Sunday, December 29, 2013

What is telekinesis?

                                What is telekinesis?

Yesterday's adaalat episode was on a murder which was believed to be done by tele- kinesis. This word I am hearing for first time and I was curious to know what it is.
Telekinesis is defined as " Production of motion in objects without contact or using any other physical means "
This may sound impossible. But there are numerous experiments to confirm this. However , there is still no scientific evidence to confirm it is a real phenomena.
But if it is on adaalat, the murder has to be man made !

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

What is boxing day?

                                         What is boxing day?

I had read in the newspaper that India and South Africa 2nd cricket test will be on boxing day. i.e. on 26th December
I was curious to know what is boxing day ?
Boxing day is the day following Christmas day. Traditionally , on this day servants tradesmen would receive gifts from their bosses.  The gifts usually given in boxes. Hence the name boxing day.
It is observed in United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong , Australia , New Zealand and other Commonwealth nations.


Monday, December 23, 2013

Comedy Nights with Kapil

                           Comedy Nights with Kapil

I always watch Kapil's comedy show. It comes on Colors channel on Sunday.
Whenever I feel sad or bored , I watch the show. Since boredom has no time limits , either I watch it on TV or on internet.
Kapil has a good timing of humor. According to me, he is one of the best comedians. I have watched all the telecasted episodes, but they seem fresh to me whenever I see them.
Kapil's show consists of his wife, dadi, naukar , buvaan and also his troublesome neighbours. Siddhu is also present on the show.
Not only me, entire nation watches and loves his show. Kapil is holding the 93rd position in the list of India's famous 100 celebrities
As everyone know, I only watch the good shows ! This is just an example of my taste. .

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Closed loop systems

                                   Closed loop systems

In our daily life, we come across many systems . Some are closed and some are open control systems. The closed control systems are the ones in which the part of the input is again fed back to output as feedback.  Open loop control systems , dont have the feedback hence are considered unstable whereas the closed loop control systems are considered stable.
I want to share my experience of this topic. I had attended HR interview of a company after finishing my engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology.
As it was my first interview, I was not at all having the idea of the questions they ask in the interview. It was in a room my interview was about to begin.
Interviewer was sitting on the chair. After greeting him, I was asked to sit down on a chair. ( Not on floor ! ) He showed the turning fan above him to me, and asked me whether is it a closed loop control system or open loop ?
I was remembering that closed loop systems are stable and open loop systems are unstable. ( Only that much , for my bad luck ! )
I looked at turning fan. The fan is turning. It has to be STABLE , otherwise it would have fallen on the head of interviewer !



No prize for guessing what was my answer !


Yes, I said it is a closed loop control system !

I could not clear the test. I asked with my friends about the question. I came to know turning fan is an open loop control system since it is not giving its output ( i e turning of fan ) to input ( i.e. switching on  ) . It was stable since it was fixed firmly to the ceiling with the help of nails !

After all these years, sitting in house, unable to walk independently , I remember all these incidents. I laugh at my foolishness , that time.

But it is all past.

Friday, December 20, 2013

Why do some flowers bloom at night?

                               Why do some flowers bloom at night?

We have Brahma Kamala in our garden. Since I dont know the english name of flower , I have used the Kannada name itself.
The flower blooms at night. They are trying to attract night flying moths and insects to pollinate them.  Sometimes, even bats help to pollinate !
Many cactus plant have flowers which will bloom at night. They have a pleasant smell too. They are blooming at night because to prevent the water evaporation while the hot Sun is in the sky. They are having nice fragrance so that insects can get attract towards them.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

How to open a Swiss bank account?

                         How to open a Swiss bank account?

I  want to make it clear. Neither me nor my family have that much money to open a Swiss bank account ! It was my curiosity to know about this.
Most of our politicians, business men and also tax evaders have an account there. Any one with money can open an account in a Swiss bank irrespective of their country , race.
There is no minimum amount balance . If we want to open an account in Swiss bank , we need 500 Swiss franks. But some banks have minimum balance conditions and it is just 1 million Swiss franks ( about 53 crores in Rs ). Phew!
But why do people choose Swiss bank ? Switzerland is a no war country. So, there is political stability. Swiss frank is a stable currency in the world. Swiss banks will not share the account details with anyone , as of now.
Thats why Indians choose Swiss banks to store their money , which is by illegal means.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

How did the idea of Santa Claus originate?

                             How did the idea of  Santa Claus originate?

In just a week, Christmas comes. So , does Santa Claus.
I studied in a Christian Institution. Its all festive mood there, when Christmas nears. They were preparing crib in which Mother Mary and infant Jesus could be seen.
It was Santa Claus who used to deliver presents to all the children. I was waiting for the day since they were distributing cakes and chocolates !
But how does the idea of Santa Claus originate ?
People believe that it is Saint Nicholas himself. He is of dutch origin.
After watching TV, I now know a little about Santa Claus.
Santa Claus lives at north pole. He has white beard and wears red jacket . He also wears a cap , which only he wears !
He was coming in a sleigh pulled by 8 reindeer .
He is famous for his words " Ho , Ho, Ho. Merry Christmas "  

Monday, December 16, 2013

ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಹೇಳೋಣ ನಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಾಬ್ಲೆಮ್ಮು ?

                                         ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಹೇಳೋಣ ನಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಾಬ್ಲೆಮ್ಮು ? 

ಮಂಗಗಳನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಲು ಅಪ್ಪ ತಂದಿಟ್ಟ ಉದ್ದನೆಯ ಕೋಲು
ಈಗೀಗ ಮಂಗಗಳು ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆದರುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ , ಕೇಳುವವರ್ಯಾರು ನಮ್ಮ ಗೋಳು ?
ಅರ್ಥವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಈಗ , ಹನುಮಂತನ ಕಂಡು ರಾವಣನಿಗ್ಯಾಕೆ ಬಂತು ಸಿಟ್ಟು
ಮರ ಬೋಳಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ , ಮಂಗಗಳು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ ತಮ್ಮ ದೈನಂದಿನ ಗಸ್ತು . 

Last and smallest full moon of year 2013

                               Last and smallest full moon of year 2013

Tonight, is the full moon day. People claim that tonight's full moon is the smallest in size compared to full moons of other days.
It is called " moon illusion ". Moon , being a natural satellite of Earth can not become larger or smaller in size.
But tonight's full moon is really smaller in size compared to other full moon days. It depends on the distance of moon from Earth.
Largest distance between Earth and moon is called apogee distance , moon is quite faraway from Earth . Thats why moon is called smallest full moon depending on the distance between two. Smallest distance between moon and Earth is called perigee distance. The maximum difference in apparent size between perigee and apogee full moons is only about 13 percent , not easy to detect with human eye. For me, each and every full moon looks quite same !

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Dracula of Adaalat serial ruined my sleep !

                          Dracula of Adaalat serial ruined my sleep !

Yesterday was Saturday  Its the day to watch adaalat serial.  .
Yesterday's story was about Dracula who drinks blood of people , it catches . Yesterday , it had caught Varun , assistant of K. D. Pathak.
I know Dracula dont exist. But its the background music , they play when Dracula enters the scene. As usual I shiver !
Though , I am brave , yesterday I went to bathroom twice after listening to music.
After watching serial, I went to bed. I had Dracula in my dreams ! It was sucking my blood. I was shouting and tried to escape .
But really , it was not my dream. Something was really sucking my blood ! Suddenly I woke up because of pain in my neck.
There it was.... ..


No.. No.. Not the Dracula ....


Its the sign of  mosquito bite. Mosquito had just flew away after drinking my precious blood ! It was taking rest , after drinking blood , on the wall.
Its body was swollen up.
No need to say it consumed my blood. It had a full stomach that it cant fly too.

What I did ?

Switched on light. Went near the spot where the mosquito was sitting. SLAP !

Mosquito dead leaving behind blood marks.

Blood is Mine. ( Not of mosquito )
After my victory over real Dracula, I had a sound sleep.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Greed , ruined life

                                       Greed , ruined life

In a village, there was a pond. There lived a swan. It had golden wings.
Near to that pond, there lived a family. Mother was looking after her children . Children were small . They didnt have any source of income too.
They were spending their life in a very hard manner. They were very poor. Swan was noticing all these and it decided to help them.
One day , it came near the house and met the lady and said " I know you people are very poor. I want to help you. I have golden wings. I will give one feather per week to you. By selling that, you can earn money and it will help to solve your problems."
Lady agreed and swan gave her one of its golden feathers. By selling that , they had eaten full meals that day and also for one week. They were spending the money to whatever they had dreamt off. Finally , they are becoming rich !
Swan continued giving golden feathers . Lady didnt say no. Now she had a thought in her mind : Swan is giving only one feather per week. If we are able to collect all of its feathers at once, then we will be even more rich .
She shared her thought with her children. Children too , agreed to her plan. Swan arrived to give its golden feather to them as usual. That time, children caught it and lady quickly plucked all of its feathers. Now they are having lot of golden feathers !
Swan was in pain. It just looked at its lost feathers. Suddenly , they all turned into normal feathers ! Swan said " You people had misused my generosity. I will never back here. You people will lead a poor life like before ".
Lady now repent for her deed.



