CULTURAL QA 10-2022-09 BEING A COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Canwe use a heavy weight curtain to block AC air from escaping? I have removed theroom’s door long ago and now there is no space to install a new door. Is a doorneeded if we have to install AC? A1 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004) Just now The best choice is air curtain if you are very specific the cool air should notgo to that area. If you can’t afford, you may provide a polythene curtainwhich can be lowered when necessary. Polythene curtain is better to thickcurtain. Present day split AC with circuit breaker, will cool nearby area, and hot air will be pushed sideways also if there is no obstruction.Circuit breaker will not trip. However those open areas also will be cooledafter about 15 to 20 minutes. I have my split AC2 ton in the hall, no door to dining area or near corridor. I do not provideany obstruction. Afterabout 15 minutes dining area and corridor also cooled slightly less than hall. Q2 Whichdry fruits are rich in vitamin D? A2 JohnKr, Knows English Oct 3 Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that keeps the bonesand teeth healthy. It also plays a major role inregulation and absorption of calcium in the body. "Calcium strengthens thebones but is only useful in the presence of Vitamin D, the Vitamin acts oncells in the body and allows them to absorb calcium from the intestines. Thisensures that there is enough calcium for the body to use. Rich in proteins,vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre, dry fruits make for a delicious andhealthy snack. Health experts recommend eating dry fruits like apricots,walnuts and pistachios to stay healthy. 1). Almonds are rich in anti-oxidants and have zerocholesterol, and they are a rich source of Vitamin D, almonds are a healthysubstitute for conventional snacking options, generally high in sugar, almondscan be enjoyed anytime. Almonds are rich in anti-oxidants and have zerocholesterol. They are known to provide relief from constipation, respiratoryissues and heart disorders, besides being great for hair, skin and teeth, alsoon average if you drink 100gr of fortified almond milk provides 9% of the DV ofvitamin D. 2). Mushrooms: If you include mushrooms in yourdiet four times a week, you'll watch your Vitamin D levels shoot up. They canbe cooked, baked or pan fried and turned into a tasty and healthy delight. Inorder to reap more benefits you can sun dry them before consumption. Mushroomscan naturally produce Vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. 3). Cashews are loaded with health benefits andare a rich source of vitamins D, E and B6, they can also be used to bring arich texture and flavour to various dishes. 4). Walnuts, this shelled nutty delight is extremelynutritious. It is loaded with vital Omega-3 fatty acids, dietary fibres,proteins, anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals. 5). Figs, or anjeer, are referred to as the fruit ofparadise. It is a natural source of calcium, phosphorus, phosphoric acid, andprotein. Figs are frequently found dried, whether they are dry or soaking; theyboth have potential health benefits. Anjeer is a wonderful source of vitaminsD, C, A, and B, which are essential for healthy bones and skin. Calcium,vitamin D, and phosphorus are all present in anjeer and support bone health. Q3 IfAlexander Graham Bell invented the cordless phone why did cordless phones notappear until much later in around 1980? A3 Steven Haddock, LL.B. degree, 25years in litigation, administrative law, collections, bankrupty andprofessional regulation Wed The problem with cordless phones before 1980 wasn’tcords, it was connecting to the telephone network. My first boss in1985 had a mobile phone in his car, and we carried pagers. There were all often mobile phone frequencies in Toronto, and every phone that used themcommunicated with a single tower in a strategic place in the city to make thecoverage area as large as possible. Thenetwork was completely unsecure. Your console had ten buttons, eachcorresponding to one of the ten available frequencies.If you pressed a button, you could hear the person on that frequency. If youwanted to make a call from your car, you went through the frequencies until youfound an open one. Then you contacted the mobile operator who put your callthrough. If you phoned a mobile phone, you contacted the mobile operator, whowould similarly try to find an open frequency to put the call through. This required phones to have a massive amount oftransmission power - similar to a CB