World in your Hands

Ari Jonsson made a biodegradable water bottle out of algae. And yes, it's absolutely safe to drink water from it. Wouldn't it be ideal if we had a bottle that would vanish the second we finished the water inside? Well, thanks to a student named Ari Jonsson, that's a reality now. Imagine all the plastic consumption he'd be saving the world from! Ari Jonsson, a product design student of Iceland academy of arts, has created a biodegradable bottle from something as odd as algae. Jonsson mixed red algae powder and water to create this genius biodegradable bottle. As is common knowledge, a plastic bottle takes up to 450 years to decompose. And given our consumption of this devil, it's not going to be too late before the planet chokes of plastic poisoning.  According to The Logical India, Ari Jonsson said, "I read that 50 per cent of plastic is used once and then thrown away, so I feel there is an urgent need to find ways to replace some of the unreal amount

SS Rajamouli himself has given the answer for the question of the decade. But it is not what you were expecting.      Why did Kattappa Kill Baahubali? This is probably the question of this decade. Ever since the release of Baahubali: The Beginning, this question has been drilling holes in the brains of audiences and fans across the nation. And this query has become an inevitable part of all the interviews of SS Rajamouli.   The director in a recent interview, which has been uploaded on the official YouTube channel of Dharma Productions, has answered to this inevitable question. When asked why Kattappa killed Baahubali, the director came with a funny and simple answer that might not suffice the fan's curiosity. Nevertheless, the answer seems pretty rational. SS Rajamouli said that Kattappa killed Baahubali because 'he told him to do so'. So, it seems like the real answer that audiences seek will be revealed only after the release of the second part of the film, B

Virat Kohli's all-round effort went in vain as West Indies, led by Johnson Charles and Lendl Simmons, chased 193 at the Wankhede Stadium against India to book a spot in the final of ICC World Twenty20 2016.    Lendl Simmons hit an unbeaten 82 off 51 balls as West Indies defeated India by seven wickets in the second semifinal of the World Twenty20 tournament on Thursday.   Simmons, who joined the West Indies only after Andre Fletcher was injured in the last group match, was twice caught off no-balls but smacked seven fours and five sixes to guide his team to 196-3 in 19.4 overs. India had relied on Virat Kohli's unbeaten 92 off 47 balls - his third unbeaten half century in the tournament - to score 192-2 but Simmons and Johnson Charles (52) took up the charge in a disciplined run-chase after Chris Gayle   was dismissed in the second over. West Indies, which won the 2012 tournament, will now take on England in the final at Kolkata on Sunday. Simmons showed his experie

Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle will surely hold centre-stage in the semi-final between India and West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium tonight, but don't forget there are dangerous players on either side who could make a massive impact on the game. The big night is almost here. The ICC World Twenty20 fervour has spared none and Bollywood Superstar  Amitabh Bachchan  is no exception. A couple of nights ago Bachchan said he would want to see West Indies star  Chris Gayle  smash a hundred and an Indian win at the same time in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-final. Most cricket fans, the ones who will be watching the big clash on television and the lucky ones who get to watch the action live from Wankhede would agree with the legendary actor.  Gayle is never out of the equation. He lit up the World T20 campaign with a 48-ball ton in West Indies' opening clash against England. The big guy has the ability to deliver on big occasions. So does the local boy Virat Kohli. The Indian batsm

In yet another tragic aviation accident, Flydubai, a government owned low cost UAE based airline, crashed enroute from Dubai to Rostov in Russia, killing all 62 on board. According to a whistleblower, the airline was known to ‘work their pilots to death’, and thus fatigue could have been a cause for the death. Other theories being considered are technical failure, adverse weather conditions and crew error, among others. On its part, the Russian investigation industry has opened a criminal investigation into any security breaches, and 50 investigators have been put on the case. Though, as per David Ropeik, a Risk Communications instructor at Harvard University, the odds of dying in a plane crash are one in 11 million, the aviation industry has been witness to numerous horrific accidents that have cost thousands of lives. We take a look at ten of the deadliest air crashes in aviation history:   Tenerife disaster: The worst accident in the history of aviation,

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A win on Thursday will take India to a third final in the World Twenty20 under MS Dhoni after they went down to South Asian rivals Sri Lanka in the last edition in Bangladesh.   The second World Twenty20 semi-final is likely to hinge on who emerges on top in the battle between the big-hitting West Indian batsmen and India's wily spinners when the former champions clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. India, the world's top-ranked side in the shortest format, arrived at the sixth edition of the tournament with 10 wins from 11 matches in 2016 and were considered overwhelming favourites by fans, opposing captains and bookmakers alike. But while an opening Super 10 stage defeat to New Zealand, who reached the semi-finals unbeaten, was a wake-up call, the home side's credentials came into question in a one-run win over Bangladesh, who lost three wickets in the last three balls. (Also Read:   West Indies will be destructive, warns Sammy ) Virat Kohli's wide

   

It's an old picture but it's going viral for all the right reasons. Look at the upper body core strength of the Canadian Prime Minister. The world is already swooning over Justin Trudeau, but that doesn't stop the Canadian Prime Minister from delighting us further. After his bromance with US President Obama, he is back on top of the social media charts with a post that's gone viral. This time people are going crazy after he posted a picture of himself that showed off his upper-body strength and had him displaying some serious yoga skills. Although the picture was taken in 2013, it has been doing the rounds again recently after a yoga teacher's Facebook post went viral according to Refinery29. Trudeau, since he assumed office in 2015, has been making headlines for the right reasons--whether it's bromancing Obama, showing support for the LGBT community, or welcoming refugees. But this wasn't the first time Trudeau flaunted his l

Feeling too lazy to work today? Use these innovative, brand new excuses to convince your boss to let you take the day off.    It's almost the end of the month, and the gone-by-too-easily four-day-long weekend has left behind a hangover that's a little difficult to shake off. But reality checks in and reminds you of your 10-to-6 existence. While it's okay to bunk work once in a while and stay back to read, watch a good movie, catch up with old friends or sleep, sometimes you just cannot afford to take an off without prior notice.       So, what do you resort to? Cliches like "Sir, I am sick; cannot come to office," or "Ma'am, I don't feel too well. Is it okay if I go home?" have been done to death, quite literally. So, if you just can't seem to come up with wacko-enough lies to find your way out of work, we have just the solution for you.   Here are 10 of the most innovative excuses to bunk office for at least a day.