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    හයිපතියා (Hypatia) ගේ අනුවේදනීය කතාව (A Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt)

    True.. But in the case of Hypatia, there's no evidence to prove to the fact that she proposed the elliptic orbits. Little is known about her. Her mother is unknown (her father raised her) It's assumed that she was killed around March AD415 at the age of around 60 years. Reserve your right to...
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    Happy Pi Day

    Very true... Pi has been calculated to 105 Trillion Digits. However, only 15 digit accuracy is enough, even for the Voyagers to track within 1 cm at the current position. :unsure:
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    Bloodstream Infections Detected in Minutes without Amplification - CRISPR Cascade Test

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a CRISPR-based diagnostic tool capable of detecting bloodstream infections in minutes without the need for nucleic acid amplification. The CRISPR-Cascade assay achieves attomolar sensitivity and incorporates an OR-gated logic...
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    Happy Pi Day

    Today is the International Pi Day. (3 1 4 the first three significant digits of π turned into March 14)
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    EV battery manufacturer Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

    Yes... Higher wages, higher standard of living.... then comes in the regulations. Why did the West outsource production to China and elsewhere? They didn't want their backyards to be dirty.
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    බබාට නමක් - Name for Baby Girl

    Congrats... You are at the right place to seek advice. :ROFLMAO:
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    EV battery manufacturer Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

    So now thy are history.... ☹️ BTW it was founded by two ex-Tesla guys,
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    Atrovasting 10mg

    Most statins can cause this effect. But your health risk can bbe greater if you don't take it - in terms of risk of heart attack and stroke. So it's a balance between these. Some statins present with reduced effect on sugar levels but not the most common two. Also note that statins don't cause...
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    කැරි තාක්සනේ ! 🚘

    Prototypes of this was built by German car manufacturers many years ago.... Probably Mercedes. The Egyptians developed a similar method decades ago by hydraulically lowering a set of small wheels which could be turned by 90 degrees so that the car could be crab parked. So the idea isn't new. But...
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    විටමින් D ගන්න එවුන්

    I have posted several threads and comments on Vitamin D since Covid era. Please read. Some are copied below FYI.... As I mentioned before living in SL or in the Sun doesn't help much. With dark skins the Vitamin D synthesis is low. Here's a recent notification from the MOH. "Among Sri Lankan...
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    විනය නීතිය vs රථවාහන නීතිය

    In Tibet the Buddhist monks wear hats. :unsure:
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    British Hospitality & Trump's visit to Primary School

    Because the Metro Police was founded by Sir Robert Peel (Bobby)
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    Tump mistakenly 🚮delete th Gay plane who dropped the Hiroshima nuclear bomb 💣

    Enola Gay was named after the mother of the pilot.
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    British Hospitality & Trump's visit to Primary School

    British Hospitality! Perera, a Sri Lankan citizen aged 72, is visiting London for the first time. He decides to skip his afternoon siesta and explore the city on his own. He wanders around, seeing the sights, and occasionally stopping at a quaint pub to soak up the local culture, chat with...
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    Innovex washing machine අවුලක්

    Read the instruction manual.......
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    මේ අක්කගෙන් ඇස්වහ කටවහ පුච්චමුද

    This is a regular event in the evenings in Central Square of the Mexico City. Also there are beautiful traditional costumed dances. https://elakiri.com/threads/traditional-aztec-dance-short-clip.2182888/
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    Conclave (2024) පාප්තුමාගේ හුටපටේ

    Yes... It was adapted from a Novel by Richard Harris. The final twist is a bit unexpected and shows that sometimes the Vatican traditions could be overlooked. It's tries to portray that the Church can be progressive.

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