Swallow's Nest Soup - most rare and exotic dishes in the world

Swallow's Nest Soup
One of the most rare and exotic dishes in the world - the well-known Chinese soup from swallow's nests. For 400 years which have passed from the date of the invention of a dish, it has risen in price in times: the broth from the nest of sea martins-collocalia can cost to gourmets in the 10 thousand dollars.






Swallow's Nest Soup


Swallow's Nest Soup
This is main ingredient of Swallow's Nest Soup

Levi's 501 - the most rare and expensive jeans

The most rare and expensive jeans - well-known Levi's 501 model of Levi Strauss & Co company. For ancient, sewed 118 years ago jeans (in 1890 Levi Strauss & Co assigned its first lot numbers to its products, and the famous number 501), the collector from Japan has paid 60 thousand dollars to the owner at eBay . The huge sum, if considering, that new jeans of the same model costs only 40$.






Amazing Spider-Man #1 - most rare comics

One of the most rare nowadays existing comics is the first edition of well-known "Spiderman" under the name "Amazing Spider-Man #1". Its rarity consists not only in a serial number, but also that for the book of 1963 of the edition it has amazingly well remained. Approximate cost of the comics for collectors, makes about 40 thousand dollars at initial retail price in 12 cents.


Spiderman



Amazing Spider-Man #1

Amazing Spider-Man #1

Poison Dart Frogs - the most poisonous animals in the world

Phyllobates - the most poisonous animals in the world. Phyllobates is a genus of Poison Dart Frogs which live in woods of Southern and Central America. Difference from other amphibians, Poison Dart Frogs are active only at the day, and at the night they sleep.

As is known, the Bright skin have a dangerous poisonous animals, providing with that safety from predators and caution by the stranger. Poison Dart Frogs and Phyllobates are painted very brightly.

Poison Dart Frogs (Phyllobates)


These frogs are very poisonous. They have the most deadly poison. Especially dangerous Golden Poison Frog ( Phyllobates terribilis ) from Venezuela. This Phyllobate is active in the afternoon too and hunts on small insects, spiders and worms.

Poison dart frogs's skin has microscopic glands which shares poison, it is quite enough to kill a jaguar. This poison consists approximately of hundred different substances. It is one of the strongest poisons in the world. It is so dangerous, that scientists should put on thick gloves to take it in hands as poison can get through any cut or even a scratch. Poison has terrible nervously-paralytic action. As a result there is cardiac arrhythmia, which leader to its stop. That poison has worked, it is enough to get to blood through a mucous membrane or scratch on the skin. That is why these frogs nobody risks to touch, except Indians who grease with the frog poison the hunting arrows.

Poison Dart Frogs (Phyllobates)

Vaccines against poison Poison Dart Frogs it is not invented. It's not possibility to survive after this poison will get to the organism. Each frog makes enough toxin, and one dose can kill at least 10 persons.

Why they have such strong poison, it is not known till now. Other interesting fact connected with these reptiler, consists that Poison Dart Frogs are not sensitive to the poison. Not clearly and the origin of their toxin. Cases when grown up in bondage, Poison Dart Frogs lost their Poison. Probably, any special diet for toxin maintenance in an organism is necessary to them.

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The most effective way of protection is very simple - not to touch these frogs! =)


Everclear - strongest alcoholic drink in the world

Everclear is considered the strongest alcoholic drink. Everclear is grain alcohol, at concentrations 95 % alcohols (190 proofs) and 75.5 % (151 proof). Everclear is made by Luxco. For comparison, vodka in general contain 40 % alcohol (80 proofs), But it's effective knockouter =) Imagine what will do with you Everclear.
Everclear (190 proofs version) is illegal in more than 10 states. For them there is a special 151 proof a variant (75.5 %) to comply with the state low. Advantage of Everclear that it does not contain much sugar and impurity, it may make drinkers less vulnerable to hangover, if you have some kind of diet, Everclear it is what you need =)). Everclear is rarely consumed in the pure state and almost always used in cocktails.

Everclear - strongest alcoholic drink in the world

Everclear - strongest alcoholic drink in the world


I do not know Everclear good or bad, but i know exactly ... it's will be funny =)

Blobfish - most disgusting fish in the world

Blobfish - most disgusting fish in the world. Blobfish inhabit in the deep waters near Australia. Because of that that there where he lives very coldly and darkly, it is seldom noticed by people.
Blobfish are found in depths, where very much a high pressure. The jelly-like flesh of blobfish is little bit less than water; it allows fish to float above a sea floor, not spending energy on swimming.




