Pranam Q7 Mr G will not stop repeating "n "times, probably he forgets. Also does not read to gain the knowhow, as to positive and negative aspects, extracted in many forums already. Can the writer here at least speak about the DNAs of Chimpanzee , donbas and humans? DNAs can multiply and modify but cannot grow as a new thing. As I am bored of writing Darwin theory wrong for long, I leave it at this. Q8 Kantha Balasubramaniam is the worshipful Mayor of Mr G whose insensibility is beyond description; people like G, KB etc who do not read anything, but read QUORA only , boldly write which Narayanaswamys failed to condemn. KB the banket might have done some 30 to 40 years service and did that person evolve anything bright in the banking service?. People generally have a tendency to call wisdom a shallow pool; have one not noticed?; the lower strata assumes too much to address the vyasas as bastards and so nature is open. ZSo KB and G words may not change the colour of the state. I can list 1000 as advanced science by ancient India but why should KB and Naik be regulated as well as G ? KR IRS 9322
On Wed, 9 Mar 2022 at 11:37, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 03-2022-09* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Do people in their 60s and 70s still drink heavily? > (Assuming they started drinking around 10 years old or in their teens) > > A1 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath 69, and in reasonably good health > so far. Wish me luck for the future. Sat > > I started drinking long before I was 10 years old.I am now 72 and still > do. *But it’s not what you presumably mean by “drinking”.(Drinking > Liquours)* > > I drink water, soup, milk, lemon juice, fruit juices, and milk.I used to > drink coffee and tea but have completely given it up now.I used to drink > Colas but have given up totally. > > *I will drink anything that is beneficial for health and does not contain > alcohol.I recommend my habit to all.* > > In my life, I have met several who regretted their habit of drinking > alcohol and are unable to give it up. > > *I have yet to meet anyone who regretted abstaining from alcohol and wants > to start.* By the way, all that I wrote applies to smoking too. I have > never smoked cigarettes, weed, or consumed any drugs in my lifetime. > > *It's very easy to be like me. All that you need to do is “never to > start”.* > > Once you start, you are likely to be hooked. > > Don’t bother if your friends shun you for not being one of them in this > respect. They will secretly admire and respect you though outwardly they > will ridicule you for not knowing how to “enjoy life”. > > An added bonus is that you will save plenty of money as I have done.I hope > this motivates and inspires young Quorans to emulate me. > > *I also hope I don’t get derogatory comments like “Grandpa! Stop > preaching!”* > > Q2 Can we travel with a PNR number but without a counter > ticket in the Indian railway? > > A2 Prashant Tiwari Sun > > Travelling with PNR no., message sent by IRCTC, printout, screenshot of > ticket is allowed only for tickets booked online. > > ****If counter ticket is booked then it is mandatory to carry counter > ticket during the journey.* > > *If you do not have counter ticket then you will be considered as > ticketless passenger and fine will be taken accordingly.* > > Few months back, My brother was travelling from Bhopal to Lucknow in > Pushpak SF Exp. Tickets were not available so I booked a tatkal counter > ticket here in Lucknow and sent a picture of that ticket to him. > > I was thinking that it will be accepted as he has valid ID, Message sent > by IRCTC and picture of ticket *but TTE refused to consider anything as > counter ticket is mandatory.* > > I asked IRCTC and also reached officials through rail madad but nothing > worked. > > *At end , My brother had to pay a fine of INR 1340 ( base fare+ penalty).