CULTURAL QA01-2022-20 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Where did white skin originate? A1 Ernest W. Adams Schooltaught me to hate history, but now I love it. Jan 9 There are three different genesfor light skin, and itappears that they emerged in at least two different places. Two genes seemed to haveappeared in southern Sweden. The same two came into southern Europelater, by migration from the Near East. Q2 Why do bus models used by road transportdepartments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu seem to be out-dated when compared withKarnataka? A2 Monson Varghese Livedin Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Tue The bus charge in TN is one of the lowest in the country. TNSTC is forthe common man and so they chargeminimum with minimum luxury. On the other hand Kerala's KSRTC chargevery high and yet it is loss making unit. The amount collected monthly fromtickets is not enough for paying salaries. With very strong labour unions,reducing the extra employees is very difficult. So they don't have any money tobuy new buses or purchase spare parts for the old buses. As a result a goodpercentage of their buses are not in working condition My note- Red buses plying incity and light blues plying in long routes in Tamilnadu are very good buses. Kerala also has best buses thoughthere few ordinary aged buses. The answer I do not think verycorrect. Q3 What are some physics rules appliedby birds in their daily life? A3 Ketan Pande A BirdWatcher for 5+ years 22h Let’s check your attention to detail. Have a look at this photo of OspreyBird.Now, Carefully look at this second picture. Do you find any similarities? Take a moment, then read the answer. If you looked carefully you will find the similarity in prey position intalons. The head of thefish is in the forward direction. The other fish is not held horizontal, backways,or any other random position. But, why Osprey holds the fish with its head forward? Many of you mighthave got the answer. It’s simple. Holding fish head in the above fashion cuts air effectively and reducesdrag while flying. Nature’s beauty lies in such small-small things, and not magnanimity. Q4 Are there any side-effects ofdrinking alcohol after taking flu medication (or just while having a cold/fluin general)? A4 Mats Andersson B. Sc,M. Sc from Uppsala UniversityJan 8 If the flu medication containsparacetamol (like Tylenol), side-effects can include a very painful death overseveral weeks. Paracetamol and alcohol together might destroy your liver, in one go.Don't ever mix them. Drinking alcohol when you havea flu, without any medication, isn't a problem. My Mom swears by it; she says it doesn't help a bit but it makes beingmiserable more fun. Q5 What is sugar's toxicity? How do youavoid it? A5 Steven Haddock Studiedat York University (Canada)Sun Every single metabolic function in your body runs on glucose, which is….sugar. Every. Single. One. If you eat other things, yourbody will slowly and surely break them down into glucose for energy. If you don’t eat carbohydrates, which are sugars and molecules made ofsugars (i.e. the starch in bread, potatoes, pasta and rice), your body willbreak down fat (the raw material of which is sugar) and proteins and turn theminto glucose too. Now, does this mean sugar is good for you? Of course not. Eating too much sugar is as badfor you as drinking 20 gallons of water a day, or trying to eat anentire cow at one sitting. Yes, diabetes is a horrible thing, but it kills you by preventing glucosefrom getting into your cells, leaving it in your bloodstream where it doesn’tdo you any good. And, if you eat too much, your body will turn it into fat. Once it is stored in fat, yourbody doesn’t want to give it up. Now, humans are unique is they’ve found a way of extracting sugar fromplants and refining it into pure sugar. Most other animals have to eat a lotmore food in order to get at the sugar. There’s not much sugar in an orange andyou have to take in a lot of bulk that’s good for you, but the sugar is whatgives you the energy. The rest is just water and undigestible cellulose. So, don’t eat a lot of sugar, butdon’t think of it as a poison either. You can drown in too much water, but you still need that too. If you’re worried about your sugar intake, the best thing to do is to eatmore leafy vegetables - spinach, romaine lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, brusselsprouts, whatever. However, know that whatever energy you get out of those is from the sugar within. Q6 Is the domestication of animals thesame as taming? A6 Claire Jordan Degreein biology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Jan 6 No. Domestication is the act ofselectively breeding them sothat they become genetically programmed to be easier to tame, and usually toenhance other characteristics humans find appealing, such aspretty fur or high milk-yield or reduced odour. Q7 Most people know that the Statue ofLiberty is not