Durga Prasad
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The CEO of Toyota said, "This New Engine Will Destroy the Entire EV Industry!"
Toyota is doing something new in its garage! And this is no ordinary vehicle. We are talking about a brand new, revolutionary hydrogen vehicle! So you may have heard of the Mirai, Toyota's hydrogen vehicle that uses fuel cells to generate electricity. But now Toyota has come up with something completely different. They call it the new hydrogen combustion engine. This technology can change the automotive industry! Unlike other all-electric automakers, Toyota is taking a different path. But it's not just about being different—it's about being better. So, let's dive in! Let's talk about Toyota's new hydrogen combustion engine, how it works, and what it means for the industry! We all know the planet is in trouble somewhere, and according to globalcitizen.org, the transportation industry is responsible for a whopping 15 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. And it's no secret that traditional internal combustion engines have significantly contributed to the pollution problem, and while electric cars are certainly gaining in popularity, they're not the only solution, as some might argue. Enter Toyota's new branch in its versatile model of carbon neutrality: the hydrogen internal combustion engine. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe and has the highest specific energy density of any non-nuclear energy source. It is emission-free and non-toxic, and it can be generated from multiple sources, stored indefinitely, and delivered relatively easily. Millions of metric tones of hydrogen are produced and used every year, and it is already used as an energy source in buildings, electric cars, trucks, ships, and trains. So what's wrong with hydrogen engines? Well, they have a longer range and don't need to be charged like electric cars. And the only byproduct that comes out of the exhaust is water! That's right, no harmful additives. Now you may be wondering how all this works. All hydrogen engines use a fuel cell that converts hydrogen into electricity. It's like magic, but with science. And did you know that Toyota began reducing the use of fossil fuel vehicles in 1997 when it introduced the Prius? They have been on the environmental bandwagon for some time now. But they are not the only ones. Automakers around the world are working to create environmentally friendly solar, electric, and hydrogen cars. It's not just about saving the planet; it's about ensuring energy security, improving air quality, and minimizing environmental impacts. And once hydrogen is produced, its distribution is efficient and cost-effective. Most hydrogen fueling stations for new vehicles produce hydrogen on site by electrolysis using 100% surplus renewable energy. And the best part? These plants are in tanks and only need water and electricity to operate. Electricity is supplied through green tariffs or, in some stations, directly from on-site solar or wind power. Toyota now claims to have created a new way to harness the power of hydrogen. Their design team recently unveiled the Corolla Cross H2 concept, a prototype of a new hydrogen-powered car. Toyota has been working on a new hydrogen-electric car that differs from the fuel cell technology that powers its latest hydrogen car, the Toyota Mirai. The idea of using a hydrogen internal combustion engine is not new. One of the pioneers in the game was German automaker BMW, which launched the 750HL in 2002, followed by the Hydrogen 7 in 2005. The BMW Hydrogen 7 was based on the traditional gasoline-powered 6.0-litre V-12, but with some modifications. It burns hydrogen and gasoline. It's a dual-fuel engine! And to make it even cooler, only 100 of these bad guys were made.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Wheel
The World's Ten Strangest Graves
The 10 strangest tombs in the world: each tomb is unique and has a fascinating story behind it that has captured the imagination of people around the world, so get ready to explore together and discover the secrets behind these incredible tombs. Let's get started.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Humans
What If You Came Across a Time Traveler?