* > > So, I highly recommend everyone to carry counter ticket if ticket is > booked through counter. TTEs have chart and they know which passenger has > e-ticket and counter ticket. > > My note- ***Counter ticket has only age and sex of the passenger. No > person can fool the TTR now with a stolen counter ticket. Name of > passenger is only with TTR list. So if the genuine passenger produce id > and photograph of ticket , in the present senerio TTR can permit the > passenger. Misuse of counter reserved tickets is a very old matter. > > Q3 Why does the Guruvayur - Chennai Express travel via > Kanyakumari? > > A3 Ankit BarnawalFormer Student at Doon Business School, > Dehradun (2017–2022)21h > > About Guruvayur - Chennai Express > > The Guruvayur - Chennai Express is a mail express train in Indian > Railways which runs between Chennai Egmore and Guruvayur. > > The train operates as train number 16127 from Chennai Egmore to Guruvayur > and as train number 16128 in the reverse direction. > > The 16127 Guruvayur Express departs Chennai Egmore at 09:00 am on daily > basis and arrives Guruvayur at 06:40 am on the next day of commencing of > journey. The total travel time is 21 hours 40 minutes. > > The 16128 Chennai Egmore Express departs Guruvayur at 11:10 pm on daily > basis and arrives Chennai Egmore at 08:35 pm on the next day of commencing > of journey. The total travel time is 21 hours 25 minutes. > > The train travels 1,098 kilometers between Chennai Egmore and Guruvayur. > > The train is hauled by a electric locomotive WAP-4 of AJJ shed. > > Stoppages of Chennai Egmore - Guruvayur Express > > The stoppages of the train between Chennai Egmore and Guruvayur are :- > > Tambaram (TBM). Chengalpattu Jn (CGL). Melmaruvatur (MLMR). > Tindivanam > (TMV). Villupuram Jn (VM). Vriddhachalam Jn (VRI). Pennadam > (PNDM). Ariyalur (ALU). Srirangam (SRGM). Tiruchchirapalli Jn > (TPJ). Manaparai (MPA). Dindigul Jn (DG). Sholavandan (SDN). > Madurai > Jn (MDU). Virudunagar Jn (VPT). Satur (SRT). Kovilpatti (CVP). > Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn (MEJ). Tirunelveli Jn (TEN). Nanguneri (NNN). > Valliyur (VLY). Nagercoil Jn (NCJ). Eraniel (ERL). Kulitturai > (KZT). Neyyattinkara (NYY). Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC). Kollam > Jn (QLN). Kayamkulam Jn (KYJ). Alappuzha (ALLP). Ernakulam Jn > (ERS). Ernakulam Town (ERN). Aluva (AWY). Angamaly for Kalady > (AFK). Chalakkudy (CKI). Irinjalakkuda (IJK). Thrissur (TCR). > Thrissur > Punkunnam (PNQ).So, there are total 37 stoppages of the train from both the > sides. > > The train Chennai Egmore - Guruvayur Express (16127) has three additional > stop i.e. > > Kudalnagar (KON). Chirayinkeezhu (CRY). Varkala Sivagiri (VAK). > > The train Guruvayur- Chennai Egmore Express (16128) has an additional stop > i.e. Mambalam (MBM). > > *The train Guruvayur - Chennai Egmore does not travel via Kanyakumari at > all.* > > > > *My note- Many trains are renamed. It is high time the train has to be > renamed. Present naming is actually ,meaning train from Chennai to > Gurruvayoor. If they name the train, Chennai-Madurai-Trivandrum Express it > would be clear. The train takes 21.5 hours to reach Guruvayur instead of > Chennai – Central to Trichur about 10 hours at the most.* > > Q4 When one donates one of his/her kidneys, is there a chance > that the other one could be affected in time to come? > > A4 Ken Saladin Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy)Mon > > There are some risks in donating a kidney, but they’re reportedly small.[1] > As in any surgery, there are risks of intraoperative death. About 7 out > of 100,000 donors die in surgery. Some donors have post-operative > bleeding or other complications, but they can generally be resolved. > Kidney donors have less lifetime risk of kidney failure than average, and > longer life expectancy than average, but this is not because of the > procedure itself. The statistics are thought to be due to selection > bias—kidney > donors are generally healthier, and more health-conscious, than the average > person, and take better care of themselves. > > I did find one relevant thing on the plus side. When one has donated a > kidney, the other kidney grows to compensate for it,[2] at least in > donors up to 74 years old. One study found an average 22.4% increase in the > size of the remaining kidney.[3] Donors under 40 show the greatest > compensatory growth. Total renal function dropped 77% (in one study[4]) in > donors who have given up one kidney, but that’s within normal limits for > healthy kidney function. > > Q5 I thought breathing pure oxygen is toxic, then why do > hospitals have masks that is worn by the patients that provide them oxygen? > > A5 Geoffrey Widdison Chemical Engineer (2006–present) Mar 1 > > *Risk vs reward.* > > Pure oxygen is “toxic” in the sense that doing so over long periods of > time will cause harm and physical damage. It’s not going to kill you > immediately, it’s just something that should be avoided. > > *Oxygen masks* (and other forms of supplemental oxygen) are used for > patients who are unable to adequately breathe on their own. They > deliberately *try to find the minimum level of oxygen that will allow the > patient to maintain healthy levels of oxygen in their blood.