Pranam We have a PVR theatre at chennai sky glass walk. KR On Mon, 24 Jan 2022 at 10:00, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> *CULTURAL QA 01-2022-24* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > *Q1 Do dogs ever go to a hiding spot to die, or is this > something only wild animals do?* > > A1 Lissa Bryan Former Author at The Writer's Coffee Shop > (2012–2017)Wed > > *In the last few days of her life, my dog stopped eating. I even made her > a steak to try to coax her, but she refused.* > > I let her out into the yard and she made herself a bed under a large bush. > She didn’t want to come back into the house. I pleaded with her and tugged > on her collar, but she wouldn’t budge. *My husband finally picked her up > and we put her on the car to take her to the vet. We knew we wouldn’t be > bringing her home. She was telling us it was time.* > > Q2 How dangerous is a 10,000 volt electric current? > > A2 Phillip Remaker Knows which end of a soldering iron to hold > Updated Jan 15 > > It’s not the volts that kills you, it’s the amps. Volts are not current. > > A Van de Graaff generator found in a school science lab can produce 10,000 > volts easily, even 100,000 volts, and they are safe to touch. Though your > hair will stand on its end, and you could get an uncomfortable static > electricity shock. > > On the other hand, 100V can kill you in just a few seconds, with enough > current. > > *My note- A high voltage and a high current – both are equally dangerous.* > > High current is more dangerous. Consider the fact that current more than > 10mA can kill you ! Whereas even if you experience hundreds of volts, you > won't be affected at all provided the current through you remains below > 5mA. Both can be dangerous, but High Voltage and current upto 20mA is > extremely dangerous. > > *Q3 Are all mother-in-laws difficult?* > > A3 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath Married just once 43 years ago and > still married to the same woman. Thu > > *For whom? For the husband? Or the wife?* > > Usually, husbands in India have no problem with their mothers-in-law for > the simple reason that they don't live under the same roof. > > But it is common for wives in India to find their mothers-in-law > “difficult”. Or else *it could be the mother-in-law finding the > daughter-in-law “difficult”*. They are competitors for the affection of > the poor man caught in between, the man who is a son to one and a hubby to > the other. > > They say no kitchen is large enough for two women. I would expand that to > “No house is large enough for two women”. In most families, mothers-in-law > are usually not difficult if they don’t live together. I have often been > asked if I had any problem due to my mother and my wife not getting along. *I > am retrieving that old answer and quoting it here.* > > Whether your wife and mom get along with each other or not, *depends on > their personalities*, their respective levels of education, whether it > was a love marriage or an arranged marriage, the differences in economic > status in the two families, whether they are both homemakers or if one of > them is employed, or both are employed, whether the health of the mother > requires assistance and support from the DIL. > > There may be other factors too that come into play. > > *Sometimes they get along famously, sometimes their wavelengths do not > match.* > > There is no uniform strategy that a husband can adopt that is valid for > all families. *It is common for a husband to be torn between his love for > both the mother and his wife*. When the fault is clearly identifiable as > that of the mother, or that of the wife, the husband must firmly stand by > the person who is right and bring around the defaulter by facing the > situation squarely. He should not shrug off the problem with the thought > “These women are incorrigible. Let them sort it out. I am not getting > involved” which is a common escape route adopted by many Indian hubbies. > > *Actually, the safest way to maintain a cordial relationship is to live > separately after marriage*. If the parents are old and need the support > of the next generation it would be better if the couple lives close to > their parent's house or if the parents move to a house or apartment in the > same place where their son or daughter lives but maintain a separate > establishment as far as possible and affordable. > > *I have always believed a man should not marry if he can’t afford to live > on his own in a separate house.* If he holes up with his parents, he and > his wife must be willing to put up with the Mother. It’s her house. She’s > the boss. The daughter-in-law has no choice. All she can and must do is > to coax her husband to move out as early as possible. This is particularly > important if the husband has brothers and sisters living in the same house. > If after knowing the situation, the wife has agreed to marry into such a > family, she has no choice but to rough it out if she is unable to get along > with her MIL. > > *If the situation is reversed, the mother must realize* that the time has > come to pass on the baton, and *she must be content to withdraw from > active household management and offer quiet support.