This is continuation of my blog The Wonderful World of Numbers. Let me walk through the mechanics as I understand them — Elmsley’s original insight is elegant, and once you see it you’ll have that “of course” moment I mentioned earlier. The trick is built on a simple idea: every two-digit number can be represented as two […]
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Alex Elmsley’s Octave Pencil Trick – When the Question Reveals the Answer. I was at the gym, only half listening between sets, but one idea instantly grabbed my attention. A magic trick where the spectator unknowingly tells you the answer while asking the question. That was enough. Curiosity activated.I went down the internet rabbit hole,
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I dropped my youngest son at his dormitory at UT Austin, where he’ll be studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. This was his dream school. Though Computer Science was his first choice, this program is the next best thing and he couldn’t be happier. The excitement was clear in his eyes. This was the moment he
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One of the wonders of the modern world and well deserved. This was in my list of places to visit and recently I made it. I am glad I did. The best experience and 3 months planning worked out as I had envisioned.
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A hindi poem for mother सो सका सुख से, जिसमे मेरा मन,तेरी गोद जैसे, फूलो का आसन ! दुःख समेट लेता, तेरा ये आंचल आशीषों का भण्डार, और मेरा संबल ! आशीषों के इस झरने मे, डूब डूब ही जाऊ ध्रुव की अचल शिला सी, पदवी कोई पाउँ ! अनजाने मे कभी, ऐसा ना हो
1998 की गर्मीयों की बात है। मैंने अभी-अभी इंदौर के देवी अहिल्या विश्वविद्यालय से अपना एमबीए पूरा किया था। हर नए ग्रेजुएट की तरह मुझे भी उम्मीद थी कि जल्द ही कोई अच्छी नौकरी मिल जाएगी।हफ्ते बीत गए, पर किसी भी कम्पनी से कोई खबर ही नहीं आई। उन दिनों इंटरनेट तो था नहीं, आप
(यह हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें ) It was the summer of 1998. I had just completed my MBA in Indore, a city in central India, and like any fresh graduate, I was hopeful about landing a good job. But weeks passed, and nothing came through. I returned to my village feeling
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This poem celebrates the beauty of love, hope, and joy, using vivid imagery of light, flowers, and nature. It contrasts these positive emotions with the pain of betrayal and the challenges of navigating life’s complexities.
किसी भी दौर पे, आंखो के छोर सेयूं ही झकझोर जाती हैं ।। ऐ यादों, अब आ भी जाओ..तुम्हारी यादें सिर्फ दिल ही दुखाती हैं ।।