radio, whichmeant you had to run them off your car’s electrical system. You had a fairsized antenna on your car, and placement of the antenna was everything becauseyour car was literally part of the antenna and affected its range anddirection. As such, mobile phones were very expensive - a fewhundred dollars a month, plus per minute fees.Otherwise, given the low number of frequencies, no-one could use the network inany practical manner. What changed in the 1980s wasn’t the cordless aspect, itwas the development of the network into “cells”. Insteadof having one massive transmission/receiving tower for a city,transmission/receiving towers became much smaller and less powerful, extendingonly a kilometer or so. That meant your phone needed less power too. Underlyingthis was the use of UHF frequencies that used to be used as televisionchannels, but each television channel could accommodate thousands of radiofrequencies. Each tower would be allocated a set of frequencies to use. Yourphone would constantly “ping” to contact the nearest tower so the network knewwhere you were. If you were in a car, the network could hand you off from onetower to the next one without dropping the call. That meant hundreds of thousands or millions of peoplecould use the network, more or less at the same time. If the network gotcongested, you could just add more towers. Evenbetter, the network was entirely secure - even if someone intercepted thefrequency you were talking on, they wouldn’t be able to hear what you weresaying. My note- I recollect the days when mobile was introduced by2002 or so. I took a private BPL connection andsole purpose was to talk to my son by ISD. On those days a call for a minutecost 16-00 to Delhi, local PCOs were charging 8-00 per three minute local call,incoming calls were charged. Many times not able to connect due toconjestion. When mobile phones wereintroduced in India, they cost above 5000-00 rupees, good one about 15000-00rupees. Q4 Whyis North India not so diverse compared to South India? A4 Balaji Viswanathan, followsgovernment policies closely.6y Thepremise is disputable. North India does have a lot of diversity. Punjabi isquite different Bengali whichis quite different from Gujarati. That said, there is a very critical geographyelement. Look at this mapbelow. The purple region is the world's largest alluvial plain - stretchingfrom Pakistan to Assam, fed by the rivers of Ganga, Brahmaputra and Sindhu.Indo-Gangetic Plain . There are hardlyany hills or other features dividing this whole massive region, leading tocommon empires and deep cultural links. Now, that the Indus valley is mostly gone [to Pakistan] thenorth India can be reduced to pretty much one river -Ganges. You can start from Delhi [on the tributary Yamuna] and get down all theway to Calcutta along a single river crossing all major towns of northern Indiain between - Mathura, Agra, Allahabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gaya, Patna. That provides a strong culturalcontinuity. Now, you know why Ganges is so important - it is theconnector of north India. In south of Vindhyas, we don't have such a plain or sucha river. There is Kaveri, there is Godavari, there is Krishna, there isMahanadi, there is Narmada. They are not connected andthere are plenty of natural barriers in between. Each of thoserivers supported a different culture, language, empire. Thus, south India wasvery rarely united under a single empire, while north India mostly was. My note- Very good and simple answer. I am sure one ofthe members will respond pages againstthis answer telling Mr. Balaji Viswanathan is immatured copying and pasting from his books. Q5 Whichconsumes more electricity, a laptop or a TV? A5 Daniel Cruz, Electrical Engineer(1985–present)2y My Dell laptop isequipped with a 65Wpower supply. My feeling is that the average consumption is more like 30–40W. A recentlypurchased 55″ LG TVhad an energy star sticker of $15 / year. My rough estimate is that ittranslates to 50–70Wof power to run it. It does look likelarger TVs do consumes a bit more power. But… if you include the cable box, ore power definitelyis needed to run your TV. Cable boxes consume as much as 35W of power. Still, it isnothing in comparison to the electric heating devices. Electric stoves run at600–1200W per burner. Hair driers consume 1600W. In 5 minutes ofdrying hair more power is consumed than is 2 hours of TV watching. Q6 Asan Indian passport holder, have you travelled to Thailand on EVOA (E-Visa onArrival) with a passport validity of less than six months but more than 30days? Did you