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Takabisha, Steepest Roller Coaster in The World
Jul 15th, 2011 | | Category: Fun

Takabisha roller coaster. You love the thrill of adrenaline while riding the roller coaster? You should try a ‘crazy’ roller coaster  that was just created in Japan, Takabisha. This roller coaster is touted as the world’s steepest roller coaster. Maybe you get used to feel the roller coaster that has a sharpness angle of 45 degrees. However, the new roller coaster will run on 16 July, has a level of steepness with almost 90-degree angle. In the shadow of Mount Fuji in Yamanash, visitors can feel the sensation of stomach turmoil in the fall of the highest peaks. Height reached 43 meters and 121 degrees [...]

Portable House Made by China Students
Jul 15th, 2011 | | Category: Fun

Portable house made ​​in China. Just imagine, a house can you build yourself in just 1hour, its location can be moved at will, and the price is cheaper than the latest BlackBerry Bold. This portable home findings of students in China. At the exhibition held at Nanjing Forestry University in eastern Jiangsu province, China, the visitors eyes fixed on the object unique shaped box that occupies an area measuring 6 m2. It was a portable home made ​​by students of the university. Here’s the photos:   This portable house that can be assembled within an hour can be purchased only by issuing money [...]

La Bonnotte, The Most Expensive Potato in The World
Jul 14th, 2011 | | Category: Fun

La Bonnotte, most expensive potatoes in the world. When imagining the kinds of foodsmost expensive in the world, normally we would not imagine the potatoes in it. But believe it or not, La Bonnotte potatoes is one of the most expensive food in the world, which dubbed as the king of the potato. One kilogram price could reach USD 700. Maybe it’s a bit silly, but that’s a fact. This type of potatoes can only be grown on the island Noirmoutier, an island off the west coast of France. Farmers there can only produce [...]

8 Beautiful Underground Station in The World
Jul 14th, 2011 | | Category: Place

Beautiful underground stations  in the world. In some countries, a subway station not only the terminal stops and departure of passengers, but also become part of an enjoyable means of travel. Moreover the decor is very unique, like being in an underground palace when we set our foot in there. You will also linger at there. Here are 8 [...]

Art Sculpture From The Used Book
Jul 5th, 2011 | | Category: Fun

You’ve probably seen a carving book before, but Long-Bin Chen, who clearly has aunique work of art from the field. Taiwan artist, Chen Long Bin, using old books to create sculptures that are very detailed which makes them look like statues from themarble or wood. Despite all his work is made of several books, he carved them all in such a way that fits with the size of the book together with finely carved. While he could use the tomes that can be carved, Long-Bin Chen uses only ordinary books to sculpt the statue. For example,  for a statue of Buddha carved head, he uses books Number from the New York. This carving is dedicated to [...]

World’s Highest Waterfall: Angel Falls
Jul 5th, 2011 | | Category: Nature

Angel Falls - the world’s highest waterfall. Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela. This is one of the main tourist destination in that country despite the remote location. The air around their filled of fog that produced from exposure to high winds, fog can be feltup to a mile (1.6 km)! And the distinctive sound of thundering waterfalls sustainable. Fifteen times the height of Niagara Falls, Angel Falls is the highest in the world. Previously the existence of this waterfall has not been known by the outside [...]