Last wish of Alexander, the great

                                       Last wish of Alexander, the great

Everyone know the name of Alexander, the great. He was a great warrior. He had invaded India too. Alexander had the fame as invincible.
But he fell ill in young age and was counting his last days. That time, Alexander expressed his final wish. i. e. his dead body must be taken to cemetery in a procession.
3 people must lead the procession.
They are ---
1. His doctor
2. His astrologer
3. His army commander
Everyone were puzzled to know about this. Alexander explained the reason ---
The first person is his doctor.  Doctor while doing routine check up, always used to say that Alexander healthy. He used to say Alexander will live for 100 years.
Next is his astrologer. Astrologer always used to say Alexander's future is very bright and he is destined to live long .
Last one is his commander in chief. Commander used to assure Alexander everytime that no one can touch him in the presence of commander.
Now , death has come near . The above said people used to give him false assurances. Final truth is that everyone has to die one day. This is the fact. Alexander wants to tell to his people how he was falsely assured by these people.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Conditions are the real cause for many problems

                       Conditions are the real cause for many problems

This incident dates back to the days of Bhagwan Buddha. Ananda was the follower of Buddha. Ananda was also relative of Buddha and was elder to Buddha.
Before joining Buddha as his follower, Ananda had put 3 conditions and said if Buddha can fulfill those, he will become the follower.
Buddha agreed . Ananda's 3 conditions were ---

1 . Wherever Buddha goes, he has to take Ananda with him .
2.  However be silly , Buddha has to answer the questions asked by Ananda.
3.  To whomever Ananda shows to Buddha , he has to give darshan and also some lectures to him at whatever be the time of the day.

As Buddha had agreed to the conditions, Ananda has become his follower.
He served Buddha for 40 years.
It was the time when Buddha was in his death bed. That time, Ananda came near him and said " I served you all these years. The followers who joined later to my arrival, all of them have succeeded in getting the final truth. But for me, nothing. Now you are also leaving me. After you, who will answer my questions? "
Hearing that , Buddha smiled , said " Its your own fault. Before coming here, you had put conditions. You thought you are elder to me and know everything. This became the hurdle in your path to achieve the goal. If you give up all these , just in half an hour you will also reach the final goal of life".
After saying this , Buddha died. Ananda decided to leave his all egos. As a result, he has reached his final goal of life.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Why do apples float?

                                   Why do apples float?

This fact I observed yesterday. While washing apples in a water bucket, one apple accidentally slipped from my hand. I thought it will reach the bottom of bucket. But it wasn't. It started to float on water. It was not a magic.
Apples , they look fat and bulkier to hold. If we throw a small stone in water , it will sink . But an apple floats ! Why ?
Apples float because they have air inside them. Approximately 25 % of an apple's volume is air. This makes apple denser than water.
This is also known as law of buoyancy.
Objects more dense than water sink because they dont displace enough water to equal their weight.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Punish the person who has done more sins.

                   Punish the person who has done more sins.

It dates back to last century where people thought doing sins is a heinous crime. They were god fearing people.
One day they caught a man who was stealing rotis which were offered to God. There was a rule that if anyone does a crime, then his arms must be chopped off.
People caught the man and produced him infront of King. King on inspection , came to know the incident was true and ordered his servants to carry out the punishment.
Then the culprit requested the King that the person who has not done any sins throughout his life , must give the punishment to him.
King agreed. King asked with everyone in the court about the condition. But no one has come forward . King himself was hesitated saying that he could have carried out a sin without his knowing. Everyone gave the same answer.
Hearing that, culprit said " Everyone has done the sin unknowingly. I , too have stole the food as I was hungry. If I am going to face punishment, everyone including King should be punished . Justice has to be fair to all ".
Everyone were speechless. King has withdrawn the law itself.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

ಎಲ್ಲರೊಳಂದಾಗು ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ !

                           ಎಲ್ಲರೊಳಂದಾಗು ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ  !

ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ನಡೆದ ಘಟನೆ . ಒಂದು ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು . ಜನವೋ ಜನ. ಅಲ್ಲೇ ಇರುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಓರ್ವ ಕಳ್ಳನಿಗೆ ಇದು ಕಳ್ಳತನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಅವಕಾಶ ಎನಿಸಿತು .
ಅವನೂ ಎಲ್ಲರ ಜೊತೆ ಸೇರಿಕೊಂಡ . ಒಬ್ಬೊಬ್ಬರದೇ ಜೇಬುಗಳ ಪರ್ಸ್ ಕದಿಯುವುದೇ ಅವನ ಕೆಲಸ . ಅವನು ಚಾಣಕ್ಷತನದಿಂದ ಒಬ್ಬೊಬ್ಬರದೇ ಜೇಬು ಕಳ್ಳತನ ಮಾಡಲು ಶುರು ಮಾಡಿದ .
ಆದರೆ ಆತನ ದುರದೃಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಓರ್ವನಿಗೆ ಇದರ ಸುಳಿವು ಹತ್ತಿತು . ಇದನ್ನರಿತ ಕಳ್ಳ ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಓಡಲು  ಶುರು ಮಾಡಿದ .
ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಡೆಯಿಂದನು " ಕಳ್ಳ ! ಕಳ್ಳ ! ಹಿಡಿಯಿರಿ " ಎಂಬ ಕೂಗು . ಕಳ್ಳ ಓಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ . ಜನ ಅವನನ್ನು  ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಕಳ್ಳನಿಗೆ ಓಡಿ ,ಓಡಿ  ಸಾಕಾಯಿತು. ಆತ ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ಮರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಧಾರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಿಂತ . ಇದರ ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲದ ಜನ " ಕಳ್ಳ , ಕಳ್ಳ  " ಎಂದು ಮುಂದೆ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಕಳ್ಳನಿಗೆ ಮೋಜೆನಿಸಿತು . ಅವನೂ ಜನರ ಗುಂಪನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಕೊಂಡು " ಕಳ್ಳ , ಕಳ್ಳ ! ಹಿಡಿಯಿರಿ ! " ಎಂದು ಕೂಗುತ್ತಾ ತಾನೂ ಜನರ ಜೊತೆ ಓಡಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿದ  !

Friday, December 6, 2013

How does a barometer predicts outcome of rain?

                  How does a barometer predicts outcome of rain?

Before the answer, why are barometers used ?

A barometer measures air pressure. Hence, a " rising " barometer indicates the increase in air pressure and " falling " barometer indicates decrease in air pressure.
Air pressure is different at different points of earth and it changes over time. We know that hot air is lighter than cooler air. What does it mean? The air pressure over a desert is lower compared to the air pressure of polar regions.
From this, we can predict that high pressure area will be clear and lower air pressure will be cloudy and rainy.

Suppose, what if the reading of a barometer suddenly falls?

It is the precaution for heavy rainfall ! Since it indicates the depression in that area.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Why do buffaloes always stay in mud or water?

                       Why do buffaloes always stay in mud or water?

We can see buffaloes lying down  always in the pond  when it is sunny. It is not that they want to bath like we do daily ( atleast me ) !
They are thick skinned. Not only buffaloes, Rhinoceros, hippopotamus and others who are thick skinned always prefer to stay in water during sunny day.
They dont have sweat glands as we do.
On a sunny day, we sweat and our skin releases excess heat in form of sweat. But what they should do ? To get rid of the excess heat of their body , they plunge inside a water body.

Why do we feel warm on a cloudy night?

                             Why do we feel warm on a cloudy night?

Nowadays it is always clear sky whole day. ( including day and night ) . It is also chill or cold in the night. But during rainy season , we experiance warmness and my father always predicts whether it is going to rain or not depending on the degree of warmness !

But what is the reason for this?

During the day, Sun heats the Earth. At night, the heat radiates back into space. When it is cloudy, there is less heat coming during the day as clouds cover Sun.
If the sky is cloudy at nights too, then the radiated heat from Earth gets trapped in the ground level itself. Because of this trapped heat, we feel warmer during nights when it is cloudy. But if it is clear sky, then the radiated heat will get reflect back to space. Hence we feel cold at the night on a clear sky day.
When it is cloudy, there is always less heat but this heat is getting trapped because of clouds at the ground level and will reflect back during night, making us feeling warmer.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Which is the safest blood group to receive?

                         Which is the safest blood group to receive?

