CULTURAL QA 04-2022-12 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Whatare the differences between small families and big families? A1 Bhuvana Rameshwar I'ma Parent, aunt, grandparent16h Small families.. More time andspace for spouse andchildren. Better attention to children and good quality of life. More freedomto travel and entertainment. Better savings, if salary is good. Chances of children gettinglonely and manipulative if both parents are working. They are more mature but sometimes become selfishand cannot interact well with others in the society. Some children get pamperedby parents and thus turn out to become stubborn. Everything has to be taught byparents and teachers including social behaviour. Children have to be sent to acreche or to vacation classes or hobby classes to keep them engaged in schoolholidays. Or a full time nannyhas to be employed. Big families…more familymembers means, less space,divided time, money and food. There is not enough of spouse or children time.More time is spent in family times like meal times than individually withothers. Children tend to dodge responsibilities, school work and their parentssometimes as they have grandparents and other elders to support them, rather tohide behind ! But children generally turn outto be more friendly, social and intelligent due to interactions with many family members around, including grandparents. Theyare smarter, less sensitive, out going and know to share. More helping handsand child care are available in case, both spouses are working in busy jobs.School vacations are happy as there are more people to spend time with. Theylearn playing various, games,, sportsmanship, arts and crafts at home itself.They are more confident and pleasant. Q2 Couldthe Black Death have eradicated humans on Earth if it reached every continent? A2 Matt Riggsby MAArchaeology, Boston University Mar 17 It did reach every continent…ok, maybe not Antarctica, but other than that, it did go global. There arestill wild reservoirs of Yersinia pestis in the desert southwest of the UnitedStates. And, as you can see, it didn’t wipe us out. It’s bad, but not extinction level bad. Sooner or later, waves of plaguewould burn themselves out. Over time, we got a little more resistant, but moreimportantly a lot smarter. We figured out how to prevent the spread of the disease, and wedeveloped both vaccines and cures. It’s still out there, but becausewe invented responses to it, it’s not a meaningful threat any more. Q3 Whatif Earth grew 1 kilometer every second for 1 year? A3 Gopala Krishnan ,former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now There is a limit toimagination. Even planet Sun itself is reducing in size. Not increasing insize. Now coming to your question- Humans and all animals in Land occupy only29% of the size of earth. From this only a small area occupied by humanhabitation. You started imagination. Now imagine what would happen to earth byits expansion. Whether it could remain in it’s location, whether oceans willexpand, what would be the effect of such things etc. Q4 Whattype of candle burns cheaper than using electricity to light a room? A4 David Thomas ProfessionalEngineer, Civil, Alaska Apr 4 A candle produces about 12 lumens of light. 1 watt of LED lightingproduces about 100 lumens and costs (US average) 13 cents for 1000 hours ofuse. Alas, no 13-cent candle lasts8000 hours. Here’s a 13-centcandle:which lasts 2–3 hours, so is 2500–4000x as expensive as modern electriclighting. You’re not going to find a waxthousands of times cheaperunless you take Per Westmark’s suggestion to steal the candles or Mr.Della-Monica’s suggestion and use free waste oil in an oil lamp and toleratethe soot and smell that results. Q5 Howdo you know if it’s 120 volts or 240 volts? A5 Gopala Krishnan,former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answeredjust now The best method to make sure is to use a voltmeterin parallel between the phase and neutral if it is AC or positive and negativeif it is DC. The type of power distribution is same in a country.Accordingly all the equipment are manufactured. Some countries manufactureequipment work in 240/120V. Necessary changes are made in the connection pointof the equipment. Many equipment working on 230 V markedvoltage will have step down transformers inside like the mobile charger.They work in lower voltage also. In India the coaches of the trains haveprovision of power sockets with lower voltage of about 120V and Laptops, mobilechargers etc functions with this supply. There is restriction of time periodfor Laptop charging, I read elsewhere. Q6 Whatare the rules for staying in hotels? A6 Steven Haddock Livesin Toronto, ON (1959–present)Mar 31 Try to make a reservation. If you just show up, respect any “No Vacancy”signs. If you drove in, know yourcar’s model, color and license number. It will go on the registration form. I rent, so I don’t know that offthe top of my head. Have your credit card ready at check in even if you’ve pre-paid. Don’t be surprised if there areextra charges (most sites warn you in advance). Respect check-in and check-out times. If your