CULTURAL QA 08-2021-30 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Why does an airplane need fullthrottle for takeoff but right after it the pilot "slows" it down? A1 PeteSteitz Former USAF pilot. Retired Airline Captain. Sim Instructor. July 22 On a commercialjet, engines are usually leased. There are restrictions that should be met tomeet the number of planned cycles and time spent at full power, usually nolonger than 5 minutes. Maintenance is predicated on adhering to themanufacturer’s specs. The safest way toget off the runway in the shortest takeoff roll and flying is by using maxthrust for that day, which might not be 100%. Temperature and density altitudemight be restrictive. With the gear up,flaps and leading edge devices retracted, the aircraft is in a cleanconfiguration and can climb and cruise at a much lower power setting thantakeoff. There is also a 250KT limit below 10,000 feet MSL. Another possibilityfor not using full thrust might be when you are given a 10,000 foot runway inyour Caravan 208B which only requires 3,000 feet. Look up your numbers in theperformance section of the POH to see what power is required. The engines are thesingle most expensive part of a commercial airliner. Many millions of $$$$ foreach. Treat them with TLC. My note- What a coincidence!! Yesterday only Iwatched about different types of breaksin flights in my phone. Q2 What is the purpose of placing abowl of water next to the heater? A2 3Answers John A. Whitehead, Building and GroundsManager at Zoos (2011-present) Answered August 24 I'm not sureexactly what kind of heater you are referring to and I've never seen anyone dothis. I'm going to hazard a guess though and answer from that standpoint. If you arereferring to a stand alone heater like a wood stove, charcoal burner, oilburner, etc, the point of having a bowl of water nearby is probably to increasethe humidity in the air. Typically when it's cold enough that you need a heatsource for comfort, the air is a lot dryer. The warm air near the heater willcause the water in the bowl to evaporate, increasing the humidity (and comfort)of the space. Many forced air heating systems will have a humidifier built intothe heat exchanger that does the same exact thing. It supplies water to areservoir inside the duct over which the warm air flows, pushing the moistureladen air throughout the building. Ruben AlanizAnswered Wed Gas heaters do notdirectly dry your home air. Winter air is already very dry. Where I live we getvery little rain or snow, so winters here can be rough on your skin. They can howeversome times bring in cold dry air from the outside and mix it in to your livingspace. Putting out a bowl of water is one way of just adding it back to thehome. Now, that is notthe best way to accomplish what you want. Your much better off buying one ortwo cheap 120 VAC home humidifiers that use a cool steam, are quiet and addmoisture back in to your home gently. That is what I do if needed. Gopala Krishnan, former Retired Assistant GeneralManager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now I have seen mymother keeping a bowl of water near the firewood oven in Kerala, India. If weadd coconut shell some times fire would be more. She used to sprinkle somewater to reduce the flame Q3 Which small incident taught you alesson? A3 Moinul Suffered physical andmental torture for a decade. Updated August 20 My brother'sdaughter who is around 2 years old was sleeping, so her mother closed the roomfrom outside so that if she wakes up she don't go near stairs. When she woke up she did notcried and started opening the door and locked herself from inside. After trying for some time she started crying,her mother heard this and came immediately and was shocked to see that she haslocked herself from inside. Also, all the windows were already closed frominside. Both mother and daughter were panicked. When his father came, he triedto open the door by pushing it. Finally, after some time he was able to break the lock. She wascrying like hell. What if he was notable to break the lock, her daughter may have fainted. So, the lesson isinside lock(sitkani) of a door should be on a top part of a door. My note- While I was in Trivandrum, in the Quartersfront door had padlock outside. This made any body can lock from outside. Toavoid this our lock was kept locked in the handle of pad lock so that it could not be moved. Q4 Which soaps are better,transparent soap or opaque soap? A4 Gopala Krishnan, former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered justnow Commonly,transparent soaps are milder than opaque soap. When transparent soaps are made,extra glycerin is added which increases its humectant properties. Sucrose,being the natural preservatives is used to prolong the moisturising benefits inthe base oils. This creates a softer soap which explains why it has a shorterlife span. It also rinses off the skin easier than opaque soap and istherefore, the preferred