Arun Velu

Blue Devil | Spoiler alert - You probably won't like me !

[Serena @al_serenad]

Amazing how the expression of the eyes seems to change as the mouth changes.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The evolution of tennis through the wear and tear of the grass in the Wimbledon finals

In any image of the finals of the 70s, 80s and 2000s you can see how the grass is very worn both in the baseline and in the volley area. And it is not just that now the gardeners have better technologies for the care of the grass that avoid wear, there is also an explanation of the evolution of tennis at a technical level

Previously on grass the main strategy of tennis players was the serve and volley. Back then, the Wimbledon grass in the volley area barely made it to the final. In recent years the service boxes are pristine on the last day of the tournament and it is the baseline area that is more sand than grass

The explanation is simple: serve and volley are no longer used as before. Wooden rackets were more suitable for this style of play, they were heavier and it was impossible to finish the point from the back of the court, so they tried to win at the net

Wooden rackets stopped being used at the end of the 80s and in the 90s, with the revolution of carbon fiber, graphite and other material rackets, the type of game changed. Since then, the game from the back of the court has become the norm on the circuit. With the evolution of materials and physical preparation, today's tennis players follow a common pattern: they are tall, hit hard from both sides, serve very hard and finish points at the back of the court.

[@Abmashu17 @Ab_Mashu_17]

🧵 Times Rahul Gandhi was prophetic:

1) Demonetization Debacle:
Warned about economic chaos and job losses. Result? GDP slowdown and cash crunch. #Rahulgandhi #PM #Demonetization

PM has done world's biggest impromptu financial experiment: Rahul Gandhi -Nov 23, 2016,

[Satish Acharya @satishacharya]

Against all odds Aussies make a comeback to win the World Cup! #WorldcupFinal

[Mufaddal Vohra @mufaddal_vohra]

Year in which the first dismissal took place:

Caught - 1877.
Bowled - 1877.
Run Out - 1877.
LBW - 1877.
Stumped - 1877.
Hit Wicket - 1884.
Retired Hurt - 1877.
Obstructing Field - 1951.
Handling ball - 1957.
Retired Out - 2001.
Hitting the ball twice - 2023.

Timed out - 2023.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

This is idiotic, but…

if the new Speaker thinks that guns and cars are equally dangerous weapons, let’s just treat guns like cars.

Licenses. Training. Insurance.

[Gurubaai @ItsGurubaai]

Why Kaala is a Good film?

This 👇

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

It doesn't matter how many times you watch the clip, your brain still falls for it! 🤯

[Arun Velu @gctarun]

https://t.co/HzngMm9rZB

[Arun Velu @gctarun]

*Send a secret message to me!*
I will never know who sent it
https://t.co/o4UP3Qbe1x #secretmessage

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Football stadiums are modern cathedrals.

Here's why...

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

I’m sorry but “it’s feminist to stay in a critically important job long past when you are capable of doing it” is a ludicrous argument. I can’t tell if people are really making it or just kinda trolling.

[www.sidin.co @sidin]

Hello friends who live in India… don’t mean to offend but what the absolute f-ing f is up with all the OTPs? Wow.

[Amazing Maps @amazingmap]

Countries never visited by a sitting US president

[Cliff Pickover @pickover]

Mathematics, physics, strange universe.

Calculating π by randomly throwing darts.

By @EngagingData, https://t.co/40U5TqLI2a, Used with permission.

[Arun Velu @gctarun]

@RailwaySeva Booked train from cbe to cvp in 16322. Train is partially cancelled from Virudhanagar to cbe. How to get refund?

[Arun Velu @gctarun]

Everyone should read the majority verdict.
It is not a simple "let's help the poor". It is a vengeful attack to build the judicial framework for eliminating reservations in India.
https://t.co/4FKme4AhdR

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

For all now wondering how it works.

A guide to constitutional monarchy:

[Arun Velu @gctarun]

To put things in perspective of how long her reign was: ~95% of today's world population were born after she became the Queen.
#GodSaveTheQueen

[Arun Velu @gctarun]

'The Satanic Verses' remains banned in India even today. Three decades later, the country still couldn't pick itself to condemn a near fatal attack on Salman Rushdie.

"Religions deserve our fearless disrespect." So do nations!
#IndiaAt75 is a joke. Only, we couldn't laugh.

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

My reflections on the shocking attack on @SalmanRushdie, in @TheQuint: https://t.co/Yzb4bwzGiu