CULTURAL QA 10 -2021-28

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Q1           Where do magnets get their energy torepel other magnets from? Does 
it last forever?

A1           Mark John Fernee 20+ years as aphysicist Updated Oct 18

My note- Lengthy answer. Science nd Maths knowledge isrequired

That’s a tricky concept (well actually quite simple ifyou know enough physics) 
and most likely responsible for a great deal ofmagnet mysticism. It seems that 
many people think of magnets as somehow magic. 

This most likely stems from the fact that when you bringmagnets together, you 
can actually feel a force. Furthermore, this force actsover a distance without 
any contact. In our everyday experience, this is ratherunusual, and so 
intuition can lead us to wrong conclusions.

So let’s look at howphysics describes this situation.

The standard high school textbook definition of work is W=F⃗ ⋅s⃗ 

. Work, which is energycorresponds to a force acting over a distance. However, 
the work and the force are very different.In particular, if a force doesn’t act 
over a distance, there is no energyexpended. This is good, because it means 
that bridges can remain intact withouta power supply, because they are under 
constant stress (which is just a form offorce). That stress is ultimately due 
to gravity, but as long as all the forcesare balanced, a structure can be 
maintained.

Possibly, another cause for confusion is that muscles dorequire energy to 
remain flexed. That seems to indicate that energy and force are somehowsimilar. 
However, that’s due to how muscle contraction actuallyworks. Muscles in their 
contracted form require a supply chemicals to remain inthat state. This state 
of the human physiology can feed our intuition aboutforces and energy. 
Therefore, I think the best counter example is to think about bridges. 
Nothingsupplies them with energy to remain standing.

Magnets just happen to demonstrate an important concept inphysics, and that is 
potential energy, or a potential field. Moreover, a forceis related to the 
spatial change in potential energy. That means if thepotential changes from 
point A to point B, there will be a force. Just think of a hill. 
Thegravitational potential changes as you go up or down the hill.Therefore, 
there will be a force pointed down the hill. Mathematically, this can be 
written as, F⃗ =−∇ϕ(x,y,z)

. This gradient operatorjust calculates the slope of the scalar potential, 
which is a vector quantity. 

This is the physics you need to know to understand magnets. The magnetic field 
of the magnet is the magnetic potential. For twomagnets, they both have fields, 
which will combine into a single effectivefield. 

These fields do not need any batteries to maintain. They arebased on the 
collective angular momentum of the electrons in the material.Angular momentum 
is conserved and doesn’t need to be maintained. 

However, for twomagnets, if they are far apart, their individual fields are 
effectively zero atthe location of the other magnet. So the other magnet exists 
in a relatively uniform flatpotential. Therefore, there is no force between 
them. But we can bring themtogether. When we do that, the potential changes 
from uniform and flat tosomething that changes in space. This is when we feel a 
force between themagnets. If we continue bringing them together, the force 
increases. Notice,what’s happening here. We are bringing them together. We feel 
the force, butkeep moving the magnets. Therefore, we are providing the energy 
via our definitionof work. Furthermore, theorientation of the magnets 
determines whether the force is repulsive orattractive. 

strong magnets, maintaining a repulsive force becomesdifficult as they are 
brought closer. Any slight mis-orientation will result in a torque thatwill act 
to flip the magnets over, which will change the sign of the potentialfrom 
positive to negative. 

A negative potential is like falling down a hole, you want tobe at the bottom 
of it, and it is difficult to climb out. When the magnets aresticking to each 
other, that’s as deep as you can go down the well.

Describing the process of a magnet flipping and joiningtogether is beyond the 
scope of this answer. 

In essence all theenergy that you have input into bringing the magnets together 
is converted tothe violence of the flip and collision of the magnets and is 
dissipated. 

Now they are stuckand it will take energy to pull them apart again.

In short, it’s the act of moving magnets that takes energy.Maintaining a force 
need not take any energy, as demonstrated by a bridge.Furthermore, the field of 
a magnet is a manifestation of the combined angularmomenta of the constituent 
electrons. As these angular momenta come fromquantum states (usually in their 
lowest energy configuration), they cannot belost, and so are maintained 
indefinitely. That’s why you can’t directly extract energy frommagnets. They 
are not batteries.

Magnets are most useful in electric motors because theycan maintain a constant 
magnetic field, which provides a potential that can be used by the motorto 
generate work. 

The electric part of the motor creates electromagnets, whichinteract with the 
field of the permanent magnets. However, the field of the electromagnets can be 
controllably flipped, such thatthe orientation of the magnets can be made to 
continuously flip, which is whatpowers the rotating motion.

My note- In the earthwe get iron ore. In iron the ions are arranged in a linear 
manner creating nature magnetism.Magnets if hanged maintain North South 
direction.  Magnets attract other magnetic material.Hence in the pin box pins 
are hold due to the magnetism of a small magnetinside.  

Q2           Do people feel satisfied afterbecoming an IAS officer?

