CULTURAL QA08-2021-02 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What is normal in Mongolia, but weird in other places? A1 Anand NyamdavaaUpdated January 16 The first time a foreigner saidthis to me, I didn’t really think much about it. But I kept hearing this fromforeigners, so I started noticing. Foreigners, especially Asians, would often wonder why Mongolian kidsdon’t cry much. Once I started having my own kids, I would look atkids from other countries and compare. They did really cry less, sometimes muchless. When my kids play games and fall,the first thing I would automatically say is: Өөрөө унасан хүүхэд уйлдаггүй.Which means don’t cry, ifyou fall yourself.Kind of its your own fault that you fell, so don’t cry. This is repeated to allMongolian kids, both boys and girls. So kids from very young age understandthat they will get no sympathy for crying, so they don’t. You would rarely see Mongolianparents hugging and kissing their hands or legs looking concerned. You wouldrather see mothers saying: Өөрөө унасан хүүхэд уйлдаггүй Q2 Does boiling water work as efficiently to put out a fireas cold water or even room temperature water? A2 Bill Conway Worked atInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fri It doesn't matter the temperatureof water. Water deprives fire of oxygen and also cools it. Q3 What social changes have you experienced in yourlifetime? A3 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath Have always been interested inHistory, once I didn't have to learn it formally Fri (774 words in this long answer) I am now 72 years old. These aresome of the changes I have witnessed or experienced in my lifetime. WhenI was young a family usually had one earning member. Usually, it was a malemember and the head of the family. He supported his wife, his children (mostlymore than one child, often 5 or even 6 children), and sometimes his agedparents too. Today many families have two or more earning members. Both husbandand wife earn and support fewer children (sometimes just one) and stillstruggle to manage. WhenI was young educated people read a lot of books. There was no TV, nointernet, no computers, no smartphones, and no social media. We learned by reading, askingpeople, visiting libraries, or listening to the radio. Today reading asa good habit is low down in the list of hobbies of the younger generation.Reading books has become strenuous for the eyes. Attention spans are short.Most people are unwilling to read more than one page. They want visual andinstant gratification. Theylike to see still and moving pictures and listen to sounds. Not read. Itis in evidence right here on Quora. Long answers with a lot of text find notakers. Answers with pictures and memes are being lapped up. WhenI was young a joint family was common. Today joint familieshave almost disappeared. I see only unitary families consisting of a man, hiswife, and his children till the children become adults and move away. WhenI was young arranged marriages within one’s caste were the norm. Today, theyare still existent but not the norm. Intercaste marriagesand love marriages are becoming more common. WhenI was young people rode bicycles because they could not affordcars or two-wheelers. Todaypeople ride bicycles for exercise. WhenI was young people from villages desired to go to the cities fora better life. Today many people want to leave cities and live in less crowdedsemi-rural places to escape from stress, noise, and pollution. I am myself anexample. After 44 years of living in Bengaluru, I was happy to move out toDevanahlli, a semi-rural small town 40 km north of Bengaluru. When I wasyoung I used to go to rural areas for a change. Today I visit Bengaluru for achange. WhenI was young people ate without being too diet conscious. Today people arediet conscious and count calories. We ate more natural food. Today we areeating more packaged or fast food. WhenI was young we drank water from public taps and nothing happened to us. Iremember getting down at stations when traveling by train, filling water frompublic taps, and drinking them without fear. Today we trust only bottled water. WhenI was young we played outdoors most of the time. We played indoors only whenit rained. We never played after dark. We studied or slept. Today youngstersare playing more indoors. WhenI was young we knew who our neighbors were. Today our neighbors arestrangers. WhenI was young, getting married was not difficult but gettingdivorced was difficult. Now it is the other way about. By the time peoplereached their mid-twenties, they were married. Today many in their mid-thirtiesare still unmarried. When I was young adult children respected their aged parents. Today oldparents respect their adult children. Family sizes were large. Today thefamily size has shrunk. 6 to 8 members per family was common. Today the size is3 to 4 members. There was a readiness to have children during our time. Todaycouples are reluctant to have children. 60percent was a lot of marks. We got “first-class” and we couldproudly strut about as a top student. Getting jobs or admissions was no problemif you had 60%. 