Nov 7, 2009

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – Geeky Version

murali-twinkle
During a conversation at office, one of my colleague was showing an application that he uses to teach rhymes to his daughter. To see how the application works, we were playing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. Three of us recited the rhyme along with the application.
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How i wonder what you are
Up above the world so high                             
Like a diamond in the sky”
After the application finished singing the rhyme, another colleague who sits diagonal to me stood up and said that the rhyme has changed so much over time. He has a son in 2nd or 3rd standard, who is quite different compared to boys of his age group. So, this colleague recites his sons version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
 I need not know who you are                  
When i look through the spectroscopic gen
All i see is helium and hydrogen”
Wah! When a geek recites a nursery rhyme, this is how it will be. And this geeky version excites my colleague’s son more than the original version. I am so glad he understands  that stars contain helium and hydrogen. I didn’t know that unless i studied Nuclear Fission and Fusion in high school.
This is called Generation gap ! There is a whole new generation growing up. At 23, i feel i am getting old :)