All of us can answer this question as O blood group. But to be precise, some suffix must be attached to O. We know that there are 4 blood groups.
1. A
2. B
3. AB ( not C ! )
4. O
O blood group is known as universal donor.
But not the name of these blood groups , sufficient. Its the Rh factor which plays an important rule. The name Rh indicates the Rhesus monkeys.
Rhesus monkeys' anatomy and human anatomy share some similarities. Scientists discovered a certain blood protein.
This blood protein is also present in the blood of some people. Other people, however do not have this protein.
If our blood group has this protein , then our blood is Rh positive . Otherwise , it is Rh negative
So, the safest blood group is O Rh negative. ( O -ve )

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The states which dont have legislative council

                      The states which dont have legislative council

Recently, I came across a survey. It was about most corrupt state in  India. We have 28 states now. Without reading the survey result, I imagined our state Karnataka may have topped the list. I was correct ! Karnataka has topped the list.
Now coming to corruption, it all starts from our bureaucrats. That too we have both legislative house ( lower house or Vidhan Sabha ) and legislative council ( upper house or Vidhan Parishad ). The states which have both houses, are called bicameral legislature.
Only 6 states out of 28 , have legislative council.
They are ---
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Karnataka
5. Maharashtra
6. Uttar Pradesh
Now it is  very clear why Karnataka has topped the list. 

Monday, December 2, 2013

Why do I get scared while watching horror serials?

                   Why do I get scared while watching horror serials?

I admit that I get scared while watching a horror serial. Not only horror serial, it is the time when a murder happens in detective serials too.
Now I know the cause. The problem lies with the background music they play in horror serials. Hearing the music itself, I shiver !
Though I am brave, it is the music which scares me , it contains howling of dog or a wolf. 
Our neighbour is having a pet , a dog. Every night it produces the same sound as I hear on TV. But dog is not doing this during day time.
I always think that dog is having a grudge against me. If I sleep without switching on fan ( that too in maximum speed ) , I am going to have sleepless nights.
Everyday I experiance this. Day by day , the sound is becoming louder.
I think of writing a story in which I kill the dog which produces the sound. 

Curse that resulted in birth of Bhishma

                                      Curse that resulted in birth of Bhishma

Bhishma was considered the eldest in Kuru dynasty. He was " ichcha marani " meaning that he can die when he wish.
Bhishma was unmarried . He sacrificed his all wish just to fulfill his father's wish to marry again. Bhishma is the son of Shantanu and Ganga.
In his previous birth , Bhishma was one among Ashtavasu , named " Dyuva ".
Ashtavasu were 8 , they kidnapped the cow of Saint Vasishta. Vasishta , through his divine power came to know of culprits. Among Ashtavasu, it was Dyuva's idea to kidnap the cow. All the others just assisted the action.
After coming to know of culprits, Vasishta ordered them to return his cow and also he cursed them. Except Dyuva, all the others were cursed to be born humans but they can meet their end soon after their birth. But Dyuva, as he master minded the whole incident was cursed to spend his entire life as human and also can wish for his death after facing all the troubles of life.
Like wise, Ganga became the wife of Shantanu on a condition that Shantanu must not object her of any work.  If he does, Ganga will go back to her place.
After marriage , Ganga became 7 times pregnant. But as the child was born, Ganga was immersing and killing the toddler in water. They were the first 7 of Ashtavasu.
But when she had given birth to 8th one, ( that was Dyuva ) , Shantanu objected her of killing the new born child. Since Shantanu had broken his promise, Ganga left the 8th child with him and departed. The child is Bhishma.
As per the curse, he has to experience all the trouble and problems of life before his death. Thats why , he had wished for his death during Kurukshetra war lying on the bed of arrows.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Latest development on comet ISON

                                Latest development on comet ISON

I had written about comet ISON which is going to come closer to Sun . Scientists were predicting that in last month, it is visible to naked eye.
But suddenly it was GONE ! Scientists said that when it has come closer to Sun, it must have got vapourised because of heat of Sun.
Everyone thought it is the tragic end of comet. But comet was hidden behind the Sun. Moreover, it has not been brightening as much as it was thought to be.
So , through telescope it has made a faint appearance. Hence, great naked eye appearance of comet would not be possible.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Leher . . .

                                   Leher . . .

First , it was Philine and then Helen. Now Leher .
Above are not the names of my friends ! These are the names of cyclones found in Bay of Bengal. What to do ? Cyclones are having names of girls.
Yesterday night, it has rained in our area. I thought it must be the work of cyclone since at this time, we dont expect rains.
Why are cyclones are named with name of girls? Are there not any names of boys?
It is the 3rd cyclone in last 2 months. They are targeting the cost of Andhra Pradesh. Because of cyclones, the ongoing tension in Andhra Pradesh has been reduced.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Tulu proverb

                                   Tulu proverb

Kooli ittaanda kadle ijji. kadle ittaanda kooli ijji.

ಕೂಳಿ  ಇತ್ತಾಂಡ   ಕಡ್ಲೆ  ಇಜ್ಜಿ . ಕಡ್ಲೆ ಇತ್ತಾಂಡ  ಕೂಳಿ  ಇಜ್ಜಿ .

Translation -

kooli = ಕೂಳಿ  = teeth
ittaanda = ಇತ್ತಾಂಡ  = is there
kadle = ಕಡ್ಲೆ = ground nut
ijji = ಇಜ್ಜಿ = is not there

Meaning --

This proverb is similar to proverb of Kannada.
It states that if we have teeth, at that time we dont get ground nuts to eat. When we have ground nut with us, we dont have teeth itself !
When we have opportunity , at that time we are not willing to do work. When we are willing to do work , that time we dont have opportunity. It is the paradox of life.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Honey Singh's new music video

                              Honey Singh's new music video

When doing internet , I always listen to music. I also watch TV. When movie Chennai Express was about to release, the song " Lungi Dance " was a hit . It was sung by Yo Yo Honey Singh. I watched the song on TV.
In the song, Honey Singh was there with Shah Rukh Khan. I always thought Honey Singh looked more handsome than Shah Rukh Khan !.
Honey Singh has released his new music video. I am sure it will be a hit too.
I read in news paper that Honey Singh is coming to Manipal to perform. I was excited . Students of Manipal must be calling him.
But since then there was no news of that function. Everyday I read news paper hoping to find some news. But everytime , I am disappointed.
Anyway, I can watch his new song on TV. 

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Mother's love for her baby

                                 Mother's love for her baby

Long ago, there lived a girl. She was deaf and dumb. She was also having psychiatric problem. But she was very beautiful.
A boy  from neighboring village wanted to marry her. He didnt care for the opposition from his mother. Marriage took place.
Girl came to boy's house as bride. Soon she has given birth to a baby. But as she was having psychiatric problem, her mother in law was not allowing her to go near the baby. Mother in law herself was looking after the child.
One day mother in law had to attend a function in city. Hence, she ordered the maid to look after the child and to keep away the child from its mother.
Maid was busy doing work. At that time, girl came out of her room . She wanted to see her child. Child was sleeping in the cradle
By seeing the child sleeping, she came out of the room. She went outside and picked up a large size stone. Carrying the stone , she came inside.
She directly went inside the room where child was sleeping , carrying the stone. That time , maid saw her. She was horrified to see the girl carrying the stone. Maid imagined the worst and wanted to stop the girl. But girl had already entered the room.
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....
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Maid stood at the door. Girl saw the child. Soon she dropped the stone.

No.. no.. not on child.

But she dropped the stone on floor. There was a huge sound.
Child was woken up because of sound. Soon, it started to cry , shaking its hands and legs. By seeing the expression of child, girl was very happy.
The reason for her happiness is that child is not deaf like her . She started kissing the child . Maid was speechless by seeing a mother's love to her child..

Monday, November 18, 2013

Detective Serials

                                      Detective Serials

Yesterday was Sunday. Its time to watch " adaalat " serial on Sony Entertainment Television.
Lawyer K. D. Pathak has solved the present case too , just like he was solving all the other cases. Story was about murders believed to be done by a ghost.
As I was watching it , a thought came to my mind. The script writer whoever is writing the script for the episode, must be a true intelligent.
He has chosen the profession of script writing. Just imagine, if he is implementing all his ideas in real life, I mean to say if he does a murder on the same basis as shown on TV, then whole country would be in trouble.
But writing a detective story is not so easy. I have tried writing one. But in my story, the culprit can be easily identified in the first scene itself !
I thought it is not going to be my cup of tea. I like Agatha Christie's detective novels. One thing I realised after reading many stories by her : the person , whom we think can not do a murder, is actually a murderer ! At first, I was guessing the culprit.
But later , I dropped the habit since I became suspicious on each and every character of story ! Writing detective stories needs lot of hard work , which I can not do !

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Winter has come !

                           Winter has come !

I am saying it with amazement. Since ours is a coastal area, the humidity is always more. That means, all of sweating.
We dont have to take bath ! If we go out and return , our body is wet with sweat ! Fan is a must. In our place, there is only 2 seasons.
1. Mariyala (  Rainy season )
2. Aregala   (  Summer )
But nowadays , weather is chill only in the late night.
Today morning it rained. I was awake to do my physiotherapy exercise. Suddenly it started to rain. I wrapped myself in the blanket and thought its better to lay down again till sun rises ! 

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Why does a news paper tears smoothly up and down but not side to side?

  Why does a news paper tears smoothly up and down but not side to side?

