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பிரமிப்பூட்டும் தமிழர்களின் விஞ்ஞானம் !!!


மன்னராட்சி காலத்தில் ஊரில் கோயில் கோபுரத்தை விட உயரமாக எந்தக்கட்டிடமும் இருக்கக் கூடாது என்று ஒரு எழுதாத சட்டம் இருந்ததாம். என்னகாரணம்தேடிப் பார்ப்போம் வாருங்கள்.
கோயில்களையும் உயரமானகோபுரங்களையும் அதன் மேல் இருக்கும் கலசங்களையும் பார்த்திருப்பீர்கள்.அவற்றுக்கு பின்னால் இருக்கும் ஆன்மிகம் பற்றி எனக்குத் தெரியாது. ஆனால்அதற்குப் பின்னால் எவ்வளவு பெரிய அறிவியல்ஒளிந்திருக்கிறது என இப்போது தான் தெரிந்தது. கோபுரத்தின் உச்சியில்தங்கம்வெள்ளிசெப்பு அல்லது ஐம்பொன்னால் செய்யப்பட்ட கலசங்கள்இருக்கும். இக்கலசங்களிலும் அதில் கொட்டப்படும் தானியங்களும்,உலோகங்களும்மின்காந்த அலைகளை ஈர்க்கும் சக்தியினை (earth)கலசங்களுக்கு கொடுக்கின்றன. (நெல்கம்புகேழ்வரகுதிணைவரகுசோளம்,மக்காசோளம்சாமைஎள்)ஆகியவற்றை கொட்டினார்கள். குறிப்பாக வரகு தானியத்தை அதிகமாககொட்டினார்கள். காரணத்தை தேடிப்போனால் ஆச்சரியமாக இருக்கிறது, "வரகு"மின்னலை தாங்கும் அதீத ஆற்றலை பெற்றுள்ளது என இப்போதைய அறிவியல் கூறுகிறது.அப்போது எந்த கல்லூரியில் படித்தார்கள் என தெரியவில்லை!!.
இவ்வளவு தானா... இல்லைபனிரெண்டு வருடங்களுக்கு ஒருமுறை குடமுழுக்கு விழாஎன்ற பெயரில் "கலசங்களில் இருக்கும் பழைய தானியகள் நீக்கப்பட்டு புதியதானியங்கள் நிரப்பபடுகிறது"அதை இன்றைக்கு சம்பரதாயமாக மட்டுமேகடைபிடிக்கிறார்கள். காரணத்தை தேடினால்அந்த தானியங்களுக்கு பனிரெண்டுவருடங்கள் தான் சக்தி இருக்கிறது. அதன் பின்பு அது செயல் இழந்துவிடுகிறது!! இதை எப்படி ஆராய்ந்தார்கள்!!!. அவ்வளவு தானா அதுவும் இல்லைஇன்றைக்கு பெய்வதை போன்று மூன்று நாட்களா மழை பெய்தது அன்றுதொடர்ந்துமூன்று மாதங்கள் பெய்ததுஒருவேளை தானியங்கள் அனைத்தும் நீரில் மூழ்கிஅழிந்து போனால்மீண்டும் எதை வைத்து பயிர் செய்வதுஇவ்வளவு உயரமானகோபுரத்தை நீர் சூழ வாய்ப்பே இல்லைஇதையே மீண்டும் எடுத்து விதைக்கலாமே!!!
ஒரு இடத்தில் எது மிக உயரமான இடத்தில் அமைந்த இடி தாங்கியோ அதுதான் முதலில் "எர்த்" ஆகும். மேலும்அது எத்தனை பேரைக் காப்பாற்றும்என்பது அதன் உயரத்தைப் பொறுத்தது. அடிப்படையில் கலசங்கள் இடிதாங்கிகள்.உதாரணமாக கோபுரத்தின் உயரம் ஐம்பது மீட்டர் என்றால் நூறு மீட்டர் விட்டம்அடைக்கும் பரப்பில் எத்தனை பேர் இருந்தாலும் அவர்கள் இடி தாக்காமல்காக்கப்படுவார்கள். அதாவது சுமார் 7500 சதுர மீட்டர் பரப்பில் இருக்கும்மனிதர்கள் காப்பாற்றப்படுவார்கள் !!!!. சில கோயில்களுக்கு நான்கு வாயில்கள்உள்ளனஅது நாலாபுறமும் 7500 சதுர மீட்டர் பரப்பளவை காத்துக்கொண்டுநிற்கிறது!!! இது ஒரு தோராயமான கணக்கு தான்இதை விட உயரமான கோபுரங்கள்இதை விட அதிகமான பணிகளை சத்தமில்லாமல் செய்து வருகின்றது!! பிரம்மிப்பு !!!
அதெப்படி என்று கேட்கிறவர்கள் படத்தைப் பார்க்கவும். இதை எல்லாம் பார்க்கபோனால் "கோயில் இல்லா ஊரில் குடியிருக்க வேண்டாம்" என்ற பழமொழி தான்நினைவுக்கு வருகின்றது.
சும்மாவா சொன்னாக பெரியவங்க !!!


