CULTURAL QA07-2022-20

BEING  ACOMPILATION THERE MAY  BE ERRORS

Q1            Why don't ships sink but a pin does?

A1            Roy Maldonado, Former Construction, plumbingand paint Specialist 
12 yrs at The Home Depot (company)14m

Ships have chambersof air built into them, that and the surface tension of the 
water hold the ship up. Get toomuch waster in the ship and it sinks. A pin is a 
solid piece of metal there areno pockets of air to hold it up.

2ND ANSWER -Non Believer, Former engineer(1975–2017) 30m

In simple terms,the nail sinks because thedensity of the steel pin is greater 
than the density of the water.Whereas, a ship has a lot of hollow spaces 
(filled with air) because of whichthe overall density of the ship becomes less 
than water.

Q2            What are the "must-eats"in Bangalore?

A2            Vibhakar T S Lives in Bengaluru,Karnataka, India Updated Sun

Vidyarthi Bhavan. It's one if the oldest restaurants inthe city. It's known for 
its dosas, and particularly ‘ Masala Dosa'. Oneshouldn't miss eating it in 
Bengaluru.

Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR).Much like VidyarthiBhavan, MTR is also one of the 
oldest restaurants in the city. It has itsrestaurants in different areas of the 
city. But the main restaurant is inLalbagh road. There, onemust definitely try 
‘Bisibele bath'.

SLV Restaurants. It's one of the main restaurants inthe city. It has its 
branches in many areas of the city. It's pretty old too. One should definitely 
try eating‘Idly' here.

Brahmin's Thatte Idly. As the name suggests, therestaurant is famous for its 
‘Thatte idly'. It’s also known for its‘Puliyogare'. It has its branches in 
various areas of the city.

VV Puram Food Street. An entire street is dedicatedfor the sake of food shops. 
It has variety of food items. It's a very famousarea in the city. Here, ‘ 
Masala Dosa', ‘Akki Roti' and some ‘Ice creams' aremust eats. One should 
definitely try ‘Nitrogen wafers' here.

Malleshwaram Chats Centre.In Malleshwaramarea, there are many shops known for 
their ‘Chats'. ‘Pani puri', ‘Masala Puri',‘Bhel Puri', ‘Sev Puri', and ‘Dahi 
Puri' are must eats there.

Q3            What are the strangest facts aboutthe human brain?

A3            Info Search Answered by Lois L.Kersey Updated Jul 14

When you sleep in a new place for the first time,your brain processes danger 
and stays half-awake to be more aware.

The world's fastest supercomputer needs 24 millionwatts of power to operate, 
while our brains only require 20 watts and operateabout 100,000 times faster.

The human brain is divided into two sides , eachinteracting with the opposite 
side of the body. Althoughthis interaction is known, the reason for it is not 
yet understood.

The human brain has the capacity to generateapproximately 23 watts of energy 
when awake.

Of the total blood and oxygen produced in ourbody, the brain receives 20% of it.

The blood vessels that are present in the brain arenearly 100,000 miles long.

In early pregnancy, neurons develop at analarming rate of 250,000 per minute.

Almost all colors have a physical wavelengthassociated with them, but Magenta 
does not. Instead,your brain is simply processing the color as " not green ".

We cry when we are very happy because ourhypothalamus in our brain can't tell 
the difference between strong happinessand strong sadness.

3% of your brain is just water , which means that if you become dehydrated 
bymore than 2%, you could experience a loss of attention, cognitive skills, 
andmemory.

In fact, you can improve your memory if youchoose to eat seafood regularly. The 
fatty acids in these foods improve thepart of the brain that takes care of 
memory.

The brain cannot feel pain. This allowsneurosurgeons to investigate areas 
within the brain while patients are awake.They can receive real-time feedback 
from each patient, allowing them toidentify specific regions such as speech or 
movement.

During sleep , your body produces a hormone ***thatprevents you from getting up 
and acting out your dreams. Five minutes aftera dream, your body has already 
forgotten half of it and ten minutes later, 90%of your memory is gone.

Our brain can calculate 10¹³ and 10^16 operationsper second. That's equivalent 
to 1 million times the people on earth. Intheory, brains are capable of solving 
problems faster than any computer in theworld, perhaps better than any computer 
that will ever exist.

Déjà vu has not been fully explained. Scientiststhink it's actually a 
neurological glitch caused by something being registeredin memory before 
conscious thought.

Ninety minutes of sweating can temporarily shrinkthe brain as much as a year of 
aging.

Stress canchange your brain size (and make it smaller).

It is literally impossible for our brain to multitask.

Your vision surpasses all other senses.

My note-***In that cause why many produce sounds fear of something, cry, or 
laugh?

Q4            Does leaving lamps plugged in use electricity?

A4            Graham Rolfe, Former RetiredEngineer, atheist, vehement 
anti-theistJul 13

It depends. If it's just a straight on/off switch, itshouldn't do. If it is 
something like a touch control, then yes it will.

Q5            What are some facts about India thatIndians are generally unaware 
of?

A5            Reena Meena, Former Reader , Thinker, Political Science Student 
at Daulat Ram College, Delhi University Updated 2y

Many of us don’tnot know the full form of JCB though we used this term and see 
JCB frequently. JCB stands for Joseph CyrilBamsford . It is the name of person 
who invented the Vehicle. He wasa British businessman and founder of JCB 
company .

