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O cafea pentru motoras?
In goana nebuna dupa noi combustibili – pe de o parte – si preocupati (mai ales in ultima perioada) sa…
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Un pahar de apa rece de la … dus?!
Nu este fantezie ci este o idee ce a prins forma unui concept: baia fito-purificatoare. In curand, daca totul merge struna, iar conceptul se dovedeste unul functional, acesta ar putea sa va transforme sala da baie intr-un mediu mult mai prietenos cu mediul:
Pedalat pentru o masa gratis
Crown Plaza Hotel din Copenhagen, Danemarca, ofera o masa gratuita oricarui oaspete ce este in stare sa produca electricitate pentru hotel pe o bicicleta de exercitii atasata unui generator. Oaspetii trebuie sa produca cel putin 10 watti de electricitate – cam vreo 15 minute de pedalat pentru cineva care se afla intr-o forma buna fizica. Li se va da apoi un voucher de masa de 26 de euro.
Aimee Mullins – poezia protezarii
Inainte de a implini un an, Aimee Mullins isi pierdea prin amputare ambele picioare mai jos de genunchi. Doctorul familiei…
E pasare? E avion? Nu, e Super Falcon pentru scufundari
Aceasta este ultima creatie a inginerului de marina Graham Hawkes: Deep Flight Super Falcon este un submarin zburător de 1.5 milioane dolari propulsat electric, stie sa “zboare” ca un avion, doar că „zboara” subacvatic:
Everything about diamonds
– they are about 4 billion years old, more than 600 times than our oldest ancestor.
– the diamonds are purely made off, for all their rarity, from one of the most familiar element on earth: carbon.
– carbon is formed in the core of dying Red Giants; when the stars explodes, they fling billions of tons of carbon into space.
– diamonds were found in South Africa in the 19th century; hundreds of thousands have been mined there.
– the word diamond came from the ancient Greek word „adamas” meaning „unconquerable” or „invincible”.
– the world’s first synthetic diamond was produced, after 5 years of attempts and millions of dollars, by General Electric which succeded in 1955.
– there are several traits which does not affect a diamond’s value; theese are: cleavage planes, natural weak spots in diamonds. But there are few which does affect, and theese are: color, clarity, carat weight and cut.
– the first diamond wedding ring proposal was in the year of 1477; the Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave the first recorded diamond wedding ring to Mary of Burgundy.
Unique collection of diamonds
Excuse me guys, it’s not Valentine’s, it’s not even my birthday … I don’t know what urge made me bring you today this article about the most beautiful rocks on the planet and the best friends of the girls – the diamonds – but enjoy theese beauties: These seven diamonds are among the most rare and valuable in the world. They are being displayed together for the first and only time through the collaborative efforts of the Smithsonian Institution, The Steinmetz Group, and the Gemological Institute of America.