If time travel is possible, why haven't we met time travelers yet? And if we did, how would we know they weren't faking it? What would their time machine look like, and how would it work? Do time travelers have to follow the rules? And what would happen if they decided to break them? This is what would happen if you met a time traveler in 1998 and did so. Mr. John Titor arrived from the future, or so he said in his timeline, because he claimed that General Electric succeeded in inventing time travel in the year 2034. He even introduced and described his time travel device in great detail, and then Tito disappeared as suddenly as he appeared. Did he complete his mission, or was he even real? How would we know? If we could prove that someone travelled from another time, that would be really cool for science, even if it replaced Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Einstein approached time as a fourth dimension; space is a three-dimensional spectrum that gives us length, width, and height. Time gives direction; together they form a space-time continuum that can be affected by gravity according to Einstein's theory of relativity. Gravity is a curve in space-time, and technically, since space and time are one, gravity can bend both time and space, but it takes something really big to detect changes in the movement of time. If you somehow managed to get close to a black hole like Sagittarius, you would experience time half as fast as humans on Earth. That's because Sagittarius packs the mass of four million suns into an unspecified dense point, creating a very strong gravitational field around itself. Another way to travel through time is to move very fast. The closer you get to the speed of light, the slower time passes for you. If you were a passenger on a train that could somehow travel at 99% of the speed of light, for every year spent on the train, 223 years would have passed back at the station. That would make you a time traveler from the future. But how about travelling back in time, just like John Titor said he would? Titor claims that this machine makes time travel possible in any direction. C 204, as he called it, allowed him to manipulate gravity using two micro-solar singularities packed inside. It also had gravity sensors that locked the machine and the time traveler to a specific location in space. Tito put this machine in a car almost like in the old days, travelling in a DeLorean, but it only needs 60 years of its time. How do you know Titus actually travelled back in time and didn't just make it up? Proving that someone is actually a time traveler can be even more difficult than time travel itself. Time travelers could make future predictions, show off their futuristic technology, or even take a genetic test to back up their story. Perhaps the best way to demonstrate time travel is to take yourself on your next adventure. Of course, there are simpler ways to demonstrate the possibility of time travel. In 2009, world-renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking threw a party — not just any party, but one where only future time travelers were invited. Hawking did not send the invitations until after the party because he believed that if future travelers arrived before the invitation was issued, it would prove time travel possible. One day he sat there and waited for hours, but no one showed up. This does not mean that time travel is impossible. It is possible that future time travelers will learn to use wormholes or bridges in space and time. We haven't seen any of them yet, but general relativity predicts their existence. The main problem with wormholes is that they are microscopic and collapse too quickly for a human traveler to pass through them, but perhaps the reason no one attended Hawking's party is that time travel isn't necessarily that precise. Maybe the guests arrived from the future but were late to the party, or going back in time is strictly forbidden for time travelers because if they do, they can completely change their timeline. Perhaps they are simply trying to avoid the risk of disease spreading to us from afar, or perhaps the knowledge of time travel is so advanced that few trust it. Perhaps travelling back in time is not possible; perhaps time can only move forward and never backward. Maybe John Titor told a big lie. There are still a few years left until 2034 to find out that there are already time travelers in our lives. Astronauts on the International Space Station travel at eight kilometers per second, so they age more slowly, although the difference is measured in hundreds of seconds. If you listen, you will be invited to a time-travelling reception hosted by Stephen Hawking. The celebration will take place at the University of Cambridge in Great Britain on June 28, 2009. No RSVP is required, and hey, if you have the chance to hop on a spaceship and enjoy the time travel effects of a black hole, do it. Make sure you don't run into that gravity monster, but that's a story for another day.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Futurism
Top 10 Reasons Bruce Lee May Have Been Superhuman
10. Dragon Flag Bruce Lee was a fitness fanatic; according to his widow, Linda Lee, there was not a moment when Bruce did not work (the guy watched television and did full separations). Of all the muscles in the body, Lee was most concerned with building his core because he believed that the core (abdominal area) was used in almost every movement, so it was very important in martial arts. To improve his nuclear power, Lee invented what is now known as the Dragon Flag in his honor. If you haven't already guessed, this is considered one of the hardest core exercises. Because Lee didn't interfere. Stallone may have caught people's attention with his Rocky 4 move, but Lee took it to the next level when he was said to be able to lean his entire body on the edge of a bench with only his shoulder touching anything and the rest of his body remaining completely rigid and flat on the ground. Imagine for a moment that you had to fight Lee and heard all these rumors about him, only to see him floating in the air. You'd run away from that set so fast you'd explode in time for the movie premiere where he kicks your buttocks.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Humans
Roman Legions: 10 Terrifying Facts
