Sunday, July 20, 2008

What do we see


We can see length, breadth and height i.e. we can see, feel, think of, lie in three dimensions.


But is it the only thing we do?


Can’t we see other than this?


Can’t we imagine world other than this?

What we see is length and breadth of the object. So, we are made up for 3D. But can we imagine world in 2D?


World in 2D will be something which does not have one of the three above mentioned dimensions.


Let’s see which we can cut out.

Imagine I have a picture in which there is a mountain in background, a tree just backside of a man standing just ahead of man.


So, I have to cut one of the dimensions what if I cut height? Then all things will be a point from front and we can’t recognize or know from front? So, skip this dimension.

What if we cut length? Then all the things will be a straight line? So again skip it.


So, can we cut breadth i.e. the feeling of near and far? If we do that, then just for time being, we change our place (view point) to any other side, we will see just a line. And from front………just a plane.


In this plane, we will see that the man is standing, on the same place dog is standing, on the same place tree is there and on the same place mountain is also there………also with their original height and breadth.


Huh! Hard to imagine.

But this is only a picture………


What about whole world just in one screen………Impossible.


So, we can see or feel only three dimensions.


But is that we really do?
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Let’s go to geometry. Imagine a cube with length = L, Breadth = B and Height = H. So, we can see it and feel it.


Assume that there’s a line joining origin O (0, 0, 0) to A (L, B, H). This will be a slant line in all 3 dimensions and we can feel it.


Now, imagine we are standing on plane of L * H i.e. shaded plane. What we can see is a line joining points B and A (not O and A).


Imagine, we are standing on plane on plane L * B i.e. dotted plane. Then we can see line is joining points O and C (not O and A).


Why this happens??? This is because when we stand in one of the dimensions, we cannot feel it.


Can this be applied to what we are seeing right now? This will mean that as we are standing in one dimension, we can’t feel it but we can see other 3 dimensions.


Then what is the dimension we are standing at? It’s, of course, TIME. Let’s take an example for proving this.


If we try to see revolution of earth around sun then it wouldn’t be oval as time can’t come back i.e. the line drawn in time dimension can’t reverse its direction. Then earth will “REVOLVE” in a straight line. we ing in one dimension aree are seeing right now? one of the dimensions, we cannot feel it.



Can anyone imagine it???


Thus, as long as we are studying in time’s plane, we are happy. The moment we step out, can’t say how will we see our previous frame of reference and what will be our frame of reference at that time?


Let’s make things more complicated. Great scientist Mr. Albert Einstein has discovered 13 dimensions.


Then as we see only 3, are we simultaneously stepping on remaining 10 dimensions……… and how are we doing that???


Atleast I don’t know………
Ashish Shevale

Friday, June 20, 2008

Money for cricket or arrogance

England’s leading businessman along with famous ex-cricketer has announced for a Twenty-Twenty match whose winner team will get one crore pounds (84 crore rupees) between England and West-Indies.

The fact that cricket is attracting good amount of money is good news in the sports and entertainment industry. But the money offered is only for cricket love or there is different side to it.

The entry of the British businessman in helicopter along with the box of money in cash in press conference suggests that this not only cricket. Years together English people are known for their arrogance. The act again speaks their arrogance.

Why did Britain feel for so much money to be given to cricket now when IPL proved success? The answer is simple. But is that the only thing that matters.

When such news comes we Indians feel like Britain is much better than India and we are living in a very pitiable condition. Many of the leading newspapers and news channel made it big news which the Britain wanted.

In Indian Premier League every sponsor has invested average 400 crore of rupees in each team which sums up to be 3200 crore of rupees only in the team investment. The rest of numbers are better to tell that India has a tremendous amount of money. The Forbes list of Richest people in world has almost five Indians.

People of India still feel that there are countries that are better than us. Yes there are some but if we do not consider ourselves best how others will see us as best. In a local Marathi newspaper of Pune, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar wrote an article on this news which had a title saying

This is the reason English people ruled the world for 150 years.

We Indians have got independence 61 years ago. England could rule us for 150 years is a shameful and not a proud act.

Indians, we are the greatest and talented people in world. Feel like a winner to be one.

Ashish Shevale

Pune.