CULTURAL QA 08-2022-02 BEING A COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS
Dear friends, While I respectresponses , one member Sri Rajaram not only makes his Lengthy copy paste responses, but considers the persons who wrotethe answers and the person who compileas immature.Often his responses are not to the pointin the question. He is hurried and not even ready to accept mistakes in histyping. There is no word like sorry or regret in his dictionary. Another member who makesonly negative responses is Mr APS Mani. However he sends his negative responsemaking a bad morning. This is just for the information of other members. I try my best to ignore his responses. But sometimes itexceeds my patience. Sincerely, Gopalakrishnan2-8-22 Q1 Can you eat cooked rice that was leftovernight? A1 Lucia Garcia, Worked at Hospitals Fri Room temperature is an ideal environment for bacteria tothrive and negatively affect any food. Don't eat cookedrice that was left overnight, as it may contain bacteria, even if it doesn'tspoil or go bad. The temperature of the refrigerator is generally about5°C. At such a temperature, the growth and reproduction of bacteria will beeffectively inhibited. Cooked rice can bekept in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.Reheating cooked rice can have unexpected benefits foryour body. Research hasshown that reheated cooked rice has A Nearly 10-fold Increase in ResistantStarch. Resistant starch isa special carbohydrate that cannot be digested and absorbed by the smallintestine, but feeds the beneficial bacteria in the large intestine. At the same time,resistant starch can also reduce the risk of high blood pressure, high bloodlipids, high blood sugar and obesity. WHO has pointed out: "The discovery and researchprogress of resistant starch is an important achievementin the research on the relationship between carbohydrates and health." My note- This QA is added for the reason- if kept inrefrigerator cooked rice can be used even for 3-4 days. It is in the context ofeating old rice practice in many families, known to me. Q2 How did our grandparents and greatgrandparents, with a single income, manage to bring up 6 or even more childrenwhen we find it difficult to manage even two these days? A2 Ratnamala Kamath, M'com from KarnatakUniversity, Dharwad (Graduated 1988)2y Most of ourgrandparents stayed in independent houses which had a garden round the house.In this garden they hadvarious fruit trees, coconut trees and grew few vegetables and Curry leaves,mint etc. So most of the time they did not purchase much fromoutside. Many a time they would exchange excess produce from their garden withneighbours and relations. Education was free in vernacular medium and most childrenstudied there. Education in government colleges was freeand the fees in private colleges too was not much. Many a time girls were not sent to school beyond3rd or 4th standard or after she started menstruating. There were nouniforms, school books were bound in newspapers and previous years calenders.The text books were passed down from eldest siblings to other. The remainingpages in notes books after the academic year was over, were torn and boundtogether in the press to make rough note books. Children were notbrought expensive toys. They played outside with other children and with thingswhich were abundantly available in nature and with things which they collectedlike marbles. Old torn sarees were stitched and converted into blanketsfor kids or nappies. The fairly good sarees wereconverted into 'pavadai' or lehengas for girls. Pants which were torn were cut and made intoshorts for children or made into school bags. Very old clothes wereexchanged for steel vessels with vendors who visited once in six months or so. Ladies had maximum 2 or 3 sarees and children one or twogood dresses. There were no maids or servants. All the house workwas done by the ladies (joint family was mostly prevalent) and/ or daughtershelped their mothers with the household work and to look after siblings. Being physicallyactive and because of lack of pollution (industrialization had not started) people had less ailments.Hospitals mostly were only for dire emergencies. Most ailments weretreated at home with home remedies or the local dispensary where the doctor orcompounder gave a mixture which would cure most ailments. Childbirths were performed athome by midwives. Cooking was mostlydone on firewood which every home mostly found in their own gardens. So no fuelor negligible fuel costs. Electricity was not there. People used kerosene lanterns.People slept early and got up early. People talked andspent time with each other so things such as mental depression and stress whichis the cause of many physical ailments, was not there. Source of water was public Wells or Wells in houses or rivers. Travelling was doneby foot, bicycle, Bullock cart or Tanga so no fuel costs or pollution due tofuel emissions. It wassurvival of the fittest. Those children who were not strong enough mostly diedin young age due to some illness or other as medical treatmentwas unavailable for most people. Today even those who are not fit enoughsurvive because of advance in medical science. The crippling medical costs oflooking after one kid with any disorder or disability forces many couple to optfor only one/two children. Children andnot money were considered as assets in those times. Jobs were availableeven if you were not educated much. So people did not hesitate in having more kids. The more kids you had themore respected you were in society. Parents did not have to worry aboutgiving kids high education or giving them the best of everything to competewith others for jobs so they did not hesitate in having any number of kids. To sum up: Accommodation was mostly free or did not cost much becausepopulation had not grown so high and enough landwas available for everybody. Not much was neededfor food because people mostly grew what they needed or exchanged what they hadgrown with others. No fuel costs fortransportation. Medical costs were mostly negligible because people or childrenrarely fell sick. No electricity cost. No water charges. Negligibleeducation costs. Jobs