CULTURAL QA03-2022-22 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Why is connecting manyappliances into the same outlet discouraged? A1 Andrew Daviel,Ex-electronics engineer and tinkerer; have not yet electrocuted myself (much) Answered7h ago There’s nothing much wrong withconnecting several things likelaptops, phone chargers, monitors etc. to one outlet via a power bar, if the total load is well belowthe capacity of the outlet and circuit. There’s an issue with physically hanging many plugs on one outlet, as theweight of the cables can bend the pins. Needing to connect manyappliances to one outlet is a symptom of a room not having enough outlets, and probably having older wiring that isn’tsuitable for a modern electric-heavy lifestyle, and possibly the kind ofhouseholder that would consider swapping a fuse or breaker for a larger onerather than paying an electrician to re-wire the house. In the UK it’s possible(or was) to create a christmas-tree of adapters to connect about seven appliancesto one outlet. If oneof those is a space heater and one an electric kettle, it’s going to push thecircuit close to overload. Things get hot, metal springs lose their temper, andit can spiral out of control, possibly causing a fire. Q2 People feed hummingbirdsa mixture of sucrose and water, empty calories in a human diet. Hummingbirdscan’t make minerals out of sucrose. What vitamins and amino acids are essentialin a hummingbird's diet, and how do they get them and minerals? A2 Ken Saladin Emeritusprofessor of biology 23h Hummingbirds also eat a lot ofinsects and spiders, and eventhose that visit bird feeders also drink nectar from flowers. The nectar theyfeed on is largely for flight energy, but does have other nutrients in it.Commercial hummingbird food, the red-dyed junk, is bad for them. The best formula for a feeder issimply 1 part sugar dissolved in 4 parts water. Q3 What are risk factorsfor developing kidney stones? A3 Narayana Health Healthfor all. All for health. Updated 1y When the urine has a high concentration of certain substances likeCalcium, Oxalate, Uric Acid, and Cystine, they form crystals that are attachedto the kidney and gradually increase in size to form a stone in the kidney. These stones can get stuck in the kidneys,bladder, or anywhere in the urinary tract. Risk factors for Stoneformation: Drinking less water, therebycausing dehydration (the bodyneeds a minimum of eight glass of water a day). An excessive amount of Calcium or Oxalate in the urine. Dietary factors like highcalcium in the diet, high in oxalates, high animal protein or high sodium in diet. Excessive supplements ofCalcium, Vitamin D and Vitamin C. Stones are more common in people suffering from diabetes, hypertension,obesity, gout, hyperparathyroidism, or who have undergone gastric bypass orbariatric surgery. Hereditary factors. Certain stones like cystine occur among familymembers and indicate genetic disorders. Recurrence of stones: having had kidney stones in the past highlyincreases the risk of developing another in the future, more so in men. So it becomes very important totake adequate dietary and lifestyle precautions. Source: Narayana Health[1] (Kidney Stones are more commonthan you think[2]) Q4 Why is sea salt betterthan salt that’s mined from the ground? What about Himalayan salt? Does thelower oxygen in the mountains make the salt better? A4 Claire Jordan Degreein biology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Mar 14 It’s not “better”, just slightlydifferent. Sea salt and similar productssuch as Himalayan salt come in larger crystals, so they’re good foradding a crunchy texture to the surface of pastry. And they’re less pure thanregular cheap commercial salt, and the impurities give them slightly differentand more interesting flavours. Q5 Do blind people reallyhave a 6th sense? A5 Curtis Malcolm FinancialServices Representative Mar 13 So my late uncle was blind fromyouth due to disease. He didthings that made people wonder if he was truly blind. He was talking to someone who needed advise. As he was talking he stoppedmid sentence and said to the person “hold your head up and look at me when I amtaking to you.” The other person, who wasn’t saying anything at the time myuncle was talking, did indeed have their head hanging down. They were soshocked that he knew what their body language looked like. grew up thinking my uncle hadsuperpowers. Q6 Which