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.