CULTURAL QA10-2023-10A Q1 Is it truePythagoras never existed and his theorem was known by Egyptians much earlier?
A1 “SilkRoad”, AI Expert12h Pythagoras was a dude who did a lot of math andphilosophy stuff, but he wasn't the first one to figure out his famous theorem. This theorem says that if you have a right triangle, thesquare of the longest side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other twosides. Like, if you have a triangle withsides 3, 4 and 5 units long, then 32+42=52,or9+16=25. But guess what? The Babylonians and theEgyptians knew this way before Pythagoras was even born. They used it to make accuratemeasurements and build stuff like pyramids and temples. They even had special numbers thatmade right triangles, like 3, 4 and 5, or 5, 12 and 13. These are called Pythagorean triples, but they shouldreally be called Babylonian or Egyptian triples. Weknow this because there are some ancient clay tablets and papyri that show howthey used the theorem in their calculations. For example, there's a Babyloniantablet from around 1800 BC that has a list of 15 Pythagorean triples and theirareas. And there's an Egyptian papyrus fromaround 1650 BC that has a problem about finding the length of a rope stretchedacross a river using the theorem. But did Pythagoras really exist? That's another tricky question. Some people say he was just amythical figure invented by his followers, who were like a secret cult thatworshipped numbers and geometry. They didn't write anything down, sowe don't have any proof that he actually lived or discovered anything. Other people say he was a real personwho travelled around the world and learned from different cultures, like Indiaand China, where they also knew about the theorem. The truth is thatwe may never know for sure, but it doesn't really matter. The theorem is trueno matter who discovered it or when. It's one of those universal truthsthat connects math and nature and beauty. And that's what makes it so awesome. My note- I studied Pythagoras theorem in the high school.Later with Geometry in degree course as ancillary subject in the 1stand 2nd year of my BSc degree course (1962-1963). But whether he was real ormythical, never came to me on those days Q2 Whatare unknown facts about psychology? A2 PsychologyTricks and Tips,11mo 1:— Money can'tbuy happiness but poverty can't buy anything. 2:—They start missing you when they fail to replace you. 3:—Anger is a condition in whichtongue works faster than the mind. 4:— You can't be strong all the time.Sometimes you just need to be alone & let your tears out. 5:-Everything comes with an expirydate. 6:— You can't start the new chapterof your life if you keep re-reading the last one. 7:—Money is numbers & numbersnever end . If it takes money to be happy, your search for happinesswill never end. 8:—No one's always busy. It justdepends on what number you're on the priority list. 9:—Believe it or not you can have whatever you want, your ability is limitless. 10:—Everyone istrying to find the right person but nobody is trying to be the right person. 11:-Your rumours don't define yourcharacter, your grades & finances don't define your intelligence. 12:— No Comparison please: No one canplay your role better than you. Q3 Whatwas the name of the King who hanged the 12 Priests of Tirumala TirupatiDevasthanams? Why did he hang them upon the Temple walls? Why was the Templeclosed for 12 years? How are these incidents connected with VimanaVenkateswara? A3 Templesin India Info, Best Website for Temples, Tourist Places Info & Mantras 2h The incident you are referring to isa historical event associated with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) andthe Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. Here's a brief overview ofthe events: The King and the Hanging of Priests: The king you mentioned is believed tobe King Thondaiman, whoruled the region during the 18th century. King Thondaiman is said to havehanged 12 priests of the Venkateswara Temple on the temple walls for theiralleged misconduct and misappropriation of temple funds. The exact details and reasons behind their hanging vary in historicalaccounts. Closure of the Temple for 12 Years: Following the hanging of the priests, itis said that the Venkateswara Temple was closed for a period of 12 years as a formof purification and to cleanse the temple of the perceived sins associated withthe incident. VimanaVenkateswara: Vimana Venkateswara is a form of LordVenkateswara (Lord Balaji) enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum of theVenkateswara Temple. This form of the deity is believed torepresent Lord Venkateswara during the 12-year period when the main temple wasclosed. Devotees continued toworship Vimana Venkateswara during this time. Vimana Venkateswara is considered aform of Lord Venkateswara that signifies a period of penance and purificationfor the temple. It's important to note thathistorical accounts and legends related to these