Q1 why it is round is the opening, but ends as hexagonal. That is quora. Q2 Ayyo what a Q from the west, studied in NY?. "New York City, the most populous city in the United States, is home to over 7,000 completed high-rise buildings of at least 115 feet (35 m), of which at least 101 are taller than 650 feet (198 m). The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center, which rises 1,776 feet (541 m)." You wont be able to drive your car so easily nor find parking slots. Q3 Sadist question Q4 OH OH Jordon again with a funny Q and A. Certain villages even today do not have more than one story. Any special historical reasons?. Why always starting with Rome because of patriotism to the west?. Rest is casual with lesser authentications. As far as insulin of Canada toronto 1922 it is not as it is in FB presented. I will write about it later. KR IRS 23323
On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 at 18:48, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 03-2023-20* > > Q1 Why are water tanks round? > > A1 Naveed Iqbal, M.S. in Management Engineering, Politecnico Di > Milano (Polimi) (Graduated 2018)Updated 6y > > *Circular shape has the most uniform stress distribution*. The stress > generated by fluid in the tank distributes equally in all directions. *In > case of rectangular or square shapes, the stress concentration would be too > high in corners*.This is the prime reason that most of the large storage > tanks are made in round shape. > > Fact: water wells have also been made in round shape since the start of > history for the very same reason :-) I hope that answers your questions > quite clearly. > > *My note- I have seen many wells in Chennai for* watering fields are > square shape. In Rajasthan also I have seen most wells in square shapes in > pictures. > > In homes depend on convenience overhead tanks are sometimes hexagonal. > > Q2 How come NYC doesn't have more skyscrapers? > > A2 Steven Haddock,Studied at York University (Canada)Mon > > New York City has a weird geology. It explains both why it was such an > important settlement for Europeans and why the biggest skyscrapers are > generally found in clusters mid-town and downtown. > > *Most of the geology of the U.S. eastern seaboard is alluvial soil left > behind by millions of years of rivers flowing into the ocean from the > nearby mountains and thousands of years of glaciers scraping the land and > then retreating*. New York being at the mouth of a river and having been > covered by glaciers in the past generally has loose soils like glacial till > or even sand. Like many low-lying cities at seal level, this means the > soil is very soft - not the best place to build an incredibly heavy > skyscraper. > > But there are exceptions. *Throughout Manhattan and the greater New York > area there are outcrops of very hard rock called Schist. Walk through > Central Park and you can see bits of it peeking out from the ground*. > Schist is very stable rock - it hasn’t moved in as long as geologists can > tell - no fault lines and no shifting*. It’s the perfect place to build a > skyscraper.* > > Although this schist is found in a lot of places, it’s closer to the > surface in mid-town and downtown, so you only have to dig down a dozen > meters or so to hit solid rock. Other places, it’s much deeper. For > example, they tried to put the Manhattan pier of the Brooklyn Bridge on > Schist (the Brooklyn Pier does sit on Schist) but after months of digging > the foundation on the Manhattan side and still finding no rock (it’s > several hundred feet under the current foundation) they just let it sit in > the sand. Luckily, it seems to be stable. > > But lots of New York City has really poor soils. For example, the Coney > Island neighbourhood is essentially a barrier island made entirely of > accumulated sand. Frankly, so is most of Long Island. Sure, you can build > fairly tall buildings on it, but it’s cheaper to build them on the solid > rock of Manhattan. > > Q3 What are the benefits of being poor? > > A3 Srinath Nalluri.Most Viewed Writer in Behavioral, Social & > Human Psychology Mar 10 > > A dhobi who does ironing in an apartment suddenly bought a house. > > ‘Lottery?’ one resident asked.‘No.’ > > ‘Robbery?’‘Never.’ ‘Forgery?’‘Not at all.’ > > *‘Then how?’‘I have been saving for this for the last ten years.’* > > ‘But your earnings are low, no? ’‘But my spendings are also low, you know.’ > > ‘Again, how?’He and his whole family travel by bus. They don’t feel small. > There is no compulsion to buy a car or bike. So no EMI, fuel or parking > expenses. > > He can get away by wearing the same clothes every day. His family stays > in a small house inside the residential complex. He has no space to put a > fridge, big wardrobe, or variety of utensils. > > His son asks for a bicycle to go to school. He gets him a used one from a > resident. His son never complains as he is not insutled for not being able > to afford new one. > > *No one expects him to give gifts or wear expensive clothes at weddings*. > *No one expects him to serve 25-item meal or give 250 bucks wedding card > for his daughter’s wedding.* > > One advantage the poor have is their lifestyle is known to everyone. They > are not under any spotlight. > > So they don’t have any pressure or compulsion to do things beyond their > level. Part of their expenses go to fulfil their needs and the rest goes to > their savings. Furthermore, their small house in a small area brings down > the desire for many clothes and more items. > > *For the middle class, however, They are under constant pressure to look > rich as they fear they might be assumed poor by others.