* Without it, > the patient is at immediate risk of death. > > Bluntly, the risk of harm from supplemental oxygen is vastly outweighed by > the risk of greater harm (or death) from not giving supplemental oxygen. > > And frankly, this is true of many medical interventions. Many procedures > and medication cause some level of harm and/or risk some level of harm. But > they’re used when the potential good they do outweighs the harm. > > Breathing pure oxygen as a lark is probably not a great idea. But if it’s > medically necessary, then you do it without hesitation. > > Q6 How many volts of electricity is a strike of lightning? How > could you translate that into plain terms so it’s understandable? > > A6 Loring Chien electrical engineer and audiophile for 45 > yearsUpdated Feb 7 > > Electricity arcs through air when the voltage exceeds 3000 V per > millimeter which is *3 million volts per meter*. This is pretty well > known to electrical engineers. > > If a cloud is 1000 feet off the ground (about 300 meters) then to jump to > the ground would take 300 x 3 million volts or right in the neighborhood of > 1 billion volts. > > That is a lot. It is hard to put in terms of human experiences… your AA > battery is 1.5 volts, your car 12 V, the power in the wall outlets 120 to > 240, the overhead lines feeding your local transformer 5000 to 10,000 volts > and the power in the overhead long distance steel tower transmission lines > is 100,000 to 500,000. That’s still 1/2000th of the 1000 foot lightning > strike I described above. > > Some cloud to cloud strikes have been seen to cover hundreds of miles; > they would be in the 2 trillion volt range. > > Q7 Did humans evolve from chimps or bonobos? > > A7 Claire Jordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper14h > > *No, but we have a common ancestor with them about 7 million years ago,* > and given that all other members of genus Homo are extinct so far as we > know, they’re our closest living relatives - but closer to each other than > either is to us. Think of chimps and bonobos as siblings, and us as their > first or second cousin. > > *Current thinking seems to be that that common ancestor was already > semi-bipedal.* The human line then moved out onto the plains and became > more bipedal in order to see over the tall grass, while the chimp line > moved into deeper jungle and became more quadrupedal in order to see under > low branches. It is possible to argue, therefore, that the common > ancestor was a bit more humanish than chimpish and that chimps and bonobos > are an offshoot of very early humans. For a given value of “human”. > > Q8 What is it about ancient Indian wisdom that everyone Indian > should know? Are Indians forgetting it? > > A8 Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam Lawyer Fri > > *Where exactly is this Ancient Indian Wisdom???* > > I mean sure we read a lot about Ancient Mathematicians or Vedas or > Upanishadas but for an ordinary Indian Citizen - Where exactly is this > Wisdom? > > *Egyptians have the Pyramids , Chinese have so* many Cultural Icons of > their Past History including a Wall that can be seen from Space, Britishers > have the famous Stonehenge, Iraq has the Hanging Gardens, Rome has the > Colosseum - all remanants of the Ancient Glory and Power they once commanded > > *Where is our Ancient Wisdom?* > > Do we have any Revolutionary Medicines that we can boast about and say- > See…our Ancient Medicines can cure AIDS or Cancer or ATTP > > Do we have any Revolutionary Science that we can use and say - See….Our > Ancient Science teaches us how to Achieve Nuclear Fusion > > Do we have any Revolutionary Historical Artifact that we can show and say > - Look…How Advanced we once were…. > > *THERE IS NO ANCIENT WISDOM* > > Its just what is called a Feel Good Factor when you achieve nothing > Concrete or are unable to Compete today in real life. > > When you find you cant compete in todays world - you immediately say But > 1000 years ago….We were amazing just to ensure you dont drown youself in > depression. > > Not just in India but anywhere in the World > > *You dont see Chinese talking 24X7 about Fireworks and Paper do you? They > talk of Quantum Computers and Chips and Fusion.