Apparently Dubai is going to start building the world’s largest arch bridge next month. Looking at pictures of this thing, it looks like it is right out of a futuristic sci-fi movie, and it comes with an intense $817 million price tag. The bridge is going to span one mile, and be approximately 670 feet […]
Here’s an interesting story. Techie Damon Burke enters an airport security checkpoint with a bag full of gear, ranging from cell phone sync cable to a handmade USB charger pack made from a mint can. The TSA security screener notices the latter and gets a little freaked out. Which in this day, means bring on […]
For centuries the seven wonders of the world were widely known to have been great architectural achievements of mankind. The original seven wonders of the world were all located around the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, or what was the then known world. The original seven wonders of the world are:
• The Great Pyramid of Giza
• The […]
The Kuwaiti ship Al-Hashemi-II is a very large dhow that sits next to the Radisson SAS Hotel in Kuwait. The Al-Hashemi-II is advertised as the “World’s Largest Wooden Ship”. This massive ship has a length of 83.7 meters (274.6 feet). Its bow is 18.5 meters (60.7 feet) wide. The wood used in its construction that […]
So I just read this article from June of 2006 where a member of the Department of Homeland Security’s privacy advisory committee was able to successfully bypass security, and board the airplane, without his drivers license. It seems the committee was challenged by a civil liberties activist, John Gilmore.
Gilmore dared committee members to place their […]