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QUORA ANSWERS NEEDNOT BE 100% CORRECT ANSWERS. Compiled and posted by R.Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 22-11-2023. Q1 Whatis a good cow joke? A1 GopalkrishnaVishwanath, I know lots of them. But most can't be narrated without spoiling mygood name. Jun 12 I will start by narrating the veryold “You have two cows” joke. Then I will tell you the latestadditions to that joke that I read only today. It was shared with me on social media. I don’t know the original source or sources. Sit back and enjoy this one if youhaven’t already read it. Communism: You have two cows.The state takesboth and gives you some milk. Socialism: You have two cows.You give one toyour neighbor. Fascism: You have two cows.The State takesboth and sells you some milk. Bureaucratism: You have two cows.The state takesboth, shoots one, milksthe other and throws the milk away. Traditional Capitalism: You have two cows.You sell one andbuy a bull. Your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You sell the cows andretire on the income. Venture Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell three of them to yourpublicly listed company using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-lawat the bank and then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated generaloffer so that you get all your four cows back with a tax exemption for fivecows. The milk rights of 6 cows are transferred via an intermediary to a CaymanIsland Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rightsto all the seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says thatthe company owns 8 cows with an option on one more. An Italian corporation: You have two cows. You don’t knowwhere they are, so you decide to have lunch. A French Corporation: You have two cows. You go on strikeorganize a riot and block road, because you want three cows. An Iraqi Corporation: Everyone thinks you have lots ofcows. You tell them thatyou have none. Nobody believes you and so they bomb the crap out of you andinvade your country. You still have no cows but at least you are now ademocracy. A British Corporation: Youhave two cows.But both are mad. An Irish Corporation: You have two cows.But one of them is a horse. An American Corporation: You have two cows. You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of 4 cows. Lateryou hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has died. An Australian Corporation: You have two cows.Business seemspretty good. You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate. A Greek Corporation: You have two cows, borrowed fromFrench and German banks. Youeat both of them. The bank calls to collect their milk but you cannotdeliver and so you call the IMF. The IMF loans you two cows. You eatboth of them. The bank and the IMF call to collect their cows/milk. You are outgetting a haircut. A Swiss Corporation: Youhave 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storingthem. A Chinese corporation: Youhave two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have fullemployment and high bovine productivity. You arrest the newsman who reportedthe real situation. An Indian Corporation: You have two cows. You worship them! Responses Derek McNeil,· Jun 14 At first I thought you were going totell the other famous two cows joke. As a Canadian kid, I first heard it as a “Newfie” (i.e.Newfoundlander) joke, but it’s circulated around the world as a joke aboutwhatever population has a reputation for being dumb in that area. Anyway, the joke involves twobrothers that each buy a cow. They keep the cows together on the same farm, sothey decide that they need some way to tell the two cows apart so that theyknow who owns which one. So,one brother brands his cow. The next day they go out to find both cows havebeen branded. After arguing, they each take what they think is their own cowand one decides to paint a big red dot on his cow. The next morning, they find both cows have a red dot on them. Over thenext several days, they try various different ways of marking one cow, but they always find that the othercow has a similar mark the next morning. Eventually, they ask the help of aneighbour, who owns several cows for advice. The neighbour says, “Well, let mehave a look at the two cows”. So, their neighbour spends a lengthy amount of time examining both cowsclosely. Finally, he returns to the brothersand says, “I’ve found a way that you can easily tell the two cows apart. The black and white one is slightly taller than the brown one”. Gopalkrishna Vishwanath· Jun 14 Hilarious! Salman Naseer· Jun 13 Pakistani Whataboutism: You have two cows that very often gettheir “software updated”, or are sent to Northern Areas for recreation. Youinsist they are living the high life, but when someone points out their protruding ribs, you yell“But Indians eat cow dung and drink their urine!” Beforeyou come at me, I am a Pakistani myself. For those who may not get the‘software update’ and ‘northern areas’ references, ‘software update’ is whensomeone who is critical of the state of affairs (or the State in general) goesmissing for a few days, returns one fine morning to announce that he had leftfor the serene valleys of the North - on his own accord, of course - and hasnow only good things to say about the state of affairs (or the