The World’s Tallest Water Slide Was a Terrible, Tragic Idea

Published 5 years ago in Other. Submitted by manro

At nearly 169 feet tall, Verrückt was taller than Niagara Falls. Riders flew down the world's tallest water slide at 70 miles per hour, challenging the laws of physics. Then, on August 7, 2016, 10-year-old Caleb Schwab was decapitated on the ride. What went wrong to cause su…
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THE WORLD'S LARGEST ARTISTIC (RAIN)WATER MOSAIC BY ARTIST BELO

Published 8 years ago in Awesome. Submitted by Burimi

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The World's Longest Sea Bridge (26.3 miles)

Published 8 years ago in Awesome. Submitted by Burimi

An engineering marvel the Jiaozhou bay bridge has finally opened up after four years of construction. The 26.3 miles long bridge links the port city of Qingdao to the island of Huangdao.

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The Worst Invasive Species The U.S. Has Seen in 150 Years

Published 5 years ago in Nature. Submitted by sux2bu

The Spotted Lanternfly is considered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be the worst invasive species in the last 150 years. That's because they threaten products from wine to apples, lumber and craft beer.....industries that amount to $18 Billion in the state of Pennsylvan…
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The writing clock Japan

Published 8 years ago in Awesome. Submitted by Burimi

The student Suzuki Kango's astounding hand-carved wooden automaton clock. With over 400 wooden moving parts, Suzuki's senior thesis exhibition project uses four magnetic stylus pens on a magnetic drawing board to mechanically write the full time every minute in 24-hour format &nd…
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