CULTURAL QA 05-2024-01A All theBELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 01-05-2024.
Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled andposted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 01-05-2024 Q1 Whatis a funny story that happened due to language barrier? A1 Stephen Yeung, Lives in Singapore UpdatedNov 2 This happeneddecades ago in Japan. I called hotel room service for a bottle of 7 Up. Waited for a while, no 7Up. Called the reception again and was assured all was ok. Waited for anotherlong while, still no 7 Up. 24 hour convenience stores were not as popular then,so I decided to call it a night and headed to bed. The next morning at 7 am, I received a wake-upcall from the receptionist on duty. 😅 P.S. Updates toanswer some of the questions raised: Whenever I travel overseas, I would speakEnglish unless I know the local language. Japanese is not one of them. From past experiences, it is much easier forthe locals, who are not fluent in English, to understand global brand namessuch as 7 Up, instead of generic names like lemonade. I did notspecifically highlight to the receptionist when I called the second time that Iwas looking for a drink. It did not occur to me that there was amisunderstanding. I thought my earlier order did not get through. Q2 Whatare some wonderful facts? A2 Tushar Bharti, Student Updated 4y So here are some ofthe facts… 1.Logo of the Applecomputers designed in 1977 has a bite in it because the designer thought thatwithout the bite mark people might confuse it with a tomato or cherry(thatsounds funny). Also, because bite creatively means byte. 2. Your voice wouldbe deeper on Venus because it's dense atmosphere would cause your vocal cordsto vibrate more slowly. 3 . In 1977, wereceived a signal from space which lasted for 72 seconds but we still don'tknow how or from where it came from. Edit: Actually themystery is now solved and a suitable identification to signal is made. Refer tothe link:The 40-Year Old Mystery of the "Wow!" Signal Was Just Solved 4.The chess playerGary Kasparov was the first player to win a chess game against a supercomputer. 5.If the statue ofa person in a park on a horse has both the front legs in air then that meansthe person died in the battle. If one leg in the air then that means persondied of wounds received in a battle and if the horse has all the four legs onthe ground that means person died of natural causes. 6.Nick Vujicic,though differently abled is a great motivational speaker, sky diver, painterand swimmer. (huge respect). 7 . Pope Francishas only one lung. 8.A single mouseclick burns 0.00142 calories. 9.The Library ofCongress is the largest in the world, with more than 12 million items onapproximately 838 miles of bookshelves. 10. The EmpireState Building gets hit by lightening 23 times a year. (o…that's ridiculous). 11.Monday is theonly day in the week when the U. S. Stock market is more likely to fall thanrise. 12 . ConcordePilots chased a solar eclipse at mach 2. They extended it from 7 minutes to 74minutes.(that's crazy).. 13. Jackie Chanspent 12 months in mothers womb and had to be surgically removed and weighedonly 12 pounds at birth. His mother named him Pao-Pao meaning cannonball. 14. In FRANCE, ucan marry a dead person. (dope..) 15.Earthquakesturns water into gold.Gold Forms During Earthquakes | Earth 16.Bill Gates hasMcDonald's gold card for unlimited fast food. (cool..) Q3 Itseems like there is a decline in interest in civil engineering compared to someother areas. Is this accurate? If so, should this be a concern and why is ithappening? A3 Shubham Bhargava, Studied CivilEngineering Jan 29 It is absolutelytrue because the Civil engineering companies doesn't care about how muchcompetent and knowledgeable you are. Your salary will be directly proportionalto the no.of experience you have. But same is not applicable in otherengineering branches. Take the case of IT industry - Your salary will be proportionalto your knowledge and competency not the number of experience you have onpaper. That's one of thereason, Elite college students and sharp minds don't go in the civilengineering industry even when they complete their engineering in civil engineering. Moreover, As we arehearing every other day, that bridge is collapse, bridge has an incident. Thereason is the same hiring of incompetent engineers by the construction andconsulting companies to make more profit. If they hire competent engineer theyhave to pay more so for saving and earning more profit they hire incompetentengineer.That’s the sad reality of civil engineering industry in India. Notjust in small and local projects but in big bilateral/multilateral fundedprojects also. It is what it is. Nobody is coming forward to address thisissue, it will be a big problem in coming years as India is a developingcountry and development needs to be done to achieve 5 trillion economy. (If thebilateral/multilateral banks will get to know about the competency of engineersthey can withdraw the investment also) The absence ofregulations has led to the entry of unqualified individuals lacking adequateknowledge of civil