Take a look at this amazing public transport solution in
China– it's a bus network that drives over the top of the cars on a slightly
modified road, able to stop without interrupting the traffic flow and to glide
over the top of congestion. This go-go-gadget bus is far quicker and 90 percent
cheaper to build than a new subway route, it's solar/grid electric powered and
it's no pipe dream – construction starts at the end of this year.
Monday 26 August 2013
Baby Stingrays
Stingrays are oviparous, meaning that the eggs develop and hatch inside
the mother, who then give birth to live young. They have between 5 and 13
offspring at a time. Before birth, the female holds the embryos in the womb
without a placenta. Instead, the embryos absorb nutrients from a yolk sac, and
after the sac is depleted, the mother provides uterine "milk".
Two female stingrays at the London Aquarium have given birth to young in spite of the fact that they haven't been near a male in more than two years. Therefore, it stands to reason that female stingrays have the ability to store sperm in some way.
Autism is caused by the MMR vaccine
There has been a story spreading across the
internet which claims that courts have "quietly ruled" that autism is
caused by the MMR vaccine, and many of you have asked us to comment
on the validity of that article. The talking points of that story are
heavily based on fraudulent data from the ‘90s that has since been
retracted.
Nothing exists without risk, but there is no credible information that says vaccines cause autism.
Friday 16 August 2013
Altered States of Consciousness
Brain
EEGs from unresponsive people in comas or under anesthesia can reveal
whether their brains are truly unconscious, report Casali and colleagues
in this week's issue of Science Translational Medicine. A newly devised
"Index of Consciousness" detects conscious thinking by measuring
information processing going on in the brain.
1960's Highest Parachute Jump
In 1960, USAF
Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger stepped from a balloon-supported gondola at
the altitude of 31,333 meters (Approx; 102,800 ft). In free fall for 4 minutes
and 36 seconds at speeds up to 614 mph and temperatures as low as -94
degrees Fahrenheit, he bravely opened his parachute at 5,334 meters (17,500 ft). Joseph Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump, longest
parachute free fall, and the fastest speed by a human being through the
atmosphere. He also set the record for the highest ascent in an open
gondola.
Sunday 11 August 2013
Dolphins have a better memory of social interactions than any other animal.
Aside from humans, dolphins have a better memory of social interactions than any other animal. Recently, a separate study showed that dolphins call each other by name, so this new information gives further insight into the intelligence that dolphins possess and the importance of social behavior in their lives.
Saturday 10 August 2013
Monday 5 August 2013
World's first lab-grown burger is eaten in London
The first lab-grown burger, made in the Netherlands with stem cells
taken from a dead cow, has been cooked and served up. This one cost £215,000, but could the technique become a sustainable way
to provide the world with meat? Scientists took cells from a
cow and, at an institute in the Netherlands, turned them into strips of muscle
that they combined to make a patty.One food expert
said it was "close to meat, but not that juicy" and another said it
tasted like a real burger.
Sunday 28 July 2013
Saturday 27 July 2013
Hot Rod Heated Travel Mug
This red travel mug has an analogue temperature gauge front and centre, which will informing you of your drink's hotness at any given time. Plug the 12V adapter into your car's outlet and keep your beverage warm in transit. When you arrives at your destination, it will retain its warmth due to thermal insulation technology.
Belle Hop Travel Door Alarm
This security device is very simple and easily to attached to any door to offer you with peace of mind while you sleep, just simply hang it from the door knob and place the clip in the door jamb. If it senses vibration, the 95 dB alarm will sound. The perfect alarm for hotel rooms, dorms, or any room you would like to guard.
Sunday 21 July 2013
Saturday 20 July 2013
One of the most famous Footprints ever made.
Wearing special lunar boot overshoes, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin stepped onto the moon on July 20, 1969, and made this now-famous footprint.See this image and more in “Suited for Space,” which opens at the Museum in DC on July 26th. One of the most famous Footprints ever made. Estimates given micro-meteor impacts, solar radiation: a single bootprint lasting for at least, One Million Earth Years.
Guy Save a little five years old girl
He chased a car on his bike for 15 minutes to save this 5-year-old girl who was snatched from her front yard in Pennsylvania. Respect, honour, love. I can proudly say humanity is still exist!Finally we are seeing responsible caring teens. Great things happen when great people step up and do good. I'm so proud of you.
Sunday 14 July 2013
Sunday 7 July 2013
Wednesday 26 June 2013
Three sun in daytimes skies
· A team of scientists found a record-breaking three potentially habitable planets around the star Gliese 667C, a star 22 light-years from Earth that is orbited by at least six planets. Gliese 667C is part of a three-star system, so the planets could see three sun in their daytime skies, as shown in this artist's impression.
Monday 24 June 2013
Savannah Cat -A Big Cat You Can Pet.