choice for sensitive skin. I knew the answer,but confirmed with google search. On earlier days only PEARS was thetransparent soap and it was costlier, It gave good smell after bath. Q5 Is it likely that in the future,some religions will merge into each other? A5 Bhuvana Rameshwar Former Teacher,6h ago No. I think there will be only believers and nonbelievers. There will be morenon- believers as the number of educated increases in various countries.Countries which have increase in population together with more illiteracy willadd on more believers. Among these religions nobody will be ready tomerge. Each will continue saying their religion is the best.However they will form more sub sects, intra relelugion groups as each holy manin power wants to be a head of a sect, of that religion. They would fight amongthemselves and not let people become progress, broad minded, tolerant of eachother and thus create chaos. Education,alleviation from poverty, end of superstitions , discarding black magic onlywill bring peace. Not religion. Q6 How do I make my child likestudying? A6 TataStudi Padhne Ka Sahi TareekaFri The answer: by showing them the relevance of what theyare studying and ensuring that study timeis well planned and does not eat into their recreation time. These days thereare apps or platforms that help you do both. Children tend to develop an aversion to studying becausethey fail to see why it is relevant to their own life.You will see them asking many questions. Why should I learn all these mathsformulae? Why should I learn about some war that happened so many years ago?Does it really matter how many sentence types there are in a language?Successful teachers and good study material are able to give children a bigpicture context of what they are learning and link concepts to their real-lifeapplication. Children alsoresent it when they have to spend all their time studying and do not get time to meet friends or pursuetheir hobbies. In fact, many children give up (or are forced to give up)anything extracurricular once they enter class 8 or 9. Actually, all that isneeded to balance studies and fun is smart goal setting, efficient planning andfocused work. There are some great study planning apps available these days. Anapp like Tata Studi, which is based on the science of learning, has not only astudy planner but also some cool videos and practice material. So, work with yourkid. Help him/her plan studies and show him/her how studies are not alwaysboring. Q7 Why should you not drink saltwater osmosis? A7 JohnPerlman Answered Fri If you mean saltwater trwated by reverse osmosis, the answer is there is no reason not to drinkit. Millions of people do all over the world. Q8 Why do Tamils not have surnames? A8 HariniRamKnows TamilJuly 14 Some of us do have surnames.I have a surname too. But the only difference between Tamilians and people fromother parts of India is that we keep our father's name as our surname insteadof family name or caste name. We have a naming pattern that's very differentfrom the regular Indian naming pattern. This naming pattern is followed byalmost all Tamilians, a few Malyalis and Kannadigas. I personally haven't comeacross any Telugu person following this naming pattern. This is how thenaming pattern among Tamilians work. People follow either of the namingpatterns—: Father's/Husband's name as surname : For instance you meet agirl named Ananya Balakrishnan who is Tamilian, Ananya is her name andBalakrishnan is her father's name. This is the case with me too, Harini Ramisn't my official name but I have my father's name as my official surname. One letter after first name : There's a boy named Rahul and hisfather's name is Ashwin. He will name himself Rahul A. Two letters after first name : There's a girl named Riya and herfather's name is Sentilkumar Raghav. So she would keep her name as Riya SR(herfather's full name). Some people use their mother's name too as one ofthe two letters after the first name, for instance let's say there's a girlnamed Disha. Her father's name is Dayalan and her mother's name is Sarika. Soshe would be Disha DS or Disha SD. Two names and father's name/Husband's name: Fora girl they may name her Harini Priya or for a boy they may name him AdityaNarayan. The two names will followed by their father's name like Harini PriyaBalakrishnan or Aditya Narayan Dayalan. Two names and one letter/two letters: Somethinglike Harini Priya BS or Aditya Narayan DR. Family Name: Some Tamilians do keep their familyname is their surname something like Bharadwaj, Iyer, Iyengar, Pillai, Chettiaretc. But this isn't very common. Coming tothe reasons why we don't keep surnames or keep the family names as surnames-: To prevent caste discrimination— Because in Indiathrough a person's family name we can figure out which caste and community theybelonged to. Whether the caste and community they belonged to was accorded anupper strata in the caste hierarchy or a lower strata in the