This blog has become a sort of personal-cum-public diary. As for its contents, some are meant for me and my friends and relatives; others are for the public. This blog will have only positive, ennobling, elevating, encouraging and uplifting thoughts/ideas/materials. Whoever visits should feel happy and should be able to pick up some good ideas/thoughts/links. In short, "NOTHING NEGATIVE" is my motto.(Grateful thanks to Jon Sullivan and Public-Domain-Photos.com for the background photo)
Happy New Year 2021
WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY, HEALTHY,
PROSPEROUS AND PURPOSEFUL
NEW YEAR 2020
In this 360° animation, explore the vibrant world of neon signs and
learn the science of what makes them glow.
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When the Hoover Dam was completed, it created a huge source of
hydroelectric power and zapped a sleepy desert town to life: Las Vegas, Nevada.
With the power supply from the dam, Las Vegas soon exploded with vibrant
displays. The source of these dazzling lights was electrified neon gas. In this
special 360° animation, explore the colorful world of neon signs as Lippy
shares what makes them glow.
Grateful thanks TED-Ed, MICHAEL LIPMAN and YouTube.
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle tells us that it is impossible to
simultaneously measure the position and momentum of a particle with infinite
precision. In our everyday lives we virtually never come up against this limit,
hence why it seems peculiar. In this experiment a laser is shone through a narrow
slit onto a screen. As the slit is made narrower, the spot on the screen also
becomes narrower. But at a certain point, the spot starts becoming wider. This
is because the photons of light have been so localised at the slit that their
horizontal momentum must become less well defined in order to satisfy
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
I based this video on one by Prof. Walter Lewin of MIT:
http://bit.ly/100Wk2K
Henry (MinutePhysics) has previously made a video about Heisenberg's
Uncertainty Principle where he treats it as less spooky and more a consequence
of waves: http://bit.ly/TV3xO5
Sixty Symbols has a great video on Planck's constant:
http://bit.ly/11upebY
Thanks to the University of Sydney for hosting this experiment,
especially to Tom and Ralph for their assistance getting it working.
Grateful thanks to VERITASIUM, all the people associated with the
making of this video and YouTube.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/5-tips-to-i...
Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it’s impossible
to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our
chances — and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking.
Samantha Agoos describes a 5-step process that may help you with any number of
problems.
Lesson by SAMANTHA AGOOS, ANIMATION BY NICK HILDITCH.
Grateful thanks to TED-Ed, SAMANTHA AGOOS, NICK HILDITCH and YouTube.
This is to inform you that medicines are prescribed (by doctors) by brand name & not by the generics (Ingredients). Hence we end up paying more money for the same medicine.
Follow these few steps to know more & start saving on your medical bills.
1. Simply go to www.Manddo.com (Medicines and Doctors online) go to medicines secton
2. Search the medicine name
3. Type the medicine name which you are using (e. g. Lyrica 75mg (Pfizer company)
4. It will show u medicine company, prices and Ingredients
5. Now main point CLICK ON 'SUBSTITUTE'
6. Don't be surprised to see that same drug is available at very low cost also. And that to,.. by other reputed manufacturer. e. g. Lyrica by pfizer is for Rs. 768.56 for 14 tab (54.89 per tab). Whereas same drug by Cipla (Prebaxe) is available ONLY @ Rs. 59.00 for 10 tab (5.9 per tab)
Please don't delete without forwarding.
Forward to all the contacts in your phone book.
Let the move by Supreme Court benefit everyone...
There was a big lobby by Pharma companies to stop generic medicines. But court kept the interest of common man and the medical need.
"Kindness Costs Nothing" - please share it with your groups
The integration of Princely states was a monumental achievement by any standard and it has virtually no parallel anywhere in the world. Patel is sometimes called India's Bismarck, which I consider is an insult to Patel.
Not many of us realize that the Indian Princes had a reasonably powerful body called the Chamber of Princes presided over by the Viceroy. It was established in 1920 to coordinate the efforts of Princes to safeguard their interests in the event of India becoming a Dominion.
As late as 1940 the Chamber passed a resolution which stated as follows:
"The Chamber of Princes, while welcoming the attainment by India of its due place among the Dominions of the British Commonwealth under the British Crown, records its emphatic and firm view that, in any future constitution for India, the essential guarantees and safeguards for the preservation of the sovereignty and autonomy of the States and for the protection of their rights and interests arising from treaties, and engagements and sanads or otherwise, should be effectively provided..."
India is what it is today because of our founding fathers.
Please listen to my talk at 1900 hours, this Saturday the 18th of July.
