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We're Hiring Bloggers For VoiCE! Can You Make Us Proud?

I'm interested, but my sources of information are very limited, most of the information i get is from Wikipedia. I do have some good information that...

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Core Jobs - How difficult are they to get into in India?

I agree with this, sir, but there are some constraints for the qualification. Moreover, B.E graduates are mostly taken as project assistants which is more of...

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Core Jobs - How difficult are they to get into in India?

#-Link-Snipped-# Greetings. Sir, your inputs please.

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Core Jobs - How difficult are they to get into in India?

Thanks Shashank. Will have to rightly try that. I've been using Linkedin with no benefits from it. Will do that, and see how it goes. As...

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Core Jobs - How difficult are they to get into in India?

Well, i understand that R&Ds can be a good stop for me. But, how to join them? Applying to them on their company website doesn't give...

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Core Jobs - How difficult are they to get into in India?

Hi, I am a very old CEian, and had been away for some time here. Nothing has changed much for me. The interest and craziness towards...

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Suggest me a book for real life incidents in companies

Ankita KatdareDo you want to read the insider stories of how companies work?Something like that, and also some sort of biographical anecdotes.

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Suggest me a book for real life incidents in companies

Hi there. Suggest me some books for young professionals which has some real life incidents in companies. Something that interests, and has something inspirational.

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Binary Signals To Electrical and vice versa

Binary signal itself is expressed as an electrical signal.

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Doubt about Alternator

Agreed.

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Doubt about Alternator

In what way are you interested? I already said the answer.

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Doubt about Alternator

engine and alternators are two different stuffs. It produces emf and not current, which is dependent on the magnetic flux no of coils anf the frequency....

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Control system with 4 poles

An area which i like to learn a lot. Perhaps, it requires someone who is okay to have a chat with me in a private conversation.

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Idea to solve a real life problem..!!! Will it work?

I like the idea too. Doable. But, the problem is whether the Gas Agency respons to that SMS.

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Difference between half controlled and full controlled bridge rectifier

Controlled HW rectifiers and FW rectifiers are both used in power control applications. Consider and water heating application to understand.

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Super Wi-Fi Vs. Wi-Fi - What's the difference?

Super Wifi should be obviously very slow compared to Wifi. They're speed is much lesser than the ethernet we use at out homes.

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Single phase induction motor - time taken to achieve max speed

here... you require to know what motor is a induction motor and universal motor.

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Opamp With One Terminal With AC Input & Other With DC Input.

A good question. It just amplifies the sine wave with an offset voltage.

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All engineers will eventually become 'managers', right?

Ultimately, each one whether is an engineer or not is a manager in one way or other. Only the 1st stage employees are those who wont...

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Capacitor as loading device

pinankSir but won't that be for a very small fraction of time..as the capacitor will charge up almost instantaneously(at least theoretically)i counter this... It's not always...

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Capacitor as loading device

loading circuits? ... doesn't that mean it works as a load?

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Tata Sky DTH Signal Disruption In Rain - Any Solution?

Kaustubh Katdare, Government did make it compulsory to have DTH at homes. It was compulsory only to have Digitized connection. So you can still go with...

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Can two points on a superconductor have a potential difference?

ConquerorPractical super conductors are in very low temperature till now Superconductivity is proven in lower temp and so Zero PD is achievableSuperconductivity is ideal. At low....

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Can two points on a superconductor have a potential difference?

Ideally, there will be no PD across any two points. But, practically it's not possible to attain complete superconductivity. So, there will be a PD. This...

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Internal Combustion Engine Qs

Another question. What happens inside when vehicle is stopped, but the engine remains working? Will the 4 strokes of the vehicle happen during this? Also tell...

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Vehicles and Air Friction

Anand TamariyaAt low speeds, aerodynamics is not important. That's why.I'm uncertain about this, because trains move normally in high speeds compared to cars.

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Vehicles and Air Friction

The front side of a vehicle is shaped so that it reduces air friction. Thats why vehicles have inclined bonnet. All most all cars are so....

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Are Budget Phones & Tablets Worth It?

Very nice topic to debate on. It would be nice to hear the opinions from those who bought Android from progressive/new manufacturers. Just some weeks ago,...

