Cauvery Hostel

I took this video before and after occupying the cauvery hostel at IIT Madras. The background audio clippings were done by A.R.Rehman. No no, not for me, but for some other advertisement ;).

How much is 48,586 - 1000?

To fix this issue, the concerned bank authorities have asked me to wait for 45 days!

Nature's Randevouz

The sky this weekend is certainly going to be delightful to watch for all night sky gazers. Mars and Saturn appear closer (as seen from earth), soon to be paired up with the beautiful crescent moon on July 5th. Look at the western sky just after the sunset to witness this nature's beautiful randevouz. For those of you who find it difficult to locate these celestial objects, here is the map from science@nasa.

To read the story from Science@Nasa, click here.

Today's Fortune in Orkut

My today's fortune in Orkut is: "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do"

Difference Between Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

In test cricket, one bothers only about the runs that a team scores, and not about the rate at which those runs were scored. However, in one day game, its not the runs, but the runrate that decides which team wins the game.

The difference between thermodynamics and heat transfer is analogous to the difference between test cricket and one day game. "Thermodynamics" can tell the amount of heat energy that can be transferred during a process. However "heat transfer" tells us at what rate the heat energy can be transferred during the same process.

For technical discussion, refer to what is heat transfer.