CULTURAL QA08-2023-31A Q1 Whathistorical fact blows your mind?
A1 Krishna Kamat, Lives in Hindustan (2000–present)Apr 26 ***Egyptians used slabs of stone as pillows. Spider webs were used as bandagesin ancient times. Genghis Khan built the largest land empire on Earth. During World War I, the French built a “fake Paris” To fool GermanBombers. In Ancient Asia, death byelephant was a popular form of execution. The only nuclear attacks in history were on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in1945. Albert Einstein was once offeredthe post of Presidency of Israel but he declined. India was one of the richestcountries till the time of British rule in the early 17th century. The shortest war in history was between England and Zanzibar, and onlylasted 38 minutes. The longest war in history is believed to be the(Reconquista) Spanish for Reconquest, with a duration of 781 years. *** The temple in my native has two largegranite slabs on either side of theroofed entrance to temple. Above 6 feet length and above 3 feet wide. It isused to relax all times (other thandeity coming out/re-enter) by people visiting the temple. Q2 Howdo pilots know where the airport is? A2 Erika Fernandez, Experience in Aviation Field22h Flying an airplane is a complex andchallenging task thatrequires a lot of skill and knowledge. One of the most important aspects offlying is knowing where the airport is and how to land safely. Pilots usevarious methods and technologies to help them locate and approach the airport. One of the most common and reliable methods that pilots use to knowwhere the airport is GPS, or Global Positioning System. GPS is asatellite-based navigation system that provides accurate and real-timeinformation about the position, speed, and direction of the aircraft. GPS alsoshows the location of nearby airports and their runways, as well as thedistance and bearing to them. Pilots can use GPS to plan their route and followa series of waypoints, which are imaginary points in the sky that guide them totheir destination. GPS is especially useful when flying over large areas ofwater or land where there are no visual landmarks or references. Another method that pilots use to know where the airport is radionavigation, which involves using radio signals from ground-basedstations or beacons to determine the location and direction of the aircraft.Radio navigation systems include VOR (Very High Frequency OmnidirectionalRange), DME (Distance Measuring Equipment), NDB (Non-Directional Beacon), andILS (Instrument Landing System). A third method that pilots use to know where the airport is visualflight rules (VFR), which are procedures that pilots followwhen flying in good weather and visibility conditions. VFR relies on thepilot’s ability to see and identify landmarks, terrain features, roads, rivers,lakes, and other visual clues that indicate the location and direction of theairport. VFR also requires the pilot to see and avoid other aircraft,obstacles, and hazards in the air and on the ground. VFR is usually used forsmaller aircraft that fly at lower altitudes and speeds, such as generalaviation or recreational planes. VFR is not suitable for flying in clouds, fog,rain, snow, or darkness. Another method that pilots use to know where the airport is air trafficcontrol (ATC), which is a service that provides communication,information, instruction, and assistance to pilots during all phases of flight.ATC consists of controllers who work at towers, centers, or facilities thatmonitor and manage the traffic flow in the airspace around airports or regions.ATC uses radar, radio, computers, and other equipment to track and communicatewith aircraft in their area of responsibility. ATC helps pilots know where theairport is by giving them clearances, directions, advisories, warnings, weatherupdates, and other relevant information. As you can see, pilots have many methods and technologies to help themknow where the airport is and how to land safely. Pilots need to befamiliar with all these methods and be able to use them effectively andappropriately in different situations. Q3 Whatare some amazing facts about the ocean and marine creatures? A3 Lorian Flint,Lives in San Francisco1y Only ~5% of the ocean has beenexplored. The immortal jellyfish, as its namesuggests, is biologically immortal meaning that it can potentially liveforever. Deep sea vents can reach over 700 degrees Fahrenheit. ***Across the world, there are an estimated3 million shipwrecksin the ocean. My note- Authority not checked. Around 97% of the Earth’s water can be found in the five oceans. Just one millilitre of coastalwater taken from the ocean's surface can contain up to 10 million viruses. There are more viruses in theocean than there are stars in the Milky Way. The box jellyfish is one of the mostvenomous marine creatures in the world, with its poison being able to causeparalysis, cardiac arrest, and even death in just a few minutes. The deepest part of the ocean lies in the Mariana Trench, calledChallenger Deep. It has been measured to be 10,984m(36,037 ft) in depth. In comparison, Mount Everest is only 8,849m inheight. It is completely pitch black atthe bottom of the ocean, leaving it devoid of any plants as photosynthesiscannot occur without sunlight. The only animals which are able to live downthere are ones that have adapted to the absence of light and crushingpressures. Q4 Doesthe East India Company of the British era still exist? A4 Kaushal,Aug 1 There was a time The British company named East India used to rulealmost the whole world. The worst but influential people fromBritain used to own this company. At one time, they used to have an army twiceas big as the official army of Britain. They used to have monopoly on almost all the business of the world. InAfrica, this company used to do business till the slavery of people. Before the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, this company used to rule India as welland who would be such an Indian who is not familiar with the story of theiroppression? Well this is the history of EastIndia. What is this company doing now? Does itexist? Everything has an end. So badtimes also came for the East India Company. At one time people earned a lot ofmoney from the private equity of the company, later the price of the sharecertificate of East India had become 2 pennies. It was garbage for whoever hadthese shares. An Indian "Sanjeev Mehta" got an eye on this garbage. One,Sanjeev was seeing the possibility of business in this and more than that,becoming the owner of that British company which had enslaved Indians for 100years, it was a matter of pride in itself. Sanjeev Mehta bought East India Company in just 20 minutes and the moreinteresting thing is that he had given the value of this company by writing iton a "paper napkin" and inthe same price he bought this company. Today the East India Company trades intea and its first store opened in London itself. It gives pleasure to think thatthe company which committed atrocities in India was bought by an Indian bywriting the price on a napkin. Q5 Whichare the six Places to stay silent at allcost A5 Navneet Mishra,41m In front of God. ( People go upto temple and join hands infront of God and then ask like — God please save him/her, please do this thingor that). Man — he is God, not a King. That you are begging in front ofhim/her. ( Go to temple and be silent, then in that silent moment everythinghappened automatically.) That is called actual prayer. At the death ceremony. ( I have seen, people startfighting between each other, one day a man said, he was a nice man, then hisbrother take his word as a sarcasm, they start fighting between each other, andthe man who said that word is killed by a dead man brother. While doing meditation. ( We all know when we startmeditation, there are N number of thoughts start traveling, we have to startseeing our thoughts as a second person, and focus on our breath only, then webecome completely silent and get the fruits of meditation. In the morning ☀️. ( Morning is like a heaven, birds are twittering andsinging, everyone is relaxed and just born, until and unless we don't speak, weare doing one type of meditation, that time, if you talk with anyone then youbreak the silence..). When your parents and teachers are scolding you. ( thosestudent who are polite and humble, for those students teachers will care more,they will give more time and guide you, and time is money, it will change yourlife. When you are broken 💔. ( In this time you havethe most ultasonic energy you have, don't express it by saying few worthlesswords. Use that energy to create yourown universe. All the above QA are from Quora websiteon 31 -08-2023. Quora answers neednot be 100% correct answers. Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on 31-08-2023. -- 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/733639362.1860752.1693486182837%40mail.yahoo.com.
