Q3 Already I denied the Chinese printing press as well as the paper productions. Still from somewhere the erroneous data again purged in as I read Mr VG. Had he read the authentic book I gave ( MR G Because I said it is not perfect; I analyse the perfection; so it is perfect) China never had any scientists as being challenged in the Sri VG article; always till date they were stealing the products of others. China gained so much money by suppressing the people , they were able to do cut throat business. Even today the jungle alone is enforced. In the meantime, the books were taken from Nagarjuna, The buddhist when chinese visitors came to India; paper technology of India on mantle and paper were stolen from India; the printing press mechanical was stolen from Germany; The history of china written by the chinese -american speaks a lot. An Indian research paper accepted at the international level in 2021 authoritatively confirms it. I had written about it recently also. People like Gm N and some more like VG etc if they don't wish to read that is a different issue; but in order to S O S of his friend ,let him not offer wrong information. "Northern humanists were profoundly devoted to ancient learning but nothing in northern humanism compares to the paganizing trend associated with the Italian Renaissance. The northern humanists were chiefly interested in the problem of the ancient church and the question of what constituted original Christianity.
Two factors operated to accelerate the spread of Renaissance culture after 1450: growing economic prosperity and the printing press. Prosperity -- the result of peace and the decline of famine and the plague -- led to the founding of schools and colleges. In these schools the sons of gentlemen and nobles would receive a humanistic education imported from Italy. The purpose of such an education was to prepare men for a career in the church or civil service. Sometime in the 13th century, paper money and playing cards from China reached the West. They were "block-printed," that is, characters or pictures were carved into a wooden block, inked, and then transferred to paper. Since each word, phrase or picture was on a separate block, this method of reproduction was expensive and time-consuming.[ I had spoken under Q3 about it which is manual and it is not a printing machine. It is like rubber stamping done manually. ] The extension of literacy among laypeople and the greater reliance of governments and businesses upon written records created a demand for a less-costly method of reproducing the written word. The import of paper from the East as well as "block-books" (see above), were major steps in transforming the printing of books. However, woodcuts were not sufficiently durable as they tended to split in the press after repeated use. Furthermore, a new block had to be carved for each new impression, and the block was discarded as unusable as soon as a slightly different impression was needed. By the middle of the 15th century several print masters were on the verge of perfecting the techniques of printing with movable metal type. The first man to demonstrate the practicability of movable type was Johannes Gutenberg (c.1398-1468), the son of a noble family of Mainz, Germany. A former stonecutter and goldsmith, Gutenberg devised an alloy of lead, tin and antimony that would melt at low temperature, cast well in the die, and be durable in the press. It was then possible to use and reuse the separate pieces of type, as long as the metal in which they were cast did not wear down, simply by arranging them in the desired order. The mirror image of each letter (rather than entire words or phrases), was carved in relief on a small block. Individual letters, easily movable, were put together to form words; words separated by blank spaces formed lines of type; and lines of type were brought together to make up a page. Since letters could be arranged into any format, an infinite variety of texts could be printed by reusing and resetting the type. By 1452, with the aid of borrowed money, Gutenberg began his famous Bible project. Two hundred copies of the two-volume Gutenberg Bible <http://prodigi.bl.uk/gutenbg/default.asp> were printed, a small number of which were printed on vellum. The expensive and beautiful Bibles were completed and sold at the 1455 Frankfurt Book Fair, and cost the equivalent of three years' pay for the average clerk. Roughly fifty of all Gutenberg Bibles survive today. In spite of Gutenberg's efforts to keep his technique a secret, the printing press spread rapidly. Before 1500 some 2500 European cities had acquired presses. German masters held an early leadership, but the Italians soon challenged their preeminence. The Venetian printer Aldus Manutius