* > > *This Ancient Wisdom, Vedas, Upanishads, Shlokas, Charakhas surgery and > Vedic Mathematics - are all Worthless RELICS in todays world* > > Sure Keep them !!!No Problem. > > *Treat them as History*. After all everyone has a History and you can > also have your own History. > > Dont use them as a Source of Pride in the Country. That would be stupid as > hell. > > Q9 If you cut the water supply to the house in the middle of a > washing machine cycle, will it continue to work? > > A9 David Kline, Multi-craft Maintenance Technician at Multiple > Organizations (1985-present)Answered Feb 14, 2019 > > *The exact scenario will depend on how far into the wash cycle you are,* > but with only one exception the results are the same. > > When the timer calls for water, it turns on the cold/hot solinoid for that > water. The timer is only satisfied when the water level switch sees a > satisfactory level. It will keep the solinoid on until one of three things > happens. > > Sufficient water is supplied. *You realize your error and turn the > machine off. It burns up and has to be replaced.* > > *The only exception is if the machine is in final spin,* which does not > require water. In that case it will just complete the cycle and turn off > until the next load. > > Q10 Why is the power plug different in many countries? > > A10 Steven Haddock Studied at York University (Canada) > Sat > > *There’s an organization called the International Standards Organization. > It ensures that certain things are the same no matter where in the world* > you are. > > But they have no legal authority. *As a rule, every country has their own > authority to set standards. That includes things like plugs.* > > Here’s the thing. As electrical production spread over the planet, there > was often reluctance to accept standards that had already been developed in > other countries. A lot of this was due to patents. We’ve improved a lot > since then, but in the early 20th century inventors thought they could make > a killing by licensing their existing technologies to new countries. The > problem was that they often overshot the mark and it became much cheaper > for a country to develop its own standard and manufacture it at home rather > than paying much more to get it from abroad. > > *In addition, early plugs often weren’t well thought out.* > > Take that thing on the left, the standard 120V U.S. (and Canada) > electrical plug. It poses a shock risk because electricity can go through > those prongs before the plug is fully in the wall. It also poses a hazard > because it’s not grounded (like the later 3 prong plug on the right). It > also will allow a current through it that will destroy the wire if too big > a load is put on it. > > Here’s a UK plug. It has insulators on the prongs to keep the electricity > away from you until its inserted. It has a fuse inside that will blow if > too much current flows through the plug. It has a ground plug. Moreover, > you can literally install this plug yourself on any appliance and that was > very common until the early 21st century. > > However, the big difference is that the U.S. plug carries a current of > about 120V and the British one carries 240V because the two countries use > different electrical distribution standards. You don’t want to plug a 120V > plug into a 240 volt outlet so they should be different. Oh, Americans have > 240 volt plugs too by the way, and they’re different from both. > > Many other European countries found the British plug to be overengineered > so they came up with their own standards. > > And, frankly, some countries can’t even set a single electrical standard. > > Again, you don’t want to plug a 60Hz appliance into a 50Hz outlet. > > And, frankly, it’s a little amazing that the United States has a single > electrical standard since Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse were > arguing about whether electricity should come to your house as direct > current or alternating current. Westinghouse did win that one. > > Now the problem is that it would be pretty much impossible to create one > standard that would work in everyone’s system, and that everyone has > invested megabucks in their own plugs that they don’t want to pay to > replace. Heck, I got mad when my new Samsung phone started using USB-C and > I pretty much had to mothball all my mini-USB cables. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 08-03- 2022. **Quora > answers need not be 100% correct answers * > > *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 09-03-2022* > > > > -- > 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/1030481232.108266.1646806007777%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1030481232.108266.1646806007777%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. 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