Being a person afraid of heights, just watching this makes me somewhat queasy! Thankfully there are people around that can do this type of work and not think twice about it!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Panorama on Mars
Image of Mars taken from Hubble Space Telescope
There are many panoramas on the internet and I enjoy each one. This panorama of Mars makes the top of my list.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Puttin' on the Ritz
What a crazy,
ever changing world! Who could have thought that in 2012 young people in
Moscow would put on a "flash mob" happening...dancing to an 83 year old
American song...written by a Russian born American/Jew (Irving Berlin)...
whose last name is the capital of Germany...
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Beyond Bravery
While on an expedition to Anarctica in 1961, a 27 year old Soviet surgeon, Leonid Rogozov, had to perform surgery on himself to save his own life.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Parking A 1951 Cadilac
Now this would be a handy thing to have. A third wheel was incorporated into some 1951 Cadilacs. This third wheel was stored in the trunk and served to move the vehicle out of tight situations. Unfortunately, the wheel would take up too much space and add too much weight for today's vehicles.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Perito Moreno Glacier in Southern Argentina
This clip is of the spectacular South American glacier, Perito Moreno Glacier. It is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in the Andes system Argerntina shares with Chile. It is the world's third largest reserve of fresh water.
There are photographers from the four corners of the earth that come to southern Argentina and literally camp out at the glacier site in order to get the actual breakup on film.
After watching this clip, check out some of the other videos posted on YouTube and you will see the arch has completely disappeared.
The music by Enya is a nice background sound.
To learn a little more about the glacier, check out the Wikipedia entry.
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