#Google buys flinto free#

Vijay bounced an idea that if there was someone who could professionally curate toys, activities, and books, it would be a huge benefit for parents and could cause a lasting impact on the child’s life. With nuclear families increasing in number where both the parents go out to work there’s hardly any time for parents to engage kids meaningfully at home. Vijay found it very difficult to deviate his son from gadgets and keep him meaningfully engaged as he was juggling between a busy schedule and prioritizing his son’s developmental needs. In 2013, Vijay - father to 5-year-old Aadhav, came to us with a problem that his son was spending a disproportionate amount of time in front of screens.

Vijay, Shreenidhi and I (Arunprasad) have been friends for more than 10 years. In an interview with BW Businessworld, Arunprasad Durairaj, Co-founder, Flinto Learning Solutions, talks about the company and its products. In 2013, they have launched Flinto Learning Solutions, it aims to create products, tools, content and activities to promote activity based learning for 02 to 12 year old children.

#Google buys flinto free#

To make them free from the The same problem was faced by 3 dads Arunprasad Durairaj, Vijaybabu Gandhi and Shreenidhi SP. In fact, most of the children are spending a disproportionate amount of time in front of screens. If you are only looking for a rock which you can use to create sparks and start a fire, try learning what other rock types will also do the job.To keep children engage in any physical activity has become a challenge for parents. Other rocks, such as quartz, that have a hardness of seven on the Mohs Scale of Hardness will create sparks when struck against a carbon metal.When striking your flint of metal, make sure the stone is dry, as a damp stone may not produce sparks.To check the inside of a rock use a larger rock as a hammer to flake of pieces from the thinnest end of the rock.

If the rock doesn't have a very sharp edge, you will want to create one to test for sparks.The spark is only a glowing piece of freshly exposed iron. The sudden exposure to air generates a rapid oxidization where the fragment can not dissipate the heat as fast as it generates it. The 'sparks' produced are actually just the tiny fragments of iron breaking off the iron surface.X Expert Source Britt Edelenīoy Scout Expert Interview. If sparks fly after several attempts, then you might have a piece of flint. Take out a striker made of carbon steel and strike it against the stone. Many times rocks are harvested from riverbeds for construction from all over so you might be surprised to find chert or flint pebbles just down the block. Try other locations where there is a large variety of rocks present, such as a construction site or along a gravel road.X Research source While rocks like limestone erode and fine soil is carried downstream, small pebble deposits of flint and chert collect along the shores. X Research source Flint is very durable and resistant to chemicals, so it often collects in the remaining soils as surrounding carbonate rocks erode. You can search along the freshwater shores or riverbeds.

That is because flint and chert are hard, durable rocks that are so resistant to weathering they remain intact long after the surrounding rocks have weathered away into the soil. In some areas, like the Ozarks of Missouri, you can find chert lying all over the ground. It might seem like flint is difficult to find, but you generally just need to know where to look.