* > > *This beautiful line from Njan Prakashan shows the difference in lifestyle > between the poor and middle class.* > > Q4 How is it that ancient civilizations such as Rome couldn't > build buildings higher than two stories, but we can now easily go higher > than ten stories high with no problem? > > A4 Claire Jordan,Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Wed > > *The Romans did actually build multi-storey tenements, but they tended to > collapse*. The Romans were great at masonry, but crap at carpentry. > *Meanwhile, > Edinburgh in the 15th/16thC had stone tenements of up to 16 storeys* > (there are some of 11 and 12-storeys still standing), and *Mediaeval > Bologna in Italy had an absolute mania for tall slim towers.* > > Q5 What is an interesting fact of history that most people > don't know? > > A5 Alexander Brown, Freelance Writer (2018–present)Updated 6mo > > * In 1922, Scientists Entered A Ward Of Dying Children, All In Comatose > Diabetic Ketoacidosis, And Injected A New Drug (Insulin) Into Them As > Families Were Already Beginning To Grieve* > > Before they had injected the last person on the ward, the first woke up. > One by one, all of the children awoke from their diabetic comas. A room > of death and gloom, became a place of joy and hope. > > Q6 What are the important considerations while renting a laptop? > > A6 Sayan Dey, Sr. Editor at CMR & PCQuestFeb 22 > > *The reputation and size of vendor you're purchasing it from is extremely > important*, because only a large vendor will be able to provide you what > you need. Can the vendor provide you with the latest generation components > in the laptops? It won't make any sense if the vendor provides you the > latest configuration, but all the components inside are of very old > generation. *So opt for a vendor who can give you the latest generation > components in the laptops*. > > What are the terms of the service agreement and how transparent are they? > *Please > keep a close eye on those*. What's the policy on giving you service and > support after you've rented the laptops? While renting laptops, you are > putting your trust and laying your technical dependency on the rental > company. that's why all these factors matter. If you have security > concerns, then go with laptops without a pre-installed OS. Renting a brand > new laptop instead of a used one will ensure better performance and battery > backup. > > Finding an optimal solution fulfilling all the above criteria is really > hard to come by. Very few options are there. *For instance check out the > Lease with ease from HP. They are one of a kind rental service provider who > offers brand new laptops for rental instead of used old gen laptops*. The > company also has lots of service centers in each city to ensure owner-like > customer support even on rental.If you want to know more about laptop > rentals, visit Lease With Ease Website. > > Q7 Why will there be only AC coaches in high speed trains? > > A7 Abhijit Sen, Chegg Tutor , Travel 🚉 and Computer > Professional1y > > Requirements of AC coaches in high speed trains running above 130 km/h: > > * Wind and Weather factors. One most important factor is wind* > > 1You can't resist so much high wind blowing at your face, when the train > is running at such a speed. Just for an experiment, *stand at the > doorstep of Rajdhani Exp for a few minutes, when the train is picking up > acceleration. You can't stand after some, due to wind blowing, when the > train is running at high speed.* > > 2. Clean fresh air supply. > > 3. Heating and cooling inside coaches, for changing weather conditions. > > 4. A/C Buffet/Pantry Car is better for high speed trains. > > 5. When train is running at high-speed the air surrounding rubs against > coach surface. In non ac coaches open windows cause turbulance and the > coach becomes unstable. *Ac coaches are closed hence air resistance is > reduced and high speed is feasible.* > > 6. Enormous amounts of dusts would enter into the non-AC coaches, and > ,there by, causing serious health hazards to the passengers. > > 7. Supplying clean fresh air at a controlled uniform temperature. > > 8. Providing for heating as well as cooling on a train that travels > through areas of widely differing climate during its journey. > > *9. In non-AC coaches windows and doors are open which create air > resistance during motion of train.* In AC coaches windows are sealed and > doors are usually closed as they are reserved and due to less crowd. So, > due to sealed windows and closed doors in AC coaches no air resistance is > created during motion of train. > > It helps the train to move in high speed. So, there will be only AC > coaches in high speed trains. > > Q8 How do tigers find their cubs in the wild? > > A8 Snock Lock, I just love animals. Mar 13 > > *If the cubs become separated from their mother, they will often call out > to her in distress* until she comes to find them. Tigers have a keen > sense of hearing and can locate the calls of their cubs even from a > distance. *Additionally, tigers have a well-developed sense of smell and > can use their sense of smell to locate their cubs* if they become lost or > separated. > > Q9 Why do American trains have "noses" at the front of the > locomotives but European, for example, don't? > > A9 Robert Clouse,Disable Veteran at Cincinnati, Ohio, USA > (2000–present)Jan 22 > > *I think you mean the cowcatcher.