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The Food Thread

A cursory search for the keywords 'The Food Thread' on this forum didn't reveal anything similar , hence starting this. Well this thread takes inspiration from...

The Song You are listening right now .....

Government's Dilemma!

Issue*Alcohol* cannot be compared to *chocolates*. First compare it with some other thing. ...How about Drugs? Very well, my freedom 😨 of consuming drugs is getting...

Government's Dilemma!

IssueGuess, it is imported from other states. Ban it in whole country. The constitution is for whole Country and not Gujarat alone. Of course Gujarat Government...

Government's Dilemma!

IssueThe action starts by banning it. Education can follow suit.There is a ban on alcohol in Gujarat. But still alcohol is available there. This shows ban...

Government's Dilemma!

IssueI am not addicted to alcohol. Is it not feasible? If the production of liquor stops, no body will drink alcohol. It means, not only our...

Government's Dilemma!

IssueThe logic is Government spends more on treating alcohol patients than it earns from liquor business. Moreover, not every alcohol patient is treated by Government. Those...

Absolute Zero: Interest Levels in Engineering Curve

chuckofalltradesIt's too bad that interest levels in engineering have to dip. To my mind, it's because of two reasons: 1. Lack of clarity when applying: I've...

Government's Dilemma!

IssueSay if a company produces 1 bottle of beer, Government earns INR 50. It spends about INR 5000 to treat an alcohol patient in Government hospital....

Do Food MNCs Lie To Consumers?

here's an interesting video that will make you think twice before eating at McD. Even fungus don't like to consume McD . So why should humans...

Rajinikanth's Kochadaiyaan Movie [Behind the scenes]

btw Superstar is paired opposite Deepika Padukone , she must be younger than Rajni's daughter. This proves Rajni Saar is evergreen.

Absolute Zero: Signs that it's time to upgrade your computer

One of the ways to upgrade your old computer for free is to go for efficient operating systems such as Lightweight Ubuntu -<a href="https://lubuntu.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofol...

GATE Score 2000 | Which College To Apply For EC?

If he belongs to general category I don't think any IIT new or old ,is possible. I am not aware of other categories.

Upload brain to a computer. Would you even if it becomes possible?

The_Big_KHuman Brain's capacity is estimated to be about 2.5 petabytes. That's quite big! 😨One important thing to realize is that human brain memory is quite different...

Engineers Who Have Changed The World

Edwin Howard Armstrong - the father of FM. read his story - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Armstrong" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Edwin Armst...

Engineers Who Have Changed The World

Linus Torvalds.

How many of you people like to drink water from Earthen Pots.

3-4 litres of water a day can keep many health problems away. Not many people must be knowing that drinking more water can help reduce weight....

Should IITJEE become subjective ?

My dear friend , there are plans to scrap IIT-JEE from 2013 onwards. Most unfortunate. Since it is going to die a violent bureaucratic death, there...

How many of you people like to drink water from Earthen Pots.

one tip which most of you matka lovers perhaps already are aware of - Cover the earthen pot with a cotton cloth. And pour water on...

Photocopies vs Real books

AbraKaDabra#-Link-Snipped-# This is the reason why using books for study/research is going to be extinct in near future. We use PDFs of all the major reference...

How many of you people like to drink water from Earthen Pots.

Summer season is at the doorsteps if you are living in the northern hemisphere. Many of us use refrigerators. But I have had the sad experience...

Tagging On CE Has Been Improved!

#-Link-Snipped-# . Great work there.

GATE 2012 IIT Cut Off - What is your guess?

The table is a good approximation of the actual cut-offs.

gate score

I am assuming you belong to general category.You will most probably get a mid range NIT . IIT is completely ruled out and most probably so...

Chess Puzzle.

Posted solution in white color in previous post. Select text in previous post to view solution. Those who want to try problem may still try.

Chess Puzzle.

The solver must deduce White's last move. At first blush, there seems to be no solution: on any square from which the white king could have...

Why do we twitch before we sleep? Yaaaawwwnnnn....

@#-Link-Snipped-# I don't think ghosts exist.

Why do we twitch before we sleep? Yaaaawwwnnnn....

Have you experienced any twitch while in dream state. Usually such a dream ends with the sensation of falling from a height. Just before collision one...

The report that ended my tobacco addiction

I feel that majority of people who smoke and drink started doing so because of over politeness and peer pressure. Just say NO.

The Great Y U No Meme Thread

Engineering College 'Mass Bunk' Experiences Sharing

There is something known as the "tyranny of the majority" , mass bunk is an example of it.

CEans can cook!

IssueFinally I can make nice and fluffy Idli 😀 But unable to manage Sambar 😭 On an *industrial* note, I believe Idlis are the only food...

