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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The world’s oil reserves are dwindling, and hybrids still yet to hit mainstream commercialization, petroleum-based liquid fuels will dominate energy source in the transportation sector for another 30 years. The depleting oil resources and heavy legislation on emissions have put auto manufacturers in a frenzy to find solution to a simple question, how to reduce fuel consumption and emissions? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now you will be thinking why am I asking reduce fuel consumption and emissions separately instead of asking how to reduce fuel consumption alone, as reduced fuel consumption concurrently reduces emissions. Although the statement is right, if you use less fuel you get less emissions, it also depends on how you burn the fuel, some emission's production mechanisms have strong dependence on temperature, and there are combustion modes that have relatively lower temperature than conventional internal combustion engines and thereby lesser emissions (for emissions that have direct dependence on temperature).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One method employed in vehicles to overcome the above-mentioned problems is cylinder deactivation. Cylinder deactivation is an internal combustion engine management system that makes use of deactivating combustion in cylinders depending on the energy demand of the vehicle, improving fuel economy and lowering exhaust emissions. At cruising conditions the power demand of the vehicle is less and engine rotates at moderate speeds, therefore all cylinders need not operate and at accelerating conditions power demand is higher putting all cylinders to operation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although the technology made its successful debut in 1999 by Mercedes-Benz and 2004 by DaimlerChrysler, cylinder deactivation experiments were done as early as 1930’s. So how does this technology work? Before getting into the technical side, different auto manufacturers refer to this technology by different names. I guess this is part of their marketing strategy, many times it happens so that all of them refer to the same technology with a variety of names. Cylinder deactivation is also one, Honda likes it to be called Variable Cylinder Management (VCM), GM proudly names it Displacement on Demand (DOD), Chrysler is happy with Multiple Displacement System (MDS), etc. The flash movies that I present in this post are part of Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">technology</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> developed by Honda.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The first movie gives an overview of the technology by
drawing analogy to a rowing boat. The rowers are analogous to engine cylinders
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">Flash movie source: world.honda.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The second movie provides an interior view of engine operation making use of cylinder deactivation technology. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The third one provides us with detailed engine operation schemes for various driving conditions. (Interactive movie)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Honda achieves cylinder deactivation by using Valve Idling Mechanism, a simple concept to understand, deactivate the valves that automatically deactivates the cylinder. This is done by a hydraullically operated pin that engages or disengages the rocker arm that actuates the valves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The following movie shows the valve idling mechanism together with the engine cylinder.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">How does it improve fuel economy?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The improvements in fuel economy is achieved by reduction in energy losses. Pumping loss is one major energy loss in engines that make use of throttle valve to control the amount of air/air-fuel mixture entering the combustion chamber. At low power conditions the throttle valve is nearly in a closed position, this puts strain on the piston, as it has to suck in air through those narrow openings thereby expending energy for this operation. As a result a part of the energy produced by the fuel is lost as pumping loss. When the cylinders are deactivated (by valve idling mechanism), no more air is aspirated into the engine cylinder, eliminating pumping loss. Further reductions are achieved as the valves are idled, it eliminates energy loss due to friction between the cam and follower, and compression of springs.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16240613966361020024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777130342910833567.post-3036625937048983482012-01-22T20:30:00.000+03:002012-03-13T09:46:13.669+03:00Anatomy of a Hurricane<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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wind speeds can reach to values more than 250 km/h. It has been proved that three essential ingredients
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although their formation mechanism is not discussed in form of text, an interactive animation is presented at the end of this post. Below is a wonderful infographic discussing the anatomy of a hurricane.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The infographic is pretty clear enough but in case you are wondering about the surge mentioned in the Saffir-Simpson scale, it is the abnormal rise of sea water by the force of winds swirling around the eye. And here is the interactive animation I mentioned earlier on hurricanes, their
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">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.<br /><br />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</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Charles Batcehlor</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Edison hired him to improve and perfect his (Edison’s) devices and prototypes. Now, Tesla was an avid supporter of alternating current and Edison of direct current, cause he had invested heavily on DC systems and devices. This difference of opinion on the current system led to an early rift between them. Another incident that really intensified their rivalry was this, Edison was really fed up with a DC generator that was prone to failure and challenged Tesla that if he could perfect the design he would pay him $ 50 000 (equivalent to million dollars today). Tesla was able to rise to the challenge and his designs were a brilliant improvement over Edison’s original. When Tesla approached Edison for his reward, Edison rewarded him with American humor at the wrong time, his reply was</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Thomas Alva Edison</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">And Tesla never received his reward and Edison lost one of his brightest employees although he didn’t realize it, until Tesla collaborated with George Westinghouse and revolutionized the electrical industry with their AC systems. Eventually the winner was the AC system as it was more efficient and cheaper compared to DC systems.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Their rivalry further discussed with an infographic.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Note: Nikola Tesla studied at The Polytechnic Institute at Graz, Austria and not Gratz as mentioned in the infographic.</span></i></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16240613966361020024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777130342910833567.post-56057632742949895362012-01-18T20:50:00.000+03:002012-03-04T21:35:22.670+03:00Google Search Tips & Tricks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">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.
