Think Of The Chances

Just read a bizarre news:

... bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall. Police said the bullet hit 53-year-old Janifer Bliss in the lower left leg. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Just think of the chances.

In India, people do "potty" in public places giving a feast to the eyes (especially the passengers of Indian Railways). No casualties reported till date even in the case of communal riots or gang wars.

India - "order amongst the chaos ..."

Solution To Our Energy Problems

A solution to our energy problems are found and I see a huge potential for this in India.

Recent study from Ohio University shows that urine is a clean energy source.

One molecule of urea, a major component of urine, contains four atoms of hydrogen bonded to two atoms of nitrogen. Stick a special nickel electrode into a pool of urine, apply an electrical current, and hydrogen gas is released

Now, this is some useful research being done and some serious output. The article says that we could end up having Hydrogen (read: Urine) powered cars and electronic devices in as soon as six months. 

VOILA! We are turning into walking energy sources and at any point, if your car runs out of fuel, the solution is right INSIDE you. Probably people can pee into their fuel tank instead of trying to find a bush to go behind or trying to find a urinal (which seldom happens). 

Now I think India can become a superpower!

But, I am just wondering how to manage the stinking smell from your car's fuel tank or errr ... from the iPod in your pocket which is going to be powered by urine!

On a serious note, do read the benefits of hydrogen-powered vehicles. With a huge livestock supply in India, I see a tremendous potential in generating energy by processing the animal waste and hopefully most people ( ... usually filthy in nature by urinating anywhere) will stop passing urine at public places and consider urine as a precious asset and put it to good use.

The Great American Airplance Toilet Experiment

(if you are not able to view it here, please use this link)

So what did we learn?

(via bitsandpieces)

Thought On Budget 2009-2010

It is great to see more funds for welfare and infrastructure in the Budget for 2009-2010. I-T exemption limit has been increased by Rs. 10,000. 

Considering that only close to 1% of Indian population pays taxes, the benefits for the salaried class who pays tax looks to be considerably less than what was anticipated. Interesting part is that this 1% population usually don't have much impact on the election results. 

Does it not sound like 1% is funding the entire machinery?

Dream Gadget For New Moms

Managing a crying new born is inevitably the biggest challenge that new moms face. And to their rescue comes "Why Cry Baby Analyzer".

Its advanced frequency analysis technology only needs 20 seconds to let you know why your child is screaming to the heavens. Whether your baby is Stressed, Sleepy, Annoyed, Bored or Hungry, this device will identify it on its LCD screen.

Now, that is one hell of a relief for just $99.99. I am getting one for my wife with our baby due in December. 

With so much advancement in technology, a much useful gadget for "man"kind would be one which detects why a woman is crying. One preferred feature added to the basic functionality is to find what it means when a woman says:

1. Fine

2. Nothing

But I guess the armageddon will happen by the time we find a gadget like that!

Thanks God! We Have Electronic Voting Machines

Atleast Election Commission don't have to put in their FAQ if you are allowed to eat the ballot or not!

What Will Change After Delhi HC Ruling On Sec 377?

Today, Delhi HC legalized gay sex between consenting adults.

In a breakthrough judgment, the Delhi High Court on Thursday legalised gay sex among consenting adults holding that the law making it a criminal offence violates fundamental rights

Note that, law that worked against gay sex has been "changed" to decriminalize such acts. #repeal377 was trending on Twitter, but the fact is that It has not been repealed and the law still hold non-consensual and non-vaginal sex as illegal.

How does the ruling change things?

My point of writing this post is different. Hundreds of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders took part in the Queer Pride 2009. The intention was to protest against discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders and also to repeal Section 377 of IPC. While Delhi HC ruling is going to come as a relief from a legal perspective, I am not sure if things will change in the society. 

There are millions of homosexuals who have suppressed themselves and gone into a shell fearing the society. With the way things work in Indian society, HC rule will hardly have any effect on people's mindset. Yes, people who participated in the Queer Pride march were forthcoming and will feel certain level of relief, but the people who have suppressed themselves, I am afraid, will remain in the shell. 

A woman wearing some "bold" clothes anywhere in India or a woman stepping out of the house alone after 8.00 pm in Kerala stand a huge chance of inviting some harsh comments from own relatives or neighbors and even worse, get attention of the horny Indian men and resulting in eve-teasing or sexual harassment. Some of these reactions are unlawful and some are not. Much to the disliking of the "subject", typical reaction is - "don't wear "bold" clothes" or "don't step out of the house late in the evenings". Now that's society for you. Things are not going to be any different for homosexuals. 

Changes to the law is great, but the mindset of the society needs to change. Till then, their fight against discrimination and violence will continue ...

Dogs Are Taking Over

In a recent story, a dog ate a teenager's passport:

 

A Wisconsin teenager using a classic excuse for evading schoolwork missed a class trip to Peru despite his tale being true: The dog ate his passport. 

And in another one, a dog ate a 50 yr old ladies personal checks:

"Her dog got into her purse and ate all her personal checks." The 50-year-old woman reportedly told police she had no choice but to take money from her former husband's account.

 

In the UK, Dangerous Dog Act is getting updated with law to protect postmen from dog attacks.

The bill aims to extend the law to offer protection to workers such as postmen and women from being attacked by dogs on private property.

It does not stop here. After the beauty pageants for dogs (Barking Beauty Pageant), the baddies of the "Dog World" had a competition for themselves, where Pabst, a 4 year old boxer mix was crowned World's Ugliest Dog. 

They are demanding attention!

Things are getting even worse and this time in the search engine land. If I search for "search engine" on Google, "Dogpile Web Search"* gets listed above even Google on the first page!

Is this an indication that dogs are taking over the world? 

This post does not intend to harm the sentiments of dogs or dog lovers. No hate mails please.

*Dogpile Web Search has nothing to do with dogs and is just a mashup of search engines.