Amazing World

Bizarre Israeli Snake Massage Spa

2012-08-25T09:00:00.000-07:00

An Israeli health and beauty spa is offering a creepy new service for its customers - Snake Massage. For just $80 you can have large slithering reptiles such as California and Florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes, wriggle down your back and up your spine and across your face.

While some masseuses use soothing music or scented candles to supplement massages, owner Ida Barak prefers to use snakes; she believes that they have a calming effect and can alleviate joint pain. It's lying facedown on a bed, strong hands rubbing oil on your back as a few snakes slither up and down your body.

Ada Barak gives a snake massage treatment to her customer Liz Cohen, at her spa in the northern communal village of Talmey El'Azar. Barak uses California and Florida King snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes in her treatments.

During the massage, costs 300 shekels, Barak releases six non-venomous snakes onto the backs of her customers and allows them to slither around.

World's Largest Digging Machine - Bagger 288

2012-08-19T19:00:00.000-07:00

Bagger 288 (Excavator 288), built by the German company Krupp for the energy and mining firm Rheinbraun, is a bucket-wheel excavator or mobile strip mining machine. It is 311 feet tall and 705 feet long. It weighs 45,500 tons, which makes it heavier than RMS Titanic.

The Bagger 288 was built for the job of removing overburden before coal mining in Tagebau Hambach (Hambach stripmine), Germany. It can excavate 240,000 tons of coal or 240,000 cubic metres of overburden daily – the equivalent of a football field (soccer) dug to 30 m (98 ft) deep.

The coal produced in one day fills 2400 coal wagons. The excavator is up to 220 m (721 ft) long and approximately 96 m (315 ft) high. The Bagger's operation requires 16.56 megawatts of externally supplied electricity. It can travel 2 to 10 m (6.6 to 33 ft) per minute (0.1 to 0.6 km/h).

It took 5 years to design and manufacture at a cost of $100 million. Maximum digging speed is 10 meters per minute. It can move more than 76,000 cubic meters of coal, rock, and earth per day.

Oasis Of The Seas - The Largest Luxury Cruise Ship in the World

2012-08-18T14:29:00.001-07:00

With its 220,000 gross tonnes, Oasis of the Seas, the world's Largest cruise ship , is approximately 40 percent larger than any other cruise ship in the world. It has three large swimming pools, 10 spa baths and surf-simulation facilities among its many activities and features.

Oasis Of The Seas is 1,184 feet long and more than 226,000 tons. The 6,360 passengers ship with a crew of 2,160 cost 1.5 billion dollars (900 million euros) to make. It is 230ft longer than the Titanic. The pool of facilities offered by this princess includes a 2,000-seater dining room, a choice of an ice rink, a 1,350-seat theatre, a surf simulator and a nine-hole miniature golf course.

Oasis of the Seas is 16 decks high, or 65 metres (213 feet) above the waterline, and measures 360 metres (1,180 feet) long and 47 metres (154 feet) wide - setting the world records for the Largest cruise ship and the Most expensive cruise ship.

There's an open-air Central Park, Boardwalk, the Royal Promenade, Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone on Royal Caribbean Oasis Of The Seas.

Amazing Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea

2012-08-17T13:51:00.000-07:00

The 15th annual Boryeong Mud Festival kicks off at Daecheon beach in Boryeong, South Korea, about 190 km southwest of Seoul. About 2 to 3 million domestic and international tourists visit the beach during the annual mud festival.

The city of Boryeong hosts the Daecheon Beach, famous for its beautifying mud, which is rich in minerals and used to manufacture cosmetics.

The mud, which is believed to have beneficial effects on the skin due to its mineral content, is sourced from mud flats near Boryeong and transported to the beach by truck.

In order to promote these cosmetics, the festival attendees are allowed to have all the fun in pools of the rich mud. The mud is sourced from mud flats nearby. For the benefit of tourists, there are mud pools, mud prisons and mud skiing competitions. Body painting with beautifully-coloured mud is also promoted as part of the festival.

An estimated 2 million people from around the world converge on Boryong City, each of them ready to come clean and leave dirty.

