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Thursday, 31 March 2011
World Amazing Earth's Toughest Spots
World Amazing Earth's Toughest Spots
Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ride out high surf on blue-ice icebergs near Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands
For trees that grow on mountaintops near Cape Town, South Africa, wind can be a magnificent sculptor. Trees that can handle the wind's effects best will alter their shape to deal with the load of the wind.
Silhouetted by the sun, the Hand of Fatima rock formations near Hombori village stretch toward the sky in Mali. The tallest tower rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) from the desert floor. Lore has it that the formations' name stems from the five towers' resemblance to a hand from the sky.
Erosion's force becomes clear in these limestone cliffs in Port Campbell National...
World Amazing and Fastest SSC Ultimate Aero Cars in the World
World! Truly Amazing pieces of engineering, pushing performance to its limits! Relish in the power of the SSC Ultimate Aero
The SSC Aero is an American-built mid-engine sports car by Shelby Super Cars. Its higher-performance limited production version, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, is currently the fastest production car in the world, with a fastest recorded speed of 413 km/h (257 mph).This speed was reportedly achieved during tests on September 13, 2007 in West Richland, Washington, United States and verified by Guinness World Records on October 9, 2007.
Production: 2006–present(25 to be produced)
Body style(s): 2-door coupe
Layout: Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Length: 176.2 in (4475.5 mm)
Width: 82.7 in (2100.6 mm)
Height: 43.0 in (1092.2...
World Amazing and World's Largest Book
The little big book, Bhutan contains all the imagery present in the world's largest book along with more than 150 more photographs from Friendly Planet's archive. A prologue tells the remarkable story behind the making of the giant book, and an epilogue adds an adventure into remote Merak and Sakteng, home of Bhutan's unique Brokpa yak herders. The striking double-sided dust jacket features a dazzling and cloud-free NASA satellite image of Bhutan on the outside, and David Macaulay's beautiful map inside.
Still big for a book, this handsome edition measures 15x24 inches when open, weighs a hefty five pounds, and contains more than 350 photographs in 216 pages.
The world's largest book, Bhutan measures 5x7 feet, weighs nearly 150 pounds, and...
