Pranam Q1 There are a number of books I read in the USA library whethe rhuman emanated from apes?; and 85% authors are against Darwin. But even in our own clans we might have few faces resembling some animals. Does it mean they descended from those animals?. NO. The theory of African emancipation on evolution itself had arisen out of many blacks of those regions appearing as if Gorillas That is all without insulting them. We have Jambavan, Vali Hanman etc ape-ancestors; ape ancestors and descending from is totally in variances to descending from apes; if so why do apes exist now without becoming human. ? Why Jordon wasting our time?.
In 2017, actor-comedian Tim Allen famously tweeted <https://twitter.com/ofctimallen/status/897687107191414784?lang=en> a question that revealed just how little he understands about evolution. It seems he’s not alone. His tweet got almost 50,000 “likes” and 13,000 retweets. It’s safe to assume a lot of people reacting to Allen's post also wanted to know the answer to the question that he posed as a statement: “If we evolved from apes why are there still apes.” The short answer is that "we didn't evolve from any of the any animals that are alive today,” says Zach Cofran, an anthropologist at Vassar College. That is to say, humans didn’t evolve from the gorillas we see at the zoo or the chimpanzees we snap pictures of on a safari. “It's a common misconception that apes are a step away from becoming human or something like a step along the way,” says Cofran. But, he adds, that’s not the case. Charles Darwin <https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/about-galapagos/history/charles-darwin/?gclid=CjwKCAiA9aKQBhBREiwAyGP5ladZd_ujeStW7oRq3cN8MlY6YLTGAnxaf1MfsgHoontrp8fM2c2M-xoCYy0QAvD_BwE>, the naturalist best known for his theories of natural selection, described evolution “as ‘descent with modification,’” says Cofran. That means humans descended from common (and now extinct) ape ancestors that lived millions of years ago, a process also referred to as “common descent <https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09014>." While we share our ancestry with these animals, along the way, over millions of years, we all changed. "[We] each adapted to our own environments or specific circumstances or niches,” says Cofran. It’s believed that this human divergence from the chimpanzee lineage of apes happened between 9.3 and 6.5 million years ago. “A lot of the genetic stuff that makes us what we are is the same stuff that makes other animals what they are," says Cofran. "It just kind of gets deployed differently.” In short, we talk about apes the most when we talk about evolution because they are our closest living relatives today. Cofran points to another common misconception — namely, that humans are not evolving anymore. But all animals on Earth are continuing to evolve, and that means humans are, too. Plus, he continues, we tend to view evolution through a human-centric lens: The goal of evolution is not to become human, and a creature that looks more “primitive” isn't on a path to one day becoming human, either."[We are not] the pinnacle of evolution,” says Cofran. "It's a misconception to believe that everything is evolving towards humanity.” In fact, he says, evolution doesn't really have a goal. "As a society, we’ve imbued the term evolution with a lot of social baggage, where we kind of think of evolution as some kind of improvement.” xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Q2 Funny KAC reply. All people are living in all parts of the earth . In India one can live without a car but in NY and SFO no one can live without a car because the structure of the city is built in such a way in the USA that one may not be able to walk over to buy everything like we are walking down to Pondy Bazaar. People learn to live within a car and use the public system for everything. Even our boys who went for employment to Microsoft etc were not hiring abny rooms but were living in the car in the parking lot using the office consumables and saved dollars. Poor shall also live but poverty is determined by some factors as defined in places of the earth. NY still has flats mansions where blacks live without electricity. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Q9 Poor viswanathan. 110 is a system where the transformers are at your home; when there is a problem, your home transformer is changed; we have fuses and transformers kept at the street corners. There is no difference between 110 and 220 but the potential difference; there was no war as stated in that book. I have read it . There are more than this which readers knew better. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Q10 Again Mr Nampoodri could have seen better; it is not white rice tapioca etc used as food; is there any white rice?; white only after the polishing; so too the tapioca after running through the machines. Highest diabetic is only in Kerala because of that particular root food. We have eaten as our ancestors ate but we changed our styles and blamed the food. All food will cause the diabetic if taken in high quantities without equal discharge every day. Belly shows them all. KR IRS 8822 On Mon, 8 Aug 2022 at 07:12, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 08-2022-08* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > *Q1 Why do non-human apes look more similar to our archaic > ancestors? In other words, why did humans seem to evolve far more > drastically than the other apes?* > > A1 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Jul 25 > > *To some extent it’s an oddity of the way we usually imagine our > ancestors, rather than how they really were*. Current thinking is that > our last common ancestor with the chimps might have been a bit more like us > than it was like a chimp. > > But also, it’s because we evolved for higher intelligence. Other great > apes have more powerful jaws than us, but they tend to power those jaws by > having muscles strapped right across the top of the skull. We got rid of > those to enable greater expansion of the brain case, but that led to a > smaller jaw and shorter face. *And we notice changes to the face more > than we notice the fact that e.g. chimps are probably much more quadrupedal > than our common ancestor was, because they adapted to life in dense jungle.