CULTURAL QA 01-2024-15 All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 15-01-2024.
Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted by R. Gopalakrishnan, on 15-01-2024 Q1 Why can't the Panama Canal just bean open waterway between the two oceans? Wouldn't the water levels stabilize atsome point? A1 MichaelMunson, BA in History and Political Science & Philosophy, VirginiaCommonwealth University (Graduated 1974)9mo “Why can't the PanamaCanal just be an open waterway between the two oceans? Wouldn't the waterlevels stabilize at some point?” As written, there is a strong suggestion in this questionthat the writer thinks there is a significantdifference in sea levels between the Atlantic and Pacific to be overcome. There isn’t. The reason why the Canal isn’t a simple open waterway isbecause the land being traversed is a lot higher above sea level than theauthor realizes. What is commonly referred to a “The Canal,” is actually aseries of short canals,plus locks toallow ships to be raised upenough on one side to then sail across lake Gatun, which is 85 feet above sealevel. If a channel deep enough to directly connect the twooceans were to be dug, in addition to destroying the fresh-water lake entirely,a great deal of additional land area of Panama would have to be eliminatedentirely, for mechanical reasons. Q2 What are the 7 Signs You May NeedHearing Aids? A2 PreetiTyagi | New Delhi at 6:48 AM Hearing is an essential aspect of your health that needscare. But, did you know according to WHO- approximately 63 million people in India suffer fromsignificant hearing problems and 4 out of 5 people with hearingloss are unaware of their condition. Hearing loss is a gradual process that silently infiltratesyour life. Expertsrecommend to use hearing aids before it is too late. If you recognizethe following 7 signs of hearing loss, then you may need hearing aids. 1. You feel like people are mumbling If you notice someone mumbling during a conversation andfinding it difficult to understand, this could be a sign of hearing loss. 2. Ask people to repeat themselves “Can you pleaserepeat?,” or "Ohh....sorry what did you say?”are some of the commonexpressions people with hearing loss use during their conversation. 3. Don’t feel like socializing Social isolation is associated with hearing loss. When youavoid social gatherings because you can't understand what people say in noisysituations, it's a red flag. 4. You often turn up your TV volume If you’re turning up the TV volume too high even when yourfamily says it’s too loud, it is a clear sign that your hearing is fading. 5. Phone call becomes a strain When hearing a phone call becomes difficult, and you end itlike "sorry, here is a "bad connection" or "voice is notclear," the problem is most likely with your hearing. 6. You rely on lip reading while talking If you start focusing on the speaker's mouth to get the hintsfrom lip reading during the conversation, it's advisable to get your hearingexamined. 7. You need a companion to follow a conversation When you need a companion to help you understand whateveryone else is saying in a crowded place, this could be a sign of hearingloss. Q3 My blood sugar was 91 when I wentto bed and exactly doubled to 182 when I got up. Do you have any comments? A3 LuisDoriocourt,33+ years living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.3y Tim Carter asked: My blood sugar was 91 when I went tobed and exactly doubled to 182 when I got up. Do you have any comments? My answer: What you are experiencing is the “dawn phenomenon.” There are hormone driven processesthat ready a person sleeping for action upon waking. Adrenalin, cortisol, glucagon and growth hormoneare secreted which among other things cause a conversion of glycogen stored inthe liver to be converted into glucose. This causes a risein blood glucose levels. In a person withoutdiabetes this rise is countered effectively by the secretion of insulin to keepBG levels in the normal range. Type 1 diabetics make no insulin so there isthat, and type 2diabetics often have cells that are insulin resistant. That means the glucosecannot enter the cells, thus blood glucose levels rise. Some strategies for reducing dawn phenomenon are eating a lowcarb evening meal earlier, eliminated night time snacking, and doing some sort of brisk exerciseafter eating. The dawn phenomenon: What can you do? Q4 Why does Earth have 70% water? A4 Ron Brown,Professorof Physics, Emeritus Nov 13 As others have pointed out, Earth is about70% covered with water, but not 70% water. If the Earth were a perfectsmooth non-rotating sphere, it would be 100% covered with water. Q5 Can you give me an example ofBritish humour? A5 Tom Owens,MBAfrom Armstrong State University (Graduated 1995)23h A man had sufferedwith terrible headaches for 7 years. The Doctors could do nothing to help. Finally, one doctor explainedthe only thing left that would work was castration. So he had his balls cut off. His headaches immediately went away. He felt so good that he wanted to buy a new sport coat. So he goes to a men’s store andtells the salesman that he wants to purchase a sport coat. The salesman says,you’re a 42 Regular. The man is impressed and asked how did you know. That’s myjob the sales man states. Would you