CULTURAL QA 04-2022-25
BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 As a North Indian, what South Indian food item almostmade you
cry out of happiness?
A1 AnweshaBarua (অন্বেষা বড়ুয়া) I dream of Aloo Paranthaonly Tue
I am from Kolkata, West Bengal but I am living in Tamil Nadu for3 years running
so I have my fair share of abundant Tamil culture and alsoMalayali culture as
well.
The first thing that I tasted when I landed was Pongal especially VenPongal.
There is some comforting factor about the smooth tasting Ven Pongal andif you
can add the right amount of sambhar with coconut chutney, mix it andeat, sure
shot you're reaching cloud 9. Nothing tastes heavenly as Pongal.
Puttu is one of my favorite dishes and the best part of Puttu is that itgoes
well with anything ranging from simple sambhar to fish curry. Puttu iseaten
best if you can mix it with the choice of curry or side dish and makesmall
round balls to eat, heavenly.
And if you have Malayali friends or are surrounded by too many
Malayaliinfluences, pal appam, and beef curry is the best thing you will
beeating in your life. The sweet taste of Pal appam and the spicy beef curry
sitsso well on your tongue that you cannot describe it in words. I never
thoughtthat beef curry or beef fry will become one of my favorite thing to
eat.Malayalis know their meats well!
Q2 What is the toughest baby animals in the wild day 21-3?
A2 Letus walk together Answered by Victoria Ng Wed
The baby sea tortoises are born by themselves without their parents underthe
soil. Once born they innately travel into the water and many risk
gettingswooped up by predatory birds. While inside the water, it is notsafe
zone either. They get carried away by other sea mammals and even thoughhundreds
of eggs can be hatched, only a small percentage will survive to theirfinal
destination. Theymigrate to their home where their parents are without the
parents instruction!Aren’t they amazing?
Q3 I’m afraid that because as we age our brains loseneurons,
this would mean when I apply empathy to older people, their emotionsare
actually weaker than mine. How justified is this worry?
A3 KenSaladin Former professor of histology (microscopic
anatomy)Fri
It’s a very poor, erroneous,and arrogant assumption.We don’t lose neurons
uniformly across all functionalareas of the brain.
Neurons affecting short-term memory are more affected than long-termmemory, for
example. Neurons for motor control go at a faster than averagerate, I believe.
Just put a 40-year-old gamer up against an 18-year-old and seewho wins, even if
both players are elite for their age class. I think neuronsfor some sensory
functions like auditory processing would be another example.
But I know of nothing to suggest that emotional capacity declines with age,or
that there is any detectable atrophy of emotional regions of the brain. Quite
thecontrary, the more experience one racks up in life, the deeper one’s
emotionsmay be. Teenage love and lust can be awfully intense, though. So can
teenagedepression. Differentkinds of emotions perhaps rise and fall in relation
to each other over the lifespan.
Q4 What proves humans are still very primitive today?
A4 ErnestW. Adams Child of an anthropologist; grew up around the
field. Wed
We still kill each other. Oftenfor very stupid reasons.
Take a well-adapted apex predatorsuch as a lion. It almost never kills another
adult lion. It might chase oneaway, but lions who lose a fight just run off.
They don't fight to the death,nor does the victor chase them down and kill them.
My note- I liked the answervery much. Many of you also
Q5 Why do horses lift their lip and show their teeth?
A5 ClaireJordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, shop
owner, secretary onnewspaper9h
It’s called a flehmenreaction. Horses, along with many other mammals, reptiles
and amphibians, have a patch of chemical receptorscalled Jacobson’s Organ or
the vomeronasal organ tucked behind their top lip.It functions like an extra
nostril which they use when they especially want to smell something -
especially the sexualreadiness or otherwise of another horse.
My note- All the QA from QA 6 toQA 15 are related to air-conditioner
temperature setting, consumption ofcurrent, comfort temperature etc bylearned
people. Those interested can read further. Others can skip them.
Q6 What are the best temperature settings for a windowAC?
A6 MohanNarayanan, B Sc Electrical Engineering, worked for
Siemens Germany 10 years. AnsweredJun 18, 2018
In one if the BBC presentations itwas said 19 degrees to21 degrees C is the
best AC setting for a human being to get optimum sleep.But that is for Europe
where normal max outside is 25 to 27. My son lives inAustin Texas where Summer
temperatures are usually around 30 and my son keeps the Central Airconat 23
degrees, I live in Chennai and find 23 degrees too cold and have settled at 25.
Too low a temp means more workfor the AC Compressor and high electricity
bills. Also stepping out of 23 tothe external 35 is no good for the body.
2ND ANSWER-MoHiT Mathur, Sr. Assistant at Government of
Rajasthan(2009-present)Answered Mar 31, 2020
Nowadaysgovernment is suggesting 24° C for economical use.
