Questions Of The Week June 12, 2018

Inspection Education Topics Inspection Question of the Week
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**Welcome to another round of Questions of The Week!

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Questions of the week:

Introduction and requirements:

A member of the Award Committee will post a question, at a random day/time.

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**THANKS for being here and good luck! :slight_smile:

**1) To measure electric current you can use (choose two)
a) voltmeter
b) ampmeter
c) wattmeter
d) ammeter
e) galvanometer**

2) Short circuits or grounds can be all of the following except
a. Solid
b. Partial
c. Floating
d. Contracted

**3) Roof Insulation can be
a) Wood fiber
b) Perlite & Cellular glass
c) Expanded polystyrene & Gypsum board
d) all of the above
e) b & c
  1. What influences the direction that toilets flush
    a) design
    b) being located in the northern or southern hemisphere
    c) gravity force
    d) too much chili!
    e) the Coriolis effect
5) Why is hot on the left, cold on the right?

extra credit:
crushed carcasses of what family order can make what color food color
Family Order ______
Food Color ________

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B d
D
D
B
Most people are right handed

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1 A&B
2 D
3 D
4 E
5 In olden days, most sinks had a single pump for cold water on the right—to accommodate the right-handed majority. When dual-temperature faucets appeared, the cold water stayed on the right while hot water occupied the left.

Insects, Red.

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  1. D & E
  2. D
  3. D
  4. A
  5. Originally, hand pumps for cold water were on the right for right-handed people. When hot water was introduced, it was installed on the left.

EC. cochineal, natural red #4

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Good questions Huh!:slight_smile:

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Congratulations Tim Williams for winning this weeks QOTW.
Good job!
Follow the directions to obtain your books. :slight_smile:

  1. To measure electric current you can use (choose two)
    a) voltmeter
    b) ampmeter
    c) wattmeter
    d) ammeter
    e) galvanometer
    d - e
    Galvanometer - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 
2) Short circuits or grounds can be all of the following except
a. Solid
b. Partial
c. Floating
d. Contracted
d 
[Electrician Practice Test](https://www.tests.com/practice/electrician-practice-test)
  1. Roof Insulation can be
    a) Wood fiber
    b) Perlite & Cellular glass
    c) Expanded polystyrene & Gypsum board
    d) all of the above
    e) b & c
    D all of the above
    Seven Common Types of Roof Insulation - Facility Management Roofing Feature 
4) What influences the direction that toilets flush
a) design
b) being located in the northern or southern hemisphere
c) gravity force
d) **too much chili!**
e) the Coriolis effect
d
  1. Why is hot on the left, cold on the right?
    back in the 19th century, when indoor plumbing was introduced, water was generated by a hand pump. The hand pump had but one trick: producing cold water. And since most people were – and still are — right-handed, the pump was placed on the right side of the sink
    https://callpattheplumber.com/2017/0…tories-behind/ 
extra credit:
crushed carcasses of what family order can make what color food color
Family Order ______
Food Color ________ 
Family:  Dactylopiidae
Color:  Red
[Dirt Doctor - Library Topics](https://www.dirtdoctor.com/garden/Cochineal_vq1276.htm)
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Congratulations, Tim!

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CongratsTim!

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So…
I posted the answer to #4 was D, too much chili.
After chowing down on my homemade “Hobo Chili” it did not affect the flush direction!
I stand corrected. … . :mrgreen:

  1. What influences the direction that toilets flush
    a) design
    b) being located in the northern or southern hemisphere
    c) gravity force
    d) too much chili!
    e) the Coriolis effect
    a
    **Northern Hemisphere or Southern, the Toilets Drain the Same - The Atlantic

**Thanks everyone for being here. I’m very pleased & relieved there was NO BS rants/complaints & all went smooth! We all deserve it. .:wink:

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It should have been B or E…
Co·ri·o·lis ef·fect

an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force ) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation. On the earth, the effect tends to deflect moving objects to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern and is important in the formation of cyclonic weather systems.

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:lol:

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Yeah I saw that. That effect applies to “earthly” physics, not something small like a sink or toilet. :slight_smile: Hurricanes, yes.
I am Bart Simpson & you are Lisa! :lol:
or… am I on Candid Camera.

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The Coriolis effect must be taken into account in extreme long range rifle shooting. I don’t think it will affect your toilet bowl rotation or your pee stream.

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Hobo Chili soon to be swirlin’ in the bowl!