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It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.

About Me

It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.

About Me

It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.

About Me

It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.

About Me

It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Blue Moon


A miracle in the sky happened on 31 Dec 2009. The blue moon brightened up more on that night for the excitement of all the people. Though it is mentioned as blue moon the moon was not in blue color. According to the Indians, if the occurrence of the full moon is happened second time in a month, it is called as the Blue Moon. Actually in a year the full moon appears for 12 times but sometimes, it appears 13 times for every 2 to 3 years. This incident happened on December 2nd and again this took place on 31st of this month. All this information is passed on by the Science Popularization Association of Communication and Educators which is one of the important organizations for the special researches. In general, the moon appears blue in color when the sky is covered with a lot of dust and snow. But this process is totally different from this idea of getting the blue moon when it is covered by dust or snow. According to the special research center, it takes nearly 29.53 days to form a full moon which in terms can be called as one month. By this we can say that for every one month one full moon appears. But the moon which is left for the whole year forms as a second moon after 2 to 3 years which is called as the Blue Moon. After this formation of the blue moon on 31st again it happens on November 21, 2010 and August 21, 2010. So it is going to be a great experience for the people on 31st to watch this wonder which happens after many years.

Blinking Star

The stars, planets and sub planets in the space will be in the circular shape only. But during night times, the moon in the sky appears round in shape and all the stars are blinking. The reason behind this is when the light which comes from the stars travels through various densities of the air and undergoes refraction. Just because of this misplacement, the stars keep blinking. The Moon is not a shining planet of its own. Due to the reflection of light on the moon and the moon being closure to the earth, the light does not undergo much refraction and thus appears circular in shape. The reason for the stars blinking during night times in the sky is the Atmospheric refraction.

Refraction



The term refraction is defined as the bending of light as it passes from one type of material into another. Because light travels at different speeds in the two materials, it changes its speed at the boundary of the two materials. If a beam of light hits this boundary at an angle, then light hitting the side first will be forced to slow down or speed up before light on the other side hits the new material. This causes the beam to bend, or refract, at the boundary.
Suppose we were to place a coin in a glass of water. The light bouncing off the coin underwater, for instance, would have to first travel through the water and then the air to reach an observer's eye. At the boundary, it gets refracted and reaches the observer's eye, thus appearing to be slightly raised.



In the pencil case, the pencil is placed at a specific angle and looks bent at the point where it touches the water, because light coming from the submerged portion of the pencil gets refracted as it crosses the water-air boundary.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Watching TV in Dark


In this satellite century, more and more people are watching television for entertainment and subjective knowledge. But many people have doubts regarding the distance that should be maintained from television while watching, mode of watching and the effects of watching television in darkness, etc. Many people believe that the picture on the television can be seen much clearly in darkness. So they close down all the doors, windows, put off the lights and then watch the television. It may be true also. But by watching television in darkness, eyes get tired quickly. Visionary faults may occur. Actually one can watch the television in dim light also. Eyes would not get tired quickly by watching television with more illumination of light in that room. Also no visionary defects occur. It is good for health to watch television at a distance of two and half meters or seven feet from the television. When we sit for watching television, care should be taken such that the angle between the centre point of television screen and our eyes should be around 10 to 15 degrees so that neck muscles would not undergo unnecessary stress. That’s why it is better to follow guide lines while watching television. Extreme care should be taken in the case of children.

Blurred Vision


The images appear zig zag after the eyes are rubbed. If the eyes are rubbed normally this situation do not takes place. But if the eyes are rubbed with full force, the pressure is fallen on the muscles of the eyes, pupil, and connective tissue and on the eye lenses. This is called as the mechanical stress. This means, the balanced structure which is seen inside the parts of the eye will be damaged temporarily. At that stage, the light rays which passed in to the eyes, do not travel in their normal position. The eye ball does not concentrate totally on the image which is seen in the retina. For some time, the coherence on the vision will become imbalanced. So, the images appear as unclear and blurred. After some time, this problem will be solved. On the whole, it is not good to rub the eyes often which damage the vision of the eyes.

Tears


Reason for tears when we cut onions


There is correct reason for getting tears in the eyes while chopping the onions. There is a substance in onion which brings tears in the eyes and this is called as propenesulfenic. When we cut the onion, this substance mixes in the air and hits our eyes. And then eyes get irritated and we get tears. Science tells that the tears from the eyes are good because the dust in the eyes gets washed away.

Hiccups

Why do we hic-hic-hiccup? What causes them?

When you hiccup, your diaphragm and nearby muscles convulse, causing you to briefly gulp air. Within 35 milliseconds, the glottis (the opening at the top of the air passage) slams shut, producing that familiar sound of the "hic."

Hiccups are usually a reaction to your stomach and digestive system getting wonky. This happens when you eat too much, drink bubbly drinks like soda, or swallow too much air. Some people get the hiccups for no reason at all. Other things that cause hiccups include skull fracture, epilepsy, tuberculosis and believe it or not, constipation (not being able to poop).