70 percent was considered “distinction” and getting 80 percentwas considered outstanding. Today who cares for 80 percent marks? You’ve got tohave 99 percent to be considered outstanding. I passed my matriculation examwith 70 percent, my intermediate with 72 percent marks in PCM, and my BE(Hons)with 75 percent, and my ME (Structures) with just a first-class and nodistinction. I had no problem getting admissions or jobs. Imagine my fate if Ihad got those marks today. Reservationwas just 15 percent for SCs and 2.5 percent for STs. Total reservation wascapped at 17.5 percent. The rest was for the general category. There was nosuch word as OBC. These are some that I could readilylist. I could write a whole book on this subject. But I will stop now. Iwelcome readers to add to this list in the comments section or by writing theirown answers. Edited to add Chandra PrakashJaishanti’s comment and my reply.Comment from Chandra Prakash: In every case, People miss old daysas those were better and wants to return to earlier times and think that periodwas luxurious. My reply: Don’tyou miss the BC era? I mean “Before Corona”? Only those who have lived in thepast can truly assess and compare. We did not have all the modern conveniencesbut we did not miss them as we never knew about the possibility of having thesefacilities we now enjoy. I am sure health was better those days. Stress wasless. The competition for anything and everything was not so cut-throat. Q4 What is the science behindthe heat from cavitation bubbles, specifically from mantis shrimp? How is ithotter than the Sun? A4 Yong Jian-Yi,PresenterUpdated July 16, 2019 Cavitation is formation of a vapourwithin a fluid like seawater, this is generally produced by high pressure (suchas a claw swishing through it) The bubble collpases in the relatively higherpressured fluid producing shockwaves that are of so energetic, that for a briefmoment in a very small space it exceeds the heat of the sun. It isn’t going toburn you or kill you. You won’t even notice the light produced from such anevent (Sonoluminescence - Wikipedia) Basically the swish of a mantis shrimp is so fast and energetic thatproduces cavitation bubbles in seawater that collapses so violently that lightis produced. from that light, we can deduce that it is energetic enough toapproximate the temperature of the sun. Q5 Have you drink warm water today? A5 ThomPearson, I have given the Meaning of Life some thought. Answered 4h ago Why, yes I have. I drink mine flavoured withCamellia sinensis assamica, with added milk and a little honey. I drink this two or three times aday. Delicious. Q6 How do professional swimmers avoid cough and cold as theyspend most of the day in water? A6 Bala Senthil Kumar Sat Immunity. When your body is exposed to certainconditions on a regular basis, you develop immunity. As simple as that. That said, if the water is suddenlya whole lot colder than standard competition conditions, many professionalswimmers will face the same issues as anybody else. Unless you are Putin of course! Putin takes an icy dip to markEpiphany Russian President Vladimir Putinhas braved ice-cold temperatures for an Epiphany Dip in a pool outside ofMoscow, according to a video and photos posted by the Kremlin press pool onTuesday. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/19/europe/putin-epiphany-dip-russia-scli-intl/index.html There are people who purposelyexpose themselves to very cold water dips to develop immunity. PS: There are people who nevercatch a cold too! Q7 Why do we need to refrigerate something after it's opened? Whathappens to that thing when it is opened? A7 James Byrd, Medical Research Answered10h ago When it was sealed, it was hot andgerm-free. When you open the food at roomtemperature, it will be cool enough for any germs that are introduced to growand contaminate the food. In the fridge, the cold temperatureskeep germs from growing quickly. Q8 What issoil physics? What is their role in our daily life? A8 Gopala Krishnan,former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966-2004)Answered 5h ago Soil physics is the study of soil'sphysical properties and processes. It is applied to management and predictionunder natural and managed ecosystems. Soil physics deals with the dynamics ofphysical soil components and their phases as solid, liquids, and gases. Itdraws on the principles of physics, physical chemistry, engineering, andmeteorology. Soil physics applies these principles to address practicalproblems of agriculture, ecology, and engineering. I have referred wikipedia also for writing this answer Q9 What is computer warm? A9 Gopala Krishnan,former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966-2004) Answered 10h ago Warm Booting refers to restartingsystem using restart button or using CTRL + ALT + DELETE keys commandcombination. Warm booting is generally done when system stops responding orsystem updates requires system to be restarted for the updates to takeeffect.27-Nov-2019 Google search result Laptops can become warm due toaging. Then lap top is placed over a board provided with small fans. It isconnected to USB. Present day lightweight lap tops do not get that much warm Q10 What are some tasty soda combinations? A10 2 Answers John P.Scallan, former SW Eng., Corp. Eng. Mgr. w/o portfolio. at Motorola(1986-2009)Answered 14h ago Ginger ale and apple juice. 