Many of us thinkthat Hockey is our National sport but let me tell u guys that 
this is not ournational sport . India has no particular nationalsport. And it 
was confirmed by theSports ministry in response to an RTI filed by a 10 year 
old girl AishwaryaParashar.

Many of us aren’t familiar with, when we recite ournational anthem; It’s Sindhu 
not Sindh . Sindh is thepart of Pakistan and this change was done in 1947–48, 
but still many of us reciteit as Sindh not Sindhu.

Many of us think that the Great wall of China isvisible from space but it has 
been proved that this isn’t possible hence notvisible from there. It's 
completely a myth.

Q6            Are Africans the only pure humans inthe world?

A6            Claire Jordan, Degree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop 
owner, secretary on newspaper Jul 11

We are all pure human. If you mean, pure Homo sapiens,there are some people in 
central Africa who seem to be pure H.sapiens, yes. The rest ofus have some 
genes from Neanderthals and/or Denisovans and/or a couple of othergroups we 
haven’t named yet, but they were also humans, just withsome slightly different 
adaptations.

Q7            Is it okay to pour a concrete slabon top of an existing one?

A7            Gopalkrishna Vishwanath, Graduatedin 1972, Hold a master's 
degree. Experience 37 years. Jun 28

No. It’snot done. The new slab will end up as an additionaldead weight on the 
old slab. At best you can concealcracks and damages in the old slab. You will 
not get the strength of two slabs.—

Q8            How do I purify air from airconditioners?

A8            Suganthan Sivakkumar, StudiedMechanical Engineering 6y

By design, an A/C has filters to purify the air to someextent. The reason why 
air filters get cloggedover a period of time, is because of the air-borne dust.

Some air-conditioners claim it has additional filters suchas antibacterial, 
pollen filters. If you are satisfiedwith the features of your A/C (check manual 
or website) then you may not need aseparate air filter.

If you have somehealth condition or if you prefer much purified air, please use 
a "dedicated" air filteringunit as fellow Quoran has said.

Q9            What will be the difference betweena government MBBS pass out and 
private MBBS pass out student?

A9            Praveen Tripathi, Psychiatrist.Faculty of Psychiatry Jul 12

Let me try toanswer this question based on my experience of interacting with 
thousands ofgovt medical college students and hundreds of Pvt medical college 
students.

Confidence - This is the biggest difference that Ihave observed. Students from 
government medical colleges are in general a bitmore confident than students 
from private medical colleges, at least when itcomes to clearing the PG medical 
entrance exam. The whole thought that I couldclear the tough PMT exam, so I can 
clear any other exam usually stays withthem. Unfortunately, I have met many Pvt 
medicalcollege students who were really good knowledge wise but they 
doubtedthemselves just because they went to a Pvt medical college. Oncethey 
started doing well in the subject-wise tests and grand tests, theirconfidence 
improved significantly.

Clinical skills- Most Pvt medical college studentsare worried about their 
clinical skills. They presume that students fromgovernment medical colleges 
have much better exposure to patients so they willhave better clinical skills. 
While it's true thatgovernment hospitals have no dearth of patients (unlike the 
hospitals attachedto Pvt medical colleges), that doesn't usually translate into 
betterclinical skills for medical students as everybody is focused on studying 
forentrance exams and much less on learning clinical skills. Although I must 
point out thatduring the internship, the govt medical college students usually 
get muchbetter exposure to basic things like suturing, RT, Foleys etc. How 
muchthat matters, in the long run, is a matter of conjecture.

Environment - This is perhaps the most significantdifference. The environment 
of govt medical colleges is intensely competitive. That pushes almost everybody 
to workhard, if you don't work hard you develop an intense fear of being left 
out.Some good pvt colleges too have a competitive environment but some 
othercolleges have a more laid-back attitude. I believe the environment of 
yourcollege plays a huge role in shaping your career.

Money - On average students who can affordprivate medical colleges tend to come 
from financially well-to-do families,which reflects in the way they dress and 
talk.

Finally,who becomes a better doctor? I think the MBBS college doesn't play that 
big arole in this aspect. 

Becoming a gooddoctor depends on multiple factors, the most important being 
perseverance. If you can continue honing yourskills for years, you will end up 
a good doctor, irrespective of whether youwent to a govt college or private.

So, in summary,while govt college students do have certain benefits over Pvt 
medical colleges,it doesn't mean that students from private colleges cant excel 
in PG entranceexams and later life.

One final thing that I realised later in life, many doctorswho went to Pvt 
colleges do exceedingly well in practiceparticularly if their parents were 
doctors as they have more capital to investand more importantly their parents 
guide them better.

I hope,  this helps. Dr Praveen Tripathi

Q10         Why does a wooden block not sink intowater?

A10  Scott Withee, M.B.A. in MBA Corporate Finance,Adelphi University 
(Graduated 1980)39m

For the same reason that a steel ship floats, a woodenblock floats. Look up 
Archimedes Principal.Anything placed in or on water displaces a volume of that 
water. If the itemfloats then it displaces a volume of water whose weight is 
exactly equal to theitems weight. If the item sinks then it displaces a volume 
of water exactlyequal to its volume. Sincewood is lighter by volume than water, 
it floats. A steel ship floatsbecause it’s weight is less than the weight of 
the total volume of water itwould displace for it to sink ….

All the above QA are from Quora  website  on   19-07- 2022. 

Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .

Compiled andposted by R. Gopala krishnan on 20-07-2022

 

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