Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Words Of Wisdom

1. A day without sunshine is like night.

2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.

3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.

4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

5. Remember, half the people you know are below average.
6. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.

9. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.

10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.

12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.

13. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand.

14. OK, so what's the speed of dark?

15. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

16. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

17. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?

18. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines

19. What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?

20. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?

21. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, "What the hell happened?"

22. Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.

23. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

24. Life isn't like a box of chocolates. It's more like a jar of jalapenos.


******


Shakti

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Mystery of Namibia's 'Fairy circles' were believed to be created by aliens or legendary gods - Solved

'Fairy circles' have long been one of nature's greatest mysteries, prompting wild theories they were created by aliens or legendary gods.

These images show the vast areas that are covered by the mysterious fairy circles that pock the grassy desert of Namibia and why they have captivated the imaginations of visitors to the region.  But now a team of scientists believe they have finally unravelled what causes these strange circles of bare earth to form in their millions.


Writing in the journal Nature, scientists say these self-organised regular vegetation patterns are created by a combination of plant and insect behaviour.





The researchers from Princeton University and the University of Strathclyde looked at two leading theories for the fairy circles to make the discovery.

The first theory suggests that plants around the fairy circles help their neighbours but compete with distant individuals in a tug-of-war for water and other scarce nutrients.
The tug of war causes the landscape to organise into rings of deep-rooted plants that are capable of  draining water from a main reservoir.

The second theory argues the circles are formed by subterranean ecosystem engineers, such as termites, ants or rodents.  According to the termite theory, a species called Psammotermes allocerus is engineering the circles by destroying the plants above them. 

The two theories on their own aren't enough to explain the bare patches.  
But Corina Tarnita and colleagues at Princeton University combined both of these theories into a computer simulation.

They show that, instead of one or the other, a combination of competition between subterranean social-insect colonies of the same species and a tug of war between plants can explain the self-organized regular vegetation patterns.

They believe termites may create the large-scale pattern, and plants help establish a small-scale pattern of fairy circles. 

The unusual patterns seen between circles are plants that establish an orderly root system so they don't compete too much for limited water.

"Out of all these processes, where each is doing what they need to, emerges this large scale pattern," Tarnita said.  The circular shape is a result of termites venturing as far as possible from their own colony's nest without encroaching on a competing colony.
It's not quite a conspiracy, says co-author Robert Pringle, because the creatures aren't trying to make the patterns. "There's no master plan, there's no kind of blueprint for what's supposed to emerge," he said.

Several outside experts contacted by the Associated Press weren't convinced by the study, because they weren't comfortable with the author's assumptions about rainfall and especially termite colony lifespans. 

Last year, photographer Thomas Dressler revealed a series of photographs captured from the air that reveal the scale of these bizarre patches.
Found in hotspots along a 1,242 mile (2,000km) long stretch of desert between Angola and South Africa, they transform the landscape into something more like the surface of the moon.

Mr Dressler, 58, from Marbella, Spain, took the pictures from a hot air balloon and a small plane during three visits to the area between 2010 and 2014.  He said: 'I regularly travel to this location because the Namib Desert, including the pre-Namib, for me, belong to the most stunning landscapes on earth.  'I came across this phenomenon by chance during one of my very first visits.  'It was very exciting to fly over the area for the first time.' 
The fairy rings, which measure between 6 feet and 40 feet across (2-12 metres), are essentially bare patches of earth in the stubby grass that grows across the Namib desert.
Local legends say the fairy circles are the footsteps of the gods while others have suggested they are burn marks from dragons living beneath the ground.

Some have suggested they may be the landing spots of UFOs or the sleeping spots of Namibia's national animal the oryx.  There are some scientists who have suggested the circles are created by radioactive patches of soil that prevent the grass that covers the landscape from growing.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Amazing things of Dubai

Dubai Police Cars



 Largest suspended acquarium of the World


 World's Tallest Building - Burj Khalifa


World's Highest Tennis Court



AC Bus Stand



Gold ATM at Dubai

 

Rotating Buildings


 In Dubai, Wild animals can be found sitting in the passenger seat.



Largest Flower Garden of the World

 

Twisty Tower 

 



Skiing at the Mall
 Skying at Mall




Inventions of Old times

Built in Ash Tray



Cigarette Umbrella 


Cigarette Umbrella

Dimple maker

 Cycle run by Dog


Machine to measure beauty



Still cycle of old times



1 - Cigarette Umbrella

Modern technology has led to some pretty crazy inventions, but they're nothing compared to these wacky inventions from the past!
Take this invention from 1931, the umbrella made just for protecting cigarettes from the rain! Apparently, it's inventor was sick of his cigarettes getting soaked when it rained so he created this elaborate device to protect them. It even has a little spigot on the bottom to allow the user to drain any water that does manage to get inside. Seems he thought of everything!
- See more at: http://www.gadgetpics.com/gallery/6804/15-wacky-inventions-from-the-past#sthash.ZHrlevoA.dpuf

Friday, April 5, 2013

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Amazing Illusions


1.  This is blivet, also known as a poiuyt, it is an undecipherable determine, an eye impression and an difficult item. It seems to have three round prongs at one end which then surprisingly convert into two rectangle-shaped prongs at the other end.


2.  Now try to see what exactly is happening in this illusion given below:


How to prayer to GOD !