Blobfish - most disgusting fish in the world

Blobfish don’t need muscles - it sit and wait for something edible to go by or swallow of all that will get before it.

Blobfish - most disgusting fish in the world

Blobfish - most disgusting fish in the world

Blobfish - most disgusting fish in the world



There are some video, but i don't know is this fake or not...



and some very fun video of blobfish =)






see also most loveliest animal

Coffee - the most popular drink in the world

Coffee - the most popular drink in the world. Coffee made of fried grains of a coffee tree. Thanks to the caffeine, has stimulating effect. =)

The coffee name has occurred from Kaffa - areas in the southwest of Ethiopia where, according to one of legends, have been opened properties of this plant.

There are two basic kinds of coffee trees: arabica and robusta (canephora) coffee. About three quarters of world production of coffee is based on arabica (Coffee arabica).

Coffee - the most popular drink in the world

Most popular ways of preparation of coffee
- Turkish
- Espresso
- Glace
- Americano
- Capuchino
- Latte
- Mocco

Coffee - the most popular drink in the world

Regular coffee drinking can cause accustoming. The person dependent on coffee gets used to additional stimulation and refuses to work without caffeine. Coffee can cause a sleeplessness. The teeth of coffe junkies is not white. Coffee possesses diuretic and laxative effect. o_O

Coffee - the most popular drink in the world
But it's not matter, because coffee is too delicious and i can't stop =)



it's amazing...

Bee Hummingbird - the smallest bird in the world

Bee Hummingbird - the smallest bird in the world. Males of the bee hummingbird living on Cuba and on Isla de la Juventud, weigh 1,6g, and their length is 5,7cm, Half of length make a tail and a beak. Females are a bit larger.

They are very mobile, fervent and unaccomodating birds also they are extremely courageous in attacks on the larger birds, especially in period when they care of baby birds.



Bee Hummingbird - the smallest bird in the world


They fly extremely fast - up to 80 km/h. They doing to 80 swings in a second. At rest the heart of the hummingbird usually work with frequency of 500 blows in a minute, and during physical activity of 1200 and more beats in a minute. The maximum life expectancy of the hummingbird is 8 years. They eat every ten minutes.

Bee Hummingbird - the smallest bird in the world

Skins of the hummingbird are used as an ornament that's why people had exterminated a lot of kinds =(

Bee Hummingbird - the smallest bird in the world




Kiwi - the most nutritious fruit in the world

Remember one of key rules of a healthy food - eat not less than five vegetables and fruit in day? And what fruit the most nutritious? Researchers of university Baylor in Dallas, carefully having studied properties of 27 products, have come to conclusion, that the most useful fruit is kiwi. In a kiwifruit the average size 75 mg of vitamin C, contains about 46 calories, 0.3-gram fats, 1 gm proteins, 11 gm carbohydrates, 75 mg vitamins and 2.6 grams dietary fiber.



the most useful fruit in the world Kiwi

Eating one kiwi on day, the person covers daily norm of vitamin C which is capable to strengthen immune system, blood vessels, and also raises resistibility of an organism in struggle against diseases. Besides this vitamin helps the person to avoid stresses. Last experiments of the Norwegian scientists have shown, that this product actively burns the fats blocking arteries. It in turn reduces risk of formation of blood clots.
Kiwi - the most useful fruit in the world

How to eat a kiwifruit



Mi-12 - The biggest helicopter in the world

Ðœi-12 (Homer - on the NATO classification) - the heaviest and load-lifting helicopter from ever constructed in the world. Distinctive feature is the lateral arrangement of screws which are set in motion by four engines GTD D-25VF, similar to Mi-6.
Mi-12 - The biggest helicopter in the world


Ðœi-12 developed as the superheavy transport helicopter with load-carrying capacity more than 30 tons, for transportation of components of rockets.

On August, 6th 1969, Mi-12 has lifted cargo in 44205 kg on height of 2255 m, having established a world record of load-carrying capacity for helicopters which is not beaten till now.
Mi-12 - The biggest helicopter in the world







see also Largest airplane in the world

Boeing X-43 - Fastest hypersonic aircraft in the world

Boeing X-43 - The pilotless experimental hypersonic flying machine constructed under the program of NASA of working out of the plane with direct-flow jet engine «Hyper-X». For conclusion to demanded speed and height it was used with Pegasus rocket. X-43A was developed for the purpose of speeds greater than Mach 7, about 8,050 km/h (5,400 mph) at altitudes of 30,000 m (100,000 feet) or more. On the third flight X-43A set a new record of speed - 12,144 km/h (7,546 mph), or Mach 9.8.

