According to the Roman architect Vitruvius, King Hiero II of Syracuse commissioned a goldsmith to make a votive crown from a specified amount of gold. The finished crown had the same weight as the gold supplied, but Hiero suspected that the goldsmith had secretly substituted some silver for gold.
Hiero asked Archimedes to determine whether the crown had been adulterated without damaging it.
The traditional story says that Archimedes struggled with the problem because the crown's irregular shape made its volume difficult to determine. Then, while entering a bath, he noticed that immersing his body caused water to overflow. He realized that the amount of displaced water corresponded to the volume of the submerged part of his body.
According to Vitruvius, Archimedes then compared the crown with equal-weight samples of pure gold and silver by measuring the amount of water displaced. Because silver is less dense than gold, a gold-silver mixture of the same mass would occupy a greater volume and therefore displace more water than an equal mass of pure gold. The comparison reportedly revealed that silver had been mixed into the crown.
Vitruvius also says that Archimedes, overcome with excitement, ran home naked shouting “Eureka!”, Greek for “I have found it.”
The famous story is an ancient account rather than a directly documented eyewitness record. It is traditionally associated with Archimedes' work on buoyancy and fluid displacement, now expressed in what is known as Archimedes' principle.
From its 1929 peak, the Dow took until 1954 to finally get back to the same price level, a full 25 years in what we now remember as one of the greatest long-term wealth creation stories in market history.
So whenever Nifty spends 2-3 years doing nothing and everyone starts questioning whether the India story is over, history does offer some comfort.
You may only have to wait a few decades.
We should be thinking about it deeply. At some point in the future, our dependence on oil will go down materially.
India has abundance of Sun. We also have the world's largest reserve of thorium and at some point in the next 20 yrs we will learn to harness it commercially for a nuclear power plant
So solar , thermal and nuclear along with bits of wind and hydro will be enough for our energy security
In 2010, Goa drew about 440,000 foreign tourists; Bali drew 2.5 million. Since then, Bali’s inflow has nearly tripled, and in 2025 it set a record of about 7 million. Goa has added fewer than 80,000 foreign tourists in 15 years.
being married is funny because you'll be chilling, having a bowl of cereal, and your wife will say
i hate these bowls, don't you?
and you'll shrug becuase you don't care and she'll say
i do, they've bothered me for a while now. we need new bowls.
and you'll shrug again because you have honestly, not once, ever considered the bowls at all
then a few days later there will be all new bowls in the kitchen.
and you'll be eating the same cereal in a different bowl, chilling, and she'll say
i love these new bowls
and you'll shrug again because you still don't care but she's happier and the cereal is still good and you didn't do anything at all
Poor quality of infrastructure, especially roads, along with allegations of large-scale corruption in awarding and executing key infrastructure projects, has become a common topic on social media.
While corruption cannot be ruled out, a more likely reason for the poor condition of newly built roads is rushed construction to meet deadlines, which are often set for political reasons. Poor design and inadequate safety audits are also major concerns for road quality in India.
Whatever the reason, the fact remains that India spends much more than the global average to build its highways, yet the quality of these highways remains poor in terms of design, durability and comfort.
It would help to open up infrastructure construction to global competition and make it mandatory for all projects above Rs 50 million to be awarded through global tenders.
It would also be worthwhile to set up a dedicated highway police force to ensure the safety and security of highway travelers and to quickly address complaints of damage and accidents.
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Bc why the fuck is nobody talking about Sujeet Kalkal
He is on a genuinely ridiculous run right now!
Bc gold pe gold!
This year has been his breakout year, being an okay 65 kg wrestler to someone who nobody would want in their bracket
Appreciate SPORTS!!!
This is the 2003 US Open Final, last time an american won it.
Look at the pace of rallies, my god I can't believe how much faster and intense things are these days.
Difference in level is crazy 🤯
माधुरी याद है आपको?? कोल्हापुर की वो हथिनी जिसने मुकेश अम्बानी की दुनिया हिला दी थी.
जिसे अम्बानी ने छल कपट से Vantara पहुंचाया था, 409 दिन के बाद वो वापिस लौट आयी है
इसमें अब प्रचार ये किया जा रहा है कि अनंत अम्बानी की दरियादिली है, लेकिन सच्चाई कुछ और ही है.
825000 आबादी वाले कोल्हापुर में माधुरी को वापिस लाने के लिए बहुत संघर्ष किया लोगों ने.
1 लाख से ज्यादा जिओ सिम पोर्ट करवाये गए
70 हज़ार से अधिका याचिकाएं दी गयीं
30 किलोमीटर की पदयात्रा कई बार निकाली गयीं
बीजेपी पार्षद से लेकर विधायक सांसद तक का बॉयकॉट हुआ.
करोड़पति आदमी और सत्ता को कैसे झुकाया जाता है, ये कोल्हापुर वालों से सीखे. ये खबर आपको मीडिया नहीं बताने वाला वैसे. 😊
How many agree this is unpardonable & shows complete of training? 1. Minor girlevident from school uniform, no other confirmation was required 2. Father was on the line and offers to pay. 3. Has 1st class pass! railway brazenly justify actions! @AshwiniVaishnaw