CULTURAL QA 02-2024-2

All the below   QA are from Quora DIGEST to me  on   02-02-2024. 

Selected quora answers generallyinteresting are included .Still they   need not 
be 100%correct answers.

Compiled and posted by R.Gopala Krishnan, 80,    on 02-02-2024.

Q1         Whatclever act of a sales person amused you?

A1         Ch. Lavanya, Lecturer Updated 4y

One of thelecturers had a plan to open a tuition point.

So initially hewas struggling to get students as in those daysparents hardly 
sent their kids to tuitions as there was no much competition.

He somehow managedto start with two or three kids.

And then got abrilliant idea..

He went to nearby cycle rental shop where cycles weregiven to the people on 
hourly basis.

He took around10–15 cycles everyday and parked them in front of his house.

People passing bytalked among themselves seeing the cycles ‘ He is famous 
mathematics lecturer. See the number of people coming to his tuition. Ithink we 
should also send our kids here”.

And within no timehe became famous and opened an Academy of his own.

Q2         Whatsocial skills can I learn from your experiences in just 10 
minutes?

A2         Adil, Wed

Always stand up when someone enters a room to greet them. Don’t just sit and 
offer them ahandshake Stand up and greet them with respect.

Start a random conversation with strangers to boost your social skills. It 
would help you to talk toanyone and anywhere and this will also help you to 
feel more confident.

Never say “No” for any favour asked, immediately, to anyone. Ask for some time 
to think, and later onreply negatively.

Don’t help unless asked. But in case of emergency like a fire taking place 
instead of calling the firebrigade take a bucket of water and start doing what 
everyone else was meant todo. You need to stand out from the rest of the crowd 
so take action if you feellike someone needs help and don’t shy away.

Be the first one to smile in a metro, in your office, anywhere.

If you see adisabled person ask them for help if they deny then just move away 
and acceptit. I noticed how peopleof my age group are even shy to help someone 
in crowd. ( personal experience/first hand experience)

The less youspeak, the more curious people get. So, keep your mouth shut if you 
want to beinteresting.

Be the first one to initiate a hand shake. And make sure it's firm.

Don't interrupt ina conversation. Listen politely.

Hold your significant other's hand whenever attending a meet up or a function. 
It shows thestrength of your relationship

Q3  What is thegreatest lie ever told?

A3         Vo Kahani He,15h

Rich people :Money can't buy happiness.

Boy: I’ll comehome in just 5 minutes.

Girl: Wait!! I'llbe ready in just 10 minutes.

Coaching Institutes: You are all are now a part of one of the best institutes 
of this city.

Mother in law todaughter in law : You're like my own daughter.

Everybody : I'm fine.

Company : Our product is no. 1

Now the chief guest will say a "few" words.

Complete 10th STDwith good marks then take rest.

Complete 12th STDwith good marks then life is set.

PCB is easier thanPCM.

10th Std and 12thStd are the most important things in life.

If you don't doanything bad, nothing bad will happen to you.

"Maggie in two minutes “…Am I the only one who takesmore than 2 minutes ??

Everything happensfor a reason.

We will be friends forever.

Complan increasesheight.

If your leg slipswhen you start from home, something bad is about to happen.

If you get hiccups, someone is thinking about you.

One day, everything is going to be fine.

Q4         What aresome of the lesser known facts about Ramanujan?

A4         Ankita, Bsc.(H)Mathematics from LadyShri Ram College for Women 
(Graduated 2019)Updated 3y

Srinivasa Ramanujan - The Man who knew Infinity.

By the age of 13, he had completed adavanced trigonometryand discovered complex 
theorems on his own.

He never had anyfriends in School because his peers rarelyunderstood him at 
school & were always in awe of his mathematical acumen.

When you were 17,you would probably be wondering about crushes and college 
applications. But at17, Ramanujan had developed Bernoulli numbers and 
calculated Euler’s constantup to 15 decimal places.

He used tocomplete his mathematics exam in just half of the allotted time.

As a young man, hefailed to get a degree , as he did not clear his fine art 
courses , although heperformed exceptionally well in mathematics.

He got married to a 10-year-old child bride Janaki, onJuly 14, 1909.

Because paper was expensive , poor Ramanujan often used toderive his results on 
slates to jot down results of his derivations.

In England whenRamanujan was ill, G H Hardy went to see him at Putney. Hardy 
took a taxicabwith the number 1729. On arriving Hardy said to Ramanujan that 
the number wasrather a dull one. To this, Ramanujan said that it was an 
interesting numberand that it was the smallest number that can be expressed as 
a sum of two cubesin two different ways.

1729 = 1^3 + 12^3

1729 = 9^3 + 10^3

During his shortlifespan, Ramanujan was plagued by some disease or the other. 
Right after getting married, he developed a condition knownas Hydrocele testies.

He was a staunchly religious person with very pleasant manners. In Cambridge, 
he once said toHardy, “An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a 
thought ofGod”.

Birthday of Ramanujan (December 22) is celebrated as“State IT Day” in Tamil 
Nadu. In 2011, the IndianGovernment declared his birthday as National 
Mathematics Day.

On 22 Dec 2012 , 2012 was declared as National MathematicsYear in India by 
former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh.

In his last yearof life, Ramanujan compiled some 600 mathematical formulae and 
listed themwithout any proof.

On 13 October 1918, he became the first Indian to beelected as a Fellow of 
Trinity College, Cambridge.

The culturaldifference eventually took a toll on his health. He was diagnosed 
with severevitamin deficiency and TB. He then returned to India in 1919 and 
died thefollowing year, at the young age of 32.

By Hungarian Mathematician PAUL ERDŐS:

Suppose that werate mathematicians on the basis of pure talent on a scale from 
0 to 100. Hardygave himself a score of 25, Littlewood 30, Hilbert 80 and 
Ramanujan 100.

Q5         What's themost magical thing about life?

A5         Parth Shah, Personal Blogger:ArjunaAtWar.com Updated 3y

I was waiting for a cab.

There were 3–4kids who used to live on roadside, came to me begging for 
money.They were too hungry.

I went to thisnearby shop.The kids followed me there.

I gave theshopkeeper 20 Rs and asked for four Parle-G biscuit packets. (Each 
one costs 5Rs)

Those kids looked happy seeing that they'll get somethingto eat.

The shopkeeper sawthis.

He gave me fivepackets instead of four.

I gave him oneback thinking that he must have made some mistake.

He gave it to mesaying: “This one is from me. Give it to these kids.”

There was this oldlady standing at the shop as well. She saw this.

I went ahead andgave the biscuits to the kids.

They went to theirroadside place, and started eating.

A few more kidsjoined.I was looking at that scene.

I knew thatbiscuits won't be enough for them now.

Then I saw the lady coming with 4 more packets of biscuits.She gave them to the 
kids.

I was standingthere. She came to me, smiled and thanked me. I took blessings 
from her.

She was feeling happy seeing those kids.The shopkeeper washappy.I was happy.

The kids were happy having some food.So, what's the mostmagical thing about 
life?

It's howcontagious a good deed is.You don't have to push or force anyone.

You don't have tosay anything. Hearts have their own language. They connect 
even before the eyeshave met.

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