Rubik's 360 - New Toy In Town

Hello..

You all might be knowing or must have even solved the Rubik's Cube.

Nearly three decades after his cube took over the world by storm, master puzzler Erno Rubik has come up with 3-D mechanical puzzle- the Rubik's 360.

The 360 has three clear spheres, each within the other, and six coloured balls in the innermost sphere. The puzzle involves changing the position of six balls, each a different color, in a central sphere to six compartments in the outer sphere. This is done by shaking them through a middle sphere that only has two holes.

With the cube the quickest solutions are based on formulas and you can remember the fastest way to reach the solution from various starting points. The 360 requires no maths, it is more about physics.

The 360 was launched in UK last month and is expected to be marketed world-wide soon.

Without A Word...

Heyii...!!!

Another, and probably the last poem by my friend Nishtha for all u guys...

I survive in this cruel world,

Without uttering a single world,

No hope of love and happiness,

I am a victim of stark loneliness.

But now they think I'm mean,

They wanted a talent, a literary scholar,

But I'm none of it, much to their horror,

They provide me with everything I need,

But please mom and dad, listen to my heed

" I might not be prettybut my heart is pure

Given a chance, I'll prove it for sure"

Don't leave me alone in this cruel world

I say with my eyes without uttering a word...

Tears fall down from my eyes,

Deep inside my heart cries,

Is it a curse not to be beautiful?

Don't I have a right to be blissful?

I find it tough to fight this cruel world

Still my battle continues, without uttering a word...

My life is meaningless and void,

From love and affection, it is devoid,

No matter how much I try to please everyone,

Each day, I am betrayed by someone.

My dark eyes search frantically,

For the one who'll look at me lovingly,

Will love me just as I am today,

Will bring in my life a new day,

Will stay with me in this cruel world,

And understand my feelings without uttering a word...

How Does A Submarine Stay Under Water..??

You may have noticed that an empty bottle will float along the surface of water, but one which is full of liquid will sink.

 

The submarine works in exactly the same way. Each submarine has several large tanks, which can be filled with either water or air.

When they were filled with air, the submarine will float on the surface of the water, just like a ship. When it is time for the submarine to dive, large amounts of water are pumped into the tanks, so making the vessel much heavier.

By regulating the amount of water and air in the tanks, the crew of the submarine can make their vessel rise or sink to various levels in the water.

Life

When you Really want something,

sometimes you have to swim a little

deeper... You can't give up just

because things don't come easy...

You have to overcome the obstacles

and face your fears...

But in the end, it's all worth while!

Life is full of ups and down,

but if u believe in yourself

you will always come through with

flying colours... Value friendship,

love and faith... Never

  underestimate yourself...

Believe in yourself...!

Have A Good Life....

My Love

You meet millions of people in your lifetime. Sometimes you give them something and sometimes you are granted something. But this does not happen always....

You give happiness to someone, you receive their beautiful smiles in return

You give your devotions to God, he gives you his blessings in return

You give a chocolate to a cute little baby, you receive his giggles in return

You give a hug to someone, you receive one in return

But sometimes....

You give your heart to someone and get tears in return

You give your soul to someone and get loneliness in return

And a time comes when you give your everything to someone and receive a heartbreak in return...

This is a truly experienced poem of my friend Nishtha (the anynomous one)....

No matter how far you are from me

I'll always be there for you

No matter if we don't meet ever again

I'll continue to love you.

You came in my life like a spring of breeze

Whenever we sat together, I simply used to freeze

I kept sneaking at you from the corner of my eye

But you just kept ignoring me with a deep sigh.

I thought we'll have a long conversation

But that class ended with a silent observation

Then we parted, me hoping to meet again

However I knew, my hopes will be in vain.

However, destiny bought us together once more

And again I drooled over your black eyes and the innocence you bore

A brilliant smile on face and that sweet melodious 'Hi'

Was suffice reason for me to die.

We could only greet each other

No conversation, not a word further.

You were a figure of perfection

And me a bundle of mistakes, is my confession

A perfect soul would never have me

This fact clearly haunted me.

So, I kept quiet trying to forget you

But, unsuccessful in my efforts, I had to tell you.

" I love you a lot, a degree unmeasurable "

This day for me was unforgettable.

