CULTURAL QA 09-2022-30 BEING A COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Whydoes my house get so dusty even though I clean regularly? A1 GopalaKrishnan, Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966–2004)Just now You have not mentionedwhere your home is located. I clean regularly- Does it mean you clean yourselfor cleaned employing cleaners? In India most areas having hot climate and dusty wind. Door frames, window frames, grill work, door andpillow panes are at least tobe cleaned once a week with wet cloth, if necessary applying cleaning liquidlike DOMEX. Walls are to be cleaned inside and outside with skilledworkers at least once in two months. Below the switchboxes at least every week. Platforms for kitchen and work area dailyand interior doors once a week. With allefforts, 100% perfection is not possible in any home. Some work can be done by members of family, depending on their age and aptitude. However wall cleaning and terrace cleaning etc can becarried out by painting staff, while free better than others. They are to be paid through nose, since they are painters. Q2 Whatare the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by bus or train fromBangalore to Chennai? A2 SathyanAk, Software Programmer Interested in Non IT Topics Sun Here it is Bus:- Tickets are easily available. You have a choice of thestate owned KSRTC buses whichprovide high quality Multi Axle Volvos at a decent fare. TN’s stateowned SETC also provide AC buses at a much cheaper fare. There are private buses also available and there aremany convenient pick up points in the city like Madivala, Shantinagar,Bommanahalli, E City, Chandapura etc. There are buses available almost roundthe clock to cater your suitable timings. The road to Chennai is a very well laid one and thus thejourney is going to be very comfortable. Pros:- Easy availability of tickets. Convenient pick up anddrop points Cons:- Expensive.At times your bus can get caught in thewretched Bangalore traffic. Trains:- Tickets may be hard to get and you will need anadvance reservation. There are many trains and the fares can be very cheap ifyou travel sitting or in sleeper class. There are also premium ones like theShatabdi Express. Pros:- Cheap and comfortable especially during the nightjourney Cons:- Need advance planning. Railway stations are at timeshard to reach depending on where you live. My note- If the journey is in the morning by Satabdi etc, Ola, uber etc are unreliable.Taxis from travel agencies is best- Q3 Whyis it that I experience constipation even when I exercise daily, eat food highin fiber and cut down the amount of food I take in a day? A3 Liang-HaiSie, Retired general internist, former intensive care physician. Sep 20 We need 20 -30 grams of dietary fibre a day, most so called fiber rich foods don’t contain that much,especially if you cutdown on the amount of food you take, therefore people trying to eat less e.g.to lose weight are often constipated; so to make sure I recommendall my patients to supplement food fibres in their diet, by e.g. taking 4tablespoonsful of broken flaxseed/linseed with water a day, alternately you buyOTC psyllum husk, 15 grams a days in a large glass of water will do fine. MY NOTE- Certainmedications also create constipation inspite of consuming fibre rich spinachesand drinking 2.5 litres of water. Q4 Whydo we get electric shocks when touching certain things, but not others? A4 GopalaKrishnan, Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966–2004)Just now It can be static electricity. It canalso be felt by leakage of current. Staticelectricity appears after rain and lightning in door handles, window handlesetc. To avoidthis handles are made spherical which can be seen in many flats which rise to10–15 floors or more. Leakage current is found in concealed wiring whereinsulation becomes weak by drilling holes close to it. When walls become wet , it is experienced on wallslightly and on water taps etc. more. When water heater coils in bathroom becomes low ininsulation it will be felt in wet grinders, washing machines etc in metal parts. Immediately heater coil has to be replaced toavoid major shocks. Electricalwiring has to be periodically tested for low insulation periodically or when felt slightly.Engineers will replace the weak wire, without damaging walls. Q5 Whydoes Bengaluru have such a nice climate whereas in Chennai it is hot/humid whenboth are at the same latitude and 300km apart? A5 AnilKumar K, Bangalorean Sep 8 Yourassumption is completely wrong. Your assumption is that cities on the samelatitude have similar weather. Nothing can be far from the truth. A latitude is just a number. It shows the horizontallevel/position, especially useful for determining how far or close it is to theequator. True, both these cities have the same latitude, but they are at very different heights and located within differentenvironments: Chennai: Close to the Bay of Bengal(Indian Ocean), altitude: 6.7 metersabove sea level. Bangalore/Bengaluru: Situated at the centre of landmass, almostequidistant from both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Altitude: 920 meters. Compare Bangalore’s height to Tirumala, which is knownfor its cool climate: 976 meters. So it is almost there. Bangalore has a similar climateto Tirumala (the religious place which is at a different latitude), becauseof the height as well as the environs. Bangalore is not a city that suddenlyrises in height. There is a large plateau on which it sits(called MysorePlateau”), with little variation in height. Being locatedin the central part of the Southern peninsula means it gets the advantage of 2monsoons: From thewest(cyclones originating from the Arabian Sea) as well from the east(cyclonesfrom the Bay of Bengal). Theonly question here is “will it be able to handle the rains?”. Thisquestion is being answered right now by an emphatic “no” because of severalreasons, which need a different topic. Q6 Howdo London Underground trains travel? A6 KevinThorpe, Tue Nowadays they areall electric. Thereare power rails beside and between the running rails that provide power. It’s a really bad idea totrespass on underground track, or to stand on the platform and weeon to it as some, now dead drunk found out a few years ago. But back in the day they had specialist steam enginesthat reduced the amount of steam, look up condensing steam locomotives and thenreleased it at venting points. Some of those points still exist and are frontedby fake buildings. Look up Leinster Gardens. Q7 Whyis there water around the air conditioner? A7 Firstanswer- NishantNischal,Blogger and Content Writer Sun It’s becauseof moisture condensation along the evaporator coil. Cold refrigerant moves through the evaporator coil,which draws heat from the air to cool it down for the rest of the house. As the refrigerant evaporates inthe coil, it also causes moisture in the air to condense along the coil. That moisture comes out as water from the AC. It is completely safe to use. You can use that water for plants and also for cleaningpurposes etc. Source -Geohomecorfu.com 2nd answer -Jandhyala Akshay Kumar,Studied at SanghamitraSchool7y That's a very good question, to answer that let metake a small moment to explain how an AC works. Its pretty simple, in the ACunit we have a liquid called a refrigerant (which is basically very cold inliquid state ). Therefrigerant is circulated in pipes. So what your AC does is, it takes the hotair from your room, passes it over the pipes in which refrigerant flows, nowthe heat from air is taken by the refrigerant liquid and the air is cooled. Now, aircontains moisture and this moisture condenses as the air cools. Its somethingwe see everyday, take a glass of ice water We can see water droplets condense on the surface ofthe glass. And the same thing happens in an AC, the cold glass isreplaced by pipes containing very cold refrigerant, so when air passes overthese pipes, water droplets condense over the surface of these pipes. The water condensed on the pipesis then sent out using drain tube and that's the water you see. My note- The condenced water can be very less if theAC unit comes under the tree branches or in an open space. Also if therefregerent is less. Q8 Isit safe to travel in sleeper coaches of Indian Railways at night time,especially for women travelers alone? What precautions should be taken whiletravelling on these coaches at night time? A8 PrashantTiwari, Indian Railways Enthusiast Aug 28 Travelling in a non-ac sleeper class of Indianrailways brings somechallenges especially for solo travellers. Passenger’s safety is not a concern but there are someprecautions which can be taken during a solo travel in non-ac sleeper class: 1. Always opt for a upper berth especially when it isan overnight journey. Why? Upper berth isconsidered as most undisturbed berth. You can simply sleep whenever you want and no onewill disturb you during the journey. Upper berth is also saferthan other berths for small bags like laptop bags, office bags , purse etc. as reaching there is not that convenient & quick. 2. If you are a female traveller then always go forpopular trains or trains with lesser stops. Why? Popular trains are generally full and have onboardpolicemen who ensure the safety & security of passengers & luggage. I know this doesn’t mean100% safety but definitelyincrease the chances. Trains with lesser stops do not cause heavy movementof passengers in the coach and reduces the chance of theft. 3. Do not carrytoo many small bags Why? Theft of asmall bag is much easier than theft of a heavy trolly bag as it becomes easy in running with a small bag andthieves always look for such bags. You can also put lock on your trolly bags & small bags if possible. 