like somepants to go with that. The man is still excited and says sure. OK the salesman says, you’re a 36 / 30. The man says no, I’m a 32 / 30. The salesman says, listen, if you wear a 32, it will squeeze your balls so tight you’llget headaches. My note- I amreading this joke for the first time. Q6 What are some funny questions? A6 AliSabeer, Blogger | Business Strategist | eCommerce | SEO | Tips6h Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? If laughter is thebest medicine, who's the idiot who said they're 'dying of laughter'? Why do we press harder onthe remote control when we know the batteries are weak? If money doesn't grow on trees, then why do banks havebranches? Why is it called a"building" when it's already built? If a book about failure doesn't sell, is it a success? Why do we call it a "shortcut" when it actuallytakes longer? If corn oil is madefrom corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oilmade from? Why is it that whenyou transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transportsomething by ship, it's called cargo? If life gives you lemons, and you make lemonade, what does lifegive you if you're already sour? Q7 What is the funniest joke you'vebeen told that you still think about to this day? A7 ScottDismukes, Fri This a Reagan joke - Rona nd Her Majesty were in Hyde Park,London, in a formal carriage pulled by 6 matching white horses. Very formal,very regal, very grand. The guards on horseback, marching soldiers in fullregalia - the whole 9 yards. One of the 2 rearhorses suddenly lets out a ghastly green fart - the vapors overwhelming thecarriage driver, and the soldiers nearby, and of course Liz and Ron. After they recover, and realizingjust how extraordinarily bad this was, the Queen just had to say something. So she said “You know, MrPresident, there are things even the Queen of England cannot control!”. He responded,“Ma’am, until you said something, I thought that was one of the horses…” Q8 What’s a historical fact that wouldshock most people to find out? A8 Health Daily Advice,23h I nominate… Mark Twain. So one night, Twain was drunk, and feeling like writing something. At thetime, he was working for a newspaper, and he wrote up an article. In the article, heessentially accused a few prominent members in Virginia City of embezzling fromcharity, and he also accused another newspaper of withholding their donationsfrom charity. Now these were some serious accusations, and none of them wereactually true. But he was drunk, so hewrote it anyways. By accident, the article was published. And people werepissed. The other newspaper owner, named James Laird, publiclydegraded Twain and called him a liar. Twain decided that the only way to defend his honor was tochallenge him to a duel. Laird accepted, and the plan was set. Mark Twain would duel theJames Laird to the death. When it was time for the duel, Twain got one of his buddiesand went out to the site early. He confessed that he was actually a terrible shot, and this was a bigmistake. His buddy decided to quickly show him how to shoot, so hetook aim at a bird, and decapitated it with a single shot. Right after that, his opponent showed up to duel. He saw thedecapitated bird, and he asked who did it. Twain’s buddy thought fast, and saidthat Twain had done it.He also said he was a great shot, and could make the shot almost every time hetried. That spooked Laird,and he decided to talk to Twain. He made amends, and asked him if he was willing to call it off.Twain quickly agreed, andthey parted ways. Soon after, Twain left Virginia City and moved to SanFrancisco. He started writing books, and eventually became one of the greatestAmerican authors in history. If his buddy hadn’thad the quick wit to say that Twain had shot the bird, Huckleberry Finn and TomSawyer might not exist today. That’s a pretty crazy duel in my book. Q9 Why did not Lord Krishna ever visitVrindavan again? A9 GokulRenjith, Lives in India (1999–present)10h He did visit again. Lord Krishna visited Vrindavana afterkilling Dantavakra. This was soon after Yudhishtira’s Rajasuya Yaga. Here, hearing that Śiśupāla was killed, Dantavakra came toMathurā to fight with Kṛṣṇa. Hearing that Kṛṣṇa got into a chariot and camewith him to Mathurā. Then he killed him, and having crossedYamunā, and having gone to Nanda’s abode, he saluted his parents and consoledthem. He was embraced by them. He embraced all the old cowherds,consoled them, and pleased all living there by (giving them) many garments andornaments. On the charming sand-bank of Kālindī (i.e. Yamunā), crowded withauspicious trees, he, day and night enjoying sports with the cowherdesses, lived for three nights. Inthat region, all people like the cowherd Nanda, with their sons and wives, soalso beasts, birds and animals, having divine forms, got into anaeroplane and reached the highest place—Vaikuṇṭha. And Śrīkṛṣṇa, having givenall the residents of Nanda’s cow-pen his own infallible place, and beingpraised by hosts of gods, entered the glorious Dvārāvatī. Chapter 76, Patala Khanda,Padma Purana. So Lord Krishna visitedVrindavana, granted Moksha to the gopas and Gopis and send them to Vaikhunta. -- 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/40948816.1118084.1705326907085%40mail.yahoo.com.
