CULTURAL QA03-2022-12 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Why is water suddenlycoming out under the IFB top load washing machine when it is spinning? A1 Joseph Atherton,Church Custodian (2016-present) Answered Apr 3, 2021 Your washing machine drain must be blocked is the only reason I can comeup with because the water should be spinning and exiting. There is acharacteristic about washing machines that we need to be aware of. When itcomes to spinning does it “drain & spin,” or does it “spin & drain” atthe same time? I’m not aware of the characteristics of IFB washers, however the“Maytag” washing machines “spin & drain” at the same time getting thedetergents out of your clothing, other wise they would drain & spin leavingdetergents in your clothing, per “Maytag’s” advertising campain. If you took 2soda bottles and connected them at the open ends, 1 with water & glitter,then you swirl the bottles you’ll notice the glitter exits when swirling,otherwise some of the glitter remains when you just let it drain. Q2 Do our intestinescontain germs? A2 Ken Saladin Formerprofessor of histology (microscopic anatomy)23h Yes, trillions of them, in more than 800 species. They are important toour health and survival. At times, especially if one hasn’t defecated for many hours, there may beup to 1.3 times as many bacteria in the large intestine as there are humancells in one’s entire body (not 10 times as many as often stated).[1][2] Atdefecation, the number falls significantly and may be slightly lower than thenumber of human cells, but then rapidly builds up again until the nextdefecation.[3] Defecated feces are about 30% bacteria by dry weight.[4] Q3 I got a train ticketwith the numbers of S8-73, 74, 75, 76, and 77. As per my knowledge, the traincoach has only 72 seats. How can I have gotten these numbers? A3 Ankit Barnawal FormerStudent at Doon Business School, Dehradun (2017–2022)Tue In Indian Railways, there are two types of coaches used in the trains. ICF coaches LHB coaches Indian Railways has set the maximum limit of coaches in ICF rake train to25 coaches whereas in LHB rake train to 24 coaches because -The length of asingle LHB coach is more than the length of a single ICF coach. A single LHB coach provides moreaccomodation than a single ICF coach. Numerical measurement of ICF coach Length over Body - 21.77 metres. Length over Buffers - 22.28 metres. Width of Body - 3.245 metres. Inside width - 3.065 metres. Windows - 1.220 metres × 0.610 metres. Numerical measurement of LHB coach Length over Body - 23.54 metres. Length over Buffers - 24.70 metres. Width of Body - 3.240 metres. Inside width - 3.120 metres. Windows - 1.180 metres × 0.760 metres. Seat Layout of different travel class of ICF coach AC III tier - 64 passengers. ACII tier - 48 passengers. AC FirstClass - 24 passengers. Sleeper Class -72 passengers. Seat Layout of different travel class of LHB coach AC III tier - 72 passengers. ACII tier - 54 passengers. AC FirstClass - 26 passengers. Sleeper Class -80 passengers. Now, you got a train ticket with the numbers of S8 - 73, 74, 75, 76, and77. So, as per the above description, your seat is in LHB coach of yourtrain. The train might have got upgraded from ICF coaches to LHB coaches. Inthis way, you have got the seat numbers. Q4 How do older payphones draw their power from telephone lines? Why? A4 Loring Chienelectrical engineer and audiophile for 45 years Mar 6 Most old phones, including pay phones, drew their power from the phonelines which typically carry about 60 V DC component. Believe it or not, themechanism for the coin slot rang different mechanical bells for each coin typeand that was how the operator knew how much money was deposited for longdistance calls. Once electronic phones and personal ownership of phones (yes, all theabove phones were owned by the phone Company Bell Telephone and you rented themby the month.) became common, the electronics was usually powered by a wallwart. Q5 What is a dish popularin China but not in the rest of the world? A5 Li Pengii FormerImport company owner (2000–2017)Wed Cabbage. Chinese eat tons of cabbage almost as if it is a staple. Cabbage seems to be loathed by everybody I knew in the UK. Must have beenschool dinners that were heavy on boiled tasteless cabbage. Q6 Can we get a full timemaid who would cook, clean, wash and help in taking care of 2 kids in Bangalorenext month? How much will it cost us who are living in a middle class locality? A6 Namma Karnataka PranavSun The only way you will get someone who will do all of this is if you finda maid from a village or small town who is is need of a job and is willing todo it. What salary she may ask is a different matter. If you know anybodytrustworthy/reliable from your hometown , I would recommend that you bring thatperson to stay with yo at your flat. A close acquaintance of mine has doneexactly that However, there is absolutely no way any maid from “Bangalore” (ie someonewho has lived here) will ever do this much - you are basically asking for oneperson to do the job of 2 people - Job 1 is maintaining the house ( cooking 3times, washing clothes, washing utensils and cleaning the house) and Job 2 istaking care of children. I myself live in Bangalore and have child now - so I am not some troll. Iknow what I am talking about. As a middle class or upper middle class, we have become used to higherincome but we still lack the concept of dignity of labour and fair wages. Bets of luck trying to find what you need. My simple advice - be preparedto appoint two people and pay something in range of atleast 13,000 - 15,000 perperson if you are searching here in Bangalore. For 2 persons it will be around30,000 per month.If you manage to bring someone from a village and take care ofher food and accommodation, she may agree to come for much lesser - but It ismy hope and expectation that you give her a fair deal. Q7 Is it okay to pourboiling water down the sink? A7 Nathan Bailey,Appliance repairman, husband & father to 3 boys living in NZ Answered Wed Depends if you have old pvc piping. I've seen older pvc (plastic) warpand melt when enough boiling water is poured down the sink. You then get waterin your kitchen cupboard underneath the 's’ or 