Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Why 1 is called ONE & 2 called TWO...?

You're just lines away. In between let me share the thought that comes up to my mind, while I was finding reason for this crazy question.
Assume a worlds lengthiest class room, where students are seated in series of rows. No matter how many rows!! only front and the last row are those who will create history or they would be the 2 pillars for almost all discoveries & innovations around. I meant there will be a connection exist between two entities, without them there would have no space for this simple post; mapping the front row would be the entity which has found or find reason to all the queries raised by last row entity. 

The numbers we write are made up of algorithms, (1, 2, 3, 4, etc) called Arabic algorithms.

What is the logic that exists in Arabic algorithm?


There are angles!
   If you look at the original Phoenician primitive algorithmic representation of numerals, the angles in the written representation of each of the numbers dictates the number's name.
 
1 (without the bar at the bottom in the original, primitive text) would have only one angle where the diagonal line meets the vertical line.
2 written in primitive text is a "Z" with two angles, one where the top horizontal line meets with the diagonal line, and another where the bottom horizontal line meets with the diagonal line. If you look at an image of the Phoenician numbers
 
   

similarly...

 &
and the most interesting and intelligent of all is 


                                                                         ha ha... 

Why would dogs hang their tongue OUT?




Most of time we have heard that people certainly map one's nose to dog's, when he or she could typically figure out something by smell. But the thing caught my attention while looking at the dog why dogs would have their TONGUE hanging out! lol
It's known for smelling sense... But tongue out for? And not every dog put it out just when it is hungry, although few does it but more randomly.

Any guess why it does? okay have you ever noticed a dog sweating either when it is tired chasing or in the street even sunny day. I hope by now you might have recalled any situation if you have lately seen any dog hanging their tongue out post reaching you by run.

Strange part here is that, they don't have no sweat glands except for on their tongues so they poke their tongue out to cool off. Dogs have a high body temperature and they hang their tongues out to let heat out through their tongues. So it's just their way of relaxing; rather than pointing it as sweating.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Why are rain clouds dark?





Comparatively Bangalore residents would have felt this often! For only reason, almost everyone doesn’t want to waste any space within their site; even for passage in between houses & to the compound gates.
For example - we might have seen few very flexibly built compound gates that can safeguard the vehicles parked on the road; which actually supposed to do when parked inside.

Better late than never! BBMP finally realized the smart people around the city, and come up with smarter plan late in 2011 that, # of car parking space must be equal to # of kitchens in the building, must be shown up in architecture approval proposal.

The reason why rainy clouds appear dark are due to their particulate density. As the clouds form from minuscule water droplets and ice crystals, before rain starts water vapor would have the higher density, the denser they are packed, it makes the cloud turn up to thicker & BIG. And hence it blocks out most of the sun light passes through; lending a darker appearance to their lower sections.

And the best supporting fact I found - visualization by flight journey. With clouds on an overcast day seemed grayed out when viewed on the runway, yet a bright white above the cloud.
Essentially, the deeper & denser a cloud formation is, the less light will pass through it.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Certainly 1 don't prefer to sleep facing head north

Most of us have a belief, that sleeping with head facing north would invite the lord of death. Indian mythology is concerned, South is the direction of lord Yama(a.k.a - The God of Death).

Simple reason why we ignore most of the Indian traditional belief is, either most of the elder family member didn't understand the reason behind or we had no chance to get to know.

scientific reason behind is -
      With the fundamentals of magnetism, south pole is the source of positive energy, whereas north pole is considered to be the source of negative energy. Head facing north, and if already tired human brain gets negative energy, then it would take more time to exhilarate and work efficiently.

Also, in the long run, the constant exposure to negative energy might reduce the efficiency of the brain gradually. Post stressful job, sleeping with head facing south, one would get contemporary state of mind, comparatively faster.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Agent 007


Ian Fleming
(28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964), While he had been working as an officer in British naval intelligence during the Second World War, he has also written many of spy novels.
   In 1952, for one of his story, he has created a fictional character revolved as James Bond (code number, 007), an intelligence officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. This becomes one of the longest continually-running film series in history, having been in on-going production from 1962 to the present. In that time Eon Productions has produced 23 films, usually produced at Pinewood Studios. This has become second-highest-grossing film series (behind Harry Potter) and the single most successful adjusted for inflation.
   After Fleming's death, in 1981, thriller writer John Gardner picked up the series with Licence Renewed. Gardner went on to write sixteen Bond books in total; two of the books he wrote – Licence to Kill and GoldenEye – were novelizations of Eon Productions films of the same name. In 1996, Gardner retired from writing James Bond books due to ill health.
   In 1996, American author Raymond Benson became the author (until 2002) of the Bond novels. Benson had written six Bond novels, three novelizations (The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies & Die Another Day). After a gap of six years, Sebastian Faulks was commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications to write a new Bond novel, which was released on 28 May 2008, the 100th anniversary of Ian Fleming's birth.
  Later in 2009 American writer Jeffery Deaver was then commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications.

