Murphy's Law

Ok.... a little bored now...don't really know what to post about...so here i am writing in and telling you about ahem ahem...Murphy's Law...

Basically this law states that anything than can go wrong will -at the worst possible moment...it is (on the whole) a play on human nature...and how we tend to see the glass as half empty and not half full(yes....pessimism)...

One common example of Murphy's law at work is when you're stuck in a traffic jam and it always seems like the other lane is moving faster...

Another way of putting this law , quite simply is:"the grass always looks greener on the other side..."

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Human Energy...

Some interesting stuff out there....we may soon be powering ourselves(about time isn't it...)

Companies like chevron are trying to develop methods to harness the kinetic energy due to our movement and stuff.....

Victor Wooten

Victor Wooten like so owns the bass man.Click on the header to see what i mean...

Why are hydrogen fuel cells taking so long to come to fruitition ?

You obviously must have heard of this wondrous invention that hopefully revolutionize the way we generate energy sometime soon.

So , we have the working down.I mean Hydrogen gas is pumped in and we have a polymer membrane that allows only hydrogen ions to move through it , while electrons move through the electrodes to complete the circuit.

The question to ask at this point would be: Whats the big deal ?
Well , you see nearly every other cell at this point of time generates some kind of substance that pollutes our once green(and blue)planet.This cell however is the first perfectly clean cell.Generating only water as it's waste product.

O.K. , so the problems as they stand are :
1.Cost of the catalyst- approx US$1000 per KW of output(global consumption is approximately 10 raised to 10 KW)(that would mean 1o raised to thirteen dollars go per second...)
2.The polymer membrane is expensive(around 400 euros per square metre).
3.Low carbon monoxide resistance.
4.Hydrogen , the fuel cell , is difficult to contain and transport as it forms an explosive mixture with oxygen.

Hopefully , these problems will soon be dealt with...and we'll live to see a greener planet earth...

The top 10 companies of the year 2007

1. Wal-Mart Stores	6. Toyota Motor
2. Exxon Mobil	7. Chevron
3. Royal Dutch Shell	8. DaimlerChrysler
4. BP	9. ConocoPhillips
5. General Motors	10. Total

A grocery store at the top ? boy...times sure are changing.

source:www.fortune.com

How to play the guitar like slash ...

Slash , aka Saul Hudson is best known for his stint as the lead guitarist in Guns n' Roses.

His playing style , though not overly technical , was beautiful in it's ability to create memorizable leads.

Basically , his lead style centered around the usage of the pentatonic scales , both major and minor , with some sweet notes notes making up the fill - ins.

Being frank now , his is all you really need to know...but....hold it...it's not that easy..try it and see...given below is a link to a pentatonic lesson...

http://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/lesson27.htm

Love ?

An ideal valentines day gift ?

Beethoven eat your heart out!

An article from MIT's Tech magazine , technology review follows.Check out how deaf musicians can no live their dreams...

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20334/?a=f

Why ?

Why are we called humans ?
Why is the earth the earth and not mars ?
Why is an electron negative in nature...

This and various other very delightful , off-the-cuff ,deep questions were some that struck me during the course of a physical chemistry lecture today , being taken by Mr.Chandramouly.

Let me tell you about Mr.Chandramouly.For starters , he isn't one of your conventional.Eg.Say someone(an yes that someone could be me)was sleeping in his class.For a normal teacher , this would elicit a response like "GO AND WASH YOUR FACE!" to "IS THIS WHAT YOU COME HERE FOR?" and the occasional inevitable "GET OUT OF MY CLASS!"But Mr.C would probably let you sleep for a while and then wake you up at a point and say " This point is important why don' you listen to it and go back to sleep ?"