X-43 - Fastest hypersonic aircraft in the world


X-43 - Fastest hypersonic aircraft in the world

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The strangest Porsche Cayenne in the world

Some one in Russia who had superfluous Porsche Cayenne and Volga, created exclusive super car. This car is a copy of GAZ-21 Volga, but much better because it has been built on the basis of Porsche Cayenne =). Passenger compartment looks like original Volga but has functionality of Porsche Cayenne's. And all this facts made of this car strangest Porsche Cayenne in the world =)

from Porsche Cayenne to GAZ-21 Volga from Porsche Cayenne to GAZ-21 Volga 1 from Porsche Cayenne to GAZ-21 Volga 2 from Porsche Cayenne to GAZ-21 Volga 3

The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J

BD-5 - the smallest jet aircraft in the world created in the 1960s by Jim Bede - US aircraft designer. The BD-5 has a small fuselage, small engine installed in a compartment, and small propeller (or jet engine in the BD-5J variant) in the rear.


BD-5J Looks awesome, it very small and convenient, it can be carried with yourself to the outdoors and when you will feel bored, start flying =)




The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J


Some general characteristics of smallest jet aircraft: weighs 162 kg, is 3.7 m long, has a wingspan from 4.26 m to 6.55 m (depends of used modification), and can fly at 483 km/h (300 mph).

The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J

see also Largest airplane in world

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Top 10 Deadliest Animals in the World



10. Poison Dart Frog
Poison Dart FrogPoison dart frog is the common name of the Dendrobatidae family of small, dihydrogen poison dart frogs are native to central and South America. The frogs are widely called poison arrow frogs or poison dart frogs due to indigenous peoples' use of their toxic excretions to poison the tips of arrows and blowdarts




9. Cape BuffaloCape BuffaloCape Buffalo - The Cape or African buffalo is the largest African antelope and can weigh up to 2000 lbs. It has few natural predators other than man. Lions will attack only old, sick or immature buffaloes and leopards will attack only newborn calves.


8. Polar bear
Polar BearThe Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native to the Arctic and Subarctic. The world's largest land carnivore, an adult male generally weighs 300–600 kg (660–1320 lb), while an adult female is about half that size.

7. Elephant
ElephantElephants are mammals, and the largest land animals alive today. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kilograms (265 lb). An elephant may live as long as 70 years, sometimes longer


6. Australian Saltwater Crocodile
Australian Saltwater CrocodileThe Australian Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living crocodiles and reptils. It is found in suitable habitat throughout Southest Asia and northern Australia.

5. African Lion
African LionThe African Lion (Panthera leo) is a member of the family Falidae and one of four big cats in the genus panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger.


4. Great White Shark
Great White SharkThe Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, also known as white pointer, white shark, or white death, is an exceptionally large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. Reaching lengths of more than 6 m (20 ft) and weighing up to 2,250 kg (5,000 lb), the great white shark is the world's largest known predatory fish.


3. Australian Box Jellyfish
Australian Box JellyfishAustralian Box Jellyfish are best known for the extremely powerful venom possessed by some of their species. The Australian Box Jellyfish species are amongst the most venomous creatures in the world. Stings from such species are excrutiatingly painful, either initially or as an after-effect, and are often fatal. However not all species of Box Jellyfish are this dangerous to humans.


2. Asian Cobra
Asian CobraAsian Cobra (Naja naja) is a species of venomus snake native to the Indian subcontinent. It is the most famous of the Big Four, the four most venomous snakes of India for which a single polyvalent antevenin has been created.

1. Mosquito
MosquitoMosquito have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body, and long legs. The females of most mosquito species suck blood from other animals, which has made them the most deadly disease vectors known to man, killing millions of people over thousands of years and continuing to kill millions per year by the spread of diseases.

Steel House

Steel house sits on a river near Lubbock, Texas. Robert Bruno is an architect that created this great design for himself. Steel house had building for more than 20 years and took 110 tons of steel, price of which only about 30.000 dollars. A car is more expensive than steel house...




The beginning:



Steel House beginning


The steel house from outside:
Steel House outside
Steel House outside 1

The interior of steel house:
Steel House interior
Steel House interior 1