credit card isthe best for a middle-class Indian? A6 KanthaswamyBalasubramaniam Lawyer6h None of them. I always advocate against a Credit Card. I have seen toomany Cases of People defaulting and ending up being MISERABLE You need nerves of Steel to beable to own a Credit card and spend wisely. Sadly that never happens - Especially for the Middle Classes Temptation is simply too much!!! A Credit Card is definitely useful - there is no doubt about it An Emergency Payment can always be made However the possibility of an Emergency is lesser than the Possibility ofPotential Blowing of Limit by Temptation Its very easy to blow money that has to be paid back later Tougher to blow money from your pocket that disappears the minute youmake payment Too many cases where you havea Credit Card A Vacation is planned , You have a Credit Card so all stops are pulledand you blow the full Limit A Generous Diwali - Designer Saree costing Rs. 40,000/- for the wife,Apple Iphone for 1.14 Lakhs, Playstation costing 30K for the Kid etc. Visit to PUB with friends. 20,000/- Swiped!!!! Ordinarily repaying the Bill is not as tough but what if you are let go?Then you have real trouble. So AVOID A CREDIT CARD IFPOSSIBLE If you cannot Avoid - then get a Credit Card where LIMIT <= THREE MONTHS SALARY OF HUSBAND + WIFE Todays formula is LIMIT <= 6 - 12 MONTHS SALARY OF HUSBAND + WIFE My note- Some credit cards are given with low spending limiy like 25000to35000-00 etc. Now credit cards require pin and more safe. But one hasto ensure using credit cards only onnecessity. Q7 What are the watertanks on top of buildings in NYC? A7 Steven Haddock Livesin Toronto, ON (1959–present)Wed New York’s municipal watersystem can raise water to a height of about 60 ft. above street level bykeeping it under pressure. They use large water tanks Many buildings in Manhattan are taller than that, so water has to bepumped up to anything above about the 6th floor. To make sure that residents of those buildings, from small apartmentbuildings to massive skyscrapers have constant pressure, the pumps in those buildings areused to pump water to the tank instead of the individual water outlets,which provides a constant supply at water at a constant pressure to everyone inthe building. If you relied solely on a pump, if a lot of people tried to use water atthe same time the pump wouldn’t be able to keep up. There would also be a delayuntil the water started flowing. That can actually damage plumbing as air inthe system will cause knocking and shifting of the pipes. The tank reserve keeps thepressure constant and you can pump the water to it in times of low demand. There are roughly 10,000 watertanks in Manhattan. They’re mostly made of wood because it provides more insulation on cold days (preventing the waterfrom freezing) and is actually more waterproof as the wood will swell to closegaps. Q8 Why do people say “Ineed to go the toilet” in Europe? Is the term “restroom” ever used? A8 Mats Anderson Visited24 European countries Mar 10 It’s not like you ever rest inthe room Americans call a “restroom”. We do have a lot of restrooms here in Sweden. Every workplace with more than 10 employees isrequired to have one. It will have a small bed and a door that can be closed.If there is a window, it will have blinds so that the room can be darkened. Inorder to, you know, rest. What it definitely won’t have is this big white porcelain chair where youcan take a dump or a leak. Normal countries often call things by a word thatdescribes them. Not by some other word that does nothing to explain what it is. Of course, “toilet” is also aeuphemism. We sometimes call it by the non-euphemism too, the “shit-house”, although it’s not used all that often sinceit’s not normally a separate house anymore. We actually think the American dancing around and prudishly refusing tocall things what they are to be a bit funny. I mean, you use it every day, it’snot like you’re Barbie dolls. Q9 Do you add anythingfor a washing machine tub clean? A9 Gopala Krishnan ,former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966-2004)Answered just now I am from Chennai, India. For cleaning washing machine tubsome technicians use plane /white Vinegar. Some times one canobserve dirt like clay settling on the rubber ring on the closing door of front loadwashing machine. I used to apply little dettol and remove the dirt using asmooth cloth and again apply