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Stephen Hawking (author of Brief History of Time) urges that we move to another planet in another star-system to save humanity from being wiped out by an unfortunate calamity. In his words, "the human race must move to a star outside the solar system to save the future of the species."

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All of these (whichever applicable) hold for me!

What is 78 x 23?

The author makes a point by asking the question, which I am sure all of you will appreciate. (Food for thought.)

Orbit

Nice game where you set a comet in motion amidst a set of planets fixed in space. Your objective: to place the comet thus, that it remains in motion till the blue timer bar runs off. I bet Newton would win this game every time if he played :)
Very addictive!

The Shell Game

Keep an eye on the ball as the pot containing it is being shuffled!

Who is looking?

Check out these cute looking (yes!) insects in this photographs. Well I never thought insects look cute, but this set of pictures made me change my mind.

Lunar Lander

Here's a remake of a game that you might have already come across in your life.
The objective is simple, to use the thrusters on the shuttle so that it can land on the various pods without breeching the safety limit velocity.
The original version was known to have caused quite a few missed appointments.

Dice Mogul

A nice little game of Monopoly with very cool effects like moving clouds and buildings which upgrade. Might help kill some of your time for those who like this kind of games :)

The end of sea fish is near

According to this article in BBC, in 50 years from now there will be hardly any sea fish left. Bad news for sea food lovers... and that also probably explains why the prices on sea foods are outrageous!

Beer can art

This webpage shows some very artistic usage of beer cans!

Cool matchbox trick

Here is a nice little trick that you can try next time you have access to match boxes. Put two sticks with the matchbox to support a third string, with the black part touching each other. Then light up the black portion, to see the third match rising on it's own! See the video for better explanation...

Puki the swarm

Another online shooting game with nice music... this one is a nice stress buster.

Pinman Mafia

Play a mafia and carry out various missions in this online underworld themed shooter game.

Turbocharged Penguins

I have no idea why they have chosen penguins as the main article of the game... but I like it. A real stress reliever :) Let's see how high you can go!

Scary Movies

Remember the scene from Poltergeist, where the main female character is chilled with fear when she sees the chairs stacked up on the table after she turned around for a few seconds? Click on the picture to remember 99 more such scenes from the scariest flicks.

Happy Halloween!

How big is the Earth?

Click the picture to compare the size of Earth with other planets and stars in our Universe. Makes me feel humble... very humble!

"Color of the Cross" portrayes Jesus as black

The movie Color of the Cross (October 27, 2006), which deals with last 48 hours in the life of Jesus, is the first movie that diverts from the popular image of Jesus and depicts Jesus as a black person.
Is it at all possible, that despite the popular belief, despite the fact that he is always shown as a white man with blond hair and blue eyes, Jesus was actually black? The answer comes from a branch of science, called forensic anthropology. Click here to find out what scientists think Jesus might have looked like.

The elephant who fell in to a Black Hole

Stephen Hawking admitted he was wrong in his belief on black hole radiation. It was due to the ground breaking work of a young theorist named Juan Maldacena.
Do black holes really consume the information?
Is the entire universe an enormous cosmic hologram projected from its boundary? Is the location and fate of the elephant different based on where is the observer? This short article written in a lucid and comprehensive manner aims to answer all these questions.

Hover Ball

We all know the most addictive games are the simplest ones. This is one such, where the objective is to keep the ball hovering in between the floor and the ceiling as long as you can. And hey, the game is accompanied with some loud jazzy music too! So start clicking, and keep the ball in the air!

The New Periodic Tables!

After 140 years since the periodic table was first laid down, new formats are being proposed. Among the newer proposals, there are spiral and even 3D models. Click the picture to see a snapshot of some of the newer models and judge if they can compete with the periodic table yourself.