Friday, June 27, 2008

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

entertainment fun facts

Adjusting for inflation, Cleopatra, 1963, is the most expensive movie ever made to date (mid-2002). Its budget of $44 million is equivalent to 280 million 2002 dollars.

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C3P0 is the first character to speak in Star Wars.

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Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous 45 second shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, Psycho, which actually took 7 days to shoot.

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Donald Duck lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk, Duckburg, Calisota.

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Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.



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Even though they broke up 35 years ago, the Beatles continue to sell more records each year than the Rolling Stones.

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Bette Midler, Barry Manilow and many other famous vocalists got their start in a New York City club called The Continental Baths.

Monday, June 23, 2008

future computer

Look closely and guess what could they be..
Are they pens with cameras?
Any wild guesses?





Here is how it works.
In the revolution of miniature computers , scientists have made great developments with bluetooth technology..

This is the forthcoming computers you can carry within your pockets
This "pen-sort-of-instrument"produces both the monitor as well as the keyboard on any flat surfaces from where you can carry out functions you would normally do on your desktop computer.

Can anyone say, "Goodbye, Laptops"?

Amazing technology from Japan again.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

japan oceandome





Beach lovers...Here is another piece of engineering and construction in Japan.

Exterior shot of the building..Notice the surrounding area: trees, mountains, sea shore.

What do you think is inside this building?






It's the OCEANDOME.

The roof is retractable.



The surf is up. Rain or shine?






When the roof is closed, you still get blue and puffy sky.


Imagine a beach where the sky is always blue, it's never too hot or cold, the water isn't filled with salt and pollution, and the surf is always perfect - welcome to Ocean Dome, the world's only indoor beach.

Ocean Dome has its own flame-spitting volcano, crushed white marble "sand", and it also boasts the world's largest retractable roof, providing a permanently blue sky. Temperature, wind and humidity are closely controlled to provide an ultra-safe "sea-side" experience.

Every hour, the volcano erupts and the hi-tech wave machines start up, starting a few minutes of sanitized surfing.

Entrance cost is US $50 per person, which seems especially expensive given that there is a free, natural beach only 300 meters away.

Monday, June 9, 2008

world's tallest building


This is taken from the world's tallest building Burj Dubai at 2,650 ft/ 801 m.








Look at the uppermost right corner of this picture, you can almost see the turn of the earth.


The people who are working on the uppermost girders can see the rotation of the earth.



AMAZING OR terrifying?

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Balloon Twisting






these are really amazing work of art using balloons...