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Will Indian Teaching practices for engineering improve?

The thing is that, the teaching quality was good during the early years. Maybe, you can say till 1970s / 80s, then came the downfall. But,...

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Is Wikipedia Reliable?

I'm also a contributor to wikipedia. No Contributor likes to add false information to the Articles. Moreover, most of the Articles are followed by moderators, and...

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Bikes with gear shifters on foot! But why?

anoopthefriendWhy not use the same technology or better on bikes? Bikes are more comfortable for long journeys compared to scooters. Scooters are worth for short distance...

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Bikes with gear shifters on foot! But why?

You can get that on a geared scooter, scooters employ hand gear system whereas bikes employ foot gear system.

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Internal Combustion Engine Qs

yep, i remember a driver of us saying that choke is engaged when there is very less fuel in the tank. He also said that it...

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Don't you think Indian People give too much prominence to Engineers?

I'm expecting some more opinions in the debate. On a less important topic, i dont know why all software engineers and companies settle in Bangalore.

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ARE Vegetarians getting EXTINCT??

i'm Veggie too. Veggies will be there as long as Indian tradition is going to survive. With the cities turning multicultural, you can say that custom...

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Will Next Google / Facebook Come From India?

I don't think education system matters to that extent. Isn't CrazyEngineers found by OP, who is an Indian? Did the education system prohibit him from doing...

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Don't you think Indian People give too much prominence to Engineers?

As you people know, every Indian Parents wants their son to be an Engineer, every Indian parent wants their daughter to marry an engineer too. Isn't...

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It is a waste of time !

The_Big_KThey should. Human efforts & time, I believe are being wasted on - 1. Space missions - the only mission we need to work on is...

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No more Newtons or Einsteins for that matter

I think, Prof. Dean Keith Simonton would have said the same thing if he was contemporary to Newton. Nobody thought there is something to discover even...

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Can India ever beat China in manufacturing?

Heard somewhere that in 2050, India will beat China in Population. Yes, lots of people having no work can create a huge manpower and thus facilitate...

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Internal Combustion Engine Qs

zaveriAs for the choke, i told you already, that it is used, when there is very very less fuel in the tank. so the choke is...

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Internal Combustion Engine Qs

Ok, let me be clear, i was using a ungeared vehicle - Honda Activa. So, it neither has clutch nor gears. #-Link-Snipped-# If it was a...

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Internal Combustion Engine Qs

Yesterday,I took a long ride on my two Wheeler. Somethings aren't to my understanding, so thought of asking them here. 1) On a sloppy down road,...

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Wireless charging of mobile phones

There's no device with that capability, and if you want to design one, then with the current technologies, it's unpractical. You mean to say, switch on...

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Rotating Fan Illusion

Any idea why this image looks like it is? It's a image of ceiling fan taken from a movie. No... i understood why it happens so....

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Who Made First Aeroplane ?

For those who think that author of 'Vaimanika Shastra' as the inventor. The IISc people did a reasearch and analysis of his work and came to...

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Power by speed breakers

but what intention is OP having? How will he be able to do it? is my ques

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Joining Student Organizations backed by Political Parties

True, I have a feeling, once you join these organisations and work committed, they wont leave you till you join politics.

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Power by speed breakers

what method are you using to generate power? i had once seen this in a movie, and there it ended in causing accidents. But dont know...

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Joining Student Organizations backed by Political Parties

Obviously, there will be a motive to join Student Organization. In my Opinion, they are very much useful and helpful in pressurizing the academic world/educationists. They...

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Joining Student Organizations backed by Political Parties

But, someone has to lead. If no one fights, then how can we win?

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Joining Student Organizations backed by Political Parties

Whats your take on this? Is it okay to join student organizations backed by Political Parties? What are the Pros and Cons of it? Discuss.

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How to choose Fuse ?

the device cannot get spoilt below that voltage and ampere rating. So, to safeguard the device at higher voltages and currents, a fuse is used like...

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LED Lights take to the Streets

I dont understand why they cost more, LEDs are so cheap and the Street lights require no special circuitry. Once, I went to a nearby vendor,...

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What Is The Difference B/w LCD & LED

they highly confuse and mislead a customer, once i wanted to buy a LCD gadget, the vendor said that, LCDs require refurnish and change of LCD...

