Dear Student-Who-Didn’t-Make-It-To-IIT, This might seem like the end of the world for you, but trust me, we’re just (just in case definition) getting started. Hold on there, because life is much more than cracking that exam. Source: www.oise.com I have been there. I have stood where you’re standing. After the JEE scores were announced. Outside the IIT gate, just like …

Tall, pointy objects standing alone in an open space are more likely to get struck by lightning but it’s by no means a certainty. Sometimes the flat ground next to a tall tree can be hit. A car or other enclosed metal structure is the safest place to be in a thunderstorm. Failing that, a ditch, trench or group of …

Don’t listen to the Flat Earth Society, they’re wrong; the Earth is round. But did you ever wonder why the Earth is round? It all comes down to gravity. One of the effects of mass is that it attracts other mass. For small objects, like your computer, your car, and even a building, the force of gravity is tiny. But …