* Doting on the > grandchildren is one great way to get into the good books of her son and > daughter-in-law. > > Bottom line: The problem does not admit a standard solution. It is better > avoided than solved. I know some girls who were so paranoid that they > asked their parents who were looking out for grooms to look for a boy whose > mother was no longer alive. > > I am reminded also of parents struggling to find matches for their > mediocre sons, going out of their way to reassure the families of > prospective brides that the Mother of the boy was a “Pious Lady”. (Read TOI > columnist Santosh Desai’s hilarious essay in his book “Mother Pious Lady”) > > *Q4 When did household clocks become commonplace, and what > technology made that possible?* > > A4 Boris Zakharin Software Engineer (2004–present)Wed > > *The first reported house clocks are from 1314. This is* about the time > when fully mechanical clocks were invented. The big technological > breakthrough that made them possible is the verge escapement. > > By AlienAtSystem - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, File:VergeEscapementCycle.gif - > Wikimedia Commons > > *This device allows clock gears to tick at regular intervals*. Its > inventor is unknown, but this invention is considered to be the most > important invention in the history of mechanical clocks, maybe even all > clocks. The verge escapement was used in clocks and watches through the > mid-19th century (500 years!) until a more modern escapement (the lever > escapement) became cheap enough to replace it in wristwatches (larger > clocks replaced it with a pendulum a century earlier). > > *Q5 Where is the "glass bridge" found in India?* > > A5 Sushang Agnihotri..Jan 15 > > Indians should be proud of their country that after China, *magnificent > glass bridges have started being built in India too*. Glass Bridge, also > known as Sky Bridge, Glass Bridge and Sky Glass Bridge. > > *Let's start with the country's first sky bridge:First sky bridge built in > Pelling, Sikkim* > > first sky bridge. Here the country's first sky bridge is built in Pelling, > Sikkim.Which is situated at an altitude of 2150 meters above sea level. > > Check out its stunning pictures :Although it is not a completely sky glass > bridge. Because there is something else instead of glass in between. > > *Glass Sky Bridge of Nalanda, Bihar:* > > But the country's second, but *completely sky or glass bridge has been > built in Nalanda, Bihar.* > > This glass bridge is so spectacular that no one can see it.ts length is 85 > feet and width is 6 feet. Its height from the valley is about 250 feet. > > *Considering the capacity of the bridge, the number of people visiting the > Glass Skywalk daily has now been increased to 800.* But only 15 to 17 > people can go on it simultaneously.Officials claim that this bridge has > been built on the lines of the Sky Walk Bridge built in East Taihang of > Hebei province of China.*The specialty of the bridge is that from here > you can fully see the nature safari of Rajgir.*The construction of this > glass floor bridge has been made like the glass floor bridge of China, but > the construction agency is from Maharashtra.*It is crafted with 3 strong > layers of glass. Rs 1.47 crore has been spent on its construction.* > > *At the same time, the third glass floor bridge of the country is to be > built in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.* > > *My note- Glass bridge information is new to me.* > > *Q6 Does an RO water filter reduce the hardness of water?* > > A6 Dev Mehta, Always battling the beast – Water Answered Nov > 16, 2019 > > YesYes > > Hardness is the count of calcium carbonate in your water. Calcium > carbonate like any other mineral is removed from the water during the > reverse osmosis RO process. > > *This happens due to the 0.0001 micron semi permeable membrane in an RO > system*. The membrane does not allow any minerals to pass through. Thus, > as a part of the process the water is demineralised and becomes corrosive > in nature (hungry for minerals) > > *An RO also wastes up to 70% of water each time you run it*. For instance > 1 glass of pure water from an RO costs 2 glasses of wasted water. Now at an > average consumption of 5 litres a day for a 4 person house hold the yearly > consumption would be 4*5*365=7300Litres of water. Now, if this water was > procured from an RO we're wasting around twice that amount - about 14,600 > litres in a year! > > So yes an RO will reduce the hardness of your water but due to > demineralised output excess water wastage it is definitely not the most > efficient or sustainable way to get rid of hard water problems. Try a > water conditioner instead! > > *Q7 Why can't a helicopter fly above 25,000 ft maximum? If the > reason is the air above that level gets thin, then how come jet and other > commercial airplanes fly above that levels?* > > A7 Subhadeep Paul Military Aviation buff Updated Jan 12 > > Finally a very good question. U*nderstand how a helicopter flies in three > simple steps:* > > Its rotors, which are basically airfoils, rotate to produce a relative > motion with respect to the air around it. This motion causes air to > flow over the rotors like they do in wings of a fixed wing aircraft (& > hence helicopters are called rotary wing aircraft).* This flow of air > over the rotor generate lift & hence the helicopter takes off.* > > The lift generated by the rotors are directly proportional to the density > of air. *So naturally as the helicopter gains altitude, the air becomes > thinner & its ability to generate lift keeps decreasing* until upto an > altitude where the rotors can just generate enough lift to counter the > weight of the chopper. This is the service ceiling of the helicopter. At > the service ceiling the maximum lift coefficient of the blades is reached. > > Also at the service ceiling, the helicopters cannot hover. *They can fly > & maneuver a little but cannot hover.