Such article alone feeds for the intelligence welcome sir KR On Mon, 30 Jan 2023 at 12:00, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> *Respected Sir/s,* > *Q4 Which other country's culture is most similar to the Culture of > India?* > > > > > * CHINA is a name that is most technologically advanced, and > perhaps one of the most imminent superpower. In reality, our origins are > all the same and we come up from the same lineage of humans, thus making us > closer to each other and much more psychologically connected than we care > to admit. China and India, on these very lines, share much of their > background. Not only because they are geographical neighbors and are so > closely linked by international borders, but because what today stands as > two different nations came from the same bare beginnings. Perhaps the > biggest integrator of these countries is the common link of Religion. Where > on one hand a majority of Chinese citizens follow and are religiously lean > towards Buddhism, Gautam Buddha’s journeys of attaining spiritual nirvana > began right in the midst of Gaya, India. Similar is the case with Taoism, > which propagated from China to the Indians. Not only is this a historical > similarity that dates back to many, many years, it is a pure link to > connect to nations in common yarn. Chinese and Indian cultures > are the most ancient living cultures in the world and both of them are more > family-oriented as compared to western societies. Social functioning is > also starkly equivalent in regards to education, where both countries place > extremely high priority to their student’s seriously investing time in > schools, colleges and universities. Attitudes toward teachers, education > and child upbringing are the same. Philosophical and religious ideas match > with each other. Beliefs in traditional medicine have been shared. > Many visitors from China had talked and written about > India in ancient times. That have had been adopted in their art, > technology, and philosophy. Hiuen Tsang’s visit to Ancient India is of > importance in the history of China-India relations. He was indeed an > ancient ambassador of peace between China and India. His praise of > Harshavardhana and of the Indian people in his travel accounts deeply > influenced Chinese pilgrims. India is much indebted to this Chinese > traveler for the valuable accounts he left behind with many details of > political, religious, economic and social conditions of those days. > The famous novel ‘The Good Earth’ gives some insight into Chinese > culture. The strong family and societal bonds are similar to both nations. > In fact, areas of Kolkata and Bihar have indigenous Chinese diaspora that > has lived in these areas since time immemorial, participating in promoting > local trade and commerce. One of the most revered pilgrimages of Indian > culture the Kailash Parvat and Mansarovar Lake lies in China. The most > important indicator of twinning cultures lie in the way they treat their > guests. Both nations have a rich tradition of making their visitors feel at > home and make them enjoy themselves to the fullest, exposing them to > everything their country has to offer, from rich cultural heritage to > historical monuments. This is most visible in the adapted cuisine of India, > which shows deep influences from Chinese flavors. Indian > Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s “Hindi-Chini Bhai-Bhai” (Indians and > Chinese are brothers) is true. A strong India is the best thing that could > happen to a rising China and vice versa. India and China are one of the > largest and fastest-growing economies of the world. * > > *Q5 What are some amazing facts about airplanes?* > *Airplanes and catching flights have always been fascinating > for most of us. Every day in the world, around 100,000 airplanes fly to > different destinations with more than 2 million people taking off. The > growth of the aviation industry has been phenomenal and has resulted in the > need for faster and more efficient transportation of goods and people. But > no matter what, there are some airplanes facts that astounds us. to another > level. * > > *1 . Lightning Strikes Cannot Really Damage The Airplane* > > * One of the important > airplane facts is that these get hit by a lightning strike most of the time > but still stay firm without any damage. Airplanes are designed to withstand > the high temperatures and electrostatic discharge associated with lightning > strikes. The exterior of an airplane is made of metal, which conducts > electricity, and this helps to dissipate the charge from a lightning > strike. Meanwhile, the interior of an airplane is typically made of > insulation material, which protects passengers and crew members from the > electrical current.* > > *2. Window Seats Are Not The Safest On The Plane > Amongst the shocking facts about airplanes is that there’s no safest seat > and there’s always the potential for danger. According to a study, the > fatality rate in airplane accidents is higher for passengers who are > sitting in window seats. The study found that the fatality rate for > passengers in window seats was 3.7%, while the fatality rate for passengers > in aisle seats was 2.3%. The passengers in window seats are more likely to > be ejected from the plane during a crash. Additionally, they may have a > harder time escaping the plane if it catches fire.According to crash data , > the fatality rate for seats in the rear third of a plane during a crash was > 32 percent. The middle of the plane was the least safe, with a 39 percent > fatality rate, while the front was marginally safer with a 38 percent > fatality rate.3.Some planes can fly for more than five hours after one of > their engines goes out.* > > *ETOPS—or extended twin operations—is a designation that indicates the > length of time a twin-engine plane can safely cruise to with one > inoperative engine,it can stay for more than five hours before needing to > land.* > *4.Black boxes aren't actually black.* > > * The Black box, also known as the Flight Data Recorder, is actually > painted bright orange. The heat-resistant paint used to coat the boxes' > exteriors comes in a highlighter-orange hue, which also happens to make > them easier to find in case of an accident.* > *5.Takeoff and landing are the most dangerous times during a flight.* > > * According to reports, 13 percent of fatal accidents occur > during a flight's takeoff and initial climb, or the first three minutes of > a flight. However, the descent and landing, or the final eight minutes of > the flight, are far deadlier, accounting for 48 percent of all fatal > accidents.* > *6.Despite being in business for nearly a century, Australian airline > Qantas has never had a fatal accident involving one of its commercial > aircrafts.* > *7.Pilots and co-pilots eat different meals on a flight.* > > * Mostly pilots and co-pilots won't eat the same thing for dinner. This > way, if the food is contaminated and one pilot gets sick, the other should > still be able to operate the aircraft.* > *8.The fastest commercial plane flew at twice the speed of sound.* > > *The CONCORDE, which offered flights continuously from 1976 to 2003, > traveled at twice the speed of sound. In fact, the supersonic jet, which > could achieve speeds up to 1,354 miles per hour, also broke a number of > world records for its speed.* > *9.The TYRES are designed not to pop on landing.* > > *The tyres on an airplane are designed to withstand incredible weight > loads (38 tons!) and can hit the ground at 170 mph more than 500 times > before ever needing to get a retread. * > *10.Oxygen masks last for only 15 minutes.* > > * The safety instructions on most flights include how to use > the oxygen masks that are deployed when the plane experiences a sudden loss > in cabin pressure. These oxygen masks have only about 15 minutes worth of > oxygen. Oxygen masks drop when the airplane cabin loses pressure, which > means the plane is also losing altitude. In a moving the plane at an > altitude below 10,000 feet, passengers can simply breathe normally, no > extra oxygen required. That rapid descent usually takes fewer than 15 > minutes, meaning those oxygen masks have more than enough air to protect > passengers.* > *......* > *Regards* > *V.Sridharan* > *Trichy* > > On Saturday, 28 January, 2023 at 06:54:09 am IST, 'gopala krishnan' via > Thatha_Patty <[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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