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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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here is an impressive infographic on how to get the
right stuff out of Google.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now here is a simple picture explaining their manufacturing process from the initial cedar block to the end finished product.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It all begins with pencil stocks which are incense-cedar (a coniferous tree) logs, which finds its way to the slat factory.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">The pencil stocks are cut into pencil blocks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The pencil blocks are further cut into slats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">These slats are then treated with wax and stained for
uniform color and better machining</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The slats are cut into grooves with a grooving machine and filled with glue</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Writing leads or cores
are placed into the grooves</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">A mirror slat is placed onto this to form a sandwich and
held together with glue and pressed with a hydraulic press</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The lead sandwich is then machined for the required shape</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">During shaping, they separate to form individual pencils</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The individual pencils are then undergone tests for non centered cores and chipped wood</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">The individual pencils are painted with multiple coats for the required finish and
color</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">A ferrule is provided</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">An eraser is cramped into the ferrule</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As per the Chinese proverb, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this digital age I strongly believe a video is worth a thousand pictures. Below is a segment on pencil making from the popular documentary series How It's Made broadcasted on Discovery Channel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Traffic jams are really frustrating, even if you are not in
a hurry. The stand still traffic or the vehicle movement at a snail's pace can really get on your nerves and if you are in a hurry, do I have to say more? A vast amount of time
is lost in these traffic jams. With the ever increasing volume of vehicles on
road, the frequencies of traffic jams have gone up. Some of them have studied these
traffic jams extensively and have a dedicated group like the <a target="_blank" href="http://math.mit.edu/projects/traffic/">Traffic Modelling group of MIT</a> to study how and why do they occur, in an effort to find out the best
possible ways to avoid jamitons (MIT jargon meaning travelling traffic waves).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A really long (as long as a traffic jam) and pretty neat infographic
on the science behind traffic jams.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">Image source: carinsurance.org</span></span></span></div></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Note: An outdated list of America's top 10 congested roads has been removed from the above infographic.</i></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16240613966361020024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777130342910833567.post-42778638431051739642012-01-15T21:47:00.000+03:002014-12-30T15:40:12.146+03:00World Land Speed Record<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">World land speed record, a record that requires remarkable
engineering feat, so much so that the 1997 world land speed record still
remains unbroken. What was so special about this record to remain unbroken for
a long 14 years, the simple fact that it broke the sound barrier. The simple fact‽ Breaking the sound barrier in air itself required colossal efforts and just
imagine breaking it on ground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The current record holder of the world land speed is the
British ThrustSSC (SuperSonic Car), which set the record on 15th October
1997, on their 66th run! </span><span style="font-size: small;">A really focused and persistent effort by the
team I must say. Coincidentally, the land speed record was broken one
day after the 50th anniversary of breaking the sound barrier in air on 14th
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<span style="font-size: small;">Speed: 1227.985 km/h over one mile </span><span class="superscript">[1]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">These guys are back with their next venture, to break
their own record and to break the world’s air speed record at low altitudes, which at
present is 994 mph (1599.69 km/h). They are targeting to cross 1000 mph (1609.34 km/h) on land, assuming dry air temperature to be 15 ºC i.e., 1.3 times the speed of sound! Their new car is named as <a href="http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/" target="_blank">Bloodhound SSC</a>, and close on their heels
are the joint American and Canadian rival team, the <a href="http://www.landspeed.com/" target="_blank">North American Eagle</a>, with their car named the same.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I hope both the teams are successful in their ventures, so that I can form my own team and try to break the then current land speed record. :-p</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Note: Intro
of the video clearly mentions the world land speed record, but the value in km/h is incorrectly
given as 1149 km/h, which actually is 1227.985 km/h, however the mph value is
correct. And I highly doubt the claim of 500 000 CV, if the video is referring to cavallo vapore (alternative unit of power, 1 CV = 0.985923 hp) the value should be 111 570.54 CV. Most importantly, the video is not my creation, but seriously a great work in spite of the errors.</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">References</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“FIA
Land Speed Records.” <i>FIA Official Website.</i> <http://www.fia.com/en-gb/sport/records/pages/Introduction.aspx> Accessed 2012-01-11.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Thrust
SuperSonic Car -1997.” <i>Boris Lux’s Webpage.</i>
<http://www.boris-lux.de/04_types/31_re/97_tss/ts9701.php> Accessed 2012-01-12.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“The ThrustSSC Story” <i>ThrustSSC Official Website. </i><http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/contents-story.html> Accessed 2012-01-13.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Breaking
