Friday, May 18, 2007

'LAPLACE' For Three


Our professor who teaches us Laplace transforms met us , skandadu , babu and me infront of the class as the rest shot fleeting glances at us from the other end of the corridor .
Babu and me tried our luck in convincing her that it was not worth taking a class for three lonely souls , but unfazed she remarked "If they bunk , its their loss " . " I will take a class for the three of you " she retorted to our gaping looks .
Inside the three of us perched our asses on a bench( the three sisya's ) she sat on the bench in front and with her booming voice started off .
I caught venkat being given more attention than he liked , she was breathing down his neck . The scene was extremely funny ( rather hard to describe , please let your imagination do the talking) . Skandadu and me exchanged quick smiles . Outside were a coupla first benchers throwing us jealous looks . Me and skanda exchange another round of smiles .
Some the 'nerds' gather thier guts and excused themselves into class . venkat grabbed the opportunity " Ahem ! ma'am why don't u (please) teach from the blackboard itself (at a safe distance )" ? he suggested , she saw the light and went back to the blackboard .
Venkat and me had a hearty one after she left . I am not even hinting anything about her teaching . Just that she is a much better teacher close up than from the blackboard .

Thursday, May 10, 2007

My Ideal Bike

My ideal bike as the name suggests is perfect in every way , thats the reason why i have been unable to add pictures . It is purely imaginative ideal concept .
It would not be a supercharged 1000cc hayabusa . My bike would be a tweaked out 100cc mid nineties model shogun . Here is what i mean by tweaked out .
A direct exhaust with the bore ported so the bike would be delivering somewhere around 120 horses at the opening of the throttle . i would couple it with a 5-speed manual gearbox just to keep the rider at the helm . It would be coupled with to the wheels with double chains (yes double chains). Plus I would ensure the bike is mild , light by shearing off all excess weight(there will not be any grab rails or engine guards) . i would cut the tail portion off , a small tail light behind the riders seat would be all , no indicators , battery .
Electrically it would have a dynamo and a headlight , taillight and spark plug . nothing more . This bike will probably have disc brakes on both the front and rear wheels . (ordinary drum brakes wont be able to rein in this beast) . And since the roads in India are far from perfect i will have to keep the shock absorbers . lightest in the category for my bike .
It wont be all that fun if it ran on ordinary gasoline would it ? i will tune the engine to run on nitromethane . Chances are 96 out of 100 times the engine will explode killing the rider(i never said i am gonna ride it) . But its a ideal power bike . Those 4 times when the engine does manage to keep itself together trust me no Hayabusa would ever stand a chance .
The rubber of course will be tubeless , aligned with alloy wheels to stand the heat and timid acceleration this bike will have . Please dont think i have not given attention to the aerodynamics . aerodynamic riding position wont be nessecary . we would run out of runway here in india if it was engineered to perfection(killing the rider if alive) .

P.S- i would love to work on such a bike . Anybody who thinks they can make useful contributions{read as money(cash) } are always welcome

Thursday, May 3, 2007

dilemma





Saturday , was a rather important day for me . Our dept the telecom dept had its 'fest' the techno cultural extravaganza on the super saturday . Apart from that it is ethnic day ! we have dress up like real indians . Its a fashion show where the whole college is participating which is loads of fun(all the girls are gonna show up draped in 6 yards of fine cloth) ! Here i have to disclose that i think women look voluptuous in those 6 yards .Not to be forgotten Monday is my lab test which has a lot of wieghtage in the exam .
There are coffee plantations , birds , beauty in abundance in Chickmagalur which is a 5 hour drive from Bangalore . Myself being a nature lover , find the place irresistible . There was a National Rally Championship there on the 5th and 6th . My brother whose friends (www.slipstream.in)are participating is going there as it is in actuality a celebration of car and motoring enthusiasts . my bro has promised to take me there all at his expense . and since i got my license and have learn t to drive looks like 'the' opportunity.
One thrilling saturday . two places to be in . two great events . only one me . i feel like i am being split in two . what did i do ?