2nd answer- Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered 10h ago We get ginger soda, Paneer sodaboth having a separate taste in Chennai, Tamilnadu Q11 How you will save spacein a room? A11 There are a lot of waysto save space in a room. The most common is having a functional hangingstorage cabinets, shelves. Design their configuration according to whatever youneed to store, with a height that will not hit your head. There are also a lotof furniture now that have dual or more purpose, like a coffee table that hasstorage under and a top that can be lift that will also serve as a workingtable. There are good Sofa beds too. Youcan also have a folding table either working table or dining table. There arefolding beds too. You can also get a wall fan orceiling fan instead of floor or desk fan. T.V’s can now be hang on walls. Ithink you can find a lot of option in the web. I hope this helps. Q12 Why if I take a fist of soil from the ground and put itback again, that spot becomes dry but the rest remains wet? A12 5 Answers TheiventhiranKanthia, former RetiredAnswered 19h ago It is simple. When the soil istight it will be slow for the water escape as vapor. Once you take it out andthen restore, the soil will be in a loosened condition and it will be easierfor the water content to extricate itself as vapor. 2ND ANSWER- Gregory Benson, Master of Science Geology, Universityof Arizona (1981) Answered 17h ago When the dirt is in placeoriginally, it was in capillary contact with the surrounding soil. When it isremoved that contact is broken and whatever water evaporation that takes placeis not replenished by capillarity. Result: drying. 3RD ANSWER-Gadepalli Subrahmanyam, Consultant in VariousFields (2009-present)Answered 11h ago Soil gets consolidated due tovarious factors; rain, trampling by humans, gravity etc. When a fistful of such consideredsoil is removed and replaced, it becomes de-consolidated and thus whatevermoisture is there, evaporates . If you dig up earth and make aclean hole, and put back the earth dug into the same hole, there would be amound formed . Doesn’t it? 4TH ANSWER- Kyle Stan Answered 14h ago Because you broke the “structure “of the soil.Soil structure describes the arrangement or the way of soil in thesolid parts of the soil and of the pore space located between them. It isdetermined by how individual soil granules clump, bind together, and aggregate,resulting in the arrangement of soil pores between them. Soil has a majorinfluence on water and air movement, biological activity, root growth andseedling emergence. There are several different types of soil structure. It isinherently a dynamic and complex system that is affected by different factors. 5TH ANSWER- Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered 7h ago More air holes are built by takingout soil from a place and refilling the same. In fact one would have observed,there would be SURPLUS after filling. This is due to air filling in the spaces Q13 How long does it take to heat a pool? A13 5 Answers Peter Valters,Played over 300 courses worldwide Answered September 15, 2020 Many factors are involved such asoutside temperature, size of pool, size of heater. Typically I count on 1degree Celsius per hour when pool is covered. We do have a 400k BTU heater andif not overly cool out, can raise it as much as 3 degrees per hour. 2ND ANSWER- Ed Sirett, Heating Engineer, Rental property manager,EV☺Answered September 16, 2020 How big? Indoors or out? Howheated? I got involved in the heating ofthe pool at a ‘health’ club I went to. It had a small pool about 6m x 4m x1.5m, at one point it had to be drained and refilled. Do the sums and you willfind that a 24kW typical domestic boiler will take the water from 15C to 30C inabout 25hours, but of course once you have a large toom full of luke warm waterthere are considerable evaporation losses. Therefore it took 2–3 days and thereaftergood chunk of boiler’s capacity was keeping the room tropical and evaporatingmany litres a day. 3RD ANSWER-John Beatty, Evening Adult Instructor (2018-present)Answered21h ago How big is the pool? What temp isthe water? What is the heating capacity of your heater? A gallon of waterweighs 8.34 pounds. It takes one btu to raise one pound of water one degree. Sotake the gallons of the pool times 8.34 times temperature difference of what itis to what you want which gives the btu amount. Then divide that by the outputheating capacity of your heater (in btu per hr). That will feel you hoe long onhours it takes. And how many hours your expensive heater will run! Also, thisdoes not take into account heat loss if it is cool outside, but that takes alot more math. 4TH ANSWER Andy Lee, Homeowner with in-ground pool for 17yearsAnswered September 17, 2020 Depends on your heater output, thestarting temperature of the pool water, the ending temperature of the poolwater, and the ambient temperature. I have a properly sized heater for a 31,000gallon pool and it took a good nearly 8 hours to raise it from 65–80+ degrees Fin the late fall for a pool party. Plan on many hours. It’d also turn theheater off once it gets to the desired temp because the water will retain theheat for longer than the “play time” in the pool. Even though my pool uses anatural gas heater, it’s still very expensive to heat the pool and is why wedon’t do it very often. 5TH ANSWER-Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered 7h ago A pool has a limited area. Thewater would be hot when the temperature is above 40 degree in day time. If oneget in to the pool in the afternoon it would be well warm. However there are HOT WATER SPRINGSwhere the water would be very warm at all times, without heating by sun’s rays. All the above QA are based onQuora digest on 01-08- 2021/Answered by me. Quora answersneed not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 02-08-2021 -- 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 thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1991969906.1571082.1627870682308%40mail.yahoo.com.
