Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Amazing Showroom - Most Luxurious Car Showroom in the World



 

Showroom car garage equipped with technologically advanced in the world are present in German. Car showroom which is located a lot of selling Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Although quite expensive but not discourage car lovers to buy their products. In fact, showroom Autostadt able to sell as many as 600 cars per day. In the past year about 175,893 cars sold to consumers.

There is uniqueness in the car showroom, where prospective buyers can see the car assembly process. Not only that, upon delivery of the car to the consumer, automobile speedometer still shows zero.

It is fairly rare nowadays. The secret there is in the hands of robots that work in it.

By the robot hand, the car does not need to touch the ground so the tires do not need to rotate. Although the process of delivery from factory to showroom use straps hanging.

Location of the factory and showroom are classified as luxury even chosen as a location for filming the latest movie Mission Impossible.

A spokesman for the Autostadt say, that this place is like a garden that can amaze the automotive car lovers. "Being in the new car is a precious moment and every buyer seemed to be king". viva

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Amazing Man - The Greatest Inventors in History



Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg included in the list.

Former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, entered the ranks of the greatest inventors in history. Jobs came in second place or under Thomas Edison. Reported by Mashable , Sunday, January 29, 2012, according to a survey conducted Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, Thomas Edison was in the first position, which stood at 52 per cent of respondents. While in the second place achieved by Steve Jobs (24 percent).

The third ranked filled by Alexander Graham Bell (10 percent). In the next position, each occupied by a Marie Curie (5 percent), Mark Zuckerberg (3 percent), Amelia Earhart (3 percent), and Temple Grandin (2 percent). A survey of 1010 Americans aged 16-25 years This, also found that about 40 percent of respondents claimed not to be able to imagine life without a smartphone or tablet. "Obviously it makes Steve Jobs on the list of the most influential inventors in the world," said Leigh Estabrooks, Education Officer of MIT. viva

Friday, January 27, 2012

Amazing Artwork - Natural Scenery 3 Dimensions Of Old Books

Canadian artist, Guy Laramee transform piles of old books into the form of three-dimensional landscapes are beautiful, ranging from the wild mountains, the walls of China to the city of Petra in Jordan. (Source: guylaramee.com) viva











Unique Coffin - Unique Coffin Exhibition in London

A number of uniquely-shaped coffin is shown to the public in an exhibition titled 'boxed: Fabulous Coffins from the UK and Ghana' at the Southbank Centre, London, England, 20 to 29 January 2012. In contrast to conventional coffins, crates of British production and Ghana is specially designed with odd shapes such as a ballet shoe, guitar, planes and even the trash. (Photo: REUTERS / Stefan Wermuth) viva






 

 

 

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Amazing Qur'an - World's Largest Qur'an

Over the past five years, a number of calligraphers under the guidance of Afghanistan Mohammad Sabir Khedri strive to create the world's largest Quran. After going through a long journey, the Qur'an was finally unveiled at the Library Justice Nasir Khosrow Balkhi located in the city of Kabul, on Thursday (1/12/2012). This giant Qur'an as if to prove to the world that the war which raged during the last 30 years in Afghanistan was never to destroy the Islamic civilization in the place. (Photo: REUTERS / Mohammed Ismail) viva

  

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Amazing Record - Around the World Sailing Record

A British sailor broke the world record for sailing round the world sailboat

A British sailor managed to break the world record for sailing around the world on a sailboat. Not only that, he also became the first Englishman to succeed around the world for four times.

"I am very excited. This is my fourth time around the world nonstop, and this time is the best because I'm wearing the fastest ship in the world," said Brian Thompson, the sailor, as reported by the BBC.

49-year-old man who holds the record of 25 was admitted to sea to sea invitation came when he was in the pub with Kevin Escoffier of the Banque Populaire group of sailors.

"At that Escoffier is looking for experienced sailors who are accustomed to traveling the world, so I was invited to participate," said Thompson, who had experienced more than 20 years.

Among the 14 crew Banque Populaire V, Thompson is the only English people. Aboard the maxi-trimaran winded 40 yards, he served as interpreter and rudder trimmer.