Enough about Mr.C then , back to the class.Well in this class , we had just started chemical bonding and as it always is when it gets atomic , there was a lot of doubt as to how it all started, why a lot of stuff happens etc. etc. One of the questions Mr.C asked is....why do electrons revolve around the nucleus...to this one of our more studios pupils , Mr.A.Thrupati answered" Sir...(something about quantum mechanics)..." It was at this point that it was the Mr.A.T.'s turn to be shocked...Mr.C asked him...to his face...do the electrons know about quantum mechanics ?..

See...thats the point where you'll laugh...end of story...

Why do You feel weightless during a free fall ?

Simple enough....

As most of us know , the reason you do feel your weight at all on the earth is due to the influence of gravity or the attraction (according to Newton) between you and the molten crap at the earths core.

The expression for this force which you feel is given by F=mg , where m is a property of your body called mass , and where g is the acceleration due to gravity which has a value ( on the earth's surface) of 9.81 metres per square second.

At this juncture i must introduce all of you to Newton's third law of motion : Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.You feel this in the recoil of a gun when you fire it and it is also the reason you stay put on the earth's surface and don't sink towards it dark , murky and extremely hot depths.

It is actually precisely for this reason that you feel your weight at all , ie your weight as you perceive it is nothing but the reaction of the ground due to the acceleration due to gravity acting on your body.
In the case of a free fall or when your car moves over a bridge etc.etc. this is exactly what is happening.There is no ground to counteract the force exerted by gravity on your body and hence you feel weightless.

Camels exchange your currency in Jaisalmer ?

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Protest the Hero - Fortress(2008)

1. Bloodmeat
2. The Dissentience
3. Bone Marrow
4. Sequoia Throne
5. Palms Read
6. Limb From Limb
7. Spoils
8. Wretch
9. Goddess Bound
10. Goddess Gagged

Link to their latest album.

Protest The Hero - Kezia(2005)

1. No Stars Over Bethlehem"
2. Heretics and Killers
3. Divinity Within
4. Bury the Hatchet
5. Nautical
6. Blindfolds Aside
7. She Who Mars the Skin of Gods
8. Turn Soonest to the Sea
9. The Divine Suicide of K.

Link To their album released in 2005.

Why does orange juice taste bad after you brush your teeth?

We thought we knew the answer....click on he link to see if we really do....

Features
74 guitar effects (a truckload of modulation-compression-reverb, delay, pitch shift, and EQ effects - up to10 can be used simultaneously).
30 Drive effects with VAMS amp modeling.
3 acoustic guitar simulators.
120 patches (60 preset/60 user).
Fully programmable on-board expression pedal.
Onboard drum machine for practice or recording (60 preset patterns with tempo control).
6-second onboard sampler to record your favorite guitar parts or musical phrases (you can slow down sampler re-play by up to 25% without changing the pitch for learning intricate guitar parts).
Smart Media card slot ready for expanded phrase sampler and patch memory, analog control knobs for fast editing, large LED display and dual footswitches for live performance patch changes and tuning with the onboard chromatic tuner. Smart Media card is not included.
ZNR Noise Reduction.
Stereo 1/4 in. headphone/line output.
Operates up to 11 hours on 4 AA batteries or optional AC adapter.

Review
I purchased this effects unit 3 years ago and I’m pretty happy with it. I play it with my Ibanez rg-2570 and an Ibanez amp. The styles I play are mostly metal and rock with an occasion influx of pop and other crappy genres(no offense there).
The unit comes with one expression pedal which can be used to turn on or off modulation or reverb etc. , reduce the volume and modulate the wah.There are various types of gains and the sound can be enhanced further by adding stacks and combos. The delay and the effects such as flanger , phaser etc. are pretty good.
Some aspects of this little box aren’t that perfect though. The zoom noise reduction pedal is on the whole rather ineffective. Case in question: The sweep patch and the van halen patch. The wah effect also doesn’t come out strongly enough(example: if you tried to play the lead in be yourself-audioslave , you’d end up sounding pretty foolish.)
Pros: 72 patches , 36 customizable.
Cons: Poor noise reduction and wah.
Final Verdict: A good beginner’s pedal.