face any hassles from the airline and immigration staff? A6 Prasanna Bhalerao M. Sc. inElectronics & Physics, Fergusson College, Pune Wed As far as I know,this condition will not arise. Airlines will refuse to allow you to travel if yourpassport validity is less than 6 months. My passport wasexpiring in UK and I was told that I cannot travel to India even when: I was returningback to my home country. The consulatewas closed due to COVID. I was informedthat I must renew my ppt (as and when the embassy opened) and then travel. Q7 Arethere any dangers to touching an electrical wire that's not connected toanything? A7 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now Question is notclear. You mean a wire for putting through electric current purchased fromshop? Normally wires used to put through 1.5 to 3 V DC dry cellbatteries in small electrical equipment does not harm us even if small currentpass through. Q8 WhenI have my fan plugged in and I adjust the speed settings, my decorative lightsthat are next to it flash on then off very quickly, even though they aren’tplugged in. How does this happen? A8 Paul Montgomery,Retired electricalengineer. Founder-industral controls Co. Oct 2 Assuming that I amunderstanding the conditions you are describing, I can think of only oneexplanation, though I am skeptical of this being the case. Your decorative lights must be LED lights. They takevery little energy topower. These lights might be in a string. This forms an antenna. With theantenna close to the fan motor controls, it picks up the noise from thecontrols and powers the lights. The reason they blink on and off is due to the nature of acheap motor speed control. It chops up an electricalcurrent into tiny bits and feeds this to the fan motor as a way of controllingthe motor speed. Each little bit of power produces an electromagnetic fieldthat also powers the lights. It’s the sameprinciple that allows you to wirelessly charge phones by placing them near awireless charging station. You might tryfinding a portable AM radio and bring it near the fan. You should be able tohear the noise the fan control is producing as static on the radio. This would onlyhappen with LED lights in a string. The LEDs take little power and the wirethey are stung on providesthe antenna. Other lights would not work as they take too much power to turnon. I would beinterested in hearing if my guess is correct. Q9 Whatis the cheapest country to visit from India? A9 Daanish Ram Randhawa TravellingEntrepreneur | Investment Enthusiast Tue To spend yourquality time and vacation and have a tight budget, here are some countrieswhere you can visit from India. Sharing withhighest to lowest budgeted countries or cities. 1. Dubai (UAE):Cost- The highest packages forDUBAI are around 70 to 80k per person for 4 nights. 2. Singapore: Singapore is a sunny, tropical island inSoutheast Asia, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Cost: Tour packagesfor Singapore starts with 60k to a maximum of 70k to 80k Per person for 4Nights and 5 Days. 3. Malaysia Cost- The highest packages forMalaysia are nearly 40k to 50k per person for 3 Nights and 4 Days. 4. Thailand: It is a Southeast Asian country. It'sknown for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins, and ornatetemples displaying figures of Buddha.Cost- Thailand tour packages start from45k and the highest package is around 50k to 60k per person for 4 Nights and 5days 5. Vietnam: It is a Southeast Asian country knownfor its beaches, rivers, Buddhist pagodas, and bustling cities. Cost: The maximumpackage for Vietnam is around 40k to 45k per person for 4 Nights and 5 Days. 6. Nepal: Situated in the south of the Himalayas,Nepal is a country full of diverse ethnic groups, various festivals,breathtaking scenery, and rich culture. No visa is required for Indians. Cost: To explorethe whole of Nepal 2 Nights in Kathmandu and 1 Night in Pokhara nearly you willget packages in 30k person to 40k person. Q10 Whatseemingly harmless animals can actually be deadly to humans? A10 Sandro Matcharadze, Lives in Georgia5y Pigeons Harmless cutebirds, symbols of peace. everyone loves feeding them and no one avoids closecontact with them. But… Pigeons are “rats with wings”. They spread more than 60types of diseases. Most dangerous are:Cryptococcal Meningitis Salmonella andListeria Encephalitis E. coli All the above QA are from Quora website on 08-10-2022 Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 09-10-2022 -- 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/1320594822.4750373.1665282801159%40mail.yahoo.com.