room isn’t ready at checkin, ask for a comp like them holding your luggage for free, or a drink at thebar. If you’redefinitely planning on arriving early, check with them in advance if they canaccommodate you. If you absolutely have to check out late, see if they canaccommodate that too. Once you reach your room, check out the emergency escape information andfamiliarize yourself with where the nearest stairway is. Keep your key card safe, likein your wallet. Tip the housekeeper. $5 aday is standard, and it’s fine to do so after the first night if you’re goingto be there for a while. Don’t be afraid to call the front desk with problems. In my day, I had abathroom light go out and a remote that someone had clumsily tried tocannibalize for the batteries. They were both fixed very quickly. The concierge is your best friend. If you need something, anything,they’re there to help you. On one trip to Montreal I asked whether the casinostrike had any chance of ending and, with the knowledge that it wasn’t, I wasable to make alternative plans. My note- Most star hotels makearrangements somewhere for the person, if he had gone a little early by flight etc. During Covidperiod my son came on vacation, onreturn had to go via Dubai to Jeddah where he is working. He reached by 9 AM,but booking from 12 Noon. Three hours he was accommodated in longue. Q7 Whydoes Bengaluru look richer than Chennai? A7 Vibhakar T S (Cricket)Lives in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6h I've personally been to Chennai only once and I'm the resident ofBengaluru. So I can give some hindsight about it. Bengaluru doesn't look richer as compared to Chennai. On an average, Chennai looks almost as same asBengaluru. Maybe some posch areas in Bengaluru like Brigade road, MG Road,Koramangala might give those ‘rich vibes'. But except that, it's almost thesame. Maybe skyscrapers in Bengaluruare more. Again, that's due tothe fact that there are a lot of tech parks and startups in the city. I've seena lot of long buildings even in Chennai. So I don't find much of a difference. Overall, both are richer. Whileone city is known for ITindustries, the other is known more for the manufacturing industries. Else,there's nothing that depicts the richness of both the cities. Q8 Howmuch electricity do you save by unplugging appliances? A8 Robert Gross, RetiredElectrical Engineer Answered Mon Little or zero if they are notturned on. Some appliances usea small amount of power when “off”; technically they are instandby, with the control circuitry operating. Devices that can beoperated by remote controls, such as TV sets, will operate this way. If you are leaving the housefor a long trip, then you should unplug them. 2nd answer- JoeRovito, I fix ALL of my appliances. Even if it takes years. Answered Sun Not enough to pay the Electrician $150 to come out and replace the outletyou wore out in 5 years instead of 25 from plugging and unplugging daily. In the US and EU, all modern day appliances are extremely stingy withelectricity when the device is off or in standby. For example, AC computing devices have to use less than 5 watts inconnected standby, and they need to transition there quickly when not in use. That works out to about $5 worth of electricity every year. For computers that turn off, and TVs, they have to use less than 1/10ththat (0.5w ==> $0.50 per year).Every appliance is different, and every classof appliance has different rules - but generally,Turn yourdevices off when not in use . Unplugging them causes needless wear and tearon the outlet and electrician service calls My note- I really appreciated and enjoyed the answer telling about wearand tear of power socket, replacementcharges etc. Now most modernhomes/offices have power sockets(plug points) with switch control. Simply switching OFFthe socket supply is sufficient. Q9 Whatare the similarities between cats and people? A9 Steven Haddock LL.B.degree, 25 years in litigation, administrative law, collections, bankrupty andprofessional regulation Sat Binocular vision. Both felinesand primates have two eyes thatpoint straight ahead. This distinguishes cats from dogs as dogs have eyes on either side oftheir heads which gives them good peripheral vision but makes it difficult forthem to focus on objects in front of them. A fondness for meat. Cats liveon an all-meat diets and early homo sapiens also lived mostly on meat. It’s only in fairlyrecent times that people have largely relied on a carbohydrate rich diet. Being both social and solitary.Most animals are either/or,but cats are fine on their own, but are also fine forming social groups. Peoplecan go either way too. Q10 Whyis it necessary to have many turns of wire in a coil? A10 Vaman Kulkarni , Ph.DSpace and Plasma Physics, Gujarat University (1975)Answered 2h ago More number of turns is equalto more magnetic flux. And each turn can carry lessercurrent and this reduces the heating. All the above QA are from Quora website on 12-04- 2022. Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 12-04-2022 -- 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/210712078.249683.1649778475859%40mail.yahoo.com.