World's Tallest Married Couple

2012-08-16T08:37:00.000-07:00

The 6 ft 5.5 inch Keisha Bolton and 6 ft 9.75 inch Wilco van Kleef are The World's Tallest Married Couple.

Keisha and Wilco van Kleef-Bolton, the world’s tallest married couple, with a combined height of 404.7 cm (13 ft 3.3 in), were at Apple's Regent Street store to pick up their iPads.

They have two children. Son Lucas, four, is already 3ft 11in - the height of a seven-year-old - and daughter Eva, two, is 3ft, the typical height of a three-year-old.

Kleef Bolton was referred to a specialist when he was ten and stood at 5ft 10in - the height of the average man in the UK. He was told he was naturally tall, rather than suffering from a medical condition.

Giant George - The Tallest & The Largest in the World

2012-08-15T07:50:00.000-07:00

Giant George, the world’s largest dog. Standing almost four feet tall at the shoulder and seven feet on his hind legs, George eats 180 pounds of food per month and even has his own queen-sized bed and can sit in a chair like a human.

George is 43 inches from paw to shoulder, and 7 feet, three inches from head to tail. He is a 250-pound blue Great Dane from Arizona.

Giant George was crowned world's largest and the Tallest dog by Guinness World Records in February, 2010.

George weighs almost 100 pounds more than the average Great Dane. By the time he was two, he was tipping the scales at 252 pounds. The 4-year-old is owned by David Nasser.

Noddy - The Tallest Horse in The World

2012-08-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

Luscombe Nodram, Noddy, is the tallest horse in Australia , as well as the tallest horse in the world. He is a purebred shire gelding and is owned by Jane Greenman of Victoria.

Noddy was a normal height when he was born and a normal height as a weanling. That is where Noddy stops being normal. He just kept growing and growing. Now Nodram stands 20.2 hands. Nodram was bred and born at the Shires of Luscombe in Queenlsand.

Nodram’s Great Great Grandsire Ladbrook Invader, was also tall. In 1981 he was in the Guiness Book of World Records as the tallest living horse, standing 19.2 hands.

Noddy left home as a 6 month old weanling to go and live with Jane in Victoria. He was 15 hands, the usual size for our weanlings. Jane however was not expecitng such a big 'foal', even though she wanted a Shire that was grey and that would grow to be a big horse. Little did she know she would end up with the Worlds Tallest Horse.

Nodram and his half brother Luscombe Grey Spark are the only two grey shire geldings in Australia. Now Nodram enjoys spending his days with his best mate Nash the Suffolk Punch (one of only 7 in Australia).

The Most Weired Stress Relieving Snake Massage Therapy

2012-08-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

An Israeli health and beauty spa is offering a new service for its customers - a snake massage. The treatment consists of six non-venomous snakes massaging the client's aching muscles and joints for $70.

Clients at Ada Barak's spa in Norther Israel can experience the therapeutic effects of a pile of snakes slithering along their back. The big boys supposedly work tougher knots while smaller serpents deliver a lighter touch.

The size of the snakes depends on the type of massage - the larger ones are said to alleviate deeper muscle tensions and the smaller ones create a 'fluttering' effect. All are the snakes used are non-venomous.

The heavy king and corn snakes produce a relaxing kneading sensation. They give deep-tissue massages.

Barak uses California and Florida King snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes in her treatments.

Angel Falls - The World’s Highest Waterfall

2012-08-12T08:07:00.000-07:00

Angel Falls in Spanish Salto Ángel; Pemon language: Kerepakupai Vená, meaning “waterfall of the deepest place”, or Parakupá Vená, meaning “the fall from the highest point” is a waterfall in Venezuela that is the Highest one in the world.

Angel Falls is the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State.

The water falls so far that it becomes a fine mist which can be felt a mile away before it reaches the ground below. These falls reach more than twenty six hundred feet up, and they are roughly fifteen times as high as Niagara Falls. The longest continuous drop in the falls is over eight hundred meters.