'u’ bend. Generally a litre(quarter gallon) is safe but if in doubt just run the cold water at the sametime. Otherwise ask a plumber. Q8 What's the seaDistance between India and Srilanka? A8 Vibhakar T S Knowabout India. Wed The sea distance between the two places (Preferably land) is measuredwith ‘Nautical miles'. A nautical mile is slightly longer than a mile on land, equaling 1.1508land-measured (or statute) miles. The nautical mile is based on the Earth's longitude and latitudecoordinates, with one nautical mile equaling one minute of latitude.Accordingto this criteria, the sea distance, I presume it to be the shortest distance,between India and Sri Lanka is 18 nautical miles. Q9 Why is it so hard tofind good tasting pineapples? A9 Anton TaikiExperiences in Malaysia, Southeast Asia, East Asia. Mon I'm with you on this.Over the years I learned a little from pickingpineapple which really is just a way to find sweet and juicy.Go for safe bets,pineapple from South America, or the Philippines - world's top producers. Some Malaysian pineapple varieties are disappointing but these are thetypical fruits common everywhere. (I bet the country exports the sweetest - MD2hybrid, to I don't know where. Definitely not found in Malaysia... scheizer!! What I HAVE to do to pick a ‘Josapine’ or a ‘Sarawak’ pineapple (the 2varieties I have eaten most in the past until… :) All that golden may not be sweet, it's just ripe. I've bought lemons manytimes on appearance alone. There are green-looking ones that are very sweet. Way to go is to squeeze the fruit very gently, it should relent a little.If not, fck it! Smell the bottom (like picking durian lol) If the aroma is strong it'sready to be ravaged. Variety: this is the hard part. Do you eat the fruit by itself? Or use it for cooking. I've not much choice, Josapine (top part sweet, bottom sour (ok forcooking); or Sarawak (gorgeous to eat, lovely for cooking, at times not thatsweet). I've not found the relatively new hybrid MD2 variant, reputed to have thehighest intensity of sweetness. Never mind Malaysia! North America must have premium-grade pineapples. Some countries south of the US border are world's top producers, wherepineapple originated; together with pineapples from the Philippines. My idea of a sweet and texture-perfect pineapple is from the Philippines- it's a failsafe, pay more than the usual but worth every sweet, juicy bite. You just have to to find a sure bet. I don't know any variety from SouthAmerica, or anywhere else but I would put all my chips on the 'Hawaiian' fromthe Philippines. Mabuhay! Q10 Why are so many carsgiven a sunroof these days? Doesn't a Sunroof weaken the car's construction? A10 Harshal Pol Love totravel, road trips, trekking, and camping Mar 2 This question has two parts so I will address them one by one:“Why are somany cars given a sunroof these days?” Sunroof is not so important in Indian weather, but its quite handy forthose living in grey climate. In India, sunroof can be extremely effective inbeating the greenhouse effect and get the car cool quite quickly. It has becomea trend these days and people like to have it. Though most of them use it tolet their kids take their heads out in the air which is quite risky. Now coming to the second part. Doesn't a Sunroof weaken the car'sconstruction? Well, most of the cars having this feature are based on monocoquechassis. It looks somewhat like the image If you notice closely its the strength of the edges that retain thestructure and ensure safety and not the plates stuck in between. So, as long asthe frame is strong enough, sunroof won’t affect the strength of the overallstructure. And in case of body over chassis design, its the chassis that holds thebody together. And again if the body has strong edges and the frame, having asunroof is totally fine. Q11 Do electricians everwork on live wires? A11 Patrick CavyellJourneyman Inside Electrician I.B.E.W. (2000–present)Mar 2 It depends, journeyman electricians do. Apprentice electricians below 5thyear do not. “Hot Work” which is what we call work on energized circuits has alittle more risk and it is totally voluntary, but it’s not an issue. Thecondition that really matters is if the live wire is fused or unfused, whichchanges everything. No apprentice, no matter what year is allowed to work a hotwire if is unfused and journeymen do refuse to work on them sometimes. Theshock hazard isn’t any different on an unfused circuit. however the danger of aserious arc flash event rises considerably. This is something that happens whenan energized conductor faults to ground or faults to another phase conductor.There will be a blinding flash of light, followed by a tremendous release ofheat, hotter than the surface of the sun. This energy release that will kill orbadly injure is created by the sublimation of the conductor material from asolid state directly to a gas which is kind of a bad thing since copper in thisinstance will expand to a gaseous state occupying 69,000 times the volume itoccupied in a solid state. This rapid acquisition of new territory by theguilty copper conductor tends to increase the temperature and and the airpressure in the immediate vicinity by several orders of magnitude. This cancreate a hostile work environment for human electricians, (at least thiselectrician), if allowed to propogate for more than a few milliseconds, whichit will happily oblige if there is no overcurrent protection in place ahead ofthe faulted conductor. Q12 Which human group is themost genetically different from other humans? A12 Walter Smyth Fascinatedby ancient history and genetics Feb 28 All human groups are inter related. They share the same ancestors goingback to ancient times. Some humans have become isolated and carry unique DNAnot found anywhere else. Aborigines carry unique Haplogroups because of isolation. Aborigines area mix of modern humans, Denisovan and another ancient unknown Hominid. Theyseparated from Papuans about 37 000 years and lived in isolation. All the above QA are from Quora website on 11-03- 2022. Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on12-03-2022 -- 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/2007015675.895604.1647053000429%40mail.yahoo.com.
