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Cylinder Deactivation
- on 23.1.12 @ 7:45 PM
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Anatomy of a Hurricane
- on 22.1.12 @ 8:30 PM
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Hurricanes are one of the most calamitous acts of nature, also known as cyclones or typhoons, it is more of a regional nomenclature than a scientific one, the exact scientific name is Tropical Cyclones.
Scientifically, tropical cyclones are swirling storms with a low pressure center, and in extreme cases wind speeds can reach to values more than 250 km/h. It has been proved that three essential ingredients are required for their formation, in brief they are, tropical ocean waters with surface temperature 26.5 ºC or higher coupled with high humid conditions, light upper level winds and most importantly an already existing thunderstorm disturbance.
War of Currents
- on 21.1.12 @ 8:29 PM
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Everyone knows about World War I and II, Cold War, the modern cyber warfare and many other historical wars. This is one war you have never heard of, the War of Currents. Thomas Alva Edison's and Nikola Tesla's fight over which form of electricity (DC or AC) to power the world.
It all began in 1884 when Tesla a Serb by birth immigrated to US with his childhood dream to harness the power of Niagra falls. On his arrival at New York, USA all that he had were four cents, some of his poems, designs for his flying machine and an introduction letter for Thomas Alva Edison from his previous employer Charles Batcehlor, one of the shortest and best introduction letters that I can think of
It all began in 1884 when Tesla a Serb by birth immigrated to US with his childhood dream to harness the power of Niagra falls. On his arrival at New York, USA all that he had were four cents, some of his poems, designs for his flying machine and an introduction letter for Thomas Alva Edison from his previous employer Charles Batcehlor, one of the shortest and best introduction letters that I can think of
Google Search Tips & Tricks
- on 18.1.12 @ 8:50 PM
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Google is one of the most powerful search engines that you
can find on the World Wide Web. Undoubtedly Google is the homepage of most
Internet users, including me and it didn't take much time for Google to be a household name.
What Google search engine does is clear enough, it gives you results for your search query and please bear in mind that the Google search engine is also an ardent follower of the famous phrase, Garbage In Garbage Out (GIGO). Well, I’m not saying that your search input or/and the results that Google give you are rubbish, what I’m really trying to prove is that the output heavily depends on the input. The right search query is very important, there is nothing Google can’t dig out for you if you know how to effectively use it.
What Google search engine does is clear enough, it gives you results for your search query and please bear in mind that the Google search engine is also an ardent follower of the famous phrase, Garbage In Garbage Out (GIGO). Well, I’m not saying that your search input or/and the results that Google give you are rubbish, what I’m really trying to prove is that the output heavily depends on the input. The right search query is very important, there is nothing Google can’t dig out for you if you know how to effectively use it.
Pencil Manufacturing
- on 17.1.12 @ 8:56 PM
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Pencils are one of the first writing aids for any kid,
but we are not far from an age when a kid will be using a
stylus and a tablet instead of a pencil and notebook for his schoolwork. Apart from writing, pencils can be put to many uses, but any idea as to how they are manufactured. Before explaining their manufacturing process, I would like to highlight the fact the pencils do not contain the chemical element lead (Pb) even though the writing core is referred to as lead, it is actually a mixture of graphite and clay.
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