I just told you I have no hopes

With a bundle of misfortune, no one can cope

I know you'll get someone beautiful

So, just be honest and be merciful "

You consoled me saying that even I was a beauty

A perfect girl, just perfect in her duty

But, just then you shattered my dreams

Flowed then, a long emotional stream.

You shyed away from relations

You thought they led to much temptations

No matter how much I tried to assure you

You consoled me saying,

" We'll be friends, but I can never love you "

My reason to live was gone then and there

This seemed to me very unfair

My belief was over from love

I lifted my face and looked above.

I cried my heart out speaking to HIM

" You have made my life colourless and dim "

Still i thought, we'll be friends

But just a conversation and a relationship ends

You never spoke to me as before

I was left alone on the sea-shore.

Hearing your voices from the sea

Feeling you always besides me...

I'll wait for you dear for a life-time

Just to make you forever mine....

You may think I'm insane

But the problem is I can't love anyone else once again...

What Makes Popping Corn 'POP'..?

Ever wondered why is it so....???

Anyways.... Right now you just need to grab a bowl of pop-corn and READ THIS....

Corn is a generic term to describe fruit of cereal plants. Popping corn is just one of the many varieties of maize grown commercially.

The bulk of tissue within a grain of corn is called the endosperm. Endosperm is the specialised storage tissue providing nutrients for the embryo when seed germinates. It is also a source of carbohydrates.

In pop-corn, the outer part of the endosperm is hard but the centre is soft. When the corn is heated, the water in the central part turns to steam causing the seed to burst.

This is the pop-sound we hear. And this bursting results in the white, puffy treat....

... And see what all happens in those three minutes... !!!

Why Do Tears Flow From Our Eyes When We CRY....???

Socha Hai.....???

Yeh Tumne Kya Kabhi...

Socha Hai....???

Ki Hai Yeh Kya Sabhi...

Socha Hai...???

Socha Nahi To.... I'm Telling You Naa...Why To Worry????

Hmmm....

So here it is why tears flow from our eyes....

When  we are upset, our brain and body overreacts and works overtime by producing chemicals and hormones. These hormones are not required by our body and hence crying helps eliminate these extra chemicals.

As our tears flow, these chemical agents are expelled from our body and we feel lighter and better...

Popular Misconceptions

AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY.

Same can be said for all sorts of fruits and vegetables. Apples do contain Vitamin C which helps us to resist illness but amount of Vitamin C present in citrus fruits is much higher (5 times more).

BEES COLLECT HONEY FROM FLOWERS.

In fact, bees collect thin sweet liquid called Nectar present at the base of petals from flowers. The body of the bee is like a honey making factory, in which chemical processes turn nectar into honey.

SPIDER WEBS ARE WEAK AND FRAGILE.

They may appear weak but a spider's silk is stronger than anyother fibre in nature. It is very flexible - stretching five times in length without breaking and has a tensile strength greater than that of steel.

SPINACH IS ESPECIALLY RICH IN IRON.

Spinach contains no more iron than anyother green leafy vegetable. The myth arose in 1870 when a German scientist analysing the iron content of foods misplaced a decimal point and showed spinach as having 10 times more iron than cabbage.

THE STRONGEST ANIMAL IS ELEPHANT.

In proportion to their size, the strongest animal are the beetles found mainly in the tropical lands. Tests carried out on a Rhinoceros beetle showed that it could support 850 times its own weight on its back.

A Lonely Soul

Heya...
Another cool poem for you guys...
Written by that "anynomous friend"..

Here it is..

Lonely in the darkness, I find sunshine
Someone special, whom I can call mine
Collecting the pieces of my broken heart, I console
Still cries my heart, still cries my soul
Will I find the one who'll live just for me?
Help me search the real me
The one whose soul will be pure and divine
Will hold my hand in the golden sunshine.

Am I the beauty born yesterday?
Or am I a flawed face today?
Gone are the days of love and affection
Today I make a great confession.

Neither was I selfish, nor was I bad,
You all took me wrong, and that makes me sad
I wanted everyone around me to be happy and gay,
But could find no other way,
Than to kill the true me, the one who
Today wants to be free.

Fly to the zenith of the skies
To a world of happiness where no one cries
A world of love, a world of affection
A world of liberty, a world of passion.

