Pranam Q12 colloquial is the mutations of the former and earlier virus; today its Ghana style; "pillainga ellam padikkanum" style; the madras language is still in vogue; tamil can never die. KR IRS
On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 at 05:19, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 01-2022-06* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Can diabetics eat white rice? > > A1 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Dec 22 > > The glycemic index of white rice is about 82, which is relatively high. > > The results of multiple studies have shown that white rice can increase > the risk of diabetes. > > A recent survey of 300,000 people in the United States, China, and Japan > showed that there is indeed a relationship between white rice and diabetes. > > According to related studies, people who eat more white rice have a 55% > higher risk of diabetes than those who eat less white rice. > > The main component of white rice is carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are > easily converted into sugars after entering the body, leading to increased > blood sugar. > > Although white rice is very nutritious, people with diabetes must control > the amount of rice consumed at each meal. > > 2 What is the most important thing you have learned in life? > > A2 Khushi Patil BTech in Medi-Caps Institute of Science and > Technology, St. Francis High School Dec 21 > > “empty pocket" > > Empty pocket will give you the most important lesson in life. > > My father lost his job last year due to COVID and after that he struggled > a lot to get a job. > > *After struggling hard he got a job of 12 hrs with 10k salary and Thats 3 > times less than the salary he use to get before so he started spending* > money from savings . > > We started becoming careful before spending money. > > *Compromising to buy something .* *Seeing your friend's buying stuff but > you control yourself.* *no extra expense.* > > " Reality hits you hard when you think yeah Im going too enjoy my life > , but as soon you see your father struggling too give you everything as > much he can " > > And we middle class family knew better" the value of Compromising " > > Jobless day. Starving for success Empty pockets . Failures.Will > reach you a lot of lesson About life , living each and everyday with hope > > Q3 Can concrete last 10,000 years? > > A3 Ciro Pabon Specialist in Highway Engineering & Soil > Mechanics, Universidad Del Cauca (Graduated 1986)Sun > > Of course. > > We have enormous, huge, humongous, extraordinarily large concrete dams > like Grande Dixence, in Switzerland, not to mention Three Gorges Dam in > China. > > Grande Dixence is 285 meters tall, which means it is two times taller than > the 147 meters tall Great Pyramid. > > Grande Dixence has a volume of six million cubic meters of concrete which > is 2.3 times the Great Pyramid 2.6 million cubic meters in volume. > > Grande Dixence is 700 meters width, while the Great Pyramid is 230 meters > wide. > > Grande Dixence dam (center) will outlast the Giza Pyramid (bottom left, at > the same scale) easily > > Grande Dixence profile: notice the galleries for drainage, the rest is > solid concrete. > > Heights are given in meters over sea level, widths are in millimetres. > > *Some answer claims that a mass of concrete this size can be eroded by > air.* > > Air erodes concrete at a rate of around 0,05 mm per year or 5 mm per > century, one decimetre in 2.000 years tops. > > That rate happened when the world used carbon with sulphur and spewed > sulphur freely, an epoch that ended 30 years ago. > > *Roman dams made of concrete have lasted almost 2.000 years without > visible erosion.* > > Cornalvo dam in Spain was built in 100 AD > > Q4 Is it true that every pomegranate fruit has exactly 365 > seeds inside of it, resembling the number of days in a year? > > A4 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals17h > > *A large pomegranate weighs 500 grams and contains about 720 pomegranate > seeds.* > > Small pomegranates have far fewer pomegranates seed than large > pomegranates. > > Pomegranate contains higher levels of natural antioxidants than most other > fruit. > > Modern medicine has found that the antioxidant capacity of pomegranate is > 3 times higher than that of green tea and 20 times higher than that of > vitamin C. > > *Eating pomegranate regularly can remove harmful free radicals in the > body, protect cells, and delay the aging process of cells.