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Story of Smily ! Not just an Icon.

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When I posted this article, Smily had just turned 30. It was 19 September 2012. And time flies. “I propose the following character sequence for joke markers :-) it has to be read sideways” , hence smiley was introduced to the world by Scott Fahlman who is a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University in the USA. It was on September 19, 1982 at 11:44 a.m. And frowny :- (  also born at the same time to indicate the matter that has to be considered seriously. The emoticon was proposed to distinguish between humorous emails and those intended to be taken seriously. The three pieces of punctuation as smiley spread throughout the world in a lightning speed.. In 1990s, companies like AOL also started automatically converting emoticons into actual pictures. Japanese users have their own smileys. They call them kao maaku, or "face marks." Those can be understood without tilting one's head to the left. World of emoticons is expanding day by day. Some of them speak, dance, sing...
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Benefits of buzzing bees

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Another blog post from 2012.  Watching documentaries related to bees and ants was one of my favorite things to do.  That lead to this post back then. Honey and honeycomb reminds us about honeybees ( Apis mellifera)  which belong to the class  Apis .   Honeybee is the great nurturer of living beings. Honey is considered as a most beneficial and heeling substance and honeybees are indeed sacred animals. Bees feed on pollen and nectar. In the digestive track of the bee nectar is converted to honey.   Honeybees symbolize harmony and coherence with nature. Honeybees are social insects. In the wild, they create nests called hives. Each bee belongs to one of the three specialized groups; Queens, drones and workers. Each hive has a single queen for the purpose of production of new generation of bees. Queen is distinguished by longer abdomen and curved stinger without barbs. Drones are the males without stinger. Their role is to ma...
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Story of mountains!

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 This one was posted on the occasion of international mountain day, that's on 11-December.                                   "Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” ― Barry Finlay‘s words are pills of inspiration for everyone who love to face challenges. Mountains are the areas with steep slopes that are raised high above surroundings, in a limited area. Mountains are higher and steeper than hills. Mountains are formed by geological forces like pressure and heat producing changes and movements in the earth’s crust. Volcanism, erosion, and uplift in the earth's crust have given rise to mountains –the unique landmass on the earth. Mountains have summit or the top of mountain, the slope or the side of the mountains, and steep valleys in between young mountains. Mountains are also present under the surface of sea. Mountains do occur in oceans and some islands are the peaks ...
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How Pressure Cookers work?

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I just wonder, what made me write this post back then...  But one thing is or sure, reposting my older posts in this blog is acting as motivation to create more content.  "Simpler, easier, quicker ---the thirst to combine the trio in many aspects can lead to inventions.  One such invention is ‘’Pressure cooker’’ Since it has become the part of our day-to-day life it may not appear interesting to many... The science behind the pressure cooker is simple but interesting. What makes this pot so special?? Yes it is the Pressure (P). We all know at normal environmental conditions water boils at 100 °C, excess heat results in vaporization of water into steam. In case of pressure cooker, food is added along with little amount of water inside the cooker. As it’s a closed environment steam produced cannot escape. Thus produced steam increases the pressure inside the cooker by 15 pounds per square inch (psi), and temperature also increased. Water boils at 121 °C. Higher temperature ...
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Venus Flytrap

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  One more post. A throwback for studying botany as a subject at grad school.                                  "Carnivorous plants are those, which obtain the nutrients  by  trapping smaller animals like insects and other arthropods. Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is one such plant. It feeds on beetles, spiders and arthropods. Venus Flytrap is found in nitrogen- and phosphorus poor environments, its native being boggy areas of North and South Carolina.             Venus Flytrap has narrow, green leaves that extend from the base of the plant. A pair of reddish, kidney shaped lobes is hinged on the either side of a mid-rib at the terminal part of the leaf. These lobes form the trap. On the upper portion of, each side of the trap anthocyanin pigments are present and that gives red or purple color to this surface .Most probably this color attracts the insects ...
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Lemon : Health in your hands

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Another old article. I am literally digging my old blog posts because reading them again gives strang kind of satisfaction. "Lemon is a bundle of great benefits. Since ancient civilization time, lemon has become the part of life serving various purposes   right from food ingredient, medicine to cleansing agent and so on. Lemon mainly contains citric acid (5%) which give it characteristic sour taste. Lemon is a rich source of Vitamin C. Along with it also contains B complex iron, potassium, and other important vitamins, minerals. It belongs to citrus family. Lemon fruit is a modified berry, with outer rind. Inner flesh comprises of numerous juice filled vesicle. Lemon is a little wonder of nature with healing power. It’s a low calorie fruit with many benefits like ·         It increases HDL Cholesterol level known as good cholesterol. ·           Hesperidin present in lemon has been found to lower blood ...
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Light the day with a lemon

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One more old post!!! Don't remember to what extent I did research before publishing the post.  If you love lemon you can try preparing lemon bars. For the recipe check out my youtube video.  Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr2vSmo3Wc0 "Starting a day with lemon water provides stamina to your life as well as acts as a strong warrior against diseases. Heat the water until it starts boiling. Cut the lemon into two halves, squeeze juice from one half & pour it into hot water. Allow the water to cool down a bit. And here is ready luke warm lemon water with enormous benefits. • Drinking lemon water every day, early in the morning, (empty stomach) is an excellent way to reduce weight. Little honey can be added to lemon water. Lemon detoxifies body while honey offers energy.  Both are enriched with anti- oxidants. Addition of honey also enhances the power to fight over allergies. • Drinking lemon water in the morning also helps to replenish the water content to skin. Ski...
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