CULTURAL QA11-2021-28 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 If the wife is angry thenshe can go to her maternal home. But if the husband is angry, where can he go? A1 Bhuvana Rameshwar marriedfor three decades Fri Usually men who get angry get out of the house and put an end to the arguments. Somego for a drive, some drink and come back. Many go meet old friends, relax with drinks and come back. They avoidstaying at home as the fights, arguments tend to flare up if a husband sitsquite, unresponding like a mountain while the wife continues the cribbing andarguments, barking unnecessarily like a dog. Some escape to their parents’ or sibling's house and have food cooked bytheir mother, sister etc . It comforts them. Some go on a solo trip for a few days if they can take leave from theirjobs. Our friend’s son drove all the way to Ooty from Bangalore (6 hrs drivepartly in winding hill roads ) when he got angry. Stayed there for four days,then returned. My husband goesto sleep, closing the bedroom door, to avoid me, any TV or other sounds. Once he got dressed and went out for almost 4 hours. When I asked himwhere he had been, turned out he had gone to see a movie in the cinema hall, aTabu (actress) movie. She is his favourite. He was cool by the time he cameback. My note- I come to a room 99%used by me and work inlap top without concentration something, which I would delete later Q2 How does a truck ACsystem work overnight while the driver sleeps? Doesn't it overheat or costfuel? A2 Blair Blakely Lives inCaliforniaNov 12 The A/C system in a truck is the same as the A/C system in your car. Theengine runs the compressor necessary to operate the A/C. If the engine is notrunning, the compressor is not being driven and the A/C does not work. To usethe truck’s air conditioner system while the driver sleeps, the engine must berunning. Most idling diesel truck engines use about a gallon of fuel and hour. No, they do not overheat. It is expensive to idle a truck all day or all night both in fuel andother wear and tear on the engine and in many places, it is illegal to do so. For the above reasons, many trucks these days are equipped with an ‘APU’ (Auxiliary Power Unit)that has a small diesel engine that runs an A/C system that is plumbed into thesleeper compartment and runs independently of the truck’s engine. It may also include a diesel firedheater for use in the winter and an alternator that, through an inverter,provides a.c. power for running electrical accessories in the sleeper such asmicrowaves, coffee pots, etc. Some are battery powered that runthese systems and contain acomputer control that starts the truck engine periodically to recharge thebatteries. Q3 How do I increase thewater pressure in the first floor water taps? A3 Gopala Krishnan, formerAssistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966-2004)Answered just now The idea coming to my mind - connect a separate outlet pipe from overheadpump. Connect a mini motor to pump the motor downwards. It could providewater with more flow to pipes connected to first floor . The motor should be amini one , which could just increase flow when switched on. Provide a switch tooperate the motor when necessary. If necessary run a separate pipe from tankfor slow flowing of water. Q4 What are snakes' greatestpredators? A4 Journey into theWildAnswered byKaneNov 19 The snake's biggest enemy: themongoose As one of the three animals not afraid of snake venom, the mongoose is immune to almostall venomous snakes. It is said that even its close relatives, 16species of mongoose, are not afraid of snake venom. The relationship between the mongoose and the snake isworse than between the cat and the mouse. And it also specializes in provoking venomoussnakes. Even if it has a bulging belly, as long as it sees a snake,it will still tease the snake and eventually kill it mercilessly.Even the cobra with a violent neurotoxin, the mongoose is not afraid at all. Q5 What is better, a 10k Rsgovernment job or a 50k worth private job? A5 PMGowindan Nampoothiri FormerGM at Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (2001–2008)Tue With NPS, there is no free pension in Government and the mainattraction in Government jobs is gone. Yousave and get a pension, which you can do in the private sector also Next is job security -most of the good companies ensure job security.Soif you are prepared to work hard and save go for 50 k job Q6 What are some importantpoints to keep in mind when constructing your house? A6 Gopala Krishnan, formerAssistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answeredjust now First if all one should understand constructing a home with loan, means, he has to pay double the amount of loan taken. If possibleconstruct home with saving sufficient money. Construct a home with in thelimits of one’s finance. Construct home in a locality where floods would not affect. Constructwith quality building materials. Not construct a home in parts. Build fully. If finance permitshave a compound around the home and have a garden for flowers and vegetables. Ensure sufficient money isthere for day to day life and medical expenses. Q7 Is there a scientificexplanation for consciousness? How is our consciousness different from otheranimals? A7 Matt Blatnik Ph.D. (aPhilosopher Scientist, INFP-A) 59m Interesting question! Interesting because at it is core, science is observation andexperimention designed to explain how something works. And the humanconsciousness is aware of itself enough to question the origin of its ownconsciousness. This is very different from animals who merely know they thatexist until they start interacting with humans. I've experienced it myself having pets. Once an animal begins to interact with humans, itsconsciousness and awareness of itself begins changing and growing.Similarly, our own consciousness started out vastly different than it is now.And I what more specifically mean is that our consciousness started out as adifferent form of energy. In fact, we could say one without any form. Einstein was genius in his simple energy balance equation E = mc(squared)because it very linked energy and physical mass together. He conjured thisequation through a thought experiment and it means that all matter, everysingle bit of everything in