This wrt MR G 's Q and A where I felt the need: Q1 I do not think even we used for cooking any Aluminium vessels; we used copper, Brass etc . After SS they have become valuables. Q3 Battery is to use it over the lap anywhere; if plugged, the battery will recharge; with no battery or old ones, without an AC plug in one cannot use. And if it opens but takes along time to come back alive, means, something working behind and it is automatic; and updation if one does not fic while you are sleeping, it will ask you several times, and one day start at the back ground; and you may have to wait till it is done. Q4 An error prone Q and A. Dutch surinam where our people had migrated long ago might have certain Hinduism followed; even in Pakistan as of today 85 families are living near Rawal who follows the Hindu culture wearing Islamic dresses. They went there for labour work long ago. Suriname is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic>, racial <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial>, religious <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious>, and national <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationality> origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World> immigrants and their descendants. As a result, the Surinamese do not equate their nationality <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationality> with ethnicity <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnicity>, but with citizenship <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship> and allegiance to Suriname. Aside from the indigenous population <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_in_Suriname>, nearly all Surinamese or their ancestors arrived since the Age of Discovery <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery> and establishment of the colony of Surinam <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surinam_(Dutch_colony)>, primarily from Africa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa>, Europe <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe> and Asia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia>. Indo-Surinamese <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Surinamese> form 27% of the population. They are descendants of 19th-century indentured workers from British India <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Raj>, who came to work on the sugar estates of Surinam <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surinam_(Dutch_colony)>. They are mostly from the present-day Indian states of Bihar <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar>, Jharkhand <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand>, and Uttar Pradesh <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh>, in Northern India <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_India>. Sri Lanka, Burma, West Indies , Singapore, Malaysia and so many nations have a cult of Hinduism within a set of people. Out and out Hindu culture is followed only in Nepal. KR IRS 27123
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023 at 17:24, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 01-2023-28* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 What mineral was considered precious at one point in history > but is now ordinary? > > A1 Michael T. Lauer , Studied at Corcoran3y > > *Aluminum.* In the 1880s, aluminum was a rare metal, selling for $1.10 > per ounce and used primarily for jewelry. The pyramid [atop the Washington > Monument] was the largest piece of aluminum of its day and was such a > novelty that it was displayed at Tiffany's jewelry store in New York before > it was placed at the top (Ref. The Washington Monument Was Completed) > > Though common now aluminum was once quite rare. The reason was that > aluminum is oxidized in nature as bauxite. Converting the bauxite to > elemental aluminum requires electricity which is rather new. If you are > interested in the process you can read about it here Hall–Héroult process – > Wikipedia > > *My note- At one time before stainless steel became* common aluminium > vessels were commonly used in Kitchen. Now too for the light weight, many > use aluminium vessels for emergency usage. Heating is very quick. > Hindalium, a mixed metal with Aluminium is used for pressure cookers. For > the light weight aeroplanes still use aluminium for it’s body. > > Q2 What is the purpose of an air conditioner filter? Is it > supposed to be wet? > > A2 Gopala Krishnan, Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now > > Without going to more technical details, *the filter is a preventive unit > without contaminating indoor unit.* The AC unit may function without > filter as well as some filter fit to the area, if original filter is > damaged. > > I had my Samsung split AC filters damaged after 4 years and replacement > filter unit was not available. *I provided locally available net, till > regular filter could be obtained and replaced after three months.* > > Q3 Why do some laptops shut down when connected to an AC outlet > while others stay on even with the battery removed? > > A3 Dave Haynie, Electrical engineer and part-time mad > scientist19h > > If a laptop actually shuts down when plugged in, it’s broken. Get it > repaired. However, if it shuts down with no battery installed when > plugged it, that can just be expected behavior for some laptops. > > *Once upon a time, laptops came with power supplies that could completely > run the laptop at peak power consumption, and perhaps even charge the > battery at the same time.* In such a laptop, there was no particular > reason to care if the battery were present or not. *If the charging > circuit didn’t find a battery there, it simply didn’t do anything.