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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
3:20:27 PM EDT
Worlds Largest Swimming Pool . . .
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Worlds largest swimming pool, AMAZING!
If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in to this one.
It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, had a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.
Yesterday the Guinness Book of Records named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.
But if you fancy splashing out on one of your own - and you have the space to accommodate it - then beware: This one took five years to build, cost nearly 1billion and the annual maintenance bill will be 2million.
The man-made saltwater lagoon has been attracting huge crowds to the San Alfonso del Mar resort at Algarrobo, on Chile 's southern coast, since it opened last month.
Its turquoise waters are so crystal clear that you can see the bottom even in the deep end.
It dwarfs the world's second biggest pool, the Orthlieb - nicknamed the Big Splash - in Morocco , which is a mere 150 yards long and 100 yards wide. An Olympic size pool measures some 50 yards by 25 yards.
Chile's monster pool uses a computer- controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.
The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.
Chilean biochemist Fernando Fischmann, whose Crystal Lagoons Corporation designed the pool, said advanced engineering meant his company could build 'an impressive artificial paradise' even in inhospitable areas.
'As long as we have access to unlimited seawater, we can make it work, and it causes no damage to the ocean.'
All I can say is WOW!
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3:06:13 PM EDT
THE EASIEST QUIZ
1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) From which animal do we get cat gut?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6) The Canary Islands in the Atlantic are named after what animal?
7) What was King George VI's first name?
8) What color is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
Remember, you need 4 correct answers to pass.
Check your answers below .
ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years
2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador
3) >From which animal do we get cat gut? Sheep and Horses
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Dogs
7) What was King George VI's first name? Albert
8) What color is a purple finch? Crimson
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? Orange (of course)
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
12:04:56 AM EDT
Imponderables
1. If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times,does he become disoriented?
2. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
3. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
4. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
5. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
6. Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
7. When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
8. Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racing car not called a racist?
9. Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?
10. Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?
11. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
12. "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?
13. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted,
cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
14. What hair colour do they put on the driver's licences of bald men?
15. I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?
16. Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them?
Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the postmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?
17. You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
18. No one ever says, "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
19. Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards: NAIVE
20. Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?
22. OK ... so if the Jacksonville Jaguars are known as the "Jags" and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are known as the "Bucs,"
what does that make the Tennessee Titans?
23. If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhoea, does that mean that one enjoys it?
24. Why if you send something by road it is called a shipment, but when you send it by sea itis called cargo?
25. If a convenience store is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the door?
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Friday, June 20, 2008
2:04:03 PM EDT
HOW COMPANIES GOT THEIR NAMES
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
1:20:36 AM EDT
[Xaviers1975] Not an incentive!
From: Rajeev Patel <rajeevtherunner@yahoo.com>Subject: [Xaviers1975] Not an incentive!
If you were around in 1919 (just before prohibition started) and came
upon the following poster.........
I mean, seriously, would you quit drinking?
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
9:29:41 PM EDT
Rare THE PARROT FLOWER FROM THAILAND...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
12:29:08 AM EDT
Ain't it the truth
My father-in-law had prostate surgery.
We brought him to the hospital at 6:30 A.M.,
And he was operated on at 8 A.M.
We were amazed when the hospital called
At noon to tell us he could go home.
Two months later our bloodhound, Bo,
Also had prostate surgery.
When I brought
him in,
I asked the veterinarian what time
I should pick him up.
The vet told me Bo would
Remain overnight.
"Overnight?" I said
"My father-in-law came home
The same day."
The vet looked at me and said,
"Bo's not on Medicare!"
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
11:59:16 PM EDT
Wal-Mart Ship
Just another little boat..............this thing is longer than an
Aircraft Carrier
This is a new ship Wal-Mart had built to make 10 day cycles between
China and the USA . It can load and refuel in less than one day. A
ships beam is its width if you are a landlubber.
