CULTURAL QA 03-2022-02 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 What is the majordifference between North Indians and South Indians while eating food? A1 Nandakumar Lived inBengaluru, Karnataka, India Feb 23 Most South Indian foodscouldn’t be enjoyed with a spoon. Indeed you can try with a spoon. But it won’t give such satisfaction aseating with hand. And anyway never try eating in banana leaf with a spoon :) So the main difference is most South Indians prefer to eat food by hand! And most North Indians prefer aspoon or else try to use hand but without touching the curry directly by thehand. Anyway, most of their food items are not waterylike South. And I have seen a few battling to eat Dosa with a fork as well :)That’s a crime indeed :) If you have any different and interesting observations please share. Myknowledge is based on what I observe in Bengaluru mostly! Q2 Is vitamin D the onlyvitamin that a person can get without eating any food, or is vitamin D actuallynot a vitamin, but a hormone or a steroid hormone? A2 Ken Saladin Author,Anatomy & Physiology—The Unity of Form and Function Sat I treat it as a hormone andsteroid derivative; it isnot in itself a steroid, but it’s synthesized from cholesterol. I usually usethe name calcitriol for it, as I think it’s misleading and unfortunate that it came to be called avitamin—just one of many common misconceptions. Q3 Can somebody stealmoney from my bank account in India simply by knowing my account number? Thereare several posts on Quora saying so, though these may not be from India. Howcan it happen? A3 KanthaswamyBalasubramaniam Lawyer Sun Can somebody steal from your House if they know your Address? Sure but not just by knowing your address right? They have to be experienced enough to break into your house. They have tobypass your ferocious Guard Dog or Tough Lock. They have to ensure they dontwake up your neighbors. They have to find out where you keep your valuables.They have to know how to crack a safe. In Short - Maybe 0.1% of People who know your address can actually stealfrom your house right???? Stealing knowing your Account number is possible only by around 0.00001%People who know your account number. Lets say i know your Account Number How do i know which Bank? Lets say i know your Bank and Account Number. Then i can probably findout which Branch easily enough and transfer money to your account. But thats the maximum i can do Why? → I dont know your Signature so i cannot sign a debit voucher → I dont have your Looks so i cannot get a debit voucher even if i canforge your signature → I dont have a Chequebook so i cannot issue a cheque → I dont have your username or password - so i cannot login to youronline banking account → I dont have your Mobile Phone so cannot get the OTP for transactions → I dont have your Mobile numbers so cannot use any mobile banking sites → I dont have your ATM Card or ATM Pin - So i cannot use your ATM Card todraw money So only you can provide me with any of the above so that i can take moneyfrom your account A Signed Cheque, Your ATM Card and Pin, Your Mobile Phone Set and MPIN orOnline Username and Password etc. Whom do you give such details to? Family, Friends, Maybe….Colleagues Do you give such info to Strangers????? So No - NO WAY that anyone cantake money just by knowing your account number Q4 What does it mean when a washing machine says 7kg? Is that7kg dry weight of clothes, wet clothes or 7kg wet clothes with water? A4 Gopala Krishnan ,former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answeredjust now As I understand capacity 7kg of a washing machine meant weight of clothesdipped/socked in water. Normally one cannot wash more than 2 thick bed-sheetsin a 5kg washing machine. This is my experience and understanding from companytechnicians. By experience one can understand the socked weight of clothes.Further a washing machine should not be loaded above 75% of it’s capacity. Q5 Why do scientistsclaim that the Sun will eventually be the Earth's demise? A5 Steve Baker SeniorSoftware Engineer (2013–present)Feb 25 We can calculate the mass of the sun - and the rate at which it’sconverting hydrogen into helium. We know that when stars similar to the sun run out of hydrogen, theystart burning helium instead. During that transition, the sun will get brighter and about 2,000 timeslarger. We know this because we can see other stars thathave suffered the same fate.This huge expansion will boil the Earth’soceans, blow away the atmosphere and then melt the entire planet. Although the Sun will by then have engulfed Mercury and Venus - it’sexpansion will stop short of swallowing Earth - but the Sun’s upper atmospherewill extend out beyond Earth, so that will cause drag - which will slow theEarth down until it crashes into the Sun. Q6 Who produces lentils? A6 Ian De Pagie foodblogger Feb 22 The biggest producer of lentilsis Canada. Followed by India. Together they produce almost 60% Whereas Indians eat their lentils, Canadians don’t. They export the whole lot.Producing on a big scale they manage to keep prices down. So low that otherforeign producers think twice before cultivating them. Sicilian lentils, amongthe best in the world, are sold for no less than the double Canadian lentilscost. And although your lentil soup will be better when using Sicilian lentils,Canadian lentils do the trick. Back to your question:Canadians produce lentils as a cash crop. Others do it out of tradition. Q7 Shouldn’t our bodiesreturn back to the Earth? How can that happen in a casket? A7 Ken Saladin A studentof life Feb 25 So much of our body is recycledat the molecular to cellular level repeatedly during our lifetimes. What’s left of it when we die is a vanishinglysmall fraction of the matter that comprises our bodies during our lifetimes. Ninety-nine point nine nine nineumpty nine percent of one’s body is returned to the earth. Whatlittle bit goes into a casket is trivial compared to all we’ve been betweenbirth and death. Just another way of looking at it. Q8 Do you clean underyour furniture from time to time? A8 Elizabeth Henderson,former English Teacher. Answered Tue Define “from time to time” ... I run the vacuum cleaner round the house whenever visitors are expected.OccasionallyI feel energetic and my arthritic hands aren’t too painful, and then I go a bitfurther.Otherwise I leave the dust bunnies in peace. Q9 How do the railwayauthorities decide to stop trains at a particular station? A9 Prashant Tiwari IndianRailways Enthusiast Sun Stoppage of any train at particular station depends on multiple factors like foot fall, station’s value on its route, its historicalimportance and Requests from MP of that area. Foot fall and historical importance are two major aspects through whichRailway decides the stoppage of any train. Exceptions are always there as Sampoorna Kranti SF Express skipsPrayagraj Jn. which has a huge foot fall & historical importance too. Thistrain skips this station bacause of its own reputation which is “ Aam logo kiRajdhani”. Q10 Why are oysters so hardto open? A10 Martin Bayer Chef(1994–present)Feb 25 Oysters are alive. Inside of that hard shell is a simple bivalve organismthat is delicate and squishy. Animals like otters, bears and even bald eagles,(yeah, bald eagles!) eat oysters. The hard to open shell slows them down.Allof those animals do eventually get inside and snack on the squishy oysterflesh, but the shell keepsthem from eating all of them. The shells protect the species from beinggobbled into extinction. Q11 I usually seegeckos in my house and I am very scared. Are they harmful to human life? Dothey bite? A11 Claire Jordan Degree inbiology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Tue No, they’re harmless. Theworst they can do is startle you if they lose their grip on the ceiling andfall on you. They’re cute, shy and hoover up bugs some of which really mightharm you. As others have said, they won’t bite unless you grab them and if they do, it’ll just be amild nip like a small puppy’s. Q12 Do you carefully chooseyour faucet for a kitchen sink? A12 John Sergent, likesketchup Answered Sun I do, yes. I want one that will last as long as possible, of the type Iprefer to use, in a style and finish that suits its surroundings.The first isto put off having to do more plumbing work; the others are because, if I’mgoing to be using and looking at it for many years, I might as well get it justright. All the above QA are from Quora website on 02-03- 2022. Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 02-03-2022 -- 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/643682752.225848.1646233730516%40mail.yahoo.com.
