NEUTRON STAR

An artist's rendering shows a neutron star located 50,000 light-years from earth

Lightning hits the tree

That's a lightning hitting a tree!

Beautiful nature photography girl

Electricity first discovered 2 500 years ago

Electricity was first discovered about 2 500 years ago. The Greek scientist Thales of Miletus (c. 620 BCE – c. 546 BC) noticed that a piece of amber (the hard fossilized sap from trees) attracted straw or feathers when he rubbed it with a cloth. The word “electricity” comes from the Greek word for amber – “elektron”. Thales is also known as the father of philosophy.

The word “electric” was first used in 1600 by William Gilbert, a doctor to Queen Elizabeth I. He carried out experiments and discovered that materials such as diamond, glass and wax behaved in a similar way to amber.

India Pakistan Wagah Border Crossing Pictures

Strange facts-Wacky Cars

It must be the World's most bizarre selection of vehicles.

The snooker table, tennis ball and cricket bat are guaranteed to turn heads as they speed you home at up to 50km per hour.

Designer Kanyaboyina Sudhakar made this life-size snooker table-styled motorcar to measure for the world's finest players. The 48-year-old designed the vehicle to the exact dimensions of a standard International snooker table and fitted it with a 150cc engine. Complete with head lights, indicators, suspension and steering the radical vehicle can drive at speeds of up to 50km an hour.

'I designed this to commemorate the World Snooker Championships and when I took it there all the players used it,' said Kanyaboyina.

The New Indian Currency Rupee Symbol Pictures

A post graduate from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) designed a new symbol for Indian rupee which is approved by Union Cabinet. Now Indian rupee will have a Distinct Identity.

D Uday Kumar the designer of symbol will be awarded by 2.5 lakh rupees. Almost 3000 designer participated in currency symbol competition.

Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ambika Soni told that government will try to adopt symbol within six months in the country and globally within 18 to 24 months.

The new symbol is a mix of Devanagri ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’. Ambika Soni, Information and Broadcasting Minister said after a cabinet meeting to the reporters that the symbol will be printed on Indian currency notes and coins.