from:flintspark.blogspot.com
hi all!
I was thinking to pose some good questions that occured to me and that might be materialized in the future.
1.Lets build a bamboo microsope.
In the pursuit of taking science to villages,we try to make a bamboo low cost mircoscope.
The only costly thing in it will be the lenses.
The microscope tube as well as the mechanism all will be made up of bamboo,since it is locally available,rough and tough,prevents entry of external light.
The problem is to design the mircoscope's mechanism.
Firstly,it must be able to move the main tube up and down,
next,it must be able to move the lens up and down.Simply put,both coarse and fine adjustments.
also how to attach the lenses with the rim of the bamboo tube.
How will you do it?
2.This is the original idea(i think) of Mr PS Ghose,of National Bal Bhawan.
Why to go on buying a laptop,when you can build it?
I mean,since desktops are now available at about 15000,so why not assemble our desktop on to a small atteche case?(say vip case)
The heating would be one big problem and the bag must be able to close on completion of work.
We shall need to drill out holes of the sides to provide the connection.
It shouldn't have its own power suppy,thats ok.
but it must have its own monitor.and keyboard and mouse and possibly speakers.
then we shall need to provide it with adequate protection from elements.The hard disk needs to be cushioned.
think on it.and gimme an ingenious solution.be descriptive and then lets matertialize.
3.This one is quite funny and is all bout lateral thinking.
What can you hold only with oyu right hand?
Don't answer if oyu already know.
Answers to those who comment.
hugs for a great repulic day,
sameer
Friday, January 26, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Racist?Who,we?
Hi all!
This comment can be taken in regard to the shilpa shetty controversy,where she was "allegedly" racially abused by her house mates,in the reality show ,Big Brother.
I have got just 2 things to say:
1.She was called a paki, and then she was not.Was she?Was she not?
We have no way to ascertain this point of racial buse coz neither have we seen the show live or on the TV,neither have we experienced this word before.
We are just going on the fodder that news chanels and papers have fed us.So why to scribble up your mind for something you haven't seen for yourself,you haven't heard for your self?
Remember,Aristotle's three tests?
Also,even when we are convinced that all this has taken place then,it must be the public of Britain that must critisise and not the government of India,which has got many other things to do.
2.We say The Brits are racist.We might even say the Whites are racist.But we are unable to see the enemy within.
Are'nt all of us in Inida racist?
It is well said"jab kisi se koi gila rahkna,samne ayina rakhna."i.e,whenever you have any grudge against anyone,keep a mirror in front of yourself.
We call all Northeast people "Chinkis".All people from south and who are a little dark,are called southys,whether they hail from Tamil Nadu or from Karnataka.We say"yes yes,its the same."
People are bewildered when they see a fair south indian.Why?
Why is it that the sale of fairness creams in India beats any other commodity?
Why do all expect a fair daughter in law,for our sons?
This is a stereotype that needs to be broken first and then we can blame the rest of the world for being racist.
Kill The enemy within before you kill someone outside.
(consider this as an echo from Barha Dutt's Editorial in HT)
Hugs,
sameer
This comment can be taken in regard to the shilpa shetty controversy,where she was "allegedly" racially abused by her house mates,in the reality show ,Big Brother.
I have got just 2 things to say:
1.She was called a paki, and then she was not.Was she?Was she not?
We have no way to ascertain this point of racial buse coz neither have we seen the show live or on the TV,neither have we experienced this word before.
We are just going on the fodder that news chanels and papers have fed us.So why to scribble up your mind for something you haven't seen for yourself,you haven't heard for your self?
Remember,Aristotle's three tests?
Also,even when we are convinced that all this has taken place then,it must be the public of Britain that must critisise and not the government of India,which has got many other things to do.
2.We say The Brits are racist.We might even say the Whites are racist.But we are unable to see the enemy within.
Are'nt all of us in Inida racist?
It is well said"jab kisi se koi gila rahkna,samne ayina rakhna."i.e,whenever you have any grudge against anyone,keep a mirror in front of yourself.
We call all Northeast people "Chinkis".All people from south and who are a little dark,are called southys,whether they hail from Tamil Nadu or from Karnataka.We say"yes yes,its the same."
People are bewildered when they see a fair south indian.Why?