State). Humkehtay hain keh is ka software update ho gaya hai! :p Derek McNeil,· Jul 31 I had a Pakistani co-worker that loved to tell what he called “Paki jokes”, whichwould have been very mean-spirited and racist coming from someone who wasn’tPakistani. I have found that some people love hearing and telling jokes aboutwhatever group they belong to. Most of the best lawyer jokes I ever heardwere from a friend’s father who was a lawyer. And many of us Canadianslove when US TV shows make fun of Canada - especially South Park. Q2 Whatare the main reasons humans aren't living on other planets yet? A2 SilkRoad,Nov 16 Because it's really hard dude. Like, seriously hard. You think living on Earth istough? Try living in a vacuum with no air, no water, no plants, noanimals, no Netflix, no nothing.Just rocks, dust, and radiation. Lots and lotsof radiation. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for exploring the cosmos and finding newworlds to call home. But let's be real here: thechallenges and risks of space colonization are enormous. And I'm not just talking about the technical stuff,like building them rockets and habitats and life support systems. I'm talking about the physical, psychological, and socialeffects of living in space for long periods of time: Exposure to radiation: Space is full of nasty particlesthat can damage our cells and DNA, causing cancer and other diseases. TheEarth's magnetic field and atmosphere protect us from most of this radiation,but in space we have no such shield. Even on Mars, which has a thin atmosphere, the radiation levels are muchhigher than on Earth. And don't even get me started on the Van Allen beltsaround Jupiter. Extreme temperatures: Space is either very hot or verycold, depending on where you are and how much sunlight you get. The temperature on the Moon can range from -173°C to 127°C (-279°F to261°F). On Mars, it can go from -143°C to 35°C (-225°F to 95°F). That's a lotof variation for our fragile human bodies to handle. My note- Then how the radiation frommoon (moonlight) is so cool? Because travelling through space and atmosphere? Low gravity: The gravity on other planets and moons ismuch lower than on Earth. Thismeans that our bones and muscles will weaken over time, making us more prone tofractures and injuries. It also affects our bloodcirculation, heart function, balance, and coordination. We might even grow taller in space, but notin a good way. Isolation and confinement: Living in space means living ina small, enclosed space with limited resources and contact with other people. This can lead to boredom, depression,anxiety, stress, and conflict among crew members. It can also affect our senseof time, identity, and purpose. Imagine being stuck in a tincan for months or years with no escape. How would you cope? Separation from Earth: Leaving Earth means leaving behind everything weknow and love: our family, friends, culture, history, nature, art, music, etc. It also means losing our connectionto our home planet, which provides us with a sense of belonging and meaning. How would you feel if you could neversee a blue sky, a green tree, or a sunset again? So yeah, space colonization is not awalk in the park. It's more like a hike in hell. But hey, maybe that's whatmakes it so exciting and rewarding. Maybe that's what drives us to pushour limits and explore the unknown. Maybe that's what makes us human.Or maybewe're just crazy. Q3 Humor:What are some of the greatest examples of presence of mind? A3 SandeepMaheshwari,Updated 2y Teacher addresses a student and asks:“How many kidneys do wehave?" “Four!", The student responds. “Four? Haha,” The teacher was one of those who took pleasure inpicking on his students' mistakes and demoralizing them. “Bring a bundle of grass, because we have an ass in the room," theteacher orders a front bencher. “And for me a coffee!”, the student added. The teacher was furious and expelled the student from the room. Thestudent was, by the way, the humorist Aparicio Torelly Aporelly (1895-1971),better known as the "Baron de Itararé". On his way out of the classroom, thestudent still had the audacity to correct the furious teacher: "You asked me how many kidneys ‘we have’. We have four: two of mine and two of yours. ‘We have’ isan expression used for the plural. Enjoy the grass.” Life demands much more understanding than knowledge. ***Sometimes people,because they have a little more knowledge or ‘believe’that they have it, feel they have the right to underestimateothers. My note- ***What a beautifulsentence. If some members who criticize me and my postings understand this??? Q4 Whatare the most mind-blowing facts about the human brain? A4 JuanHathaway, Business Development Representative at Altar.io (1998–present)3y About 75 percent of the brain is made up ofwater. This means thatdehydration, even in small amounts, can have a negative effect on the brainfunctions. Thehuman brain will grow three times its size in the first year of life. Itcontinues to grow until you’re about 18 years old. Headaches are caused by achemical reaction in your brain combined with the muscles and nerves of yourneck and head. Your brain uses 20 percent of theoxygen and blood in your body. Alcohol effects your brain in waysthat include blurred vision, slurred speaking, an unsteady walk, and more.These usually disappear once