CULTURAL QA 11-2022-03 BEING ACOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 What is the reason behind the number ofsleeper coaches in a train always being odd? A1 Siva Kumar Bachoti, Former SoftwareQuality Assurance Manager2h There isno rule that a train should have only odd number of coaches.There are three factors that decide it - 1) maximum load the locomotive cantake (typically up to 900tons for a diesel one), 2) the expected traffic ( i.e. passenger load) forthat service and 3) the number of coaches the operating station can allocate. As such availablenumber of good quality coaches is at premium. We don’t have the number we badly need. This is the reason low priority local passengertrains get poor quality (i.e. old & over-used) coaches. This is true forexpress trains too. My note- Inspecial trains very poor quality coaches to be condemned are attached. Q2 What are the bitter truths of going tothe US to pursue an MS, as an Indian? A2 Swathi Raghavadoss Nirmala, SoftwareEngineer at Facebook (company)6y You get admitted tothe school of your dreams and you’re excited beyond belief. You’re 21 years oldand looking forward to life as an adult, moving out of your parents’ and havingno curfews. You’re about to move to a big city in the USA and you’re gonna docollege right this time around. You think you have it all figured out - you’re gonna be a straight A’sstudent, party hard on the weekends, snag a high-paying job in the bay area,pay off your student loan debt within a year of graduating and go back to Indiaafter earning a lot of money. All of that may eventually happen, but it’s not going to be awalk in the park by any means. You get off yourplane and take a cab to your new home. A two bedroom apartment that you wouldshare with 4 other people because come on, you cannot afford a room by yourself in LA. Youbuy yourself a crappy twin bed, a study table and a chair for furniture. Itdoesn’t feel like home. You go toyour first day of classes and fail to understand more than 10% of what theprofessors are teaching. You have to take three courses butyou take four because you’ll perform poorly in one of them and will have todrop it later. You go groceryshopping with your roommates and after spending your first 30 minutes in thecereal aisle looking at all the different brands, kinds and sizes of cerealboxes, you decide on the cheapest one. After you’re done with the rest of the grocery shopping,you decide to save $4 by walking the 1.5 miles home instead of calling an Uber.You don’t foresee one of the paper bags will rip open and all your stuff willspill out on the curb. You call yourparents twice every day to let them know you’re okay. You cook sambhar for thefirst time as your mom instructs you over the phone. You’re disappointed whenit turns out decent enough, but nothing like hers. It’s been a month now. Your assignments are pilingup and your midterms are approaching. You have never worked this hard yourwhole life, but you’re still on the left side of the bell curve. You learn thatit’s time to start interviewing for your summer internship. Summer is 6 monthsaway but most of the positions at tech companies are already filled. One day, you feel really feverish and find that you can’tget out of bed. You wanna be lying on your mom’slap and have her hand on your forehead. But you have a test to give andassignments to finish. You have to get up and go on with your day. Your calls homehave gotten fewer and further between. Your mom sends you angry/hurt textsasking you why you don’t call. You try to skype over the weekend but your dadstarts tearing up when he sees you. You hardly talk to your little brother anymore. You see yourfriends’ long distance relationships start to fall apart and you’re glad thatyou don’t have a boyfriend back home. You think you willnot have time for friends in grad school but in spite of everything, after sometime, you make a few friends who are in the same boat as you. And when you do,you hold on to them because that’s when things will start to get better. Through failed job interviews, B grades, heartbreaks anddays when you really miss home, they’re gonna bethere for you and give you a shoulder to cry on. They’ll be happy for you whenyou finally land a job, even though they’re still looking for one. It’s a rat race out there and youcan’t come out on top without friends by your side. Most importantly,everyone needs a family away from home. Q3 Was the invention of computersinevitable? A3 Steve Baker,Senior Software Engineer(2013–present)Tue They were kind of invented