The Savannah is a domestic hybrid cat breed. It is a cross between a serval and a domestic cat. In 2001, the International Cat Association accepted it as a newly registered breed. The fact that it's huge and ridiculously sweet-looking is just the tip of the awesome iceberg for the savannah cat. It's a lot more loyal than your average tabby, to the point that it's comparable to a dog. What's more, the savannah cat doesn't have the aversion to water that most cats do, and some people actually take showers with them. Oh, and they're also instinctively friendly towards children.
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway
The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line also known as the Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway, is a bridge–tunnel combination across Tokyo Bay in Japan. It connects the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture with the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, and forms part of National Route 409. With an overall length of 14 km, it includes a 4.4 km bridge and 9.6 km tunnel underneath the bay—the fourth-longest underwater tunnel in the world.
The Mind-Blowing Mt. Roraima
The Mind-Blowing Mt. Roraima, the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana and one of the oldest geological formations on Earth. There is a species of Frog Philautus (Anura Ranidae) which has lived on the top of Mt Roraima, which is more closely related to frogs in Africa than any other south American Amphibian, which just shows you, these Tepui's are relics of the time when Africa and South America were conjoined. AMAZING!
The Spinning Vortex of Saturn's Polar Storm Resembles a Rose.
The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembles a rose surrounded by green foliage in this false-color handout image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken November 27, 2012. Measurements have sized the eye at 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) across with cloud speeds as fast as 330 miles per hour (150 meters per second)
Saturday 18 May 2013
Crazy Lace Agate!
Is a variety of banded Chalcedony, a mineral of the Quartz family. It is predominantly white, with layers of creamy browns, blacks and grays. Some may include layers of yellow ochre, gold, scarlet and red. Agate is sometimes called the earth rainbow because, in its various forms, the concentric bands in nature form nearly every color the earth can produce, including a colorless form.
Saturday 11 May 2013
Friday 26 April 2013
15 SPECTACULAR TRICKS FOR YOUR BODY!
1.) If you've got an itch in your throat, scratch your ear. When the nerves in the ear get stimulated, they create a reflex in the throat that causes a muscle spasm, which cures the itch.
... 2.) Having trouble hearing someone at a party or on the phone? Use your right ear it's better at picking up rapid speech. But, the left is better at picking up music tones.
3.) If you need to relieve yourself BADLY, but you're not anywhere near a bathroom, fantasize about RELATIONS. That preoccupies your brain and distracts it.
4.) Next time the doctor's going to give you an injection, COUGH as the needle is going in. The cough raises the level of pressure in your spinal canal, which limits the pain sensation as it tries to travel to your brain.
5.) Clear a stuffed nose or relieve sinus pressure by pushing your tongue against the roof of your mouth then pressing a finger between your eyebrows. Repeat that for 20 seconds it causes the vomer bone to rock, which loosens your congestion and clears you up.
6.) If you ate a big meal and you're feeling full as you go to sleep, lay on your left side. That'll keep you from suffering from acid reflux it keeps your stomach lower than your esophagus, which will helpsk eep stomach acid from sliding up your throat.
7.) You can stop a toothache by rubbing ice on the back of your hand, on the webbed area between your thumb and index finger. The nerve pathways there stimulate a part of the brain that blocks pain signals from your mouth.
8.) If you get all messed up on liquor, and the room starts spinning, put your hand on something stable. The reason: Alcohol dilutes the blood in the part of your ear called the cupula, which regulates balance. Putting your hand on something stable gives your brain another reference point, which will help make the world stop spinning.
9.) Stop a nose bleed by putting some cotton on your upper gums right behind the small dent below your nose and press against it hard. Most of the bleeding comes from the cartilage wall that divides the nose, so pressing there helps get it to stop.
10.) Nervous? Slow your heart rate down by blowing on your thumb. The vagus nerve controls your heart rate, and you can calm it down by breathing.
11.) Need to breathe underwater for a while? Instead of taking a huge breath, HYPERVENTILATE before you go under, by taking a bunch of short breaths. That'll trick your brain into thinking it has more oxygen, and buy you about 10 extra seconds.
12.) You can prevent BRAIN FREEZE by pressing your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much surface area as possible. Brain freeze happens because the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, so your brain thinks your whole body is cold. It compensates by overheating which causes your head to hurt. By warming up the roof of your mouth, you'll chill your brain and feel better.
13.) If your hand falls asleep, rock your head from side to side. That'll wake your hand or arm up in less than a minute. Your hand falls asleep because of the nerves in your neck compressing so loosening your neck is the cure. If your foot falls asleep, that's governed by nerves lower in the body, so you need to stand up and walk around.
14.) Finally, this one's totally USELESS, but a nice trick. Have someone stick their arm out to the side, straight, palm down. Press down on his wrist with two fingers. He'll resist, and his arm will stay horizontal. Then, have him put his foot on a surface that's half an inch off the ground, like a stack of magazines, and do the trick again. Because his spine position is thrown off, his arm will fall right to his side, no matter how much he tries to resist.
