Greetings! I’m Akhila, a passionate writer from India. Explore my posts right here. Feel free to dive into the world of my writings!
Passionate for quantitative data analysis, my analytical mind flourishes, while my heart resonates with the beauty and expressiveness of poetry. As an astrophile, I’m captivated by the celestial dance of stars and the mysteries of space. Another facet of my being delves into the intricacies of quantum theories, maybe in pursuit of my own quantum soul. Meanwhile, a parallel version of me resides in the spiritual realm, perhaps as a seeker in an alternate universe. She visits me occasionally and then I become a fusion, a harmonious blend where the realms of poetry, physics, and philosophy intertwine. This amalgamation shapes my perspective, guiding me through life with a holistic and inquisitive spirit. And all my explorations are fueled by the force of love.
Multiverse is real. Some of my versions are there !!
There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean (officially known as Indian Ocean geoid low)
But how?
This anomaly, discovered in 1948, is explained after decades!!
By Researchers from Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, India.
Gravity hole: A spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal & the sea level dips by over 328 ft.
The following explanation for the question is a hypothesis based on computer simulations conducted in May 2023, as per findings published in Geophysical Research Letters.
140 million years ago, India was situated differently, separated from Asia by an ocean.
Its northward movement led to the ocean’s disappearance, closing the gap with Asia.
The descent of the oceanic plate into the mantle potentially triggered magma plumes, bringing low-density material closer to the Earth’s surface.
Magma plumes and nearby mantle structure are thought to contribute to the formation of the “gravity hole.”
So in short, a disappearing ocean triggered a lighter matter underneath, which in turn resulted in a lower gravity !!
A few days back, my friend gifted me this plant in the picture. It is a pennywort, a fast-growing aqua plant.
And in just two weeks, I successfully propagated it into three more pots.
It is easy to grow and needs a little soil and a lot of water to thrive. Just keep the soil damp all the time, it will flourish, forming dense mats of rounded leaves in bushy growth.
No concerns about over-watering; it revels in a water-filled romance.
Watching my own craziness as an outsider adds another layer to my sense of eccentricity!!
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Water pennyworts (Hydrocotyles) are a very common plant. Their leaves typically have a round or kidney-shaped appearance, resembling a coin, which is how they got the common name ‘pennywort’. With their long creeping stems, the leaves look like little umbrellas. Water pennywort can be found in and near ponds, lakes, rivers, and marshes.
In my mother tongue, Malayalam, Pennywort is also known as ‘Kudangal’ or ‘Muthil’.
Wikipedia says Pennywort is a common name given to several different plants around the world. Pennywort may refer to:
In Asia: the edible Asiatic pennywort, Centella asiatica, also known as centella, Indian pennywort, or gotukola.
In Europe: Navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris (formerly Cotyledon umbilicus), known as penny-pies, wall pennywort, or kidneywort, a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae.
Water pennywort, the genus Hydrocotyle, known as floating pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort, or even white rot, aquatic or semi-aquatic plants such as the edible dollarweed, Hydrocotyle umbellata.