Someday I'll enter the hall of angels, the almighty's sky
But atleast remember me when I die...
Just keep a flower on my grave and say,
"Oh! My dear, why you went away?
Day and night, I miss you,
Could not say in my lifetime, but I love you...

The Buzzard, The Bat And The Bumble-Bee

If you put a buzzard in a small enclosure or fence of six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, inspite of his ability to fly, will be an abosolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten or twelve feet. Without space to run, as is his habit, he will not attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life.


The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, can not take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, untill it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw himself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.


A bumble-bee if dropped into an open tumbler will be there untill it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means to escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. it will seek a way where none exists, untill it completely destroys itself.


In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustations, not realising that the answer is right above them...

A Rainy Day

Sick of crying...
Tired of trying...
Yep..!! I am smiling...
But.. Inside I'm dying....

Hii Folks..
The following poem is written by my friend (who would like to remain anynomous).
So, here it goes....

Darkness in the sky, it was a wet rainy day,
I had to travel a long-long way,
Wearing my boots, with my umbrella,
I went out in the rain,
My attempts to move undrenched, seem to be just in vain.
Humming a tune, whisting about, I went on
The life then looked just like a beutiful song,
Thinking of meeting her someday,
I went out on a rainy day.

Just then an umbrella flew past by me,
I checked around to see whose it may be,
Golden streaks of hair flew upon her face,
That's when I met her pretty gaze.
She danced in the rain, with enjoyment,
As, I saw her in boundless amazement.

Can such beauty ever exist?
Such innocence can anyone resist?

I smiled at her looking dazed,
As pearl like drops fell on her face,
She saw me and stopped baffled,
In the shower, this beuty dazzled.
A beutiful smile flashed across her face,
Showing her glory, showing her grace.

She started running away from me,
Full of vigour and care-free.
I chased her but stopped abruptly,
To meet her eyes that cried frightingly.

A vehicle rushed towards her too fast,
As she stood there aghast.
I quickly rushed towards her,
Just when I saw the car crush her.
With tears in my eyes, I shook her twice,
Then she slightly opened her eyes,
Battling with life, she said to me
" It was like you were made for me,
I don't know who you are, why you are here,
But you know, I just don't care.
Now that I've seen you, I can die.
I too love you, but dear GOOD-BYE!! "

With this, she left me forever,
However, her memories couldn't leave me ever.
I stand today on that path, on that way,
Hoping to meet her again SOMEDAY.

If you love someone dearly today,
Just don't let them go away.
Make them yours right now and right here,
Just show them how much you care...

Incredible India - Jai Hind..!!

Happy Independence Day to all!!

Today, I salute the heroes who made India a better and safe place to live. The midnight of August 15, 1947 is memorable for every Indian on earth, as it is the time, when India gained independence from the stranglehold of the mighty British. The otherwise suppressed tri-colored flag of India was given its due respect, when it was hoisted in the midnight on the Independence Day. Since then, the red-letter day is celebrated across the length and breadth of India. Cultural programs and flag-hoisting ceremonies are the predominant affair of the day, while colorful kites fill the sky in the evening, to symbolize freedom.

Some Really Cool Laws..

LAW OF MECHANICAL REPAIR : After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

~*~*~*~

LAW OF ENCOUNTERS: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

~*~*~*~

LAW OF BIOMECHANICS: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

~*~*~*~

LAW OF COFFEE: As soon as you sit down for a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

~*~*~*~

Janmashtami

Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna is celebrated with great devotion in the August/September months, on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadon, in the whole of north India. Temples and homes are beautifully decorated and lit. An attractive feature of the celebrations are cribs & other decorations depicting stories of Lord Krishna's childhood. There are five main "jhankis" of Janmashtami which depict the entire sequence of events from Lord Krishna's birth to his being discovered in Gokul.

The "jhankis" include the birth of Krishna in jail, Vasudev carrying Krishna to safety across the river Yamuna amidst thunder and lightning, Vasudev's return to the jail, Kansa killing Yashoda's daughter and finally the little Krishna in the cradle in Gokul. "Jhankis" are created out of dolls dressed up as kids, men and women with lehangas, chunnis, dhotis & kurtas. Raslila of every type are also performed - Janmlila, Shankarlila, Putnalila and Naglila. In the evening bhajans are sung which end at midnight, the auspicious moment when Lord Krishna was born. Thereafter arti is done, prasad distributed and flowers showered on the idol.