Pranam Annam kavala unte, rice is needed; to ask her to bring "annam tisku ra " or to place " annam pettu'. KR IRS 13122
On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 at 05:31, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < thatha_patty@googlegroups.com> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 01-2022-13* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Does the injection needle push away or cut through the flesh > as it is inserted? > > A1 Tycho Henzen Software Engineer(C++) at VRee Experiences > (2016–present)Sat > > Both. A needle cannot penetrate the skin without cutting it at least a > little, but it is beveled to mostly push things apart. > > One major concern, of course, is the possibility of “coring" the tissue , > or having the needle effectively cut a needle-shaped cylinder out of the > tissue. > > Useful for biopsies, but not what you want for injections, so the back > portion of the needle is blunted to avoid this, and encourage the tissue to > push apart instead > > Q2 What are the benefits of motion sensing lights? > > A2 realme Tech Life Jan 4 > > Who wants to stub their toe, look for a light switch, or find their phone > to turn on a flashlight??? Not us, though. > > Motion-sensing lights come to the rescue in this situation and bring light > to your way in the dark. > > *These lights are a practical and safe solution when you arrive in a dark > space*, they are convenient to use, save energy, and save money on bulb > costs. 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Whether it's closet > 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 official > website at Rs, 599 only. > > Q3 Are there any mammals that have eyes such that they can see > what's coming from behind them? > > A3 Ken Saladin Former professor of animal behavior21h > > *Horses and other mammals with panoramic vision and eyes on the sides of > the head can see almost everything behind them*; their blind area is > narrow, and just moving the head slightly to one side or the other enables > them to see things even in that area. > > Q4 Why does eating a persimmon make the inside of my mouth feel > all weird? > > A4 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Jan 6 > > Eating an unripe persimmon is a very unpleasant experience. > > Unripe persimmons contain very high levels of soluble tannins, which give > persimmons an unpleasant astringency that can make your mouth pucker and go > dry. > > As the persimmon matures, the soluble tannins will gradually oxidize and > decompose, and the bitterness and astringency of the persimmon will > disappear. > > Ripe persimmons have a texture similar to that of an apple, with a > slightly tougher skin than an apple. > > Many people say that ripe persimmons 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 weighs about > 150 grams and contains 110 calories. > > The vitamin C content of persimmons is about 2 times higher than that of > most fruits. Eating two persimmons can meet the body's need for vitamin C > for a day. > > Persimmons are rich in pectin, which is a water-soluble dietary fiber. > > Dietary fiber can accelerate the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal > tract, stimulate the secretion of digestive juice, and become a food source > of probiotics, which is very beneficial to the health of the > gastrointestinal tract. > > Q5 Would a chicken be able to survive a free fall from the Burj > Khalifa? > > A5 Steve Baker Blogger at LetsRunWithIt.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 the force 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 - the consequences of falling from any of them is about the > same. > > *But for a cat - being much lighter - it tops out at* only 60mph after > just 70 feet of fall - so a cat doesn’t care whether it’s falling off of > the Burj Khalifa or a 7 story building…the final impact speed is the same. > > So now, the question is “What is 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 this question is all over the map - but > 4 to 5 mph is the consensus. And it reaches that speed after a VERY short > drop. > > *So - honestly, dropping a chicken from the roof of your house would be no > worse for the chicken than being 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 drop > a chicken from any height without risk of injury from the impact. > > It’s said that squirrels are like that too - there is no height from > which a squirrel can fall where it can injure itself. > > *My note- To summarise as the weight increase impact is more.* > > Q6 Buvva is a specific word for cooked rice in Telugu. Why it > should be called as Annam which is a generic word for food in Sanskrit? > > A6 Saketam *సాకేతం* Knows Telugu Mon > > Because-In Telugu society “Buvva” is considered rude. So, they use Annam, > Almost all educated families use “Annam” for cooked rice. > > But remember only cooked rice is called Annam in Telugu. Don’t use it for > all foods. > > Pure Telugu words for cooked rice are: Oyiram or Ogiram or Orem. Omati > (They are 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 earlier to me and one > day invited me to his home to take food with him. I recollect his words > “*Annam > Kavala”* to bring rice to his wife while reading the QA. > > Q7 Is it better to plug a TV into 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 cord > does 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 the past *a longer cord still > creates extra resistance that can cause some heating*. Plus, *the extra > plug and socket also can create a problem with extra resistance.