published works, notably editions of the classics. [ Few of us are trying to decode a text which if clicked press may be here ahead of germany] KR IRS 10 7 23 2 Another error in electric light by chinese? Maybe inventions that changed the world book extract? It is not clear. Any way the On March 31, 1880, Wabash became "the first town in the world generally lighted by electricity," as four 3,000-candlepower Brush lights suspended from the flagstaff on top of the Wabash County Courthouse were switched on, flooding the neighborhood with light. (USA) . But it was not Edison who invented but did form a team to invest and start the manufacturing. Before that there were arc lamps and 26 inventors before Edison. According to David Burkus, the author of “The Myths of Creativity,” he was actually the 22nd or 23rd person to invent it, depending on how you count. Not only did Edison not invent the light bulb – as we're all taught in school – he also wasn't this “lone genius” dreaming up endless amazing inventions by himself. 3 Again China has nothing to do. On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. In July 1886 the newspapers reported on the first public outing of the three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car, model no. 1.(Germany before division) 4 Again China had nothing to do. Before Bell, "While Italian innovator Antonio Meucci is credited with inventing the first basic phone in 1849, and Frenchman Charles Bourseul devised a phone in 1854, Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876."Italy and France did it but Patent was taken by Bell so by back door Graham bell became the first. Alexander Graham Bell is credited with being the inventor of the telephone since his patent and demonstrations for an apparatus designed for “transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically… causing electrical undulations” were successful. First Bell Telephone, June 1875. Q4 The Chhandogya Upanishad 1. LIFE HACK: a strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one's time and daily activities in a more efficient way. But it is hacking sir not helping. K R IRS 10 7 23 1. If one sleeps on right side, will fall asleep faster than sleeping on the left side. KR No basis sir; I sleep faster only on left than the right . 2. Using non-dominant hand for mundane tasks, like eating or opening doors, for two weeks can improve your self-control. KR No proof and not even basis of Psychology sir 3. Being hungry also helps one to make better decisions. KR Again unscientific and non-Vedic. Fasting is good for the upliftment of spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional strength. Not for decisions. *1. Annam asitam tredha vidhiyate, tasya yah sthavistho dhatus tat purisam bhavati, yo madhyamas tan mamsam, yo’nisthas tan manah. * The food that you eat is converted into three forms. What happens to the food that is eaten? There is a gross form of the food, there is a middling form of the food and a subtle form of the food. The food that we eat is not entirely absorbed into the system. Some part of it is thrown out as excreta, as unwanted material which cannot be absorbed into the system. It is refuse that goes out as undesirable to the system; that is the grossest form. So one part of the food goes out; something else only is absorbed. That something else other than that which is thrown out has again two aspects, the very subtle vibratory aspect and the middling form of it. That which is middling is absorbed in the form of flesh in the system. The flesh in the body is due to the entry of the middling quality of the foodstuff that we take. But the highly subtle form, the vibration that is produced by the essential quality of the food, influences the mind itself. So you know your mind, your capacity of thinking, the way of thinking, will be very much influenced by the food that you take, continuously, of course. If you go on eating the same kind of food for years together, that quality of the food will tell upon your psychological pattern. So, the gross thing is thrown out, the middling form is absorbed into the fleshy part of the body, and the subtlest part goes to the mind. The mind feels happy on account of absorption of some part of the food that we eat. These are the three aspects, the three degrees of the intensity of the food that we see, that become parts of our system in this manner. Likewise, the water that you drink has a gross aspect, a middling aspect and a very subtle aspect. Any liquid that you take also is divided into three parts.(chandogya 5 1 } 4. Listening to music for at least 5-10 minutes a day makes it easier to deal with emotional stress. KR It is true; but any diversion will do that and Music is one; even while studying change of subjects , periodically it rests and enforces the absorptions. 