This experiment anyone can try at home. No parental guidance is required !
Newspaper is made of tiny wood fibers. This gives the sheet of news paper , a grain.
When we tear the newspaper from top to bottom, it tears evenly because we are tearing in the direction of grain.
But when we tear it from side to side , it tears unevenly because tearing is against the direction of grain.

Widely spoken languages through out the world

               Widely spoken languages through out the world

I was thinking mandarin ( spoken by Chinese ) is the only one language widely spoken through out the world. As we can find Chinese and China products everywhere !
It holds first position. But there are other languages too which are widely spoken by people through out the world.
Here is the list ---
1. Mandarin
2. English
3. Hindi
4. Spanish
5. Russian
6. Arabic
7. Bengali
8. Portuguese
9. Indonesian
10. French

Monday, November 11, 2013

Can a month have no full moon day?

                         Can a month have no full moon day?

Full moon day is the one in which we can see the moon in full shape ( ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ ). It is possible for a month not to have full moon day. But the month has to be February.
The only month which could miss a full moon completely is February. This is most likely to happen in a non leap year . But depending on the length of lunar month , ( depending on the movement of moon ) , its possible for any February to miss a full moon.

Planet having a strong magnetic field

                               Planet having a strong magnetic field

Planet Jupiter has a Huge magnetic field. Jupiter has a large amount of hydrogen that is super compressed to form the liquid hydrogen.
Jupiter also spins quickly - 1 rotations in under 10 hours. Its magnetic field is so large that is over 4 times the size of moon.
A planet's magnetic field forms a shield protecting the planet's surface from energetic, charged particles coming from Sun and other places.
This magnetic field deflects the harmful charged particles called solar wind.

Who is a beggar ?

                                    Who is a beggar ?

Rahul is in love with Meera. Rahul is the only son of a rich man who is having royal background. Rahul's ancestors were kings.
But Meera is the daughter of a poor father. When both of them expressed their wish to get marry, protests were mainly from Rahul's side.
Rahul's parents didnt like the idea of Rahul marrying a girl who dont match to their level. But Rahul was adamant.
Finally Rahul's parents had to agree for their son's wish. Rahul's father went to Meera's house with marriage proposal.
That time, Meera's father asked for a promise from Rahul's parents. That is , whatever Meera does, Rahul's parents must look into the matter before saying anything to Meera.
Rahul's parents agreed. Marriage took place. Meera came to house as daughter in law. Slowly, she got adjusted to the customs of house.
One day, it was the afternoon time. All were having meal. That time, a beggar stood infront of house and asked for food as he was hungry.
He shouted many times in order to draw the attention. But no one moved from their dining table. Meera went outside and said to beggar " In this house, everyone is deaf. We are having foul food. How can we give it to you? Please go away ! "
Rahul's father heard what Meera said. He was very angry. But he remembered his promise to Meera's father. He managed to keep his cool.
Finally, he met Meera and asked for the reason for her saying. Meera explained " Beggar was shouting since a long time. But no one moved from their place. So, I said everyone is deaf. We are having the profits of our ancestors have made. We didnt do anything by ourselves. The food we eat, is also by their saved money. Hence I said we are having foul food. "
Rahul's father understood what Meera try to say and decided he will work till he is able to work .

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Why water must not be used to put out fire caused by gasoline?

         Why water must not be used to put out fire caused by gasoline?

Main reason is , gasoline is lighter than water. Water can not put out fire caused by gasoline , because gasoline just floats over it.
If we use water to put out fire , fire will spread immediately. The fire can be extinguished only by depriving it of oxygen with extinguishers such as carbon dioxide.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Mangalore tulu Vs Udupi tulu

                                 Mangalore tulu Vs Udupi tulu

The difference I observed between the tulu spoken by people of two place.
Here, in newspaper too, tulu columns will be there.
When I was reading newspaper, I had come across the tulu word "tage tangadi ( ತಗೆ ತಂಗಡಿ ).
I know tangadi means younger sister ( ತಂಗಿ ). But what is tage?
I asked with my father too, about the word. He had no idea.
The word started troubling my mind. I was asking with everyone, the meaning of the word. I stay in Udupi. No one knew the meaning.
One day, a known person to our family had visited our house. As usual, I had put the question to him. He originally hails from Mangalore.
Soon , he said " tage" means elder brother ( ಅಣ್ಣ )
So tage tangadi = brother and sister  ( ಅಣ್ಣ- ತಂಗಿ ).
In Udupi, we dont use that word for elder brother. We say " palaye " ( ಪಲಯೆ ).
So, in our tulu it is palaye - megdi ( ಪಲಯೆ - ಮೆಗ್ದಿ  or ಪಲಯೆ - ತಂಗಡಿ ).
Eventhough , language is same ; there are slight variations in the words we use.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

First Indian king to use rockets in warfare

                              First Indian king to use rockets in warfare

Everywhere it is the news of India's Mangalyaan. I watched a rocket carrying the equipment, ready to launch.
Suddenly , a thought came to my mind. Now we use rockets , designed specially to carry satellites. But in olden days , rockets are used in warfare. Now also, we read about missile attacks on our borders from neighboring country.
The first Indian king to use rockets was Tipu Sultan , the ruler of Mysore. He used them during the war of Pollilur in 1780. It is also called anglo- mysore war.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The birth of Parikshit

                           The birth of Parikshit

The Mahabharat war was over. Pandavas had killed each and every Kouravas and their army. Duryodhan too was lying on floor with a wound on his lap and he never can get up.... Pandavas thought like that and left the battle field leaving their sons and army to take rest....
But disaster was waiting. Ashwatthama , son of Drona who is also the friend of Duryodhan was still alive and he came to see Duryodhan. By seeing Duryodhan's plight, he was very saddened and vowed to finish Pandavas.
But in daylight, he can not defeat Pandavas and take revenge. Thats why he chose night time and went to battle field. There he saw 5 people are sleeping in the tent. Ashwatthama was very angry and thinking them as Pandavas , he killed each one of them.
But he was wrong. They were not Pandavas but their 5 sons , Upapandavas. When Ashwatthama realised his mistake, it was too late. Now he was sure that Pandavas will be hunting for him. He hid in Saint Vedavyasa's ashram.
Pandavas came there too. Ahwatthama had only one plan . That is to promote Brahmastra . He started chanting the words. By seeing him doing that, Arjun did the same. Vedavyasa came to know of this and requested Arjun to take back the weapon for safety of world.
Arjun nodded his head and took it back. Now it is Ashwatthama's turn. But he knew only to use , not to take it back. Brahmastra will not return without destruction.
Ashwatthama had a sinister plan. He can not kill Pandavas now, why not their grandson?! He deviated the Brahmastra to Uttara's womb.
Uttara is Abhimanyu's wife and daughter-in-law of Arjun. She was pregnant at that time. Brahmastra did its work and killed her child in womb itself.
As a result, she gave birth to dead child. She was all crying by seeing her still born dead child. Krishna stepped in and with his powers , had given life to child.
He is Parikshit and he became the next ruler after Pandavas.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

What is a computer VIRUS?

                                       What is a computer VIRUS?

By VIRUS, I mean computer Virus. The word VIRUS is actually the acronym .

V.I.R.U.S. =  Vital Information Resource Under Siege

It is a type of malware that when executed , replicates by inserting copies of itself into other computer programs.
Viruses often perform harmful activity , such as stealing hard disk space , accessing private information , corrupting data etc.
VIRUS is a malware.

But what is a Malware?

They are the self replicating  computer programs which install themselves without user consent.

Motives of creating virus can be seeking profit , desire to send a political message or just for personal amusement.

Anti Virus software is a software used to prevent , detect and remove malware.

When computer is affected with virus, it is necessary to install an anti virus program to remove it and also to prevent further problems.
                      

Monday, November 4, 2013

Why is some hair curly and some hair straight ?

                            Why is some hair curly and some hair straight ?

Hair is curly or straight , depending upon the bonds between the hair protein .
The greater the number of links, the curlier the hair and the fewer the bonds, the straighter the hair. 
People can temporarily alter their hair to force it into a straight state or curly state. But it is only temporary not permanent. 

Why do we close eyes when sneezing?

                            Why do we close eyes when sneezing?

The closing of eyes is an involuntary reflex. But it is certainly possible keep our eyes open when sneezing , but it requires working against the reflex.
When our brain senses the entry of an irritant , it sends the message to close the eyes. Sneezing is a protective mechanism of the body to expel the dust , pollen  and other allergens.
It's very common to sneeze, when we have cold. Inside of the nasal cavity becomes swollen and more sensitive than usual. The nerves in the area of allergen, senses this and sends message to brain and and brain initiates the activity to expel this irritant by sneezing.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Gunda, backstreet boy !

                                 Gunda, backstreet boy !

I like to hear the songs of pop band Backstreet Boys. In the group , I like Nick ( Nicholas Carter ) for both his voice and external appearance !
I sat on the chair in veranda, listening to song " Drowning " from BSB. At that time, Gunda appeared in the scene . He had come from back of the house. Suddenly, I thought of calling Gunda as a Backstreet Boy. Even he is good looking , handsome just like Nick !
He can sing too but only the tune will be in form of " Meow " !