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Why 4GB RAM actually have the capacity of 3.7 GB.similar 2GB (1.8 GB)

reservation of memory? can some one elaborate? So is this the reason why 1gb is equivalent to 1000mb? and remaining 24 is reserved?? confused.

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Why 4GB RAM actually have the capacity of 3.7 GB.similar 2GB (1.8 GB)

[Prototype]You need to go down the table, 1 MB = 1000 KB, 1 KB = 1000 B and so on... There's loss at every stage. Calculate...

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Why 4GB RAM actually have the capacity of 3.7 GB.similar 2GB (1.8 GB)

[Prototype]As per manufacturers convention, 1GB = 1000 MB as opposed to 1024 MB thats originally present. Hence you loose 24 MB per GB of space.What do...

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Solar Powered Bike Project

yes, simple and doable #-Link-Snipped-#, find some hinges that are easy to rotate and firm when you make it stand.

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Is there any phone / tablet manufactured entirely in India?

#-Link-Snipped-# : I totally missed that point. Thanks! Yeah, I realised that most of the electronics gadgets are assembled in China. China may not be an...

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Solar Powered Bike Project

Manual Adjustment system will just require an hinges like setup. Those which you see in doors. Or is there any other way? Wait...

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Optocoupler : Automatic adjustment of generator output voltage by varying pwm

why do you need to isolate? you are already converting it to digital using ADC.

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Wikipedia's Report On Indian Students : Your Take?

You have pointed out the actual thing Roopam. I can't scale the stupidity of those VTU teachers. Perhaps, all teachers there are same. But, the place...

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PLC OR MICROCONTROLLER WHICH ONE TO USE??

what driver are you talking about? I'm not completely understood about what you said in 1st post. But, it sounds like something like a automatic carpentry...

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PLC OR MICROCONTROLLER WHICH ONE TO USE??

plc is nothing but a microcontroller. you can use any.

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Solar Powered Bike Project

at what rate are you charging the batteries? I mean, at what rate is it getting charged now, through mains supply. Another thing, it all depends...

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Refrigeration and air conditioning by Wilbert F. Stoecker and Jerold W. Jones

The_Big_KLooks like I'm low on caffeine. 😖 Let's it's unfortunate for him that we don't support piracy. 😴I said that because no one should ever support...

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Refrigeration and air conditioning by Wilbert F. Stoecker and Jerold W. Jones

The_Big_KUnfortunately, we don't support piracy. The best thing to do is get the book from your college library.Unfortunately?

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Should "School Uniform" be banned?

in one way, it should be banned. Because, kids from poor families cant afford it. But, thinking in other way, it brings unity between kids. Kids...

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Is Curiosity landing on Mars a hoax? Is NASA & US lying to everyone?

You cant trust US. They can play all sorts of game in everything.

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Solar Powered Bike Project

yes, that requires manual change of battery every time the other battery gets completely discharged. But, #-Link-Snipped-# needs to answer what type of bike he has...

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Security systems with motion sensor and camera projects

you get motion sensors and you get cameras on some online stores, buy them and to it. You can even use IR proximity sensors for the...

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Wikipedia's Report On Indian Students : Your Take?

#-Link-Snipped-# was talking about the same thing sometime ago, but not on CE.

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What Is The Difference B/w LCD & LED

the name themselves say, LCD = Liquid Crystals. LED = Light Emitting Diode.

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Making a simple clutch at home.

ConquerorFriction can be very well got from them But the time you get continuous friction from them is a big ? Cos these papers get abraded...

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Wikipedia's Report On Indian Students : Your Take?

verymuch distressed about things that are going around. somebody needs to bring in some strong and innovative idea to end black money in india. That is...

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Solar Powered Bike Project

bioramaniNaaku ardhankavatam ledhu. I do not understand. .... The other option is to use a stationary solar charger for charging the battery of the bike. You...

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Solar Powered Bike Project

chaitu203what i am looking is i should fit the solar panels in such a way that they should receive maximum sun rays..my partner is saying that...

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Making a simple clutch at home.

why not make it work as it is. sandpaper spoil in long use. Any picture of what you are talking about?

