At first glance, it may appear as though tsunami is poised
to crash over the Florida
coastline. But much to the relief of Panama
City residents, this breath-taking series of
photographs shows a natural phenomenon far less destructive - waves of clouds.
Helicopter pilot JR Hott captured these breathtaking images, which show the
low-lying haze swooping over high-rise buildings down the coast.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Sea-City, A Home From Our Dreams
If you are fed up with crowded places, stressed up with the traffic, noise, air pollution and all that come with the big cities, think about this solution. A world on its own without the problems mentioned before, away from the crowds.
Story Of The 12 Animals In The Chinese Zodiac
Author: Wong Yee Lee
One day, Tian Di (The God Above) wanted to manage all
animals on earth. He took out 12 chairs and told the cat to tell 11 other
animals to go to the sky palace. When the cat told the ox about it, the rat overheard the
news. The rat was very angry and he ran as fast as he could to the palace. As a
result he got there before the ox. Tian Di then let him sit on the first chair.
The ox took the second seat. Then the tiger, the rabbit all came and settled on
the chairs. From then onwards, the rat comes the first in the zodiac cycle. The
cat was not in the cycle because he went to tell other animals. Ever since, the
cat is not in the zodiac cycle.
(You may read more about The Great Race at the end of this posting)
(You may read more about The Great Race at the end of this posting)
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Nazi’s Greatest Inventions
Fliegerfaust
The Fiegerfaust was designed by HASAG (Hugo Schneider AG) of
Leipzig in
the year 1944; the Luftfaust was shaped in two diverse accounts. The first version was called the Fliegerfaust A, had
four 20 mm caliber barrels. These fired 20 mm projectiles weighing 90
g which contained 19 g of explosive, impelled with the help of a small rocket. The second type was named as the Fliegerfaust B in
which the Germans improved the first type with increasing the length of the
barrels, and by adding another 5 barrels, for a total of 9 barrels. The weapon
had a total length of 150 cm and weighed 6.5 kg. First 4 rounds from
every second barrel were fired immediately and the remaining five 0.1 second
later to avoid damaging the projectiles themselves by the rockets’ exhaust
fumes and from interfering with their courses.
Most Durable Car In The World
The Marauder
is an armoured, mine-protected vehicle that is produced by Paramount Group in South Africa.
It was launched during the 2007 International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and
Conference in Abu Dhabi, the largest arms
exhibition in the Middle East. The Marauder
was developed for reconnaissance and peacekeeping missions. It carries a crew
of up to ten, including a driver and commander. Originally designed to operate
in urban, built-up and confined areas it is smaller in both size and weight
than the Matador, a similarly armoured vehicle.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Nopili Rock-Climbing Goby And How It Climbs And Feeds
Gobies (family Gobiidae) have the most members in its family
of fish. There are about 2000 species of gobies. Mudskippers are part of the
family. These fish stand out as they can crawl on land using their fins as
legs. Despite this, they still have to return to water from time to time to
keep their gills and fins moist.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Top 9 Most Dangerous Birds
When you think about birds, you probably think of small,
cute animals flying through the air, swooping down to reach their nest. Maybe
you think of those “pretty” song birds in the morning. I, personally find them
annoying. In any case, the image of a bird generally doesn’t produce anything
terrifying. However, not all birds are cute, and not all of them are nice, so to
speak. There are hundreds of birds that could attack a human, and do a lot of
damage. Here is a list of nine most dangerous bird.
Earthquake In Japan: 12 Months Later
1. A year ago, on March 11, 2011, northeastern Japan was hit
by a magnitude 9 earthquake, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the
Great East Japan Earthquake. A combined photo showing the consequences of the
tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Miyako,
top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.
The World's 10 Cleanest Countries
Researchers at Yale and Columbia ranked countries' environmental
performance based on 25 metrics, including water and air quality, habitat
protection and the impact of the environment on the health of the population.
European countries make up more than half of the top 30, while the U.S. ranks
61st.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
11 Craziest Mental Disorders
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological
pattern or anomaly, potentially reflected in behavior, that is generally
associated with distress or disability, and which is not considered part of
normal development in a person's culture. Mental disorders are generally
defined by a combination of how a person feels, acts, thinks or perceives. This
may be associated with particular regions or functions of the brain or rest of
the nervous system, often in a social context. The recognition and
understanding of mental health conditions have changed over time and across
cultures and there are still variations in definition, assessment and
classification, although standard guideline criteria are widely used. In many
cases, there appears to be a continuum between mental health and mental
illness, making diagnosis complex. According to the World Health Organisation
(WHO), over a third of people in most countries report problems at some time in
their life which meet criteria for diagnosis of one or more of the common types
of mental disorder.
(http://en.wikipedia.org)
Following is a list of 11 of the craziest mental disorders:
Gustav Gun - The Largest Gun Ever Built
The largest gun ever built was the "Gustav Gun"
built in Essen, Germany in 1941 by the firm of
Friedrich Krupp A.G. Upholding a tradition of naming heavy cannon after family
members, the Gustav Gun was named after the invalid head of the Krupp family -
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach. The strategic weapon of its day, the
Gustav Gun was built at the direct order of Adolf Hitler for the express
purpose of crushing Maginot Line forts protecting the French frontier. To
accomplish this, Krupp designed a giant railway gun weighing 1344 tons with a
bore diameter of 800 mm (31.5") and served by a 500 man crew commanded by
a major-general.