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Stay Hungry..... Stay Foolish....    - Steve Jobs

that funny idea...


Life as it comes...


Her Own Sun

  It has been up there for millions of years and nobody has thought of its earning potential-until now.

     Angeles Duran,a 49 year old from Galicia-a small village in the border of Spain and Portugal has bought The Sun.And i thought until now that if somebody owns a star ,it must be God.
     Although the International Space Treaty prevents any governments from claiming any planet or star as their property,it says nothing about individuals.The local notary gave her an official document in November 2010 which states that Angela is,'the owner of the Sun,a star of spectral type G2,located in the centre of the solar system,at an average distance from Earth of around 149,600,000 km.'

   Now that she owns the Sun she plans to levy a fee on anyone who uses 'her property' which includes those who benefits from solar energy.She has declared that she will give half of the profits made from the Sun to the Spanish goverment,10% to the pension fund,10% will be used to end world hunger,10% for research and the remaining 10% will be for her personal use...!!

The Royal Wedding-Indian way


A Hindu invite for the Royal Wedding...

Iconic Moments in Cricket

---The Underarm---


Quoted by Richie Benaud 'as the most disgraceful thing he had witnessed in a cricket field.'On February 1,1981  New Zealand were playing Australia in the third of the best of five world series in Melbourne,Australia.15 runs needed of the last over bowled by Trevor Chappell,younger brother of both Ian and Greg.It came down to 7 off the last ball with Brian Mckechnie on strike.Captain Greg Chappell asked Trevor to roll the ball along the ground.Underarm bowling was still legal but unethical.Greg's unsporting conduct was widely criticized and since underarm bowling was banned. 

---The Battlefield---


Pakistan's Javed Miandad clashed with Dennis Lillee during the November 1981 Perth Test.They both collided when the batsman completed a run.Lillee kicked Javed on the leg and Javed reacted angrily by threatening to hit Lillee with the bat.Umpire Tony Crafter is seen between the two.Lillee was blamed for the incident.

---Sportsmanship---


Bret Lee and Michael Kasporowicz had bought Australia within 3 runs of winning before Kasporowicz got himself out during The Ashes of 2005.At the end Flintoff broke away from the team celebrations to console Lee.Despite the intense rivalry of both the teams ,they remain friends.


---Six 6's---


September 19,2007 Yuvraj hit six 6's of Stuart Broad's over in a World T20 match .He became only the 4th batsman in history to accomplish this feat in senior cricket.

---By the Slip---


Australia fielded this field in the Harare Sports cub against Zimbabwe.They won the only test by 10 wickets and won all the 3 ODI's.

Here comes the Uncyclopedia

Ever heard of Uncyclopedia? 
  Uncyclopedia ("the content-free encyclopedia") is a satirical website that parodies Wikipedia. Founded in 2005 as an originally English-language wiki, the project currently spans over 75 languages. The English version has over 30,000 pages of content, second only to the Brazilian/Portuguese-Desciclopédia, which has over 34,000 pages of content.
  It's similar to Wiki and you can search for any topic but don't expect to gain anything from it.
It's logo -a hollow potato is a parody of the Wiki logo and well,that tells everything.

Click here to visit Uncyclopedia

Click here to know what Wikipedia has to tell about Uncyclopedia

The Sailing Stones


   Sailing stones or sliding stones are mysterious phenomenon in which the rocks move through a smooth valley floor leaving tracks behind.They have been recorded and observed in and around Death valley and Racetrack Playa.The forces behind these rock movements are mysterious and they have not been found by research.
   The stones move only every two or three years and most tracks develop over three or four years.Trails differ in both direction and length. Rocks that start next to each other may travel parallel for a time, before one abruptly changes direction to the left, right, or even back the direction it came from. Trail length also varies – two similarly sized and shaped rocks may travel uniformly, then one could move ahead or stop in its track.