small quantity of dettol. Q10 Why don’t more aircraftshut down their engines during a descent to save fuel? A10 Steven Haddock Studiedat York University (Canada) Mar 11 On January 17, 2008, a British Airways 777 was coming into land atHeathrow after a long uneventful flight from Beijing. As it was passing over the nearby village of Hounslow on final approach,a few hundred feet from the ground, the co-pilot flying said in a rather calmBritish voice. “I can’t get any power”. The captain had about fifteen seconds to react. He confirmed that enginepower was still at idle despite the throttle position. He saw the co-pilot hadgood control of the airplane, so he let him continue to fly the plane. Seeing the antennae at the endof the runway, he decided to raise the flaps, meaning the plane would fallslower, but would be moving forward faster. This would also ensurethey would clear the village and the road they were flying over. He decided notto raise the landing gear to further reduce drag as he knew the plane waseventually going to hit the ground. The plane just cleared the antennae, but without power there was no wayto soften the landing and theplane hit the runway at well above its usual landing speed. The nose gearcollapsed and the right landing gear was pushed through the wing releasing fuel.The plane skidded to a halt. Miraculously, there was no fire and no-one waskilled. After a lengthy investigation, it was determined that ice crystals hadaccumulated in the fuel lines while the plane was flying at a constant throttlesetting over frigid northern Russia for hours at a time. When the co-pilot increased power for final approachon landing, all the ice was dislodged by the increased fuel flow and fell ontothe fuel filter. The fuel heater in the filter, designed precisely to melt ice,was overwhelmed and since the ice was about 1 mm from the actual heatedsurface, it completely clogged the fuel flow. The lesson is at altitudesbelow 1,000 feet, airspeed and engine power are critical to fly the plane. Ifyou need power, you need it right away. Lots of crashes have happened because pilots flying at low altitudeweren’t keeping a close enough eye on their air speed. If you’re at 30,000feet, a stall or loss of engine power isn’t a problem. At 500 feet, it’spotentially fatal. One of the key rules of commercial aviation, which has been ignored withdisastrous results…. … is that if you reach 1,000feet and everything isn’t just right, you abort the landing, add power, andgain as much altitude as you can. Descent is not the time to find out your engines aren’t workingproperly. It doesn’t matter whether it’s “failure to finish the checklist” or“we’re slightly off center” or “we can’t see the runway”, it’s time to startover. Q11 Why do reptiles livelonger than similar-sized mammals? A11 Donna Fernstrom I am areptile keeper and breeder, and have done extensive research into a variety ofdifferent species. Mar 15 It’s not always true. But it’s certainly common. (There is one speciesof chameleon that literally lives less than a year - they grow, breed, and layeggs, then the adults die when the dry season comes - the eggs remain indiapause until the rains return, and they hatch). But you’re right, most reptileslive longer than similarly-sized mammals. I’m not sure I have an appropriate explanation for this, other than…reptiles are just better. No, it’s not metabolism. Birds are reptiles, and they have highmetabolisms. They’re still far longer-lived than mammals. Budgerigar - Lifespan, 7 to 15 years. Weight: 30 grams Mouse: - Lifespan, 2 to 3 years. Weight: 30 grams. Crested Gecko - Lifespan 15 to 20 years. Weight 35 grams Moluccan Cockatoo - Lifespan, 70 years. Weight: 1.8 pounds. Corn snake - Lifespan, 25 years. Weight: 1.7 pounds. Ferret - Lifespan, 8 to 10 years. Weight: 2 pounds. Q12 Howcan we prevent waste disposal? A12 Yogesh Tak , AreaManager (Sales and Marketing) (2001-present)Answered 34m ago Reduce, Reuse and Recycle arethe most common methods to reduce landfill waste—— Donate Clothes. Reduce FoodWaste. Meal Plan. Eat Healthy. Save Leftovers for Next Day. Buy Things in Bulk with Less Packaging. Avoid Food Wrapped In Plastic. Bring Your Own Bag. All the above QA are from Quora website on 21-03- 2022. Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 22-03-2022 -- 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/924424660.1062673.1647960137508%40mail.yahoo.com.
