X drank a "recovery shake" and took an ice bath. He later had "three boxes of pizza, all sorts of chicken and mashed potatoes". He said that he was so hungry he could have eaten "12 Big Macs" but reported that drinking coconut water helped him rehydrate and avoid cramping as he had experienced in the past. He slept for less than four hours before arising.
Y on the other hand slept for very few hours, had a cold bath and a massage.
The next morning, Y was seen practicing and X was seen on a treadmill.
Who are X & Y? The above description is from this year.
Friday, 12 November 2010
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Those far-flung states- Nov 10th 2010
Connect the following-
Alaska, Maine, Hawaii, Maine, Hawaii and Florida.
The order is not important. Repetitions are not to be ignored.
Clue: The total of 6 is one less than 7.
Clue#2: Think Geography! There are 7 _____s on earth.
Alaska, Maine, Hawaii, Maine, Hawaii and Florida.
The order is not important. Repetitions are not to be ignored.
Clue: The total of 6 is one less than 7.
Clue#2: Think Geography! There are 7 _____s on earth.
Monday, 8 November 2010
Question for Nov 8, 2010
X is ubiquitous in USA, where it is easily recognized by its classic design using red and black colours. However, the ISO standard for X is very different from the American version. In fact, outside of USA (and a few other countries), this form of X is not considered to be an acceptable version, mainly because of the choice of its colours, and also because of its language specific nature.
In 1980, Japan submitted a design for X to ISO, which was approved over a very similar looking design submitted by USSR because of the extensive testing that was performed in Japan. Japan's design is in green and white, without any lettering, and is considered to be the form of X that is most easily recognizable by people. Even in places where Japan's design is not used, a variation of it is used. The American version, by contrast, has few takers outside the country. However, within USA, there has been strong opposition to the Japanese design and the codes within USA specify the use of the American design. There are signs, however, that acceptance of the Japanese design is slowly increasing, and that this might be seen alongside the American design till it eventually gains complete acceptance.
Identify X.
Edit: Added text to the question. The American version of X has red text against a black background, while the ISO standard shows a green figure against a white background. The reason the ISO standard is considered better is that it has no text, while the American version is helpful only to those who are familiar with English.
In 1980, Japan submitted a design for X to ISO, which was approved over a very similar looking design submitted by USSR because of the extensive testing that was performed in Japan. Japan's design is in green and white, without any lettering, and is considered to be the form of X that is most easily recognizable by people. Even in places where Japan's design is not used, a variation of it is used. The American version, by contrast, has few takers outside the country. However, within USA, there has been strong opposition to the Japanese design and the codes within USA specify the use of the American design. There are signs, however, that acceptance of the Japanese design is slowly increasing, and that this might be seen alongside the American design till it eventually gains complete acceptance.
Identify X.
Edit: Added text to the question. The American version of X has red text against a black background, while the ISO standard shows a green figure against a white background. The reason the ISO standard is considered better is that it has no text, while the American version is helpful only to those who are familiar with English.
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Qn. for Nov. 5th.
X's work was stimulated by the Italian anatomist and physiologist Y, who in 1780 noticed that dissected frog's legs would twitch when struck by a spark from a Leyden jar, an external source of electricity. In 1786 he noticed that twitching would occur during lightning storms. After many years Y learned how to produce twitching without using any external source of electricity. In 1791 he published a report on "animal electricity." in which he detailed his creation consisting of frog's legs (FL) and two different metals A and B, each metal touching the frog's leg and each other, in the formation A-FL-B-A-FL-B...etc.
Within a year X made the requisite change in Y's creation and invented ___________. Who were X and Y? What did X invent?
Within a year X made the requisite change in Y's creation and invented ___________. Who were X and Y? What did X invent?
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Question for Nov 3
Identify the mathematician X and his famous theory Y.
X's theory of Y was originally regarded as so counter-intuitive—even shocking—that it encountered resistance from mathematical contemporaries such as Leopold Kronecker (his doctoral advisor) and Henri Poincaré, while Ludwig Wittgenstein raised philosophical objections. Some Christian theologians (particularly neo-Scholastics) saw X's work as a challenge to the uniqueness of the absolute infinity in the nature of God, on one occasion equating the theory of Y with pantheism. The objections to his work were occasionally fierce: Poincaré referred to X's ideas as a "grave disease" infecting the discipline of mathematics, and Kronecker's public opposition and personal attacks included describing X as a "scientific charlatan", a "renegade" and a "corrupter of youth." Writing decades after X's death, Wittgenstein lamented that mathematics is "ridden through and through with the pernicious idioms of Y," which he dismissed as "utter nonsense" that is "laughable" and "wrong". X's recurring bouts of depression from 1884 to the end of his life were once blamed on the hostile attitude of many of his contemporaries, but these episodes can now be seen as probable manifestations of a bipolar disorder.
The harsh criticism has been matched by later accolades. In 1904, the Royal Society awarded X its Sylvester Medal, the highest honor it can confer for work in mathematics. X believed his theory of Y had been communicated to him by God. David Hilbert defended it from its critics by famously declaring: "No one shall expel us from the Paradise that X has created."
X's theory of Y was originally regarded as so counter-intuitive—even shocking—that it encountered resistance from mathematical contemporaries such as Leopold Kronecker (his doctoral advisor) and Henri Poincaré, while Ludwig Wittgenstein raised philosophical objections. Some Christian theologians (particularly neo-Scholastics) saw X's work as a challenge to the uniqueness of the absolute infinity in the nature of God, on one occasion equating the theory of Y with pantheism. The objections to his work were occasionally fierce: Poincaré referred to X's ideas as a "grave disease" infecting the discipline of mathematics, and Kronecker's public opposition and personal attacks included describing X as a "scientific charlatan", a "renegade" and a "corrupter of youth." Writing decades after X's death, Wittgenstein lamented that mathematics is "ridden through and through with the pernicious idioms of Y," which he dismissed as "utter nonsense" that is "laughable" and "wrong". X's recurring bouts of depression from 1884 to the end of his life were once blamed on the hostile attitude of many of his contemporaries, but these episodes can now be seen as probable manifestations of a bipolar disorder.
The harsh criticism has been matched by later accolades. In 1904, the Royal Society awarded X its Sylvester Medal, the highest honor it can confer for work in mathematics. X believed his theory of Y had been communicated to him by God. David Hilbert defended it from its critics by famously declaring: "No one shall expel us from the Paradise that X has created."
Monday, 1 November 2010
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