* > > Cowcatcher - Wikipedia > > A cowcatcher , also known as a pilot , is the device mounted at the front > of a locomotive *to deflect obstacles on the track that might otherwise > damage or derail it or the train*. Leading truck and cowcatcher on the > John Bull In the UK small metal bars called life-guards , rail guards or > guard irons are provided immediately in front of the wheels. *They knock > away smaller obstacles lying directly on the running surface of the > railhead*. > > Historically, fenced-off railway systems in Europe relied exclusively on > those devices and cowcatchers were not required, but in modern systems > cowcatchers have generally superseded them. > > Instead of a cowcatcher, *trams use a device called a fender . Objects > lying on the tram track come in contact with a sensor bracket, which > triggers the lowering of a basket-shaped device to the ground*, > preventing the overrunning of the obstacles and dragging them along the > road surface in front of the wheels. In snowy areas the cowcatcher also > has the function of a snowplough . > > Invention Edit The cowcatcher was invented by Charles Babbage in the 19th > century, during his period of working for the Liverpool and Manchester > Railway . [1] However, Babbage's invention was not constructed, and it is > uncertain whether later manufacturers were aware of Babbage's idea. On a > mainline locomotive, the cowcatcher has to successfully deflect an obstacle > hit at speed. *The design principle is to push the object upwards and > sideways out of the way and not to lift the locomotive on impact*. The > typical shape is a blunt wedge with a shallow V-shape in plan. In the later > days of steam locomotives , the front coupler was designed to swing out of > the way also, so it could not get caught up; this was called a 'drop > coupler pilot'. Early on, cowcatchers were normally fabricated of bars > mounted on a frame; later on, sheet metal cowcatchers were often used for > their additional smoothness, and some cast steel cowcatchers were employed > for their mass and smooth shape. Early diesel locomotives followed the same > plan. Cowcatchers on early shunting locomotives in the US often had steps > (called "footboard pilots") to allow yard workers to ride with the > locomotive. In some countries, footboard pilots are outlawed for safety > reasons, and have been removed. Modern locomotives often have front and > rear platforms with safety rails, or deeply recessed steps, where workers > can ride. Modern cowcatchers Edit Most modern European rail vehicles must > have cowcatchers with a snowplough function and rail guards. The required > strength of the system is 30 kN (3,059 kp) in the middle of the track and > 50 kN (5,099 kp) near the rails. [2] *Modern US diesel locomotives have > flatter, less wedge-shaped cowcatchers, because a diesel locomotive has the > cab near the front, and the crew are vulnerable to impact from obstacles > pushed up by the cowcatcher*. Anti-climbers Edit An anti-climber on the > front of an Australian NR class diesel locomotive To protect the crew and > passengers, most modern > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowcatcher > > *American trains going across the plain had to deal with hitting large > animals like cattle and buffalo, so they used this to protect the train.* > > Most modern European trains do have a cowcatcher today. “Most modern > European rail vehicles must have cowcatchers with a snowplough function and > rail guards. The required strength of the system is 30 kN (3,059 kp) in the > middle of the track and 50 kN (5,099 kp) near the rails.” > > The main reason for the cowcatcher was to prevent anything large hit from > going under the train and pushing it up off the rails. > > Q10 What is the difference between bacteria and viruses? > > A10 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper15h > > Bacteria are living cells - whole tiny organisms which eat and reproduce > and have metabolisms. > > Viruses are stray wisps of RNA or DNA in a protective shell. They have no > separate life: they live and reproduce only by being swept up into a host > organism, when the shell pierces the skin of a cell and injects the DNA > or RNA into the infected cell, where it uses the host cell’s mechanisms to > make copies of itself. > > Q11 What are some examples of countries which went rapidly from > rich to poor? > > A11 Wirawan Winarto, Indonesian. Ex-engineer at Microsoft, > Samsung, & Intel Updated 7y > > Thanks for the A2A.*The one I can think of is Myanmar.* > > *Back in the 1960s, Myanmar income per capita was one of the greatest in > South East Asia*. It was US$ 250 at that time, twice of Thailand and > around four times of Indonesia. Only slightly below Malaysia. > > *Myanmar was one of the richest and a very influential nation. It is one > of the founders of the Asia-Africa Union along with Indonesia and India.* > But then it closed down its economy, led by military junta, and the rest is > history. > > *Fifty years later, it is the poorest nation in South East Asia, with the > GDP per capita around US$ 1,000*. Only a quarter of Indonesia and even > lower than Laos and Cambodia. > > *Other examples, I think would be Nauru and Afghanistan.* > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 23-03- 2023.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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