Absolute Zero: Why the Nokia 808 is the Rajnikant of mobile phones

AbraKaDabraFound a comic about iPad 3 - By the way weren't we supposed to stick to the Absolute Zero discussion here ? 😁

Should We Store Personal Files In Cloud

Most of us lock our homes when we go outside. The lock that we use is intended to keep the petty thieves away. In the case...

Chess Puzzle.

simplycoderOk. since this needs a bit of different approach, try to add something more on board, carefully observe the pawn on g-file. Try to guess how...

Flipkart's Flyte Is Digital Media Download Store. Download Mp3 Legally!

I don't see why 10 rupees is costly. If you remember the era of audio cassettes , people would pay 40 rupees for a film album....

Which is better in the wake of dwindling natural resources - Capitalism or Socialism ?

The_Big_KI could never go beyond 150 pages of 'The Fountain Head' (but I'm going to go to the last page, I've promised myself). Let's say a...

Which is better in the wake of dwindling natural resources - Capitalism or Socialism ?

From what I have read no existing economic theory satisfactorily takes into consideration the effects of industrialization on environment and the dwindling of scarce natural resour...

Absolute Engineers: Get ready for the seminar!

I like puns , they need lateral thinking. Good one.

Which is better in the wake of dwindling natural resources - Capitalism or Socialism ?

Why no replies ? Why this Kolaveri di ?

Coin roll tutorial

It is more addictive than cigarettes. 😛

Coin roll tutorial

This is something to keep you busy while waiting in queues , airports , train stations , etc. You will recall Jack Sparrow does this in...

The Food Thread

Has anybody ever tasted 'Ponkh' - it is a Gujarati rural snack but I have also seen it in Vidarbha and MP. 'Ponkh' is actually made...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Praveen-KumarWhich post did you mean Biggie?I think he meant ianoopLol ... here is from Jaspal bhatti 😉this one . For it contains dialogue which is not...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Dancer_EngineerNope. It was a similar puzzle: 2 friends, waiter, missing dollar. 😛Hello , yeah , well the point of the joke was that the puzzle consists...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

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The Laugh Out Loud Thread

I live in Mumbai and there is an area here known as Vile Parle (of course most of you know about it). The place has a...

suggestion for books or tutorial

1) #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# Do take a look at these videos from Prof K Radhakrishna Rao of IIT M. I found his treatment of analog circuits very...

Personalities You'd Like To Meet Through Our Small Talks

AbraKaDabraWill do a little research about his profile.From what I have seen on his blog , he very rarely speaks about Computer Science stuff , mostly...

Don't Look For Indian & Chinese Engineers : Obama

Well our politicians promise free laptops to student if they get elected. I think Obama's promises are to the same effect. No company in the US...

Personalities You'd Like To Meet Through Our Small Talks

<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/arnabray/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">arnabray</a> a.k.a Greatbong. He is a computer science Phd who is currently w...

Which is better in the wake of dwindling natural resources - Capitalism or Socialism ?

I would like to use this thread to learn more about Capitalism and Socialism in general , as I am a bit hazy about these very...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

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100 floors and 2 eggs.

But it wasn't solved satisfactorily in that thread.

Skip Youtube Ads Immediately With Google Chrome Extension

born_star16Thanks but YouTube ads look interesting sometimes.😀😨

How Much of a CHOCOHOLIC are You???

Praveen-KumarBut yeah, still no idea about that choc! 😔That is sad indeed.

The Food Thread

Better than string theory. 😉

The Food Thread

There is an interesting history behind the invention of Pao Bhaji. The origin of this dish is traced to the heyday of the textile mills in...

How Much of a CHOCOHOLIC are You???

Praveen-KumarThis one? Haven't heard of! Indian??? No man. This one isn't Indian . It had a silver wrapper with Break written in red font. Plus the...

100 floors and 2 eggs.

Again a famous question , similar to ones discussed by Google people and MS people when they are not working. You stand before a 100-story building...

Valentine's Day: Stuff That Happens In Every Engineering College

Yet another superb comics! You're doing great Chuck. For this one I just wanted to say : John McClane Says - yippee ki-yay! 😁 I am...

How Much of a CHOCOHOLIC are You???

Does anybody remember a chocolate called "Break" by Cadbury/Nestle (I don't recall which) . I remember eating it last circa 1999. I thought it was better...

Skip Youtube Ads Immediately With Google Chrome Extension

The_Big_KOn a related note, I wonder how the Ads never get stuck even on slower internet speeds. 😨Perhaps by a corollary to Murphy's Law :- What...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

source :- <a href="https://xkcd.com/739/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">xkcd: Malamanteau</a>

Simple Puzzle on unequal weights.