you become sober again. However, if youdrink often for long periods of time, there is evidence that alcohol can affectyour brain permanently and not reverse once you become sober again. Long termeffects include memory issues and some reduced cognitive function. During the mummification process, Egyptians would usually remove thebrains through the nose The human brain gets smalleras we get older. This usually happens sometime after middle age. The human brain begins to lose somememory abilities as well as some cognitive skills by your late 20s. A brain freeze is really a sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. Ithappens when something you eat or drink something that’s cold. It chills the blood vessels andarteries in the very back of the throat, including the ones that take blood to your brain.These constrict when they’re cold and open back up with they’re warm again,causing the pain in your forehead. Dreams are believed to be acombination of imagination, phycological factors, and neurological factors. They provethat your brain is working even when you are sleeping. It is a myth that humans only use 10percent of our brain. We actually use all of it. We’re even using more than 10percent when we sleep. Over the course of human evolution, brain size has tripled. Your brain uses about the same amountof power as a 15 watt light bulb. Older brains aren't slower becausethey're weaker, but because they hold more information. Your brain is only about 2% of yourbody mass, but uses up to 20% of its blood. The brain can survive for up to 6minutes after the heart stops. Your brain can't feel pain. A human brain can do morecomputations per second than a powerful supercomputer. If your brain's cortex were laid outflat, it would be about the size of a newspaper page. Mynote- This QA is not n+1 time appearing. Read fully the QA, responder MrRajaram. Q5 Whoare some ordinary people who changed history? A5 HuyenNguyen,Lives in Australia Updated 4y In 1942, Anne Miller, a young woman, was rushed tohospital with a high fever, delirium and a serious streptococcal infectionravaging her body. Shewas drifting away and death was approaching her. By an incredible stroke of luck, her doctor gained access to one tinybatch of a new medicine, which wasn’t even commercially available yet. It was rushed via plane and statetroopers to Yale-New Haven Hospital and urgently administered to her. Miraculously,her recovery began within hours. The fever subsided, the deliriumended and within a few weeks, she recovered. The drug given to her was in such short supply that herurine was saved so it could be shipped back to the Merck pharmaceutical companyin New Jersey so that the drug could be re-extracted for another patient. Yet,that was about to change shortly. In 1943, Mary Hunt, who worked forthe Department of Agriculture’s Northern Regional Research Laboratory inIllinois, went on a strange grocery shopping spree. Her shopping list puzzledthe shops she frequented. Shescoured markets and shops looking for mouldy fruits, vegetables, cheese, andbread. She broughta mouldy cantaloupe (rockmelon) to the lab and what happened next changed thecourse of history. She had found a strain ofPenicilium mould that could be used to mass produce penicillin, earning herselfthe nickname Mouldy Mary. Its mutant yielded 1000 timesthe amount of penicillin as the strain that Fleming had discovered. Within two years, 100 billion units of penicillin were produced eachmonth (one unit of penicillin is 0.6 microgram). All strains of penicillintoday are descendants from that 1943 mould. Yearsbefore that in 1928, the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming had discoveredthe antibiotic nature of the mould Penicillium. Over the next months after his discovery, Flemingwas able to grow the mould in liquid broth, pass it through a filter andisolate a fluid that had strong antibacterial properties. However, many people don’tknow that finding the right strain of mould for practical use was difficult. They wereeither not the right strain or were not prolific enough. The yields were tiny,unstable, short-lived and slow acting. He actually gave up on the endeavorafter two years of fruitless search (pun intended). (the 90-year-old swatch of mould first created by AlexanderFleming to make penicillin was auctioned at a whopping $15,000) With the outbreak of the Second World War, the need for antibiotics againbecame pressing. In 1940, a team led by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain atOxford University dug up Fleming’s work and tried to develop ways to make it inquantity. Because London was being bombed, they took their project to New Yorkand later to Illinois where the new Fermentation Division of the NorthernRegional Research Lab was studying the metabolism of moulds. Despite their substantial collection of moulds, few of their strains madepenicillin. The researchers embarked on probably one of the firstcrowdsourcing projects in history by sending out a call to the public to sendthem samples of soil, mouldy grain, fruits and vegetables. With that humble rockmelon,penicillin began being produced in mass quantities, saving the lives of manytoward the end of the war, ushering in a golden age in medicine. -- 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/840968955.3919280.1700638119281%40mail.yahoo.com.
