CULTURAL QA 12-2021-04

Being  a compilation there may  be errors 

Q1         What is the use of a floor standing air conditioner?

A1          Gopala Krishnan , formerAssistant General Manager 1996-2004 at 
Department of Telecom(1966-2004)Answered just now

I have seen floor standing AC unit. But it is not a success. Power supplyhas to 
be extended to the unit by flexible cable able to carry 15 amps 230 Vvia switch 
box. output liquid has to be extended outside through a tubing. 

It looks like a water cooler with more weight. movable by wheels. Advantage is 
AC unit can be nearto a cot .In places like Bangalore India, mostly climate is 
cool, it canbe used in summer.

Q2         Why do so many species seem to not want to eat humans as afood 
source? What is it about humans that makes us not seen as food to mostanimals? 
Like even sharks usually wont try to eat humans. What are animalsthinking?

A2   Claire Jordan Degree in biologyand folklore; programmer, shop owner, 
secretary on newspaper22h

A) We tend to kill animals thateat us, so they learn not totry.

B) There isn’t usually thatmuch meat on us (except in theUS!) and we come 
wrapped in inconvenient things such as plastic shoes and metalbelt buckles that 
a predator could break its teeth on.

Q3         Is Rao a North India surname, Maharashtra surname or SouthIndia 
surname?

A3         Venkata Rao       Discovered more about India by staying abroadWed

Rao is mainly a surname used byTelugu people and Kannada people. Some 
Maharashtrians also use it in but not as a surname these days butas second name 
or end part of first name. Tulu people, Konkani people ,Maharastrian people 
settled in south India a few centuries back also use it.

Q4         How did Shri Krishna stop time when he told the BhagavadGita to 
Arjun? How is this possible scientifically?

A4         VishnuKumar      IAM That IAM21h

The Supreme Krishna did NOTstop time for the Bhagavad Gita.

So what really happened:       

The armies of the Kauravas and the Pandavas had started assembling muchbefore 
the decided time of war between the parties involved.

Krishna and Arjuna had come earlier and were ready. Then Arjuna requestsKrishna 
to place the chariot between the assembling armies so that he can get aclear 
view about who are all oncoming from the side of the Kauravas. 

Then Arjuna sees that his friends, his cousins, his preceptors and 
PitamahaBhishma are all coming in one by one. He is shaken and drops the 
Gandiva andexpresses his inability to fight. And then starts the Bhagavad Gita. 

In all the roar and uproar ofthe assembling armies, Krishna quickly completes 
his Bhagavad Gita much beforethe war start time. 

Even after the completion of Bhagavad Gita, we see that several warriorsare 
still coming in and assembling on both sides. 

Thereafter Yudhisthira gets down from his chariot, meets each one of theseniors 
on the side of the Kauravas, takes their blessings and comes back.

Then as both sides give their assent, the all destroying Mahabharata 
warerupts.that is the answer. 

Q5         How does an air conditioner maintain the set temperature andhow is 
this set temperature achieved in a large room (office)?

A5          Rinoy IssacAnswered Nov2, 2016

An Air Conditioner maintain thetemperature using a temp sensor associated with 
a controller. The sensor reads the return air temp from the roomwhich is air 
conditioned and the controller compare it with set point. Once theset point is 
achieved the controller cut down the compressor which in turn stopthe room 
being cooled more. When the temp inside the conditioned room isincreased the 
temp sensor sense it and the controller cut in the compressor(ie.,Compressor 
start working). This go on to maintain the room temperature at theset point.

Q6  Why is human child birth such a dangerousprocess? Why hasn’t evolution 
devolved a more survivable way to reproducewithout high rates of infant and 
maternal mortality?

A6    C.S.Friedman    Science Fiction and Fantasynovelist Nov 25

High intelligence requires a large brain, requires a large head, whichmakes 
birth risky. We have made many adaptations as a species, includingbirthing 
children at a much earlier stage than most animals, do, when they willbe 
helpless for an Extendedperiod of time. 

Nature, which is both merciless and efficient, has weighed the advantagesand 
disadvantages of high intelligenc, early birth, female pelvic shape,maternal 
and infant mortality, etc, and come up with the combination of elements that is 
most conducive tocontinuance of the species.

Q7         What is the appropriate way for an Indian bride to call herfuture 
mother and father-in-law?

A7          Bhuvana Rameshwar South Indian culture5h

Now that everybody is educatedit is better to call them as uncle and aunty in 
our Indian society. Calling by names as in western culture may make ourmil-dil 
arguments, misunderstandings and fights if any more uncultured andunsolvable.