15.) Got the hiccups? Press thumb and second finger over your eyebrows until the hiccups are over - usually, in a short while.
... 2.) Having trouble hearing someone at a party or on the phone? Use your right ear it's better at picking up rapid speech. But, the left is better at picking up music tones.
3.) If you need to relieve yourself BADLY, but you're not anywhere near a bathroom, fantasize about RELATIONS. That preoccupies your brain and distracts it.
4.) Next time the doctor's going to give you an injection, COUGH as the needle is going in. The cough raises the level of pressure in your spinal canal, which limits the pain sensation as it tries to travel to your brain.
5.) Clear a stuffed nose or relieve sinus pressure by pushing your tongue against the roof of your mouth then pressing a finger between your eyebrows. Repeat that for 20 seconds it causes the vomer bone to rock, which loosens your congestion and clears you up.
6.) If you ate a big meal and you're feeling full as you go to sleep, lay on your left side. That'll keep you from suffering from acid reflux it keeps your stomach lower than your esophagus, which will helpsk eep stomach acid from sliding up your throat.
7.) You can stop a toothache by rubbing ice on the back of your hand, on the webbed area between your thumb and index finger. The nerve pathways there stimulate a part of the brain that blocks pain signals from your mouth.
8.) If you get all messed up on liquor, and the room starts spinning, put your hand on something stable. The reason: Alcohol dilutes the blood in the part of your ear called the cupula, which regulates balance. Putting your hand on something stable gives your brain another reference point, which will help make the world stop spinning.
9.) Stop a nose bleed by putting some cotton on your upper gums right behind the small dent below your nose and press against it hard. Most of the bleeding comes from the cartilage wall that divides the nose, so pressing there helps get it to stop.
10.) Nervous? Slow your heart rate down by blowing on your thumb. The vagus nerve controls your heart rate, and you can calm it down by breathing.
11.) Need to breathe underwater for a while? Instead of taking a huge breath, HYPERVENTILATE before you go under, by taking a bunch of short breaths. That'll trick your brain into thinking it has more oxygen, and buy you about 10 extra seconds.
12.) You can prevent BRAIN FREEZE by pressing your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much surface area as possible. Brain freeze happens because the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, so your brain thinks your whole body is cold. It compensates by overheating which causes your head to hurt. By warming up the roof of your mouth, you'll chill your brain and feel better.
13.) If your hand falls asleep, rock your head from side to side. That'll wake your hand or arm up in less than a minute. Your hand falls asleep because of the nerves in your neck compressing so loosening your neck is the cure. If your foot falls asleep, that's governed by nerves lower in the body, so you need to stand up and walk around.
14.) Finally, this one's totally USELESS, but a nice trick. Have someone stick their arm out to the side, straight, palm down. Press down on his wrist with two fingers. He'll resist, and his arm will stay horizontal. Then, have him put his foot on a surface that's half an inch off the ground, like a stack of magazines, and do the trick again. Because his spine position is thrown off, his arm will fall right to his side, no matter how much he tries to resist.
15.) Got the hiccups? Press thumb and second finger over your eyebrows until the hiccups are over - usually, in a short while.
Friday 25 January 2013
The caves homes of Guyaju, China
The Ancient Cliff House (Guyaju), 'the biggest maze of China', was a considerable discovery relating to the study of ancient Chinese people who inhabited this north part of the country. Therefore, no precise record of it has ever been found yet, so nobody exactly knows its origins. Almost 92 KM (about 57 miles) from Beijing, the house was hewn from the craggy cliffs overlooking Zhangshanying Town, Yanqing County. The fascinating house complex has more than 110 stone rooms, and is the largest cliff residence ever discovered in China.
More importantly on each side of the precipitous cliffs, adjacent stone houses, rectangular and square, large and small, were built. These homes vary in sizes, from over 20 square meters to 3-4 square meters. A number of houses are interlinked perpendicularly, while some are interconnected horizontally. Few have a single room, while some have 2 to 3 connecting rooms. Stone steps, and stone ladders are used to connect the storeys of a complete cliff house. Stone lamp-stands, stone hearths, closets, and mangers in the caves, the windows and gates all remain as traces of their strange ancient inhabitants. Moreover; few houses were built with kangs, a kind of bed which can be heated from below on cold days.
The most enthralling one is a two-storey stone house, with six finely engraved stone pillars propping it up. Within the house, there is a wing enclosing a small room with a stone table, stone stools, and a broad stone bed. This shrewdly constructed stone room is at the highest spot of the cliff house, and is considered to be the residence of a chief of the day. Standing on its upper floor, tourists can view a superb panorama of the nearby areas. The miraculous ancient cliff house is waiting for you to throw off her veil to the world.
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