CULTURAL QA 03202418
Q1 What are the best examples of irony?
KR: Gun powder irony is in small measure affected the society; wars were
fought with fire and oil balls with rocks thrown for large destructions
even in chola periods. But invented for a good purpose used in atom Bomb
Nakasaki and Hiroshima effect?
Q2 What is a surprisingly unknown survival fact that everyone should
know?
KR: Rule of three is an yardstick; by controlling the breadth and the
emotional outflow, people survived for months together Manju boys fall only
at 80 feet scratching the body, in bed 3 years survival is HIS GRACE;
students went under the ic bocks survived and rose up elsewhere. > 3
minutes.
Q5 What's the biggest scientific nonsense that people keep repeating?
G The one about the alleged disinfectant properties of urine.
KR Oral intake of freshly voided morning urine has been recommended
for many diseases such as viral or bacterial infections. Symptoms reported
during the first days of oral intake of urine include nausea, vomiting,
headache, palpitations, diarrhoea or fever. Several substances in the urine
are believed to be important for oral intake such as urea, uric acid,
cytokines, hormones or urokinase. Local urine therapies include
embrocation, compresses for local tumours, whole body bath or foot bath in
the urine, use of urine as eye drops, ear drops or nose drops and the use
of urine for wound cleaning.
Urine has, in fact, had an impressive range of practical uses for
much of history. A key area was medicine. In Rome, Pliny the Elder
recommended fresh urine for the treatment of "sores, burns, affections of
the anus, chaps and scorpion stings", while stale urine mixed with ash
could be rubbed on your baby for nappy rash. In early-modern Europe
numerous medical luminaries went further. Pioneering French surgeon
Ambroise Paré noted that itching eye-lids could be washed in the patient's
urine – provided that it had been kept "all night in a barber's basin"
first. The father of chemistry, Robert Boyle, advised certain patients to
drink every morning "a moderate draught of their own urine", preferably
while "tis yet warm". Anyone indignantly demanding a second opinion would
find that Thomas Willis – the richest doctor in England at the time – was
instructing a young gentlewoman to drink her own warm urine against
"extreme sourness" in her throat.
Other cases could be far more urgent. In about 1550 the Italian
doctor Leonardo Fioravanti saw a man's nose sliced off in an argument, and
promptly urinated on the fallen organ before stitching it back on. Henry
VIII's surgeon Thomas Vicary recommended that all battle wounds should be
washed in urine; and others advised the same for potentially gangrenous
ulcers, or poisonous bites and stings. Being sterile when it leaves the
body, urine was then a far safer cleaning agent than the kind of water
typically available.
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Evidence for the Health Claim
Drinking urine when no other liquid is available—particularly fresh, safe
drinking water—may be a matter of survival. Urine consists largely
comprised of water that has been filtered through the body as part of the
body’s ongoing process of flushing out waste products. Although few people
like the idea of drinking urine, fewer would prefer to suffer the ultimate
consequences of dehydration.
But what about the use of urine as a medicinal substance in well-hydrated
individuals?
Many ancient medical and cultural practices in places such as Egypt, China,
India, and the Aztec empire, consider drinking urine—one’s own or someone
else’s—as a treatment or cure for a variety of ailments.
Even today there are a number of alternative medical practices based in the
teachings of Ayurveda that allow for urine consumption. Ayurveda, the
ancient holistic healing system of India, is grounded in a spiritual view
of life. Its practitioners have advocated urine therapy as a treatment for
asthma , arthritis , allergies , acne , cancer , indigestion , migraines ,
wrinkles, and a host of other conditions.
Although no medical evidence supports urine as an effective treatment for
any of these (or other) illnesses, scientific studies have shown that some
components of urine have medicinal properties. Most notably, urea (which,
next to water, is the primary component of urine) possesses antibacterial,
antifungal, and antiviral characteristics. And, it should be noted that
research is underway to investigate the potential of other urinary
substances to treat infertility and specific forms of cancer.
And after all, Morarji was not a fool. K R IRS 18 324
On Mon, 18 Mar 2024 at 10:22, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> CULTURAL QA 03-2024-18
>
> All the below QA are from QUORA DIGEST to me on 18-03-2024.
>
> Selected Quora answers by scholars generally interesting are included. Still
> they need not be 100% correct answers. Good jokes are also included.
>
> I am only a compiler. Compiled and posted by R Gopalakrishnan, 80, on
> 18-3-2024
>
> Q1 What are the best examples of irony?
>
> A1 Julian Frank,5y
>
> Around the year 700 CE, a group of scientists invented a substance that
> vigorously ignited when exposed to flame.
>
> Nobody had ever seen anything like this before.
>
> It was fascinating, to say the least.
>
> The lead scientist was so amazed by the substance that he went as far as
> to say that it was “An elixir of immortality.”
>
> But do you know what this amazing substance was?
>
> Gunpowder.
>
> The substance that has caused so many deaths was called the “elixir of
> immortality.”That’s irony, folks.