* > > *My note- If we look at photographs/pictures drawn of great grand pas > really there is difference from present generation.* > > *Q2 If living in cities like New York and San Francisco are so > expensive, then how can people who work low-paying jobs afford to live > there?* > > A2 Ke'Aun Afrofuturist Cosmopolitan Aug 2 > > Urbanites do not live like suburban or rural people. > > Some things that make living in NYC or SF while poor bearable: > > *No Car. This is a big one. Most people in these cities* do not own cars, > and if they do they aren’t using them all the time. Poor people especially > will just use public transport. *So the poor are not paying for parking, > car note, auto insurance, repairs, gas, etc*. That’s a significant > expense for many Americans — poor New Yorkers and San Franciscans don’t > have to deal with that. > > *More and Better Jobs. Low pay in NYC and SF is an* order of magnitude > better than low pay in very different environments*. Min wage in NYC and > SF is $15 and $16.99 respectively, and most bad jobs will pay a little > above that rate at least*. There is also better opportunity for side > hustles and extra work — think the gig economy (Uber, DoorDash, etc) and > other such work. These side opportunities are much harder to find in > smaller locations. > > *Roommates & Family. People always skimp out on* this option. It’s very, > very easy to get roommates in these cities. One roommate will cut the rent > bill in half, which is instantly game changing. There’s also the option to > live with family, which a lot of poor people do to save money. That’s what > my mom did when she hit hard times — moved in with her parents in their NYC > apartment. > > *Government Intervention: NYC and SF heavily use* rent control, welfare > aid, public housing, and other methods to ensure that the poor can live in > their cities (living well is another issue). So the truly destitute can > turn to City Hall if they have to. > > *It’s very possible to live in these cities while poor. Not necessarily > pleasantly, but being poor is not known for pleasantness.* > > My family and I were poor in NYC for my entire childhood (and then some). > We made it work. > > *Q3 What kind of professional can diagnose what’s causing a > problem with my gas cooktop?* > > A3 Gopala Krishnan, Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at > Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now > > Look at the company manufactured the cook-top. Call their service number. > Company will send their engineer/technician. If within warranty period > parts and service is free. Otherwise you have to pay. > > Local cook-top service people are also there. They may charge irrespective > of warranty. > > In India most company technicians are engineering degree holders. > > *Q4 What could be the reason a house kitchen stove would emit fire > spontaneously through the knob when in use? How do we solve this (stove > with 4 burners but fire seen in 1 knob)?* > > A4 Nishant Shrimali, Founder at Kitchen N Appliances > (2019–present)2y > > The chances are, *due to any jerk while moving it or something like that > the Knob might have gotten a hit. ****Other reason such as use heavy > utensils or pressure could be another reason. > > Now as the flames are emitting, which means gas leakage is there. I > suggest you call a skill repair person as soon as possible. He will just > tighten the knob and you may be good to go.*** *Many women doesnot > understand they should not keep heavy vessels. For heavy vessels there are > special LPG distribution and stoves.* > > *My note- First he has to switch OFF the regulator switch in LPG cylinder > before attempting other things.* > > *Q5 Why is 100-degree heat so dangerous in the United Kingdom?* > > A5 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Jul 29 > > *Because it’s unusual*. Our houses are designed to collect and hold in > heat, and our countryside is covered from coast to coast in dense grass, > bushes and bracken which, if they encounter a prolonged dry spell followed > by a hot snap, as happened this year in England, become one giant tinder > box. > > *Q6 What happens to stomach acid after it goes through your > intestine?* > > A6 Ken Saladin, Textbook author and professor emeritus Fri > > *It doesn’t go through your intestine. It gets neutralized almost as soon > as it enters the intestine,* within inches of the stomach, by the sodium > bicarbonate secreted by the pancreas. That’s our own natural antacid, there > to protect the stomach wall from the stomach acid. > > *Granted, if you eat habanero peppers, it might feel like there was acid > coming out your other end the next day, but it’s not.* > > *Q7 Is rainwater 100% fresh?* > > A7 David Thomas, Professional Engineer, Civil, Alaska7mo > > *100% fresh, as in no salt?* Yes. It is distilled water, evaporated from > the oceans, lakes, land and plants and then cools enough through > atmospheric air movement to condense and come down as rain. > > *Only very near the seashore can precipitation have any salinity*. That > arises from wave action creating all sizes of droplets from liters that > crash back down, rain-drop-sized ones that fall meters away, to mist-sized > and smaller droplets of water that can be carried hundreds of meters > ashore. I’ve diagnosed and resolved several equipment problems with systems > located within 500 meters of an ocean shore that weren’t adequately > protected against “salt air”. > > *100% pure? While it starts off as water vapor, when rain condenses into > droplets, air components (O2, N2, CO2) and pollutants (CO, NOx, SOx) will > dissolve into it*. Hence, “acid rain” falls hundreds of kilometers > downwind of coal-aired power plants and limestone is eroded by CO2 in > rainwater (and more so, by CO2 picked up in the root zone of the soil) > making it slightly acidic. > > *Also, airborne dust and pollens will be brought down to ground level by > rain, so the **first rain will to* fall won’t be as pure as rain that > falls a few hours later. > > *Q8 What happens if you put galvanized steel in contact with > concrete?