Things to Ponder
Chemistry
How electron orbits really work?
Physics
Can the existence of normal force be proven?
How statics and balance of forces come in in furniture design and architectural design?
How can I imagine the 4th dimension? (I know I can’t)
Mathematics
If 72 can be re-written as 7 x 7, then how can 71/2 be re-written in similar format?
Music
Why harmonics works in a violin?
Business
If I were to read a self-help book with the title “Crushing your competitors”. And my competitor pick up the same book and read it. Who will crush who?
Philosophy
How do we know what is the best philosophical premise to answer the question of whether or not God exist?
What makes a philosopher famous?
What really is “humor”? Why do we find some things funny while others not?
Miscellaneous
When we want to draw (more like reproduce) another existing drawing, if we turn the existing drawing upside down, and we draw accordingly, drawing exactly how the existing drawing appeared when turned upside down, we draw better pictures. I got this from the book A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink, which is one awesome book. Apparently this is because when we turn the drawing upside down, we eliminate all forms of logic - and that means using solely the right brain to draw. Analyzing the example above, how can we design other ways and methods that allow us to harness and utilize only one side of the brain when the situations required, be it right brain or left brain?
Why is sex such a taboo subject? If so, shouldn’t we be ashamed of our own existence too?
In Jose Saramago’s book Seeing, why is the government or the ruling party on the right, so concerned about the large number of blank votes that it called for another election, eventhough it had won with a majority? Why is the large number of blank vote such a big deal, when the victory is, more often than not, the priority?
Why is it that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere?
Since earth rotates towards the east, does a west-bound plane (e.g. crossing the Atlantic Ocean) reaches its destination faster, compared to an east-bound plane (e.g. crossing the Pacific Ocean), if the distance covered by both planes are the same?