the sound barrier on land.” <i>Roadsters.</i>
Updated 2011-12-14. <http://www.roadsters.com/750/> Accessed 2012-01-13.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Green,
Andy “Wheels and deserts.” <i>Bloodhound SSC Official Website.</i>
<http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/car/wheels.cfm> Accessed 2012-01-14.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Formals are something that is inevitable in any
man’s life and an important part of his wardrobe (for most of them). Selecting
formals, for you or for others can be an arduous task, with the countless number of
colors, patterns, styles and fits available in stores. And to differentiate types of shirts, styles, fits, etc., many terms are involved and some of them can really take you into a
spin.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Spin no
more, the following images explain the anatomy of a shirt including the collar. The images are self-explanatory.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">An artistic technique that really impressed
me, the use of packing tape to create beautiful portraits. </span><span style="font-size: small;">There are some forms of art that can really astonish you
and this is one of them.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> The works are the
brainchild of Max Zorn, a street artist based in Amsterdam. All that is required for this art form is flexible Plexi-glass, brown translucent tape, cutter and remarkable artistic skills. What happens next is nothing but cutting, taping, cutting,
taping. For creating these portraits he must have spent a
considerable amount of time, as for us, let’s just simply sit back, relax
and admire his beautiful creations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Rivalries exist everywhere, be it industry, sports, media,
music, politics some of them are healthy but some of them are really fierce. Notable
rivalries worth a mention are Microsoft vs. Apple, Pepsi vs. Coca Cola, Adidas
vs. Puma, Boeing vs. Airbus, etc. Now, if I get into politics that would be too
controversial, and probably I will have to bring the whole blog down, so let’s
cut the politics and shift our focus to the automobile industry which too is
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competitive areas in the world today. Achieving a dominant market share is any
auto manufacturing company’s goal and for this they would go to any lengths.
Top rivalries in the auto world include Ferrari vs. Lamborghini, Ford vs. General
Motors, Mercedes-Benz vs. BMW and many more with supercar manufacturers
Ferrari and Lamborghini’s raging rivalry most discussed about.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><a name='more'></a>
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manufacturers’ history and rivalry spread across the years. However, the infographic fails to mention the the exact words that sparked the rivalry, which
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Lamborghini, you may be able to drive a tractor but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari properly."</span></span></div>
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Higgs boson. The entire science world is
buzzing with this one particular fundamental particle. So what makes this mysterious particle so
distinguished from others is that the particle’s existence was predicted in 1964, but not yet experimentally confirmed. Scientists at CERN are in pursuit of this
particle as hints to their existence were observed in the year 2011.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />The
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tire inspection is very important as tires are the only contact between your vehicle and the road. Although tires today have become safer, they still remain a major source of accidents due to tire blowouts, tread separation, etc. Therefore it needs constant attention, periodic checks and proper maintenance for proper handling, better fuel economy, extended tire life and most importantly your life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">An important point to be kept in mind is that it is not tires that support the vehicle’s weight, but the air pressure inside. Most of us rely on visual inspection of tires to know if it is properly inflated or not, but to visually notice under inflation, it requires inflation pressure to reduce to about 50 % of recommended inflation pressure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Under inflated tires not only increases safety risk, but it also increases fuel consumption as rolling resistance increases. If you think that over inflating it so that you get more time before the next air refill, you are mistaken, over inflation equally increases tire damage. So the aim is to inflate it to the recommended pressure. However visual inspection of tire for cuts, bulges, tread wear, etc., is recommended. This should be done on a daily basis (or at least once in a week).<br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now, the vehicle’s tire pressure should be checked at least once a month (recommended two weeks), and I’m not talking about visual inspection but by using proper tire pressure gauges. The following pictures show the same tire with different inflation pressures, one of it is correctly inflated and the other under inflated (by 30%), can you identify them correctly? The geeks out there can try <a target="_blank" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI97K9Z2tC2raagC9grrMoby56CPRY4E4UvNW8ebeQlmVw9w7b9_iJps5pr0urFfba75QVfdzqUV501FGBP9b1Mbq8IAvu6BxLgqai-cyE4dFzuFCIMWCZ_D3YgA8B1ukN9NrkcAquLVku/s1600/The+Italian+Job+Technique.png">The Italian Job Technique</a> too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">However, most modern cars (if not all) are equipped with an electronic system known as Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that helps you monitor air pressure in the tires. The whole point of this post is to highlight the fact that visual inspection will not help you determine if your tires are under inflated or not, for cars not equipped with this system. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Almost all of us were taught in high school and I
believe it is still being taught these days that our tongue has different regions each responding to a specific taste. This is totally wrong, and moreover it is agreed
now that there are five distinct tastes, four of which you know – sweet, salty,
sour, bitter and the fifth is known as umami (a </span>pleasant savoury taste, <span style="line-height: 115%;">the