Basic First Aid


Every year many accidents happen.With some care, they can be prevented.In case an accident does happen you can be of help if you know first aid.Read each of the following carefully.You will be able to give vital first aid needed.Remember always to seek help from a professional Immediately.
   Do not move the casualty unnecessarily.Keep him warm.Make a diagnosis,decide the treatment and treat.Remember the ABC of first aid.See if his airways are clera,that he is breathing and his blood circulation is patent.
  And most of all try to do something-atleast call for help.Remember tomorrow it may be you .

  • Respiration:
          If it is failing,give artificial respiration-Mouth to Mouth or Mouth to Nose  
  • Bleeding :
          Arrest the bleeding and protect the wound.Apply direct or indirect pressure.Cover with a dressing,apply a pad and firm bandage.Elivate,keep at rest.

Running Barefoot-The Adidas way

  The world's second largest athletic company unveiled it's first 'barefoot' shoe on Tuesday.What's so special about it...? Well, it mimics the experience of running barefoot while providing protection and durability.We can say it as a cross between a glove for your feet and a traditional shoe.It will be available from November and it comes with a price tag of 90$..

Kashmir's Silent Village

   Some occurrences and events that happen in the world can't be explained and moreover there are no reasonable explanation to many.And a village in Jammu & Kashmir which is about 260 kms north of Jammu  could be one among the bizarre.
  The village of Dhadkai in Kashmir's Doda district could be among the most isolated people on earth-many people are deaf,mute,or both.The first case was reported wayback in 1931 and now there are over 90 sufferers.There are 47 families in the village and among them they have atleast one  member who can neither speak or hear.

  The villagers believe they maybe cursed as no neighbouring villages has no similar problems.Experts believe that poor healthcare and marrying within the small community might have triggered this.They communicate with their own sign language which they have developed over the years.The villagers claim that apart from promises the authorities have done nothing.

Epic Browser-A browser with an Indian touch


  
 This is a browser which caters mainly to the Indian audience and it comes with lots and lots of goodies.It is based on Mozilla Firefox.It is the first ever Sidebar Apps browser where all your want to's are there in an icon format for a quick access.It is a one of a kind web browser with Anti virus capabilities.

Visit here to download--->>   www.epicbrowser.com

    Talking about it's features there are loads of it...
  • India centric content-news from upto 6 sources(IBN,Yahoo,Indiatimes,NDTV etc) ,regional news from various dailies,stock market tracking,cricket(what is India without cricket),events in your city,videos,films.
  • Epic Indic-it's own transliteration of 14 Indian Languages Sanskrit included plus Arabic,Russian,Persian and others too.
  • Epic Write-a built in MS Word look alike,it's very own Snipping tool,To do list,timer,Social Networking features,Maps,Shopping,Travel,back ups and what not.. phew...

  • If  you need anything despite all this then there is provision for installing apps in various categories...
Yoy can also search for events in your city.


My impression- Amazing.A must have for everyone.
Few things come loaded.Browsing through this is like a visit to a super market-all in one place.
Everyhting for Everyone...

Duckduckgo-a more reliable Search Engine

It uses information and gathers data from crowd-sourced sites like Wikipedia and it emphasizes and protects our privacy.This is what differentiates duckduckgo from it's other competitors.When we enter our seach query in Google or other search engines,they keep track off what we search by storing the data in their database and bulids a virtual profile of you-what you do,what you are,what you like and from everything they display ads related to your searches.

It's scary to know that they've everthing about you including your browser and computer information too..!! Pretty bad.But you can be saved with duckduckgo.To know more about this visit this www.donttrack.us
The other good thing about this is that since it uses crowd sourced sites ,your search query will yield all the specified results with special emphasis on Wiki and the home page of your search query by highlighting it.Cool yeah? Check it out...





Innovative and amazing buildings

China Central Television Headquarters(CCTV)


Strong Museum of Play,Rochester,New York

 
Same museum...

Shanghai World Financial Tower

Twisting tower,Dubai.

Capital Gate Tower,Abu Dhabi
 You could call it as a modern day Leaning tower of Pisa.But it leans 4 times more than it's ancestor.

  Atomiuim,Brussels,Belgium


Church of Hallgrímur,Reykjavík,Iceland

Bullring,Birmingham,UK


The Blue Building,Netherlands


Melbourne Recital Centre,Australia


Netherland Institute of Sound and Vision


City of Arts and Sciences,Valencia,Spain


ICMC Cottbus,Germany

 
through my eyes