CULTURAL QA 02-2024-01

All the BELOW  QA are from  Quora  digest to me  on  01-02-2024.Few vegan jokes 
have included. 

 Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers

.Compiled and posted by R. Gopalakrishnan,  on 01-02-2024

Q1         Howfar down do tree roots go?

A2          Silk Road, AI Expert Mon

You mightthink that trees have roots that go as deep as they are tall, 
butthat's not really the case.

Most treeroots are actually in the top few feet of soil, where they can get 
water,oxygen, and nutrients.

But sometrees can have roots that go much deeper, depending on the species, the 
soil,and the climate.

One of the deepest root systems ever recorded wasfrom a wild fig tree in South 
Africa, which had roots reaching 400feet below the ground.

But that'san extreme example, and most trees don't have roots that go anywhere 
near thatdeep.

In fact, the averagedepth of tree roots is only about 18 inches.

That's because most soils have a hard layer called bedrockor hardpan 
thatprevents roots from penetrating further.

But sometrees can grow roots deeper than 18 inches, especially if they are in 
sandy orloose soils that allow for easy root growth.

For example,some oak and pine trees can have roots that go 3 to 5 feet deep, 
while somewalnut and hickory trees can have roots that go 6 to 10 feet deep.

These deep roots help the trees anchor themselvesin the soil and access water 
and minerals thatare scarce near the surface.

There's noeasy way tell the depth without digging them up, which is not 
recommended.

But you canget a rough idea by looking at the type of tree, the type of soil, 
and theamount of water it gets.

Generally speaking, trees that grow in dry or windyareas tend to have deeper 
roots than treesthat grow in wet or calm areas.

Trees thatgrow in clay or compacted soils tend to have shallower roots than 
trees thatgrow in sandy or loose soils.

And trees that are native to your area tend to haveroots that are adapted to 
your soil and climate conditions

Q2         What’sthe most outlandish thing that your kids have told you that 
you thought was alie, but turned out to be the truth?

A2          Kirk Dickinson, Longhorn Ranch Owner,IT Guy12h

When myniece Kara was 2, I picked her up from daycare for my brother. The 
daycare ladytells me that “This little girl has quite the imagination. You 
can’t believewhat crazy stories she tells.”

I ask her torecount one of the stories….

Kara has told her this story….

 “I was riding with daddy on the ATV and wefound a dead cow laying in the 
field. The dead cow blew a big bubble gum bubbleout of her butt. The bubble 
popped and there was a baby calf inside. The calfjumped up and started blowing 
on the cow and she came back to life.”

Yep… pretty much true story from the eyes of a 2 yearold.

Shedescribed a cow laying down birthing a calf. When the calf tried to nurse, 
thecow got back up.

Q3         Whatare some of the best aviation jokes?

A3          Aditya Mishra,Lives in Mumbai,Maharashtra, India (2015–present)12h

Joke 1:

Pilot making passenger announcement: Ladies andGentlemen, this is your captain 
speaking, I want to inform you that flight 225which is on the right side of us 
is challenging us to a race so fasten yourseat belts because sh!t is about to 
get real.

Joke 2:

Captain was caught sleeping during the flight.When Captain was inquired about 
the reason why he was sleeping, the captainsaid that he ate too many donuts for 
breakfast so he was actually thinking witheyes closed that how will those 
doughnuts digest.

Joke 3:

Before takeoff, the captain was talking with his wife. But accidentally, the 
conversationbetween them was heard in passenger announcement and all passengers 
werelaughing and they were like, “awwwwwww”.

Q4         Doyou know a joke with dry British humor?

A4          Joseph Aspler,16h

An Americansoldier, serving in World War II, had just returned from several 
weeks ofintense action on the front lines. He had finally been granted R&R and 
wason a train bound for London. The train was very crowded, so the soldier 
walkedthe length of the train, looking for an empty seat.

The only unoccupied seat was directly adjacent toa well dressed middle aged 
lady and was being used by her little dog.The war weary soldier asked, 
"Please,ma'am, may I sit in that seat?"

The Englishwoman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said, 
"YouAmericans. You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my Little 
Fifi isusing that seat?"

The soldierwalked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another 
trip down tothe end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the 
dog.

Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there?I'm very tired."

The Englishwoman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not only are 
yourude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"

Thesoldier didn't say anything else; he leaned over, picked up the little 
dog,tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat.

The womanshrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defend her and chastise 
thesoldier.

An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spokeup, "You know, sir, you 
Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing thewrong thing. You eat holding 
the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autoson the wrong side of the road.

"And now, Sir, you've thrown the wrong bitchout the window.

Q5         Whatis the funniest joke you've been told that you still think about 
to this day?

A5          David Fitzpatrick,Aug 31

So this was a joke a travelling pastor told me andmy church when he was 
preaching there.

 One day a country pastor decided to close thechurch on a Sunday to go hunting. 
He puts a sign on the front door saying “gone hunting. See you next Sunday”he 
goes to the forest and gets nothing. Just as he's about toleave he sees a big 
grizzly bear. He says “Lord help me get this bear” he shoots and missesticking 
the bear off and causing it to o chase the pastor. 

Finally out of breath the pastor yells “Lord I'm sorryfor skipping Church make 
this bear a Christian.

” The bear stopsgets on it's knees and says “Dear Lord thank you for this meal 
I'm about toeat”.

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