Some call them as daddy and mummyas they call their real parents as papa and 
amma. They add a “ji” to it as a sign of respect, whether therespect is there 
or not.

In Southern India we address themas “mama, mami, or mama and athai”

It is better to address them as Uncle and Aunty if you want it to beformal and 
informal at the same time. My dil calls us so. I addressed my inlaws as mama 
andathai. But I always felt only my dad's sister is my real athai, nobodyelse ! 
Initially I found it difficult, but soon got used to it.

My note- Among Brahmins the practiceis mostly to call  Appa and Amma bydaughter 
in law since she has become daughter by gothrachange.  However the son callshis 
 in laws as mama and mami since he isnot blood related to in laws. Learnt 
members can write on this view.

Q8         Is there any electric scrubber or brush for washing clothes?

A8     Venkateswara Swamy Swarna ,former Scientist, Metallurgist, Quality / NDT 
Manager at Department of AtomicEnergy, India (1967-2008) Answered 8m ago

Look for portable mechanical washing machines that have no other functionexcept 
to agitate the clothes in the detergent solution. That would be theclosest to a 
scrubber…

You need to rinse the clothes and wring them by hand or in a separatemachine…

Modern detergents are very powerful and the clothes don’t need scrubbingor 
brushing except very rarely. Applying some detergent (preferably liquid) 
andleaving the garment aside for a while before washing and rinsing will 
removetough stains too…

Q9         Why is life not fair? Some people live in good countries andsome 
live in bad countries. Some get good parents, some get bad parents, andsome 
don’t get any.

A9           Bhuvana Rameshwarmarried for three decades Nov 22

Yes, life doesn't seem fair. But then think over it sometime. 

Our religions convenientlyblame it or explain it using our previous birth Karma 
or fate or luck. Some say it is mere coincidence. Even twins having beenborn in 
the same house get to live separate and different types of lives if oneor both 
are adopted due to unforeseen reasons. Here how did it happen that one is in a 
better family,environment and country? No explanation with proof is given. Here 
evenbirth- parents or the family which adopted them do not guarantee them a 
safeand happy life. So, again no explanation or guarantee given.

Leaving Religions, Karma and fate apart ! …

we are similar to hens and chicken. Or any other living creature like 
thesmallest of ants to biggest of whales.

Some hens are born in forests, beautifully feathered, light weight andsmart. 
They live with lots of freedom, yet all the time aware of the dangers ofthe 
forest predators like a cat or snake or leopard.

Some are born in homes, private farms and are kept as pets for many happyyears 
until they die of natural reasons. These are of different colours, smartand 
know who their owner is. They have a coop, get food too.

Some are born in large poultry farms or from incubation centres…these aremostly 
white or brown, docile and know nothing beyond the huge coop life. Theyare fed 
well on special food, rationed, medicated only to grow fast and to besent to 
the market for feeding humans.

Or the lucky ones become egg laying machines, alive but forced to feed oncustom 
made meal. Here they live in well lit cages with hundreds fighting forspace, 
food, and water. Add to that unnecessary hormones and antibiotics.

Did the egg or chick decide where it is born? Is it fate, karma orsomething 
else? Did the chick think a lot about the reasons for its birth orlife ? It was 
only eating, drinking water, sleeping and happily mingling withother chicks. It 
was happy until it died without knowing its date of death. Maybe they felt more 
space when a batch was removed from the farm similar to whatwe see and feel 
during death of others in our family or vicinity. Sadness, Iwonder if any in 
the small chick brains.

Aren't we similar to them? Think over it. Only happiness matters. Nothingelse 
matters like place of birth, parents, education, job, religion, caste,country, 
wealth, or even health.

Do good, be good, adjust, becontented, be happy. That's all 

Q10              What causes a burn in a fan regulator?

A10      VasilisCaravitis     Answered 1h ago

There can be a number of reasons. Most frequent component failure. A 
badtransistor, IC or other solid state part can cause failure. Poor cooling can 
beanother cause. A good quality product should not fail easily. Cheap 
productsare more vulnerable, on account of lower quality parts, labor and poor 
qualitycontrol.

My note- The oldest fanregulators were stable. Later oneswere getting damaged 
and replaced . Latest smaller units fitted along withswitches now  are more 
than 70% stable. 

All the above QA are from  Quora website  on    04-12- 2021. 

Compiled and posted by R.Gopala krishnan ,78, former  AGM TelecomTrivandrum on 
04-12-2021

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