events may vary, and there aredifferent versions of the story. The hanging of the priests and the closure of the temple are consideredpart of the temple's historical narrative and the religious traditions associated with theworship of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala. Q4 Whatare some of the weird but real medical conditions? A4 PallabRoy Chowdhury, Lives in Kolkata, West Bengal, India2y(Mr Chowdhary is a resident surgeon in Kolkata) This was taught by a medicine facultyand later was shown in good doctor series. So, it happened in Madras medicalcollege. A man, 43 yrs of age, newly married, (wasa chronic drinker? ) for the past 10 years, have now developed chronic liver failure.Liver is anorgan of detoxification of medicines. So, if you provide a liver failure patient with medicine, itwill worsen his disease even more. So,the only resort left was… LIVER TRANSPLANT In our country, there is a huge lineof recepients and a few donors, so the line is longggggggggg. One has to stay clean for at least 6 months.. That means “alcohol notouchy touchy “. He was too advised to do the same.Fairenough right? Sohe came back after 6 months…. His blood was checked for the level of alcohol. POSITIVE. The doctors got furious and scoldedhis wife to take him home. “There are many patients in this country whogenuinely want a liver, and I'm not gonna waste a precious organ on someone whocan't stay sober for even 6 months “ These were his exact words. But the wife insisted, that he didn'teven touch alchohol for these 6 months. Heinsisted too. “ Sir, I'm a Bhakt of Mahadev, and I willnever lie in his name.., sir i have not touched alchohol, trust me “. But you know how some doctors are. They rely on just evidence. They refused.She insisted. They refused.She insisted. They refused again.She insistedagain. Now, someone has to give up right? “ His condition is not good, we will keep himin observation for some days “ So they admitted him. Next day hisalcohol levels were checked again. Still high.Next day.Still high. Next day.Higher. Now, if you were ever admitted in ahospital, you will know that alcohols aren't allowed there. Even the doctors were confused, what thehell is happening, how is he getting alcohol daily. The housekeeping staff were calledand asked, CCTV footage was seen and security were interrogated. All in haste. The senior doctor smelled somethingfishy. He ran some tests, one of them was “fungal culture of gastric aspirate “. Voila.Rarest of rare case. AUTO BREWERY SYNDROME. All were amazed, and the doctorsfinally got their answer. What is it? Well, as the name suggests, itis a condition where the stomach ferments alcohol itself from starch basedproducts. Generally ppl suffering from autobrewery syndrome has a history of antibiotics abuse ( see, that's why it istold to never overuse antibiotics. One of my patient tookantibiotics for 23 days straight, he suffered from life threatening diarrhealater).. Anyways, the stomach contains a lotsof fungus, mainly SACCHAROMYECES CREVESIAE, the fungus used to ferment beer andrum. The stomach contains a plenty ofthose. And whenever you take starchbased product, they convert it into alcohol. Thus although you do not takealcohol from outside (exogenously), your body produces it itself (indigenously). Sadly, even after all the diagnosis,he still wasn't an eligible candidate for liver transplant. He died 2 months later of multiple organ dysfunction. Q5 Whatis the biggest culture shock you have ever faced? A5 SanchitaSharma,Works at Wipro Technologies Updated 6y I am from J&K and when I firstcame to Bangalore for my studies, the cultural difference was as hugeas the distances between these two places. 1)More than half the people stay in flats and apartmentrather than houses in colonies. 2)Coffee is ‘Kapi’ and instead of using teacups, smallsteel tumblers are used. 3)People are very busy as most of them work for 9–5corporate jobs.You can see people going as flock of sheep to office. 4)No one is interested in anybody else’s life. I don’t evenknow who my neighbors are. Its just an awkward smile if we cross ways. This is completelyopposite as compared to my place where neighbor aunties are ‘CCTV’ :P 5) There are high chances that yourinteractions are more with a computer than an actual human being 6)Unmarried girls put sindoor on their forehead which was VERY strange for me. 7) Idli dosa which is a specialty back home is way too common here. Theday my Mom prepares south Indian cuisine it feels as if some festival is thereand the level of excitement is high. Over the years Bangalore has become my second home. Ilove the unpredictable weather, my filter kapi, delicious idlis and this place. All the above QA arefrom Quora DIGEST to me on 10-10-2023. Quora answers neednot be 100% correct answers. Compiled and posted by R. GopalaKrishnan, 80, on 10-10-2023. -- 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/280216806.8432983.1696941695028%40mail.yahoo.com.
