What are some mind-blowing facts about food?

 Look at this:

What do you see, a delicious ice cream with yummy syrup, isn’t it?

What if I told you, that the ice cream is nothing but a smashed potato and that syrup is a motor oil.

Yes!

During photo shoot for ice cream ads, their actual product i.e. ice cream can’t stand in front of heavy lights and those syrups are not actually photogenic.

If you try to shoot original ice cream in studios, you might end up getting a milkshake looking something in the bowl.

To present the products appealing, they have to use various non edible items which are photogenic and look way better than the actual food. For food items, they use props. For garnishing effect, motor oil, glue, cotton balls and even a shoe polish are used.

So basically, potatoes and motor oil are making your mouth watery.

What are the examples of good infrastructure in India?

 

• Mumbai's Eastern Freeway- India's second largest
  

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• Solar plant at Charanka village in Gujarat
  

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• Yamuna Expressway
  

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• Banihal-Quazigund rail link through India's longest Railway tunnel
  

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• Gift city in Gujarat: The city will use the energy-efficient district cooling system instead of air-conditioning. It will also use an automated waste collection system that sucks away garbage from buildings at high speed
  

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• Metro Rail projects
  

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• Rail bridge on Chenab river: World's highest rail bridge
  

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• Bandra-Worli sea link
  

• Kathipara flyover: Constructed in Chennai, largest cloverleaf flyover in the whole of Asia.
  

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• Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS)
  

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• Mumbai-Pune expressway

• Vadodara Ahmedabad express highway

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  Pamban bridge

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• Konkan Railways

How can you tell if someone is a good person or just pretending?

 It's impossible to know.

Unfortunately.

Remember Ellen DeGeneres?

A funny, friendly, and nice presenter who even hosted the Oscars twice. But if it weren't for the testimonies and actions of former colleagues, as well as videos of her being rude to her celebrity guests, we would never have known about it. Ellen doesn't allow her colleagues to look her in the eye, speak to her, or eat meat in her presence. On camera, she was extremely rude to Mariah Carey. He even went so far as to offer the singer a drink to put aside the assumptions that she was pregnant (she was, and that was a private matter until then).

Narcissistic liars are everywhere.

But that's a famous person, so I'll tell you another story. About ordinary people.

I knew a man who was such a good liar that many people in his inner circle had no idea what a monster he was. Others, however, only had a vague impression of his true character.

His secret: he believed his own lies.

Even if he, in the deepest and most secret dark chamber of his mind or in what remains of his heart, knows what he truly is, he simply buries the lies so deeply beneath the dirt that he is able to change his truths and believe his lies.

This man drove people to depression, fired others simply because he could, destroyed the careers of other colleagues out of pure jealousy, and tried to bribe people on many occasions for his own benefit.

And yet, I saw him cry - literally CRY, with tears and everything - after someone accused him of some of his mistakes.

The effect of this?

The honest man – the accuser – was considered a horrible person, while the pathological liar was believed to have been falsely accused and was therefore innocent.

A victim.

Pathological liars usually have a way of believing their own lies, because otherwise, they have to admit to themselves that they are monsters.

Another celebrity story. Remember this guy?

Lance Armstrong

He was a former American professional cyclist, the 1993 road cycling champion. He became famous for winning the Tour de France seven times consecutively—an absolute record in that race—between 1999 and 2005. However, in 2012, a few years after ending his sporting career, he lost all titles obtained after 1998 and was banned from competitive cycling by the International Cycling Union due to drug use.

The saint.

You must remember that up to a certain point – that great and beautiful point – he claimed to be the most honest sportsman in the world, having won the Tour de France more times than any other human being.

He swore on his children's blood that he never used performance-enhancing drugs.

He ended up becoming a fraud. A liar, an unscrupulous man who believed his own lies because he needed them as truths to justify his actions.

Therefore, I repeat…

I'm sorry.

You can't catch those people.

They are the kings of their own (and false) truth.

AN ADDENDUM

What is a picture of Lindsay Lohan doing in this response?