The gas with a colour

                               The gas with a colour

All the gas like oxygen , methane , hydrogen etc all are colourless. Infact , gases are known for this property.
But there is a gas which has colour !

It is Chlorine (Cl).

It is a diatomic yellowish green gas. It combines readily with nearly all other elements.

The name Chlorine is derived from "chloros "  , meaning green referring to the colour of the gas. The gas has a suffocating odour and extremely poisonous. In its liquid and solid form , it is a powerful oxidizing , bleaching and disinfecting agent. 

Friday, November 1, 2013

Why do we have 2 power indicators in the house?

                     Why do we have 2 power indicators in the house?

We can see the power indicators in every house. It is always in the main hall. By seeing the bulb glowing inside, we say whether there is power to house or not.
In the newly constructed houses or the houses which have been constructed before a decade or two, we can always see 2 power indicators.
In old houses, there is only one.

What do they say ?

Our house electrical wiring is divided into 2 separations.
One is , Lighting circuit and the other is Heating circuit.

Lighting circuit has the instruments which dont draw much power. They are connected  with thin wires. Examples are fans, lights ( both bulb and tubes ) , TV and nowadays computer too.
Heating circuit has the instruments which draw lot of power. They are connected with thick wires. Examples are wet grinders, dry grinders , fridge, AC , pumps, electrical geysers etc.

If power to lighting circuit is nil, that means power is cut.

Comet ISON is nearing. . .

                               Comet ISON is nearing. . .

This comet is the new entry . Two of Russian astronomers spotted the comet in photographs. It was spotted in September 2012.
Even from a great distance, the comet appears bright, so that it is visible to naked eye. If it survives the gravitational force of Earth and also the radiation from Sun , closest approach of comet will take place on November 28, 2013.
Comet Ison poses no threats to Earth.

ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಉಪ್ಕರಿ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ

                             ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಉಪ್ಕರಿ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ 

ಇದು ಅವಿಭಜಿತ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಫೇವರಿಟ್ ತಿಂಡಿ . ಇದು ಮಾಡಲು ಸುಲಭ ಏಕೆಂದೆರೆ ಇದನ್ನು ನಾನೂ ಮಾಡಬಲ್ಲೆ !ಇವತ್ತು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆಯ ಉಪಹಾರಕ್ಕೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೇ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇವೆ  .

ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಸಾಮಗ್ರಿಗಳು -----

ಪೇಪರ್ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ  --  ನಮ್ಮ ಹಸಿವಿನ ಅಂದಾಜಿನ ಮೇರೆಗೆ !
ತೆಂಗಿನ ಕಾಯಿ ತುರಿ  --- ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಹಾಕಿದಷ್ಟು ರುಚಿ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ
ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಉಪ್ಪು  --- ರುಚಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕಷ್ಟು
ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ  -- ಸಣ್ಣದಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿದ್ದು -- ೨
ಹಸಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಕಾಯಿ --  ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಂಡುಗಳಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು - ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ
ನಿಂಬೆ ರಸ  --- ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ
ಮಾಮೂಲು ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ

ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ 

ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಪಾತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಮತ್ತು ತೆಂಗಿನಕಾಯಿ ತುರಿ ಹಾಕಿ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಕಲಸಬೇಕು . ಇದನ್ನು ೫ ನಿಮಿಷಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಹಾಗೆ ಬಿಡಬೇಕು .
ನಂತರ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ ತುಂಡುಗಳು , ಹಸಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಕಾಯಿಯ ತುಂಡುಗಳು , ಸಕ್ಕರೆ  ಮತ್ತು ಉಪ್ಪನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಕಲಸಬೇಕು . ಖಾರ ಬೇಕಾದವರು ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಹಾಕಬೇಕಾಗಿಲ್ಲ .
ಕೊನೆಗೆ ನಿಂಬೆ ರಸ ಮತ್ತು ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ ಹಾಕಿ ಸವಿಯಬಹುದು.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

What a thrilling cricket match !

                               What a thrilling cricket match !

Yesterday was the 6th ODI between India and Australia. I started watching the match when India started batting. India has won the match . I would like to share my observations.

Yesterday, I watched a thriller at Nagpur.
Result could not be predicted till the last over;
It is Virat Kohli who became the match winner

Kohli made us to sit on edge of chair
We have won the match with just 3 balls to spare !

Monday, October 28, 2013

Only organ which can regenerate itself....

              Only organ which can regenerate itself....

To be more specific, it is the only organ which can regenerate itself in human body ! When done transplantation from donor, donor is actually have the regeneration of lost tissues , 25% of cells can be regenerated.
But this is not true regeneration , but the compensatory growth.
The organ is human liver .
But it is the restoration of its function, not original form.
Liver is necessary for survival.  It does detoxification, protein synthesis , production of biochemicals etc.
Liver can be damaged by consuming alcohol and is called alcohol damage.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

What is flatulence?

                            What is flatulence?

Flatulence is the word used to describe the release of gases from human body. They can be loud , silent but stinky in smell !
Flatulence is a combination of gases ( nitrogen , carbon dioxide , oxygen , methane and hydrogen sulfide ) that travels from stomach to anus of a person.

What makes the gas stinky? 

It is the hydrogen sulfide gas. This gas contains sulfur which causes the smelly odour. The more sulfur rich is our food , the more stinky flatulence will come out !
When a man eats too much food or swallows too much air  , then the human digestive system can not digest easily , gas becomes trapped in the stomach. The only way for this excess gas to exit the body is through anus.
It is an involuntary action and the respective person must not be blamed for that !

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Physical phenomena which are responsible for rainbow formation

     Physical phenomena which are responsible for rainbow formation

A rainbow is an excellent demonstration of the dispersion of light and refraction.

What is dispersion?

Visible light consists of a collection of component colours. When light passes through a triangular prism, it is separated into its component colours -- Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green , Yellow, Orange and Red. ( VIBGYOR) . The separation of visible light into its component colours is known as dispersion.

What is refraction?

Refraction is the bending of the path of a light wave as it passes from one medium to the other. The refraction occurs at the boundary and is caused by change in the speed of light. The speed of a light wave changes when it travels from less dense medium to more dense medium or vice a versa.

Here, we have 2 mediums : water and air. Out of them , water is more dense than air. Hence , the speed of light reduces. This causes the light to bend from its initial path. This is refraction.

After that , dispersion takes place and we see 7 colours in a rainbow.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The first cricketer to score hundred in all the 3 forms of cricket

                      The first cricketer to score hundred in all the 3 forms of cricket

Today is the 4th ODI between India and Australia cricket team. In last match Indian captain M.S. Dhoni had scored a century.
I kept wondering at who is the first cricketer to score a hundred in all the 3 forms of cricket i.e. T20, ODI and test cricket?
Its Chris Gayle. 
I have seen him scoring runs in T20 matches. He was banned by West Indies cricket board. But now , they have cleared the differences between them.
He is back in the national team. He scored a hundred for his team in both ODI and test cricket match.
Scoring a hundred in test match ?! He must had treated the match like another T20 match. Scoring all 4s and 6s. Treating the opponent bowler as enemy !

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Why do we talk loudly when we fight?

                         Why do we talk loudly when we fight?

This article is not based on scientific facts. It is a story.
One day , a saint was travelling to other place with his followers. They came across a city in between. There they saw two people fighting with each other.
It seems both knew each other. But now they were fighting. The noise made by each others' talking is so loud and harsh that it is audible in next street also !
But saint and his followers didnt interfere between them. They left the place. That time, they were supposed to pass a river.
Boat came and all sat on the boat. In the boat , there was a newly married couple. Both husband and wife were sitting next to each other.
One of the followers sat behind them in the boat. Couple were talking with each other. They were whispering the words.
Follower , even though he was sitting just behind the couple, could not hear the words. He was really surprised.
The persons , who were fighting , they were also stood very near to each other. But their quarrel is audible in the next street. If they speak slowly, other person can hear comfortably.
Follower put his doubt infront of saint. Saint replied " Their hearts were very far with each other. Thats why in order to convey their feelings , they must shout. But when people are in love with each other, their hearts a re very near. Hence, sound of whispering too is enough for them to listen ".

Monday, October 21, 2013

Why are Fiji islands got suspended from commonwealth?

          Why are Fiji islands got suspended from commonwealth?

Commonwealth is a grouping of 53 former British colonies . Fiji islands were one among them.
The commonwealth has fully suspended Fiji after after it refused to bow to demands to call elections .
The ban is because of lack of progress towards democracy.
Commonwealth had demanded Fiji to hold credible elections by October 2010.
But Fiji has not met the deadline.
Fiji Government tells it will hold elections in 2014. As soon as democratic government is formed, the ban on country will be lifted.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Tulu proverb

                                   Tulu proverb

daadet batta kennaga aaned mitt battend pijin pantandge!