10. Their military training In the early days of Rome, this army consisted only of local farmers, who were quickly called into action to fight clashes with neighboring colonies. However, this all changed in 390 BC, when the Gallic army completely defeated the Romans and then descended on the city itself. They continued to pound and pillage Rome for the next six months until they were finally paid to leave. The Romans had an awakening that changed their destiny forever. They spent the following centuries developing their legions, systematically training them, and organizing a professional war machine that no one had ever seen before. There were endless exercises and marches until exhaustion. Roman soldiers participated in weapons drills every morning and practiced hand-to-hand combat with wooden swords, spears, and shields that were twice as heavy as their real-life counterparts. Part of their daily training also included a 19-mile march, covered in five hours. They carried a full pack of weapons, a shield, rations of food, cooking equipment, a short spade, and their personal gear. No other army in the world received such rigorous training at the time, which gave the Roman legions a huge advantage in warfare.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in FYI
The government decides to send 15 billion people into a black hole to solve the overpopulation problem
A giant black hole appears near Mars, calling itself God. Carla Grey, an astronaut aboard a spaceship, is narrating her life back on Earth. She says the earth was dying, but she and her family found whatever happiness they could with each other. She remembers her last evening on Earth. Her daughter and her mother went down to the ocean, and her mother told them a story. In the story, there were five men in a tiny boat adrift in the ocean with only enough food and water for three of them. Carla's mother asked Carla, "How should it be decided which two men should die and which three should live? Carla says she remembers her mother's answer but doesn't know why her mother told her the story. She recalls that a few hours later there was an accident, and her mother and daughter both passed away aboard the spaceship Achilles. Carla and the rest of the crew are hibernating. Carla wakes up before everyone else and takes an elevator from the back of the ship to the front. She arrives in her room, where there are pictures of her mother and daughter everywhere. The rest of the crew wakes up. Sean Olf and PSY, who is only on the ship because he is a blogger and wants to document the trip Carla arrives in the command cabin and meets Captain Sen. Both of them observe the mysterious black sphere, which is the reason for their trip. The sphere appeared next to Mars some time ago, and everything about it is unknown. The purpose of this mission is to investigate the sphere.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Humans
5000 Years Old Khopesh
hey there you might be wondering why i am forging the edge now after the blade is already shaved and the reason is that copper and copper alloys like this bronze can be work hardened meaning the hammering is actually strengthening and stiffening the metal making it a better cutting edge now i don't intend this piece to be functional but i still like the idea of properly treating the material as it would have been done in ancient times and interestingly enough in ancient Egypt this world weren't just used for combat there have been plenty of ceremonial khopesh swords found buried with farones is an example of a trend that continues to this day where the powerful and ultra wealthy have incredible works of art that will never see the light of day and for the minerals of the world art is not just a collectible it's an investment some of the numbers are staggering The Rockefellers sold off their private collection for over $830 million; Opera flipped the Gustav-claimed piece for over $60 million in profit; and even Jeff Bezos is getting on it, spending just over $70 million on just two paintings, surely anticipating selling them in the future. It would be nice to get a piece of that right now. Thanks to Masterworks, anyone can invest in paintings by legends like Picasso and Bansky. Once they acquire a painting, members on their platform can buy shares of it backed by the SE, like you would purchase stock in a company. So far, they've sold three paintings each for over 30 percent profit to their investors. Getting started with Masterworks is super easy, and they are offering viewers of this channel priority access to skip their wait list. Just click the link in the description to go to a special invite-only page and create an account for free in minutes. thanks for checking out masterworks now let's polish the blade hey there you might be wondering why i am forging the edge now after the blade is already shaved and the reason is that copper and copper alloys like this bronze can be work hardened meaning the hammering is actually strengthening and stiffening the metal making it a better cutting edge now i don't intend this piece to be functional but i still like the idea of properly treating the material as it would have been done in ancient times and interestingly enough in ancient egypt this world weren't just used for combat there have been plenty of ceremonial khopesh swords found buried with farones is an example of a trend that continues to this day where the powerful and ultra wealthy have incredible works of art that will never see the light of day and for the minerals of the world art is not just a collectible it's an investment Some of the numbers are staggering. The Rockefellers sold off their private collection for over $830 million; Opera flipped the Gustav-claimed piece for over $60 million in profit; and even Jeff Bezos is getting on it, spending just over $70 million on just two paintings, surely anticipating selling them in the future. It would be nice to get a piece of that right now. Thanks to Masterworks, anyone can invest in paintings by legends like Picasso and Bansky. Once they acquire a painting, members on their platform can buy shares of it backed by the SE, like you would purchase stock in a company. So far, they've sold three paintings each for over 30 percent profit to their investors. Getting started with Masterworks is super easy, and they are offering viewers of this channel priority access to skip their wait list. Just click the link in the description to go to a special invite-only page. The Rockefellers sold off their private collection for over $830 million; Opera flipped the Gustav-claimed piece for over $60 million in profit; and even Jeff Bezos is getting on it, spending just over $70 million on just two paintings, surely anticipating selling them in the future. It would be nice to get a piece of that right now. Thanks to Masterworks, anyone can invest in paintings by legends like Picasso and Bansky. Once they acquire a painting, members can complete it in minutes. RM can buy shares of it backed by polishing the blade.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in FYI
15 Real Life Human Giants That Really Exist
Throughout history there have been exceptional individuals whose height elevated them to the ranks of human giants. These people mesmerized the world by challenging the limits of human growth. In this we explore the lives of 15 real human giants. that actually existed, exploring their stories and their impact on society.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Humans
What if the Earth's rotation stopped for five seconds?
