Motion sickness

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PREVENTING CARSICKNESS

I'm a pathetic victim of carsickness. And I have ruined many of my journeys in buses and cars. Journey in these vehicle used to be a nightmare for me. So I travelled very few places during my life.I really want to visit new places but it is really terrible during the journey especially when you are susceptible to car sickness AKA motion sickness.Friends! I know that feeling when other people are enjoying the great scenery and having a great talk with each other in vehicle and you are in one corner feeling dizzy and about to vomit. It feels really bad.

So I'm here to say you about the causes of carsickness and the ways to avoid it. So, what is the main cause of car sickness or motion sickness? Well! It is clearly mentioned in in Wikipedia. It says that when you travel in vehicle your body is in motion. So your brain suppose that you are in motion but your eyes send the signal to your brain saying that you are in complete rest(with respect to you,your car is in rest). So your brain thinks that you are hallucinating due to some poisons .So to eject the poison, your brain induce vomiting. So you see, motion sickness is due to the dilemma of your brain. Many people have their own views for the cause of vomiting and also the remedy of vomiting. For example I used to think that the foul scent of petrol and  couch of vehicle induce vomiting. All these stuffs do make the condition worse but they are not the main cause. C'mon now, you don't feel car sickness when you are in a very foul smelling rooms, do you? 

  Now, let's talk about some preventive measures of car sickness.

1)Book the window seat and look at the far horizon so that even your eyes send the signal that you are moving.

2)Eating ginger also reduces your nausea!

3)Taking a nap is really a great way to prevent car sickness.

4)I have found that travelling at night decrease the probability of vomiting because it is cool  and you tend to sleep easily at night.

5)Medication also reduces the motion sickness considerably.But popping pills just before the journey is a bad idea.You have to take it at least half an hour before the journey. But don't go with my saying, better take the doctor's prescription.

6)Now let's talk about the preventive measure that I have discovered after experimenting and experiencing motion sickness throughout my childhood.I believe that the side to side motion of your head induces motion sickness. But up and down movement of your head doesn't induce motion sickness. If the road is very windy or there are many turns in road, your head is in side to side motion. If the road is in bad condition and there are many ups and downs in the road, your head will be in up and down movement.

So now you might have understood why car sickness is imminent in windy roads in hills. But there is a trick to avoid side-side movement. All you have to do is just lay down and sleep such that your face is facing in the direction of motion of vehicle and your one ear is pressed with your head. In this position, even if the vehicle is in side to side motion, for you your head will be in up-down motion(look at the picture given below).

If the road have many ups and downs, try sleeping with your face facing upwards . So, YOUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO ADJUST YOU IN A POSITION SUCH THAT YOUR HEAD IS NOT IN SIDE TO SIDE MOTION WITH RESPECT TO YOURSELF. With this method, I have prevented car sickness many times.

      For this method you need some space to lay down which may not be always possible. It's all up to you. But I strongly recommend you to try this technique once.

 If you have any doubt or enquiry ,feel free to email me or comment below. My email Ids are r.kc2012@yahoo.com  and   r.kc2012g@gmail.com.

Treasure of the night sky

Since my very childhood, I have been attracted to the natural beauty specially the night sky. I usually like to go up in my terrace at night and lay down and explore the whole universe through the night sky. Today in this busy world, nobody gets time for such things. But it is worth taking time out of your busy schedule and relax. Gazing at the night sky full of stars, meteors, satellite is one of the ways to relax your mind and body.
     At first I thought the night sky is only about stars and different shapes of moon. But gradually with my growing interest in astronomy, I started figuring out meteors (shooting star), meteor showers, nebulas, galaxies etc. I used to wonder how some stars move steadily across the  night sky until I realised that they are the satellites and not the stars. Yeah, the very satellites made by man. In night sky, they shine like stars since they consists of large solar panel which reflects enough sunlight to make them visible from earth. If you gaze the night sky carefully for half an hour  then you may be able to see the flash of bright light running through the sky that finally fades away. They are the meteors,basically a lump of stone which has already entered the earth's atmosphere. There are irregularly shaped stones and debris in space which are called meteoroides. When the earth pass through them they get attracted by earth's gravitation and enters into the earth's atmosphere. Then due to the friction of air it burns and eventually vanishes into the atmosphere itself. But some stones are simply large enough so they  get saved from being completely burnt and finally end up touching the earth surface with a big impact. These are called meteorites. So this is the difference between meteoroides, meteors and meteorites.

     Nowadays, there are many types of software that helps you learn more about the night sky. If you have a computer then Stellarium will be the perfect software. If you have a smartphone, then you can download an app GOOGLE SKY MAP.Here you will be able to learn about colourful nebulas too. Nebulas are the colourful clusters of stars and space dust.Although it is really difficult to figure out Nebula but if it is pitch dark and the night sky is clear then with the help of these types of software you can find out some of them. Similarly you can also figure out M31 galaxy(Andromeda galaxy). With Stellarium you will be able to find out the  satellite, its timing and its path in the sky.
 Then the next thing you can see are the constellations. It is very easy to figure out the constellations in the sky .Basically, constellations  are the group are stars. Ancient people named the group of star. These constellations represent unique shapes. For example, Ursa Major(name of a constellation) represents The Great Bear. Some of the constellations are even associated with the zodiac.Besides, there are many other astronomical events like eclipses and comets etc., which can be seen in daytime.

  Anyway, night sky has got lots of fun things to see. Not only fun but it will also helps  you to relax. In the pitch dark of night when everyone are asleep and you get lost in the world of space and universe, you wonder how all these came into existence , how this earth came into existence and how we human beings,who are intelligent enough to ask questions about the existence of universe itself came into existence. So get lost in the amazing night sky. When you are thinking in such a higher degree ,you shall find out all those earthly problems to be very insignificant. You will get immense pleasure.