All I can say is if it ever sinks, Wal-mart and a lot of US
consumers will be in trouble.
This
is how Wal-Mart gets all its stuff from China . Get a load of this
ship!
15,000
containers and a 207' beam! And look at the crew-size for a ship
longer
than a US aircraft carrier which has a complement of 5,000 men and
officers.
Think
it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it was NOT designed for
the Panama or Suez Canal .. It is strictly transpacific. Check out
the
cruise speed: 31 knots means the goods arrive 4 days before the
typical
container ship (18-20 knots) on a China-to-California run. So this
behemoth is hugely competitive carrying perishable goods.
This
ship was built in three, or perhaps as many as five sections. The
sections
floated together and then were welded. The ship is named
Emma
Maersk. The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building
and
has 11 crane rigs that can operate simultaneously.
Additional
info:
Country of origin - Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons
Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP) Cruise Speed
- 31
knots, Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3 container)
Crew - 13 people First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006 Construction cost - US
$145,000,000+ Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom
reduces water
resistance
and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year .
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10:54:48 PM EDT
sQuba --- a real swimming car which you can buy !!!
Three
decades ago James Bond (then enacted by British star Roger Moore) wowed
the world with a car that could 'fly' under water in the movie The Spy Who Loved Me. Only, it was animation and not an actual scene.
But Frank M Rinderknecht, the 52-year-old automobile visionary and boss
of Swiss automaker Rinspeed, has turned a dream into reality with his
'sQuba.'
Rinspeed sQuba is the most exciting thing at this year's Geneva Motor Show and is creating many a ripple.
sQuba is the world's first real submersible car that can 'move like a fish underwater'.
It can dive up to 32.8 feet (10 mt) below the surface of the water and can move at a sedate 1.8 miles per hour.
The
sQuba has an open cockpit for 'safety reasons' (so that people can get
out easily anytime in case of an emergency). The occupants of the car
have to breathe compressed air through built-in scuba masks.
sQuba is an electric car that uses rechargeable lithium-ion
batteries and 3 electric motors for propulsion. It is a zero-emission
car as documented by the rotating license plate in the rear. It
produces no exhaust emissions.
The 'sQuba's' filling station is the water reservoir.? It is no
surprise that the vehicle features powerful yet energy-saving LED
lighting technology.
The first car that could drive underwater
was Quandt's Amphibicar, built in 1968. Only 3,878 were produced but
many are still being driven on roads.
Then Gibbs Technologies came up with Gibbs Aquada in 2004 which
Virgin boss Richard Branson used to break the speed record for crossing
the English Channel .
However, the sQuba seems to be the most exciting of them all.
To drive on the roads, the sQuba 'relies on a stainless coil-over
suspension from KW automotive and large Pirelli tires mounted on
custom-made forged light-weight wheels from AEZ with 17- and 18-inch
diameters.'
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3:37:49 PM EDT
Holy Crap ( Read before you look at the picture)
YOU
HAVE TO READ THIS FIRST BEFORE LOOKING AT The
PICTURE.
Family on
holiday in Australia for a week and a half when husband, wife and their 15 year
old son decided to go scuba diving. The husband is in the navy and has had some
scuba experience. His son wanted a picture of his mum and dad in all their
gear so he got the under water camera ready to go. When it came to
taking the picture the dad realized that the son looked like he was panicking as
he took it and gave the 'OK' hand sign to see if he was alright.
The son took the picture and swam to the surface and back to the boat as
quick as he could so the mum and dad followed to see if he was OK. When
they got back to him he was scrambling onto the boat and absolutely
panicking. When the parents asked why he said 'there was a shark behind
you.' The dad thought he was joking but the skipper of the boat said it was
true but they wouldn't believe him. As soon as they got back to the hotel
they loaded the picture onto the laptop and this is what they
saw.
(Try and tell me you
wouldn't have emptied your
entire digestive system right at the point you
saw it)
Would you have stayed to take the
picture??
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