"The Integration of the Princely States into the Indian Union".
Grateful thanks to Mr.Ananthakrishnan Pakshirajan, Facebook.
One of the most counterintuitive facts of our universe is that you
can’t go faster than the speed of light.
From this single observation arise all of the mind-bending behaviors of
special relativity. But why is this
so? In this in-depth video, Fermilab’s DR.DON
LINCOLN explains the real reason that you can’t go faster than the speed of
light. It will blow your mind.
Grateful thanks to FERMILAB, DR.DON LINCOLN and YouTube.
SHANGHAI MAGLEV TRAIN REVIEW - THE FASTEST TRAIN IN THE
WORLD AT 431KM/H (268MPH)
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In April
of 2019, I spent ten incredible days exploring the cities of Shanghai, Suzhou,
and Hangzhou in China. It was my second trip to China in four years – I had
first traveled to the country in 2015 with my dad. During that trip, I explored
Shanghai, Beijing, and Xi’an. I couldn’t wait to explore more of Shanghai and
check out Suzhou and Hangzhou for the very first time!
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After
arriving in China following nearly 24 hours of travel from Miami, I still needed
to get into the city of Shanghai. The fastest way to do that is to take the
Shanghai Maglev, which is the fastest train in the world and travels at speeds
up to 268 miles per hour! It operates by magnetic levitation and is the first
and only commercially operated Maglev train in the world. It’s something you
must experience when you visit Shanghai!
This train
only takes 8 minutes to get from the airport to Shanghai. It’s been running for
almost 20 years. I saw a similar Maglev train in development during my trip to
Japan in January of 2019. I was so excited to ride it!
The train
would take me to a station in the center of Shanghai, where you can catch the
metro line or buses. The ticket costs 50 Yen for regular economy and 100 Yen
for VIP. There’s a new train every 15-20 minutes, so you never have to wait
long for one.
I took VIP
and was alone in the car. There’s a monitor on the ceiling that shows you how
fast you’re going. I kept watching the numbers go up as we picked up speed and
soon the buildings and scenery outside were zipping by! This Maglev train is so
much quieter than the bullet train I rode in Japan. All I could hear was a
gentle hiss!
Once I
made it to the station, I’d have to get an Uber or use the metro or bus, but
that was okay because this experience was worth it! It’s super luxurious and
there are no servers because the ride is so short.
I could
actually feel the car swaying as the train turned. I had never felt anything
like it in my life. You definitely need to stay seated while the Maglev train
is moving. Otherwise, you could hurt yourself!
We maxed
out at about 401 km/hour, or about 249 miles per hour. I wasn’t sure why we
never reached the peak speed, but it was fine. Something really great about the
Maglev is that it’s super easy to find. After you go through Immigration, you
see Maglev signs everywhere that point you in the right direction, so just
follow them and you’ll find a ticket counter, where you pay, and then you go
down to the platform!
And just
like that, my first Maglev ride was at an end! I couldn’t wait for Japan to get
this train, which would cut the travel time from Tokyo to Osaka to just 67
minutes.
From
there, I wanted to catch an Uber to my apartment in People’s Square, which is
one of the main squares in Shanghai. I’m familiar with the area and it only
cost me $30 per night. But unfortunately, there is no Uber, so I had to catch a
taxi instead.
I had to
meet up with a fan from Sweden at a local camera mall to buy a new lens because
my lens and camera broke the previous day. The traffic was really bad and I
only had an hour and a half to get to the store. We finally got there after an
hour. Luckily I knew they had the lens I needed because my friend Nea from
Stockholm told me it was there!
I got my
lens at the camera mall! The lens made such a huge difference! From there, Nea
and I took a taxi and she told me the street food in Shanghai is gone due to
sanitary concerns. But there are still hole-in-the-wall eateries.
I arrived
in People’s Square and had to search to find my Airbnb. I finally found it and
headed up to the top level to get to my tiny studio apartment. It had a super
low ceiling and was hard to get to with the luggage! But it was everything I
needed: a place to leave my stuff and a place to sleep at night, so it was
perfect for me!
What an
adventure! I hope you enjoyed coming along on my first Maglev train ride and my
journey through Shanghai! If you did, please give it a thumbs up and leave me a
comment. Also, please subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss any of my
upcoming travel/food content!
You are on
your way to see some of the most amazing engineering marvels in China when it
comes to transportation mega infrastructures. So, with that said, get ready to
see the most breathtaking, stunning and most beautiful #expressways in China.
Watch the video to learn more...