5. Video games are more effective at battling depression than therapy. KR Pl read this; nandrum theethum pirar thata vaaraa. “: SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOLOGY: It is commonly believed that video games are inherently unhealthy for individuals and for society as a whole. For example, a recent statement from the US President linked video gaming to extreme violence and mass shootings in the United States: “We must stop the glorification of violence in our society. This includes the gruesome and grisly video games that are now commonplace,” President Trump said. “It is too easy today for troubled youth to surround themselves with a culture that celebrates violence. We must stop or substantially reduce this, and it has to begin immediately” (Timm, 2019). This statement is consistent with the troubling image of a lonely, depressed male gamer playing, perhaps, in his mother’s basement. According to conventional thinking, this gamer ignores daily responsibilities, plays obsessively, and has no romantic relationships or relationships of any kind outside of the virtual video game world. This pathologically addictive gaming behaviour then has only negative effects, such that he might be depressed or socially anxious. He may play violent video games for hours on end, which leads to increased aggression and anger levels. This anger is then directed elsewhere, such as a mass shooting that ends with his death, either by his own hand or that of the police with a ‘suicide by cop’. For ‘typical’ people who enjoy playing video games (such as the present author), these anecdotal beliefs and mental images are offensive and disturbing and, moreover, often inaccurate. Indeed, video games reach a much wider population than the lonely male gamer of the vignette given above. According to recent gaming census information, there are close to 2.3 billion video gamers globally, nearly a third of the world’s overall population, with an estimated global revenue of 151.2 billion US dollars in 2019 (Game Gavel, 2019; Newzoo, 2019). The gender and age distribution are also quite different from anecdotal beliefs, such that 46% of gamers in the US are female (Entertainment Software Association, 2019) with 31% of gamers worldwide being 18-35 years old, 37% being older than 36, and only 32% being under 18 (Game Gavel, 2019). These recent statistics certainly shake the notion that it is only adolescent or young adult males that play video games; rather, the population is much more diverse than previously thought. Our recent comprehensive literature review aimed to focus on video games in a positive light in order to determine what benefits they can have for various aspects of well-being. Specifically, we examined games with social aspects, physical activity, and the presence of violence to see how these factors of video games can be beneficial to well-being. Firstly, video games that include social components have shown to have positive benefits on both prosocial behaviour and psychological aspects of well-being (e.g. Herodotou, Kambouri, & Winters, 2014; Jin & Li, 2017). For example, a study involving school children concluded that prosocial video games were significantly related to the ability to cooperate, share, and maintain positive relationships with each other outside of the game (Harrington & O’Connell, 2016). Further, online social games might be a possible alternative social outlet serving a similar function to in-person contact for players (Kowert & Oldmeadow, 2015). This is potentially positive, as this video game social interaction might promote enjoyable social contact for those with remote locations, psychological difficulties, or other factors that can inhibit in-person interaction (Odrowska & Massar, 2014). Secondly, we argue that the full picture of the relationship between violent video games and aggression may be mixed, as confounding variables may have impacted some of these effects. For instance, previous research has shown that family and social variables as well as the motivation behind the violence are more significantly related to an increase in aggression than the violence itself (Ferguson et al., 2015; Gao, Weng, Zhou, & Yu, 2017; Sauer, Drummond, & Nova, 2015). Further, violent video games can also be played with a social aspect which in turn alters the effect that the game has on well-being. Research here has demonstrated that adding a prosocial aspect to the game, such as protecting another character – either one controlled by another player or an NPC – can increase prosocial and helping behavior (Gitter, Ewell, Guadagno, Stillman, & Baumeister, 2013; Velez, Greitemeyer, Whitaker, Ewoldsen, & Bushman, 