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USS Oriskany...Sinking Things

USS Oriskany (CV-34, later CVA-34 and CV-34), 1950-1994\r\nEx-Oriskany was the first warship slated to become an artificial reef, under authority granted by the fiscal 2004 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 108-136). She was originally slated to be sunk with controlled charges 24 miles south of Pensacola on 25 June 2005. Oil, paint and asbestos had been removed but the ship still contained considerable amounts of PCB. Delays in environmental studies resulted in the postponement of her sinking. In February of 2006, however, the Environmental Protection Agency gave its final approval to sink the ship, and Oriskany was scuttled in 210 feet (65 m) of water in the Gulf of Mexico on 17 May 2006. (From WikiPedia)

The old world’s tallest buildings, 1884

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published in 1884, the diagram above shows the 77 tallest buildings of the old world (europe, asia and africa) at that time. strangely, the 78th and tallest structure shown is from the new world: the washington monument. it stood/stands at 555ft and was completed the year the diagram was made. the tallest of the old world was number 34, cologne cathedral, at 510ft.

the buildings were colour coded depending on the construction materials used…

red tint=brick; stone colour=stone; pink=granite; purple=bronze, copper or lead; yellow=gold

just as a comparison, here are the current tallest buildings on earth…

Speed Limit Device (Nice Idea)

DA Eid Greetings

The most interesting prisons on earth

1. world’s most valuable prison
san quentin state prison, california
capacity: 3317

2. world’s smallest prison
sark prison, sark, guernsey
capacity: 2

3. world’s most secure prison
adx supermax, florence, colorado
capacity: 550

4. world’s strangest prison
san pedro, bolivia
capacity: 800

5. world’s best-looking prison
leoben justice centre, steiermark, austria
capacity: 205

6. world’s most famous prison
alcatraz / the rock, san fransisco bay, california
capacity: 336

7. world’s most overcrowded prison
kresty prison, st. petersburg, russia
official capacity: 3,000
actual population: always at least 10,000

The Longest Underwater Tunnel In The World

this strange-looking beast in tokyo is an artificial island and tourist attraction by the name of umihotaru (translation: marine firefly) which forms part of the tokyo bay aqualine, a bridge-tunnel that connects kawasaki and kisarazu.

cars can either drive over the 4.4km bridge to the island and park in order to admire the view or drive straight through to the tunnel entrance where they will be taken under the water for 9.5km until they reach kawasaki.

the tunnel is apparently the longest underwater tunnel in the world.

7 Underwater Wonders of the World

A wealth of human history lies submerged in ancient cities at the bottoms of lakes, seas and oceans of the world. Some of these were sent into the water via earthquakes, tsunamis or other disasters thousands of years ago. Many have just recently been rediscovered, by accident or through emergent technological innovations. Some have even caused scientists to question the history of human civilization.

Alexandria, Egypt: Off the shores of Alexandria, the city of Alexander the Great, lie what are believed to be the ruins of the royal quarters of Cleopatra. It is believed that earthquakes over 1,500 years ago were responsible for casting this into the sea, along with artifacts, statues and other parts of Cleopatra’s palace. The city of Alexandria even plans to offer underwater tours of this wonder.

Bay of Cambay, India: A few years back discovered the remains of a vast 9,500 year old city. This submerged ruin has intact architecture and human remains. More significantly, this find predates all finds in the area by over 5,000 years, forcing historians to reevaluate their understanding of the history of civilazation in the region. The find has been termed Dwarka, or the ‘Golden City,’ after an ancient city-in-the sea said to belong to the Hindu god Krishna.

Kwan Phayao, Thailand: In itself perhaps not unusual, a 500 year old Thai temple sits at the bottom of lake Phayao. What makes this case strange is that the lake was actually made intentionally about 70 years ago, and that there has been recent discussion of potentially restoring the temple at the cost of billions of dollars. However, the ruins serve as a habitat for fish that many have argued should remain untouched.

Yonaguni-Jima, Japan: Discovered by a dive tour guide some twenty years ago, controversies have arisen around a mysterious pyramids found off the coast of Japan. These structures seem to have been carved right out of bedrock in a teraforming process using tools previously thought unavailable to ancient cultures of the region.

Havana, Cuba: A team of scientists continues to explore megalithic ruins found in the Yucatan Channel near Cuba. They have found evidence of an extensive urban environment stretching for miles along the ocean shore. Some believe that the civilization that inhabited these predates all known ancient American cultures. So far, only computer models of this mysterious underwater city exist.

North Sea, Europe: A lost natural landscape was found recently under the North Sea, once occupied by human hunter-gatherers over 10,000 years ago. What were once rivers, lakes and oceans are now all at the bottom of the sea, only made known through digital mapping. Scientists theorize that this amazingly well-preserved landscape was at the heart of an ancient civilization spread across Europe.

Atlantis, Antarctica? Over a hundred years ago, a museum curator in Istanbul made a remarkable discovery. Examining an ancient map on gazelle skin, he found a location marking a mountain chain where Antarctica is today. This map is, amazingly, one of many pieces of evidence people have used to try and claim that, in fact, Antarctica is the fabled lost continent of Atlantis. Other evidence includes the recent discovery (via sonar technology) of land under Antarctica as well as the mapping systems used by ancient cartographers, which suggest Atlantis might have been located far from the Mediterranean Sea.

Cyclone Sidr..Picture Collection