Gurubaran Weekly

  Last month, My cousin Sahana called me from Chennai, saying that she is going to a water park   tomorrow to enjoy her holidays. That night I dreamt of getting into a water slide from my home in Bengaluru and getting out the amusement park in front of her. When I woke up, I wished that the dream comes true one day.  One day I was watching on YouTube about my favourite thing in the world. Do you know what it is? Of course, its Railways.   I came across a video, where a person was packed in a box and thrown in a long tube. And it was mentioned as the next big thing in transit. ‘ Hooray!!   My dream is becoming true ‘,  I shouted.   Later I learnt that it was called Hyperloop. Hearing its name, I got hyper, and my mind went into a loop with so many questions. What is it? How does it work? Hyperloop is a proposed high speed transport system, which can travel at speeds comparable to flights.  The term was coined by Mr. Elon Musk, when he was referring to an old concept conceived in 1

  Once there was a Diesel Train named ` Vandi ’(வண்டி) . He had retired from his   job and was living in a railyard. One day he remembered his old friend ThiruNagar Railway Station , whom he used to visit daily before.   He wanted to pay him a visit. So, Vandi asked the Yard Master, Gurubaran for some diesel to power his engine. Gurubaran said “Which world are you in? Now everybody uses Electricity for power”.   “Ok. Give me 100 litres of electricity.  I need to meet my friend” said Vandi . Gurubaran said “ No need to buy electricity in bulk, you can pick it as you go”. Vandi asked, “Who will give it to me?” Guru said, “There are two guys, Mr. ThirdRai l and Mr. Overhead who can provide you electricity on the way. I will call them both here and you talk to them directly” Guru messaged both to come to the yard and they came immediately.  Mr. ThirdRail came crawling on the ground, while Mr. Overhead came hopping from pole to pole. Vandi asked