The base of the falls feeds into the Kerep River (alternatively known as the Río Gauya), which flows into the Churun River, a tributary of the Carrao River.

The Secret of The Devil's Triangle - Unexplained Disappearances

2012-08-11T05:00:00.000-07:00

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a geographical area in the Atlantic Ocean where a number of unexplained disappearances occurred of many people, aircraft, and surface vessels.

This Geographical Triangle can be roughly outlined on a map by connecting Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the Bahamas, an island chain off the coast of the United States. Readings on directional devices do not operate normally inside the triangle.

Many of these disappearances involve a level of mystery which are often popularly explained by a variety of theories beyond human error or acts of nature, often involving the paranormal, a suspension of the laws of physics, or activity by extraterrestrial beings. An abundance of documentation for most incidents suggests that the Bermuda Triangle is a mere legend built upon half-truths and tall tales from individuals who sailed the area, then later embellished on by professional writers.

Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) noted in his log about the unusual events in this area that his compass readings were askew within the area now called the Bermuda Triangle, and he and his crew were confused by shallow areas of sea with no land nearby at his the first voyage to the New World back in 1493.

What is the Secret of the bermuda Triangle?

It is reported that around the area where the Bermuda triangle is located, there are vast fields of methane gas. Scientists have conducted experiments to prove that if a bubble of methane gas is large enough, it has the capability of sinking an entire ship because it decreases the density of the water. They also explained that the resultant wreckage might have floated up to the surface but almost immediately it would be swept away by the furious Gul Stream.

It was discovered that methane gases (which is lighter than air) randomly gets released in this area. When it is released the bubbles from this gas can instantly sink ships, make planes fall, and make navigation systems go heywire.

Amazing Home Design around the World

2012-08-10T07:28:00.000-07:00

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Mount Roraima - The Giant Flat-topped Mountain in Canaima National Park

2012-08-09T05:33:00.000-07:00

Mount Roraima is a giant flat-topped mountain, or mesa, in the Pakaraima Mountains of the Guiana Highlands , at the point where the boundaries of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana meet. It is a tabletop mountain with sheer 400-metre high cliffs on all sides

Mount Roraima is about 9 miles (14 km) long and 9,094 feet (2,772 metres) high, it is the source of many rivers of Guyana, and of the Amazon and Orinoco.

Mount Roraima creates some of the highest waterfalls in the world over the sides (Angel falls is located on a similar tabletop mountain some 130 miles away). The mountain marks the border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana, although more than three quarters of the mountain is in Venezuelan territory.

The tabletop mountains of the park are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to the Precambrian Era, some two billion years ago. The average height of the plateau is about 2,500 metres (8,200 feet), making it the highest point for distance of 549.44 kilometres (341.48 miles) in any direction.

Mount Roraima, part of Venezuela's 30000-square-kilometer Canaima National Park, is the site of the highest peak of the country of Guyana’s Highland Range.

Devil's Pool - The Most Dangerous Pools in the World

2012-08-08T07:07:00.000-07:00

The Devil's Pool is possibly the world's most dangerous pool as it is situated 360 feet (110 meters) on top of Victoria Falls. Located in Zimbabwe, Africa.

The Devil's Pool is known in aboriginal legend to be cursed by a female spirit looking for her former lover. The locals believe that her calls can still be heard and are the causes of the deaths that occur there. Since 1959, there have been 17 victims from the Devil's Pool.

Devil’s Pool, a pool at the edge of the falls where people can swim and look over the falls without being pulled over by the current due to a natural rock wall that creates the pool. This can only be done from September to December when the river flow is at a safe level.

There are also various hippos and crocodiles inhabiting the Zambezi River that forms the Victoria Falls.

Amazing Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, The Largest Waterfalls

2012-08-07T08:11:00.000-07:00

Victoria Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world, are part of the Zambezi river, which forms a border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

At the falls the Zambezi river cascades an amazing 108 meters (360 feet) over a width of 1,708 meters (5,604 feet). The falls were named after Queen Victoria by the European explorer David Livingstone who is thought to be the first European to view the falls.