>
> Q2 What is a surprisingly unknown survival fact that everyone should
> know?
>
> A2 Rebecca Moore, "If you can't be kind, at least be vague."-Judith
> Martin Updated Oct 27
>
> One surprisingly unknown survival fact that everyone should know is the "Rule
> of Threes." In survival situations, understanding this rule can help
> prioritize your actions and increase your chances of survival. The Rule of
> Threes states:
>
> 3 Minutes without Air: You can only survive about three minutes without
> air. In situations where breathing is restricted or if you're trapped
> underwater, knowing how to conserve air or find a way to the surface is
> critical.
>
> 3 Hours without Shelter: In extreme weather conditions, exposure can lead
> to hypothermia or heatstroke. You have approximately three hours before
> exposure becomes life-threatening. Finding or creating shelter is crucial
> to protect yourself from the elements.
>
> 3 Days without Water: You can survive about three days without water.
> Dehydration is a serious risk in survival situations, so knowing how to
> find and purify water is essential.
>
> 3 Weeks without Food: While food is essential for long-term survival,
> humans can survive for about three weeks without it. In many cases, finding
> food is less urgent than securing air, shelter, and water.
>
> Understanding the Rule of Threes can help you prioritize your actions in
> emergency situations. Focus on the most immediate needs first, such as
> ensuring you have access to air, shelter, and water, and then address other
> survival aspects as needed. Being prepared with this knowledge can be
> crucial in potentially life-threatening situation
>
> Q3 What is the interesting legend of repairing the hole during
> painting of a boat and moral out of it?
>
> A3 Christy Schaefer,2h
>
> A man was asked to paint a boat. He brought his paint and brushes and
> began to paint the boat a bright red, as the owner asked him.
>
> While painting, he noticed a small hole in the hull, and quietly repaired
> it.
>
> When he finished painting, he received his money and left.
>
> The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and presented him
> with a nice check, much higher than the payment for painting.
>
> The painter was surprised and said “You've already paid me for painting
> the boat Sir!”
>
> “But this is not for the paint job. It's for repairing the hole in the
> boat.”
>
> “Ah! But it was such a small service... certainly it's not worth paying
> me such a high amount for something so insignificant.”
>
> “My dear friend, you do not understand. Let me tell you what happened:
>
> “When I asked you to paint the boat, I forgot to mention the hole.
>
> “When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and went on a fishing trip.
>
> “They did not know that there was a hole. I was not at home at that time.
> “When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was desperate
> because I remembered that the boat had a hole.
>
>
>
> “Imagine my relief and joy when I saw them returning from fishing. “Then,
> I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole!
>
> “You see, now, what you did? You saved the life of my children! I do not
> have enough money to pay your 'small' good deed.”
>
> So no matter who, when or how, continue to help, sustain, wipe tears,
> listen attentively, and carefully repair all the 'leaks' you find. You
> never know when one is in need of us, or when God holds a pleasant surprise
> for us to be helpful and important to someone.
>
> Along the way, you may have repaired numerous 'boat holes' for several
> people without realizing how many lives you've save.
>
> Make a difference....be the best version of you...
>
> Have a blessed day🌿Author Unknown
>
> Q4 What is your favourite vintage political joke (from a non-English
> speaking country)?
>
>
>
> A4 Ernesto Hernandez,L4 Business Inteligence Support Engineer at
> Softtek (2015–present) Updated 6y
>
> A former Mexican President and his driver were riding on a highway when
> they suddenly ran over a pig, killing him instantly. The ex-president told
> his driver to go to the farm to explain the owner of the animal what just
> had happened.
>
> The former President waited, and waited, and waited.
>
> An hour later, he sees his driver staggering, with a cigar in one hand
> and a bottle in the other, and his disheveled clothing.
>
> - What happened? The ex-President asked his driver,
>
> - Well, the farmer gave me the liquor, his wife the cigar and his
> beautiful daughter made love to me passionately.
>
> - By God, what did you tell them?
>
> I told them: "I am the driver of the ex-President and I just killed the
> pig!"
> Q5 What's the biggest scientific nonsense that people keep
> repeating?
>
> A5 Alessandro13,13h
>
> The one about the alleged disinfectant properties of urine.
>
> On average, one and a half kilos of the weight of every human being does
> not belong to him, it does not have his DNA.
>
> In fact, in our body there are thousands of billions of bacteria, fungi,
> viruses and symbiotic protozoa. They are expelled through the urethra
> when we urinate.
>
> This is why urine is anything but a disinfectant: the false rumor about
> its antiseptic properties derives from highly fictionalized cinematographic
> representations, in which the actors, in extreme situations, drank this
> liquid to quench their thirst. In reality this does nothing but weaken
> our organism, since while it is true that urine is also composed of
> ammonia (which has partially disinfectant properties), this is present in a
> minimal part, and the dominant substance remains - instead - urea, highly
> toxic and rich in pathogenic bacteria.
>
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