really green. It is actually copper that has oxidized to lookgreen. When it went through its restoration in 1986, why didn’t they clean itto restore it to its original copper color? A7 Steven Haddock Studiedat York University (Canada)Dec 9 You can’t remove the patinawithout removing some of the copper too. The skin of the statue is on the thin side - 3/32nds of aninch (about two pennies thick). And it would only be temporary. The copper would turn green again as thecopper surface was exposed to air, water and salt. The patina is actually solid -it protects the copper underneath from further oxidation. So, you would be permanently removing metal from the statue that keeps itfrom deteriorating, was planned to happen at the first place, and would weakenthe entire statute to boot. Not a good combination. Q8 Can horses survive amputation? A8 Claire JordanDegree inbiology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Jan 4 Of the tail, sure. Of a limb, no, unless they are really tiny andlightweight. Aminiature horse born with a deformed foot was able to cope with having aprosthetic lower limb fitted, but a full-size horse is too heavy andexcitable. Their weight on the join with the prosthetic would hurt them, andwhen they tried to run they would damage it. Elephants have been known tocope with a prosthetic foot,despite their great weight, but they are generally calm and slow so they canput the prosthetic foot down without jarring the leg. Q9 How can I use a drum concrete mixer? A9 Ultra Tech Cement India’sNo 1 Cement. Updated Sep 9 For making a concrete mix, drummixing is far more effective than manual mixing as it makes more concrete inless time. Let's see how to get perfect concrete mix using a drum mixer. -Choose a drum mixer that has sufficient capacity to mix concretefirstly. -Clean the mixer from the inside, check for dirt from any previous workand apply a layer of cement slurry from the inside. -Check the blades of the drum mixer. Make sure they're not damaged. -Put the right quantity and proportion of materials into the mixer. Thisis important for the quality of the concrete. -Mix the mixture for at least 2minutes. Remember to not put too much water in the mixture. This can reduce thestrength of the concrete. Q10 How can I convince the power departmentto turn off my power in the whole house so that I can repair the main breaker? A10 Loring Chien electricalengineer and audiophile for 45 years Jan 9 You don’t need to convince them. Just call them (the power company) upand arrange to have it turned off and then to turn it back on later when youare done. Tell them youare needing to work on the breaker box. They will have to send aservice truck to do each step so There may be a service charge involved. Q11 What is the explanation of the theoryof evolution that men are (mostly) taller than women? A11 Mats Andersson B. Sc,M. Sc from Uppsala UniversityJan 11 Look at our closest relatives. Chimpanzees and bonobos are either monogamous, or promiscuouson an equal opportunity basis. Males and females are of similar sizes. Gorillas have one male monopolise a harem of females. Males are three to four timesthe size of females. This pattern is actually common to all mammals. If the males hold harems, they are huge compared tofemales. If they are monogamous, the genders have the same size. For males to be able to monopoliseseveral females, they need to be bigger and stringer than other males. It looks like humanshave gone through a stage where males could hold harems of females,at some stage after we split from chimpanzees. It also looks like we areevolving away from that, since the sexes seem to be getting more similar insize. We’re talking here about Australopithecus—the famous “Lucy” fossil—orsomething about that distant from us; it takes time to evolve it away sinceit’s not really much of a disadvantage to be a bit bigger—you need more food,which is a disadvantage, but you also have a bit of an advantage by beingstronger. Of course, humans have since adapted to situations with a surplus ofwomen by accepting polygamy, and to situations with a surplus of men (which hashistorically been more rare) by accepting polyandry. We’re smart enough to be able to adapt topractically anything. But those situations, for modern Homo Sapiens, are notabout physical strength—they are about “softer” values like likeability,intelligence, cooperativeness, and social standing. Q12 Why does my air conditioner smell weirdwhen I turn it on? A12 Mister Smiley ,Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University Answered 6h ago Check the air and dust filters and some of the pipes. You may need toreplace them. Call a professional repairs shop. Dead mouse, insects, mold etc. Take care of yourhealth. All the above QA are from Quora website on 19-01- 2022. Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 20-01-2022 -- 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/130939465.18728.1642638677732%40mail.yahoo.com.
