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On Tue, 4 May 2021 at 22:44, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *Respected Sir/s,*
> *Response in Seriatim*
> *Q1:*
>
> - *100 is a perfect square number and its square root is 10. 100 is
> the basis of percentages ("per cent" meaning "per hundred" in Latin), with
> 100 percent being a full amount. ONCE upon a time 100 paisa made a Rupee.
> **IPL
> cricket if one scores 100 runs it is termed as a century. **On the
> Celsius scale 100 degrees, is the boiling point of water. There are 100
> yards in a Football field. C is the roman numeral for 100. There are 100
> sweat glands in one square inch of skin.*
> -
>
> * In numerology, , those who are seeing 11:11 on a clock often claim it as
> an auspicious sign or signaling a spirit presence.*
> - *The number 2 is also the smallest and first prime number (since
> every other even number is divisible by two).*
> -
> *The Square Root of 2..1.414 Is Called "Pythagoras' Constant." *
> - *Zero **"0" **Is the Only Number That Can't Be Represented In Roman
> Numerals. "0" is an even number...Mathematically, an even number is one
> that can be divided by two and still create a whole number. Zero meets the
> criteria for this because if you halve zero, you get zero.*
> -
> *"4" is the only one number spelled with the same number of letters as
> itself. *
> -
>
> *3 x 4 = 12 1 + 2 = 33 / 3 = 1... Take any number, and multiply it
> by three. Then, take the digits of that new number and add them all
> together. Whatever number that equals will always be divisible by three, no
> matter what number you started with. *
> - "6" *is the smallest **PERFECT NUMBER..*
>
> *...a perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its
> positive divisors. By this rule, six is the smallest perfect number. If you
> scratched your head and said, "Huh?," here's an example : 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. *
>
> -
>
>
> *"9" is Considered a "Magic" Number.....multiply a number by 9 and add all
> the digits of the new number together, the sum will always add up to 9. So,
> for example: 8 x 9 = 72 7 + 2 = 9 *
>
> *The Cat o' "9" Tails..... *It stems from the ability of CAT to jump and
> land without getting hurt! It turns out there are a few theories
> <https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/cats-9-lives-facts-behind-4388389>* for
> the number* *, though, one being that"9" , again, is a magical number and
> was worshipped as such throughout the ages.*
>
> *Q2:*.
> In dairy farming, calves are usually separated from their mothers very
> quickly, sometimes within hours of birth. This is done both to harvest the
> cow's milk for human consumption, and also because it's thought that
> isolating the calves is safer for them. For cows to produce milk, they have
> to give birth to a calf. Standard dairy industry practice is to separate
> calves within 24 hours of birth. This is done to reduce the risk of
> disease transmission to the calf (e.g. Bovine Johne’s Disease, a
> bacterial infection that is transmitted through calf contact with
> contaminated faeces), to ensure adequate colostrum and feed intake, and
> to simplify disease detection. Separation of the calf from the dam also
> occurs to facilitate milking and management of the cow.The quick removal
> reduces the weaning anxiety at a later age and speeds up the calf’s
> independent eating.
> *Q3:.
> **The outermost energy level
> that (in the ground state of the atom) contains electrons is called the
> "valence shell" of the atom. These valence electrons are responsible for
> all chemical bonds between atom. Electron's further from the nucleus are
> held more weakly by the nucleus, and thus can be removed by spending less
> energy. Hence we say they have higher energy; the electron is attracted to
> the nucleus quadratically in the reciprocal of their separation.
> Q4: *
> *1. Babies have around 100 more bones than adults*
>
> *2. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer.*
>
> *3. 20% of Earth’s oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest.*
>
> *4.Some metals are so reactive that they explode on contact with
> water.....Potassium, Sodium, Lithium, Rubidium and Caesium...*
> *5. In 2.3 billion years it will be too hot for life to exist on Earth.*
> *6.Polar bears are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras.*
> *7.It takes 8 minutes, 19 seconds for light to travel from the Sun to the
> Earth.*
> *8.Stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve stainless steel.*
> *9.The Earth is a giant magnet.*
> *10.Venus is the only planet to spin clockwise.*
> *Regards*
> *V.Sridharan*
> *Trichy*
>
> On Sunday, 2 May, 2021, 09:58:09 pm IST, 'gopala krishnan' via
> Thatha_Patty <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> *CULTURAL QA 05-2021-02*
>
> *Being a compilation there may be errors*
>
> Q1 Can you write 20 things about yourself with every one of them
> involving a number?
>
> A1 Madyson April 27 Knows English
>
> I spent 12 days writing this answer.
>
> I have 1 brother.
>
> I can speak only 1 language fluently (English). I can also speak a little
> Malayalam.
>
> I stopped celebrating my b’day after I turned 7.
