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Showing posts with label Funny. Show all posts
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Transparent Balcony on 103 Floor Skyscraper the Sears Tower, Chicago
Transparent Balcony on 103 Floor Skyscraper the Sears Tower, Chicago
Visitors to the Sears Tower
in Chicago may find their hearts skipping a beat when they step out on
this mid-air ledge. The tower’s latest attraction, called the Ledge,
promises a walk on the high side with these new glass enclosures that
extend 4.3 feet beyond the side of the building. Beneath peoples’ feet
lies the sprawling Illinois city – 103 stories, or 1,353 feet, below.
Designed by SOM, the boxes, which are located on the tower’s west
side, and are fully retractable to aid in window-washing, will extend
out from the building’s facade. The balconies were added in 2009 to the
famous observation floor. Each box is comprised of three layers of
half-inch thick glass, and will hold about five tons, well beyond their
expected capacity.Just an inch-and-a-half of glass separates the visitor from the street underneath. The attraction is due to open in June. It is part of a multi-million dollar renovation of the tower – America’s tallest building. For sure it’s not for everyone! If you are visiting Chicago now you will just have to go and see this modern spectacle.
All of you who have been there do give us your personal impression of standing in mid air. Must be an incredible experience to stand hundreds of feet above Chicago and look out over the city!
Sunday, 7 December 2014
Saturday, 6 December 2014
An Entire House Made From Cloth
An Entire House Made From Cloth
By Spooky on June 26th, 2009 Category: Art, Pics
The most amazing thing about this house is, you guessed it, that it’s
made entirely out of cloth. You’ve got cloth walls, cloth kitchen-wear,
cloth light switches, even a cloth toilet. The down-side is, you
guessed again, nothing is usable. I mean, imagine using that cloth
crapper…You’d have to burn that sucker down, and sew yourself a new one,
not very practical.Useless as it may be, this cloth house is pretty cool to look at, and that’s what art is all about…I think.
Biggest Butterfly in the World
Seeing a butterfly during a hard day
just may be the thing to make you feel at least a bit better. As one of
the nature’s most colorful and picturesque creatures, they’re bound to
capture your full attention for at least a moment.
But seeing this mega-butterfly would
more likely freak you out. Why? How about because of the one-foot (31
cm) wingspan it can reach.
World’s longest Necks
Now this is what I call stretching it!
The women of the Padaung tribe in northern Thailand hold the record for the longest necks in the world. According to tribal custom, even before they reach puberty, girls must start wearing iron coils around their necks and more and more are added through the years. The Padaung women say they only feel initial discomfort, as the distance between the ear lobe and the collar bone is stretched to 10 inches, double the average.
Although only girls born on a Wednesday of a full moon, were meant to wear the coils, to please the ever-growing tourist masses, other young girls are used as well.
The longest recorded neck reached 40 cm in length.
The women of the Padaung tribe in northern Thailand hold the record for the longest necks in the world. According to tribal custom, even before they reach puberty, girls must start wearing iron coils around their necks and more and more are added through the years. The Padaung women say they only feel initial discomfort, as the distance between the ear lobe and the collar bone is stretched to 10 inches, double the average.
Although only girls born on a Wednesday of a full moon, were meant to wear the coils, to please the ever-growing tourist masses, other young girls are used as well.
The longest recorded neck reached 40 cm in length.
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Monday, 1 December 2014
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