caste hierarchy.To avoid any discrimination on the basis of caste,Tamilians do not keep thefamily name as the surname. As a mark of respect for the parents- To respect theparents people keep their names as the last name/middle name alongside thefirst name. However, I personally find this a little patriarchal as themother's name is usually never taken into account while giving the child a lastname. Only the father's name is taken. But now modern day parents are doing itslowly. These are the onlytwo reasons that I am aware of. If people know of any other reasons please knowin the comments down below. Q9 Can I use bucket water instead ofan inlet pipe to pour water in an Onida washing machine? A9 GopalaKrishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now Yes is my answer. Iwas having Videocon semi automatic washing machine. Before installing watertap, we used to carry water from bathroom to the washing machine kept in thedining hall. Q10 What should young people avoiddoing? A10 Odedra Vijay Farmer July 20 My father was bornin 1969. He has spent his whole life in this house.That was about to change in2014–15. I was some 20years old back then. During that time,construction of our new house was underway.Initially, before the constructionstarted, I would disagree with my father about the design and layout of thehouse that we were about to build. Sometimes, the argument used to become veryintense too. After few days, onefine day, when I was taking the tour of the under construction house, somethingstruck me. “Why am I interfering too much in this house? This isbeing built by my father, by his hard earned money, gathered over thirty yearsor more?” “He has lived in a mud house his whole life andmust have dreamt of a wonderful house since he was young. He must have imaginedliving in a certain type of room for years. Who am Ito interfere in his dreams?” “Just because I am his son, doesn't mean I interfere in everything he does.” I talked to myselffor less than five minutes that day. But, that was more than enough. Since that day, I have never interfered in thecritical decisions my father take. Be it regarding buying anew tractor, car, land or anything else. If I am asked my opinion, I just tellwhatever I feel about it and then move on. That's it. What should young people avoid doing? If young peopleexpect their parents to not interfere in their lives, they should also refrainfrom doing so. If young people expect their parents to notinterfere in their dreams, they should also refrain from doing so. At this age, weall, look at the pictures of villas, luxurious cars etc and dream of owning it. We have manystartup ideas in our mind but don't have enough capital to execute. We dream ofdoing that business. Those dreams willtake years and years to be fulfilled. How will you feel, if your children willcontinuously interfere in all of that? Just because theyare older and our parents, doesn't mean they don't have dreams. They havedreamt just like you are dreaming right now. They too were young and ambitiousonce upon a time. Let them live theirdream life with their hard earned money. You live your dream life when you haveyour hard earned money. Mynote- A touching answer. Q10 What makes your hometown special? A10 Rashmi PriyemLives in Madurai, TamilNadu, India (2001–present)Updated August 21 Madurai Not one or two,there are many things that make my hometown special.Famous 5 : I list only the top 5, according to me. 1.Meenakshi Amman Temple : As Eiffel Tower inParis, it’s Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. The temple is dedicated to LordShiva and Goddess Parvathi. There are many epic stories revolving aroundMadurai and the Lords . 2. Jasmine : Malli Matters. “Malli poo, amma,Malli poo” is what you constantly heardin the city. When in Madurai, you cannot escape the heady fragrance of jasmineflowers. 3. Sungudi Sarees : This is six-yard wonder, madefrom 100 % cotton. Mostly worn by grandmothers (mine still over generations).Sungudi sarees are dyed through extracting natural colours from sources such asleaves. 4. Jigarthandha : Jil Jil Jigarthandha. A dessertunique to Madurai. Resembling a falooda, has thick flavoured milk, badam gum/pisin with icecream on top. 5. Kari Dosai : A Three layered Dosa. You may bewondering! A base layer of Dosa batter, a egg layer and generous amount ofmutton chukka (in minced form). It tastes amazing especially in Konar Kadai. There are manyother things to do I Madurai but the above ones are the must try things. Thelocal language here is Tamil, but the public can very well understand and guideyou in English also. Many here don’t prefer Big Malls, there are many streetsin Madurai exclusively for shopping. The people here are very amicable andkind. All the above QA are based on Quora digeston 29-08- 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 30- 08-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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