2016; Velez, Mahood, Ewoldsen, & Moyer-Guse, 2014). Additionally, players of both violent and non-violent video games had increased prosocial behaviors with the inclusion of cooperative gameplay when compared to solo gaming, (Jin & Li, 2017) alluding to potential benefits of adding prosocial aspects to any genre of video game. Lastly, there is a growing body of research demonstrating the impact of video games that require the player to interact physically with the game in order to control an on-screen character, commonly referred to as exergames. For example, studies show that engaging in an exergame regime significantly improves balance, flexibility, braking force, lower limb muscle strength, maximal oxygen levels, and heart rate, (Maillot, Perrot, Hartley, & Do, 2014; Nitz, Kuys, Isles, & Fu, 2010; Roopchand-Martin, Nelson, Gordon, & Sing, 2015). Additional experimental studies demonstrate that when comparing an exergame to traditional exercise, exergames lead to significantly higher levels of enjoyment (Monedero, Lyons, & Gorman, 2015; Strand, Francis, Margrett, Franke, & Peterson, 2014), alluding to the possibility of a higher adherence rate when compared to traditional exercise. Overall, this review concluded that the ways in which video games relate to well-being are nuanced and moderated by individual and socio-contextual factors. This includes the presence of social aspects, violence, and physical activity, though these positive effects are only seen when games are played for enjoyment purposes rather than for obsession. Video games themselves, then, are not dichotomous in terms of being positive or negative, but rather, the relationship between video games and well-being is determined by a combination of a multitude of factors. It is our hope that moving forward we can help to shake the notion that video games are inherently bad for individuals and shed light on how they can be beneficial to well-being. 7. Washing hands; makes one more optimistic. KR No related evidence; Sigmund Fraud says that anyone washing hands often, in the normal circumstances, is a culprit, committing a crime. 8. While cleaning a room, start with making the bed first. It will make everything around it look out of place and it will motivate one to be clean always! KR Again no evidence. Most toppers and administrators and the Kings who had UNKEMPT soaace , raided the earth. 10. Being a perfectionist can result in stress and depression. KR What is meant by perfectionist? No dharmic perfectionist would have stress as he knew the meditation. 11. People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers. KR Contradicting 9. Sleep requirement is a variable factor. Body knows how much. 12. Studying for 30 to 50 minutes at a time (with 10-minute breaks in between) is the most effective way to retain information KR No way; any change of work is scientifically proved; the sagging brain is energised; even change of study from Physics to chemistry refreshes the Brain. 13. Eating food without preservatives can improve I.Q by up to 14%. KR No way 14. Simply looking at a photo of someone you love can help to relieve pain. KR Photo is not; attention diversion. 15. Dancing often increases happiness. KR Depends on your choosing the hobby; anything including the Dance. KR 10 7 23 On Sun, 9 Jul 2023 at 13:44, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > Respected Sir/s, > > SUBJECT: CULTURAL QA 07-2023-09 > > Q1: What are some of the most amazing innovations in ancient China? > > Under the Chinese kingdom, education was highly prized, and the > arts, especially music and painting, grew and flourished. The Ancient > Chinese were also great scientists. Their invention of cast iron and > gunpowder were centuries ahead of the rest of the world. China held the > world's leading position in many fields in the study of nature from the 1st > century BC to the 15th century AD, with the four great inventions having > the greatest global significance. These four inventions had a profound > impact on the development of civilization throughout the world. These were > perhaps more sophisticated and had a greater impact on Chinese civilization. > *China > held the world's leading position in many fields in the study of nature, > from the 1st century before Christ to the 15th century, with the four great > inventions having the greatest global significance.* > > Great inventions > > *1. *PRINTING PRESS… *This **allowed literacy to expand to a great > extent.* *Blocks made from wood were used in the oldest type of Chinese > printing.