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You run districts, head diverse departments like health,agriculture, education, 
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Q3           Why aren’t raisins just called driedgrapes?

A3           Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Sun

"Raisin" generally refers to grapes in old French,and English borrows the word 
from French.

In many years of international trade, people are used to calling dried 
grapes"raisins".

Raisins are fresh grapes that have been sun-dried andshade-dried, which can be 
made from a wide variety of grape types.

The shelf life ofraisins is very long, about 18 months. Raisins have low water 
content and are easy to transport andstore. 

Raisins are a typical high-energy nutrient.

Raisins contain veryhigh sugar content. 100 grams of raisins contain about 60 
grams of sugar, most of whichare glucose.

Glucose is easier toabsorb and use by the body than any sugar, and can directly 
replenish energyfor the body and quickly relieve fatigue. 

At the same time, raisins are high-calorie foods, 100 gramsof raisins contain 
about 340 calories. 

Although raisins arevery nutritious, eating too many raisins can easily lead to 
obesity.

It is recommended to eat 2 tsp of raisins per day.

Q4           Why does Bengaluru look richer thanChennai?

A4           Anonymous Oct 21

Because Bangalore has sizeable amount of North Indians andthey are famous in 
showing off and copying fashion trends faster, Whether money is there or 
notthey like to show off. That does not mean they are richer.

In South you can easily notice a rich person wearing Normalslippers and walks 
away with simple cloth. Nearby you can also notice a lessrich person walking 
with Ray Ban glasses which he bought on sale and a girlwalking with mini skirt 
and a golden handbag. And because of this mix ofpopulation Kannadigas also like 
to become trendy and have good dressing skills.

But Chennai is bitlacking in showing it off and it’s dressing skills. And more 
over for Chennai’s humidity we can’t wear beautifulpull overs as like in 
Bangalore.

All that glitters are not gold!

Q5           My fasting blood sugar is 79 andHBA1C is 6.8. I am 40 yrs of age. 
My height is 5,11 and weight is 73kg. Lookingat HBA1C, I have already started 
diet control and regular exercise. Shall Itake diabetic medicine also or this 
is sufficient?

A5           Diabetes ManagementAnswered byVKRaoFri

When I was around 55 my fasting sugar was above 120 and myhba1c was above 6.5. 
from then I started walking and started controlling my diet.

 Till now (7 years over ) I have nottaken medicines. 

My fasting sugar ranges between 92 to 120 ( finger prickmethod). In 2019 my 
hba1c was below 6. 

My diet modification andwalking helped me so far.

 My doctor has notsuggested any medicines for sugar. Hence you may talk to you 
doctor and followhis suggestion without worrying much. But frequent sugar 
testing will help youa lot in following suitable diet. I am not a doctor and I 
have given my experienceonly.

My note- For few food control can reduce high blood sugar. Iread a lot of item 
in whatsapp about food control and diabetics.

One week back I just started to vegetable less boiled andsalads and fruits. 
Very little  wheatrice or rice. Though taking insulin, I found blood sugar 
levels have made good reduction.

Q5           What happens when you eat an appleevery day for a month?

A5           Lucia Garcia Worked at HospitalsOct22

Apple is a popular fruit with extremely rich nutritionalvalue and is known as 
the "King of Fruits".

Apple's nutrition is comprehensive and balanced, and eatingapples can 
supplement most of the nutrients the body needs.

Apple contains a biologically active substance: applepolyphenols. Apple 
polyphenols are a natural antioxidant that can effectivelyremove harmful free 
radicals, protect cells, and delay the aging process ofcells.

Regular consumption ofapples is very beneficial to the health of cells. With 
healthy cells, musclesand skin will becomemore elastic and resilient, wrinkles 
will be reduced, and you will lookyounger.

It is worth mentioningthat rinse the apple with water and eat apple with the 
skin.

Apple skin contains ursolic acid. Ursolic acid is a kind oftriterpene compound, 
which has obvious antioxidant function, and has goodanti-aging and anti-oxidant 
effects on the skin.

As the saying goes, eating an apple a day can make you lookten years younger

Q6           What happened to the vanaras postRamayana?

A6           Bhanu Kiran Admires the stories ofRamayana Sun

According to Uttara kanda of Ramayan, Ramaordered Hanuman to stay on earth as 
long as people take the name of Rama.

After this, Kakutstha spoke to Hanumat. ‘You have alreadymade up your mind to 
remain alive. Do not make that pledge of yours come false.O lord of the apes! 
As long as my account is spoken about in the world, tillthen, remain alive and 
follow your pledge.’ Kakutstha Raghava then told all theapes and bears, ‘Come 
with me.’

Source: Valmiki Ramayan CE Chapter7(98)                           

2. Sugreeva put Angada in-charge of Kishkinda and went toAyodhya along with few 
other Vanaras to join Rama who was departing the Earth.

