Fish cannot feel pain

Sometime back I read an interesting article in Hindu. Its about study into piscine neurology. After years of research scientists found out fish cannot feel pain. An academic study comparing the nervous systems and responses of fish and mammals has found that their brains are not sufficiently developed to allow them to sense pain or fear. The study is the work of James D Rose, a professor of zoology and physiology, who has been working on questions of neurology for 30 years. Awareness of pain depnds on functions of specific regions of the cerebral cortex which fish do not posses. What fish probably feel is “nociception” and not pain. Similar to a person who is anaesthetized in an operating theatre will still respond to an external stimulus but he or she will not feel pain.

If you are non-vegetarian now you don’t need to feel bad about killing a fish, after all it won’t feel the pain. (similar to deaths during surgical procedure).

INVISIBLE MAN IS BLIND

At the stage of introduction of DD2, it has telecasted a wonderful serial named “The Invisible Man”. I keenly followed that serial. I even wanted to become an invisible man like the hero of the serial, despite the tragic end. It was based on H.G.Wells’s novel “Invisible Man”. His novel named “The Time Machine” was much popular than this. Later during my college days I read a Russian book on some scientific truths .I don’t know what happened Mir Publishing company now, I don’t see any of their books. I was shocked when I came to know the fact that an invisible man cannot see. The author has ignored a basic scientific fact for the sake of making the novel interesting. The fact is invisible man cannot see.

Now, get into small basics, our eye has a crystal lens and other parts, which refracts light so as to produce a retinal image of surrounding objects. All of us read in school, any item in the world reflects or refracts or does both, which enable us to see the objects. Anything, which is transparent, i.e neither reflect nor refract or having refractory index equal to that of air, cannot be seen. An invisible man’s being transparent, has a refractory index is equal to that of air and light rays passes through him. That’s why he is invisible; in that case, even his eyes should also be transparent. So, the light rays will pass through his eyes and neither get reflected nor get refracted so, he can never be able to see. Despite all the advantages he could never derive any benefit being blind.

My First Interview Experience

Due to popular demand and sarcastic criticisms made by my friends, I’m planning to write in my blog. To begin with I’m going to narrate to you an interesting interview experience which had soon after passing out CA.

Before the start of campus interview process few companies tried to recruit fresh CAs. Its easy to get talented guys before others compete. One such company was Madras cements, it was looking for fresh CAs for their Internal Audit department. I have applied for it and the screening process started with an aptitude test and GD. Then selected candidates are called in for the interview with the GM (Audit) and finally with VP Finance. The GM (Audit) was an old man and all his questions were on academic issues. Being a fresher I could answer all his questions to his satisfaction. Then we (myself and four others) were asked to meet the VP (Finance) for the final interview. To our bad luck, he was called by the MD for an urgent meeting and he handed over the interview task to VP (marketing). (It’s really tough to be a sub-ordinate to Marketing in-charge which I learnt during later part of my career). I was sitting second in the order and the VP’s secretary asked the first one to get into VP’s room. After 15 minutes he came out and his face drooping to his shoulders. I suspected something but never had enough time to ask him. Then I entered the war front and sat before him. (He was looking like a tough nut to crack)

VP : So, you are a CA
Me : Yes sir recently passed out
VP : Good. Do you know what is the salary we offer to fresh CAs (during training period)
Me : Yes sir. Its Rs.8,000 p.m with accommodation in case of outside Chennai posting.
VP : That’s right. Don’t you think, the salary we offer is just Peanuts for CAs.
Me : (without knowing the trap) Yeah.
VP : So, if we throw peanuts we will get only monkeys right. Are you a monkey?
Me : # ***@. I don’t know what to say.
He repeated the question. Then slowly I given some filthy answers like, for any fresher it’s the priority is to learn the process and not to earn. Dhanya lakshmi will follow saraswathi, etc. Then he don’t want to leave me (it was like Goundamani kicking senthil he continued his rampage)
VP : Okay. So, when you are going to get married?
Me : # ***@. (Is it relevant for this job) May be after 2 or 3 years later sir.
VP : Why not now?
Me : I’m yet to get settled in my life. I need a job first.
VP : So, now if you get this one, will you get married immediately.
Me : No. I have to find a girl. Get settled in my work with atleast with one promotion to the next level.
VP : So, your marriage is dependant on your promotion. Say if we don’t promote me for
another 4 years, then what will happen to your plan of getting married in 3 years
time.
Me : May be get postponed for another year.
VP : Thanks. Do you have any questions??
Me : (After all this stupid interview) No sir.
VP : You may go now.
Then I came out with the same expression as that of my predecessor. Other three guys who were waiting for their turn were very enthusiastic with bright faces. One of them asked me what he had asked, I told him to go and experience himself.