were not very hard to get. These thingsenabled our forefathers to bring up more than 6 children with single income. My note- Excellent answer. This wasthe case even in 1975’s in Tamilnadu. Salary was meagre and house rent was alsomeagre. Q3 Do you think brain transplants willever be a routine operation for those who want to live forever? A3 Ken Saladin, Former professor ofhistology (microscopic anatomy)Sun No, not evenremotely.There’s no reason to think, even if you could transplant a brain, thatit would enable someone to live an unusually long time. Why would it? The brainis only one of the body parts that show substantial degeneration with age. The brain loses about 5% of its tissue per decade after age 40, and theloss is thought to be even faster after age 70. The gyri (folds) become narrower, the sulci(grooves between the gyri) grow wider, there’s more space between the brain andskull, the remaining neurons have fewer synapses, their synapses are moreleaky, they secrete less neurotransmitter, they become less responsive to eachother’s neurotransmitters, theinsulating myelin around nerve fibers declines, and nerve conductionspeed declines. Transplanting a person’s brain into a younger body won’t solveor stop any of this. Furthermore, dependingon the sources you read, braindegeneration isn’t even among the top causes of natural death in old age.I see some sources with 7 higher-ranking causes—mostly cardiovascular andpulmonary diseases and cancer—although I see Alzheimer disease ranked #5 at one site.Aging kidneys also figure highly (as this results in less efficient wasteclearance and regulation of blood cell count and blood pressure). But whetherbrain degeneration is #5 or some lower rank, you still have the issue of whatto do about all the others. Getting a younger brain isn’t goingto help, nor would transplanting one’s brain to a younger body be of muchbenefit (andit would be a screaming invitation to mental insanity). Q4 Does a washing machine use electricitywhen plugged in but turned off? A4 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now I hope the question is about a washing machine plugged inswitched ON in the plug point and switched OFF in the machine. The switch in the machine is to switch ON the supply todifferent parts in the machine. Hence if powerplug is switched ON, current may switched on to the primary of the transformerin the machine If one observe,the technician switches OFF at plug point for testing of different parts of themachine. My answer is basedon technician’s direction to switch OFF supply to machine at plug point. Q5 How are humans evolving into not havingwisdom teeth if not having them doesn't give a higher rate of survival and thusnatural selection does not take place? A5 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Sat Impacted wisdom teeth can lead to dental infections. Upuntil the invention of antibiotics, which is onlyabout 80 years ago, dental infections could kill you, or drag down your health.They actually still can if you don’t take the antibiotics, as the bacteria shedby dental infections can lead to heart disease. Q6 How much does India lag behind China? A6 Balaji Viswanathan, CEO of InventoRobotics. Jul 10 I have travelledChina many times of which thrice was a part of an Indian business delegation.Twice I was invited to the World Economic Forum in China where all their topleaders — including their Premier as well as various Mayors and CEOsparticipated. I have also stayed in apartments of lower middle class Chinese invarious cities, travelling by buses and trains alone across eastern China. Ihave had conversations with 100s of Chinese at all levels and on India side Ihave conversations with cabinet ministers to coconut sellers on a regularbasis. If not forCovid, I would have set up a sales subsidiary in China. Here is my briefanalysis on where India lags behind in a big way: India lags behind China in a huge way in women labourforce participation. Across China you can see womenbeing a part of business [although in the upper end it is near completely maledominated] at numbers completely different from India. In India, one gender is nearlycompletely absent in GDP growth generation. India also verybehind on urban infrastructure. China has built way too many cities — thisallows a better spread of growth — along with a huge level of metro trains,high speed rail etc. Indian government is trying to bridge the gap, although itis quite big now. China is also quiteahead in basic healthcare indicators due to decades of investment from Mao’stime. It would take a long time for India to catch up on this. China has a quick system of decision making across alllevels. I have worked with a lot of Chinese businessesand governments and felt they are far faster than anywhere else in the world. There are manyother aspects where India lags behind, but those factors are not as big as theones above. That said, thereare a few ways India has its strengths: Indians are betterat working with rest of the world. The ability to work with a diverse groupthrough democratic means [arguments, discussion] is a fundamental strength ofIndia over time. Indian execs at the top of various companies is just one smallexample of how India fundamentally has better ways to build bridges with therest. China by default gets into a master-slave mode that might work in somecontexts [like dealing with small countries that are far] but would bringfurther problems. Chinese demographics are becoming more skewed and thedemographic benefit they gained over 4 decades — where 2 parents supported 1child will work inverse as 1 child has to support 2 aged parents. India has abetter demographics. India has lessuncertainty in terms of political system. India is quite used to working inchaos and historically avoided civil wars, revolutions or major social unrest,apart from one example during the partition of India. Over the ages, China iseither very stable & prosperous or gets into the extreme opposite ofextreme chaos & bloodshed. If China has to transition to democracy likeevery developed country did over time, this uncertainty will hover over China. My note- I recollect my HP computer purchased in1999 had