Saturday, October 4, 2014
10 Facts About Megalodon
Not only was Megalodon the biggest prehistoric shark that ever lived; it was the largest predatory marine creature in the history of the planet, outweighing both modern Great White Sharks and ancient reptiles like Liopleurodon and Kronosaurus. Here are 10 facts you may or may not have known about this lethal predator.
1. Megalodon's teeth were about 7 inches long...
Megalodon didn't earn its name ("giant tooth") for nothing. The teeth of this prehistoric shark were over half a foot long, serrated, and heart-shaped (by comparison, the biggest teeth of a Great White Shark are only about three inches long). You have to go back 65 million years--to none other than Tyrannosaurus Rex--to find a creature with consistently bigger choppers, though the canines of some saber-toothed cats also measured up.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Sun Cruise Ship on the top of the Cliff
Sun Cruise sitting high and dry on the coastal cliff of Jeongdongjin.
To get to Sun Cruise Hotel and Yacht from Jeongdongjin Beach, I could
only walk. Public transport was out of question as there was only one
bus (Bus 109) going to the Hotel every two hours. Flagging down a taxi
was also not easy as empty taxis were few and far between.
The slope leading to the Hotel was steep, probably about 50° gradient. I
could feel the full force of gravity acting down on me as I struggled
my way up. The fortunate thing was the distance to overcome was not too
long. It took about 15-20 minutes to get to the top but it was
worthwhile effort.
Aqueduct Bridge — Netherlands
The Ringvaart
(known in full as Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Polder) is a canal in
the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. The Ringvaart (Dutch
meaning “ring canal”) is a true circular canal surrounding the
Haarlemmermeer polder and forms the boundary of the Haarlemmermeer
municipality. Ringvaart is also the name of the dike bordering the
canal.
Near Roelofarendsveen, the Ringvaart crosses the A4 Highway by means of
an aqueduct. It was built in 1961, making it the oldest aqueduct in the
Netherlands. In 2006, construction was completed of two new portions: on
the east side for crossing new north-bound lanes for the expanded
highway; and on the west side for the new HSL-Zuid high-speed railway.
The new aqueduct is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long. Link
The Shortest Man in the World — Chandra Bahadur Dangi
Chandra Bahadur Dangi (born on November 30, 1939) is the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.546 m (1 ft 9 in). Dangi is a primordial dwarf. He broke the record of Gul Mohammed (1957-1997), the shortest adult human whose height was 0.5715 m (1 ft 11 in). Chandra came to news highlights of local media when a wood contractor saw him in his village. All of his family members are of usual size.
He was awarded the title of Shortest adult human ever recorded after measuring his height three times in 24 hours. The chief editor of Guinness Book of World Records said that Chandra is the only person in Guinness' 57 years history to record the title of the shortest man at the age of 73. Dangi lives with his nephews in a remote village of Nepal which is some 400 km away from the country's capital. He wishes to travel all parts of his country and the world. He stated that with him being the shortest man of the world and belonging to Nepal, he wants to popularize his village and his country through the medium of this title.
He was awarded the title of Shortest adult human ever recorded after measuring his height three times in 24 hours. The chief editor of Guinness Book of World Records said that Chandra is the only person in Guinness' 57 years history to record the title of the shortest man at the age of 73. Dangi lives with his nephews in a remote village of Nepal which is some 400 km away from the country's capital. He wishes to travel all parts of his country and the world. He stated that with him being the shortest man of the world and belonging to Nepal, he wants to popularize his village and his country through the medium of this title.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Different Kinds of Ocean
The different kinds of ocean within the universe like this in the ‘Siddhantasiromani” an astrological regulation. Within the universe in different places or in different planets there are different kinds of oceans also such as
(1) Saline ocean,
(2) Lactic ocean,
(3) Curdic ocean,
(4) Fatty ocean,
(5) Saccarine ocean,
(6) Vinum ocean and
(7) Pure aquatic ocean.
So there are seven different kinds of oceans out of which we have only experience of the Saline ocean on earth.