>
> I wonder about two colours (black pink and red velvet).
>
> I had been in my current school for 7 years.
>
> My 2 fav types of colours are pastel and metallic.
>
> I had 1 pet cat which we lost.
>
> I’m 4′11”.
>
> I have created 1 space in Quora.
>
> My brother and I play 2 mine craft “ripoffs”.
>
> I finished reading 5 books this month.
>
> My brother and my age difference is more than 5 yrs.
>
> My parent’s age difference is 1 year.
>
> My brother and my dad’s b’day are both on 18th but in different months.
>
> I have lived in 3 houses.
>
> I’m currently writing this answer at 11:54 am.
>
> I have listened to 38 kpop songs.
>
> I started listening kpop 5 months ago.
>
> I have been rick rolled more than 100 times.
>
> Random facts about me.
>
> From your Digest
>
> Q2 Why do farmers have to take the calves away from its mother
> right after birth? Doesn't this seem really wrong?
>
> Q2 Baird Updated April 8, 2019 Studied Agriculture & Business
> Management at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) (Graduated
> 1981)
>
> Where I work we do separate the babies almost immediatly, for several
> reasons:
>
> *- the first milk, colostrum is absolutely essential to the baby’s future
> health. If the calf has a weak sucking* reflex, or if the cow is a poor
> mother, the calf may not nurse well. Hand feeding (the mother’s milk)
> ensures that the calf gets optimal nutrition.
>
> *-unlike beef cows, dairy cows are often lacking in maternal instinct.
> Some are wonderful mothers,* while others are indifferent, careless, and
> more rarely hostile to the calf.
>
> *-separation allows us to protect the calf from pathogens and infection.*
>
> *-hand-rearing imprints the calf on humans and develops a familiarity and
> trust that helps both her* and us throughout her life. (Remember that in
> the first 24 hours an herbivore baby like a calf or foal is at the same
> social development stage as an 8-week old puppy.)
>
> *-dairy cows have more delicate udders than beef cows. Calves have very
> sharp teeth and can* aggressively bunt the udder causing tissue damage
> and/or cut teats. A cow may kick and injure the calf if it causes her pain.
>
> *-modern dairy cows produce many times as much milk as a calf can safely
> consume. Too much milk* can be as dangerous as too little.
>
> *-there have been studies done on cows rearing dairy calves, and this may
> possibly become the* norm in the future. Currently, however, the much
> higher mortality rate of the calves with their mothers is the deal breaker.
> In nature, a 60% mortality rate in any species is normal….we seldom lose a
> baby, and it is always upsetting when we do.
>
> -in 35 years and many hundreds of calvings, *I have only seen a handful
> of cows upset at separation*.
>
> It is heart breaking when it happens, but it’s also thankfully short
> lived. Generally, all I have to do is open the maternity pen gate and say
> “C’mon mama” and she walks out without a care. I*n the rare cases that a
> cow calves outside the maternity pen, *it is often difficult to identify
> the mother except by examining all the ladies close to calving for evidence
> of having done so.
>
> Q3 What are electrons called in the outer most energy level of an
> atom?
>
> A3 Ritwik Sunny, former Customer Support Executive at Ashok
> Leyland Answered 10m ago
>
> The electrons on the outermost energy level of the atom are called *valence
> electrons*. The valence electrons are involved in bonding one atom to
> another. The attraction of each atom's nucleus for the valence electrons of
> the other atom pulls the atoms together.
>
> *Q4 What is a scientific fact that wows you?*
>
> A4 1st answer- Christopher Stanton, Information Capitalist
> Answered 13h ago
>
> *What is a scientific fact that wows you?*
>
> It’s pretty astounding that one gram of DNA can store 215 petabytes, or
> 215 million gigabytes, of data. Small wonder that it is able to encode most
> life on Earth.
>
> 2ND ANSWER- Rey Horton, former Professional Drummer (1991-2020) Answered
> 13h ago
>
> Here is one-The sun is a star . it takes hydrogen & turns it into helium
> and burns it a trillions of tons per. And it do this for the next 6.5
> billion yrs. Also do you know it would take 1.2 million earths to fill the
> sun. Wow!!-
>
> 3rd answer- Garry Horn, studied at Northern Alberta Institute of
> Technology (1983) Answered 8h ago
>
> That the speed of light which seems so amazingly fast to us in context of
> the universe is so slow.
>
> Q5 We daily do pooja and all but even though we are not able to
> prosper in life. Why is it so?
>
> A5 Brahamanapalle Murthy April 26 Former Retired Internal Audit
> Professional at Ashok Leyland (company) (1978–2016)
>
> *There are students who goes to school all the days however fail in the
> exams.* It is like that. The student may pass in the next academic year.