3. Angada, Nal and Nil stayed back at Kishkinda and must haveruled the kingdom 
for some period.

4. Jamabavan got settled in a cave and met Krishna inDwaparayuga and gave his 
daughter Jambavati and Syamantaka Jewel to Krishna.This story is described in 
Srimad Bhagavatam.

Thus addressed, Jāmbavān happily honored Lord Kṛṣṇa by offering Him his 
maidendaughter, Jāmbavatī, together with the jewel.

Source: Srimad Bhagavata Canto 10 Chapter 56

5. Hanuman has a cameo appearance in Mahabharat. Heblocked the path of Bhima 
when Bhima went to fetch flowers from Gandhamadana mountains. Before 
leaving,Hanuman blessed Pandavas for victory in the war.

And thinking that he (Bhima) should not pass thatway,(Hanuman) lay across the 
narrow path, beautified by plantain trees,obstructing it for the sake of the 
safety of Bhima. With the object that Bhimamight not come by curse or defeat, 
by entering into the plantain wood, the apeHanuman of huge body lay down amidst 
the plantain trees, being overcome withdrowsiness.

Source: Mahabharat Vana Parva: Tirtha-yatra Parva: SectionCXLV

6. During Yudhisthira’s Rajasuya sacrifice, Sahadeva wentin southern direction 
and fought with the Vanaras settled in Kishindha kingdomfor seven days. 
TheVanaras were gratified with Sahadeva and gave tributes.

The long-armed hero having vanquished that monarch marchedfurther to the south. 
And then he beheld the celebrated caves of Kishkindhyaand in that region fought 
for seven days with the monkey-kings Mainda andDwivida. Those illustrious kings 
however, without being tired an the encounter,were gratified with Sahadeva. And 
joyfully addressing the Kuru prince, theysaid,--'O tiger among the sons of 
Pandu, go hence, taking with the tribute fromus all. Let the mission of the 
king Yudhishthira the just possessed of greatintelligence, be accomplished 
without hindrance. 

Source: Mahabharat Sabha Parva: Jarasandhta-badha Parva:Section XXX

7. A Vanara by the name of Dvivida was killed by Balarama inDwaparayuga.

The valiant one was Mainda’s brother and was Sugriva’sadviser. As an act of 
vengeance for his friend, the ape created havoc in thekingdom. He set cities, 
villages, mines and cowherd settlements on fire byigniting flames. On one 
occasion, he uprooted a mountain and pulverized all theregions, especially of 
Anarta. That is where Hari, his friend’s killer, dwelt.

The lord of the apes now clenched his arms, which were likepalm trees, into 
fists. He approached Rohini’s son and struck him on the chestwith these. The 
Indra among the Yadavas flung aside his club and his plough. Heangrily struck 
him on the collarbone with his two hands. He started to vomitblood and fell 
down.

Source: Bhagavata Purana Chapter 10(67)

8. Temple of Hathor at Dendera, built around 2250 BC hascarvings of Vanaras. In 
Kishkinda Parva of Ramayan, Sugreeva ordered allsubraces of Vanaras fromall 
over the world to assemble in his capital. Few of the Vanaras must havearrived 
from modern day Egypt too. They might have settled there after the warand 
continued their race.

Q7           Is it safe to place stainless steelcontainers in a refrigerator?

A7      2 Answers N.Sunil Kumar , AssociateProfessor, Humanities & Sciences 
(Biol) at Methodist College of Engineering and Technology(2019-pr…Answered Apr 
3, 2019

Stainless steel as storage container in refrigerator willnot be a problem as 
long as the material is thin and light to play the role ofstorage container. 
Beinga metal it is a good conductor of heat and keeping thickness thin 
increasesefficiency of heat loss from the food to container to surrounding air. 

Thick steel will take time to cool then create a gradientwith food hence takes 
longer to chill. The fact to bear in mind is, more the thickness of 
foodmaterial the poorer the cooling of core (which is where the bugs thrive) 
henceliquid or large vessels are not recommended, unless you mix content after 
6hours for uniform cooling. Acidic foods are to avoided if storing for long 
period as steel hasmore Chromium than normal for that sparkling sheen, it dulls 
.

2ND ANSWER-Annamalai Ram, former Chief Mechanical Engineer , Engg 
ConsultantAnswered Apr 2, 2019

Stainless steel metalsare most favoured by food and beverage industries. It 
does not stain, while inside or outside the refrigerator.Stainless steel is the 
metal used for most of the surgical instruments andduplicated bodies embedded 
inside the human body .

I think, stainlesssteel is biologically, safe and no problem in using inside 
refrigerator.

Stainless steels are the only metal, used in inductionheaters and electrical 
resistance heaters/ovens.

Please do not use Stainless steel or any metal inside themicro-oven cooking 
purpose, as electrical arcing is to appear between the vessel and the oven 
walls.

Allthe above QA are based on Quora digest to me on 27-10-2021. Quora answers 
neednot be 100% correct answers 

Compiler-R. Gopala Krishnan, 78 dated 28 -10-2021

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