As per my suggestion you must useany of your ac at 27°C this will save more
energy and will not be harmful ifyou need to go outside.
Q7 Does setting an air conditioner at a lowertemperature (like
16 degrees C) ensure more electricity bill than setting it athigher
temperatures (like 23-24 degrees C)?
A7 SwapnilSingh, Professional HVAC Consultant, Refrigeration
Expert Answered Apr 26, 2019
Air conditioner are designed tomake the inside temperature according to your
command. They have inbuilt thermostat inside indoor unitto sense temperature of
your room. According to this input the air conditioner adjust theworking of a
compressor by lowering down it's speed or shutting it down.
Now let's take an example. If you set the temperature of yourac at 20 degree,
that means it's compressor continuous run's untill it'sthermostat doesn't give
him the command that the room temperature reached 20degree now you have to shut
down.
Now if you set the temperature 16 degree, so afterconsidering various losses
and air leakage through doors and windows your roomtemperature never reach's 16
degree temperature. So because of thermostat which is set to sence 16degree
temperature tells the compressor thet you have to work hard to make
thetemperature 16 degree {which never happens} so after continuousrunning of
your compressor your electricity bill is way more than normal, and your
compressorrequire frequently maintainance due to extra working hour. Hope
itwill solve your doubt.
Q8 If an AC runs at 30 degrees, then how much powerconsumption
would that take?
A8 AnilDhull Answered Sep 18, 2019
Itwill be close to a air cooler with some plus benefits like low humidity
levels. You canrun an air conditioner on 30 degree Celsius. It will save a lot
of power andofcourse your money. Like some stupid people are giving advices on
the topicsthey don't know nothing about. AC Companies are giving you the option
of 30 degree, even 31 in some newgeneration air conditioners. So, don't worry
about the idiot comments and gofor it.
My Note- I have an LG 2 ton split AC, temperature drtting is for 30degree C
degrees normally and gives cooling as other AC unit set to 24 degree C
Q9 Does setting an AC’s temperature at 30° C make itconsume less
power than at the ideal temperature of 25° C?
A9 PrasannaBhalerao , M. Sc. Electronics &Physics, Fergusson
College, Pune Answered May 18, 2017
Yes. It will consume less power. Setting the AC temperature higherdoes not mean
that you will get hotter air, i.e., whenset to 30° C, it does not mean air
flowing out is at 30° C or when set at 25°C, the air flowing out will be 25° C.
The AC does not work like that.
The air flowing out of the ACat any point is more or less the same temperature
especially after the first 10minutes of continuous running operation,
regardless of the thermostat set.
The AC works on the principle of expanding gas cools down rapidly. The AChas a
compressor that compresses the gas in outer coils. These coils arelocated on
the outside part of the AC. The compressor then rotates thegases and lets the
gas suddenly expand in the expansion coils. The expansioncoils are located in
the inside unit of the AC. A fan in the AC unit sucks air inside the room over
theexpansion coils (which are cold) and then blows it inside the room.
The thermostat on the AC measures the room temperature. It does soby measuring
the temperature of the air being sucked from inside the room overthe expansion
coils. Whenthe desired temperature is reached, the compressor shuts down (with
a low thudsound) while the fan continues to operate. So 30° C will be
achievedfaster than 25° C and hence compressor will run for lesser time in the
30° Ccase.
90%of the consumed power is by the compressor, while 10% is the power required
bythe fan. Hence setting temperature to 30° C will consume less power.
Cooling rate of AC is constant. Sothe more the AC runs room is more cooled.
There is a equipment fitted in ACwhich s called Thermostat. This thermostat has
a temperature sensor throughwhich it control the room temperature. Suppose the
room temperature is 40 deg and you set thetemperature to 24 deg the AC will run
constantly till the room temperaturereach 24 degrees. Once the room temperature
reaches 24 degrees thethermostat will cut power to compressor. The compressor
will stop but the fan in the AC willcontinue to run though it is not blowing
cold air now. Oncetemperature rises the thermostat signals to compressor to
start.
Q10 Does setting your AC to 26 degrees mean the roomtemperature
will be 26 degrees?
A10 AravindSrinivasan , ac-not only keeps the air cool~Updated May
29, 2019
Yes,setting your AC to 26 degree Celsius(DC) means, your AC is trying to
maintainyour room at 26 DC.
Let me try to explain what I know.If it’s wrong, comment it.
There is a stage called evaporator in both AC and refrigeration. Theoutside air
gets its contact in this evaporator and gets cooled. Basically,this is the air
that comes out of the AC. Now, this temperature of the air isfixed and it
cannot be varied.
