CULTURAL QA 05-2024-20A All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 20-05-2024.
Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted by R. Gopalakrishnan, on 20-05-2024 Q1 What's the funniest thing a kid hassaid or done? A1 DonaldMcCririck, High School teacher, counsellor10y As we drove along in the car, my daughter, who was about 3 or4 at the time, sat quietly - a little more so than usual. Then she asked,"Papa, when are you going to die?" I immediately assured her that Iwas healthy, I wasn't going to die for a very long time, not to worry etc. Tomy surprise she looked a bit saddened by my answer, so I asked what was wrong.She said, "I want a cat, and mum says I can't have one because you areallergic." Q2 If the Bhagavad Gita says no masalafoods (spicy), then why do all the Indian Hindus eat masala food? A2 DevalaRees, Practitioner of Sanatana Dharma under Mata Amritanandamayi Dec 30 Key word: If. The Bhagavad Gita does not say “no masala/spicyfoods”. I think you’re referring to Bhagavad Gita 17.9, which says that ati-uṣhṇa,tīkṣhṇa, and vidāhinaḥ foods produce distress, sorrow, and poor health. Theseterms refer to the most extremely spicy, fiery hot foods, which enflameRajoguna. Notably, the Bhagavad Gita doesn’t say not to eat them. TheBhagavad Gita is not in the business of telling people do’s and don’ts. Itgives the information of the subtle effects such foods will cause, and thensays “Considering all of this carefully, do as you see fit.” Some such foodsare okay. Too much will cause problems. Different people’s physiologies canhandle different levels of spice; what may make one person feel bad and ruintheir day may be okay for another. Too much will be bad for anyone. TheBhagavad Gita encourages us to use our intelligence, not just followone-size-fits-all dictates like absolute commandments. It suggests that if youexperience distress, sorrow, or ill health in your life, one area to look at isyour diet, which may be part of the problem. To be sure, I do think a lot of Indian Hindus eat unhealthydiets and should really work on improving this. Q3 Are the descendants of Pandavas andKauravas living now? A3 ReshmaaArmad, Lives in India 6y Yuyutsu was the only Kaurava to survive according to LordKrishna’s sermon, because he fought in the side of the Pandavas. All the otherswere claimed slain. But he was not the son of Gandhari. The other 100 Kauravasand he had the same father Dridharashtra, but Yuyutsu’s mother was Sugadha, aVaishya clan woman. Then, the five Pandava brothers are claimed to be survivedthe battle as well. Also, When Gandhari (mother of the 100 Kauravas) heard about thatall of her 100 sons were slain, she cursed Krishna saying that this was all hiswork and the Yadava clan will go down soon. Some of the Yadavas decided to mocka few sages by placing a mace under their dress and pretending to be pregnant.The sage cursed them that their end would be brought about by that very mace.Krishna had known that it will be the mace of destruction of his clan. The clanmembers powder the mace(With a triangle piece not breaking down) and dump itinto the sea to be safe. That powdered iron somehow reached the shores ofDwaraka, grew into the form of a poisonous spined creeper all over the shore.One day intoxicated Yadava members start fighting along the shore. They startpulling out the creepers to use as weapons, which brings them to theirdownfall. A hunter called Jara finds that one triangular piece and usesit as an arrowhead. Mistaking a meditating Krishna’s foot as the mouth of adeer, he shoots his foot with the arrow, killing Krishna. It is believed thatBali was reborn as hunter Jara as Vishnu in his Ram Avatar killed Bali frombehind when Bali and sugriva were fighting. So ,it is shown as example that law of karma works in Hindumythology irrespective of stature . Thus, though late, the Yadava descendents were wiped out,according to Gandhari’s curse. Q4 What is something interesting aboutcomputers that most people don't know? A4 StartSameer,7mo Do you remember those old computer screensavers, like theWindows logo floating around or the 3D Pipes and the Maze? I used to think theywere just for fun, but they actually had a job to do. Back in the day, computer screens could get damaged if thesame picture stayed on them for too long. This damage was called 'screen burn.' So, to prevent screen burn, the screensaver would kick inafter a while, and it showed moving stuff like the 3D pipe. It wasn't there forus to watch; it was there to protect the screen. Q5 What is a life-changing travel hackthat you have recently discovered? A5 ShaunakBhattacharjeee, Software Engineer | Traveller | Foodie Feb 24 Airline companies are very strict with their 15-kilogramcheck-in bag limit and if you exceed it by a single kilo, be ready to pay400–500 rupees for every additional kilogram of weight. Even though I pack verylightly, I always try to weigh my bag before going to the airport. But theproblem is, with the weighing scales that people use to measure their own bodyweight, an accurate reading of the luggage’s weight cannot be obtained.Sometimes, the edges of the bag touch the ground, sometimes you hold the bag tobalance it and that also gives an incorrect reading. It has happened at timesthat the weighing scale showed 10 kgs but at the airport, it became 13 kgs. Italso happened once that the scale showed 16 kgs and I removed some items frommy bag only to find that the scale read 10 kgs at the airport. I regrettedhaving left two pairs of jeans at home. Weighing scales are good for checking your body weight butyou need something different for checking the weight of your bags. It was verynecessary for me to ensure that the weight of my bag was under the limit thistime because I will be flying with Air Asia on a ‘cabin bag only’ ticket which allows me a single bag of 7kgs only. If it exceeds a single kilo, I would need to check in my bagwhich would cost 22,00 rupees more. So I had to ensure it didn't exceed asingle gram over 7 kg! But weighing the bag accurately was a challenge too. I came across this thing on Amazon that uses the concept oftraditional spring balance, the one we read about in our Physics textbook atschool which has a hook attached to it at one end that helps you to accuratelymeasure the weight of the bag. You need to hold the handle of the bag by thehook, ensure that the bag is off the ground and the instrument gives you theaccurate weight. In this way, I can put as many things as I can in my bag andstill be sure not to exceed the baggage allowance. This isn't a product advertisement and therefore, I am notnaming the product or adding the link but you can search for something like‘bag weighing machine’ on Amazon and find similar devices. This one cost mejust 300 rupees and it could be an investment for a lifetime! I think it'sbetter to pay 300 rupees for a weighing machine that you can use over the yearsthan pay thousands of rupees for additional baggage weight at the airport. My note- Google searchresult Is airasia strict with 7kg luggage? Theairline has a strict and very low carryon allowance of 7kg, which includes botha roller bag and a personal item weighed together. Some flights offer anXtra-Carry-On option, which doubles the allowance to 14kg for $20.9 Mar 2023 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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