Hang on, because we're about to screech to a halt. That's right, the earth is going to stop spinning for five seconds. How much damage would this sudden stop cause? What would you experience in different parts of the world? And when the earth starts spinning again, would it still be habitable? this is what if and here's what would happen if the earth stopped spinning for five seconds the earth makes one full rotation on its axis in one day this gives us day and night the earth is spinning because of collisions that happened when the planet was forming 4.6 billion years ago as a huge disc of gas and dust swirled around the sun dust and rock grains clumped together generating forces that kept the planet rotating in one direction you could imagine it much like a figure skater spinning faster and faster and with almost no forces in space to slow the planet down we keep rotating and we'll continue to for billions of years but if the earth stopped on a dime would you fly right off the surface if the planet came to an abrupt halt the atmosphere would still be in motion that means though everything has lurched to a stop powerful winds would continue to blow and these wouldn't be a strong breeze they would be many times stronger than any storm you've ever encountered now the strength of these winds would differ based on where you were on the planet at or near the equator the earth is rotating the fastest here you'd experience wind speeds of sixteen hundred and seventy kilometers per hour those winds would knock you off your feet but forget about you these winds would be strong enough to tear up the earth's crust so it wouldn't matter if you were out in an open field or inside a steel reinforced building these winds would obliterate you for context The strongest F5 tornadoes have velocities up to 511 kilometers per hour, and these storms can move houses off their foundations, send cars flying, and even tear apart concrete structures. the winds from the earth's emergency brake would be three times stronger than that so if the crust under your feet didn't crumble you and a lot of other stuff would likely go flying a great distance but not off the face of the earth the escape velocity or the speed you need to escape the earth's gravitational forces and enter space is about 40 000 kilometers per hour in other parts of the world like new Zealand or France you'd experience slightly weaker winds but at 1180 kilometers per hour these would still be much stronger than any storm ever these winds would pretty much destroy everything but they wouldn't be the only hazard you'd need to keep an eye out for in these short five seconds our planet is not a perfect sphere it bulges near the equator due to the centrifugal forces generated by the planet's rotation if the rotation stopped the earth would transform quickly into a perfect sphere all the water gathering near the equator would flow away towards the poles generating a massive tsunami Five seconds later, when the planet returned to its full speed of rotation, that water would backtrack, and a wall of water would slam into everything and everyone twice. That's one heck of a storm. Maybe the only place you'd be safe in this scenario is near the north or south poles. Here, the wind would be the mildest. Now you must be relieved to hear that the earth has returned to its normal rotation after all this, but like I said, there will be nothing left on it. Every building, all farmland, and all technology would be demolished beyond recognition. Billions of people, if not every single person on earth, would die from the brute force of being slammed by the massive gusts of wind, so if you're looking to survive this apocalyptic scenario, you'd better start building an underground bunker. Luckily, it's expected that the earth won't come to a halt any time in the next few billion years. Yeah, and before that, the sun would burn out and turn into a red giant, but that's a story.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Earth
What Would Happen If You Went One Billion Years Into the Future?
If you travelled 10,000 years into the future, what would planet Earth look like? Would most of its surface be covered in volcanoes, or would it be frozen in ice? What if you travelled even further, one million years in the future? Would all of the oceans have evaporated, or would they have become one giant water world? Okay, now what about 1 billion years? Would there be any humans left, or would they have settled in other parts of the galaxy? This is what would happen if you travelled 1 billion years into the future. Let's face it, the chances of any humans being around to greet you when you arrive 1 billion years into the future are pretty low. Several key existential threats face the human race, and if we want to be around in one billion years, we'll need to endure them all. We've seen how much we've struggled to come together just to survive a global pandemic, so how do we have any chance of enduring the threats of climate change? Overpopulation, global nuclear war, killer asteroids and comets, natural ice ages, and the sun getting a whole lot hotter Well, let's take a look into the future and find out that just under ten thousand years from now, we're going to run into a big problem called the decamillennium bug. In the year 10,000, the ad software encoding the ad calendar year won't encode dates with more than four decimals. Remember y2k? Yeah, it's just like that, except hopefully we won't panic as much this time around. On the bright side, in 10,000 years, genetic differences and traits between humans will no longer be regional traits like skin and hair color but will be evenly distributed around the world. Maybe that will help us all get along. Finally, twenty thousand years into the future, none of the current languages will be recognizable. Future languages will only contain one percent of the core vocabulary words of their present-day counterparts. Fifty thousand years from now will mark a new glacial period for the earth, which will start a new ice age. Niagara