His ship was entering the finish line in the competition vying for Jules Verne trophy in the city of Brest, France, at 22:14 o'clock local time. Itself is a challenge for the whole crew, because they have to run the boat with the manual power only, with no electric or hydraulic winch.

Not only that, Thompson also officially became the first Englishman to travel around the world by sea with a record 45 days 13 hours 42 minutes and 53 seconds. He broke the previous record achieved by sailors from Hampshire, Dee Caffari and Mike Golding.

"Eighteen years ago, sailed round the world record is 79 days, and we even made ​​it to 45 days. This trip was amazing, we actually broke the record," Thompson said.

Many interesting things he saw along the way, such as the albatross birds, icebergs, comets, and other sights. However, Thompson excited to be back to set foot on the mainland, after a journey 'once in a lifetime' it. viva

 

 

  


Saturday, January 7, 2012

Amazing Bridge - World's Tallest Hanging Bridge

Mexican President Felipe Calderon inaugurated the world's highest suspension bridge called the Bridge Baluarte. This bridge stretches over the cliff in the mountains of the Sierra Madre which has a depth of 403 meters.

This bridge will be part of a new causeway that cuts the distance between Mazatlan on the Pacific Coast inland to Durango in Mexico. The bridge is so high, so that even the Eiffel Tower is under bentangannya.

"This project will bring together people in northern Mexico," President Calderon said in the inauguration ceremony on Thursday, January 5, 2012.

The inauguration was accompanied by the conferring of Guinness World Records are delivered directly to Calderon. The bridge was officially beat the previous record holder, Bridge Millau Viaduct in France. viva

 



Thursday, January 5, 2012

Amazing DJ - Wika Szmyt, World's Oldest DJ

Wika Szmyt probably is a Disc Jockey (DJ) of the oldest in the world. 73-year-old woman was spending his retirement by playing disco music, rumba or samba to an audience that most of the same age with him. Wika DJs regularly play at a club in the city of Warsaw, Poland, three days a week. But occasionally he also was involved in a number of other musical projects for the younger audience. (REUTERS / Kacper Pempel) viva

 



Amazing Fish - Giant Tuna Fish Worth $736,234

A giant bluefin tuna caught off the coast managed to northern Japan some time ago. Fish weighing 269 kg was sold at a price of $ 736.234 in the first fish auction in Japan this year. (Photo: REUTERS / Kim Kyung-Hoon) viva

 

 


Monday, January 2, 2012

Unusual Tourism - Doomsday Tourism in Mexico 2012

The panic of impending doom in 2012 the Mexican government used to attract tourists.

Dated December 21, 2012 was a day that is considered by the Mayans as a day kiamat.Sebaba on that date is the end of the calendar penaggalan system they have since thousands of years ago.

The panic that appears to doom it cleverly exploited by the government of Mexico, where the Maya came from, to attract tourists visiting the country.

The Mexican government itself has set a target of 52 million tourists coming that will flood the five states of Mexico: Chiapas, Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Campache for over 12 months.

This is part of the strategy of the tourism campaign launched by Mexican President Felipe Calderon to promote Mexico as a unique tourist destination with its top 'welcomes' end. viva

 
 Tapachula

The city is situated on the border of Mexico and Guatemala. Local authorities have installed a 2.5 meter-high digital clock to count down to December 21, 2012. This clock has started counting the resignation itself began on December 21, 2011 ago.
 Cancun dan Playa del Carmen

The town is located on the waterfront offers to tourists a bottle containing a letter or a photograph that can be buried for 50 years. There is also, ceremonial centers such as the ruins of Tulum welcomes the end of the world, Palenque, and Chichen prepared to accommodate thousands of tourists who want to be a witness to the history of the apocalypse.

 
Merida, Yucatan

A museum about the Maya have been prepared by the Mexican government that will be opened in June 2012. Yucatan own local government spending of 30 million dollars to build this museum, which was home to approximately 750,000 Mayan artifacts.

Xunantunich, Cayo, Belize
This city, formerly one of the central city of the Mayan civilization. Construction of a hotel had been started by the Mexican government archaeological site Calakmul in Campeche, which is devoted to foreign tourists who enjoyed tours of ancient history and culture.