The native name of the falls is Mosi-oa-Tunya which means ‘Smoke that Thunders’. Victoria falls is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is visited by roughly a million tourists per year.

Devil’s Pool is located on the Zambian side of the falls and is accessed from Livingstone Island, while most of the viewing areas of the falls are located on the Zimbabwean side.

Amazing Golden Falls on Golden Circle, Iceland

2012-08-06T11:45:00.000-07:00

The Gullfoss also known as Golden Falls, a 2-tiered waterfall, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The height of Gullfoss is 32m (105 ft) and is part of the Hvítá river.

The Haukadalur geysers and Þingvellir national park are the nearby attractions and together these 3 sites are called the Golden Circle. Most visitors stay in Reykjavík for day trip on the Golden Circle. There are hotel accommodation nearby for the popularity of the falls.

Amazing Yosemite National Park in California

2012-08-05T06:54:00.002-07:00

With over 3.7 million visitors every year, Yosemite is one of the most well known national parks in the world. This California park is an incredibly popular nature destination in the United States. Yosemite National Park is known for its awe-inspiring granite cliffs, cascading waterfalls, and over 800 miles (1,300 km) of hiking trails.

A massive granite cliff, Half Dome, jutting out of the earth, is one of the famous icons of the park, along with Cathedral Peak and El Capitan. Most of Yosemite’s iconic peaks, lakes, and waterfalls are located in the tourist-heavy 7 square mile (18 sq. km) area of Yosemite Valley, but the entire park actually encompasses an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 sq. km).

Yosemite is the first national park ever designated. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is a favorite destination for hikers, rock climbers, campers, and nature lovers of all kinds.

The Gorgeous Havasu Falls in Arizona

2012-08-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

The gorgeous Havasu Falls is on the Havasupai Indian Reservation within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. It is excellent for swimming where perfect falls features a blue-green pool below.

Havasu Falls is fairly difficult to reach by foot, requiring a drive to Hualapai Hilltop and then a 16 km (10 mile) hike to the Falls via the tiny village of Supai which is 3 km (2 miles) from the falls. For those not up to the long hike, a helicopter ride to Supai can be had, followed up by a horseback ride to the falls.

Visitors can camp near the falls, and the village of Supai has one lodge and one cafe. Otherwise the best options for accommodation can be found 177 km (110 miles) away in the town of Seligman. The area also features four other waterfalls: Navajo Falls, Supai Falls, Mooney Falls, and Beaver Falls.

The World's First Sea Floor Resort on a Private Island

2012-08-02T12:00:00.000-07:00

Poseidon Undersea Resorts

The world's first sea floor resort located on a private island in Fiji. Poseidon Resorts is one of the best known underwater establishments in the world. The Poseidon Resort is located 40 feet below water in the Fijian Lagoon that is accessible through elevators. The resort is located in the crystal clear water of a 5,000 acre Fiji lagoon.

The accommodation units consist of 24 spectacular suites and one luxury apartment located at 12 meters under the sea, and 48 amazing bungalows. Guests have the opportunity to explore each comfortable, intimate world during their stay with access to facilities from each area.

A standard 550 sq. foot suit is about $1500 a night. A week at the Poseidon Undersea Resort from Fiji costs $30,000 per coupe and it includes transportation from the International Airport of Fiji, four nights in a luxury beachfront or over water villa, two nights in a luxury underwater suite, diving onboard a luxury expedition submarine outside the lagoon and many more attractions.

Amazing Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica

2012-08-01T07:18:00.002-07:00

Dunn's River Falls is a famous waterfall near Ocho Rios, Jamaica. It is one of the major Caribbean tourist attractions. The falls empty into the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the very few rivers in the world that actually fall directly into the sea.

The Amazing Dudhsagar Waterfalls in Goa, India

2012-07-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

Dudhsagar waterfalls are located in the district of Sanguem in Goa. It lies at the distance of 60 km from Margao near the Goa Karnataka border. The falls take a steep plunge 2000 feet down in the wooden mountains of the western ghats. It originates high up on the river Mandovi’s watershed.