three times. Charles Babbage clearlyinvented a fullyprogrammable mechanical computer - the “Analytical Engine” - butnever got around to actually building one. A team called “Plan 5” are workingtowards building on for the London Science Museum…and they are of the view thathis design would have worked. After that though -his work was pretty much forgotten and there were no computers until Konrad Zuse built a seriesof working computers at the start of WWII in Germany. But even his workwas largely unknown when Alan Turing built his “code cracking” computer duringWWII. So clearly, theidea for what a computer can be has been independently conceived by at leastTHREE (and possibly four) people…each with little or no knowledge of the other. That suggests to me that once we had modestly capablerelays or thermionic valves or transistors - theinvention would be inevitable. Of course Babbage conceived of this using levers and gearwheels. Q4 Why would a ceiling fan stop workingsuddenly, but it starts with just one push on its switch? A4 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now First observe whether the situation arise frequently Secondly if thesame situation repeats, I find two possibilities. One, any ball bearing may have problem in themotor , second the switch has just started developing a loose connection.Call a technician, he will find out the actual reason and set right it. Q5 What is the problem with a fan thatdoes not rotate unless rotated manually to start? A5 Jack Farrow, Follow Studied ElectricalEngineering & Computer Science at University of Michigan (Graduated 1971)2y It probably needs to be oiled. The starting torqueof the shaded pole motors often used for fans is VERY LOW. It doesn’t take muchfriction in the bearings to prevent starting. The oil in the fan bearings gradually deteriorates andturns intosomething like wax. This wax-like substance is not a good lubricant. You will have topartly disassemble the fan to get to both of the bearings that need oil. Uselubricating oil, not a something from a spray can like WD-40. Add a littleextra oil, move the motor shaft back-and-forth lengthwise, let the motor runfor several minutes and then clean-up what drips out. The “new” oil willdissolve the waxy remains of the “old” oil and replace it. If you re-oil a fan motor once every 2–3 years, it willlast almost forever! I have several fans that are over30 years old and they still work like new. My note- The same problem frequently occurs insump motors, if at all they are new. To avoid the torque it is suggested to operate the motor at least fiveminutes every day. The same problemoccurs less frequently in bore well motors. In the case of bore well motors one has to call electricians.Sump motor problem being in ground level can be solved by persons havingelectrical knowledge, switch OFF the motor, remove the fan cover by removingthe screws, lubricate the rod connecting fan and motor with good oil, wait 2minutes, slowly move the fan. The rod will rotate. Ensure more force is not applied on the PVC blades of fan, which maybreak other wise. Now switch ON the motor. Q6 Why do most of the heart attacks takeplace between 3 and 4 am? A6 Dr.Ganeshakrishnan Iyer, MBBS, MS,MCh. Lead Consultant - CTVS Surgery Sat It is really aninteresting question, and the answer is not what you might think. It's not because people eat alot in the middle of the night. It's not because of sleep apnea. It'snot because we are uninsured. It's not because our blood pressure is high,either. It's not because we're all overweight. And it's not because we're notgetting sufficient exercise. Believe it or not,it is because we are more stressed out at night. That'sbecause our body releases a whole lot of stress hormone in the late evening. If you are stressed out, you'llexperience the worse symptoms at this time - sweating, tingling sensation inthe hands, cold and sweaty hands or feet, dizziness, tachycardia, even chestpain. We experience most of these symptoms after midnight than anyother time of the day. Theheart rate goes up, and your heart is not able to pump out blood as effectively.The reason is simple, while we are able to store just a small amount of fat inour body, we can stockpile a lot of emotions, like anger, stress and anxiety,which circulate throughout the body. So, if you are too stressed or angry, your body willrelease all these emotions at the same time. Q7 How far should you place a ceiling fanfrom the bed? A7 Frank Eggers, Lives in Palm Springs,CA (2021–present)18h To a large degree,where a ceiling fan should