ದಾದೆಟ್ ಬತ್ತ ಕೇಂನಗ ಆನೆಡ್ ಮಿತ್ತ್ ಬತ್ತೆಂದ್ ಪಿಜಿನ್ ಪಂತಂಡ್ಗೆ !

Translation

This proverb ridicules the boasting persons. Some people always say that they are superior than others. It is just an incidence.
An ant was asked how did it came to that place? It replied that it has come by sitting on back of an elephant.!
It is the most unlikely situation. Boasting persons will make impossible to possible ! 

Whose servant?

                                       Whose servant? 

It was a kingdom. King was treating his people very well. He had an ambition to talk with people and to know their opinion about his rule.
Likewise, king disguised himself and was preparing to leave. That time, his minister came to talk with him. Minister wanted to go with king. King agreed.
Both of them started their journey. They were meeting the people and were trying to know their opinion about King's rule.
Likewise, they reached a village. As it was getting dark, they decided to spend the night there. They asked for shelter near a farmer.
Farmer happily agreed . He just brought the brinjals which were grown in his own farm land. He wanted to serve them the dishes of brinjals.
He informed the visitors about the fact. Soon , he prepared the food and served them dinner. As he had told, dinner menu was full of brinjal dishes.
King liked the dishes very much and praised them too. Minister , by seeing King's appreciation note, started praising the dishes. Minister told that out of all vegetables, brinjal is the best one!
Farmer was happy that the visitors had liked the dishes. He gave bag full of brinjals to visitors. Both of them left the place and returned to palace.
King gave the bag which is full of brinjals to royal chef. By seeing the King himself handing over the bag, chef figured out that King liks the dishes made of brinjals. Soon , he started preparing the dishes of brinjals and serving the King.
This development had led to uneasiness of King . Everyday only brinjal dishes ! King was fed up of it . Soon , he started complaining too.
Seeing King's mentality, minister has also condemned that no dishes must be prepared out of brinjals and brinjal is the worst vegetable !
This made King surprised. He asked with minister " That time, you had praised the dishes saying that brinjal is the best vegetable. But now you are condemning the vegetable.why is the sudden change of mentality ?"
Minster replied " I am not the servant of brinjals. I am the servant of yours. That time, you had liked the dished made of brinjals. Thats why even I praised it. But today , you were fed up of the dishes. You disliked it. Hence , even I did the same . I just talked in favour of you . Br cause , I am the servant of yours."
King rewarded the minister for saying the truth.

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Phew ! It was Philine

                                       Phew ! It was Philine

I have seen the TV news about cyclone Philine. They were saying that it is a very severe cyclone. Thankfully , Government had taken preventive measures like evacuation of people before itself. Hence, no major casualties have been reported.
In coastal area of Karnataka too, we had experianced rainfall. Sea was rash too. I thought It was the effect of cyclone.
But , since 4 days we are having evening rains. Morning , it is sunny. But as Sun is preparing to take leave, clouds start gathering in the sky.
These are thick black clouds. They are accompanied by thunders too. Today also, clouds have occupied sky and they have started the music concert too ! ( thunder sound)
I asked with elder people if there is one more cyclone going to attack ? No sign of cyclone. Then why are we having rains at this time?

Mustard war

                                         Mustard war

This is not the name given to the quarrel between women for mustard to use while cooking ! This is the chemical weapon used in days of world war 1.
The sulphur mustards are commonly known as mustard gas .These gas have ability to form large blisters on the exposed skin and in the lungs.

Why these are called mustard?

Pure sulphur mustards are colourless. But when used in impure form , such as warfare agents , they have an odour resembling mustard plants , hence the name. 
Sulphur mustard has the chemical formula (Cl -CH2CH2)2S
It is first used by the German troops. Nowadays , it is also used as chemotherapy drug.

Why do we sweat after taking hot water bath?

                                    Why do we sweat after taking hot water bath?

Sweating is the mechanism through which our body cools us down . When we take a hot water bath , our body emits fluids that then evaporate.
This evaporation requires heat. The heat is stolen from body , cooling us down. Our body recognizes that bath was hot . It takes this heat itself for the evaporation purpose , thus making us sweat.

What is Hindalco?

                                       What is Hindalco?

Hindalco Industries Limited is an Alluminium manufacturing company and is a subsidary of Aditya Birla Group.

HINDALCO = HINDustan ALluminium COmpany.

The company is in news nowadays. It is because of coal blocks allocation scam. Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) is now looking into the role of politicians in allocating the coal blocks to Kumar Mangalam Birla owned Hindalco. 

RBI's first governor learnt to be humble

                          RBI's first governor learnt to be humble

Chittaranjan Deshmukh had earned the chance to study in foreign country. He returned to India after studying. Those were the days of freedom struggle.
Gandhiji was the leader through his non-violence movement. Everywhere people were talking about him. When Chittaranjan had returned to India, he had the ambition to meet Gandhiji.
Likewise, he went to Sabarmati Ashram to meet Gandhiji and expressed his wish to spend some time there. Gandhiji agreed but told him that he has to earn his meal.
Chittaranjan agreed. Gandhiji asked him to clean the toilets of ashram ! Chittaranjan didnt expect that.He was very proud of himself that he has earned a degree in foreign. For such a brilliant one, toilet cleaning was a very disgusting job.
Seeing his silence, Gandhiji asked him not to take worries and he , himself will do the work for him ! Gandhiji started cleaning the toilets too !
By seeing that, Chittaranjan realised that no work is inferior. He became a humble man. Later he participated as a freedom fighter and became the first governor of Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ).

ಫ್ರೆಂಚ್ ಫ್ರೈ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ

                                     ಫ್ರೆಂಚ್ ಫ್ರೈ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ 

ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳು 

ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ  - ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಾತ್ರದ್ದು - ಉದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ್ದು
ಕಾಳು ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಪುಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಉಪ್ಪು  - ರುಚಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕಷ್ಟು
ಕರಿಯಲು ಎಣ್ಣೆ

ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ 

ಮೊದಲು ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಬಿಸಿಗಿಡಬೇಕು . ಅದು ಕಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಉದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆಯ ತುಂಡುಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿ , ಕೆಂಬಣ್ಣ ಬರುವವರೆಗೆ ಕರಿಯಬೇಕು . ನಂತರ ಒಂದು ಬೌಲ್ ಗೆ ಹಾಕಿ , ನಂತರ ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಪುಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಉಪ್ಪನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಿಕ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು . ಬಿಸಿಯಿರುವಾಗಲೇ ತಿಂದರೆ ಚೆನ್ನ . 

Sunday, September 22, 2013

How did the name Vaseline petroleum jelly come?

                 How did the name Vaseline petroleum jelly come?

Robert Cheesebrough
is the inventor of this jelly.
He was the chemist in Brooklyn , USA who had become an expert in extracting kerosene from cannel oil. He soon realized that petroleum products will. be the fuel source .
He noticed that a colourless wax is collected on the pump rods on the oil wells.  It was gumming up the works until it was removed.
He also observed that oil workers are applying it on a cut instead of a bandage. It helped to stop the bleeding and also helped in curing the wound.
Robert returned to his home and was able to create the clean form of the wax. He called it as " petroleum jelly ".
He started to produce it in large amounts that vessels in his house became full . Then he started to store it in flower vases instead of flowers.
After that , he added the suffix " line " to the word " vase " and he called the wax as " Vaseline petroleum jelly ".


Agent orange

                               Agent orange

Agent orange is not a breed of orange fruit. It is one of the dangerous chemical weapon. The name is the combination of code names for HERBICIDE ORANGE (HO) and AGENT LNX. These are the defoliants used by US military .
It was used in Vietnam war between 1961 to 1971. Many people got killed or maimed and children born with birth defects as a result of its use.
The chemical was given the name of orange because of the colour of barrels in which it has been shipped to Vietnam.
The agent orange program's goal was to defoliate forested and rural land, depriving guerrilla soldiers of Vietnam of their support and food supply.

The origin of the symbol @

                                The origin of the symbol @ 

The symbol is familiar to all of us. The lower case letter a with a circle around it is referred as " at ". It is commonly used in email addresses.
The symbol has different meanings in different languages.
Before it became the symbol for electronic mail , the @ symbol is used to represent the cost or the weight of something.
For ex : If we purchase 6 apples for Rs. 60 , we can write it as apples each @ Rs. 10.
But history tells us some thing else.
Before the invention of printing machine, each word had to be painstakingly transcribed by hand. At that time, people tried a trick. Instead of writing the whole word, people used to find ways to shorten it so that their work will be less.
They invented  this : instead of writing " at " , which is used many times in an article , they used the symbol @ . Because of electronic mail , it is well known to all.