The Dudhsagar Waterfalls is luxuriously enveloped in greenery and a breathtaking avalanche of milky white water. The word "Dudhsagar" literally means "Ocean of milk". The waterfalls are so named because of the white foamy water that comes down from a staggering height of 2000 feet above the sea level.

Dudhsagar Waterfalls are listed as one of the highest waterfalls in the world. They are the fifth highest waterfalls in India. The waterfall appears as if the streams of milk are flowing down from the mountains.

The waterfall is located amongst lush green surroundings of the forests of Western Ghats which is what makes it even more scenic and beautiful. During monsoons the Dudhsagar waterfall becomes very lively and attracts tourists in hordes.

The Eruption of Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcanic Chain in Chile

2012-07-30T02:00:00.000-07:00

A plume of ash, estimated six miles (10km) high and three mile wide is seen after a volcano erupted in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain, about 575 miles (920 km) south of the capital, Santiago June 4 2011.

Ash covers the landscape and thousands of people were evacuated from the surrounding rural communities. The volcano, which hasn't been active since 1960 when it erupted after an earthquake, sent its plume of ash 6 miles high across Argentina and toward the Atlantic Ocean.

Hangzhou Bay Bridge - World's Longest Bridge in the World

2012-07-29T17:00:00.000-07:00

World's Longest cross sea Hangzhou Bay Bridge in China

One of the masterpieces of modern architecture, the fantastic Hangzhou Bay Bridge has been opened to the public since May 2008.

The Bridge is an S-shaped stayed-cable bridge with six lanes in both directions and is linking Ningbo's Cixi county in the south to Jiaxing in the north.

The Longest Sea-Crossing Bridge in the World

It is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world - 36 kilometres (22 mi) long - and shortens the distance between Shanghai and Ningbo by 120 km. This fantastic bridge crossing the Hangzhou Bay is expected to have a 100-year lifespan, and has a price tag of 11.8 billion yuan (US$1.70 billion). The speed limit is 100 km/62 mile.

Absolute Towers - The Tallest Skyscrapers nicknamed “The Marilyn Monroe”

2012-07-29T05:00:00.000-07:00

Yansong Ma of the Beijing-based architecture firm MAD created this stunningly curvaceous building for the a new 50-storey condo in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Absolute World, final towers in the world class Absolute City Centre community. Standing at 50 and 56 storeys, these two skyscrapers will be the tallest of any built in a Canadian suburban city. The towers feature a curvaceous design winner in a worldwide design competition, elliptical glass exterior with expansive wrap around balconies and 360 degrees vistas.

Mississauga’s undulating Absolute Towers are rising near TORONTO’s western border. The most curvaceous one is nicknamed “the Marilyn Monroe”. The buildings are part of a four-tower complex at the crossroads of Hurontario Street and Burnamthorpe Road. Design of the Absolute Towers started in 2006.

The Amazing Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort

2012-07-29T01:00:00.000-07:00

Casino Resort, Niagara Falls - just 100 yards away from Niagara falls.

The Fallsview Casino Resort overlooks the world famous Horseshoe Falls and is the largest at 2.5 million square feet, the most elegant gaming resort facility in Canada. The Fallsview Casino offers over 3000 slot machines, 130 gaming tables and an exciting poker room offering Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, Omaha High/Low and Seven Card Stud.

This beautiful view of Niagara Falls was taken from Niagara Falls, New York. This view shows the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada & the American Falls in Niagara Falls, New York USA and the Niagara River.

The Amazing Red Beach in China

2012-07-28T19:00:00.000-07:00

The Red Beach is located in the Liaohe River Delta, about 30 kilometer southwest of Panjin City in China.

The beach gets its name from its appearance, which is caused by a type of sea weed that flourishes in the saline-alkali soil. The weed that start growing during April or May remains green during the summer.

In autumn, this weed turns flaming red, and the beach looks as if it was covered by an infinite red carpet that creates a rare red sea landscape. Most of the Red Beach is a nature reserve and closed to the public. Only a small, remote, section is open for tourists.