Outdoor Escalators

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December 26 in the Comuna 13 Colombian Medellín put into operation outdoor escalators. This is the first of its kind escalators installed in the slums. They have replaced more than 350 concrete stairs. Officials say that their use will reduce the 35-minute hike down the slope to six minutes. All this for free.

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Where two oceans meet

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INCREDIBLE AND SIMPLY MIND-BLOWING..!!!

Where two oceans meet... but do not mix..!!!

These two bodies of water were merging in the middle of The Gulf of Alaska and there was a foam developing only at their junction. It is a result of the melting glaciers being composed of fresh water and the ocean has a higher percentage of salt causing the two bodies of water to have different densities and therefore makes it more difficult to mix..!!!

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Giant Tsunami

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Giant Tsunami-Shape Clouds Roll Across Alabama Sky :

For a morning, the sky looked like a surfer's dream: A series of huge breaking waves lined the horizon in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday (Dec. 16), their crests surging forward in slow motion. Amazed Alabamans took photos of the clouds and sent them to their local weather station, wondering, "What are these tsunamis in the sky?"

Experts say the clouds were pristine examples of "Kelvin-Helmholtz waves." Whether seen in the sky or in the ocean, this type of turbulence always forms when a fast-moving layer of fluid slides on top of a slower, thicker layer, dragging its surface.

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The Rainbow Rose

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The Rainbow Rose :

These are not artificial roses! The Rainbow Rose is now available in the UK for the first time and although you may think that these weird and wonderful blooms are painted or artificial they are one hundred percent natural. Almost. Well, ninety nine percent. Well, OK, they have been messed with, but not, as you may expect, on a genetic level. It seems that there is a little science involved in this rather expensive rose - a single one will set you back over thirty US dollars. They are also known as the happy rose and their rainbow colours come about when plant extracts are injected in to their stem. A sort of bot-ox for roses in a way.

Besides roses, other cut flowers like the chrysanthemum, carnation, hydrangea and some species of orchids can also be colored using the same method.

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Nature's Firefall : Horsetail fall

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Nature's Fire-fall : Horsetail fall

During the winter in Yosemite, coming off of El Captain, there is an almost non-existent waterfall called Horsetail fall. During the last two weeks in February, if there is water trickling over the edge, and if it is clear at sunset ( which doesn't happen too often due to the winter storms ) the setting sun will turn this waterfall into a stream of molten fire. The waterfall lights up like molten lava due to the angle of the sun...!!

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The Water Bear

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World’s toughest animal
The Water Bear

Meet the water bear, the world’s toughest animal. Despite what their name may let you believe, these water-dwelling creatures are very very small, measuring less than a millimeter. Having the unique ability to basically die and come back to live again, these rather adorable animals can survive even the most hostile conditions and environments.

They can take temperatures close to absolute zero and hotter than boiling water, withstand over 1000 times more radiation than humans, can live over a decade without water, endure six times the water pressure in the deepest ocean trench, and even survived in the vacuum of space, making them the only animals to do so. When conditions get though, they basically die, stopping any process in their miniature bodies for up to 120 years! When conditions get better again, they revive and go on with their lives.

Water bears really are miniature animals, having tiny legs, claws, eyes, mouth, stomach, and even nerves. They have such precise muscle control that they can even move like higher order animals.

You can find these fascinating creatures about everywhere: on the bottom of the ocean, under meters of ice, in hot springs, and on the top of the Himalaya! Preferring to live on moist lichens and mosses with up to 25000 of their little friends, you can bet that some water bears will be very close to you; even in your backyard! Go search for them yourself..!!

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