CULTURAL QA06-2022-16 BEING ACOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Whythe safety valve of pressure cooker burst when the water inside the cookerdries up while cooking? A1 BasantaKumar Kar Worked at Indian Navy (1973–1994)3y Usually the temperature inside the pressure cooker is around135deg c. Besides the safety valve(the whistle), there is another safety deviceknown as the fuseable link. This lead filled fuse melts and blows offwhen there is no water left in the cooker, rising the temperature of the steaminside without increasing the pressure further. In other words the steambecomes dry or sometimes superheated. My note- The whistlepart is in the centre over which weight is placed in prestige pressure cookers. The safety valve is to theside in which led melts and valve burstwhen water is not there in the vessel, the vent hole in the whistle part isclosed etc. One has to ensure the whistle part is well cleaned, centre and sideholes are clear on the lid. Q2 Why is it important to keep foodtraditions alive? A2 BhuvanaRameshwar Former Teacher, Mon Food traditions, festivals are our culture of thousands ofyears. If food traditions change, culture and other traditions goout too. When we change our food we change many other things unknowingly. Buying outside food eatingoutside often are some of them. Eating at different times or familymembers eating separately in their own rooms is another. Selfishness takesover. Each ordering forhimself, without sharing. Families eating home food, every day atleastbreakfast or dinner together or festival foods after celebrations bindsfamilies together. The space created when family traditions are lost will getfilled by modern cultures (western habits ). If they are good ones it is okay.Unfortunately the new cultures learnt teach break up of family, family values,break up of relationships, use of drugs, immoral activities. My note about not eating together at night. One of the reasons is sleeping pattern. I go tosleep by 11.30 PM and my wife goes to sleep by 9.30 PM. I eat a small tiffin in theevening being a diabetic , she does not eat any tiffin. So she eats early. Earlier also women ate after all male members and childrenate. Sitting together and eating culture came in the middle.Many may not relish a food item ate by a family member by another. Many morereasons. Q3 How can you prevent waterbornediseases? A3 NarayanaHealth Health for all. All for health. Updated Jun 6 Water pollution-related diseases occur when unwantedmaterials, industrial waste, human waste or animal waste, garbage, sewageeffluents, etc. enter into the water used for drinking, preparing food andbathing. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 80% of diseases are water-borne. In India, over one lakhpeople die of water-borne diseases annually. Prevention tips fromwater-borne disease includes: Ensure the water is visibly clean and free from any sand andsilt. Filter the water to get rid of any visible dirt. Only drink clean and safe water. Use either clean potablewater or water treated with water purifiers. Do not consumeuntreated water. Ensure the stored water is free of germs and clean for lateruse. If bathing water is notclear, put some antiseptic liquid to get rid of harmful bacteria. Practice exceptional hand hygiene by washing handsmeticulously with soap after using the toilet, before and after preparing food,before eating or drinking anything. Teach children to alwayswash hands when they return home after playing games. Likewise, adults in the family tooshould make it a habit to should wash hands immediately after returning home. Make sure that thefood is washed and thoroughly cooked to get rid of harmful bacteria and otherhazardous germs. Immunize yourself to safeguard yourself fromvaccine-preventable diseases like Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Polio, etc. As far as possibleuse disposable glass and plates while eating or drinking from outside. Regularly get your water treatment device like filters,RO unit, etc., serviced and maintained. Waterborne illness can impact anyone, anywhere. It can have amuch more severe impact in young children, babies, the elderly and those livingwith chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, etc. Sotake good care to ensure the water you use is clean and safe. Source: Narayana Health[1] (Effects of Water Borne Disease inHealth and its Prevention)[2] Disclaimer: While the answers provided on this platform arewritten by experts, these are not permanent solutions to any health concerns.For diagnosis, treatment and personalized health opinions, visit your nearesthospital. Q4 Is it bad to idle your car for along time? Does idling a car hurt the engine? A4 SteveBaker Senior Software Engineer (2013–present)Jun 9 It’s not bad for itexactly - but it’s deceptive. A lot of the time, people get quite excited about buyingex-Police cars - they are well-maintained and sold off with a surprisingly lowmileage. Seems like a great deal - until you realize that they probably spent90% of their time idling. So although the car hasn’t driven many miles - the engine hasbeen worn out by a large number of cylinder cycles…so it has a LOT more wearthan the odometer suggests! So idlingunnecessarily is nearly as bad (for the engine) as driving actual miles…ofcourse your transmission isn’t doing much while idling - so it’s not QUITE asbad as actual driving miles. But for sure - don’tleave the engine idling if you don’t have to. It’s a waste of gasoline - and itpollutes the planet for absolutely no good reason. If you do oil changes aftersuch-and-such number of miles - then that’s not good because the oil has beencirculating while idling and that’s not showing up on your odometer. So if youdo a lot of idling, you should change your oil more frequently….it’s hard tosay how MUCH more frequently…which is part of the problem here! Many modern cars haveauto-shutoff which turn off the engine if it’s been idling for more than a fewseconds - restartingit automatically when you put your foot on the gas…they do this for a reason! My note- Anymechanical item has to be used regularly. Even electronic items. If one uses two laptops ensureboth are used for 1-3 days every fortnight. Q5 If you bore a very deep hole,it’s so hot down there that it can boil water, possibly superheat water, steamthat can be used to make electricity. Is this not the cheapest way to produceelectricity? Cheaper than building a nuclear reactor? A5 RobertGauthier Real, productive people need real, industrial-sized power. May 28 If you bore a very deep hole, it’s so hot down there that itcan boil water, possibly superheat water, steam that can be used to makeelectricity. Is this not the cheapest way to produce electricity? Cheaper thanbuilding a nuclear reactor? This is referred to asultra deep-well geothermal and at the present time is beyond our engineeringability to do in acost-effective way. However there are several companies looking seriously intothis and are investing significant funds trying to bring this to fruition inthe near future. The problems they arefacing are not trivial, and include dealing with rock that is somewhat plastic due to the heat and pressure amongother issues for which there is no immediate solution. All the above QA are from Quora website on 16-06- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 16-06-2022 -- 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 [email protected]. 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