* Maximum hovering altitude is > determined by parameters like HIGE/HOGE - Hover in/out of ground effect. > Different story for another day. > > *So, why do fixed wing aircraft fly higher than helicopters ?* > > Simple reason being the way fixed wing aircraft generates the lift is > different. There is a engine which pushes (or pulls in case of a turboprop) > the aircraft to great velocities. These speeds provide a great lifting > capability from the wings which unlike a helicopter do not rotate or move > from the engine power. > > Now one can argue that in an helicopter, we can rotate the rotor blades at > high rpm from an immensely powerful engine to increase the lift > coefficient. We can do that but to a limit. *Beyond that limit when the > speed is extremely high, the efficiency of blades actually drop (I read > this but couldn’t find a source).* > > The world record for flying at highest altitude for a helicopter was first > created in 1972 by a French pilot in SA315B Lama (initial variant of > Cheetah Helicopter). He took the light but powerful Lama to 40,800 feet > where the engine flamed out & he had to land by autorotation. > > *The current world record is held by Eurocopter (now Airbus) AS350 (pic > below) in 2002 when the helicopter reached an altitude of 42,500 feet.* > > Fun Fact: Indian Air Force Cheetah helicopters (pic below) routinely fly > above 20,000 feet keeping the soldiers well supplied at the world’s highest > battlefield known as Siachen Glacier. > > Edit 1 as suggested by Vivek Tulja : I think the issue with applying more > power to achieve higher rotation speeds is that at some point the rotor (or > propeller) tips begin to reach sonic velocity, and at that point the > airflow becomes more turbulent which causes loss of lift. Also, additional > stresses and vibrations in the transonic region mean that you need greater > structure strength which means higher weight requiring even more power. > > *Q8 Why would a cat hiss at someone?* > > A8 Jaimes Roe 25+ years of studying, researching, and > pondering cats Thu > > *Cats hiss when they are very stressed in some way. It’s a warning.* > > Reasons cats hiss: > > Fear The main reason cats hiss is because they’re afraid. Our older male > cat used to always hiss at us if we wore boots. He was afraid of men, and I > have no doubt he got kicked by someone wearing boots when he was a stray. > > Territorial If a new person or animal comes into their territory, or > another cat is encroaching on their food, toys, or sleeping spots, they > will hiss to warn them to go away before they attack. > > Pain If a cat hisses as they’re moving or trying to get comfortable, it’s > a sign that the cat is in pain. Do not ignore this. ALWAYS take a cat to > the vet if you observe this behavior. > > Angry If someone is pestering or bothering the cat, the cat will hiss as > a warning that they have reached their limit, and the next step is violence. > > Play Some cats hiss when they play fight. This can be very confusing for > humans who see a cat hiss at another cat and then launch into some rough > play. > > Dementia Sometimes cats with dementia will not recognize their people, > and may hiss because they are confused about who you are. If your elderly > cat starts hissing at you, take them to the vet ASAP. > > Other stress Anything or anyone new, including smelling or hearing a cat > or person they don’t know, can cause cats to hiss. Any upset in the home > environment can make them afraid or cranky. Some cats hiss more frequently > than others. > > Try to evaluate the severity of the situation. Empathize with the cat. > See things how they might see them, not as you see them. If their behavior > makes sense, just remember not to put them in that situation again. If you > can’t figure out what’s happening to make them hiss, take them to the vet. > > *Q9 Why do majority of Indian people have so much obsession > with government jobs? Why don't they like to follow their passion?* > > A9 D D Rishi Former IRS | Advocate | LL. M.,Ph.D. (Law) | Tue > > *Earning your bread and following your passion are two separate things.* You > may or may not use your passion to earn money, and may like to keep it just > as a hobby. > > *Government job gives your stability and sufficient money to pursue your > passion on part time basis. If* you want to use your passion to make > money, you have to have courage to take risks which most people don't have. > > There is nothing wrong in avoiding unnecessary financial and career risks > in such matters. It is your choice after all! > > Profile photo for Tak Nomura > > Q10 Why is economics considered as science? > > A10 Tak Nomura Studied Accounting, Economics and Philosophy in > college. 41m > > *Economics is social science.* There is no tool to measure the future > economic progress of any economy, because it’s not 100% is controlled by > humans. This was proven from the covid pandemic that caused the world > economic recession. > > Economics is a social science concerned with the production, distribution, > and consumption of goods and services. It studies how individuals, > businesses, governments, and nations make choices about how to allocate > resources. ... The building blocks of economics are the studies of labor > and trade. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 23-01- 2022. * > > *Compiled and posted by R. 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