In the Laghubhagabatamritam there is reference of this ocean of milk while describing all about Vishnu. It is said there as follows: “On the top of Rudraloka (the planet which, occupied by Lord Shiva) another planet with circumference of five hundred billions of miles called by the name Vishnuloka, which is almost inaccessible by any mortal being. And above this on the top of Sumeru there is a great saline ocean in the midst of which there is a golden island called by the name Mahavishnuloka. This oceanis sometimes visited by great personalities like Brahma and others. In that golden island Lord Vishnu and His consort Laksmi sleep on the (?) of Sesha continually for four months.
On the eastern side of Sumeru there is another sea of milk in which there is white city where the Lord can be seen sitting on a throne of Sesha accompanied by His consort Lakshmiji. In that residence also during four months of rainy season, the Lord takes rest asleep. The Setadwipa in the milk white ocean is just situated on the south of this range of Saline ocean. The area of that Setadwipa is calculated to 200,000 miles. This island is transcendentally beautiful with all desired trees and decorations for pleasing the Lord Vishnu and His consort.
It is understood from various Vedic literatures that just as there is the ocean of salt water on this planet, there are various kinds of oceans on other planets. Somewhere there is an ocean of milk, somewhere there is an ocean of oil, and somewhere there are oceansof liquor and of many other types of liquids.
There are different kinds of oceans, we learn from sastra. We have got experience of the salted ocean, but there are many otheroceans, just like milk ocean and ghee ocean, oil ocean and yogurtocean.
There are, we get this information from the sastra. There are other planets where there is sweet water ocean and liquor ocean and butter ocean so many different types.
The ocean of oil, you have got experience in this planet. Within the earth you are getting some… Your civilization depending, your motor car civilization is depending on that ocean of oil. You are getting oil and lavishly spending it. Stock is supplied by ALLAH. Your material advancement will be finished if the stock is not supplied by the ALLAH.
(1) Saline ocean,
(2) Lactic ocean,
(3) Curdic ocean,
(4) Fatty ocean,
(5) Saccarine ocean,
(6) Vinum ocean and
(7) Pure aquatic ocean.
So there are seven different kinds of oceans out of which we have only experience of the Saline ocean on earth.
In the Laghubhagabatamritam there is reference of this ocean of milk while describing all about Vishnu. It is said there as follows: “On the top of Rudraloka (the planet which, occupied by Lord Shiva) another planet with circumference of five hundred billions of miles called by the name Vishnuloka, which is almost inaccessible by any mortal being. And above this on the top of Sumeru there is a great saline ocean in the midst of which there is a golden island called by the name Mahavishnuloka. This oceanis sometimes visited by great personalities like Brahma and others. In that golden island Lord Vishnu and His consort Laksmi sleep on the (?) of Sesha continually for four months.
On the eastern side of Sumeru there is another sea of milk in which there is white city where the Lord can be seen sitting on a throne of Sesha accompanied by His consort Lakshmiji. In that residence also during four months of rainy season, the Lord takes rest asleep. The Setadwipa in the milk white ocean is just situated on the south of this range of Saline ocean. The area of that Setadwipa is calculated to 200,000 miles. This island is transcendentally beautiful with all desired trees and decorations for pleasing the Lord Vishnu and His consort.
It is understood from various Vedic literatures that just as there is the ocean of salt water on this planet, there are various kinds of oceans on other planets. Somewhere there is an ocean of milk, somewhere there is an ocean of oil, and somewhere there are oceansof liquor and of many other types of liquids.
There are different kinds of oceans, we learn from sastra. We have got experience of the salted ocean, but there are many otheroceans, just like milk ocean and ghee ocean, oil ocean and yogurtocean.
There are, we get this information from the sastra. There are other planets where there is sweet water ocean and liquor ocean and butter ocean so many different types.
The ocean of oil, you have got experience in this planet. Within the earth you are getting some… Your civilization depending, your motor car civilization is depending on that ocean of oil. You are getting oil and lavishly spending it. Stock is supplied by ALLAH. Your material advancement will be finished if the stock is not supplied by the ALLAH.
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