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Sailors used stars for navigation

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Ravi

Imagine the time around 500 years ago. The only mode of propulsion was the wind, and there were no tracking devices, and the sailors had to rely on the stars up in the sky for navigation during nights. Things have … Continue reading →

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Laptops make travel possible

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ravi

I can’t imagine life without internet. If internet goes down at my home or office just once for a few seconds, I feel that I’m shot off into space, completely isolated and unable to see the home planet. With such … Continue reading →

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Adding From Left to Right — A Better Way to Add

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Ravi

More than likely, when you learned how to add, you started on the right and moved to the left. If you were adding whole numbers, you added the ones, “carried” if necessary, and repeated for the tens, hundreds and so … Continue reading →

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No More Domestic Air Travel

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Ravi

Fuel Prices have gone up, and therefore poor men like me who cannot afford to spend more than Rs 2500 for a ticket to Bombay from Chennai, will now have to pay about Rs 4000 for a one way ticket. … Continue reading →

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