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Chennai Design The 6th Design Meetup Dec 2023 maintained its captivating charm. Special thanks to Samudra Gupta, Creative Director at Hasura, for generously sharing his valuable insights and knowledge. Here are some key takeaways that resonated with me: The importance of communicating ideas through visual thinking. Soft SLA’s for Design Activities - Understanding the significance of Soft Service Level Agreements for all design activities. Highlighting that cohesion isn't always a business-critical factor. Recognizing the importance of designing the methods themselves, not just the end product. Stressing the need to organize workspaces for easy access and designing well-researched components. Encouraging designers to sign up for pro bono work to contribute to meaningful causes. Emphasizing the continuous process of building and honing personal opinions. Acknowledging the value of learning from the rich history of design. Advising designers to try to exist outside of current trends, fostering timeless aesthetics. Encouraging the exploration of aesthetics that go beyond the current norm. Thanks to Samudra Gupta for an enlightening session that left us with these impactful insights! Also not to miss a huge thanks Sandeep Baskaran Spendflo and team for making it happen. Looking forward to more enriching meetups in the future. 🌟 #chennaidesign #DesignMeetup #DesignInspiration #KnowledgeSharing #productdesign

Tips for managing the fatigue caused by daylight saving time change: -Seek out daylight -Be sure to exercise -Get enough sleep -Try waking up sooner

So close in the US

Here are some of the upcoming dates for the month of February!

Here are some of the upcoming dates for the month of February!

Some positive news today about inflation and experts expect it to fall to the Bank of England’s 2% target rate within the next 2-3months. Unlikely there would be any change to interest rates tomorrow when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets, but it’s certainly encouraging to see inflation on a downward trend 📉. Hopefully, interest rates follow suit, which should result in a greater level of activity in the housing market and help more first time buyers especially, achieve their dreams of owning their homes. #inflation #interestrates

Whether giant fire blankets can be deployed to extinguish the flames of some electric cars? In general, vehicles contain materials that can catch fire, such as gasoline, oils, etc. These types of fuels go out if they don't have a supply of oxygen. This is the principle that makes a car fire blanket effective, as fully covering the vehicle prevents air from accessing and fueling the flames. On the contrary, extinguishing a fire in an electric vehicle is more challenging because when its batteries are subjected to high temperatures, the acids inside can undergo a chemical reaction known as "Thermal Runaway." Depending on the material the batteries are made of, their acids can release flammable gases that feed back into the flames, and at the same time, the heat from the flames feeds the chemical reaction of the acids. This chain reaction means that using only a car fire blanket is not sufficient to smother the electric vehicle fire. Even though using a blanket will prevent oxygen in the air from feeding the fire, it will be the gases from the battery itself that continue to fuel the flames. Therefore, when a "Thermal Runaway" type of reaction occurs in an electric vehicle's battery, car fire blankets are useful not for extinguishing the fire but for controlling the flames, minimizing the spread of heat and toxic fumes, preventing the advancement and spread of the flames, avoiding damage to other vehicles or elements in the surroundings, and above all, enabling emergency services to work more safely. An ideal solution for Emergency Fire Responder to tackle fires parking garages, underground and above ground parking lot in shopping centers, hospitals, hotels, Marina boat ferries, car dealerships lay down yards , paid parking lots in metropolitan areas, etc.

I'm no firefighter, but this is NOT how you deal with an EV fire! The only way to stop this is to break the thermal runaway chain, which is happening at cell/module level, within the overall pack under the vehicle. Fire extinguishers and conventional hoses that are incorrectly directed stand little chance, as specialist 'under-body' lances are required to directly spray (and/or penetrate) the battery pack. Fire brigades should now be carrying these as a matter of course. EV firefighting needs specialist equipment and training, not to mention CIRIA 736 Containment systems for the prevention of pollution assessment; for the fire water run-off (Client/facility obligation). At best, a whole-car fire blanket could be used to prevent rapid spread to other adjacent vehicles, IF there was sufficient safe space for access and deployment. Both the construction and fire industry need to become more EV savvy, and quickly! 😱 #fire #evcharging #evehicles #batterytechnology