* *The Chinese invention of woodblock printing produced the > world's first print culture. Movable type printing was a process of > assembling thousands of individual characters for the printing of simply > one or a few books, but if used for printing thousands of books, the > process was efficient and rapid enough to be successful and highly > employed. Indeed, there were many cities in China where movable type > printing, in wooden and metal form, was adopted by the enterprises of > wealthy local families or large private industries.* > > *2. *ELECTRIC LIGHT…. Powered innumerable social changes. > > *3. *AUTOMOBILE…*..* * Enhanced personal mobility and freedom.* > > *4. *TELEPHONE*……* *spread communication across wide areas* > > > > Q4: What are some interesting life hacks? > > "Life hacks,” is all about eliminating life's manifold frustrations in > simple and deliciously clever ways. Usually simple and clever tip or > technique for accomplishing some familiar task more easily and efficiently. > > 1. If one sleeps on right side, will fall asleep faster than sleeping > on the left side. > > 2. Using non-dominant hand for mundane tasks, like eating or opening > doors, for two weeks can improve your self-control. > > 3. Being hungry also helps one to make better decisions. > > 4. Listening to music for at least 5-10 minutes a day makes it easier > to deal with emotional stress. > > 5. Video games are more effective at battling depression than therapy. > > 6. Praising children for their intelligence may hinder their progress - > Instead, they should be praised for their effort. > > 7. Washing hands; makes one more optimistic. > > 8. While cleaning a room, start with making the bed first. It will make > everything around it look out of place and it will motivate one to be clean > always! > > 9. Sleeps makes one more creative and make memories stronger. > > 10. Being a perfectionist can result in stress and > depression. > > 11. People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can > outperform early risers. > > 12. Studying for 30 to 50 minutes at a time (with 10 > minute breaks in between) is the most effective way to retain information > > 13. Eating food without preservatives can improve I.Q by > up to 14%. > > 14. Simply looking at a photo of someone you love can help > to relieve pain. > > 15. Dancing often increases happiness. > > Q5: What is still a big secret in the human body? > > Our brain comprises 80% of water. *It is the centre of the nervous > system, but the brain itself cannot feel pain.* > > Facial hair grows faster compared to any other hair on the human body. > > · The tongue is covered in about 8,000 taste-buds, each > containing up to 100 cells helping you taste your food! > > · *You are about 1cm taller in the morning when you first get up > *than when you go to bed. This is because during the day the soft > cartilage between the bones gets squashed and compressed. > > 8. *If one walks for 12 hours a day*, it would take the average person > 690 days to walk around the world. > > 9. The only muscle that never tires is the heart. > > 10. The entire surface of our skin is replaced every month, which put > another way; this means one has about 1,000 different skins in our life! > > · The body has 2.5 million sweat pores. > > · Every minute we shed over 30,000 dead skin cells. > > · If one lives up to age 70, the heart would have had a beat > around 2.5 billion times! > > · Spread across their lifetime, most people spend an average of > one whole year sitting on the toilet. > > · We wee* (urinate*) enough wee every month to fill a bath! > > Regards > > V.Sridharan > > Trichy > > > On Sunday, 9 July, 2023 at 09:26:25 pm IST, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > *CULTURAL QA 07-2023-09* > > Q1 What are some of the most amazing innovations in ancient China? > > A1 Xiao Wang,Jun 5 > > This lamp is something I want to share with you on the World Environment > Day. > > *This lamp from China’s Han Dynasty has a history of over two thousand > years*. It’s very popular due to its unique and advanced environmental > concept. > > *This lamp was unearthed in Hebei province In 1968. It’s name “Changxin > Palace Lamp”* is gained from the inscription "Chang Xin Shang Yu" > (meaning "Chang Xin Palace Lighting") carved on its body. > > *During the Han Dynasty, bronze lamps were often in the form of animals*. The > Changxin Palace Lamp is the only known human-shaped bronze lamp from the > Han Dynasty. The lamp's overall design depicts a palace maid kneeling > while holding a lamp in her left hand. Her right arm is raised high, and > the wide sleeves naturally cascade down, ingeniously forming the top part > of the lamp. > > *The lamp can be divided into six parts: the head, body, sleeves, curved > screen panel, lamp dish, and lamp stand.