taste of monosodium glutamate). And not yet confirmed is a sixth taste receptor for fat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The entire tongue can sense all these tastes. The age
old misinterpretation started with the work of a German scientist D. P. Hanig
in 1901 who tried to measure relative sensitivity of the four basic tastes. In
1942, Edwin Boring worked with Hanig’s data plotting graphs, but the graphs
were in such a way that readers were able to draw conclusions that in the regions
of high sensitivity for a particular taste all other tastes (of low sensitivity) could not be sensed. The fact is that
these regions have variations in sensitivities to different tastes, but the
variations are infinitesimal and insensible evident from Virginia Collings
re-examination of Hanig’s work in 1974.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In 2006 researchers have found that basic tastes are
characteristic to distinct cells and these cells are spread across the tongue. As to the reason why this tongue map still holds
a place in science textbooks baffles me!</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16240613966361020024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777130342910833567.post-73143376057411825282012-01-03T18:04:00.001+03:002012-02-03T17:25:52.594+03:00Formula One Pit Stop<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Formula One is one fascinating sport that depends heavily on
technology than any other sport, equally essential are pit stop strategies. With
ban on refueling since 2010, Formula One pit stops have become shorter and
every second spend in a pit stop counts because these time differences can
affect final results.</span></div>
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explains the events occurring in a pit stop and the time it takes.</span></div>
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many times has this happened to you? You walk into a coffee shop thinking of
trying something new, look into the delightful menu and to your surprise don’t
know what is the difference between Mochaccino and Macchiato, Au Lait and
Latte, Espresso and Americano and probably end up ordering something you had before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This nice little infographic should provide you with valuable info on the
different types of coffee served worldwide and help you choose a different kind
of coffee next time.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Americano = Coffee + Water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Au Lait = Coffee + Milk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Cappuccino = Coffee + Foam (more) + Milk (less)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Espresso = Coffee</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Hot Chocolate = Chocolate + Milk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Latte = Coffee + Milk (more) + Foam (less)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Macchiato = Coffee + Foam</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Mochaccino = Coffee + Chocolate + Milk + Foam</span></li>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16240613966361020024noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777130342910833567.post-77552380818315619762012-01-01T17:23:00.000+03:002012-01-23T21:46:01.959+03:00Dealing with Sudden Unintended Acceleration (SUA)<div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unintended Acceleration is a dangerous automotive condition wherein the vehicle
experiences unintended, unexpected and in most cases uncontrollable
acceleration. Although the phenomenon is rare, it is a potentially dangerous
one, especially on congested roads, high speed cruising conditions, etc.</span><b><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Pedal misapplication</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Stuck throttle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Unresponsive pedals</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Electronic Throttle Control Failure</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Poor Pedal Placement</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Absence of Shift Interlock System</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Floor mat interference </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">As pedal misapplication is a
human error and the driver has complete control over this situation, the
remaining situations (where a human factor is not responsible for SUA) are dealt with.</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the initial stages of SUA never turn off the engine, as it disables the power assistance to your steering and brakes. </span><span style="font-size: small;">On
modern cars that require the vehicle to be in a parked position to shut
down the engine, this would not be a problem. But for other cars never
shut down the engine once you experience SUA, because some cars have an
engine shut down knob that can switch off the engine irrespective of the
vehicle position by pressing it for 3 seconds (for most cars it is 3
seconds). And </span><span style="font-size: small;">never pump the brakes in case of Anti-lock Braking Systems (ABS).</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Disengage the clutch i.e., push the clutch pedal all the way down and shift the transmission into neutral, doing so will definitely rev up your engine as the load on the engine has decreased. Don’t worry, as most car these days are equipped with rev limiters, that are included in the electronic circuitry that prevents revving up the engine to dangerously high rotational speeds. This step applies to automatic transmission too with the exception of the clutch part (obvious, but still for clarity).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Alert the drivers behind you with hazard lights. Turn on the hazard lights even if the road is clear and there is no vehicle behind you.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Try and steer your vehicle to a safe spot, be vigilant about the oncoming traffic.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Apply brakes firmly, if you have to.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn off the engine with the transmission in neutral (parking in case of automatic transmission).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Engage the handbrake.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Step 1 is the most important of all, somehow getting your transmission into neutral. I suggest you commit these steps to memory and practice if possible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Have a safe ride!</span></div>
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