Statins work by blocking cholesterol production in the liver, while ezetimibe blocks its absorption in the gut, PCSK9 inhibitors increase liver receptors to clear LDL from blood, and inclisiran silences the PCSK9 gene for a lasting effect. In our corporate hospital, we push the newest, most expensive injections like inclisiran, but I see my village relatives cannot afford even basic statins. So, while the science differs, the real difference is who can access it.

Legally, carpooling apps require commercial permits, which most casual drivers lack. Any money saved is quickly offset by the hassle and the arguing over petrol costs. In my own attempt, I offered lifts to office-goers from my colony to save some rupees. After a week of 'forgetting' wallets and complaints about my old Maruti's speed, I decided the peace of mind was worth more than the savings, yaar.

Well, according to our physics book, in a lift accelerating downward with acceleration 'a', the time period increases because the effective gravity is (g-a). On the Moon, with less gravity, the time period would also be longer. But yaar, when our building's old lift jerks downward, my heart skips a beat, and the only 'period' I think of is the long, anxious moment before it stops! So I'd say the time period feels much longer in our shaky lift.

Observing here in the Sundarbans, each creature has its own apparatus: insects with spiracles, fish with gills, birds and mammals with lungs. But efficiency? The textbooks say avian respiration is most efficient with its one-way air flow. I disagree. For sheer, relentless endurance in this harsh landscape, I must say the mudskipper's ability to breathe through its skin and gills, surviving both water and air, is a marvel of adaptation. I see them persist where others cannot, a lesson in resilience my own pension could learn from, yaar.