BionicWhat was I thinking? Oh my God...Perhaps you didn't take into consideration the fact that the scale can handle infinite weight. Hence one could keep 3...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

for Batman Fans : - for Harry Potter Fans :-

The Food Thread

Dancer_EngineerThere are a few threads related to FOOD😍, #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# But this one looks a bit similar: #-Link-Snipped-# For the Soy milk...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

British Humor at it's best. It takes 3-5 seconds to get the joke. Enjoy .

The Food Thread

I will set the ball rolling by posting something healthy. A recipe for making soy-milk at home using soy beans. Soy milk is very affordable if...

Are The Medicine Makers Playing With Our Lives?

The_Big_KOn the similar lines, how does 'Yog' & 'Pranayam' cure people? I've personally seen bedridden people giving up medicines and getting back to normal life with...

Are The Medicine Makers Playing With Our Lives?

sorry double post. 😔

Tic Tac Toe Puzzle.

ianoopBoth are in situation of winning the game..... One of the player must have done wrong move.The question is to find out who played the first...

Simple Puzzle on unequal weights.

silverscorpionI can do it in 2 weighings. Separate the bags into groups of three, and you will get three groups, 2 with 3 bags in it...

Are The Medicine Makers Playing With Our Lives?

Let's talk more about the placebo effect. People get cured of simple maladies because they feel they are taking medicines when they are actually given dummy...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Praveen-KumarHey, but seriously... Cat lovers get offended as the cat is getting hurt in this!!! The snake might have bit the cat and she's running because...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Praveen-KumarYeah, am here... A Cat Lover! 😛Snake lovers may resent the video. The snake gets pwned in the end.

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

For cat lovers : -

What is the Profit Percentage of the Banana vendor?

I remember reading a book called Swami and Friends by R K Narayan , have you read it. It is based on life of Swami who...

What is the Profit Percentage of the Banana vendor?

sorry ,answer is 50% . Cost price = 15 * 1 - 5 = 10 Profit = 5 % profit = 100*profit/cost = 50%

What is the Profit Percentage of the Banana vendor?

33.33 % ?

The Greatest Jump Ever!

This is the best video ever. The terrain on which the guy dived is simply awesome . And that guy must have made a thorough study...

Three Logicians walk into a bar.

Praveen-KumarIs that what you call simple?You mentioned a pie , I gave you a 'pi' pie.

Simple Puzzle on unequal weights.

You are given a weighing scale and 8 bags of rice. Seven bags are of equal weight. One is of a slightly heavier weight. You can...

Are The Medicine Makers Playing With Our Lives?

Praveen-KumarSee, we cannot say this way... If not invented, they were not discovered. People those days would die just due to a fever! There were no...

Are The Medicine Makers Playing With Our Lives?

Homeopathy is complete mumbo-jumbo according to me. You are right homeopathy does depend upon placebo effect. Anyways , if the medicine companies are introducing new viruses...

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

The_Big_KFeel free to start a new thread. The age old debate needs its own space on CE 😁 . Never thought so many engineers would debate...

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

bioramaniThe entrance was through a large arch on which the Dasavatar (the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) were depicted as statues. When I asked the relevance...

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

Dancer_EngineerI'm clearly not stating here that I'm a non-vegetarian or a vegetarian or I just don't consume food. 😀 Vegetarians do consume animal products (by-products) like.....

Three Logicians walk into a bar.

Praveen-KumarSimple as Pie! 😛You mean this - ? 😉

Tic Tac Toe Puzzle.

Praveen-KumarNo! Circle played the first turn and now cross has to play and cross would win!!! 😁Can you provide the reasoning ? 👍

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

Sadly, agriculture in India is largely dependent on the quirks of Jupiter / Zeus / Indra - i.e on rainfall.

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

I would like to ask how many of the people here are vegetarians ? Earlier I used to consume meat once a month on average. I...

When a Lizard Can, Why Can't We???

Praveen-KumarYup! I too understand this... The story is what is the main thingy! Not the research for the truth! We are seeing a hell lot of...

When a Lizard Can, Why Can't We???

Not to disappoint you or anything but check this out :- <a href="https://www.joewein.net/hoax/hoax-lizards-and-love.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hoaxes...

Three Logicians walk into a bar.

Bingo. Puzzle solved.

Remember Orkut? It's Got #hashtags, if you still care

Something to think over - Initially when google started out till many years it didn't create it's own content. It only linked to other people's content....

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

The_Big_KBy the way, did anyone of us even consider the innovation India's done over the ages in cooking? I'm quite confident that Indians know more number...