* > > And no, they didn’t have to be quite that old… but a few things changed. > The first thing that changed was that, with intense pressure on the > pricing of low-end laptops, some companies started to sell them with power > bricks that could not supply the full needs of the laptop at peak power. > This had the unfortunate problem of making the laptop potentially slower > when on AC power than when on battery. *No one wants that.* > > So ultimately, they started taking a page from the smartphone. For most of > their existence, the USB power dongles sold with smartphones could not > fully power the smartphone. Why? Well, USB power was originally just 2.5W > peak, and it wasn’t all that hard to make a phone draw more power when > working hard*. That was expanded to 7.5W when the USB Battery Charging > specification was released, but that wasn’t enough*. So all smartphones > are designed to be able to run from the external power input and either > charge the battery as needed, do nothing with the battery, or run from > the battery paralleled with external power if necessary. > > *This is sometimes called hybrid power boost charging*, as shown in the > simplified schematic above. *When plugged in, the power supply circuit > powers the laptop and charges the battery (this is simplified). *If the > battery has sufficient charge and there’s need for more power, the battery > power can be added to the adapter power. When there’s no adapter, the whole > thing runs from the battery. > > And even with today’s better USB Power Delivery standard, it’s still > necessary. For one, your phone may well be able to suck up power like made > from a 60W or even 100W power dongle. But your manufacturer probably ships > a cheaper one in the box, if they supply power at all. And you want to be > able to charge up on anything: your desktop charger, your car charger, the > charger at the bar or airport, etc. *So the system has to support low > charging power, better than nothing.* > > *So the cheap modern laptop evolved to be able to use the battery was well > as the power brick paralleled to run if necessary*. This in fact made it > even easier to toss a crappy power brick in the box. And in modern times, > perhaps they’re using a USB Type-C jack for power. That’s capable of 100W > power, more than any cheap laptop would have included even back in the day. > But it might just come with a 20W supply that can’t ever power it all the > way, just like your smartphone. > > So such a power management system will refuse to run without the battery. And > that’s a good thing 99.97% of the time, unless you’re weird about opening > up your laptop on a regular basis and nicking the battery. The fact it can, > like a smartphone, run from external power and battery at the same time > means that you can use a wide variety of power sources to charge it back > up, at least if you’re not run Spider-Man Remastered or something while > trying to charge. > > *My note- Most Laptops work on AC power, without* battery also. Original > laptops had no standby battery. Some laptops nowadays function only with > standby battery only. Earlier batteries were easy to remove. Present day, > batteries can be removed by technician only from the Laptop. If held up > occurs, after 15-20 minutes they somehow release. Even task manager does > not appear after pressing control+alt+ del. *Not only with ordinary > laptops costing around 35000-00 rupees, even the sophisticated ones costing > above One Lakh. * > > Q4 Which other country's culture is most similar to the Culture > of India? > > A4 Aam, Indian living in the Netherlands Updated 3y > > *The Dutch culture! Not the regular dutch, but* Surinamese-Dutch culture. > > A community whose presence is unknown to most of the Indians, despite > their unending love towards Indian culture! > > *Let’s take a look at how a random wedding looks like in Surinamese-dutch > culture.* > > Yup, they aren’t Indians, they are Dutch!No, their parents aren’t Indians, > they are Dutch!No, their grandparents aren’t Indians, they are Surinamese. > > *So, where is Suriname? It’s in South America, in the Caribbean.* > > No, their great grandparents are also not Indians. They are Surinamese. > > Go back six generations and they are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India! > > Let’s have a look at the tale of Colonialism that resulted in a culture > that is an amalgamation of Indian, Caribbean and Dutch cultures. > > *The story of a community who travelled from India to the Netherlands over > generations!* > > Age of Colonialism > > During the age of Colonialism, slavery was abolished in the Dutch colony > of Suriname. > > In 1870 the Dutch government signed a treaty with United Kingdom to > recruit contract workers from the British empire. > > Indians from the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and around were > transported to Suriname from 1873 onwards by the British Raj in the name of > indentured labour. > > The poverty stricken labourers were given a glorified image of Suriname. > It was called “Sri Ram Tapu”, meaning the island where Sri Ram lived. > > The first ship, Lalla Rookh carried Indians to Surinamese capital of > Paramaribo under terrible conditions. > > *A total of 35,000 Indians were shipped to work on cocoa, sugarcane and > cotton plantations in Suriname.* > > Indian and Caribbean culture got blended there; they grew in number. > > Independence > > *In 1975 Suriname gained independence from the Kingdom of Netherlands. > Citizens were provided an option to migrate to the Netherlands or stay in > Suriname.* > > Suriname was under racial tension between Creole Surinamese and Asian > Surinamese. Neighbouring Guyana had race riots. > > *Indo Surinamese people sold everything to pay for the “magic ticket” to a > better life and began to migrate to the Netherlands.