Well, she's my main role model when it comes to answers related to psychology.

Lindsay doesn't seem like a pathological liar to me. In fact, I think she's quite the opposite: too honest and hiding very little.

She exposes herself a lot and leaves us with the lesson that being too honest can also harm us.

But I prefer this to the narcissistic liars in the cases above.

What are some good pictures of abandoned buildings or deserted cities?

 When humans leave, nature returns. Here's the proof:

• Mill dating from 1866, Sorrento, Italy:

• The New World shopping mall in Bangkok was abandoned in 1999 after a major fire. Since then, the mall has been flooded and has become a habitat for various fish species.

• Holland Island, Chesapeake Bay, USA:

• New Zealand Island, California, SUA. The Northern California island was abandoned in the late 19th century, probably because of the impressive number of seals, sea lions, and birds that come here to breed.

• Discovery Island belongs to Disney. It was abandoned because a potentially deadly bacterium was discovered in the surrounding waters.

• Abandoned railway tracks (Lebanon, Missouri, USA):

• The Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia is overrun by the roots of the Bayon trees that surround the building.

Which products were discontinued because they were too good?

 Let's see:

There are throat microphones . These microphones pick up sound directly from the throat, not the mouth. The sound is much clearer, and the microphone picks up only the sound of your voice, and nothing else.

Why didn't they replace the previous, less efficient pickups? Because they are different from what people are familiar with. We often prefer the solution we are accustomed to over the more effective one.

It's possible to find some, but not in stores.

Then there's the Dyson washing machine.

Yes, Dyson did make a washing machine. This machine had two cylinders that rotated in opposite directions.

Dyson engineers discovered that hand-washing clothes for 15 minutes removes more dirt than an hour of washing in a conventional machine.

Their machine simulates hand washing. Again, the product was very different. People also feared that the counter-movements would damage clothes and, more importantly, as these were early models and Dyson products, they were very expensive. They never reached the stage of economies of scale.

Google Glass

These glasses enabled augmented reality, internet connectivity via voice command, an integrated camera, etc. They worked very well, so well that they violated several privacy laws.

Astropaths of Lululemon

Yoga pants for women. They were very comfortable, but also very thin. And they became almost see-through when the fabric was stretched, like when you do a stretch, like… during a yoga session. I'm not going to post a picture.

And finally, HD DVD.

HD DVD was a competing format with Blu-ray . There was no perceptible difference. The two products were the same. But people liked the name "Blu-ray," and the Playstation 3 console had built-in Blu-ray. PS3 owners were therefore buying Blu-rays. Toshiba, therefore, abandoned a very expensive format war.

(Blu-rays had more space, at most 20 GB more. On the other hand, no film at the time, or that I know of today, could reach that limit (50 GB). Layers could be added to both formats, and Toshiba created a 50 GB disc in 2007. For these reasons, storage space was not relevant in the context of the format war.)

Honorable Mention: Beta Tapes.

There are also several flavors that have been discontinued due to poor sales. In this case, we changed the packaging and increased the price.

Which celebrities do you think look good?

 Kate Winslet.

Kate has never had cosmetic surgery. She says that plastic surgery goes against her morals.

Kate even teamed up with Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz to found the British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League. And I think that's pretty clever!

She is still as beautiful as she was as a rose. She always will be!

This is her with her children:

Not only her, but also many other celebrities who have said NO to cosmetic surgery and look more beautiful every day.

Meryl Streep:

Rachel Weisz:

Salma Hayek:

Emma Thompson:

And what do we get?

Plastic surgery isn't the solution to all problems. Sometimes it makes you more beautiful, but at the same time, it can also lead to drastic changes—you never know! In my opinion, you can't achieve your natural beauty by putting your face on a knife!

Which actresses have a good relationship with Keanu Reeves?

 With the release of the film "The Matrix Resurrection" just around the corner, actors Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, who played Neo and Trinity in the series, This proved that their friendship remains incredibly strong, even after all these years.