Pineal gland - third eye of man

                        Pineal gland -  third eye of man

The pineal gland which is also called as third eye is a small endocrine gland in vertebrate brain. It produces the hormone melatonin , which affects the modulation of wake/sleep patterns and seasonal functions. Its shape resembles a tiny pine core , hence the name.
The production of melatonin hormone is stimulated by darkness and inhibited by light. Photosensitive cells in the retina of eye detect light and directly signals the central nervous system . Women having monthly periods are also affected by this hormone.
In old days , when there was still darkness because of absence of lamps, women used to get their monthly periods for every no moon day.
This gland is also responsible for sleep patterns. If we lock ourselves in dark room, then also pineal gland can sense the change in small amount of sunlight. But now man has invented lamps which makes dark night to seem like day . Because of this, gland is getting confused between day and night , hence secretion of melatonin hormone is affected.
Because of this , mankind is facing many problems.
Inventions are resulting in health problems.  

Teen murthy bhavan

                                 Teen murthy bhavan

Everyone of us know about teen murti bhavan. It was the residence of our first prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.
Now it is a museum. First , it was the residence of a British officer. But after independence, Nehru made it as his residence.
There is a story behind the name of the building. It is called teen murthy bhavan since it is having 3 statues of soldiers.
Before independence, when British were ruling India ; the first world war was fought . British took part in it. So, they have asked for help with Indian kings.
The 3 states had sent their soldiers to battle field on behalf of British army.
They are ---
1 . Junagadh
2. Mysore
3. Hyderabad
All of them have died during the fighting. To remember their sacrifice, 3 statues representing the soldiers of 3 states are installed in the building.

The meaning of getting knowledge

                              The meaning of getting knowledge

Long ago, in a village , there was a teacher. He was running a school and he taught many children . Now those children are in good position. He is getting old. But also, he was running the school and educating the children.
Time dont wait for anyone. Teacher was very sick. By coming to know of it, his students gathered near his house. On meeting the teacher, they started to cry saying that who else will teach them ? Teacher moved by this scene.
Teacher ask them to follow him. Finally they reached a river bank. All stood there without a word. Teacher asked one of his student to fetch the water by giving him a bowl. Student did the work. Teacher distributed the water to everyone.
Bowl is empty now. Teacher again asked another student to fetch the water. After getting the water, he again distributed it among students.
Again he asked another student to fetch the water and after getting water , he again distributed the water. This continued for some time.
Seeing the tiredness on the face of student , teacher smiled  and asked them whether they have understood the lesson ? Students were confused.
Teacher told them " Knowledge is like an ocean. Teacher is just a mean for fetching it like a bowl. He will distribute whatever he knows , to students. But that is not the end. Still there is more to learn. Students can find another way to get that ".
Now students understood the lesson.

Doing our work

                                     Doing our work

Long ago, there was a village. Villagers didnt trust each other nor the outsiders. They were always fighting over small things.
There was a saint living in the village. He wanted to change the villagers. Whenever possible, he was giving lectures to villagers on good conduct.
But villagers were not listening . But saint kept on trying. He didnt skip any opportunity to change the mentality of villagers.
But his efforts were going in vain. One of his followers thought that his master is wasting time. The villagers are not ready to change their mentality.
Finally , he told his opinion near his master. Saint listened to it and said " Even I know , villagers are not listening to my words. But I continued giving lectures. By giving lectures, it always reminds me to go in the correct path. I must be correct , before telling others' faults . I am doing the correct job ."

The origin of word " chemistry "

                                     The origin of word " chemistry "

The word " chemistry " derives from the base word " chemia". It is of Egyptian origin. The story behind this word goes like this -----
In Egypt, river Nile flows. It is the main water source of Egypt. In rainy season, river Nile overflows. In the process, it brings black sand along with it.
As Egyptian civilization is very ancient, they had known of making glass from this black sand.. In Egypt , chemia is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular level, dealing with atoms, crystals etc.  

Most used english words through out the world

                          Most used english words through out the world

English language is widely spoken in most of the countries. But there are exceptions too.
According to my knowledge , there are 2 words which are used widely in world without reference to ( all languages uses them ) language are ---

1. Hello
2. O.K.

These words are there in every language and people too get their meaning quickly.

Which is the first country to declare Christianity as its official religion?

Which is the first country to declare Christianity as its official religion?

I am talking about the first country to declare Christianity as official religion. Its not USA or UK ( Britain ). Not India !
Its Armenia. About 94 % of Armenians consider themselves to be Armenian Christians. Armenia became the first country to declare Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD.
Armenia also has Kurdish population which are mostly Muslim.

Newton's third law of motion

                                   Newton's third law of motion

This law states that ------

For every action , there is equal and opposite action.

Simple example for illustration ---

Whenever objects interact with each other , they exert forces upon each other. When we sit on a chair , we exerts downward force on chair. The chair exerts upward force on our body.
One is action and other is reaction.


Why does a falling ball bounce?

                            Why does a falling ball bounce?

When a ball falls, it is temporarily deformed. Because of elasticity, the ball tends to regain its original shape , for which it it presses the ground and bounces. It is called Newton's third law of motion . It states that For every action , there is equal and opposite action.
But the ball will not bounce to its original height through which it has fallen. In subsequent bounces, this is repeated till the air inside the ball loses its force.
Finally , it rests on floor.

Who composed tune for our national anthem?

                  Who composed tune for our national anthem?

We all sing our national anthem , " Jana Gana Mana " proudly. We all know that it is written by Ravindranath Tagore.
But our national anthem is always having a tune which make all of us to stand up when we hear it. Who composed the tune?
Some say , it is Ravindranath Tagore himself. But the music for present national anthem was composed by Captain Ram Singh Thakur of Netaji led Indian National Army.
Every country have made their national anthem to be sung by 1 minute. Though it is unofficial, each and every country follows it. Our national anthem should be sung in 52 seconds.

The common factor between these countries ...

                           The common factor between these countries ...

These countries share a common factor between them. The countries are ----

1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Bangladesh
4. Sri lanka
5. Israel
6. United Kingdom ( UK )
7. Norway

These countries had woman as their leader in higher position ( president or prime minister ). In the future, some more countries may join the list. Even in Australia , they had woman as prime minister. In Germany, still woman is serving the country.

Be patient

                                 Be patient

A man was experiencing huge losses in his business. To save his face , as he has done more debts , he left the city.
He reached a village . He was hungry and thirsty. He was lying on road , unable to walk further. A passer by saw him and asked the man to come to his house.
As man was new to village, man followed the passer by. They soon reached the house. It was getting late in the night.
Passer by asked the man to sleep and he stepped outside the house , carrying the bag. Before leaving, he said to himself " Dont worry. Today , you will get some thing . Just try !" 
Man who was lying down , soon realized that the passer by must be a thief. His guess was right. But he didnt ask anything .
Thief returned home empty hand when Sun had rised. But he was not at all worried. He spent the day happily by chatting with the man.
Again night came. Again thief prepared to go. Again he said the same words to himself. But when he returned, he was empty handed.
This continued for many days. But thief didnt loose hope. But one day , when he returned he carried 2 bags with him.
By seeing all these, man had learnt a lesson " We must continue trying , if we fail in doing one task. One day , we will surely succeed. Just we have to be patient ".

ಪಾಲ್ - ಪಾಯಸ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ

                            ಪಾಲ್ - ಪಾಯಸ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ 

ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ೧ ಕಪ್ ನಷ್ಟು ಹಾಲನ್ನು ಕುದಿಯಲು ಇಡಬೇಕು . ನಂತರ ರುಚಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕಷ್ಟು ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಬೇಕು . ಈಗ ಕುದಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹಾಲಿಗೆ , ಮೊದಲೇ ಮಿಕ್ಸಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪುಡಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಬಾಸುಮತಿ ಅಕ್ಕಿಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಕುದಿಸಬೇಕು . ನಂತರ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ತುಪ್ಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುರಿದ ಗೋಡಂಬಿ , ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಸೇರಿಸಬೇಕು





Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Does a millipede really have 1000 feet?

                          Does a millipede really have 1000 feet?

Since it is rainy season , I see a lot of millipedes moving in our backyard. We call it as " cherante " in Tulu. They walk slowly but will cover a large distance in a small span of time. When touched, they wrap themselves making a "chakkuli".
Millipede , name does mean 1000 footed . Some millipedes actually do have 1000 feet. But not all. Some millipedes have more than 1000 feet ,and some have less
Millipedes eat decaying leaves and other dead plant matter.
Due to their lack of speed , millipedes primary defense mechanism is to curl into a tight coil - protecting their delicate legs. 

Monday, August 19, 2013

Lioness's compassion

                           Lioness's compassion

In a forest, there lived a family of lion. The family comprised of father lion, mother lion and their cubs. Father lion was going out and bringing the preys after hunting, His family was living on that. Parents were seeing that everything must be available to their children.
But once, father lion didnt get anything while hunting. Father lion was tensed , thinking that , that day his whole family must starve.
That time itself, he saw a tiny rabbit. It was very small and was looking for his parents. Seeing lion, it came closer thinking that he is the father.
Lion just carried him to his house. He told his wife that he could not find anything except tiny rabbit. He said they must have it as dinner.
By seeing the rabbit, motherhood of lioness awakened and she didnt agree to kill it. She said let the rabbit grow up with their own children.
Likewise , rabbit was with lion cubs , playing. Soon it had developed a feeling that he is also a lion cub. Once, an elephant cub was walking on forest.
By seeing him alone, lion cubs planned to attack. But rabbit opposed the idea saying that they all may get hurt in the fighting.
He started arguing with lion cubs. Meanwhile, small elephant ran away from the place. Lion cubs complained near their mother against rabbit.
Mother  lion realized it is a time to reveal the truth. She called tiny rabbit and told him that he is the rabbit and not a lion. She showed him other rabbits too. 
Tiny rabbit understood what lioness trying to say and joined with his own fellows.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Rain.. Rain..

