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    "බුද්ධාගමට ප්‍රමුක ස්ථානය" ලෙස වියවස්ථාවේ කියන්නේ කුමක්ද ?

    I am not sure how to explain it but Buddihism was granted the foremost place by the 1970 - 1972 Constitution. Earlier than this it was what the Colonials left us with, possibly an extension of the Soulbury Commission. The 1970 constituion stated.... The Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to...
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    Geometric Puzzle - 17_06_24

    Easy problem. Can be solved in several ways. Given : The radius of the semicircle is 5 units. Angle ACE = Angle BCD = 60 degrees Find: The length DE
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    Weekend Geometric Puzzle

    Well done... I will post another simple one after a few minutes. (y)
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    රසදිය

    Mercury has been classified in group 3 by IARC (International Agency Research Cancer) which means “not classifiable as to their carcinogenicity to humans” However, it can be extremely dangerous and damaging to the CNS, the Liver etc. Does anyone recall or have heard about "Minamata Disease"? -...
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    Threewheel karaya wrong side enawa

    I do have a 28 Sri Nissan 4WD Double Cab... No problem with these egg shells or even with private buses. :unsure:
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    සිරාවට 2000 න් පස්සේ එවුන් පාට්ට mongal බං

    Sure sign of an imbecile is the sad lack of judgement. :ROFLMAO:
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    සිරාවට 2000 න් පස්සේ එවුන් පාට්ට mongal බං

    There are imbeciles and certified imbeciles.... :ROFLMAO:
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    සිරාවට 2000 න් පස්සේ එවුන් පාට්ට mongal බං

    The only differnce is that they procreate more low IQs and 69 lakhs will sadly become 89 lakhs pretty fast. :unsure:
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    What is the reason for Sri Lankan Cricket's downfall ?

    The sad lack of persons to replace the calibre of Ana Punchihewa. :-( PS: Also add political interference on top.
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    Child's Homework Problem

    It should not have been asked as it's not very clear to a student. BTW a circle doesn't have infinite sides either. The apeirogon is an extension of the definition of regular polygon to a figure with an infinite number of sides. It's derived from the Greek word Aperios ἄπειρος” which means...
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    රසදිය

    Bull!@#t.... I had written a couple of posts on Red Mercury in this forum. This is one of them. Please read. https://elakiri.com/threads/red-mercury-fact-fiction-possible-root-to-the-myth.1945763/
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    Child's Homework Problem

    This question is a bit ambiguous. If you go by the n sided polygon formula you would think the answer is "infinity" but it's not the right answer. The problem is the interpretation of the word "Inside". With a polygon inside refers to the sum of the interior angles, which is of course as many...
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    Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors (docu-netflix)

    You are never too old to travel. (y) But travel when you can.
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    Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors (docu-netflix)

    Thanks... Haven't seen the documentary but will do. Have been to the real site in Xi'an, it's massive in size and takes more than two hours to explore. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site and a must visit in China.
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    Child's Homework Problem

    Below is a daughter's homework problem posted by her father Sir Timothy Gowers. He's a Fields Medal winner (like the Nobel Prize for Mathematicians) and currently Professeur titulaire de la chaire Combinatoire, which translates as the holder of the Combinatorics chair at at the Collège de...
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    ළමයෙක් හැදෙන්න හොඳම තැන?

    Have you ever heard the African proverb - "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child" :unsure:
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    නව COVID-Omicron XBB ප්‍රභේදය

    https://elakiri.com/threads/flirt-variant-kp-2-the-sa-mrna-vaccines.2153923/
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    Weekend Geometric Puzzle

    The dotted lines are parallel and the green area is a perfect square. Find the area of this square. PS: Please try on your own. It's not difficult.
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    වැඩිය දරුණු නැති දිලීරයක් - Aspergillus Niger

    Seborrheic dermatitis may be caused by an immune reaction to a microscopic fungus called Malassezia. The exact mechanism is still unknown and why it triggers is also debatable. There was no new treatments for the last 20 years or so, but in last December the FDA approved a topical...

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