CULTURAL QA 01-2023-11 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 When was crude oil discovered, and howwas it used for the first time? A1 Jay Bazzinotti, Consider my new novel,"Calf Pasture Pumping Station" Updated 6mo The father ofAmerican oil discovery and development was Samuel Keir who is considered the “Father of thePetroleum Industry in the US” in 1846. He discovered oil leaking into his salt minesand hated it. First he tried to pump it into a canal to make it “go away” butthe damn stuff was pretty powerful and impregnable. He hired Chemist Robert Cheeseboro and the first thingthey tried to make with it was a “patent medicine” which they mixed withalcohol and tried to sell as a cure-all. That didn’t work,but Cheeseboro used it next as what he called “Vaseline” as a balm for cowudders and skin and it sold remarkably well. Then, utilizing the techniques of Abraham Geslar, aCanadian who first showed the distillation of oil into Kerosene in 1846 andcoined the word “kerosene”, he did the same thing. He discovered a cheap replacementfor whale oil for lighting. After that, oil was discovered by EdwinDrake in 1859. He was also looking for a cheap replacement for whale oil as alighting source. However, itwas the invention of the hurricane lantern in Poland by Ignaz Lukasiewicz in1859 that made using kerosene practical since, unlike whale oil, kerosene burnswith a lot of smoke and stink if not regulated properly. Lukasiewiscdeveloped a manually regulating lamp that made lighting practical without somuch smoke and reduced the stink, but truth be known, almost every place thatused kerosene was filled with the stink of burning oil. However, thepossibility of cheap, reliable and safe lighting made the product desirable. Around this time,people were experimenting with the internal combustion engine but first triedto use coal dust, expensively refined, as the fuel. Later, other petroleumby-products such as ligroin, an industrial solvent, were used. At the time, gasoline,also discovered by Drake was seen as a waste by-product and burned in giantpits. However, someone discovered the process of “dry cleaning” with gasolineand it was used extensively in laundromats primarily by Chinese workers who hadbeen oppressed to the point where they opened gasoline dry cleaningestablishments that blew up frequently. The British used gasoline as a cleaning agent until theend of WW2. A large proportion of British fuel was usedprimarily to wash uniforms. Eventually, the properties and largeavailable quantities of gasoline were discovered to be ideal of internalcombustion engines. Thefirst carbeurators were invented in 1826 by American Samuel Morey but they werenot practical. Benz, Maybach and Daimler invented the practical atomizingcarbeurator used on cars in 1888 making automobiles a fait accompli. The magneto was invented byFaraday in 1831 and produced the spark required to start the engine by turninga crank. Once the engine started, it was self-sustaining. Cars had cranksuntil Cadillac invented the electric starter in 1912 and long afterwardsbecause they were cheap and worked. The cracking of large quantities of oil into gasoline wasdeveloped by Standard Oil in 1913 and made cars practical for the first time,because up until then, gas was scarce and expensive, running about 25 dollars agallon. After the invention of cracking, gasoline fell to about 1.50 a gallonin the early 1920s which sparked an enormous demand for automobiles. Q2 What is it that we as Indians arecollectively doing wrong? A2 Mohammed Rizwan, keen observer Updated6y Building Full Glass Multi-Storeys The glass buildingis best suited for countries having cold climate.Because it serves oneimportant purpose.And that is:Keeping the building hotter than outside. The sun rays (thatare scant in these countries) after entering the building gets trapped and isreflected back and forth, and thus helps make the building hotter than outside. It also reducestheir dependency on electronic sources of temperature controllers. So that,people be at ease in the building. In a country likeIndia, where it remains mostly HOT, we go on mimicking this architectural stylewithout any thought. In India, thebuildings generally traps more heat and become burning HOT. Now, to bring thetemperature of the building lesser than outside, we operate huge ACs. These ACs consumeenormous amount of electricity in a country where a significant section ofpopulation has negligible access to this scarce resource. Even in the capital city, 24hours electricity is still a dream. And why all this ishappening, because we can’t use common sense when designing buildings, orbecause of our obsession with the west. Instead, the buildings in India should be made mostly ofclay bricks, which helps reduce the temperature of the building by absorbingheat and thus reduces our dependency on electricity to cool our buildings. Edit 1: First thing first :Thanks folks for upvotes Now the otherbit,It has been great reading comments on this answer. Few peoplehave rightly pointed out that there are reflective glasses available nowadaysthat minimize amount of heat absorbed. Moreover, "Skyscrapers" can't withstand load of clay bricks, soGlass is the most suitable item for them. Thank you guys forimproving my understanding. There are fewothers as well who have sided with my piece. What I have concluded is that if reflective glasses areused, indeed that's great. But in case other kind ofglass is used then it Is a problem. And Skyscrapers are exempted. Q3 Why did the Industrial Revolution startwith the spinning jenny and other textile machines? Was there a huge demand forclothing? A3 Matt Riggsby, MA ArchaeologicalStudies, Boston University Jan 6 What it started with was water pumps. Getting water outof mines was a problem going back to the classicalera; there’s evidence of the Romans using a series of wheels to get water outof the mines at Rio Tinto in Spain. The first steam engines were devices to pump water out of mines.Because of local water tables, there was a limit to how