CULTURAL QA09-2021-01 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Whatdo bees do when it rains? Can they still fly, do they walk back to the hive, ordo they just find shelter and wait it out? A1 Ken Saladin Former professor of animal behaviourSun Honeybees can sense when it’s about to rain from atmospheric changes andreturn to the hive before the rain starts to fall, or not even go out to forageat all if they sense that rain is coming. They’re reportedly even better thanThe Weather Channel at predicting rain and its intensity.[1] Also, if bad weather is due to arrive in a day or two, honeybees sensethat and they work harder (forage more intensely) in the day(s) before thestorm, taking advantage of food while it’s available.[2] [3] Thus, they don’teven have to go out of the hive on a rainy day. Among the ways they may sense oncoming rain are changes in barometricpressure, humidity, and temperature. Even humans can smell when rain is coming;the smell of approaching rain is called petrichor. I’ve written at some lengthon that before.[4] Honeybees and other insects may be much more sensitive tothis and other relevant atmospheric odors than we are. Q2 Canyou name a government office in India which functions better than an averageprivate office? A2 PMGowindan Nampoothiri Former GM at ReserveBank of India (RBI) (2001–2008)August 21 Yes NTPC offices are better than Private Offices PHCs in Kerala is better than private clinics Kendriya Vidyalayas are more efficient than average private schools AIIMS is better than Private Medical Colleges RCC -The Regional Cancer Centre at Kerala is No 1 in Asia IITs better than private colleges Q3 Myblood sugar was 235 after 3hours of food is it dangerous? A3 Gangadharan Nair Now working for the promotion of medical literacy (1992–present)August24 Over time, people who have diabetes and high blood sugar can developserious or life-threatening complications, including heart disease, stroke,kidney problems, nerve damage, and eye problems. Taking medication(s), makinglifestyle changes (e.g., diet, exercise, quitting smoking), and regularlychecking your blood sugar may help to manage your diabetes and improve yourhealth. This therapy may also decrease your chances of having a heart attack,stroke, or other diabetes-related complications such as kidney failure, nervedamage (numb, cold legs or feet; decreased sexual ability in men and women),eye problems, including changes or loss of vision, or gum disease. Your doctorand other healthcare providers will talk to you about the best way to manageyour diabetes. Your blood sugar is very high and it will lead to diabetic complicationsmentioned above. Adopt low-carbohydrate diet. Do some regular exercise such as walking atleast 30 minutes per day. Undergo HbA1c test once in every 3 months. Consult your doctor. Q4 Doesboiling water help for a clogged kitchen? A4 Axel Garfield , Young Teenager Answered Fri Boiling water Once the water is boiling, pour it into the sink's drain. ... When thewater has cooled to safe temperatures, remove it from the sink and try again.Repeat this process a few times. Boiling water can remove most of the gunk thatclogs kitchen sinks quickly and effectively. 2NDANSWER- Anonymous Answered Fri While this is among the top suggestions you'll discover on the internet,our professional guidance is DO NOT pour boiling thin down the sink. While it'spossibly fine to unload boiling water down the sink when the pipes are clear,an obstruction will trap the water in the tube. This can thaw PVC pipelines aswell as pipe seals as well as cause extreme damages. 3RD ANSWER- GopalaKrishnan, former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered justnow I had apprehension whether the PVC pipes from sink to soak pit wouldwithstand boiling water. Technicians cleaning chimney bottom plate in boilingwater after adding ammonia in sink and poring water in it telling it wouldclean clogged pipe line. I had to agree. So far no harm is felt on the PVCpipes. Now we get in Tamilnadu India, a trench cleaning powder. After pouringpowder it is made wet and 2 cups of water is added. After an hour sink is wellcleaned pouring ordinary water. At least 70% clogging is removed. Q4 Whatare some good immunity boosters you have experienced? A4 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath 69, and in reasonably good healthso far. Wish me luck for thefuture. August 23 (301 words. Takes 2 minutes to read) The one immunity booster that I have experienced is Kashmiri Garlic. All my life I often suffered from colds and coughs. I would get a cold atleast three to four times a year. Someone suggested Kashmiri garlic to me. I take two to three pods of this, and chew them raw and swallow them withsome warm water the first thing in the morning. It has proved miraculously effective. I started this treatment 6 yearsago and have continued this without fail every day. I have not had a cold orcough for the past 6 years. (Touch wood) Normal garlic too would work and that is much cheaper than Kashmiri garlic. But normal garlic is pungent and has a strong smell. No one will like tochew it raw. The stomach will feel its presence for hours. The experience isnot pleasant. The mouth too will carry the odor of garlic for several hours. But Kashmiri garlic is milder in taste. It is not pungent. The mouth doesnot smell. The stomach does not feel its presence. The medicinal effects arethe same. But Kashmiri garlic is expensive and one 1/2 kg packet costs about Rs500/-. It can be ordered online through Amazon. One packet lasts me for severalmonths. I take just 3 to 4 of these every day depending on the size. These pods are about 8 to 10 mm in size. The outer husk must be peeledoff and the white soft garlic inside will be visible. They are available in sealed packets. Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and I am not giving this as medical advice. Before you decide to take it please consult your doctor. All that I am doing is presenting some anecdotal evidence. It has workedwell for me. I hope it works equally well for others. My note- Sri G Viswanath was amember in Patty thatha group while it was yahoo groups Q5 Howcan middle class people become rich? A5 Subhasis Dutta Roy Experience of life for more than 45years!!!Fri I am working in Indian Railways and earning from my salary can be treatedas middle class in the Indian sociological aspect. As a typical middle-class family all the monthly expenses we calculateand makes a budget. I withdraw a something plus amount apart from that budgetand give that to my wife. I never asked her about the rest of the amount from that amount I gaveher. A few days ago when she counting her hidden assets, I was surprised thatthat amount was around 20000/—. For your information, I have created some extra sources of income apartfrom my salary. I have also invested in Index and directly in the stock market.I always love to explore the various money-making system. But my better half mind set is like typical middle-class people. Shenever thinks about the growth of that money, she kept it hidden. We face inflation every day. If you have Rs 100/— today and you don'thave any system to grow your money more than the rate of daily inflation, itmeans you are losing your money. The typical middle-class mentality prevents us to think like like. Wealways try to keep our money as secure as possible. It loses the value of money. Middle-class mentality ourselves does notunderstand this erosion. Suppose my wife saved that money in 20 months. So her monthly savings isRs 1000/—. The value of the first 1000/— which was saved twenty months ago isnow not carrying the same value when that was saved twenty months earlier inpresent days. Subsequently, all the saved 1000/— decaying their values. It is thebrutal truth about your saved money middle-class people. Try to understandthis. So saved and invest. The second most crucial factor is the source of earning. All themiddle-class people maybe 95% have only one source of income. The only source of income never makes you that push which can take youout of the middle-class bracket. You must have to create a few more.Observe allthe big businessmen, they have multiple businesses, though they have one verysuccessful one. Q6 Whywill there be only AC coaches in high speed trains? A6 Abhijit Sen Chegg Tutor, Travel and Computer🖥️ Professional July 12 Requirements of AC coaches in high speed trains running above 130 km/h: Wind and Weather factors.One most important factor is wind You can't resist so much high wind blowing at your face, when the trainis running at such a speed. Just for an experiment, stand at the doorstep ofRajdhani Exp for a few minutes, when the train is picking up acceleration. Youcan't stand aftersome, due to wind blowing, when the train is running at highspeed. 2. Clean fresh air supply. 3. Heating and cooling inside coaches, for changing weather conditions. 4. A/C Buffet/Pantry Car is better for high speed trains. 5. When train is running at high-speed the air surrounding rubs againstcoach surface. In non ac coaches open windows cause turbulance and the coachbecomes unstable. Ac coaches are closed hence air resistance is reduced andhigh speed is feasible. 6. Enormous amounts of dusts would enter into the non-AC coaches, and,thereby, causing serious health hazards to the passengers. 7. Supplying clean fresh air at a controlled uniform temperature. 8. Providing for heating as well as cooling on a train that travelsthrough areas of widely differing climate during its journey. 9. In non-AC coaches windows and doors are open which create airresistance during motion of train. In AC coaches windows are sealed and doorsare usually closed as they are reserved and due to less crowd. So, due tosealed windows and closed doors in AC coaches no air resistance is createdduring motion of train. It helps the train to move in high speed. So, therewill be only AC coaches in high speed trains. Q7 Whathappens if you don't add water to rice? 2 Answers Rynnah, The Lazy CookAnsweredSat Nothing will happen. You just end up with a pot of warm rice grains which are still uncookedand therefore inedible. 2NDANSWER- Marc Brevoort , Runs "for thenoms" on youtube AnsweredSat It’ll stay dry, hard and inedible. Q8 Doesany liquid make things wet aside from water? A8 3 Answers Lloyd Brown, PhD Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley(1973)Answered Sat Strictly speaking, no, but this is the English language we are using. Theetymology of the word is Old English wæt "moist, rainy, liquid."Unless it is explicitly stated otherwise, if you say something is wet, it willbe understood that you are talking about water. Actually, the only situationswhere you can say something is wet, and you are not talking about water, and anative English speaker will not look at you funny, is if you are talking aboutpaint or water. In these cases you are trying to indicate that the paint or inkare not dry. 2ND ANSWER- WayneKelley, Diploma Chemistry &Industrial Processes, British Columbia Institute of Technology (2006) AnsweredSun Certainly, wet is not relegated to water alone. To wet something means tocoat or cover a material with a liquid. The liquid type is pretty much moot. You can wet a wall with paint, a piece of copper with molten solderalthough it is normally called tinning and you can wet your whistle and mostoften it is not done with water. 3RD ANSWER- Guy Snelling,Lecturer Answered Mon That depends on your definition of the word ‘wet’. Q9 Whydo some people have their noses up in the air? A9 Gopala Krishnan , former Retired Assistant GeneralManager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered 8h ago As I read the shape and appearance of organs depend on genes of parents,grand parents and sometimes great grand parents. In short, if at all parentshave normal nose, one should not wonder their children having small nose, longnose or nose looking upwards My note- Now my answers excellent in Quoragrade is posted in Facebook also. All the above QA are based onQuora digest on 31-08- 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. 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