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The Science of Traffic Jams

Traffic Jam
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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 Traffic Modelling group of MIT 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).

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World Land Speed Record

Thrust SSC on Desert
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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.

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Anatomy of a Shirt

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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. Spin no more, the following images explain the anatomy of a shirt including the collar. The images are self-explanatory.

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Tape Art


Brown Tape
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An artistic technique that really impressed me, the use of packing tape to create beautiful portraits. There are some forms of art that can really astonish you and this is one of them. 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.
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The Supercar Rivalry

Ferrari vs. Lamborghini
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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 not free from the grips of rivalry.

The automobile industry is one of the most 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. 
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