Unlike sneezing, farting, burping, etc., hiccups don't serve any purpose. They're just annoying and pointless! So how do you get rid of hiccups? Which remedy works best? Home remedies are usually based on the idea that you have to disrupt the hiccup cycle. Remedies include holding your breath, breathing into a bag, pulling your tongue, sudden fright, or eating sugar. Just drinking water, if done soon enough, might wash down a chunk of food in the throat that's pressing against a nerve.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Currencies of the World

Country

Currency

Sub Currency

Afghanistan

afghani

100 puls

Algeria

dinar

100 centimes

Andorra

euro

100 cents

Argentina

austral

100 centavos

Australia

dollar

100 cents

Austria

euro

100 cents

Bahamas

dollar

100 cents

Bahrain

dinar

1,000 fils

Barbados

dollar

100 cents

Belgium

euro

100 cents

Belize

dollar

100 cents

Benin

franc

100 centimes

Bolivia

boliviano

100 centavos

Brazil

real

100 centavos

Brunei

dollar

100 cents or sen

Bulgaria

lev

100 stotinki

Cameroon

franc

100 centimes

Canada

dollar

100 cents

Cayman Islands

dollar

100 cents

Central African Rep.

franc

100 centimes

Chad

franc

100 centimes

Chile

peso

100 centavos

China

yuan

10 fen

Columbia

peso

100 centavos

Congo

franc

100 centimes

Costa Rica

colon

100 centimos

Cuba

peso

100 centavos

Cyprus (Greek)

euro

100 cents

Cyprus (Turkish)

lira

100 kurus

Czechoslovakia

koruna

100 halers

Denmark

krone

100 ore

Djibouti

franc

100 centimes

Dominican Rep.

peso

100 centavos

Ecuador

dollar

100 cents

Egypt

pound

100 piastres

El Salvador

colon

100 centavos

Ethiopia

birr

100 cents

Fiji

dollar

100 cents

Finland

euro

100 cents

France

euro

100 cents

Gabon

franc

100 centimes

Gambia

dalasi

100 bututs

Germany

euro

100 cents

Ghana

cedi

100 pesewas

Greece

euro

100 cents

Guatemala

quetzal

100 centavos

Guinea

franc

100 centimes

Guyana

dollar

100 cents

Haiti

gourde

100 centimes

Honduras

lempira

100 centavos

Hong Kong

dollar

100 cents

Hungary

forint

100 filler

Iceland

Krona

100 aurar

India

rupee

100 paise

Indonesia

rupiah

100 sen

Iraq

dinar

1,000 fils

Ireland

euro

100 cents

Israel

shekel

100 agorot

Italy

euro

100 cents

Ivory Coast

franc

100 centimes

Jamaica

dollar

100 cents

Japan

yen

100 cen

Jordan

dinar

1,000 fils

Kenya

shilling

100 cents

Kuwait

dinar

1,000 fils

Lebanon

pound

100 piastres

Luxembourg

euro

100 cents

Malawi

kwacha

100 tambala

Malaysia

ringgit

100 sen

Maldives

rufiyaa

100 laari

Malta

euro

100 cents

Mauritania

ouguiya

5 khoums

Mauritius

rupee

100 cents

Mexico

peso

100 centavos

Mongolia

tugrik

100 mongo

Montenegro

euro

100 cents

Morocco

dirham

100 centimes

Nepal

rupee

100 paisa

Netherlands

euro

100 cents

New Zealand

dollar

100 cents

Nicaragua

cordoba

100 centavos

Niger

franc

100 centimes

Norway

krone

100 ore

Oman

riyal-omani

1,000 baiza

Pakistan

rupee

100 paisa

Papua New Guinea

kina

100 toea

Paraguay

guarani

100 centimos

Peru

inti

100 centimes

Philippines

peso

100 centavos

Poland

zloty

100 groszy

Portugal

euro

100 cents

Qatar

riyal

100 dirhams

Romania

leu

100 bani

Saudi Arabia

riyal

100 dirhams

Senegal

franc

100 centimes

Serbia

dinar

100 paras

Seychelles

rupee

100 cents

Sierra Leone

leone

100 cents

Singapore

dollar

100 cents

Slovakia

koruna


Slovenia

euro

100 cents

Solomon Islands

dollar

100 cents

Somalia

shilling

100 cents

South Africa

rand

100 cents

South Korea

won

100 chon

Spain

euro

100 cents

Sri Lanka

rupee

100 cents

Sudan

dinar


Suriname

guilder

100 cents

Sweden

krona

100 ore

Switzerland

franc

100 centimes

Syria

pound

100 piastres

Taiwan

dollar

100 cents

Tanzania

shilling

100 cents

Thailand

baht

100 satang

Togo

franc

100 centimes

Trinidad & Tobago

dollar

100 cents

Tunisia

dinar

1,000 millimes

Turkey

lira

100 kurus

Uganda

shilling

100 cents

United Arab Emir.

dirham

1,000 fils

United Kingdom

pound

100 pence

United States

dollar

100 cents

Uruguay

peso

100 centesimos

Venezuela

bolivar

100 centimos

Vietnam

dong

100 xu

Western Samoa

tala

100 sene

Zambia

kwacha

100 ngwee

Zimbabwe

dollar

100 cents

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