* > > A8 Ciro Pabon, B.S. in Civil Engineering & Highway Engineering, > Universidad La Gran Colombia (Graduated 1984)Jul 18 > > *Concrete is very alkaline, so much that it can easily burn your skin, as > I have written about elsewhere.* > > Ciro Pabon's answer to When curing concrete forms underwater, in an > isolated pool or pond, is the water contaminated by the chemical reaction, > as in unable to be used for plant irrigation or watering cattle? > > Concrete mixes above a pH of 13.3 react with galvanized steel rebars, > which are covered in zinc, forming hydroxyzincates (CaZnOH-H20). > > *That reaction only happens when the concrete is curing.* > > Fortunately, the hydroxyzincates protect the rest of the zinc galvanizing > coat, but *the essential grip between concrete and rebars is weakened > because of the dust created at the galvanized steel surface.* > > ****Thus, it is recommended to use (really) chromed bars that protect the > galvanized coat.*Chromed rebars even look cool > > You can also add chrome, between 20 and 100 parts per million, to concrete > to obtain the same protection. > > However, all that process somehow kills the idea of galvanized steel for > concrete because you really need an experienced guy that knows how to use > them without creating problems that weaken the structural bond between > steel and concrete essential for reinforced concrete work. > > *That happens even taking in account that ordinary non galvanized steel > rebars can oxidize.* > > The issue with rust in re-bars is that the steel oxides occupy a way > larger volume than the original rebar space, creating tension in the > concrete, cracking it an exacerbating water intake into steel and thus > inducing more rust through the cracks. > > I have to digress a bit and comment that is common to use concrete type V > with 5 percent calcium aluminate and/or pozzolanas in very wet or marine > environments to protect rebars plus 3 or 4 inches of concrete cover. > > *Because of a couple of articles claiming its chemistry protect Roman > concrete from seawater action, which is true*. somehow the popular > imaginary has concluded that original Roman pozzolana concrete must be > extolled as the solution to Western civilization problems. > > However, allow me to state that ancient concrete is way, way weaker than > regular modern concrete with maybe 800 psi in compression compared with > 4.000 minimum for modern Portland cement concrete. > > **** My note- Most engineers in Chennai roughly* remove rust from bars > by just putting it down a few times, if rust is more. Only if slight rust > in bars they use it as it is telling slight rust gives more grip with > concrete. > > *Q9 Why does India use 220 volts when the USA uses 110 volts?* > > A9 Balaji Viswanathan, follows government policies closely.6y > > Like most things in the US, the 110V AC is the result of a *supercharged > political clash and an ugly compromise*. [See more: War of Currents] > > US has always had a pair of highly electric innovators who fought to make > their creation the standard [*Edison vs Tesla,* Jobs vs Gates, Wright vs > Curtiss, Hearst vs Pulitzer, Colt vs Wesson]. > > Tesla promoted the Alternating Current and he was backed by Westinghouse. > Edison promoted the Direct Current and he was the powerhouse behind the > company that later became GE [after kicking out Edison & his name]. *Edison > delivered power at 110 V as the early use was primarily illumination that > didn’t require a lot of power*. > > Edison created a number of high pitched drama to prove that Tesla’s AC was > dangerous. He got the society really scared of high voltage AC. Eventually > there was a compromise where the US system adopted the Tesla’s Alternating > Current but with Edison’s Voltage [110V]. > > In the meanwhile, the Germans had little of that melodrama and none of > the breakneck competition & compromise. With a monopoly over electricity > production they objectively chose a much better standard, delivering > Alternating Current at the more efficient 220V. The German standard > became the European standard and eventually the world standard. India > follows the standard just like the rest of the world. > > In the meanwhile, countries that are connected to the United States [most > of the Americas other than Brazil] are stuck with Edison’s 110V. > > *Q10 If eating white rice daily is unhealthy, how come our > Indian ancestors are so healthy though they used to have it daily 3 times?* > > A10 PM Gowindan Nampoothiri, Former GM, RBI (2001–2008)Thu > > *Contrary to popular belief Rice is not an Indian cereal .It was not the > original food of our ancestors .* > > Rice was being cultivated in China.It was brought to India by a King from > Orissa and the grain was called Orisi.Orisi became popular in Andhra and > Tamil nadu and it was renamed as Arishi in Tamil > > When it reached Kerala it became Ari > > The traditional food in North India was Wheat and in the South it was Ragi > ,Bajra ,Njavara etc > > In Kerala the traditional food was Tapioca and fish > > The rice revolution replaced traditional food in south > > The rice contain high level of carbohydrates, starch and other items which > are converted into sugar. There is no fibre content also.The high > incidence of Diabetes in Kerala is probably due rice as main food > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 07-08- 2022. * > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/862423909.378080.1659922940890%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/862423909.378080.1659922940890%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 [email protected]. 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