Crash Impact for Trains

The Odisha Train accident in which hundreds of people died and thousands of people were injured was one of the most tragic train accidents to happen in India. Though Indian Railways has the best of technology and railway system, it was a shock this incident happened.

This led me to wonder, How can the casualty be minimized in such accidents. A very weird idea occurred to me. There are crash impact and crumple zones for cars and similar vehicles. Why not a crash impact or crumple zone for a trains??? 

Below is diagram/concept of this idea:

As per the above diagram, a specially designed car/wagon which can crumple on impact needs to be placed in between the locomotive and the first car of the train (See A). 

In-case of any head-on collision between two train, the shock impact will be absorbed by this crumple car. (See B). This crumple zone should help the other cars behind to minimize the casualty during such incidents.

Please note: I am not a subject expert on this matter. Its an idea which occured to me and though of conveying the same. Hoping some subject matter expert can look into this idea and take it forward.

Please let me know what you think about this and share your feedback or comments in the comments section below.

Large Ganesha and Shiva paintings

This is Sharavu Mahaganapati temple in the heart of Mangalore. Situated near carstreet, it's one of the popular and sacred Ganapati temple in Mangalore. 

The morning rush hour time is when one can see lot of devotees offering their prayers here. School going kids, business men, working women, auto drivers, craftsmen etc., are some of the typical devotees you will find here.

One key highlight of the temple is, as you enter the main entrance of the temple, you will find huge paintings of Lord Ganesha and Lord Shiva on either sides.

Whats even more fasinating is all paintings inside the temple are done by a Christian. His name is David Alangar. The attention to details and life like paintings is the key strenght of this artist.

Neutralizing the virus to reduce the spread of it. A NEW DEVICE

With the sceond wave of COVID spreading in India, the number of cases and deaths due to covid-19 virus is increasing day by day. The government is doing its best to vaccinate as many people as possible and attain herd immunity. For a country with a billion plus population and the majority of it are daily wage labours, farmers and other street vendors, Imposing a LOCKDOWN impacts the economic condition very hard.

Though people wear masks and are aware of social distancing, markets and public places are always crowded. If people cannot control the spread of virus, there must be some external agent which should control the spread of virus. This is where a new virus neutralising product comes into picture. I read about this on many news portal , whatsapp forwards and youtube. I am not an expert to talk about this product, but I was amazed by the concept of this product. Ok, so product I am sharing here is called SHYCOCAN. This device is intended to deactivate certain viruses including corona viruses, the virus associated with COVID-19. 

How it works!
The device floods any indoor place with hundreds of electrons, Even if an infected individual were to walk into the room, these electrons would neutralise the potency of the virus presetn in aerosols while sneezing or coughing. It can also neutralise the virus present on surfaces, thus bringing down transmission via air or surface.

If the government can take notice of this device and its manufactures, and test its effectiveness in public places, this could become a game changer. People can go to movie theaters, malls, markets, railway stations and public places with out any fear of getting infected.

If this device is not harmful to humans/animals and not harmful to environment, the government should promote this product and help in avoiding the virus spread.