                              Rain.. Rain..

It is raining heavily in my place ( i.e. coastal area ). It is raining so much that we have not seen Sun in past 3 days !
It is so chill here and also environment is moist. The chilling effect is not only to humans . I will list out who are facing chilling effect ---

1. It is our desktop computer. Not getting booted up. After I switch on the monitor, it takes 1/2 an hour to get open . Something is always better than nothing !
2. It is my father's scooter. It is covered with plastic cover too. But also , chilling effect it is experiencing is so much that it is not getting started. Finally , when rain had stopped , it had made to stand in open space. After that , it recovered and obeyed to kicking.
3. It is our tube light . Anyway , tube lights take lots of time to get switched on. . But this fellow, no sign of flickering too ! Now he has realized ( and we too ) that if not operated frequently, we must loose him ! Now everything is normal.
I had read in news paper that there is a depression in Bay of Bengal. Rain is because of that. I always wonder why there is no depression in Arabian sea?
Arabian sea is the quietest of all the seas. Besides, sea erosion . it is not giving any other problem. ( according to my knowledge ).

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Area 51

                              Area 51

Just now I have read about area 51. Curious to know what it is, I came to know that people were thinking that it as a alien spaceship landing point.
US Government imposed secrecy over the site. But now it is revealed that " Area 51 " is a testing range for the Government's spy plane during cold war. They were using the aircraft to spy on Soviet Union at high altitude.
High altitude testing of the aircraft soon give rise to the reports of findings of Extra Terrestrial  Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO s).
The area was then given the name as " area 51 ".

Friday, August 16, 2013

Why do carbonated drinks bubble more in plastic cups?

                  Why do carbonated drinks bubble more in plastic cups?

Its the plastic cups made of PET ( Poly Ethylene Terephthalate ) . It causes the carbonated drinks to bubble more .
PET is a strong polymer. It has the ability to contain Carbon dioxide , and is material of choice for carbonated drinks container.
Carbon dioxide is the gas which is responsible for bubbling effect. By producing bubbles, there is a creation of barrier layers , which prevents the loss of carbonation.
The containers made of PET , prevents the leakage of carbon dioxide and oxygen from entering . Hence , the drinks will be colder and fizzier.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Change of mind , thanks to monkeys !

                              Change of mind , thanks to monkeys !

Our garden is targeted by monkeys. Last Sunday was the nagara panchami festival. People here , worship serpents.
On the festival day , we offer tender coconuts, jaggery , poddalu ( tulu word , dont know equivalent word in english ) etc to idol of serpent. ( not the real one )! By seeing real one, everyone will flee.
As our coconut trees have grown taller , we cant make out the tree having tender coconut. As it is rainy season and slippery , laborers are difficult to fetch.
But on the previous day of festival, monkeys had attacked our garden. They had tried to fetch and drink tender coconuts.
Some of tender coconuts had fallen to ground. We collected all those. The ones which are not damaged, were offered on festival.
Otherwise, we had to buy tender coconut costing Rs 25 each.
That's why our mentality towards monkeys is changed.
Now we wait for monkeys to fetch tender coconuts . It is free of cost too !

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Think positively !

                            Think positively !

A company decides to manufacture clocks. In the beginning , clocks had only 2 hands : one is to represent hour and the other one for minutes.
Now the company decides to manufacture the clocks with seconds hand too. Hence , a clock has 3 hands together.
But seconds hand was unhappy with this. It thought : " I only must work. For every minute , I must complete 60 rounds. For every hour, it would be 3600 rounds. The other fellows ( minute and hour hand ) just look at me when I am taking rounds without moving from their place !"
Hour hand came to know of it. It wanted to talk with seconds hand. Hours hand said " Dont think that you are overworking. With  completion of your tiny steps , you remind us to move a step further. Your work is essential for both of us to work ".
By hearing that , seconds hand saw a new light by thinking positively.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The origin of word " Fanta "

                                   The origin of word " Fanta "

We all know about the carbonated drink " Fanta ". It is of Coca- Cola company. It is a drink which does not contain any fruit syrup.
The origin of Fanta dates back to World War 2. The word Fanta derived from the German word " Fantasie ", meaning fantasy or imagination.
As a result of war, coca - cola syrup was not available in Germany. So , Fanta was produced as an alternative . 

Monday, August 12, 2013

Why do moths attracted to light?

                              Why do moths attracted to light?

It is because of phototaxis.

What is phototaxis?

It is an organism's automatic movement toward or away from light. Toward the light is termed as positive phototaxis and away from the light is negative phototaxis.
Moths are positively phototaxis.
They get attracted towards light. But they fly in circle around the light. The reason is if the light reaching their eyes, is not the same for both the eyes, they turn to that direction of light through which they are getting more light to eye.
They think that they are flying straight. But in all direction , their both eyes are getting different amount of light. This way, they start circling around the light.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Proud Alexander , learnt the lesson

                              Proud Alexander , learnt the lesson

It was Alexander , the great. He had conquered almost every part of world. He was named as invincible. This made him little proud.
He returned to his place. People were thronging to meet him. There was a philosopher. He was staying in the outskirts of city.
He was not interested in meeting Alexander. Fellow people tried to take him with them. But he didnt agree. This news spread.
Alexander too , came to know of it. He was very eager to meet the philosopher. Likewise, he went to his house.
That time, philosopher had sat infront of window and was enjoying the sunrays of morning Sun. Alexander stood infront of him.
Referring to philosopher , Alexander said " I am Alexander , the great. I heard that you didnt come to meet me after my return. Tell me, what do you want ? I have money , jewels everything. You ask  and you will definitely have it. "
Philosopher looked at Alexander . He said " Can you move a little? You are blocking the sunrays coming through window. That's all I want ".
Alexander was very humble after hearing this. He realized there is something else too in the life, than money . Money is not everything.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Why do they use salt to melt ice?

                          Why do they use salt to melt ice?

I have seen in TV that in western countries, if the road is covered with ice ( as snow fall is common there) , they are spreading salt over it.
Salt lowers the melting point of water .This means that if we sprinkle salt on ice, we can melt it. The salt dissolves into the liquid water in ice and lowers its freezing point.
We know that water attains solid form or becomes ice when the temperature reaches 0 degree Celsius  When we add salt , that temperature drops.
Now the mixture of salt and ice have the freezing temperature at -16 degree Celsius. Or we can say water now will attain the solid form at -16 degree Celsius instead of 0 degree Celsius.  So, till that temperature, water will be in liquid form. Thus , we can melt ice by adding salt.

Why are man hole covers , round?

                               Why are man hole covers , round?

We always see manholes near the road side. Their covers usually will be in round shape. I must say always. Now the question comes , why not other shape?
The round man hole cover can not fall through its circular opening, whereas a square manhole cover may fall in , if it were inserted diagonally in the hole.
A round man hole cover has a smaller surface than the square one. Thus less material is required to manufacture , resulting in less cost.
Circular covers do not need to be rotated to align in the manhole. they will be naturally heavy , so that  traffic passing over them can not lift them.
Circular covers are easy to roll , so they can be easily moved from one place to another.


Thursday, August 8, 2013

Who is responsible?

                               Who is responsible?

There was a robber. His only duty was robbing the innocent pedestrians who are passing through forest. Everyone were scared because of this.
One day it was getting dark. Saint wanted to pass across the forest. All the people who have come to know of this, begged him to cancel his program.
But saint was firm in his decision. Likewise, he started to pass across the forest. As he was expecting, robber came infront of him in the mid forest.
Saint was cool. By seeing the robber , he was smiling. Robber was surprised. He ordered saint to give away all the goods he is having.
Saint agreed and gave all of his belongings. Finally. he asked the robber " For  whom are you doing the robbery ?"
Robber said " For his wife and children" .Saint asked the robber " You are doing the bad job. Just ask your wife and children whether they are ready to face the consequences that will arise because of your work ?"
Robber was very hopeful that his family will take the share. He is doing all this work , just because of them. He asked saint to stay there till he go and ask his family.
Saint agreed and robber soon reached his home. His wife was disappointed by seeing his empty hand.She started asking questions.
Robber asked her whether she will share the consequences of the job he is doing with him? Wife firmly said " Its your duty to look after family. Good or bad , you are  solely responsible for the consequences of the job , you are  doing ".
Robber was shocked by the answer. His own people are not ready to share the consequences. He returned to forest and met saint and told him all what had happened. He wanted to change himself. Soon robber started chanting name of God and became Valmiki .