Showing posts with label Misc.. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Pakistan: A monopolist’s dream

Monopoly_Here_And_Now_2008_EA_Mobile_Hasbro-0 We have sugar mafia, political mafia, banking mafia, real-estate mafia and finally the automobile industry mafia. The list of these active mafia’s do not end here since our policies provide prudent room to form any mafia one would like to create or join the existent. The people of Pakistan have endured this phenomenon with the world wide Auto manufacturer’s have included the mafia in Pakistani ergonomics I reckon.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Billboards: Attraction or Distraction?

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A billboard or hoarding is a large outdoor signboard, usually wooden, found in places with high traffic such as cities, roads, motorways and highways. Billboards show large advertisements aimed at passing pedestrians and drivers. The vast majority of billboards are rented to advertisers rather than owned by them. (definition by wikipedia)

Why Bikes and Rickshaws travel in the fast lane

rickshaw There’s a saying that goes ‘if you want to know about a society just look at its traffic’. This really is a simple “litmus test” for a given society. Not a single country, making it to the list of developed nations, has disorganized traffic.

To say that the traffic in our country is disorganized will be a gross understatement. The whole system is a mess.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

How to measure your car’s horsepower?

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Try the following. You’ll be surpised with how accurate and fun this can be!

In a legal and safe way, make a little test run area. Mark out exactly one quarter of a mile (1320 feet). Weigh the car with a full load of fuel and driver (you can do this at a commercial place that weighs trucks, or place four weight scales under each tire simultaneously, or just use a published figure and add the weight of the driver for an estimate). Start an acceleration run through this distance. When you are crossing the end line, note your speed at that point.

Iran, Turkey to jointly produce a car! Pakistan included in principal market

042709-4 Iran and Turkey are said to cooperate to jointly produce a car and the development of Iranian space program.

Friday, September 24, 2010

21-Year-old has cars worth £8 Million.

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21-year-old Dhia Al-Essa, Pictured above in his 469K $ Ferrari 458 Italia which burnt down in the Heathrow Airport fire last month.