* > > Q8 What is the Kannada word for 'rice'? > > A8 Mahesh M Knows Kannada by 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 (Partially Boiled)* > > Q9 What fruit takes the longest to grow? > > A9 Victoria Ng Dec 26 > > I have seen *pineapples that 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 fruit and be productive. > > Q10 What is the best place to live in Tamil Nadu for retired > people who want to settle there, preferably with a very good climate, > transportation facility & good hospitals nearby? > > A10 Lakshmanan PR Former Officer-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 in summer.* From this point of view, one may be > tempted to select Coimbatore. However, other factors like cost of living, > pollution, peacefulness would discourage one to opt for Coimbatore. From > these points of view alone, there is only one similarly placed place in TN > to choose. That “one place" also has other facilities you seek like good > hospitals (Appollo hospital, KMC hospital), good transportation (railway > junction and big bus terminus) and also surrendered by famous places of > worship but minus “very good climate”! *TN means only two weather > seasons/climates viz summer and severe summer !* Exception being hill > stations like Ooty and Kodaikanal. In the circumstances, I would suggest > you to come to my place namely KARAIKUDI — 630 100 where, unlike in other > places in TN (except Coimbatore), water scarcity is manageable even during > peak summer (thanks to Sambai oothu — a perennial water reservoir in > KARAIKUDI).Welcome to KARAIKUDI. > > Q11 Why doesn't Bengaluru have a suburban rail like > Mumbai/Chennai? > > A11 Subramaniam Duraisamy Lives in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaMon > > Once again- we should be holding the British responsible for this…:) > > *Mumbai and Chennai were Presidency towns developed around the ports.* > These cities were the centers of trade and commerce during British Raj and > the ports played an important role in developing the transport system of > these cities. > > *Mumbai Suburban Railway was an offshoot of the Great Indian Peninsula > Railway* > > , which laid the first Railway line in India between Mumbai and Thane in > 1853. In essence- it connected the city center with the suburbs. > > This Mumbai-Thane section remains one of the busiest suburban routes in > India 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 the > port, boosting the trade and transport system. *In 1928- the Meter Gauge > railway line connecting the Chennai Beach with Tambaram [ a southern > suburb]- 83 years of electric suburban rail.* > > 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 morning and opposite direction in the evening* > > The above map shows the schematic of Chennai Suburban Railway. You can see > the traffic flow from city center [Chennai Central/ Beach] in 4 directions- > South, South-West, West and North. In the morning people travel from the > suburbs towards the city center. In the evening- the reverse direction. > > The same is for Mumbai too.Traffic movement from North to South in the > morning and South-North in evening. > > *Thus- Mumbai and Chennai are cities that revolve around trains which were > built in the British time.* So we have to thank British again for laying > the foundation…:-P > > Now- coming to Bangalore. It is not a British Presidency Capital, nor it > has any ports. It was a city that was the tech core and educational > capital and later on developed as the R&D hub due to Central Government > investments. I had talked about it length in this below answer. > > Why does the Indian tech industry, inclusive of both big MNCs and > new-found start ups, prefer to have engineering offices in Bangalore and > not much bigger metros like NCR (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida) and Mumbai with > better public infrastructure, amenities and a better overall lifestyle? > > If we look at the map of Bangalore Metro….. > > *So- Bangalore is not a city of lengths which was developed around a > harbor. Thats because Bangalore was not a Presidency 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 metro train enabling commutation from one end to > another with junctions where people can transit between lines. > > The basic difference between Mumbai/ Chennai and Bangalore is the former > cities developed around the railway line, while in the latter the railway > lines should develop around the city. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 12-01- 2022. * > > *Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan ,78, former ITS on 13-01-2022* > > > > -- > 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 thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1628174609.3216096.1642032090237%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1628174609.3216096.1642032090237%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoovkJOMtT-U60-fF__Mr%2BVv84%2BHEH2rN6iAGQm_KFQOJg%40mail.gmail.com.