* > > Migration continued as the economic condition in Suriname turned worse > under the military rule. > > *They saved money and brought their family members one by one to the > Netherlands.* > > The Indo-Surinamese culture began to blend in with the Dutch culture. > > The community is now 160,000 in number. > > Surinamese-Dutch culture > > *They speak a special dialect of Bhojpuri with a Caribbean influence*. > > They fluently speak Dutch and got blended with the Dutch values. > > Many of the new generation fluently speak Hindi! The feeling when a Dutch > speaks better Hindi than you! It’s a weird feeling you know! I've been > there! > > *They celebrate Indian festivals.* Here is Holi celebration in Den Haag. > They enjoy Caribbean music and watch Bollywood movies. They really adore > Shahrukh Khan! > > Some of my Surinamese Dutch friends have travelled to India as well. A > friend of mine wants to marry an Indian! She travels to India more than me!. > > They keep the traditions alive. My friend sent me a picture from a > ceremony at her home.*They cook and eat Indian food: roti, Dal, butter > paneer etc.* > > Their marriage rituals are a mix of North Indian and Caribbean style.They > are well informed about India and it's culture! Far more than I am, which > was surprising!I often tell them this “You know that you are more of an > Indian than me right?”. > > Appearance > > *Judging by the looks, it’s easy to confuse a Surinamese Dutch to an > Indian*. The moment they start speaking English, you get to realize the > European accent! > > This is Luciano Narsingh, a Dutch football player. He is of Indian Telugu > and Creole descent from Suriname. > > Miss India Holland competition for Dutch women of Indian origin. Of > course, it doesn't have a bikini round! > > *Notice the Indian attire in the beauty pageant?* > > So, that was the Surinamese Dutch, still embracing Indian culture, more > than a century after being out of India! > > *The community who had a long history from India to the Netherlands via > Suriname, crossing continents, under the hands of colonial masters.* > > The cultural root still stays after generations. > > I thought that Indians should know about their community and recognise > their love towards Indian culture!Thanks for reading! —Aam (കണാരൻ) > > My note- A very informative post. > > Q5 What are some amazing facts about airplanes? > > A5 Atharva Dave. Lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Updated 2y > > 1.When a plane lands at night, cabin crews will dim the interior lights > because in the *unlikely event that the plane landing goes badly and > passengers need to evacuate, their eyes will already be adjusted to the > darkness.* > > 2.Only 5% of the world’s population had ever been on an airplane till 2013 > which drastically increased to approx. 20 percent in 2020. > > 3.A Boeing 747 is made up of six million parts which are made to be all > controlled by a few pilots sitting up front with switches and buttons under > their fingertips. > > 4.It is the rule that pilots must be fed the same multi-course meal given > to those in the first and business class whilst the co-pilots are > encouraged to eat different entrees to guard against cases of food > poisoning. > > *5.Those white lines that planes leave in the sky are simply trails of > condensation, hence their technical name of “contrails.”* Plane engines > release water vapor as part of the combustion process. When that hot water > vapor is pumped out of the exhaust and hits the cooler air of the upper > atmosphere, it creates those puffy white lines in the sky. It’s basically > the same reaction as when you see your breath when it’s cold outside. > > *6.Environment inside an airplane actually alters the way food and drink > tastes*—sweet items tasted less sweet, while salty flavors were > heightened. The dry recycled air inside the plane cabin doesn’t help either > as low humidity can further dull taste and smell making everything in a > plane seem bland. > > *7.Plane doors can't actually open in mid-flight.* > > 8.Australian airline Qantas has never had a fatal accident involving one > of its commercial aircrafts. > > 9.The fastest commercial plane flew at twice the speed of sound. It was > the Concorde, that regularly flew over the Atlantic, and was decommissioned > after an accident involving Concorde, in France. > > *10.Long-haul flights have secret bedrooms and a bathroom for flight > attendants.* > > 11.Living in an airplane flight path could harm your heart. Means closer > to the airport. Individuals exposed to noise above 60 decibels on a > regular basis—like the sound of an airplane overhead—had a 30 percent greater > risk of dying from a heart attack than those typically exposed to noise > levels under 45 decibels. > > 12.Research shows that the first 3 minutes after takeoff and the final 8 > minutes before landing are when 80% of plane crashes happen. > > 13.About 1 in 5 people have some form of fear of flying, or “aviophobia.” > > 14.If you sit at the back of an airplane, your odds of surviving a crash > are 40% higher. > > *15. What that tiny hole in the airplane window does is to regulate cabin > pressure**.* Most airplane windows are made up of three panels of > acrylic. The exterior window works as you would expect—keeping the elements > out and maintaining cabin pressure. > > *16.Airplanes are designed to withstand lightning strikes.* > > References-Top 10 interesting facts about aviation - BAA Training > > My note- Informative answer. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 27-01- 2023.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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