engineering, resulting in the construction of inferiorquality of roads, infrastructure, and unsafe buildings that affect the lowerand middle-income groups. Instances of building failures have adverselyaffected the morale of professional civil engineers, leading to a shortage ofcompetent practitioners due to a decline in the enrollment of passionatestudents in academic institutions That's one of thereason, If some competent engineer sustained in industry after getting fewyears of experience in India, they will definitely move to abroad for theircareer growth as growth is not there at all in India and the companies leftwith incompetent options in the market. That's the sad reality of the civilengineering industry that the government is not addressing. Time will come whenbright Indian engineers will be working in western countries and Governmentwill have to invite applicants from African and other poor asian countries towork in India for the infrastructure projects to sustain the economy. Also, that is notjust my point of view. Every other experienced practitioner talk about it.Don't believe me? Read the article by yourself which is published by The Hindu. Civil engineersurge govt. for law to safeguard profession The KarnatakaProfessional Civil Engineers Act aims to regulate the civil engineeringprofession in Karnataka to ensure quality infrastructure. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/civil-engineers-urge-govt-for-law-to-safeguard-profession/article67775471.ece/amp/ I hope experiencedengineers of Indian origin like Gopalkrishna Vishwanath, Dr. Balaji Viswanathanagree with me. Q4 Whatwas one of the most shocking scientific findings in history? A4 Alessandro13,Apr 24 The discovery ofcave drawings in northern Spain by a Cambridge University team suggests thatprehistoric inhabitants also had a host of inner demons, nagging worries andanxieties as they struggled with the demands of life in the Paleolithic Age. According to leadresearcher Alan Reddy, the images found on the limestone walls and ceiling ofthe cave date back to around 14,000 BC, and offer insight into the little-knownpsychological situation of ancient populations. Q5 Whatare the most mind-blowing facts about the humanbrain? A5 Singh,An Engineer who build thisworld a happy place for livingSun *The surprise hasarrived!* The director of theGeorge Washington University School of Medicine maintains that the brain of anelderly person is much more practical than is commonly believed. At this age,the interaction of the left and right hemispheres of the brain becomesharmonious, which expands our creative possibilities. That is why among peopleover the age of 60 you can find many personalities who have just started theircreative activities. Of course, thebrain is no longer as fast as it was in youth. However, it gains inflexibility. Therefore, with age, we are more likely to make the rightdecisions and less exposed to negative emotions. The peak of human intellectualactivity occurs around the age of 70, when the brain begins to work in fullforce. Over time, theamount of myelin in brain increases, a substance that facilitates the rapidpassage of signals between neurons. Due to this, intellectual abilitiesincrease by 300% compared to the average. Also interesting isthe fact that after 60 years a person can use 2 hemispheres at the same time.This allows us to solve much more complex problems. Professor MonchiUri, from the University of Montreal, believes that the elderly brain choosesthe path that consumes less energy, eliminates the unnecessary and leaves onlythe right options to solve the problem. A study was conducted in whichdifferent age groups participated. The young people were very confused whilepassing the tests, while those over 60 years old made the right decisions. Now, let's look atthe characteristics of the brain between the ages of 60 and 80. They are reallypink. *_CHARACTERISTICSOF THE BRAIN OF AN OLDER PERSON._* 1. The neurons ofthe brain do not die, as everyone around you says. The connections between themsimply disappear if one does not engage in mental work. 2. Distraction andforgetfulness arise due to an overabundance of information. Therefore, you donot need to focus your whole life on unnecessary trifles. 3. From the age of60, a person when making decisions does not use only one hemisphere of thebrain, like young people, but both. 4. *Conclusion*: ifa person leads a healthy lifestyle, is mobile, has viable physical activity andis fully mentally active, intellectual abilities *DO NOT* decline with age,they simply *GROW*, reaching a peak at the age of 80-90 years. *_HEALTHY TIPS:_* -Don't be afraid of old age. -Strive to develop intellectually.- Learn new crafts. - Take an interestin life, meet and communicate with friends, make plans for the future, travelas best you can. - Don't forget togo to shops, cafes, shows. - Don't shut upalone, it's destructive for anyone. - Be positive,always live with the thought that *"all good things are still ahead ofme!"* SOURCE: New EnglandJournal of 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]. 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