* Each part can be easily > disassembled and reassembled, making it convenient to move the palace lamp > and clean the lamp ash. > > *Astonishingly, it can adjust the direction and brightness of the light, > similar to the desk lamps we use today*. The lampshade consists of two > curved screen panels that can be closed into a circular shape and fit into > the slot of the lamp dish. One of the screen panels can be opened or closed > horizontally to adjust the direction and brightness of the light. > > During the Han Dynasty, animal fat was commonly used as fuel for lighting > lamps. Although it served the purpose of illumination, the burning of > animal fat resulted in significant smoke and dust, often leading to > polluted indoor air, hazy smoke, and a pungent odor, thereby polluting the > indoor environment. > > The lamp connects the sleeves of the "palace maid" to the body, forming a > smoke exhaust passage. > > *Once the candle is lit, the smoke and ash generated are propelled by the > thermal force and enter the lamp body through the sleeves*, where they > are stored until they reach the bottom of the "palace maid's" body. At the > same time, a water *tray is placed in the base of the palace lamp to > purify the waste smoke, effectively minimizing air pollution and achieving > the goal of containing the dirty smoke and maintaining clean air.* > > The design of the Changxin Palace Lamp reflects the care and concern that > the Chinese people had for the environment 2,000 years ago. > > Q2 What happened with Tulsidas ji while composing Hanuman Chalisa? > > A2 Surendra Kumar Kumawat,Apr 4 > > Tulsidas ji used to write Hanuman Chalisa, he used to keep the written > letters carefully at night, when he woke up in the morning and looked at > them, the writings in them were erased. > > Tulsidas ji worshiped Hanuman ji, Hanuman ji appeared. Tulsidas told that > if I write Hanuman Chalisa, someone gets erased in the night. > > Hanuman ji said, if you want to write praise, then write of my Lord Shri > Ram, not of me. At that time, Tulsidas ji thought of the first couplet of > Ayodhya incident, he wrote it at the beginning of Hanuman Chalisa. > > "श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मन मुकुरु सुधारि। > > > > वरनउं रघुबर बिमल जसु जो दायकु फल चारि॥ > > *So Hanuman ji said, I am not Raghuvar. Tulsidas ji* said that you and > Lord Shri Ram have incarnated after receiving the same prasad, therefore > you are also Raghuvar. > > Tulsidas reminisced that there lived an apsara named Suvarchala in the > Brahma world who had once been enamored of Brahma, and in anger Brahma had > cursed her to be a vulture. The prasad that will be distributed among the > three queens in the Yajna of Dasaratha's son, you will fly away with > Kaikeyi's share. Mother Anjana was wishing for a son by extending her hands > to Lord Shiva, in those hands she had dropped the prasad from which you > incarnated Lord Shri. Ram himself has called you his brother. > > "तुम मम प्रिय भरतहि सम भाई > > Tulsidas gave another argument that when you went to Ashok Vatika in > search of Maa Janaki, Maa Janaki made you her son. > > "अजर अमर गुननिधि सुत होहू। > > करहुं बहुत रघुनायक छोहू॥ > > Lord Shri Ram himself had made you his son when he came back after > searching for mother Janaki. > > "सुनु सुत तोहि उरिन मैं नाहीं। > > देखेउं करि विचार मन माहीं॥ > > *That's why you also became Raghuvar, after listening to this argument of > Tulsidas, Hanumanji should be enlightened.* > > It is often said and heard in the world that a person should not be too > straight and simple, everyone takes advantage of a straight and simple > person, it is also a proverb that no one even touches a crooked tree, only > a straight tree is cut. . > > In fact, the world runs away from crooked people, while the straight ones > are harassed. But do understand this thing that whatever creation has been > done in the world, it has not been done by crooked people but by straight > people only. > > If a straight tree is cut, then the wood is also useful in building > construction or building decoration. > > Even in the temple, the rock from which the form of the Lord appears, is > not a crooked rock, it is a straight rock. > > The flute whose melodious sound we enjoy listening to is also made from a > straight bamboo tree. Straight people are dear to Govind!