eSagan 🇮🇳 @crackurbones@qoto.org
Joined Nov 2019
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Whoa! Two of the five toots are mine.
Apparently there exists a replica of the Lion Capital in Wat Umong, Chiang Mai, #Thailand. 🇹🇭
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka#/media/File:AshokStambhaThailand.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Umong
Qoto's new favicon looks cool too.
Now we have the Ashoka Chakra as emoji on #QOTO!
For those who don't know, the Ashokan Chakra was inscribed on the Lion Capital (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka) by the Mauryan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurya_Empire) Emperor Ashoka the Great (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka).
The 24-spiked Ashoka Chakra wheel is charged on the flag of Republic of India, where it symbolizes 'progress'.
The Chakra wheel is also considered sacred in #Hinduism, #Buddhism, #Jainism, and in some Yogic traditions.
A wheel inspired by the #AshokaChakra can also be seen on the #Romani flag (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Romani_people), which was adopted in 1971 by the World Romani Congress.
@freemo I compressed the original (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashoka_Chakra.svg) to 16x16. Seems like quality has degraded to an extent that it is no longer recognizable. But anyway, let's see how it looks as emoji. There it is.
#Kepler's luck by chance: #Nasa's #exoplanet hunter spots a vampire star system's super-outburst - SCIENCE News
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/nasa-kepler-vampire-star-system-super-outburst-dwarf-nova-1640155-2020-01-25
Republic Day: Why Ashoka, India’s ‘first emperor’, is still worth reading
https://scroll.in/article/951118/why-ashoka-the-emperor-of-india-who-inspired-the-symbols-of-new-republic
#Belching in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Impedance Study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5503291/
Belching is frequent in patients with IBS. Non-erosive reflux disease is frequent in #IBS, which may be related to supragastric belching.
#IrritableBowelSyndrome
Math to help make the perfect cup of coffee - Mathematical formula for perfect cup of coffee - The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/math-to-help-make-the-perfect-cup-of-coffee/mathematical-formula-for-perfect-cup-of-coffee/slideshow/73548905.cms
How India's moon crash wasn't really a failure (op-ed) | Space
https://www.space.com/india-moon-landing-not-a-failure.html
Wild horses in the US are being shot with contraceptive darts http://bit.ly/2Rqiqfm
https://twitter.com/newscientist/status/1221331763512905728
This 22 Year Old Cleaned Up 3,800 Tons of #Garbage in #India 🇮🇳
https://youtu.be/xAcM-Z4MWSM
Dr. @freemo, could you add the 'Ashoka Chakra' to the emoticons of QOTO?
The textual rendering/association as :ashokachakra: would be fine; i.e. :ashokachakra: should get rendered as the emoticon.
The chakra, apart from being a symbol ensigned on the Indian flag, is also considered sacred by the Dharmic faiths, particularly Buddhism.
Ashoka's dharma chakra, with 24 spokes (after Ashoka, the Great). Each spoke depicts one of the 24 virtues. They are as followed.
Love
Courage
Patience
Peacefulness
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness
Self Control
Selflessness
Self Sacrifice
Truthfulness
Righteousness
Justice
Compassion
Graciousness
Humility
Empathy
Sympathy
Knowledge
Wisdom
Pride
Confidence
Hope
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka_Chakra
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashoka_Chakra.svg
Happy Republic Day, India 
विश्वभर में रहने वाले सभी भारतियों को भारत के गणतंत्र दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। जय हिन्द। वन्दे मातरम्।
Watch the live stream of the parade here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMQ6tkrMh1w
#गणतंत्रदिवस #भारत #India #वन्देमातरम् #RepublicDay #RepublicDay2020 #বন্দেমাতরম্
Mathematicians have solved traffic jams, and they’re begging cities to listen https://t.co/Bla5N5IrXd
https://twitter.com/aparanjape/status/1221131264184340480?s=09
The Leidenfrost effect creates a layer of vapor below the water and makes its motion nearly frictionless https://t.co/cWYgci92EB
https://twitter.com/bencbartlett/status/1221250479490887681?s=09
There are more than 51 trillion microplastic particles in the sea, more than 500 times the number of stars in the Milky Way.
https://t.co/lxkxXzBoIb https://t.co/28LYCQbN93
https://twitter.com/ForbesScience/status/1221123066631282688?s=09
Joined Nov 2019