* > > Pomegranate is rich in carbohydrates, organic acids, folic acid, carotene, > vitamin C, vitamin E, B vitamins, and minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc, > phosphorus, potassium, selenium, magnesium, manganese, and sodium. > > Eating pomegranate can replenish the nutrients and trace elements the body > needs, and has a good health effect on the body. > > My note- Quality pomegranate cost around 280-00 per kg in Chennai. How to > purchase paying such a high cost? Apple costs a little- 240-00 per kg. > > Q5 Did Napoleon conquer more or less European territory than > Hitler? > > A5 Barry Josey Former Consultant & Retired Partner in Firm of > Architects (1981–2018)17m > > Hitler took more land in Europe than Napoleon. Napoleon did not attempt > to conquer the Balkans or Greece, or Norway for that matter. Portugal, > supported by Great Britain survived independently, also. > > Note Mark’s reply including African colonisation of North and West Africa. > That is not quite correct. Algeria was invaded and taken over in 1830, > fifteen years after Napoleon’s last hurrah; it became a formal colony a few > years later. Tunisia was attached in 1881 and Morocco became a protectorate > in 1912. The French had established trading stations and taken some land in > Senegal in the late 1600s, nothing to do with Napoleon, and completed their > annexation in the 19th Century. Also, the map indicates French territory > extending up to the border with Egypt, that did not happen, the Libyian > coastline lay between the two and Napoleon did not expend manpower taking > it over. > > Q6 Is heated water or power washing better for cleaning? > > A6 Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered just now > > I am answering heated water and powder detergent/detergent liquid is good > for washing. I am from India, and after bath I wash towel, dhoti and > undergarment and night shirt in hot water after pouring liquid detergent/ > detergent powder. > > I put clothes one by one, wait for a minute and squeeze. In the end I can > see dirty water in the bucket which I throw to the outlet. I put the > cloth in automatic washing machine for spinning and drying. I get dirt free > clothes. > > All automatic washing machines have water heating technologies. > > Q7 Do you need to peel radishes? > > A7 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Dec 13 > > Radish is a root vegetable with white flesh and red or white skin. > > *Radishes do not need to be peeled, just wash and cut off the top and root > end.* > > Radish skins are rich in sulforaphane, which is one of the healthiest > compounds in cruciferous vegetables. > > *Sulforaphane has strong anti-cancer, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory > effects, which can reduce and avoid the risk of various diseases.* > > At the same time, the sulforaphane in radish is also a natural > antioxidant, which can protect cells and delay the aging process of > cells.In addition, the vitamin C content of radish skin is about twice that > of radish flesh. 95% of calcium in radish is contained in radish skins. > > Q8 What happens to an LED if you exceed the maximum current? > > A8 John Privett B.Sc. from Durham University (Graduated > 1979)Sat > > It will depend on how much you exceed the maximum current. Exceeding it > by a small amount will most likely just shorten the life of the LED. > Exceeding it by a large amount will probably destroy it, possibly quite > dramatically. > > I know from personal experience, over 40 years ago, what happens when you > absent-mindedly connect an LED like this one, > > designed to be run on about 2 volts, across a 12 v power supply. In my > case there was a loud “crack” *- bits of plastic flew all over the place, > there was a little smoke, and ultimately not much left of the LED! As they > say, “Don’t try this at home…”* > > Q9 How did ancient man cut down large trees without the > invention of metal toothed saws? > > A9 History Insights Answered byJames M. Volo Dec 29 > > The process was called girdling. Girdling means cutting through the outer > surface of the bark deeply enough to completely sever the cambium around > the tree’s entire circumference. This will kill the tree. > > A clay band can be placed around the dead tree and a fire set around the > lower trunk. As the fire chars the surface a stone tool can be used to > chip away at the wood until the trees is felled. > > Q10 What was the biggest waste of money in human history? > > A10 Forrest Taylor learned scholar Mon > > *The world's longest bridge: the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge* (at a > cost of about $20 billion) is a miracle in the world's engineering history, > but in terms of its use value, it has become the biggest construction > waste in the world's history. Until now, three years after the bridge was > completed, there