be located in a room is a matter of personalpreference. In a house thatI had designed for myself, I had the ceiling fan directly over my bed so that Icould reach the chain from my bed. There was also a wall speedcontrol which I left on medium speed. Thus, by pulling the chain, I could select medium, low, andextra low speeds. There was also aconnection box in the middle of the room so if the next owner of the house did not like the fan overthe bed, it could easily be moved to the middle of the room.Actually the real estate agent had the fan relocated before the house wasshown. If you do locate the fan directly over the bed, even thenormal low speed may provide too much air flow.But if there is also a wall speed control you can run the fan at an extra lowspeed which should be fine. My note- If a fan is right above my head when I go to sleep, I will have the apprehension if it fell on me during sleep,unless I am too tired and wanted sleep. Better have the fan in the centre of the room.Even one can dream the fan had fallen on him. Q8 What is the difference between Rajdhaniand Shatabdi Express trains? Which one is faster? A8 Anirban Sengupta, Research Scholar atJadavpur University (2022–present)Fri Shatabdi is a short distance superfast premium categorytrain that connects two important cities. They areonly chair car trains, containing AC chair car, Executive Chair car andAnubhuti Class Chair car (only in a few Shatabdis). Usually the max permissible speed of Shatabdis are130kmph with the exception of Bhopal Shatabdi whose max permissiblespeed is 150kmph. Rajdhanis on the other hand connects important cities tothe National Capital. They are also fully airconditioned, however , with sleeping facilities. These trains come with AC 3 tier, AC 2 tier andFirst AC coaches. Max permissible speed of Rajdhanis are 130kmph.Youwill find catering services in both Rajdhanis and Shatabdis. Q9 Why should I never visit Bihar,India? | | | | | | | | | | | Why should I never visit Bihar, India? Answer (1 of 16): There are a lots of reasons you should not visit bihar. * If you don't want to see the land ... | | | A9 AashishKumar Dimri, News and Political Analyst Sat Chhath : If you treat Ganga as a river; then pleasedo not visit Bihar during Chhath. Well, more thanhalf a million gather around its banks to honor Lord Sun during Chhath- asacred fest. Gaya : If you treat rituals as a fiction ; then you mayhardly find it soothing.But, many visit Gaya as pilgrims to offer prayers todeparted ancestors and loved ones. Litti Chokha : If you are gourmand lover ; thenplease do not partake of its cuisine.Perhaps, its delicacies like Litti Chokhacan only be enjoyed in a traditional manner. Sweets : If you are health conscious ; you mustavoid it.But, it does offer traditional sweets like Khaja ; Malpua ; Ladoos ;Thekhua, Laung Latikas and many others. Scholars : If you detest books ; then you may hardlyfind it alluring. Well, it hasbeen an abode of scholars like like Dr Rajendra Prasad -1st Indian Presidentand a doctorate in law (LLD ); George Orwell , Renu (hindi authors) ; AmarnathJha (educationist ) . Art : If you find art too boring ; then you may notfind it interesting.But, Bihar is internationally renowned for its madhubani paintings. Saga : It you adore likes of Gangs of Wasseypur ;then it does not offer good stories.It is still a land of classics like DoBigha Zameen or Nadiyan Ke Paar. Well : “India isthe cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother. ofhistory, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition” :Mark Twain Note :One must not associate any place or culture withnegative characters or short comings. Disclaimer: It isneither spam, troll nor meant to disparage anyone. It sticks to guidelinesissued by Quora. Thanks. Q10 Why don't some TV manufacturersuse Android TV? A10 Prasanna Bhalerao, M. Sc. in Electronics& Physics, Fergusson College, Pune Sat Actually, more and more manufacturers have switched toAndroid TV. The reasons are simple: Don't need aninternal software team to develop the smart TV OS and apps Don't need asoftware team to maintain and update OS and apps. Ready made platform by Google and only a small royalty topay. Better forconsumers also as they get a uniform UI and wall.In fact, I can see the sunsetof proprietary webOS in TVs. All the above QA are from Quora website on 02-11- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted byR. Gopala krishnan on 03-11-2022 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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