Character information -
Type: Fictional
Gender: Male
Name: James BondOccupation: 00 Agent
Agent code: 007
Title: Commander (Royal Naval Reserve)

Until 2012, six actors have portrayed James Bond in total 23 official bond films,
  1. Sean Connery (1962–1971 & 1983)
  2. George Lazenby (1969)
  3. Roger Moore (1973–1985)
  4. Timothy Dalton (1986–1993)
  5. Pierce Brosnan (1995–2002)
  6. Daniel Craig (2006– 2012...)
Movies list – with actor played bond role,

1.    Dr. No (1962-Sean Connery)
2.    From Russia With Love (1963-Sean Connery)
3.    Goldfinger (1964-Sean Connery)
4.    Thunderball (1965-Sean Connery)
5.    You Only Live Twice (1967-Sean Connery)
6.    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969-George Lazenby)
7.    Diamonds Are Forever (1971-Sean Connery)
8.    Live and Let Die (1973-Roger Moore)
9.    The Man with the Golden Gun (1974-Roger Moore)
10.    The Spy Who Loved Me (1977-Roger Moore)
11.    Moonraker (1979-Roger Moore)
12.    For Your Eyes Only (1981-Roger Moore)
13.    Octopussy (1983-Roger Moore)
14.    A View to a Kill (1985-Roger Moore)
15.    The Living Daylights (1987-Timothy Dalton)
16.    Licence to Kill (1989-Timothy Dalton)
17.    GoldenEye (1995-Pierce Brosnan)
18.    Tomorrow Never Dies (1997-Pierce Brosnan)
19.    The World is Not Enough (1999-Pierce Brosnan)
20.    Die Another Day (2002-Pierce Brosnan)
21.    Casino Royale (2006-Daniel Craig)
22.    Quantum of Solace (2008-Daniel Craig)
23.    Skyfall (2012-Daniel Craig)

How Much You Know About Your Nose?


I think few of you may really like it! I was not surprised when I saw it on fb, but then I really felt power after going over this…

The nose has a left and a right side.
We use both to inhale and exhale.
Actually they are different.
You'll be able to feel the difference.

The right side represents the sun.
The left side represents the moon.

During a headache, try to close your right nose
and use your left nose to breathe.
In about 5 mins, your headache will go.

If you feel tired, just reverse, close your left nose
and breathe through your right nose.
After a while, you will feel your mind is refreshed.

Right side belongs to 'hot', so it gets heated up easily.
Left side belongs to 'cold'.

Most females breathe with their left noses,
so they get "cooled off" faster.
Most of the guys breathe with their right noses,
they get worked up.

Do you notice, the moment you awake, which side breathes better?
Left or right ?
If left is better, you will feel tired.
So, close your left nose and use your right nose for breathing..
You will feel refreshed quickly.

Do you suffer from continual headaches?
Try out this breathing therapy.

Close your right nose and breathe through your left nose.
Your headaches will be gone.

Perhaps some practice... needed

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Why Do We Dream?


      Though we didn’t focus on something specific, we dream! Even if we tried anything, no guarantee that it occur! We know every one of us dream, but none can recall everything. Doesn’t it very strange part of life..? This is the one of the big, long lasting and very curious question kept pending, intern this was supposed to be my first blog post, but unfortunately dragged since 2010. No luck yet (I meant no answer!) Then what this post for..? Might be because of this it was dragged so far and led to impotent in cutting the sources which I researched. Again all I can say is articles on psychologytoday.com


What is a dream?
Dreams are highly visual, focused, confusing and unclear. Dreams have been seen as a connection to the unconscious. It can include any of the thoughts, images and emotions that are experienced during sleep. (Briefed why it is unclear in physiological theory below)


When it occurs?
In the rapid-eye movement (REM) stage of sleep - when brain activity is high and resembles that of being awake; but our muscles suffer temporary paralysis. REM sleep is revealed by continuous movements of the eyes during sleep. At times, dreams may occur during other stages of sleep. However, these dreams tend to be much less memorable.


        Dreams can last for a few seconds, or as long as twenty minutes. People are more likely to remember the dream if they are awakened during the REM phase. The average person has about 3 to 5 dreams per night, but some may have up to 7 dreams in one night. The dreams tend to last longer as the night progresses. During a full 8-hour night sleep, two hours of it is spent dreaming.


What makes us to dream?
Two different theories that support, as to why we dream:
physiological and the psychological theory

The physiological theory centers upon how our body, specifically our brains functions during the REM phase of sleep. Proponents of this theory believe that we dream to exercise the synapses, or pathways, between brain cells, and that dreaming takes over where the active and awake brain leaves off. When awake, our brains constantly transmit and receive messages, which course through our billions of brain cells to their appropriate destinations, and keep our bodies in perpetual motion. Dreams replace this function.
Two underpinning physiological facts go towards supporting this theory of dreams. The first lies in the fact that the first two or so years of one’s life, the most formative ones for learning, are also the ones in which the most REM sleep occurs. It follows that during this time of the greatest REM sleep, we experience the greatest number of dreams. The second physiological fact that lends credence to this theory is that our brain waves during REM sleep, as recorded by machines measuring the brain's electrical activity, are almost identical in nature to the brain waves during the hours we spend awake. This is not the case during the other phases of sleep.
Psychological theories of dreams focus upon our thoughts and emotions, and speculate that dreams deal with immediate concerns in our lives, such as unfinished business from the day, or concerns we are incapable of handling during the course of the day. Dreams can, in fact, teach us things about ourselves that we are unaware of.

Our knowledge as to what causes us to dream is limited to the fact that dreams occur during the REM stage of sleep.