The reaction times required in various professional sports are often of the order of a fraction of a second. To be successful, top-level sportsmen have to train for hours on end day in day out. That’s what ultimately enables them to not only react in time, but more importantly react in a productive manner. In […]
Author: N. Datta
The Premier League could soon be overtaken by Serie A in the UEFA Association Rankings
The UEFA associations’ club coefficients rankings determine the number of places allocated to an association (country) in forthcoming UEFA club competitions. The rankings are based on the results of each association’s clubs in the five previous UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League seasons. At the end of the 2016-17 season, the complete 5-year rankings […]
The World’s Longest Joke
The following joke is officially recognized as the longest joke in the world: So, there’s a man crawling through the desert. He’d decided to try his SUV in a little bit of cross-country travel, had great fun zooming over the badlands and through the sand, got lost, hit a big rock, and then he couldn’t […]
Dunkirk has become the first Christopher Nolan movie to have this pattern of reviews
If you love movies, chances are you love Christopher Nolan. He has directed some of the greatest movies of the last couple of decades, and is undoubtedly the most popular director at present. If you have any doubts about how well received his movies have been, just check out the IMDb Top 250. IMDb ratings […]
30 Records Achieved By Roger Federer at Wimbledon 2017
It seems like every time Roger Federer steps out on to court, he is on the verge of creating, or even extending some record(s). The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was no exception. It was another magnificent chapter in an already glittering career, and further strengthened his claim as the greatest men’s tennis player of all time. […]
The Brazen Bull Versus Impalement – Face-off of the two ancient torture techniques
Human torture has been prevalent since Ancient times. In fact, throughout history people have used torture as a method of interrogation and extracting information, as punishment for crimes and a tool for social justice, and even just to satisfy one’s sadistic urges. Probably the most disturbing fact about torture is not simply that it exists, […]
Difference between fruits and vegetables – Is tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? This is often a hotly debated topic, but biologically speaking, there is a very simple answer to it. A simple understanding of what is a fruit, and what is a vegetable helps us easily classify pretty much all fruits and vegetables. What is a fruit? What is […]
Roger Federer could finally do what even he has not done at Wimbledon before
Roger Federer is probably the greatest player in Wimbledon history. The 7-time champion and 10-time finalist has pretty much achieved everything a person could hope to achieve at Wimbledon. However, there is 1 thing that he is yet to do here, and that is to win the Championships without dropping a set. Obviously, if he did […]
If all the atoms in your body were laid out end to end, how much distance would that cover?
A few days back, we found out how many atoms a person is made up of. To recap, a typical 70 Kg male would be made up of approximately 7 × 1027 atoms. In general, a person has roughly 1026 atoms for every Kg of his/her weight. Now what if all these atoms were laid out […]
The 10 Most Heart Breaking Losses In Wimbledon History (2-1)
We round off our countdown with 2 classic matches that will forever be a part of tennis folklore. 2) 1980 Final: Bjorn Borg – John McEnroe 1–6 7–5 6–3 6–7 8–6 Bjorn Borg came into the 1980 final looking to win his 5th consecutive Wimbledon title. John McEnroe was playing his first Wimbledon final and looking […]
The 10 Most Heart Breaking Losses In Wimbledon History (5-3)
5) 2008 Final: Rafael Nadal – Roger Federer 6–4 6–4 6–7 6–7 9–7 The 2008 final was set up to be an epic. Federer had been suffering from mononucleosis for the first half of the season and was experiencing his worst season in years. He had been demolished by Rafael Nadal in the French Open […]
The 10 Most Heart Breaking Losses In Wimbledon History
Over the years, Wimbledon has given us its fair share of memorable moments and great champions. And we have also witnessed our fair share of heart breaks. That is the nature of the sport, I guess. For every winner, there has to be someone who is the loser. In this article, we look at the […]
How many atoms are you made up of?
Have you ever wondered exactly how many atoms you’re made up of? Or maybe specifically how many hydrogen atoms and how many oxygen atoms are there in your body? Well, the folks over at foresight.org have done the maths and according to them, an average 70-kg male human body contains almost 7 × 1027 atoms. […]
Fidget spinners are helping Christians find God. Priests have begun using them in sermons.
Fidget spinners have become an immensely popular toy trend and they’re marketed as a stress reliever, as well as being said to help those suffering from ADHD, autism or anxiety. If you’re not familiar with the fidget spinner yet, it consists of a three pronged structure with a central bearing from which the device may be spun. The […]
Godwin’s Law – How Adolf Hitler Is Mathematically Connected To Internet Forum Discussions
Adolf Hitler may be long dead, but Herr Führer is still perfectly relevant when it comes to online forum discussions. So much so, that there’s a probabilistic mathematical law dealing with the same. It’s called Godwin’s law, and was promulgated by American attorney and author Mike Godwin in 1990. It states that, “As an online […]