Carrie-Anne Moss appeared in Entertainment Weekly magazine. In a recent interview, she described her life with Keanu Reeves as being with a "partner," and as she asserts, "there's no other way to describe it than a friendship of the soul."

The actress, now 54 years old, added:

"Most of my scenes are with Keanu (Reeves), and I was happy to be able to sit across from him and to have that opportunity. He has a brilliant understanding of action. I've watched him grow over the past 20 years."

Is cucumber good for a kidney?

Cucumbers are the unsung heroes of the food kingdom – doing their thing without drawing attention or seeking accolades. That's precisely the role we'd like a vegetable to play if we're talking about the kidneys.

Being mostly water, cucumbers are a natural choice when looking for an easy-to-digest drinkable snack that will make your kidneys happy without any unnecessary strain. They are a filter organ, so they like to be filled up with volume and diluted substances without the burden of additional metabolic processes.

Potassium is present, but the levels are relatively low. This is ideal for patients with chronic kidney diseases, whose kidneys can no longer filter large quantities of electrolytes. While bananas and avocados are constantly promoted by well-being sites as "healthy options for people with kidney problems," it's safe to assume that the recommendations were made without consultation from a nephrologist since a high intake of potassium is life-threatening to people with impaired renal function.

Additionally, cucumbers serve as a gentle diuretic that doesn't deplete the body of essential electrolytes, unlike pharmaceutical products. It promotes urination, which ensures efficient cleansing of the urinary tract, reduces the mineral concentration that forms kidney stones, and keep everything moving within a system that rewards activity.

Here's the truth — the cucumber cannot undo the damage done by kidney disease, break up existing kidney stones, or make up for an excess of salt, highly processed food, and insufficient fluid intake. They eat a couple of slices and think all is forgiven. It just doesn't work like that.

If you happen to suffer from chronic kidney disease, then the low-phosphorus and low-oxalate content of the cucumber makes it one of the few vegetables that your doctor can recommend without putting up a fight.

It's simple — eat the cucumber, eat it often, and eat it unseasoned.

Which food is good for the heart’s health?

 People usually eat food for taste or to fill stomach.. but very few are thinking about which foods actually helps different organs in the body..

Especially for heart foods like oats, millets,amla and olive oil are often considering good because they support heart health and helps maintain better cholesterol and blood circulation..

What i find intresting is that many traditional Indian foods that our grand parents used them regularly are now called super foods by modern health experts..

Instead of looking for expensive supplements sometimes simple foods choices make a huge difference overtime..

So use the include the alma and oats regularly on daily foods which is really good for heart

Which dried fruit is good for a heart patient?

 

Dates are frequently highlighted when discussing food for heart patients, and I do not entirely disagree since they can play a significant role in maintaining one's health. Potassium is known to be beneficial for blood pressure regulation, while magnesium can keep one's cardiac muscle working correctly. Fiber slows down cholesterol absorption, and its effects will show sooner rather than later.

Dried apricots seem to be the most fascinating food type from the perspective of those suffering from coronary diseases. Apricots have a lot of potassium, contain beta-carotene which can reduce arterial inflammation, and provide sufficient quantities of iron that ensures proper oxygen transportation without excessive consumption of saturated fat typical of other types of meat.

Prunes are often seen as something one eats at home watching TV, yet the reality is much different and should attract more attention. Prunes can help in regulating one's levels of LDL cholesterol, have high fiber concentration, and contain antioxidants ensuring proper functioning of blood vessels that are under increased stress after the illness.

The one disclaimer that should be made clear: dried fruits are high in everything, including sugar. If you have heart disease with diabetes or metabolic syndrome, you need to take care when it comes to your portions; a little goes a long way since a lot will raise your blood glucose levels. Always choose unsweetened and unsulfured options since the added ingredients in processed forms could sabotage the heart health benefits of the dried fruits themselves.

Dried apricots or prunes along with walnuts actually make up one of the better snack pairings for a heart patient, as the omega-3 fatty acids in the former play well with the latter's fiber and potassium.

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