students were thenrequested by the government to join forces in the fight against Covid-19. Mr D. took this opportunity toshowcase the love for his country and his skills as a budding clinician, tohelp the people. He joined the district hospital and started giving hisservices. He would work an 8 hour shift and then come home to a deliciousbutter chicken his mother would prepare for him. That was the only way he couldfeel close to his mother while staying in a separate room all the while. One fine day, a patient succumbedto Covid in the hospital. He was handed the responsibility to share this newswith the attenders of the departed. The moment the young medico, who had given everything tothis country, shared the news, this happened. This, unfortunately is a true story of what happenedto a budding medico inAssam. He had no obligation to work, no need to stay away from hismother and above all, he didn't deserve to be treated like this only because hetried to save the nincompoops that roam this country. Yes, I know the last sentence hurts. But that's thetruth of the nation we live in. The hard working intellectual stays silent,likes to do their job and live peacefully. While the uneducated unemployednincompoops who would have succumbed to covid way back, if not for the medicalfraternity, do this. This applies to every field. It's just the manner inwhich nincompoops torture and harass the talented, that changes. Coming back to the story - amidstthis tough covid times, all I can say to my juniors is, leave. If you feelthreatened for your safety or if you are not complied by any bond and areworking as a goodwill gesture, resign. If asked the reason- tell people that you are not themoney loving machine that the society thinks doctors are, and are happyto take care of yourself and your family by staying at home. You don't deservethrashing and the idiots of the country don't deserve saving at the cost ofyour life. You have a family too! Dr Praveen Tripathi sir articulated the current situationbeautifully . Till this keeps on happening,young and talented doctors and individuals from every field, will rightlfullydo their very best to leave the nation and settle in a country where theirtalent is respected and nincompoops have no power over them. After such incidents, in a choicebetween staying at home or working as a doctor to carry the burden of a failedhealthcare system - budding medicos like Mr D. would choose the former. Getting thrashed is nowherebetter than eating mother's handmade butter chicken anyday! Q3 Does your body absorb salt whenswimming in the sea, and subsequently make you want to drink more water? A3 Meg Osterby , former Chemistry/ Biochemistry/Chemical SafetyInstructor (2000-2017) Answered July 27, 2020. in the sea, your body does not absorb salt, but it doeslose water. A watery solution in your body with low concentrationseparated by the membrane of your skin from a watery solution with a high saltconcentration, the sea, will always have osmosis mostly occur from low to highsalt concentration, because nature will always try to equalize theconcentrations by diffusion across the membrane. So yes, youget thirsty, not because you gain salt, but because you lose water. You also losewater by the sun heating your skin, and thirdly by the breeze causingevaporation of water from your hot skin. So, if you spend a hot, sunny dayat beach, in and out of the sea, you’d better drink lots of watery drinks (not alcoholic drinks, they aredehydrating so make the problem worse). If you read stories aboutpeople who were lost at sea for any length of time and then rescued, theyalways say they are being treated for dehydration. Q4 Why should I drink minimum water orwarm water while eating? A4 Gopala Krishnan , former Retired Assistant General Manager1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered just now Our food contain many solid itemswhich we chew and consume. A temptation to drink water appear with most. It isbest do not suppress the temptation. I drink water during meals. Q5 Are bank managers being calledsir/ma'am by clerk/subordinates? A5 Pawar ·Manager at State Bank of India (SBI)(2016–present)Sat Yes, even, managers alsoreciprocate the gesture most of the time in PSBs. Because this is one of thepart of PSB culture . I always call my subordinates sir/ma'am, because of agefactor. Q6 Does gargling with warm salt waterbefore bed have benefits? A6 2 AnswersShambhu Gupta, former Retired ScientistAnsweredApril 2 It definitely has some benefits. Warm dilute solution is a strongcoagulating agent. It will dislodge any food particles sticking with teeth ,gums, tongue and throat. Mouth will feel fresh at bed time and willalso feel much better in the morning. Warm salt solution also decreases any viralload in your moth. If you have bleeding gums then this willdefinitely help both to stop bleeding and to generally increase dental hygiene. I do it myself and I have seenthe benefits of this simple practice. 2ND ANSWER- Ritwik Sunny , former CustomerSupport Executive at Ashok Leyland Answered July 6 They're most often used for sorethroats, viral respiratory infections like colds, or sinus infections. They canalso help with allergies or other mild issues. Salt water gargles may beeffective for both relieving infections and preventing them from getting worse,as well. Q7 What happens to sodium in a saltwaterpool? A7 Bernard Peek , former Research Chemist at Beecham Products(1973-1975) Answered July 14 Chemistry 101 Elements combine to form compounds. Compounds aredifferent from the elements they contain. Sodium is a soft silver metalthat tarnishes almost instantly when exposed to air. Chlorine is a yellow-green highlytoxic gas, Sodium chloride is a whitecrystalline solid compound made from an equal number of sodium and chlorineatoms. It is not toxic and is essential to most forms of life. But to answer the question youactually asked, if you throw a lump of sodium into a pool of water, salty ornot, it will instantlyreact generating hydrogen gas and a lot of heat. The sodium will melt and float tothe surface where it will zip about supported on a cushion of hydrogen gas andsteam. The hydrogen maywell catch fire and could explode, flinging lumps of burning moltensodium in all directions. 2ND ANSWER- Ritwik Sunny, former CustomerSupport Executive at Ashok LeylandAnswered Tue Electrolysis happens by sendingelectricity through salt water (sodium chloride, or NaCl), which interacts withthe chloride ion in the salt. This creates chlorine in the water, and a veryhigh-pH byproduct called sodium Hydroxide. The now-chlorinated water flows intothe pool, and voilato the surface where it will zip about supported on acushion of hydrogen gas and steam. The hydrogen may well catch fire and could explode, flinginglumps of burning molten sodium in all directions. All the above QA are based on Quora digest to me on 21-7-2021.Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiler- R. Gopala Krishnan, 76 dated 21-07-2021 -- 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/475693553.1101728.1626882876528%40mail.yahoo.com.