>
> Your growth may be delayed, but not denied. You will prosper in due
> course. Prayers / Poojas never goes waste. Perhaps there is more
> prosperity in offing. Have faith and continue to do your poojas. *Even if
> you don't do pooja god will not desert you as god never asked anybody to
> pray him and do pooja to him.*
>
> Q6 How do I lower blood sugar with food?
>
> A6 Mohan Sundaram 16m ago Lecturer in Dermatology at Govt.
> Medical College Palakkad (2015–present)
>
> *Lowering of blood sugar by food depends on the sugar level*. If you are
> a pre diabetic you can lower blood sugar by eating more vegetables, low
> glycemic foods, more fibrous foods. Proper timing of food intake. Even then
> you need to adopt an optimal lifestyle & exercise. So, nobody can lower
> blood sugar by food alone
>
> Q7 As a doctor what is the most miraculous and unscientific thing
> you have experienced?
>
> A7 R.K. Shwetabh Thu Pediatric Specialist at Government of Odisha
> (2020–present)
>
> About 5 yr back in 2015, I was working at RML Hospital as *1st yr PG
> resident*. One day a girl child 12yr of age came to the hospital.
>
> The story behind coming to hospital was that the parents were resident of
> some part of Uttarakhand .The girl had went to play with her friends in the
> nearby forest in evening time. The forest was considered to be a haunted
> one. It was very late in the evening and *all the children were hearing
> weird noises*. Suddenly out of nowhere the girl fell down and started to
> have weird movements of all the 4 limbs.Out of fear all the children and
> elderly ran away , considering that the girl was being possessed by some
> ghost.D
>
> *After some times parents came to find the child still having same weird
> ,throwing movements of all the four limbs*. Thinking that child is
> possessed they took her to local tantrik, who tried his best but was unable
> to cure. *The tantric was of firm belief that the child is possessed by
> strong spirit*. Anyways citing no improvement the parents thought of
> taking the child to local hospital from where it was referred to our
> hospital.
>
> When I first saw and heard the story I was also perplexed .The girl was
> having weird movements of all the 4 limbs. It was not voluntarily done. As
> I was first year and had spend just few months, I was unable to comprehend.
> *But
> whatever limited knowledge I had ,it was very clear that it was not seizure*.
>
>
> Till this time it was totally unscientific and supernatural.
>
> *Anyways, my consultant came and saw that girl with cool mind. He just
> asked one question-does these* movements subside at sleep or not. To
> which guardians confirmed affirmatively-movement were subsiding in sleep .
> Consultant asked to give Inj Phenobarbitone to control the movements and
> *declared
> its most probably a case of Sydenhams Chorea(Chorea associated with
> Rheumatic fever)* and ordered tests. I was seriously surprised as I had
> not seen any such case early .But still I was not ready to believe.
>
> Anyways, test reports came (ASO ,CRP, anti DNA ase level)and I couldn’t
> believe were very strongly positive. ECHO was done and Mitral
> Regurgitation was present fulfilling Acute Rheumatic Fever criteria.
> Medicines were started and the girl improved like anything and was discharged
> within a week fully conscious with minimal movements.
>
> Isnt it surprising that the thing which was completely super natural for
> parents, slightly super natural to me was totally scientific to my
> consultant.
>
> *So, the bottom line is nothing is unscientific ,the thing is we don’t
> know it and hence consider it miraculous or unscientific.*
>
> EDIT-For people not belonging to medical field *Chorea is a dance like
> involuntary moments which occurs due to injury/infection of certain area of
> brain*. Acute Rheumatic Fever is a disease caused by Streptococcus which
> damages heart, joints and sometimes brain. Sydenham chorea(chorea in acute
> rheumatic fever)is a part of spectrum of Acute Rheumatic Fever.
>
> Q8 What is ceruloplasmin?
>
> A8 2 Answers Kalleshamurthy K.N., former Commercial Tax Inspector
> at Commercial Tax Department ,government of Karnataka (2004-2015) Answered
> Sat
>
> What is ceruloplasmin?
>
> Ceruloplasmin is the major copper-carrying protein in the blood and plays
> a role in iron metabolism.
>
> It was first described in 1948. Ceruloplasmin is a ferroxidase enzyme in
> humans is encoded by the CP gene.
>
> 2ND ANSWER- Girija Devi, Asst Exe Engineer Civil at Kerala State
> Electricity Board (1994-present)Answered Sat
>
> *Ceruloplasmin is a protein that is made in the liver.*
>
> It stores and carries copper from the liver into the bloodstream and to
> the parts of your body that need it.
>
> Copper is a mineral that is found in several foods, including nuts,
> chocolate, mushrooms, shellfish, and liver.
>
> Q9 What causes acid rain, and why is it harmful?
