Thank yo sir for reading the QA and additions. Some of the additions in Q5
I have not added since another will respond though refreshing as "repeat for
nth time"
Gopalakrishnan
On Tuesday, 2 January, 2024 at 11:15:28 pm IST, 'venkat giri' via iyer123
<[email protected]> wrote:
RespectedSir/s,
SUBJECT: CULTURAL QA 01-2024-02
Q2: I've heard that Ravana is worshipped in Sri Lanka. Is ittrue? If yes, why?
A2: In Sri Lanka, there are no temples dedicatedto Ravana. The only place
where Ravana appears in Sri Lanka is outside of theborder walls of a Shiva
temple in Trincomalee where he is seen guarding thetemple's sanctum sanctorum.
Sri Lankans don’tworship Ravana as a god but they regard him as a
great king.
· He was the king who resisted invaders.
· He is the tragic hero who was betrayed by his own brothers whenhe tried
to avenge his sister’s honour.
· He was the king who was blessed with the knowledge that his tenheads
contained.
· He was the king whose devotion to Lord Shiva won him powerfulweapons.
Q3:Why did steam locomotives not have condensers to recycle the spent steam?
Thethermal efficiency would be a lot higher.
A3: Steamlocomotives typically did not have condensers to recycle the spent
steam due toa combination of historical, practical, and economic reasons.
Firstly, thedevelopment of efficient condensing technology for steam
locomotives occurredrelatively late in the history of steam power.
One can't get the usedsteam back into the boiler while it's still steam: that
would takehuge amounts of pumping work. One has to cool itfirst, until it
condenses back into liquid; then pump it
In a train, the only coolant medium is outside air, and thatwould take a
gigantic heat exchanger; it's more practical to just build watertanks.
Ocean-goingsteamships have the advantage of an endless supply of cool
seawater, so theycool their used steam by running it through pipes immersed in
the seawater. Andthey have to do that, because there's no way to erect water
tanks at sea, andseawater won't work in a boiler.
Q4: Was Mysore ever apart of British India?
A4:TheBritish did, in fact, eventually conquer the Kingdom of Mysore, but it
tookthem several attempts before they succeeded. The initial reason for
theirfailure to conquer Mysore was due to the formidable resistance put up by
theruler of Mysore, Tipu Sultan. The Kingdom of Mysore was a realm insouthern
India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in thevicinity of
the modern city of Mysore. From 1799 until 1950, it was a princelystate, until
1947 in a subsidiary alliance with British India. The British tookdirect
control over the princely state in 1831.
Until the independenceof British India (which did not include Mysore) in
1947, Mysore remained aPrincely State within the British Indian Empire, with
the Wodeyars continuingtheir rule. After Indian Independence, Mysore city
remained as part of theMysore State, now known as Karnataka.
Nizam Akbar Ali Khan and the Marathaslaunched an invasion from the north.
The British won a decisive victory at theSiege of Sringapattana (1799). Tipu
was killed during the defence of the city.Much of the remaining Mysorean
territory was annexed by the British, the nizam,and the Marathas.
Q5:What are some of the most mind-blowing facts?
A5:
1. One can’t breathe and swallow at the same time.
2.it’s also impossible to hum while holding the nose.
3. No other animal has chin besides humans.
4. Notonly were Donald Trump, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton born in the
sameyear...they were also born in consecutive months.
5. Fingernails grow faster than toe nails — about three timesfaster.
6. The sun can fit about a million Earthsinside it.
7. The Pacific Ocean is less salty than the Atlantic Ocean.
8. There's only one number that has the same amount of letters asits numeric
value, the number four.
9.Every single letter in the alphabet appears in a least one US
state...exceptfor the letter Q:
10. There are more tigers in Texas than the rest of the world.
11.In a deck of cards, every king except for the king of hearts has a moustache
12. Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln have the same exactbirthday — down to
the year.
13.Every single odd number has “e’ in it.
14.There are 10 times more bacteria in our body than actual body cells.
15.The "ueue" in "queue" is silent. And so is the"ea" in "tea."
16.Some ofthe apples one buys in a grocery store are over a year old.
17. Every “C” inPacific Ocean isspelled differently.
18.Our eyes blink around 20 times a minute.
19. Our ears never stop growing!
20. The tongue is covered in about 8,000 taste-buds, each containingup to 100
cells helping to taste our food!
Regards
V.Sridharan
Trichy
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