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My name is Preetvy Ramasamy, I dont have any particular fields of interest but paradoxically I really like learning and understanding how things work at several levels, be it physics, chemistry or biology.

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Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) How to avoid getting sick this winter: 4 of 20

To avoid getting sick this winter, there are quite a few simple rules to follow, though following them might be harder than the rules themselves. Let us look at a common virus that sums up the process of contagion: the Influenza virus, or the flu, as it is more commonly referred to, may be transmitted among humans in three f...
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Returning to an ex repeatedly: Karma or weakness?: 13 of 64

Karma is a concept dating back to 800 BC attached to the concept of reincarnation. It establishes the system we live in as one where all our actions and subsequent reactions are accountable respectively. Much like in accounting, actions seen as bad will produce a negative effect on your life -loss- just as actions seen as go...
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Belief vs. disbelief: 4 of 14

I think that the debate of Belief vs Disbelief may in fact be pointless: The Belief side argues that all that is around us, even our own bodies are too marvellous to just be a remarkable coincidence or sheer luck of conditions being favorable. (main argument I have heard at least) The Disbelief side replies that just saying ...
Sciences > Physics Quantum physics: Is time travel theoretically feasible?: 15 of 31

Theoretically lots of things are possible and time travel is one of those. For my part, I only know about the theory behind travelling forward in time, which, by the way, a misleading statement. The theory of time travel is actually based on the great physicist and nobelist Albert Einstein's theory of relativity - theory whi...
Business > Business Issues How are people in your part of the world coping with the increasing cost of oil?: 4 of 6

The increasing cost of oil is affecting the price of many products around the world. This is because many of these products or the raw materials from which they are made are somewhat related to oil. Since industrialisation and mechanisation, our dependency on oil has only increased: from machines used in every step of chain ...
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 208 of 300

A woman, that is, a member of society, an individual, should firstly, be allowed to decide on her own fate whatever the greater percentage of the society she lives in, thinks on how one should lead one's life or the decision one should take in some situation. In a few words, the right to decide what is right or wrong. Now, w...
Autos > Brakes & Tire Repair How to put snow tires on your car: 3 of 4

Snow tires are easy to set. There are no prerequisites, all one needs is to get their hands a little dirty. It is recommended to change all four wheels of your car if you go for snow tires. Snow tires are made specifically to dig into snow and give more grip to your car and hence provide a better driving experience on snow. ...
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) How to clean a chimney: 4 of 5

First, you should know how your chimney gets so dirty. Fireplaces use the chimney for oxygen intake and as exhaust. This means that the oxygen intake is limited and, for our purposes, fixed. When wood does not have enough oxygen for burning, it produces soot - not completely burnt wood particles - and carbon monoxide which i...
Home & Garden > Cleaning Products Companies that make the safest cleaning products: 6 of 7

When we talk safe cleaning products, we not only look for products which will have no adverse effect on the user, but also those which are not harmful to the natural environment. Several companies are, today. going for such products. Such products are well advertised and easy to notice and you will undoubtedly see logos such...
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) How steam cleaning works: 3 of 3

Steam cleaning was discovered a few decades back by a barman. The latter was trying to clean lipstick off glass with steam from his cappuccino machine. He immediately realised his incredible feat and built the first steam cleaning machine. Of course, this was nothing like the steam cleaners of today: it was more of an improv...