The highest waterfall in the world - Angel. Waterfall's height is 979 meters (according to some information 1059 meters), height of continuous falling is 807 meters. Angel falls is named in honour of pilot James Ankhelya who has flown through the falls in 1935. Angel waterfall is located in wild district of Venezuela, and it is possible to reach there only by air.
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Showing posts with label Offbeat. Show all posts
Friday, November 21, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The most expensive potatoes in the world
It would seem that even simply potatoes can cost thousands. Resourcefulness citizents who lives on island Nurmuate annually harvest no more than 100 tons of class "La Bonnotte" per year.
As that piece of potato (on a legend, this sort developed by supreme god of Incas) exclusively soft, it harvested only manually.
The most expensive potatoes in the world cost about 500 euros per kilogram.
As that piece of potato (on a legend, this sort developed by supreme god of Incas) exclusively soft, it harvested only manually.
The most expensive potatoes in the world cost about 500 euros per kilogram.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The biggest gun in the world - Dora
The biggest gun in the world was developed in the 1930s by Krupp for destroying large, heavily fortified targets. The shell «Dora» punched armor in the thickness of 1 m or 8-metre ferro-concrete overlapping. In the beginning the supergun has received the name "Gustav", but the tradition of firm to give to the products female names it has appeared more strongly, and the invention has changed "sex".
Transported the super gun was with the help of several trains (all to 60 locomotives and wagons with the personnel in quantity some hundred persons).
Engineering preparation of district was conducted by 1,5 thousand workers and one thousand sappers of 4 weeks. As the equipment of the biggest gun «Dora» was delivered in 106 wagons by five trains, in a place of deployment of the weapon have constructed the whole switchyard.
Quantity of service personnel «Dora» - 4139 soldiers, officers and civilians. Among other things calculation tools include protection battalion, a transport battalion commandant, Field bakery, camouflage squadron, a field office mail and marching battalion… brothel with staff in 40 "workers".
Data about supergun application near Sevastopol are contradictory. In memoirs Manstein asserted, that «Dora» has let out on the Soviet fortress of 80 shells. The German gun was soon marked by the Soviet pilots who struck to its position serious blow and have damaged energytrain.
In the morning on June, 5th, 1942 two diesel locomotives with powerful capacity in 1050 horsepowers everyone have rolled out this construction in weight of 1350 tons on a fighting crescent position and have established to within centimetre. The first shot consisted of a shell 7088 kg, two powder charges on 465 kg everyone is powerful, sleeves 920 kg is powerful. The trunk lift has given it an eminence in 53 degrees.
Specially for updating of shooting a little at some distance from «Dora» the aerostat has been lifted in air. At a shot the service command hid in shelter for some hundred of metres. The shot caused effect of mini earthquake. The roar at combustion for 6 milliseconds from above 900 kg of gunpowder and pushing out of a 7-ton shell was simply monstrous - in the wagon for 3 kilometres, under the certificate of contemporaries-eyewitnesses, the dishware jumped up. Recoil pressed a railway line on 5 centimetres.
After a capture of Sevastopol "Dora" have sent under Leningrad, in station Tajtsy area. When operation on break of blockade of a city has begun, Germans hastily evacuated a supergun to Bavaria. In April, 1945 at approach of Americans, the biggest gun in the world have blown up.
The most exact estimation to this miracle of military technics was given by the chief of the Joint Staff of land forces of fascist Germany colonel general Frants Galder: «the Present work of art, however useless».
Transported the super gun was with the help of several trains (all to 60 locomotives and wagons with the personnel in quantity some hundred persons).
Engineering preparation of district was conducted by 1,5 thousand workers and one thousand sappers of 4 weeks. As the equipment of the biggest gun «Dora» was delivered in 106 wagons by five trains, in a place of deployment of the weapon have constructed the whole switchyard.
Quantity of service personnel «Dora» - 4139 soldiers, officers and civilians. Among other things calculation tools include protection battalion, a transport battalion commandant, Field bakery, camouflage squadron, a field office mail and marching battalion… brothel with staff in 40 "workers".
Data about supergun application near Sevastopol are contradictory. In memoirs Manstein asserted, that «Dora» has let out on the Soviet fortress of 80 shells. The German gun was soon marked by the Soviet pilots who struck to its position serious blow and have damaged energytrain.
In the morning on June, 5th, 1942 two diesel locomotives with powerful capacity in 1050 horsepowers everyone have rolled out this construction in weight of 1350 tons on a fighting crescent position and have established to within centimetre. The first shot consisted of a shell 7088 kg, two powder charges on 465 kg everyone is powerful, sleeves 920 kg is powerful. The trunk lift has given it an eminence in 53 degrees.
Specially for updating of shooting a little at some distance from «Dora» the aerostat has been lifted in air. At a shot the service command hid in shelter for some hundred of metres. The shot caused effect of mini earthquake. The roar at combustion for 6 milliseconds from above 900 kg of gunpowder and pushing out of a 7-ton shell was simply monstrous - in the wagon for 3 kilometres, under the certificate of contemporaries-eyewitnesses, the dishware jumped up. Recoil pressed a railway line on 5 centimetres.
After a capture of Sevastopol "Dora" have sent under Leningrad, in station Tajtsy area. When operation on break of blockade of a city has begun, Germans hastily evacuated a supergun to Bavaria. In April, 1945 at approach of Americans, the biggest gun in the world have blown up.
The most exact estimation to this miracle of military technics was given by the chief of the Joint Staff of land forces of fascist Germany colonel general Frants Galder: «the Present work of art, however useless».