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Books for 2nd Year Electrical & Electronics Engineering Students

Mathematics - Grewal Field Theory - Hyat or Bakshi. I never read both. But, i know they are good books. This is not for Exam purpose.

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Solar Powered Bike Project

Since you have already bought an electric scooter, you should now be fixed with the project you are going to do. you need to think about...

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Wikipedia's Report On Indian Students : Your Take?

Vignesh RaghavI back the point by #-Link-Snipped-# , Engineers are taught to learn but not to think .Learn? Are we taught to 'Learn' or 'Mug'? Because,...

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The working principle of an emergency light.

The OP says that the Emergency Light is off during mains ON. They might cutdown the mains voltage to +5v DC, and use that DC Voltage...

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Active Low:?

OK... will be nice if you can find more information about it. Thanks for sharing 😉

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Active Low:?

[Prototype]There are actually various reasons and one could argue. Active high inputs are those inputs which gets invoked on high (or +5v). When they are not...

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Active Low:?

Active high means: 0 = "off" ; 1 = "on" Active low means: 1 = "off" ; 0 = "on" Used for Digital Gates like AND,...

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Running an A.C device on D.C power

#-Link-Snipped-#, i'm sure about it. Else, is your DC source pulsating? But even that requires a circuitry. Better use a fan specifically made for DC. Acc...

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Parameters of an alternator

lalRefer any book on electrical machines. Or try the vast web. There are numerous quality sources available on the internet.BTW, which book did you refer? I...

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Running an A.C device on D.C power

bioramaniThere are any number of DC cabin fans that will run on 12 V or 24 V battery. Here is one: <a href="https://www.natashaindia.com/product_info.php?id=34" target="_blank" rel...

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Parameters of an alternator

lalFrequency of the generated AC is goverened by the number of poles and speed of rotor. f = NP/120 N = speed in rpm P =...

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Running an A.C device on D.C power

zaverii am going to use a small cabin fan. what about it ?Then you can't use DC as is it. It works only for incandescent bulbs.

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Running an A.C device on D.C power

Well, if you are using a incandescent lamp or something similar, then you can also power it up with DC. But, you need to look for...

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The requirements of charging a battery

the slower you charge these batteries, the high capacity it can hold. You can't charge them at high rate considering the safety of the battery. The...

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Parameters of an alternator

nice question zaveri, had the same time ago. But, number of coils will be three for 3-phase alternator. Err? But, what is responsible for frequency of...

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How does Galvanic Isolation work?

Again adding to whats said above, it's the property of magnetism and mutual inductance that makes it happen.

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Can we convert sound energy into electrical energy?

A project on this would be very interesting. But i'm not certain about the amount of energy you receive from the project. At most you could...

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Why HMV / Trucks use Diesel & not Petrol?

white_hatDiesel engines have a higher torque because they have a high compression ratio. By speed we refer to engine rpm, not the on road speed.But, how...

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Can body float in water at different depth level..?

lol... that answers... for those who followed my posts, infact, both boiled and unboiled egg sink in water. whereas, a rotten egg floats. Please dont ask...

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Can body float in water at different depth level..?

bioramaniThat is a simple matter. The yellow yolk becomes a solid powder on cooking. The white is essentially albumin that gels into a semi solid on...

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Why HMV / Trucks use Diesel & not Petrol?

how or why does diesel produce more torque? why do they have less tax on diesel, though all domestic vehicles are now using diesel? i dont...

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Can body float in water at different depth level..?

bioramaniThe shell is impervious to water. Except for a very small bubble at the top eggs are usually already full. Other than snakes' eggs, which are...

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Can body float in water at different depth level..?

bioramaniNot quite. If an unboiled egg floats it is spoilt.oh ok... haven't experimented it, but read it somewhere.

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Why HMV / Trucks use Diesel & not Petrol?

well, what i meant was why diesel is cheaper, and why it gives more mileage.

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Can body float in water at different depth level..?

i had heard of a magic trick, in which an egg neither floats nor sink in water. It uses the same principle. Usually a boiled egg...

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Why HMV / Trucks use Diesel & not Petrol?

Why HMV/Trucks only use diesel? Why not Petrol? Also, why is it more cheaper than Petrol, even though it gives more mileage? How is CNG different...

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