Why is it that the sale of fairness creams in India beats any other commodity?
Why do all expect a fair daughter in law,for our sons?
This is a stereotype that needs to be broken first and then we can blame the rest of the world for being racist.
Kill The enemy within before you kill someone outside.
(consider this as an echo from Barha Dutt's Editorial in HT)
Hugs,
sameer
Sunday, January 14, 2007
I am not panic.
Nothing is idle, nothing dynamic.
What is moving, is certainly not sonic.
Its catastrophe, fall of apocalypse
Her beauty,
I am taking deep breath, am not panic.
What shall I move, what shall I stall,
When I am blind, like a bird in jar.
Its time when everybody is crying.
Her beauty,
I am taking deep breath, am not panic.
Every body dies,
Gas chambers were not needed.
Neither bombs, nor planes.
It was you and me who did it.
Her beauty, with no head on shoulder, no arms to hold…
I am taking deep breath, am not panic.
Still original, kT
Okkie dokkie.. I am not saying that this is best from me, but still I liked it after I finished it. What say...Comments are invited.
What is moving, is certainly not sonic.
Its catastrophe, fall of apocalypse
Her beauty,
I am taking deep breath, am not panic.
What shall I move, what shall I stall,
When I am blind, like a bird in jar.
Its time when everybody is crying.
Her beauty,
I am taking deep breath, am not panic.
Every body dies,
Gas chambers were not needed.
Neither bombs, nor planes.
It was you and me who did it.
Her beauty, with no head on shoulder, no arms to hold…
I am taking deep breath, am not panic.
Still original, kT
Okkie dokkie.. I am not saying that this is best from me, but still I liked it after I finished it. What say...Comments are invited.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Happy Hartal!!!
The other day I recieved a forwarded SMS from a friend of mine with the following message:
" English man subha uthkar bolta hain-Good morning.
Hindu says : Suprabhatam
Muslim: Salam
but aj kal subha uthkar Mamta Banerjee Bolti hai: aj bangala bandh hai...!! Happy Hartal"
For a moment, I could not but laugh out loudly. But an instant later, it no more seemed funny. And it should not either. And for all those who do not understand the signuficance of the sms here's a list of .. well... what should I call it- poltician-declared-public holidays in Kolkata last December onwards: two 12 hour bandhs plus one 24 hours bandh and then one 48 hour bandh for various issues and various poltical parties in 31 days of December and then once again a Bandh on the 8th of January! Okay, and this list doe not include the endless number of processions and things like road blocking.. protest... all that one can think of to disrupt the life of the city and irritate just about everyone!
I understand full well that the issues the parties take up are serious and that they need to be addressed, and its not just one Miss Mamta Banerjee but Bandh is a strategic tool of peaceful mass protest, but then a simple fact is, a bandh is supposed to show that the certain issue has so much support from people that people are going on a strike till their demands are met, but the truth is people do not come out of their houses during bandh- not exactly becaus ethey support the cause or anything but simply because they are scared they might be stopped on their way and they would have to face various troubles and hazards which is not rare either! So its a "forceful" espousing the bandhs demand. And for that matter there is a certain section of the population who are not even aware of why this strike has been called!!
Kolkata's annual calendar has hardly been bandh-free for years now and finally,now that the ruling party is taking steps to curb the number of such abrupt halts... the opposition seems to be reluctant.
I am not a poltical or even social expert... but as a layman- as an young student of both the city and the country, I just want to ask one question- is bandh the only peaceful way to go about it? I only know nothing is absolute, so there must be alternatives. And all I know is, it is high time such alternatives are adopted because there are professions other than POLITICS in the city.. in the country, in which having a 'bandh-day' is neither helpful nor desirable... and there are certain people like daily labourers for whom a day-off implies -a fast.
" English man subha uthkar bolta hain-Good morning.
Hindu says : Suprabhatam
Muslim: Salam
but aj kal subha uthkar Mamta Banerjee Bolti hai: aj bangala bandh hai...!! Happy Hartal"
For a moment, I could not but laugh out loudly. But an instant later, it no more seemed funny. And it should not either. And for all those who do not understand the signuficance of the sms here's a list of .. well... what should I call it- poltician-declared-public holidays in Kolkata last December onwards: two 12 hour bandhs plus one 24 hours bandh and then one 48 hour bandh for various issues and various poltical parties in 31 days of December and then once again a Bandh on the 8th of January! Okay, and this list doe not include the endless number of processions and things like road blocking.. protest... all that one can think of to disrupt the life of the city and irritate just about everyone!