Three Logicians walk into a bar.

Can you explain why the last guy says 'yes' ? It is simple logic, think about it.

Who is your favourite hero and heroine??

favorite hero - Tamil friends will understand some of the words better.I am not Tamil but still I could understand most of it as it was...

Remember Orkut? It's Got #hashtags, if you still care

The_Big_KMost of the Google products have been failures. Definitely not this one - <a href="https://www.google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

source : - <a href="https://abstrusegoose.com/385" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Abstruse Goose | ancestors</a>

Homogeneous function

There is an alternative definition of homogeneous function of order n. I.e f(x,y) = (x^n)u(y/x) where u is a function of y/x. Example :- consider f(x,y)...

Remember Orkut? It's Got #hashtags, if you still care

nigelbIts fun to see Google keeping Orkut alive when they themselves have a competing product in G+.This is true of many Google products. They sometimes acquire...

How to prove this function is not continuous at the origin?

AruwinAh,now I totally get it!!It's not that hard,actually. Thanks,man. Your explanations were really helpful. Now do you mind helping me with my other threads?I saw the...

Touch Tables Coming To Cafe Coffee Day

I always found the taste of Nescafe better than that of Cafe Coffee Day. One sachet costs 10 INR. Lasts 5 days. Thus effective cost of...

How to prove this function is not continuous at the origin?

I think it would do. Because f(0,0) is also given as 0. For continuity, limits along all paths should be equal to each other and also...

How to prove this function is not continuous at the origin?

In case of function of single variable , limit at a point can be found from two directions only i.e from left and right. Since the...

How to prove this function is not continuous at the origin?

read this#-Link-Snipped-# It contains this specific example as well. It is not solved but hint is given.

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

bioramaniThe last and 18th Purana called Brahmanda Purana describes how the whole universe came from a small egg that exploded. My contention is that to claim...

How to prove this function is not continuous at the origin?

Approach (0,0) along the curve x = y^2 . Then limit of f(x,y) = y^4/2y^4 where y tends to zero. The limit comes out to be...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Praveen-KumarNo, its a dialog by Vadivelu, in a situation when people think something strange after a lot of big discussions sitting in a room! 😛Okay ....

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Sit calmly ? Where ??? 😉

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

IssueSee basically I am not trying to say that we were very great people. But if the scriptures are decoded, we ought to find something concrete....

Ancient India was better than Present India! Why?

bioramaniWe cannot assume that India had all kinds of advanced technology simply bcause some scriptures mention things. A detailed study of the dating of weapons showed...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Praveen-KumarSeriously, that's an awesome algo, needed to be implemented in some DS!!! Way to go boss!!! 😛The credit goes to the creator of the algo at...

Tic Tac Toe Puzzle.

im_AswathCross played the 1st turn Cross won the game 👍I think not. If you say cross wins the game. Then it was circles turn which brought...

Chess Puzzle.

Hello to all chess lovers. In the following puzzle you don't have to think ahead you have to think back. It is chance of black to...

Tic Tac Toe Puzzle.

The following is the current state of an ongoing game between 'circle' and 'cross' :- You have to answer who played the first turn - 'circle'...

Touch Tables Coming To Cafe Coffee Day

Any chances the touch tablets contain CCD - i.e<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge-coupled_device" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Charge Coupled Devic...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

ianoopThree men were standing side-by-side using the urinal. ROFLHave you read the Urinal Protocol Vulnerability at xkcd.com ? Urinal protocol vulnerability Posted on <a...

Should There Be Legal Age Limit To Drinking / Alcohol Consumption?

The_Big_KThat's true. I've stayed away from alcohol (100% abstinence) and that surprises my friends. The sad truth is that people can't be educated. Even the scholars...

Should There Be Legal Age Limit To Drinking / Alcohol Consumption?

The_Big_KJust shut down the big alcohol makers with a law! It's simple. Gujrat, Nagaland & Mizoram have officially banned liquor. It's however interesting to note how...

Touch Tables Coming To Cafe Coffee Day

Expect the rates of coffee to increase at cafe coffee day.

Should There Be Legal Age Limit To Drinking / Alcohol Consumption?

The_Big_KInstead of setting age limits on stuff; the Government should see that alcohol is eliminated from the society.And from where will we get our excise duty...

Should social service be made compulsory?

SadaShould social service be made compulsory for Indian citizens in order to improve the condition of the country?Human behavior is such that it resists acts of...

Should There Be Legal Age Limit To Drinking / Alcohol Consumption?

The_Big_KDo you believe, that there should be a legal age limit to drinking?Of course , there has to be a legal age limit to drinking ....