Corn starch + water seems to defy the usual properties of a liquid. I wonder if there is a more practical application of this phenomenon. Maybe something like an impact protector shield.
A random collection of things I come across.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Corn starch - defying the laws of common sense physics
Posted by Prashanth. at 1:29 AM 0 comments
Monday, June 23, 2008
India - Old and New
The Naagin (Man Dole Tan Dole) original song (1954) and the new one from Decibel (2007).
Posted by Prashanth. at 11:30 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Confidence in "Who wants to be a millionaire"
Watch this clip from Who wants to be a millionaire. The contestant, John Carpenter, is attempting the million dollar question. He is so confident of his answer that he uses his lifeline to call his dad and say "I'm about to win a million dollars". Now, thats confidence for you. And a touch of showmanship and a touch of arrogance!
Posted by Prashanth. at 10:42 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
sudoku in court
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/10/australia
A three-month-long drugs trial costing $1m (£485,000) has been abandoned in Australia after it emerged that jurors had been playing sudoku for almost the entire duration of the hearing.
The accused, two men who were facing possible life sentences on drugs manufacturing and firearms charges, spotted members of the jury playing the puzzles. While one of the accused was giving evidence, he noticed the jurors were writing vertically and not horizontally. The second accused man saw the same thing.
Posted by Prashanth. at 10:21 PM 0 comments