I understand full well that the issues the parties take up are serious and that they need to be addressed, and its not just one Miss Mamta Banerjee but Bandh is a strategic tool of peaceful mass protest, but then a simple fact is, a bandh is supposed to show that the certain issue has so much support from people that people are going on a strike till their demands are met, but the truth is people do not come out of their houses during bandh- not exactly becaus ethey support the cause or anything but simply because they are scared they might be stopped on their way and they would have to face various troubles and hazards which is not rare either! So its a "forceful" espousing the bandhs demand. And for that matter there is a certain section of the population who are not even aware of why this strike has been called!!
Kolkata's annual calendar has hardly been bandh-free for years now and finally,now that the ruling party is taking steps to curb the number of such abrupt halts... the opposition seems to be reluctant.
I am not a poltical or even social expert... but as a layman- as an young student of both the city and the country, I just want to ask one question- is bandh the only peaceful way to go about it? I only know nothing is absolute, so there must be alternatives. And all I know is, it is high time such alternatives are adopted because there are professions other than POLITICS in the city.. in the country, in which having a 'bandh-day' is neither helpful nor desirable... and there are certain people like daily labourers for whom a day-off implies -a fast.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Something requiring your action
I am sorry to include two simultaneous posts but this is urgent.
I have been trying to get this thing materialized with many organizations but with litte success.
Due to other useless things in life,i haven't been able to take these ideas forward.
I want you to read this and try to materialize it.
A poster of a similar thing in was seen in Singapore.
hugs
sameer
>>Sir,
Sub: Initiation of a programme for the poor for winters.
I appreciate your esteemed organization's role in organizing aids and facilities for the poor.
I have a suggestion of a scheme to make that might be initiated by your organization at a larger scale.
This programme would be to start a collection drive of old, but wearable woolen clothes from all households.
Most of the people do have clothes that are wearable but have either have shrinked for their size or are out of fashion. People are ready to donate such clothes but do not know where to do so.
This calls for your organization to collected such clothes on a massive scale, segregate them into sizes and then distribute them to poor, who do not have any defense against winter.
A similar programme was initiated by a society in Singapore.
I hope that my suggestion would be received and discussed by your society at the latest.
I would appreciate a response or an acknowledgement about the same.
Yours truly,
Sameer Thukral
Theories of plant translocation
Another post form flintspark.blogspot.com
Being a student of life sciences also,it is inevitable fo me to include some talk and theories of life sciences.
Firstly,
What i need is a physical application in form of a product of device which uses this phenomenon.
It has been shown by Henry Dixon,that the accent of sap and water to the leaves from the roots is only due to 3 reasons:
1.The transpirational pull
As water evaporates from the leaves of the plant,there is a suction created by this action resulting in a pull drom the roots.
You can also see this by taking a porus pot and gluing a tube filled of water to it,the tube dipped in a jar of water.As the water evaporates,the water level in the tube rises.
This is how water rises to trees even over 100m in height.
2.Cohesion and Adhesion.
The water molecules are cohesed(attracted) to each other forming a continuous column of water.they also are adhesed(attracted) to the xylem vessel(a thin tube) in the plant.
Since xylem vessels are thin,they help in conduction of water in small plants by cappliarity(passive asscent of liquid in a thin tube).
3.Root pressure
The water molecules surounding the root are very much eager to enter the root(due to less water potential in the root).
Thus the root exerts a pressure towards the water in the xylem vessel.
To check this out,cut a potted plant above the root at any place.Sap will exude out of it.
My question is:Is there an device required or already made that works on these principles?
I propose,a motor less water escaltion system to fill up your overhead water tanks.But it doesn't seem plausible.
You can ask it if you don't understand any point.
But if you have understood,start thinking.
Hugs for a great brainstorm,
sameer
Being a student of life sciences also,it is inevitable fo me to include some talk and theories of life sciences.
Firstly,
What i need is a physical application in form of a product of device which uses this phenomenon.