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Stalker in Real Life
Few days ago there was an interesting action «Stalker RealPlayer 3» passing on territory of Chernobyl on motives of known game Stalker. People simply came off on radioactive territories, played strike ball and have fun - actually they have received a huge amount of adrenaline and X-ray =)
source on Russian, and all photos
source on Russian, and all photos
Monday, May 5, 2008
Evergreen DN-2000 - cheapest Mp3 player in the world
Evergreen DN-2000 is cheapest Mp3 player in the world - product of japanese company Evergreen which decided to produce cheapest Mp3 players.
It runs for 5-hours on a single AAA battery and supports 1GB SD cards and this for only 58x60x13mm and 30g.
Price of Evergreen DN-2000 only $8.5 but do you want it? is it necessary for you?
It runs for 5-hours on a single AAA battery and supports 1GB SD cards and this for only 58x60x13mm and 30g.
Price of Evergreen DN-2000 only $8.5 but do you want it? is it necessary for you?
Monday, April 28, 2008
Cola and Mentos - the most mass scientific experiment
The most mass scientific experiment has taken place in Belgium, 1500 young chemists having armed with raincoats, Cola and Mentos, have rushed to establish a world record... 1500 fountains with Cola have simultaneously shot over the university area, than have marked an establishment of a new world record.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Most fashionable gas masks
Fashionable gas masks have been presented at the exhibition in Romania a number of leading fashion designers have presented the magnificent gas masks.
Diddo Velema, Gucci and Lui Vuitton have created and have presented at a luxury exhibition in Bucharest own gas masks inlaid with brilliants and other precious metals and stones. Glamour gas masks..., who need it... If somebody will want to go to night club in time of the chemical attack =) and pass the face-control...
Now they will have what to dress =)
Diddo Velema, Gucci and Lui Vuitton have created and have presented at a luxury exhibition in Bucharest own gas masks inlaid with brilliants and other precious metals and stones. Glamour gas masks..., who need it... If somebody will want to go to night club in time of the chemical attack =) and pass the face-control...
Now they will have what to dress =)
Friday, April 11, 2008
"Help" - the most amazing design of medicines
"Help" - the most amazing design of medicines
Once Richard Fine had headache. Certainly, he has gone to a drugstore. And there his headache was increase more strongly because he has seen hordes of packings with the medicines, full of bright stains and shouting slogans … Fortunately, Richard was the designer so he has started to develop a series of quiet, soft packings for medicines.
Packings, should inform about contents as much as possible simply and clearly to the buyer. The series is called «Help». Now there are two packings: «Help, I have a headache» and «Help, I've cut myself», for tablets and bandages accordingly. Price of Both $6.00
Certainly, distinct instructions are obligatory but to soften their negative influence, there is text on a simple, informal spoken language on packings «Help». For example, on packing of bandage it is written: «Don't be startled. The bandages inside don't look normal. That's because they are made of a futuristic material. It's the same material they use in hospital. You can wear them for several days. Enjoy.».
Once Richard Fine had headache. Certainly, he has gone to a drugstore. And there his headache was increase more strongly because he has seen hordes of packings with the medicines, full of bright stains and shouting slogans … Fortunately, Richard was the designer so he has started to develop a series of quiet, soft packings for medicines.
Packings, should inform about contents as much as possible simply and clearly to the buyer. The series is called «Help». Now there are two packings: «Help, I have a headache» and «Help, I've cut myself», for tablets and bandages accordingly. Price of Both $6.00
Certainly, distinct instructions are obligatory but to soften their negative influence, there is text on a simple, informal spoken language on packings «Help». For example, on packing of bandage it is written: «Don't be startled. The bandages inside don't look normal. That's because they are made of a futuristic material. It's the same material they use in hospital. You can wear them for several days. Enjoy.».
Friday, March 28, 2008
Amazing Spider-Man #1 - most rare comics
One of the most rare nowadays existing comics is the first edition of well-known "Spiderman" under the name "Amazing Spider-Man #1". Its rarity consists not only in a serial number, but also that for the book of 1963 of the edition it has amazingly well remained. Approximate cost of the comics for collectors, makes about 40 thousand dollars at initial retail price in 12 cents.
Amazing Spider-Man #1
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Everclear - strongest alcoholic drink in the world
Everclear is considered the strongest alcoholic drink. Everclear is grain alcohol, at concentrations 95 % alcohols (190 proofs) and 75.5 % (151 proof). Everclear is made by Luxco. For comparison, vodka in general contain 40 % alcohol (80 proofs), But it's effective knockouter =) Imagine what will do with you Everclear.
Everclear (190 proofs version) is illegal in more than 10 states. For them there is a special 151 proof a variant (75.5 %) to comply with the state low. Advantage of Everclear that it does not contain much sugar and impurity, it may make drinkers less vulnerable to hangover, if you have some kind of diet, Everclear it is what you need =)). Everclear is rarely consumed in the pure state and almost always used in cocktails.
I do not know Everclear good or bad, but i know exactly ... it's will be funny =)
Everclear (190 proofs version) is illegal in more than 10 states. For them there is a special 151 proof a variant (75.5 %) to comply with the state low. Advantage of Everclear that it does not contain much sugar and impurity, it may make drinkers less vulnerable to hangover, if you have some kind of diet, Everclear it is what you need =)). Everclear is rarely consumed in the pure state and almost always used in cocktails.
I do not know Everclear good or bad, but i know exactly ... it's will be funny =)
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