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Sarama
In all these years, I had never wondered about Vibhisena’s wife. I got called to her attention via the dud movie, Adhipurush, where she plays an important part in Lakshmana’s recovery from Indrajit’s vicious attack. She is the one who raises to Rama’s attention, the existence of the Sanjeevani herb that can serve as an antidote to the poisonous wound. This beautiful character garnered controversy for the wrong reasons. Sarama is known to have had a close relationship with Sita when she was at...
Happy 47th AK
AK would have been 47.. but alas! Still in my fond memories. Rushing to catch the same 5B bus as she would, walking back from Adyar Signal for a short furlong or two to Parameshwari Nagar and then a long trek back to my place.. Some things last such a short clock time and yet they last a lifetime in memory. This is an inversion of the Pareto principle where the most memorable incidents are also some of the most extreme emotions that one feels, whether pain, joy, success or of course, love. Re...
AI Introduction to Italian Brainrot
Meet Cocofanto Elephanto: The Newest Star of Italian Brain Rot Lore In the kaleidoscope of chaos that is 2025’s meme culture, one name has stomped through the forest of our collective consciousness and exploded onto everyone’s For You Page with a trunk full of weirdness: Cocofanto Elephanto. Born deep within the wildest corners of the Italian Brain Rot multiverse, Cocofanto Elephanto is not just a character—he’s an experience. With coconut-shell armor, bubble-wrap feet, and a trumpet trunk th...
Ramdom jottings in web3

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What do Charlie Bucket and his Golden Ticket and Bitcoin have in common??

In the movie and book, Charlie finds one of the 5 golden tickets and is ecstatic. It was his life long desire to visit the chocolate factory that dominates the town he lives in. The mystique created by Willy Wonka captures his imagination. But, his family is struggling and he thinks about selling the ticket for $500. That’s when his grandfather reminds him - “Why would you sell this ticket for something as cheap as money? They print more and more money, but this ticket, there will only be 5, the only 5 there ever will be!”.
That brings us to Bitcoin, there is a fixed supply and that’s all there ever will be. So, unlike fiat or regular money, there is a limited supply but increasing demand. Some call it a permanent store of “value” and others refer to it as a “hedge against inflation”, but the critical fact is that limited supply.
The interesting dynamic which adds a twist is that Bitcoin, unlike Charlie’s ticket or other stores of value, such as Gold, can be bought and sold in very small fractions, or Satoshis (Sats for short). So, people do not have to buy 1 BTC in full, they can buy one millionth of it and trade it.
BTC is a fully virtual currency, which is different from a bar of Gold or a dollar bill. It can be used as a medium of exchange, but no one can see it or feel it. It can be converted to dollars or other fiat, transferred to friends or businesses and in general be used to buy things that have actual value. The Golden ticket can only be used for what it was intended, i.e. to get a tour of Wonka’s factory. But Bitcoin is more liquid and akin to currency that can be redeemed for physical or virtual goods or services.
Just thought of this random connection between Crypto and Charlie.
What do Charlie Bucket and his Golden Ticket and Bitcoin have in common??

In the movie and book, Charlie finds one of the 5 golden tickets and is ecstatic. It was his life long desire to visit the chocolate factory that dominates the town he lives in. The mystique created by Willy Wonka captures his imagination. But, his family is struggling and he thinks about selling the ticket for $500. That’s when his grandfather reminds him - “Why would you sell this ticket for something as cheap as money? They print more and more money, but this ticket, there will only be 5, the only 5 there ever will be!”.
That brings us to Bitcoin, there is a fixed supply and that’s all there ever will be. So, unlike fiat or regular money, there is a limited supply but increasing demand. Some call it a permanent store of “value” and others refer to it as a “hedge against inflation”, but the critical fact is that limited supply.
The interesting dynamic which adds a twist is that Bitcoin, unlike Charlie’s ticket or other stores of value, such as Gold, can be bought and sold in very small fractions, or Satoshis (Sats for short). So, people do not have to buy 1 BTC in full, they can buy one millionth of it and trade it.
BTC is a fully virtual currency, which is different from a bar of Gold or a dollar bill. It can be used as a medium of exchange, but no one can see it or feel it. It can be converted to dollars or other fiat, transferred to friends or businesses and in general be used to buy things that have actual value. The Golden ticket can only be used for what it was intended, i.e. to get a tour of Wonka’s factory. But Bitcoin is more liquid and akin to currency that can be redeemed for physical or virtual goods or services.
Just thought of this random connection between Crypto and Charlie.
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