The science behind traffic jam

Everyone hates traffic jams. But, have you ever wondered what causes the most dreaded traffic jams? A simple act such as changing traffic lanes can cause a ripple effect which may end up as traffic congestion. The below infographics explains them all.


Via: Car Insurance Guide

How do you wash a cat?

All I heard was the cat screaming "No.....No...Noooo...."

Ever wondered how much does Mark Zuckerberg makes an hour?

What do you know about QR codes?

QR codes are everywhere imaginable these days. Recent statistics shows that the use of QR codes have been rising exponentially since last year. Get to know about the QR codes from the infographics below.

Cooler still, you can scan every QR code in this infographic to get more info. So, what are you waiting for? Get your smartphones at the ready. Click on the image below if you need to see a larger version.

When you’re done clicking, scanning and learning, riddle us this in the comments section: When was the last time you scanned a QR code, and what did you get out of it?

I'm sure you would buy iPad 2 no matter what we say...

Apple might just be getting just a little bit cocky these days. They seem to believe that people will buy their product no matter what they say.

The clip manages to perfectly send up the Apple announcement video. From the background to the “employees” with nondescript accents, this is parody gold. We’re quite fond on the closer, “iPad 2: You’ll buy it no matter what we say.”

"I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" - Funny video of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

When filthy rich people have conversation

I'm not sure when these following pictures were captures. After all, it is hard to catch Steve & Bill sharing the stage. This is just a little imagination of what could they have talked about. Have fun.

New video about Google Webmasters Tool and how to utilize it

Few days ago I posted a video on the importance of the Meta Description Tags.

I have came across another video by Google which could be useful to the Webmasters in SEO.

If you find this video useful, do comment and share it with your friends.

What was your favourite high school teacher's name?

I was stumbling through pages when I came across this funny joke. Please do share with your friends.

I guess many of could even relate this story to incidents in your real life.

Thanks Captchas

When you share something on the internet, give credit where it is due

Sometimes when we find something cool on the internet and immediately run off to post it on our Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or Digg, it's important to credit the original author.

"See Something, Cite Something," by webcomics artists Loldwell and Rosscott, makes the point more effectively. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

Keyword Meta tags - Are they really useful?

Are you dependent keyword meta tags for search engine optimization (SEO)? According to the Google Webmasters, Meta Keyword Tags are in fact, useless. 

But all is not lost. You may still need to pay attention to Meta Description tags as they will use it for their description of search results.

Meanwhile, we gotta start looking at other ways to promote our sites. Social Media Optimizations? 

Check your photos before uploading to Facebook

Anybody would have flipped through the picture to the next in 2 seconds, if it hadn't been for that dildo in the background. The presence of that dildo made the, otherwise innocent girl, into a Hot BABE!! :D

This is why you should always check your photos before uploading to Facebook. Did you had similar encounters?

History of Batmobiles

Are you an avid fan of Batman series? Then I'm sure you'll love this. The image below is the info-graphic which depicts the history of all the bat mobiles featured in comic, animated series and movie since 1941 till now.

Which one is your favourite? Click on the picture to enlarge

My body transformation so far...

Loooking back at my transformation, I'm surprised I got so far without any slimming program or expensive diet pills within 6 months.

I think its about time I start bulking and gain some muscles. At the same time, i should also shed little bit on flab left around the midsection and bring out the hidden six packs!!! For that I have to bring down my BF% down to 15% or less. Wish me luck.

We'll see new ME in another 6 months time.

Inspiration for body builders out there

The video speaks for itself. How one can achieve his dream body with constant effort and dedication.






To quote from the source
"...It took Aamir 13 months of workout, with a daily regime of about four hours, to achieve the next to impossible look for 'Ghajini'.

Aamir Khan used to get tired exercising and sometimes even used to shriek in pain and cry doing the stomach crunches, but he did not skip a single day. Every week his body used to show results and that kept him going..."

My home gym

Like I wrote in my previous post, my Body solid G1S home gym was delivered on wednesday. With that my home gymnasium collection is almost complete.