4. Do not use expensive devices like tablets &laptops at railway station. Thievesgenerally target their hunt at railway stations and using such devices willattract them and you can be their next hunt during journey. 5. Leave your berth only when train is moving at agood speed. Why? Majority of the thefts are reported when train iswaiting at outer signal or moving slowly. In a fast moving train thieves cannot jump out ofthe train if caught so they generally avoid. You can also inform your co-passenger to keep an eyeon your belongings whenever you are going to washroom. 6. Do not leaveyour phone on berth. Why? Whenever you leave your berth for anything, alwayskeep your phone with you as they are always at first target and also phone is something which canhelp you in any bad situation. These are the few major points which you can keep inmind during your next solo train journey My note- A goodanswer. But aged solo passenger cannot get on upper berth. Q9 Isthere any chemical difference in the composition of front loading liquiddetergent and top loading liquid detergent or is it just for branding? A9 PrasannaBhalerao, M. Sc. in Electronics & Physics, Fergusson College, Pune Sep 14 No. There isa definite difference and it is not just branding. As the frontload machine uses much less water, the detergents meant for such a washing machine requires the detergent(whether powder or liquid) to produce less suds, more powerful because it must wash in less water, andit shouldn't leave soap residue. One shouldn't use one detergent type meant for one machinein another. My note- Nowdetergent powder/liquid comes stating suitable for FL and TL machines. Quantity usedmust be less in FL and 75% quantity of clothes wetted weight, mentioned in themachine Q10 Canyou tell a few Ayurveda Doctor Tips: A10 Kispin'sHealth Care, Posted by,Kispin Marak, Sun Do not eat these 5 things at night, otherwise toxinswill start accumulating in the body, warned the doctor himself Ayurveda DietTips: Dinner is very important for body and health. Overeating or not eating at night, both rules arewrong. There is a list of foods that should be avoided at night as they createan imbalance in Kapha dosha according to Ayurveda. So know which things areabsolutely not right to eat at night Breakfast issaid to be the most important meal of the day. All doctors and experts can tell thebenefits of breakfast. Of course a healthy breakfast is essential for energyand good health throughout the day, but lunch and dinner are equally important.Worryingly, people take breakfast lightly or skip it while having dinner atnight (Ayurveda Diet Tips). Although manypeople believe that eating anything after 7 pm can lead to weight gain and usually skip dinner altogether. Remember that dinneris very important for body and health. Overeating or not eating at night, bothrules are wrong. Secondly, it is also important to take care of what you eat atnight. What shouldnot be eaten at night? According to Ayurveda Dr. Rekha Radhamony, someeat things like meat, chicken, curd and paratha for dinner, which is completelywrong. All dieticians, including Ayurvedic experts, have longinsisted that dinner should be light, but at the same time healthy. Of course, there is a list of foods thatshould be avoided at night because they create an imbalance in Kapha doshaaccording to Ayurveda. Wheat Wheat isconsidered heavy in Ayurveda. It is said that it takes a long time to digest. This is whyeating wheat and its products at night can increase your me ie toxic and affectthe digestive system. Curd-It isoften seen that many people eat yogurt at night. According to Ayurveda, yogurtincreases kapha andpitta. That is, consuming it can cause many problems like cough, and sore throat. You can drink buttermilk instead. Flour stuff Flour iscalled sweet poison because it does not contain fiber and excess consumptioncan cause variousproblems like constipation, piles. Digestion of starchy foods at night is alsodifficult. Avoid eatingsweet foods There are many people who like to eat sweets aftermeals. Nowadays all kinds of desserts or chocolates are consumed more. Theseare heavy items that are difficult for the body to digest and you may be proneto mucus build-up. What are theAyurvedic causes? According to the doctor, fire is related to thedigestive system and slows down at night. Obviously, if food is not digested,toxic substances (Ayurvedic Treatment) can accumulate in the body. It is calledama and that is why eating such things can lead to weight gain, obesity,diabetes, skin diseases, stomach problems, hormonal disturbances etc. Disclaimer:This report is for general information only. It is in no way a substitute forany medication ortreatment. Always consult your doctor for more details. All the above QA are from Quora website on 28-09- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 29-09-2022 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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