is hardly any traffic on this bridge. > > When the Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Bridge was about to be opened to traffic, > the decision makers suddenly realized a big problem: Who will use this > bridge? > > Vehicles from mainland China cannot use it because mainland license plates > cannot enter or leave Hong Kong and Macau. Similarly, Hong Kong vehicles > can't use it because Hong Kong license plates can't go to Mainland China > and Macau, and Macau vehicles can't use it because Macau license plates > can't go to Mainland China and Hong Kong. ...... *Only vehicles with > Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau can use it, and such vehicles are very > few in number*, and those who need to go on the bridge are even more rare. > > Q11 What are the harmful effects of mutation? Does our lifestyle > triggers mutation to occur? > > A11 Ken Saladin Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy)Sun > > There are four principal causes of mutation: radiation (medical, nuclear, > solar), chemicals, viruses, and DNA replication errors occurring when cells > divide. All but the replication errors are called mutagens. > > Lifestyle doesn’t directly cause mutations, but certainly does influence > one’s susceptibility to mutagens: voluntary UV radiation exposure in > sunbathing and use of tanning beds; taking in mutagenic chemicals in > tobacco smoke and food preservatives; and living circumstances, sexual > behavior, and health practices (or neglect) increasing the risk of viral > infections. > > The most notorious harmful effect of mutations on humans is cancer. This > results from oncogenes—mutated genes that over-express growth factors and > GF receptors that regulate the timing and rate of cell division—and > mutations that inactivate protective tumor-suppressor (TS) genes. *Other > mutations in humans can lead to sickle-cell disease, albinism, Marfan > syndrome, and many other genetic diseases.* > > Q12 Why do people address Bengali people as da and di like > Kishore Da, Pancham Da, Mithun Da, Lata Di, Mamta Di etc.? > > A12 Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam Lawyer Mon > > *When I lived in Calcutta - they always called me Dada meaning elder > brother My wife was always Didi* > > Every time it was - O Didi - Aajke Lake Market Jaaben na ki? (Will you go > to Lake Market Today???) > > The only variation is Middle Aged Married Women are sometimes called Boudi > which means Sister in Law but could also mean ‘Elder Sister’. > > I have never heard the word Sahib in West Bengal *whereas in Chennai its > always Saar , Saar or Amma or Ayya* > > Even in Coimbatore its always Anna or Akka or Thambi and never Saar or > Ayya or Amma unless you are really old > > *I think Bengalis call each other Da unless they are very familiar in > which case they drop the Da or unless the Age difference is too much* > > So since Bollywood had a lot of Bengalis and they addressed each other as > ‘Da’ - the name stuck and since then anyone who was Bengali would be > addressed as Dada or Didi in Bollywood until maybe the 2000s. > > Like for instance I wont call Rajdeep or Apartako as Rajdeep Da or > Aparatako Da but rather by their names or if i am very close to them by > their pet names like Khokha or Shontu or Babai but they would call me KB Da > > For example RDB was Pancham and Bengalis like Shomu or Shashadhar or Joy > Mukherjee used to call him Pancham Da and the name stuck > > Likewise even Lata Mangeshkar was called Lata Didi though she is > Maharashtrian and not a bong > > (Asha Bhonsle was called Asha TAI - Tai meaning a Marathi word i guess) It > is like the word San in japanese > > *When you went to a Japanse company or factory in the 80s or 90s - they > would always address the Japanese as Michita San or Ugawa San* and the > name stuck so they are always called San - in China or Singapore or even > South Korea. > > My note- In Chennai there was singular use by rich to lower grade. It has > disappeared at least 70% now if not fully. *Colloquial Chennai Tamil has > almost disappeared now*, probably due to migration of people from other > districts and states. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 05-01- 2022. * > > *Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan ,78, former AGM Telecom > Trivandrum on 06-01-2022* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" 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/iyer123/793390776.1467473.1641426561753%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/793390776.1467473.1641426561753%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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