Why do I say its almost complete? Actually, the equipments I have is sufficient to train all the major muscle groups for a novice body builder. But, what my father feels that it should have a treadmill to be complete....Hmmm, why would I wanna spoil his wish?

Well, now I'm on a hunt for treadmill. The good news is he'll fund for the treadmill and also some minor renovation of my gymnasium (actually I used up the store room space for my gym =) ).

Enough said. Now, let together admire my home gym collection.

Chin up bar at the entrance to my room

Dumbells collection

Bench press & sit-up station

Stationary bike - my cardio workout station

Behold!!! My new Body solid G1S home gym

...And occasionally some outdoor activities =)

Ooops, I almost forgot. Merry christmas and Happy new year to all my friends.

How fit are you?

I have been planning to purchase a gym equipment for a long time. So, as soon as I got my bonus for this year, I paid a visit to Fitness Concept store in IOI mall.

The equipment of my choice was Body solid's G1S dual station gym. It cost me a whopping RM 3,000.00 and I shall write a review about it after its delivered on wednesday.

I also had my fitness level measured today by body composition analyzer. Below is the reproduction of the report i received.

BODY TYPE : STANDARD
GENDER : MALE
AGE : 24
HEIGHT : 170 cm
WEIGHT : 72.1 kg
BMI : 24.9
BMR : 6733 kJ (1609 kcal)
IMPEDANCE : 474 ohm
FAT% : 24.9%
FAT MASS : 18.0 kg
FFM : 54.1 kg
TBW : 39.6 kg

DESIRABLE RANGE
FAT% : 14 - 20%
FAT MASS : 8.8 - 13.5 kg

TARGET BF% is : 20%
PREDICTED WEIGHT : 67.7 kg
PREDICTED FAT MASS : 13.6 kg
FAT TO LOSE : 4.4 kg

So, despite all the workout I've been doing for the past few months I'm still a little overweight it seems. But, I was also informed that once we start building mass (body building) BMI cannot be applied anymore.

I have already made my new year's resolution. How about you? How fit are you?



P.S: You can also refer to the bottom of my blog for fitness tips. Its updated daily!!

3D cross-eye stereogram

A stereogram is an optical illusion of depth created from flat, two-dimensional images. Originally, stereogram referred to a pair of stereo images which could be viewed using stereoscope.

Stereogram was discovered by Charles Wheatstone in 1838. He found an explanation of binocular vision which led him to construct a stereoscope based on a combination of prisms and mirrors to allow a person to see 3D images from two 2D pictures.

Here are some really impressive photos I’ve found on the net and there are hundreds of them. These images do not need stereoscopes to view and can be viewed by slightly defocusing your eyes and then cross them until an image appears in the middle and then relax your eyes to get a stable 3-D image. It’s worth the trouble.

Click on pictures for larger view

And finally a video stereogram,

Brain teaser: Who owns the fish?

Its going to be a long weekend i guess, with Raya Haji holidays in the corner. It doesn't hurt to work your brain a little while enjoying the holidays.

The following brain teaser was designed by none other than Albert Einstein himself. Have fun figuring out.

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There are 5 houses in 5 different colours. In each house lives a person of a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. Using the clues below can you determine who owns the fish?

The Brit lives in a red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
The green house owner drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man living in the house right in the middle drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blend lives next door to the one who keeps cats.
The man who keeps horses lives next door to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The owner who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The man who smokes Blend has a neighbour who drinks water.

answer: The German owns the fish

Snake in Phaaradm

Last Wednesday (26th Nov 2008) some members of my company found a snake near fire test room area in the afternoon. They managed to snap a couple of photos and also killed the snake.

However, they also suspect that there could be more of them hiding inside the company. Scary thought, eh?

So, where did the snakes came from all of sudden? You see, there is a construction going on just beside my company. The contractors have cleared up a small jungle beside the company to make way for Shah Alam Memorial Park. Therefore, these animals have nowhere to go and migrated to our company. No wonder some of the members have been complaining about monkeys at the car park area.

This is what happens when we clear up jungles without regard for creatures living there. Thus, these uninvited guests will have nowhere to go and will start claiming space in our habitat.