>
> A9 Avirat Dhodare Answered Sat
>
> My note- Very informative answer if at all one cannot understand chemical
> formulaes. Lengthy answer. Read leisurely.
>
> *What is Acid Rain?*
>
> Acid Rain as the name suggests can be said to be the *precipitation of
> acid in the form of rain in the simplest manner*.
>
> *When atmospheric pollutants like oxides of nitrogen and sulphur react
> with rainwater and come down with the rain, then this results in Acid Rain.*
>
> Acid Rain Definition
>
> Acid rain is made up of highly acidic water droplets due to air emissions,
> most specifically the disproportionate levels of sulphur and nitrogen
> emitted by vehicles and manufacturing processes. Often called acid rain as
> this concept contains many types of acidic precipitation.
>
> *The acidic deposition takes place in two ways: wet, and dry*.
>
> Wet deposition is any form of precipitation that removes acids from the
> atmosphere and places them on the surface of the earth.
>
> In the absence of precipitation, dry deposition of polluting particles and
> gases sticks to the ground through dust and smoke.
>
> *Causes of Acid Rain*
>
> The causes of acid rain are Sulphur and Nitrogen particles which get mixed
> with the wet components of rain. Sulphur and Nitrogen particles which get
> mixed with water are found in two ways either man-made i.e as the emissions
> are given out from industries or by natural causes like how a lightning
> strike in the atmosphere releases nitrogen ions and sulphur is released
> from volcanic eruptions.
>
> According to the Royal Society of Chemistry, which considers him the
> “father of acid rain,” the word acid rain was invented in 1852 by
> Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith. Smith decided on the word while
> studying rainwater chemistry near industrial towns in England and Scotland.
>
> The regular clean rain we experience, even though it is not clean i.e
> water and carbon dioxide react together to form weak carbonic acid which
> essentially by itself is not extremely harmful. The reaction occurring is :
>
> H2O (l) + CO2 (g) ⇌ H2CO3 (aq)
>
> The pH value of regular rainwater is around 5.7, giving it an acidic nature.
>
>
> The oxides of nitrogen and sulphur are blown away by the wind along with
> the dust particles. They settle on the earth’s surface after coming down in
> the form of precipitation. Acid rain is essentially a by- product of
> human activities which emit oxides of nitrogen and sulphur in the
> atmosphere.
>
> Example – the burning of fossil fuels, unethical waste emission disposal
> techniques.
>
> Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide undergo oxidation, and then they
> react with water resulting in the formation of sulphuric acid and nitric
> acid respectively. The following reaction will clarify the acid formation
> reaction:
>
> 2SO2(g) + O2 (g) + 2H2O (l) → 2H2SO4 (aq)
>
> 4NO2 (g) + O2 (g) + 2H2O (l) → 4HNO3 (aq)
>
> Effects of Acid Rain
>
> Acid rain is very harmful to agriculture, plants, and animals. It washes
> away all nutrients which are required for the growth and survival of
> plants. Acid rain affects agriculture by the way how it alters the
> composition of the soil.
>
> It causes respiratory issues in animals and humans.
>
> When acid rain falls down and flows into the rivers and ponds it affects
> the aquatic ecosystem. As it alters the chemical composition of the
> water, to a form which is actually harmful to the aquatic ecosystem to
> survive and causes water pollution.
>
> *Acid rain also causes the corrosion of water pipes. Which further results
> in leaching of heavy metals* such as iron, lead and copper into drinking
> water.
>
> *It damages the buildings and monuments made up of stones and metals.*
>
> Real-Life Examples-
>
> Taj Mahal, one of the 7 wonders of the world, is largely affected by acid
> rain. The city of Agra has many industries which emit the oxides of sulphur
> and nitrogen in the atmosphere. People continue to use low-quality coal and
> firewood as a domestic fuel, adding to this problem. Acid rain has the
> following reaction with the marble (calcium carbonate):
>
> CaCO3 + H2SO4 → CaSO4 + H2O + CO2
>
> The formation of calcium sulphate results in the corrosion of this
> beautiful monument.
>
> Statue of Liberty which is made of copper has also been damaged by the
> cumulative action of acid rain & oxidation for over 30 years and is,
> therefore, becoming green.
>
> Prevention of Acid Rain
>
> The only precaution that we can take against acid rain is having a check
> the emission of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur.
>
> We have so far seen the details of acid rain and its harmful effect on
> animals, plants and monuments.
>
> Being responsible citizens, one should be aware of the harmful effects
> they cause and of the industries which give out nitrogen and sulphur
> compound wastes unethically.
>
> *All the above QA are based on Quora digest on 30-04 - 2021. Quora answers
> need not be 100% correct answers *
>
> *Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 30 -4- 2021*
>
>
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