In circles

Pepper spray! 

A few days back some members of Indian parliament were in tears. Reason, one of the members used pepper spray. For a change, some MPs were in tears. Normally it is the common man who is always in tears. I became curious about this pepper spray and wanted to know more. Found some interesting stuff in today’s Hindu news paper, summarized and enhanced by me based on that report. Given below in “ ”( in quotes).

“It seems the pepper spray did not contain pepper or chilli powder as its name suggests. It is a chemical banned in war. The chemical is called capsaicin, derived from the fruits of plants like capsicum or chilli. Its use is banned in war by the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits riot-control agents. It is banned in many countries but not in India. Anybody can purchase it, no license required. Only the manufactures has to get a license from Government. Obviously these sprays are meant to be used for self defense, like by women when there is in an attempt of rape on them. Obviously our beloved member of parliament misused it, when a war like situation was arisen, which is not that unusual in our parliament.”

This is not new. I have used pencil or pen to attack my friends. Some brutal ones have used hockey sticks or cricket bats. There are many such things were used for their unintended use. The list ended at nuclear energy. Nuclear energy by fission, emitted while heavy elements are broken into smaller ones! Ended in making bombs and then using it. Source Wikipedia, again in “” (in quotes).

“Nuclear fission was discovered in December 1938 .By fission, the amount of free energy generated is pretty high. The energy released is thousands of times more than in petrol or diesel of equal mass. Yes, we are benefitting by this discovery big time, if we did not have the nuclear energy many cities would have plunged into darkness. But what happened in 1945? This technology was used for destructive purpose, not once but twice. Little Boy at Hiroshima and Flat man at Nagasaki that witnessed mass destruction”

When I cross a road I first look right side and then the left side. When I talk about a problem I first look at women and then men. When I check my stock portfolio I first look at the south zone and then the north zone. So when I came across Fission I had to look at Fusion as well!

Luckily, yesterday my friend Udaya shared a link on studies on nuclear fusion. A brief in “” ( in quotes ).

“(source : http://www.newscientist.com. “CLEAN energy inspired by the stars is the dream of scientists pursuing nuclear fusion, in which atomic nuclei fuse together and release energy. In a first for laser-driven fusion, scientists at a US lab say they have reached a key milestone called fuel gain: they are producing more energy than the fuel absorbed to start the reaction. But the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Livermore, California, is still a long way from sparking a self-sustaining fusion reaction with an overall gain in energy – a process called ignition. Currently, the reactor as a whole needs more energy to operate than the amount that is produced.)”

So people invest heavily on innovations that make huge difference in our lives. People use money to achieve the nearly impossible and difficult things. People have spent big money to achieve great but impossible things. Success stories are many. I do not intend to research on this and reproduce here in between “ ” (in quotes ).

  

But there are people who use money power to get impossible things done. Many members of parliament have done this. With money they enter parliament and then what do they do? They fight, physically, using chemical weapons! That brings the discussion back to where I started.

Pepper spray!

This is to prove the point that these discussions just go in circles with no conclusive end. I wanted to break it today. How to do it? I need to just think of something else, out of the box!

For a while I thought about small dots at random. Then I remembered this unique one. Normally these types of dots will go immediately if I thoroughly wash. This one remained for a few weeks, the dot on my left forefinger which was gifted to me almost 5 years back. During parliament elections. I do not remember whom I cast the vote. I do not remember me attempting to know anything about that candidate prior t0 voting. This time around I will do a research on all candidates. Make a write up and enclose it in “” (in quotes). I will read it again and then decide whom I will vote, for my satisfaction at least. To tell myself I tried to do some justice.

Jai Hind.