Falls will have eroded into Lake Erie completely, and interestingly, a full day on earth will also increase by one second at this point in time, giving you much more time for activities. In 250 000 years, the Loihi volcano will rise above the water to form a new island in Hawaii, and in 500 000 years, it's likely that an asteroid with a diameter greater than one kilometer will hit Earth unless we can prevent it. The resulting crater will be no less than 400 kilometers across. It will start fires all over the planet and make the air unbreathable, so there's something to look forward to, and in case that's not enough, in 1 million years we'll likely have another super volcano eruption large enough to spew out 3200 cubic kilometers of ash. It would produce enough lava to fill 75 percent of the Grand Canyon. This would be similar to the Toba eruption that almost wiped out humanity 70 000 years ago. Oh, and the nearby star Beetlejuice will have exploded into a supernova by this time, making it visible from earth even during the daytime in 2 million a.d. Humanity will have settlements throughout the solar system. This also means that if populations on different planets have remained separate, humans may have evolved into other species adapted to their specific world. In 10 million years, a huge part of eastern Africa will break off, forming a new ocean basin. Africa will collide with Europe, closing off the Mediterranean Sea, and a new mountain range will form between the two land masses. This mountain range may include a mountain taller than Mount Everest. Out in space, Mars will collide with its moon, resulting in it developing a ring system like Saturn's in 60 million years. The Canadian and American Rockies will have eroded entirely in 80 million years. All Hawaiian islands will be below the water in 100 million years. An asteroid 10 kilometers wide, similar to the one that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, will most likely strike Earth in 250 million years. All of earth's continents will be fused together like pangaea, except this time it will be called pangaea ultima, but don't get too attached to it because in 400 to 500 million years, Pangaea ultima will separate again in 500 to 600 million years.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Futurism
TRUE STORY of Angels
Angels in the Bible are the topic of the day. Part one. Who are angels? The first question we face is, "Who are angels?" Let us go to the scriptures. When we study the Old Testament, for instance, we find that angels are mentioned 108 times. Angels intercede in the lives of the elders Abraham and Jacob, as the Book of Genesis shows, and in the Book of Exodus, Moses also encountered angels during his wandering in the wilderness. Exodus 14:19 says then that the angel of God who had gone before the camp of Israel withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them. In total, the word "angel" appears in the book of the law and the writings of Moses 32 times. The angels of God are introduced to us in the scriptures as the host of heaven. Angels are real beings; they are not mythical figures or opinions; they are spiritual personalities and have a physical impact. Just like the demon world is hidden, the angelic world is also hidden. Angels surround us; their dynamic impact is undeniable, although you may not see them. There is nothing that the angels of God do not observe; we might not be able to touch them, yet angels touch people; you cannot handle them, yet they can destroy kings. In the Bible, the Lord chose a particular angel to go onward with Moses to Egypt, and he alone trashed a whole nation. Invincibility is a major feature of the angels of God. This invincible feature indicates the point of difference between demons and angels. Only the hosts of heaven excel in strength. Psalm 103:20 says, "Bless the Lord, ye his angels that excel in strength that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word." Once upon a time, there was a war in heaven, and the hosts of heaven were led by angels. Michael battled against Satan and his angels. God used his angels to face Satan's fallen army. Satan could not succeed, and there was no more room or space found for him in heaven, as Revelation 12:7–9 tells us, and there was a war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon fought, and his angels prevailed, but neither was their place found any more in heaven, and the Great Dragon was cast out. That old serpent called the devil and Satan, which deceives the whole world, was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. In any conflict, the angels always succeed, flushing out the opposition completely. We see that angels have never been known to fail. There is nothing that can arise against you that matches the strength they form. The bodyguards of the redeemed, apart from excelling in physical strength, also shine in intelligence. The Widow of Toccoa, portraying King David's wisdom, likens it to that of angels, but my Lord is wise according to the wisdom of the angel of God to know everything that is on earth.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in FYI
What if aliens arrive tomorrow?
Are we alone in the universe? With over 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe and at least 500 billion planets in the Milky Way alone, shouldn't we have discovered something by now? Even if a small fraction of these billions of planets had intelligent life, there would be tens of thousands of extraterrestrial civilizations. However, we didn't see anyone. We keep asking why they take so long. But what if I told you that even the friendliest alien could destroy our entire civilization once and for all? This is what would happen if aliens visited us tomorrow. We tend to apply our theories to the rest of the universe. We welcome foreigners to visit, although we ourselves have not yet travelled outside our immediate area. We just think they had a lot more time to develop the technology to make space travel possible.
By Durga Prasad3 years ago in Earth
