WORLDS SMALLEST CHICKEN EGG FOUND

A man in the US claims to have found the worlds smallest chicken egg, a media report said. Donnie russell has said that he found the egg last month on his farm in West Virginia. It was 2.1cm long, or a bit bigger than a penny, and weighs 3.46gms a little more than one-tenth of an ounce, the DAILY MAIL reported. Russell said his wife is an animal lover and she collected cats,geese,ducks,chickens, and other types of birds over the years.

KOVAI CO MAKES WORLDS LARGEST PERISCOPE

Adding yet another feather to the industrial accompolishments of the city, a local firm has built one of the longest periscope in the world, a 10-metre long instrument for viewing objects inside the prototype fast type breeder reactor (PFBR) being developed at the atomic research station at kalpakkam. Visual education aids pvt ltd (VEA), a kurichi based firm,developed the periscope with a resolution of 0.2mm line at a spacing of 0.5mm. It was dedicated to the bharathiya nabhikiya vidyut nigam ltd (BHAVINI), Kalpakkam. One of the directors of the firm, Mr J.Ravi, said that the instrument has inbuilt light illumination system and motorized light directing system and it can withstand heat over 200 degrees centigrade. "It took us 25 months to build the periscope at a cost of Rs.3.9 crores. They took forward to build more such periscopes to atomic research.....

Children are selective in the ads they view

A survey from turner media innovations and the internet advertising bureau (IAB) Uk has found that children between the ages of 6 and 12 are very selective in the types of advertising they respond well to and the types of websites they visit. The survey used a combination of research techniques such as eye-tracking technology and consumer focus groups. It was found that childrens are less likely than adults to engage in click-through behaviour and are less likely to find ads intrusive if they are engaging in activities such as rich media, pre-roll and in game formats that dont require them to navigate away from the page.