Microsoft Flight Simulator vs Real

Following is a snap shot that compares Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 scenery vs real scenery at Princess Juliana Intl Airport, Netherlands (TNCM). Isn't it amazing?

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Read More in Blogger: Very Much Available!

Who says blogger does not have the option to show some part of article on main page and expand it with "Read More" option?

Well here is the truth! This option is very much available in Blogger!

Just click the "Insert Jump Break" button on formatting toolbar where you want to hide the rest of the article. It will automatically show "Read More" when you publish your article and hide the remaining article, thus making your homepage compact and making all your posts more visible!


NO NEED TO get into HTML editing headache, no find-copy-paste hassle! 

Here is an example of a blog where this option is used: http://thisisincredible.blogspot.com/

Here is an example of a blog where this option is used: http://thisisincredible.blogspot.com/

Pyramid Khufu

Contributed by Affan Faisal, Canada

The Great Pyramid of Giza was called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops is the oldest and largest of the three pyramid in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza Egypt. It is the oldest of the seven wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynast Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu Cheops in Greek over an approximately 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. 

There have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place. There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. The so called Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. 

Pyramids

Contributed by Affan Faisal, Canada

The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid shaped masonry structures located in Egypt. There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt. Pyramids were made by sand, rocks and they needed sun to grow because by the sun the sand gets harder. The famous pyramid was found in Giza. 

The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found at Saqqara northwest of Memphis. The estimate of the number of workers it took to build the pyramids have a wide range from a few thousand, twenty thousand, and up to 100,000 and these pyramids are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry.

Quick Tip for Remembering Sign of Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Derivative of sin(x) is cos(x) but derivative of cos(x) is –sin(x). For all those who find it a little hard to remember which trigonometric function’s derivative is negative and vice versa, here is a quick tip for free! 

All those trigonometric functions starting with letter ‘C’ have negative derivatives! However in case of hyperbolic trigonometric functions, only the reciprocal functions (sech, cosech and coth) have negative value derivatives. Check any derivatives table and see it yourself! Isn't it a handy tip?