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Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 15-04-2024 Q1 Do twins have the same fingerprints? Ifthey don't, why does this happen if they are supposed to be exactly the same?Can they get mixed up with fingerprint identification? A1 Ken Saladin, Professor of biology,emeritus 23h They’re notsupposed to be the same, because fingerprints aren’t determined just bygenetics. They’re also determined by things the fetus randomly touches whileit’s still in the uterus, so “identical” (monozygotic) twin babies havedifferent fingerprints. Q2 How did you deal with a psycho sittingin your next seat in flight travel? A2 Andre Simeon,Lives in London4y Not exactlya psycho, but certainly was on the verge of becoming one myself. On a flight toGhana some years back, I had the window seat, next to me a young woman, with anice warm, friendly, demeanour, and in the aisle seat a chap who boarded the flightyapping away on his phone. He continued this banality in an unnecessarily loudvoice as we waited for take off. By now thewoman betwixt me, and motormouth were already exchanging wry smiles, andcurious glances. As one call ended ( no doubt by the poor person he chose todisturb) he was on the blower to yet another person. I noticed that he wassupposedly deep in conversation, (spoiler alert: I picked up something aboutchurch) but took time to eye the woman between us up and down. She too saw, andfelt, his prying eyes, and literally squirmed in her seat. She glanced at meslightly alarmed, and I gave her what I hope was a reassuring look that saidsomething like "it's ok, I noticed too" So, phonecall over, after what seemed like an eternity, and whilst we still waited fortakeoff, he whipped out a bible, and began to evangelise to the now quiteuncomfortable woman. I held my peace, and bided my time, until I could holdback no more, and triggered by a now familiar glance over at me of sheer terrorfrom the poor trapped woman, I began. I asked thathe cease with his "bible bashing" and allow the woman to enjoy theluxury of her own thoughts, and peace of mind. We, I continued, did notpurchase our air ticket to be preached to, and I for one refuse to tolerate ita moment longer. And further more, I said to him, can you not see how uneasy,and distressed you have made her, nodding to the woman? He glanced over, andfor the first time it seemed actually noticed the effect his obtrusive sermonwas having on her. He stopped, and never uttered another word for the durationof the 6 and a half hour flight. She quietlythanked me with a look of utter relief. I was just glad that I was able to makegood of my reassuring "it's ok, I noticed too" look. .Profilephoto for Sumit Kumar Q3 Is milk poisonous to snakes? A3 Sumit Kumar,10 most poisonous snakesin the world. Apr 10 Drinkingmilk is no less than poison for snakes, know why drinking milk can lead to thedeath of a snake. Snakes areactually carnivorous creatures. When snakes feel hungry, they hunt frogs, rats,birds, lizards and snakes smaller than themselves to fill their stomachs. Toquench their thirst, snakes drink only water.But in India there is a traditionrelated to snakes, under which there has been a practice of feeding milk tosnakes for centuries. On Nag Panchami, snake charmers roam around the streetswith snakes and make them drink milk. With this they get money and grains. According toexperts, feeding milk to snakes is wrong and harmful for the snakes. Not onlythis, snakes can die due to drinking milk. According to snake expert Dr. VishalPatel, milk is harmful not only for snakes but for any reptile. He says thatreptiles neither produce milk themselves nor do they produce enzymes to digestmilk.In fact, before Nag Panchami, snake charmers not only break the teeth ofsnakes but also remove their poisonous glands. The snake charmers keep thesnakes hungry and thirsty for several days before Nag Panchami so that they caneat and drink something due to hunger. According toexperts, drinking milk also damages the snake's lungs and intestines. Thenafter a few days he dies. That's why experts say that feeding milk to snakes islike killing them. Drinkingmilk is no less than poison for snakes, know why drinking milk can lead to thedeath of a snake.David Cuddle of Leigh University in Pennsylvania, USA, said inan article published in 2012 that nature produces only those organs andchemicals in organisms that they need. The chemicals needed to digest milk arenot produced in the snake's stomach or intestine. In such circumstances, snakesdo not drink milk. Q4 Why do mammals have visible muscles intheir skin while reptiles and other vertebrates don’t? A4 Ken Saladin, Former professor ofhistology (microscopic anatomy)16h The musclesvisible on a mammal’s body surface aren’t in the skin. They’re under the skin,separated from it by layers of fibrous tissue and/or fat called hypodermis andfascia. There are very tiny muscles in the skin associated with each hairfollicle, which cause erection of the hairs and goosebumps, but they’re notvisible to the eye. The onlyplace skeletal muscles are found in or near the skin are some muscles of facialexpression as in the lips, eyelids, and lower nose. Those are not visible insurface appearance though. In fish andreptiles, you can’t see the most superficial (near-surface) muscles becausethey’re covered with scales. The plumage of birds also conceals the subsurfacemuscles. In amphibians, you can see them in such places as a frog’s legs. Q5 What is a funny story that happened dueto language barrier? A5 Manir Isham,Master of Applied Sciencein Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ontario Tech University (Graduated2013)Sun A few yearsback, I went to a superstore to buy a bug-spray can. I couldn'tfind it, so I asked an employee, “where can I find the bug sprays?”. She tookme the garbage bags isle. I said “no, am looking for bug-spray”. She said, yesit is the bug. She called another male worker for help. Now, both of them weretelling me that yes, it is the bug. Both of themwere native English speakers. So, I realized what the problem is. I lookIndian. In India bag is pronounced as “baag”. So when I said bug, they thoughtI am saying baag. I thoughtfor a second and showed on one of my palms with the fingers of another hand howbugs walk. Then they understood that I am looking for bug-spray, not baag. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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