Sep 18, 2010

World’s Fastest Human Calculator - Record set by Alexis Lemaire

Alexis-Lemaire "Mathlete" Alexis Lemaire, 27, found the answer to the 13th root of a random 200-digit number in 70.2 seconds by sheer brain power - beating his own world record of 72.4 seconds he set in November.

Alexis Lemaire correctly calculated an answer of 2,407,899,893,032,210 from the possibility of 393 trillion answers at London's Science Museum today.

Sep 16, 2010

World’s Largest Spider Web Ever Spun

World’s Largest Spider Web Ever Spun 05If you suffer from arachnophobia this probably is not the place for you. You had better stay away from this former stock exchange building in Vienna where you might get entangled in the world’s largest spider web ever spun.

You might, however, be surprised to know that this giant spider web has not been spun by any spider. It is the handiwork of humans like us. Amazing, yet very true. The idea behind the construction of the whole structure was a dance performance. The web form evolves from the movement of dancers between the pillars. The dancers stretch the tape as they move, resulting in the formation of the web like creation. The choreography recording results in the final shape.

Sep 10, 2010

Top 10 Tallest Lighthouses in the World

This article contains the Top 10 tallest lighthouses in the World.

 

1.) Jeddah Light *World’s Tallest Lighthouse

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Sep 8, 2010

Top 10 Mercedes-Benz Models Of All Time

mercedes-benz Perhaps the single most identifiable symbol of luxury and style in the automotive world is the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star. Mercedes has been leading the field in the delicate balance between style and technology since 1881, which makes it the oldest car manufacture in existence today. While it is often said that you can tell what cars will look like in 20 years by looking at a Mercedes-Benz today, this list is a look back at 10 of the Stuttgart powerhouse’s best designs.  After all, there must have been some reason Janis wanted one so badly.

Sep 6, 2010

Sarah Burge – “The Real Life Barbie”

botoxsarah Sarah Burge has been crowned the most plastic lady by “Guinness Book of World Records”. At 49 years old, Sarah has had over 100 cosmetic surgeries, which is apparently the most anyone has cared to admit to, and has spent $850,000 in her quest to turn back time. Formerly, Cindy Jackson was Guinness’s pick for the most plastic surgeries performed on a person.

Sarah Burge claims to be the “Real Life Barbie”, but I just don’t see it. To me, she just looks like another Orange County soccer mom trying to hold on to what’s left of her looks.

Sep 4, 2010

10 Biggest Splits in the Sports World

1 With the news that Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren made their divorce official and with Frank and Jamie McCourt’s divorce starting tomorrow (August 30th), it seems dissolution is in vogue. Judging from what follows, it's not the first time.

Let’s take a look at some of the other big splits in the professional sports world.

Sep 1, 2010

The Biggest Lighter In The World

lighters5 A lighter is a portable device used to generate a flame. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable fluid or pressurized liquid gas, a means of ignition, and some provision for extinguishing the flame.

Have you ever seen the biggest lighter in the world, in Indonesia there is a lighters in size than usual, if the lighters are only for our thumbs, here the size of these lighters can be 10 times the size of a normal lighters, let us look at the biggest lighter in the world.

Aug 31, 2010

Top 10 American Banks

logo1 There is large number of banks in America with large quantity of assets capital, but here I arrange top ten Banks in USA and these banks are so famous as American banking and financial institutions, these banks are as under with their assets.

Aug 26, 2010

Top 7 Female Fighters

Top 7 Female Fighters As mixed martial arts (MMA) continues to gain momentum as the fastest growing sport in history, the action is heating up nowadays with the ladies pounding it out alongside the men. No longer considered to be just another “guy’s sport,” MMA is attracting both male and female fight  fans from all around the world, with both parties joining in on the action inside the cage. Sure, watching two guys go toe-to-toe is a real treat, but seeing a couple of lovely ladies battle it out is equally impressive.

Aug 23, 2010

10 Largest Sharks In The World

jumping-great-white-shark There are more than 360 species split across 8 orders of sharks.  Some sharks are predators and some are perfectly safe.  Some sharks are large and some sharks are small, but humans in general are fascinated with size and because of this I have compiled a list of the 10 largest sharks in the world.

Aug 20, 2010

The Longest Legs Records

longlegs_004 The world’s smallest man, He Ping Ping, met up with the woman with the longest legs, Svetlana Pankratova, for photos for the latest Guinness Book of World Records in Trafalgar Square in London. Little He Ping Ping is just 29.37 inches tall and his little head barely reaches

Svetlana Pankratova’s knees. Of course Svetlana Pankratova does have the longest legs in the world, measuring 51.96 inches! Wow!

Aug 17, 2010

World’s Biggest BBQ

The world’s biggest BBQ is now British. At over 16ft long, 4.9ft wide and 11.5ft tall this ‘God-grilla’ can cook over 1000 sausages or 500 burgers at the same time.

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Aug 9, 2010

MiTo “Musical September”: International Music Festival

MiTo 00 Néo international e-magazine (www.neoenews.com) is dedicating its August edition to “art and music”, with particular focus on MiTo, International Music Festival which is taking place in Italy, in Milan and Turin, from the 3rd to the 24th of September 2010. It is a unique festival which is hosting some of the most prestigious artists of the best of world music.

Aug 2, 2010

The World's Best Nude Beaches - Top 10 List

The long-awaited sequel to New York Times bestseller The World Guide to Nud* Beaches and Resorts. This guide unveils the top 1,000 places where bare skin is simply the most fashionable thing to wear. More than 50 countries are explored in depth, including the US and Canada, the Caribbean, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Croatia, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America. Don't get undressed without it! – The World's Biggests Choice!

Jul 26, 2010

Top 7 Military Powers of the World

Top 7 Military Powers of the World According to one source, there has been peace on our earth for only 300 years out of thousands. Conflicts on some scale have been going on, for almost, forever, whether it is on religious basis, ethnic issues or resources. Simply put, were there is man, there is bound to be war. Although wars have been avoided pretty effectively in the modern world, a country still cannot do without a military force. Today we take a look at the 7 most potent military powers in the world.

Jul 19, 2010

The 10 Most Watched YouTube Videos of all time

youtube_logo We all love YouTube. It is the best video website of the world. Here we can upload, view and share video clips. Its bandwidth costs are estimated at approximately $1 million a day. It has millions of videos.  Have you ever thought which are the most viewed videos on YouTube ? Have you seen those videos ? No. Then don’t worry today I am sharing the list of top 10 most viewed videos on YouTube.