most parts made in China, which I could see when replacing parts. Even the pump for taking water from cane is made in China. Most homeshave now such battery pumps in Chennai.Water cane keeping on a smaller strengthy cane with tap to take water hasbecome a thing of past here. Q7 What was the biggest design flaw toever occur in history? How was it fixed if it was? A7 Steven Haddock, Studied at YorkUniversity (Canada)1y This is a suspension bridge This is a very oldtechnology, but it can solve a lot of problems. Essentially, you use two ropesor cables that are supported at each end by an anchored point. You then hangsmaller cables from the two large cables, and then you use those smaller cablesto hang a bridge platform. Suspension bridges give you one of the best load toweight ratios of any bridge type, can be used to cross very long spans, and are generally cheaper toconstruct. By the 19thcentury, material science had advanced and so had engineering, so engineerscould use very strong strands of wire cable to cross even longer spans. Suspension bridges started to beused for railroads. All the math worked. But the bridges often didn’t. BroughtonSuspension Bridge - Wikipedia Yarmouth suspensionbridge - Wikipedia Angers Bridge -Wikipedia Wheeling SuspensionBridge - Wikipedia An even more confusing problem - the cables generallydidn’t fail - the bridge deck did. This made suspension bridges lessattractive and often people went with more expensive options. However, theengineers finally found out the problem - these bridges, because they were solight, were also very flexible. They had all failed because their flexibilitysubjected them to massive torsional forces from things like heavy winds or evenpeople moving from side to side. As such, suspension bridges were designed to be stiffer,generally by making them wider. Like the BrooklynBridge, which is still doing fine over 130 years after its completion. But sometimes,engineers forget stuff This is the firstTacoma Narrows Bridge. Completed in 1940, it was one of the longest suspensionspans in the world when it was completed. But, as you can see, it’s only twolanes wide. And here’s whathappened to it. As you can see, the cables are just fine. The bridgedeck has collapsed. Because it was so narrow, thebridge wasn’t very stiff and, as such, tended to flutter in even moderatewinds. The wind that destroyed it was about 40mph. Here’s what replaced it The bridge deck onboth of the spans was made much deeper and stiffer to resist wind forces. It’sjust fine thank you on its 70th birthday and a twin was built in 2007. My note- My hometown Pandalam in Kerala has a suspensionbridge across Achhankovil river, connecting LordSastha temple and Lord Krishna temple. There is a regular bridge in MC road.Most probably thesuspension bridge would have gone under water in yesterday’s rain, since it isat a low level. Q8 Have you ever got a chance to buildyour own home? What are some tips that can be helpful for the inexperiencedpeople? A8 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now Yes. I designed myhome in native and works carried out by a contractor for arranging men andmaterials. I had an old Jack wood tree uprooted before my construction of home.It was sized for windows and door frames. The foundation was constructed usinggranite with cemented joining, so that first floor can also be constructed infuture. In my native during that time no plan approval was required and onlyintimation had to be given to Panchayat. With the civilengineering knowledge gained during my telecom engineering and construction ofsmall additional structures with the help of drafts man in telecom buildings Imade a plan. The house in Tutucorin where I lived while working therewas in my mind. The building was completed in1984. Now 38 years after completion of home, except for slight leak in concreteroof in certain areas( which is rectified with tin sheet roofing over thehome), the home isperfect. It has one guest room, dining room and kitchen and a bedroom which was separated for my father’s use for some time . All electrical conduit wiringwas done by me employing one skilled worker for physical works. An extension wasconstructed later and is used by my sister in law now. The house is on rent.When I came to Chennai, it was given to my brother for a small amount given byhim. I have constructeda large home in Chennai, lay out was given by me, plan approved, a contractorconstructed, an architect designed the outer appearance in 2006. In my opinion giving an engineer the work is better thandoing oneself in old age. Q9 How can grasses grow in the same placefor millennia without depleting the soil? A9 David Hall, Forum moderator f threeorganic lawn care forums since 2003 Jul 19 Because animalscome across the grass, feed on it, trample seeds into the soil, and fertilizeit with dung. Without the impact from grazinganimals, grassland becomes barren. Here is a picture showing the differenceanimal impact makes. The picture is in the New Mexico desert. The area tothe right of the fence has had livestock fenced OFF of it for decades. The areato the left of the fence is an active cattle ranch. The owner of the land tothe right became convinced that cattle were the problem and removing them wasthe solution. The other owner was convinced that animals were the solution. Q10 What is that one thing you willnever forget in your life? A10 Aashish Kumar Dimri, News and PoliticalAnalyst Updated Fri Rs 1 : For last 57 years; Dr Sushovan Banerjee wastreating his patients for Rs 1. Talented : Well, he was a MBBS from RG KarMedical College and a post graduate in Pathology from Calcutta (Kolkata )University and a post graduate diploma holder from London. He was a gold medalist in his post graduation ;andhad worked as a senior registrar in a British hospital. He was also aformer member of West Bengal Legislative assembly (1984) But, unlike his many peers; he chose serving downtroddenand people without any selfish motive.Thus, he only charged a rupee as hisconsultation fee. All the above QA arefrom Quora website on 01 -08- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . 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