deep one could mine,and rains would flood mines further, limiting work. Industrial pumps allowedmines to be operated more consistently and dug deeper. That said,textile production was the next major target for industrialization.That’s because making fabric was expensive. It was labor intensive and producedfabric slowly, keeping supplies low and prices high, but it was also, from anengineering point of view, a fairly straightforward process. The invention of industrialspinning machines, looms, and so on slashed the cost of producing fabric,making it much more affordable. There was also “prior art” to takeadvantage of. In the run up to the adoption of coal-fired engines, there was anincreasing use of water power across a variety of industries, and textiles,again, were well suited to industrialization, so there were already designs forpowered looms which could easily be adapted to the new power source. Q4 What are some mind-blowing amazingfacts about the human body? A4 Juan Medechi, Dental Hygienist(2021–present)10mo Here are someamazing facts about the human body maybe you know it or not so… Check it out!! 1. Your intestines are almost always on the go, squirminglike worms. 2. Around 70% ofpeople tilt their heads to the right rather than the left when kissing somebodyelse. 3. Can’tremember your dream from last night? That’s perfectly normal since most peoplewill forget 90% of their dreams. 4. Your heart canbeat up to 100,000 times daily. Assuming there'sone muscle that never gets drained, it is your heart. This human organ isanswerable for siphoning blood through veins and corridors. It can beat around100,000 times each day, contingent upon the beats each moment. Meaning, it cansend 2,000 gallons of blood through your body. 5. Make sure you wear a hat this winter – a total of 80% of your bodyheat is lost through your head, so it’s time to invest in a good woolly beanie. 6. It’s not justyour cheeks that turn red and expose your embarrassment when you’re blushing. Your stomach also turns red, butnot many people will notice this. 7. Every 3-4seconds, around 50,000 cells in your body will die and be replaced by new ones. 8. Just a single kidney is important to live. Your kidneys areliable for disposing of side effects from the blood. Imagine a scenario inwhich you lose one. Sit back and relax, even just a single kidney can keep youliving. My note- A person while developing Kidneyproblems, simultaneously both kidneys are affected as told by my doctor. Hence one kidney got on donation, is stitched overone of the damaged kidneys. Why the old kidney is not removed is not clear tome. Perhaps if kidneyrejection occurs, the old kidney may help him to survive a few more years. 9. Your brain usesaround 20% of the total oxygen and blood in your body. 10. One millionbillion pieces of information can be stored by the brain. Now there’s no excuse not to gettop marks on your exams! 11. Your brain isat its peak when you’re in your late 40’s. If you haven’t reached that pointyet, don’t worry because you’ve got time to get even smarter. 12. A fever with a temperature of more than 107.5degrees Fahrenheit is enough to damage your brainsignificantly and cause death if you don’t seek medical attention. 13. Your eyes can identify light more than 1.7 miles away. Is it safe to saythat you are interested in how far your eyes can see a candle fire? The fact ofthe matter is your eyes are extremely strong that they can distinguish lightfire more than 1.7 miles away. It seems like you have a godlike vision,correct? 14. Contraryto popular belief, the heart is in the middle of your chest, between the rightand left lungs. However, it tilts slightly to the left, creating the illusionit is on the left side. 15. Your brainis developed and created using 50% of your genes. The other 50% of your genesare used for the rest of your body. Q5 What is the secrets of life- Jahangir's addiction to alcohol, Jahangir used todrink 20 pegs of alcohol throughout the day, used to hold court in thebathroom, used to eat food at midnight, A5 The Secret Of Life And The Dream WorldOf Life Jan 11 Mughal Emperor Jahangir was the eldest son of Akbar.His reign lasted from 1605 to 1627. However, it is believed that between 1611and 1627, Jahangir did not rule independently because Jahangir's wife Nur Jahanhad influence on the tenure during this period. Jahangir and Nur Jahan weremarried in the year 1611.Nur Jahan was the 20th and last wife of Jahangir. Jahangir was often absent from court proceedings due tointoxication. This proved to be an opportunityfor Nur Jahan. Jahangir wasaddicted to alcohol and opium The Mughal emperorJahangir was addicted to alcohol and opium. Jahangir himself has told in hisautobiography 'Tuzuke-Jahangiri' that there was a time in his life when he used to drink 20 cupsof wine a day. He used to drink 14 cups during the day and 6 cups atnight. The ice that Jahangir used to add to the liquor was brought fromKashmir. Refrigerators were not invented then and snow fell only on themountains. Jahangir later started drinking 6 cups a day to reduce hisalcohol addiction but opium addiction remained.By 1622, he had developed asthma due to opium. Jahangir died of asthma on 28 October 1627 at the age of58. Jahangir's two brothers died due to alcohol addiction. Discussions Used to do it inthe bathroom. Actually this tradition was started by Sher Shah Suri. Sher ShahSuri is known for defeating and driving out the second Mughal emperor Humayunfrom North India. Sher Shah Suri's hair was very curly. That's why it took timeto dry his hair. Then Sher Shah Suri started the tradition of holding court inthe bathroom itself. My note- How Akbargot a son with such qualities? Here only I mentioned mutations of genes. I amnot making a Pandora’s Box. I leave the topic here. All the above QA are from Quora website on 16-01- 2023. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled andposted by R. Gopala krishnan on 17-01-2023 -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/843893161.1500685.1673929168205%40mail.yahoo.com.