It has been shown by Henry Dixon,that the accent of sap and water to the leaves from the roots is only due to 3 reasons:
1.The transpirational pull
As water evaporates from the leaves of the plant,there is a suction created by this action resulting in a pull drom the roots.
You can also see this by taking a porus pot and gluing a tube filled of water to it,the tube dipped in a jar of water.As the water evaporates,the water level in the tube rises.
This is how water rises to trees even over 100m in height.
2.Cohesion and Adhesion.
The water molecules are cohesed(attracted) to each other forming a continuous column of water.they also are adhesed(attracted) to the xylem vessel(a thin tube) in the plant.
Since xylem vessels are thin,they help in conduction of water in small plants by cappliarity(passive asscent of liquid in a thin tube).
3.Root pressure
The water molecules surounding the root are very much eager to enter the root(due to less water potential in the root).
Thus the root exerts a pressure towards the water in the xylem vessel.
To check this out,cut a potted plant above the root at any place.Sap will exude out of it.
My question is:Is there an device required or already made that works on these principles?
I propose,a motor less water escaltion system to fill up your overhead water tanks.But it doesn't seem plausible.
You can ask it if you don't understand any point.
But if you have understood,start thinking.
Hugs for a great brainstorm,
sameer
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Nithari Cannibal
Cannibalism, is not a common phenomenon, but is one thing which raises too many eyebrows, or shrink them. This was indeed the case with the Nithari killings. Front pages of nearly every national paper is filled with a piece or two about the new revelations in Nithari case. Let me remind you that this will end pretty soon, and things will back to normality. But before that happens let us admire few people, who are the real, behind the scene people, people who really made this happen, or to say that they allowed this to happen. People who are made this wonderful piece of news which rather became fodder for news mill, for for last few weeks and even for few weeks to come.
Who are they, they are Times person of year, 'YOU'.
YOU, is a great music lover and a obsessive TV viewer, it have a headphone over his head, and eyes fixed on TV, looking for news produced by people like him, other YOU.
Mr. Cannibal was killing, and his victims were so nice that they were ready to be cut in pieces as it was for some divine purpose, thus they did not found any purpose to make some kind of noise. Girls with all respect to their minority were molested, and YOU who were in police saw that as their wish granted.
Mrs. Brinda Karat (don't mistake it as Karait, which is a deadly snake) saw bones in Ramdev's medicines, MrsKarait Karat, people don't require Ramdev for bones, they can churn it from their own mill. Lady Karait Karat went to Nithari, but forgot to look the manufacturing process and took that valuable movement to use her jibe instinct.
MONEY:Answer to every problem, is going to be given to every one, whose family lost some one in this incident created by YOU. Probably YOU also wants money, so they allow suc things to happen. Hey but I really dont see any purpose of DNA test, why do you want to check for deceased identity , every one will get money to keep their mouth shut, Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav( Soft Lion Yadav) have plenty of it.
Common YOU keep it up,because their is plenty of money with other like YOU. Hey one nice song to hear, just load it on your I Pods, Jeena Yahaan Marna Yahaan, from Mera Naam Joker, Mukesh was great in it, though movie bombed at box office.
Who are they, they are Times person of year, 'YOU'.
YOU, is a great music lover and a obsessive TV viewer, it have a headphone over his head, and eyes fixed on TV, looking for news produced by people like him, other YOU.
Mr. Cannibal was killing, and his victims were so nice that they were ready to be cut in pieces as it was for some divine purpose, thus they did not found any purpose to make some kind of noise. Girls with all respect to their minority were molested, and YOU who were in police saw that as their wish granted.
Mrs. Brinda Karat (don't mistake it as Karait, which is a deadly snake) saw bones in Ramdev's medicines, Mrs
MONEY:Answer to every problem, is going to be given to every one, whose family lost some one in this incident created by YOU. Probably YOU also wants money, so they allow suc things to happen. Hey but I really dont see any purpose of DNA test, why do you want to check for deceased identity , every one will get money to keep their mouth shut, Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav( Soft Lion Yadav) have plenty of it.
Common YOU keep it up,because their is plenty of money with other like YOU. Hey one nice song to hear, just load it on your I Pods, Jeena Yahaan Marna Yahaan, from Mera Naam Joker, Mukesh was great in it, though movie bombed at box office.
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