🙏🏻 Hail Lord > Sitaram 🙏 > > Q3 In the course of human history, what inventions > appeared remarkably early, and which inventions oddly late? > > A3 Silk Road,12h > > *Surprisingly Early* > > You might think that some of these things were invented in the modern era, > but you'd be wrong. > > They actually go way back to ancient times or the Middle Ages. > > The Mechanical Clock > > The first mechanical clocks were invented in China around the 8th century > CE, and then spread to Europe by the 13th century CE. > > These clocks were powered by water or weights, and used escapements to > regulate their movements. > > They were not very accurate, but they were still impressive feats of > engineering for their time. > > The Printing Press > > You might think that this was invented by Gutenberg in the 15th century > CE, but he was actually not the first one to come up with the idea of using > movable type to print books. > > The Chinese had already invented movable type printing in the 11th century > CE, using clay or wood blocks with carved characters. > > They also invented paper and ink, which made printing possible in the > first place. > > But, because Chinese writing has thousands of characters, movable type > printing was not very practical or widespread in China. > > Gutenberg's innovation was to use metal type and a screw press, which made > printing faster and cheaper in Europe. > > Oddly Late > > You might think that some of these things were invented long ago, but > you'd be wrong again. > > They actually came about relatively recently. > > The Bicycle > > The first bicycle was invented in Germany in 1817 by Karl Drais, and it > was called a draisine or a velocipede. > > *It had no pedals or chain, and you had to push it with your feet on the > ground.* > > It was not very comfortable or efficient, but it was still a novelty that > attracted attention. > > The Zipper > > The first zipper was invented in the United States in 1893 by Whitcomb > Judson, and it was called a clasp locker or an automatic continuous > clothing closure. > > *It had metal teeth that interlocked when pulled by a slider, but it was > not very reliable or easy to use.* > > It took several decades of improvements by other inventors before the > zipper became popular and widely used.. > > Q4 What are some interesting life hacks? > > A4 Avadhesh Khanna,Studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering > (Graduated 2010)2y > > She is my mother. She is a graduate in Sanskrit literature. > > She doesn’t give a shit about the situation in which we are. > > Yesterday my sister shared below picture. > > In case if you missed the important details in the above picture because > of poor quality. > > My mother in all her glorified genius-ness: > > Boiled the water in pressure cooker. Replaced the whistle with the > half-cut-water-bottle (big one). *Enjoying the pure steam in the most > unique way possible.* > > She is the mother of all inventions in our home.Don’t let her devil smile > mislead you, she knows how to pose for a camera. > > Q5 What is still a big secret in the human body? > > A5 Gaurav Gupta,5h > > THE PINEAL GLAND > > The pineal gland is one of the biggest secrets that are hidden from us. *The > secret is not the existence of the gland, but its functioning.* > > The pineal gland or epiphysis is a chronobiotic agent. *This means that > it synchronizes our internal clock with the light-dark cycle*. In the > absence of light, this small brain organ of just 120 milligrams produces > the hormone that takes us to the world of dreams: melatonin. > > *In some animals (fish, reptiles and amphibians), this gland is located > under the skin and is able to receive light information directly. For this > reason, it* is also known as the "third eye". > > However, in the human species, as in most vertebrates, this > pineapple-shaped and pea-sized organ is located inside the skull. > Therefore, more complex ways are needed to know whether it is day or night. > > Q5A Do animals know that humans are more intelligent than > they are? Do animals respect humans? > > A5A Thomas Cayne, Storyteller. Anthropologist. Naturalist. > Madman. 17h > > I once read about a case (I think it was on Quora, but I have read similar > cases before), about a man called Rick who had a pet octopus (who I will > call Albert for personal reasons). > > Albert understood that his boss gave him food, nurtured him, talked to > him and was basically also his friend, and so he was very nice to this > larger being that respected him all the way.And then there was Jenna (his > best friend’s girlfriend). > > Jenna petted Albert without love, and in a way he really didn’t like > (without meaning it), and Albert totally understood that she hated him, > and that she was a hypocrite. So whenever she was around and approached the > aquarium, he would throw small stones and water at her, and splash her all > wet, and then hid under a stone. > > *But when Rick was there, Albert played games with Rick, watched TV > together (this is not a joke), and* caressed him as the best friend he > was. > > Unless Jenna was around, of course. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 09-07-2023.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers.* > > *Compiled and posted by R. 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