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Vruksharacha's warning

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. . . a good piece of gutta percha will insulate as well as an equal piece of shell-lac, whether it be in the form of sheet, or rod, of filament; but being tough and flexible when cold, as well as soft when hot, it will serve better than shell-lac in many cases where the brittleness of the latter is an inconvenience. Thus it makes very good handles for carriers of electricity in experiments on induction, not being liable to fracture: in the form of thin band or string it makes an excellent insulating suspender: a piece of it in sheet makes a most convenient insulating basis for anything placed on it . . . Michael Faraday (1848) On the use of gutta percha in electrical insulation, Philosophical Magazine Series 3 32(214), p. 166. Long before tall buildings touched the clouds and bright lights shimmered along the river, Singapore was a green island filled with birdsong, cicadas, and trees that talked. ...
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How to deliberately lose some of your marks (add math 2025, paper 1)

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. . . Ramai ibu bapa meluahkan rasa simpati terhadap anak-anak mereka yang menduduki kertas peperiksaan Matematik Tambahan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) tahun ini yang dikatakan susah dan di luar jangkaan. . . . . . . ramai calon SPM menangis lepas jawab kertas ‘add math’ . . . Halisya Isma Zulkurnain Kosmo! (16 Disember 2025) . . . Kenapa law student semua triggered? Memang betul la Add Maths has no bearing on my 10 years in The job of a lawyer is essentially to persuade other humans (most of whom are just as weak in probabilistic reasoning) into accepting their version of truth. What truly matters in this profession is not precision, but experiential reasoning, built on analogies and rhetoric. The ability to calculate “the number of different ways five committee members can be chosen, such that the number of boys is more than the number of girls and must include either Zam or Min” may be intellectual...
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Lahaina noon in Sribhuja

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. . . aux environs du pays de Kalah et de Sribuza , on trouve des mines d’or et d’argent . . . Al-Mas‘udi (943) Muruj al-Dhahab wa Ma‘adin al-Jauhar translated by C. B. de Meynard and A. P. de Courteille (1861) Les prairies d'or et de mines de pierres précieuses, Volume 1 . . . I have already mentioned Sarira , which is situated at the end of Lamuri Island , 120 zam from Kala . God knows best! Buzurg ibn Shahriyar (c. 10th century) The book of the wonders of India : mainland, sea, and islands, edited and translated by G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville (1980) Lahaina 1 noon or zero-shadow moment is a twice-yearly phenomenon in the tropics when the sun passes directly overhead at local solar noon, causing vertical objects to cast no shadow. It occurs because the solar rays strike the ground at right angle, and it is only observable in places between the Tropic of Cancer an...
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