Say, you are in a room which is at28 DC. Now, this cold air tries to cool the
room. If you have set the ACtemperature to 16 DC, it will cool the room air and
there will a thermostat tomeasure the temperature inside the room. Once the
room temperature is 16 DC, the thermostatsignals the compressor to turnoff.
Now, only room air will becirculated. Human body is the major source of heat.
Hence, gradually, room willget heated up and again, thermostat will sense this
and signals the compressorto turn on. This continues.So, it is the thermostat
that helps to maintain the room temperature.Hope, it clears your doubt.
Q11 Does setting an air conditioner at a lower temperature(like 16
degrees C) ensure faster cooling than setting it at highertemperatures (like
23-24 degrees C)?
A11 DilipK , Manager (2007-present)Answered Oct 6, 2015
Cooling rate of AC is constant. So themore the AC runs room is more cooled.
There is a equipment fitted in AC which iscalled Thermostat. This thermostat
has a temperature sensor through which itcontrol the room temperature. Suppose
the room temperature is 40 deg and youset the temperature to 24 deg the AC will
run constantly till the roomtemperature reach 24 degrees. Once the room
temperature reaches 24 degrees thethermostat will cut power to compressor. The
compressor will stop but the fanin the AC will continue to run though it is not
blowing cold air now. Oncetemperature rises the thermostat signals to
compressor to start.
Now if you set temperature to say16 deg. The thermostat will allow compressor
to run till the room temperaturereaches 16 deg. As the AC has to cool the room
to lower temperature this time,it will run for more time.
So the AC cooling rate is constant but it will run longer if you set lowcooling
room temperature.
Now if you set temperature to say16 deg. The thermostat will allow compressor
to run till the room temperaturereaches 16 deg. As the AC has to cool the room
to lower temperature this time,it will run for more time. So the AC cooling
rate is constant but it will runlonger if you set low cooling room temperature.
My note- Keeping in turbo, cooling is made faster. How the compressor works
faster is a high-tech point.
Q12 Does setting a temperature of around 27-28 degrees atnight
cause some kind of problems with the compressor of an AC unit after sometime,
or maybe after some years?
A12 GeorgeVarkey , Working in HVAC, building services for last 25
years Answered Apr 18,2017
Ibelieve you mean 27–28 C instead of 23–25 C.
Thermostat will demand lesscooling, compressor need only shorter duration of
operation to maintainrequired refrigerant liquid supply to evaporator.
Shorterrunning time will save power and increase the life of compressor.
Q13 Why setting the AC to temperature of 24° C isbeneficial?
A13 JohnWhite , CEO at White Mechanical, Inc.
(2002-present)Answered Jun 28, 2018
Whentemperature is set to 24 degree Celsius as compared to 18 then 36% power
saved. It isgood for health and budget also. Increase in temperature does not
increase yourcomfort level. According to research the ideal temperaturefor
thermal comfort is between 23.5 degree to 25.5 degree in summer. Sosetting the
temperature on 24 degree gives you more comfort and saves energyalso.
Q14 If we run an AC with higher temperatures, will it consumeless
electricity?
A14 HimanshuPatidar , personalexperience Answered Nov 7, 2019
Yes , it will consume less powersince the difference of temperature it has to
run is lower and hence thecompressor will work less number of cycles per hour
resulting in lower powerconsumption.Butwouldn’t it be an injustice to the
members in the room who are facing the heat?
Q15 What is the best temperature for a window AC in a mobilehome?
A15 JakobScherer , El Ing HTL Avionics Engineering & Electronics
and CommunicationEngineering, STS Swissair Technical School (1… Answered Jul
20, 2020
Are you asking about thetemperature of the window A/C itself, or about the air
temperature you set atthe thermostat? I thinkyou may ask for air temperature.
Use the highest temperature you arecomfortable with. I own a camper and set the
temperature to 85F (29.5C).However, on a hot Arizona day, the inside
temperature goes up to 90F (32C) because the A/C is not bigenough to deal with
the outside heat.
Q16 What is the comfort temperature in an air conditioner?
A16 GopalaKrishnan , former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at
Department of Telecom(1966-2004) Answered Nov 29
Itdepends on country, season, and time. In India, in summer insouthern states
temperature of about 22 degree centigrade setting in night timeand about 20
degree setting in day time is more comfortable. In this covid situation it
isbest not using air conditioner is best- as far as possible
Mynote- Now Covid is almost over in India. In Chennai it is hot summer. So
setting is done to25 or24 degree C, though cooling is felt less due to high
outside temperature.
All the above QA are from Quora website on 24-04- 2022.
Quora answers nIn Chennai eednot be 100% correct answers
Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 25-04-2022
--
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/462225908.565263.1650845457060%40mail.yahoo.com.
