Secret of DISC BRAKE!!

          Disc Brake is widely used in Cars, Bikes and Trains. You can easily find what's going on inside DISC BRAKE. But, there is a SMALL SECRET in this brake which makes it more efficient than the conventional DRUM brakes.

          The need of a Brake is to slow down the vehicle. Any Brake does this by adding up FRICTION to the motion of the Wheels.

Do you think PAPER is ECO-FRIENDLY??

      Paper is something which has become very essential for our living. It is the medium for Exchange of information throughout the World. Though electronics have reduced the load on PAPERS, we still depend on PAPERS. Here is a story which tells us How paper came into our Life.

      The Origin of PAPER dates back to the early Egyptian civilization. The Egyptians used the stalks of the PAPYRUS plant to manufacture a material resembling paper. But the process of making paper belongs to CHINESE. Paper mills were operating since 13th century.

Pollution Eating PAINT!!

            Pollution is the EVER-HOT topic of this Century. People living in Urban area's are directly exposed to all kinds of this Pollution. Many measures are being taken to reduce pollution. But, something has been formulated for the first time to ABSORB POLLUTION. This new weapon to fight pollution is called ECOPAINT.

           

          This paint doesn't absorb the Pollutants easily. A mini Chemical factory is in operation inside this Paint. Ecopaint absorbs NOx (NITROUS OXIDES) from Vehicles which causes Respiratory problems and SMOG. 0.3 mm layer of this paint would be enough to last for 5 years in a heavily polluted city.

From where does Facebook come to your Screen ??

          As soon as u type the URL and press the ENTER button, the home page of FACEBOOK (or any other site) comes up on your screen. Ever thought where all the Photos you upload in FB are stored? Who updates you with all the updates of your Friends? Who carries your message when you press ENTER in a chat? How far your VOICE travels during a VOICE CHAT? Come let’s explore the VIRTUAL WORLD called the INTERNET.

                 It’s a common misinterpretation that INTERNET comes through SATELLITES. Actually the data transmitted over INTERNET is through UNDER SEA OPTIC FIBRE CABLES. Thousands of OFC’s connect all the FIVE CONTINENTS. This is called the Internet. The pic below shows the map of the Under   Sea cables connecting the whole world together.

Your NOSE bleeds at Higher Altitudes - WHY??

             Sometimes when we climb up the hill, our NOSE starts bleeding at high altitudes. This occurs especially in WINTER season. There are so many reasons for NOSE BLEEDS. But, bleeding of NOSE at high altitudes and Cold temperatures are because of surrounding WEATHER CONDITIONS. Lets know what this changing weather does to our Body.


             Here are the changes in our Surrounding that occurs at HIGH ALTITUDES.

Why is VENUS TRANSIT RARE?? - The Facts behind its RARE occurrence

           A Transit of VENUS means the Planet VENUS passing directly between the SUN and the EARTH. This is a very RARE ALIGNMENT of STARS which occurs in our Solar System.

             The Speciality of this Event is the Frequency of its OCCURRENCE. The Occurrence of this event is not UNIFORM. This Transit of VENUS occurs in PAIRS.  The Transit took place in 2004 and after 8 years its happening again now ( June 2012). We can't see this TRANSIT again because we have to wait for another 105 years for another PAIR of TRANSITS with 8 years of gap between them. Then the pattern repeats (121 ½ , 8, 105 ½ , 8).