the known physical universe is energy. Similarly, our consciousness is energybut when it is experiencing humanity, its form is centered or equilibrated tothe human existence. And the point or purpose of being human is to grow a better understandingof what it is like to be an individual consciousness that is connected to thegreater whole of consciousness. You see, there is another scientific law atplay that also needs some consideration. It is the principle of massconservation. Or simply, a closed systems mass cannot be added to or takenfrom, it must stay constant and another component that says matter can changeform through chemical or physical means but the same amount exists before andafter the change. Apply this to energy and mass and think of our solar system(yes all of the milky way, even the universe if you want) as a closed systemand BAM…… If we wrap all these observations up it becomes rather clear that consciousness is an energeticprocess that merely changes form. It isn't lost, it just changesform, ever evolving through infinite possibilities. We see this phenomenonoccur on a small and in real time with our pets who grow from theirinteractions with humans. And like us but different, our pets are experiencingtheir own consciousness on a different level of evolution with the intentionthat they too transform their own consciousness by serving the growth humanbound consciousness. Whereasour growth is focused on understanding ourselves and what that means. Q8 Why is it crucial toclean your kitchen exhaust fan? A8 Gopala Krishnan, formerAssistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966-2004)Answered just now Exhaust fans is open to outside. Cobwebs may fall. Lizards, insects etc. canenter. Even small mouses, though there is a net inside. Alternatesuggestion is chimney. But cost is more than 10 times of exhaust fans.Maintenance cost is heavy. Monthly/fortnightly cleaning may help safety by using exhaust fans. Q9 When the President eatsoutside the White House, how do they make sure the food isn't poisoned? A9 John Catiller Magicianand retired police officer.Nov 18 When a President chooses to eat at a restaurant it ruins their business for the night.The secret service goes in several hours in advance. They clear the place outof any customers. They take over the kitchen and check out the staff. Thenevery step of food preparation from purchasing it from. the source topresenting it to the table is monitored by a secret service agent. Many times restaurants and hotelshave said no to visit from the President for these very reasons. Q10 If the tenant'sgoods are damaged due to a short circuit in the flat I rented, will I beresponsible for the loss? A10 Prasanna BhaleraoI havesome experience in real estate deals.21h Always check what the lease says in such cases. I always mention on mylease agreement (as a landlord) that I am not responsible for damages to personal goodsarising and that the tenant should have personal home insurance(renter’s insurance). If your lease does not say anything then it is a case of “this way” or“that way”. Basically, the tenant, if he claims damages, will have to provethat the shortcircuit is due to my negligence, etc. (for instance wiring too oldand not maintained). I will insist that I will have the verification done by anindependent surveyor. In all modern homes, a short circuit does not generally damage theinstruments or equipment. Thecircuit breaker trips the mains long before any significant damage occurs.Also, in modern homes, there is an overload protector. Yet, fires can occur inold wires. There may be damages due to lightning or such events. I will flatlyrefuse to compensate in such cases. Q11 Why are humanbabies so incompetent compared with other species’ young? A11 Claire Jordan Degree inbiology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper13h In mammals, higher intelligencerequires a larger brain and skull. In placental mammals, a larger skull requires a wider birth canal andpelvis. But if the pelvis became *too* wide women wouldn’t be ableto walk efficiently. We, and to a lesser extent other great apes, gotround this by having our babies born at an early stage of development, so thateven though their skulls are large *in proportion* they are still small enoughin absolute terms not to require the mother to have a 3ft-wide pelvis. Thisisn’t necessarily the only way this could have been achieved, but evolution isa series of make-does adapting what was already there - it doesn’t have someperfect goal it aims towards. Having young who are helpless for a long time is not as big adisadvantage to great apes as it would be for most species, because of ourclingiy limbs - the mother can hold the baby, and the baby can hang on to themother. And having a long childhood is actually beneficial in highlyintelligent species such as apes and elephants, where so much of behaviour istaught and learned rather than instinctual. Learned behaviour can be adapted tonew conditions thousands of times faster than instinctual behaviour, which hasto be laboriously evolved. Q12 How much salary wasdrawn by PM Jawaharlal Nehru in the initial period? A12 KanthaswamyBalasubramaniam Lawyer5h Shri Lal BahadurShastri drew a Salary of Rs. 1625 a month. He paid Rs. 225/- to Punjab NationalBank and refused the balance Rs. 1400 a month. This fact is known because He refused his salary and had it sent to theGovernment of India Calamity Fund. This was in 1965 Shri Rajendra Prasad, FormerPresident drew a Pension of Rs.871/- a month and he too turned it down saying “To serve the nation was a Duty”. This money alsowent to the Government of Indias, Calamity Fund. Meanwhile the same year - Mountbatten was sanctioned and awarded Rs. 64850/- for relocationexpenses to London. The Sanction letter was approved by Shri SRadhakrishnan , the Last President to have the Privelege of Sanctioning aFormer Presidents or Governor Generals payments and Allowance Since inflation was unheard of - I presume Nehru also drew Rs. 1625/- amonth in Salary All the above QA are from Quora website on 27-11- 2021. Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan ,78, former AGM Telecom Trivandrum on 28-11-2021 -- 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/1178075842.3915784.1638061678612%40mail.yahoo.com.
