The code XC HT printed on the side of my Mountain Bike really bugged me. At first I thought that perhaps Engineers are not the only humans that suffer from acronym diarrhoea and that Mountain Bikers were also infected. Then I realised that it was probably the Engineers that designed the frame that had put it there.
I finally worked out that it stands for Cross Country Hard Tail. X = Cross is something uncommon in South Africa, but apparantly common-knowledge in the USA where I saw traffic signs saying Railway Xing. Finally realised then that Xing Mpeg player probably stood for Crossing Mpeg player and not Zing Mpeg player.
Monday, January 16, 2006
Alloy XC HT
The code XC HT printed on the side of my Mountain Bike really bugged me. At first I thought that perhaps Engineers are not the only humans that suffer from acronym diarrhoea and that Mountain Bikers were also infected. Then I realised that it was probably the Engineers that designed the frame that had put it there.
I finally worked out that it stands for Cross Country Hard Tail. X = Cross is something uncommon in South Africa, but apparantly common-knowledge in the USA where I saw traffic signs saying Railway Xing. Finally realised then that Xing Mpeg player probably stood for Crossing Mpeg player and not Zing Mpeg player.
I finally worked out that it stands for Cross Country Hard Tail. X = Cross is something uncommon in South Africa, but apparantly common-knowledge in the USA where I saw traffic signs saying Railway Xing. Finally realised then that Xing Mpeg player probably stood for Crossing Mpeg player and not Zing Mpeg player.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Happy new year!
I've been thinking...which is undoubtedly a welcomed occurance. I find myself deep inside a trough and its time to plan my way out again. I began by sticking to a commitment I made to cycle regularly, after investing in a cool new bike(See: http://www.marin.co.uk/marin-2005/bikedetail.php?ModNo=2542 ). Thats the physical excercise taken care of. For the mind, I plan to read more, starting with the literature review I need to to toward my thesis proposal. And finally, what should have been sorted out first, I need to get back into performing my Salaah on time. Everything will come right if i get that right, I know from experience! InshaAllah.
Happy new year!
I've been thinking...which is undoubtedly a welcomed occurance. I find myself deep inside a trough and its time to plan my way out again. I began by sticking to a commitment I made to cycle regularly, after investing in a cool new bike(See: http://www.marin.co.uk/marin-2005/bikedetail.php?ModNo=2542 ). Thats the physical excercise taken care of. For the mind, I plan to read more, starting with the literature review I need to to toward my thesis proposal. And finally, what should have been sorted out first, I need to get back into performing my Salaah on time. Everything will come right if i get that right, I know from experience! InshaAllah.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
The Electromagnetic Wave-Mass continuum
What if EVERYTHING is made up of Electromagnetic waves? It maybe that mass as we know it is just made up of very very high frequency electromagnetic waves. The theory is consistent with the particle nature of light in that EM waves start to show matter-like properties as the frequency increases. Has anyone managed to measure/produce EM waves with frequencies beyond that of Gamma rays? (10^24Hz). It just sounds so simple that it probably is true! Occam's Razor
The Electromagnetic Wave-Mass continuum
What if EVERYTHING is made up of Electromagnetic waves? It maybe that mass as we know it is just made up of very very high frequency electromagnetic waves. The theory is consistent with the particle nature of light in that EM waves start to show matter-like properties as the frequency increases. Has anyone managed to measure/produce EM waves with frequencies beyond that of Gamma rays? (10^24Hz). It just sounds so simple that it probably is true! Occam's Razor
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