CULTURAL QA 01-2022-13 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Does the injection needlepush away or cut through the flesh as it is inserted? A1 Tycho Henzen SoftwareEngineer(C++) at VRee Experiences (2016–present)Sat Both. A needle cannot penetrate the skin without cuttingit at least a little, but it is beveled to mostly push things apart. One major concern, of course, is the possibility of “coring" thetissue , or having the needle effectively cut a needle-shaped cylinder out ofthe tissue. Useful for biopsies, but not what you want for injections, so the backportion of the needle is blunted to avoid this, and encourage the tissue topush apart instead Q2 What are the benefits ofmotion sensing lights? A2 realme Tech Life Jan 4 Who wants to stub their toe, look for a light switch, or find their phoneto turn on a flashlight??? Not us, though. Motion-sensing lights come to the rescue in this situation and bringlight to your way in the dark. 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Whether it'scloset corners, hallways and corridors, refrigerators, or your child's room,the realme motion light can be used anywhere. The realme Motion Activated Night Light is available on our officialwebsite at Rs, 599 only. Q3 Are there any mammalsthat have eyes such that they can see what's coming from behind them? A3 Ken Saladin Formerprofessor of animal behavior21h Horses and other mammals withpanoramic vision and eyes on the sides of the head can see almost everythingbehind them; theirblind area is narrow, and just moving the head slightly to one side or the otherenables them to see things even in that area. Q4 Why does eating apersimmon make the inside of my mouth feel all weird? A4 Lucia Garcia Worked atHospitals Jan 6 Eating an unripe persimmon is a very unpleasant experience. Unripe persimmons contain veryhigh levels of soluble tannins,which give persimmons an unpleasant astringency that can make your mouth puckerand go dry. As the persimmon matures, thesoluble tannins will gradually oxidize and decompose, and the bitterness and astringency of the persimmon willdisappear. Ripe persimmons have a texture similar to that of an apple, with aslightly tougher skin than an apple. Many people say that ripepersimmons taste sweet, mild and rich, with a taste "like honey". Ripe persimmons contain 15% sugar, which is a high-sugar fruit. Persimmons are not high in calories. A medium-sized persimmon weighsabout 150 grams and contains 110 calories. The vitamin C content of persimmons is about 2 times higher than that ofmost fruits. Eating two persimmons can meet the body's need for vitamin C for aday. Persimmons are rich in pectin, which is a water-soluble dietary fiber. Dietary fiber can accelerate the peristalsis of the gastrointestinaltract, stimulate the secretion of digestive juice, and become a food source ofprobiotics, which is very beneficial to the health of the gastrointestinaltract. Q5 Would a chicken be ableto survive a free fall from the Burj Khalifa? A5 Steve Baker Blogger atLetsRunWithIt.com (2013–present)Tue As a point of importance - every falling object eventually reaches it’s “terminal velocity”- which is the speed where air resistance gets so high that it’s equal to theforce of gravity - and the object stops going any faster. For a human that’s about 120 mph - which is reached after 12 seconds - and about 1,500 feet.Since the 17 tallest buildings in the world are all over 1,500 feet - theconsequences of falling from any of them is about the same. But for a cat - being muchlighter - it tops out at only60mph after just 70 feet of fall - so a cat doesn’t care whether it’s fallingoff of the Burj Khalifa or a 7 story building…the final impact speed is thesame. So now, the question is “Whatis the terminal velocity of a chicken?” Being a bird, it’s fairly lightweight- and is feathery - so it’s not very aerodynamic.Data found from Googling thisquestion is all over the map - but4 to 5 mph is the consensus. And it reaches that speed after a VERYshort drop. So - honestly, dropping achicken from the roof of your house would be no worse for the chicken thanbeing dropped from the stratosphere (assuming it could stay warm and conscious during the drop!) Since 4 to 5 mph is unlikely to be fatal, I’d say you could probably dropa chicken from any height without risk of injury from the impact. It’s said that squirrels arelike that too - there is noheight from which a squirrel can fall where it can injure itself. My note- To summarise as theweight increase impact is more. Q6 Buvva is a specific wordfor cooked rice in Telugu. Why it should be called as Annam which is a genericword for food in Sanskrit? A6 Saketam సాకేతం Knows Telugu Mon Because-In Telugu society “Buvva”is considered rude. So, theyuse Annam, Almost alleducated families use “Annam” for cooked rice. But remember only cooked rice is called Annam in Telugu. Don’t use it forall foods. Pure Telugu words for cooked rice are: Oyiram or Ogiram or Orem. Omati (Theyare still not considered rude by our cute people, so we can use them. :) My note- I had a colleague from Andhra in Chennai, and we were co trainees in the training centre also. He married earlierto me and one day invited me to his home to take food with him. I recollect hiswords “Annam Kavala”to bring rice to his wife while reading the QA. Q7 Is it better to plug a TVinto an extension cord? A7 George R. Mells,Electronic engineering for material handling/machine systems Answered 23m ago Unless a longer cord is needed to reach an outlet or to insure the corddoes not become a trip hazard I say no. The shorter the electrical connection usually the better.While today’s TVs use much less power than the old CRT and CRT/tube sets of thepast a longer cordstill creates extra resistance that can cause some heating. Plus, the extra plug and socket alsocan create a problem with extra resistance. Q8 What is the Kannada wordfor 'rice'? A8 Mahesh M Knows Kannadaby Birth Updated Mon Rice in its Raw form (when it is not boiled) called as ‘akki’ (kan. ಅಕ್ಕಿ). [Pronounciation - Acc from account and KEY, i.ie., Acc+key= Akki] Rice in its processed form (when it is boiled) called as ‘anna’ (kan. ಅನ್ನ). ‘ManDakki’ (kan. ಮಂಡಕ್ಕಿ) - Puffed Rice (Murmura) ‘Avalakki’ (kan. ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ) - Flattened Rice (Poha) Nuchchakki (kan. ನುಚ್ಚಕ್ಕಿ ) - Broken Rice Kusubalakki / kucchalakki (kan. ಕುಸುಬಲಕ್ಕಿ / ಕುಚ್ಚಲಕ್ಕಿ ) Parboiled Rice (PartiallyBoiled) Q9 What fruit takes thelongest to grow? A9 Victoria Ng Dec 26 I have seen pineapplesthat grows anywhere from 18 months to up to 3 years for harvest.Many fruit trees need to take 3 to 5 years maturity before they start to fruitand be productive. Q10 What is the bestplace to live in Tamil Nadu for retired people who want to settle there,preferably with a very good climate, transportation facility & goodhospitals nearby? A10 Lakshmanan PR FormerOfficer-in-charge, Disciplinary Action Cell, at State Bank of Mysore(1986–1990)Jan 6 When one wants to settle down in TN the foremost question is water scarcity especially insummer. From this point of view, one may be tempted to select Coimbatore.However, other factors like cost of living, pollution, peacefulness woulddiscourage one to opt for Coimbatore. From these points of view alone, there isonly one similarly placed place in TN to choose. That “one place" also hasother facilities you seek like good hospitals (Appollo hospital, KMC hospital),good transportation (railway junction and big bus terminus) and also surrenderedby famous places of worship but minus “very good climate”! TN means only two weather seasons/climates viz summer andsevere summer ! Exception being hillstations like Ooty and Kodaikanal. In the circumstances, I would suggest you tocome to my place namelyKARAIKUDI — 630 100 where, unlike in other places in TN (exceptCoimbatore), water scarcity is manageable even during peak summer (thanks toSambai oothu — a perennial water reservoir in KARAIKUDI).Welcome to KARAIKUDI. Q11 Why doesn'tBengaluru have a suburban rail like Mumbai/Chennai? A11 Subramaniam Duraisamy Livesin Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaMon Once again- we should be holding the British responsible for this…:) Mumbai and Chennai werePresidency towns developed around the ports. These cities were the centers of trade and commerce during British Rajand the ports played an important role in developing the transport system ofthese cities. Mumbai Suburban Railway was anoffshoot of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway , which laid the firstRailway line in India between Mumbai and Thane in 1853. In essence- itconnected the city center with the suburbs. This Mumbai-Thane section remains one of the busiest suburban routes inIndia till today- Thane is busiest railway station in Mumbai | Mumbai News -Times of India The first EMU Service in 1925-Wikipedia Same story for Chennai as well. British Presidency developed around theport, boosting the trade and transport system. In 1928- the Meter Gauge railway line connecting theChennai Beach with Tambaram [ a southern suburb]- 83 years of electric suburbanrail. Moreover the linear movement of traffic [from the city center to suburbs]was convenient for the suburban railway systems to handle. Chennai and Mumbai are called“cities of lengths”- meaning the traffic moves along one direction in morningand opposite direction in the evening The above map shows the schematic of Chennai Suburban Railway. You cansee the traffic flow from city center [Chennai Central/ Beach] in 4 directions-South, South-West, West and North. In the morning people travel from thesuburbs towards the city center. In the evening- the reverse direction. The same is for Mumbai too.Traffic movement from North to South in themorning and South-North in evening. Thus- Mumbai and Chennai arecities that revolve around trains which were built in the British time. So we have to thank British again for laying thefoundation…:-P Now- coming to Bangalore. It is not a British Presidency Capital, nor it has any ports. Itwas a city that was the tech core and educational capital and later ondeveloped as the R&D hub due to Central Government investments. I hadtalked about it length in this below answer. Why does the Indian tech industry, inclusive of both big MNCs andnew-found start ups, prefer to have engineering offices in Bangalore and notmuch bigger metros like NCR (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida) and Mumbai with betterpublic infrastructure, amenities and a better overall lifestyle? If we look at the map of Bangalore Metro….. So- Bangalore is not a city oflengths which was developed around a harbor. Thats because Bangalore was not aPresidency town during British time. Cities like Bangalore, Delhi,Lucknow are not suited for having a unidirectional suburban railway system. Because the traffic moves in multiple directions.What it needs is a multimodal transit system [MMTS] which consists of a metrotrain enabling commutation from one end to another with junctions where peoplecan transit between lines. The basic difference between Mumbai/ Chennai and Bangalore is the formercities developed around the railway line, while in the latter the railway linesshould develop around the city. 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