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Thursday, 10 November 2011

The Oldest Person in the World

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age 40 in 1915

Jeanne Louise Calment was born in Arles, France on February 21, 1875. She once met Vincent Van Gogh in her father's shop. Her genes may have contributed to her longevity as her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to the age of 86. She married a distant cousin at the age of 21. Her only grandson died in 1963. She rode a bicycle to the age of 100.

the power of beyond the limit



The Heaviest Human Being Ever Recorded

The official record holder

Jon Brower Minnoch started gaining weight from his early childhood. At the age of 12 his weight was 132 kg (292 lbs). He married Jeannette, a woman of normal weight and had two sons. Minnoch was admitted to hospital for 16 months where he lost 419 kg but after being discharged, his weight doubled. Unfortunately he died on September 10, 1983, at age 42.

 
the unofficial record holder



Carol Yager was weight of 727 kg (1,600 lb; 114.5 st) not confirmed. Documented weight loss of 236 kg (520 lb; 37.2 st) in three months by natural means: a 5,000 kJ (1,200 kcal) per day diet. Weight at death was 545 kg (1,200 lb; 85.8 st).



The Shortest Person in the World All Time.


The shortest adult human being whose age and height have ever been verified by The Guinness Book of World Records was Gul Mohammed, from New Delhi, India. He stood just 1 for 10.4 inches (57cm) tall, making him nearly three centimetres shorter than Junrey Balawing. Gul Mohammed died at the age of 40 in 1997 from respiratory complications, reportedly caused by heavy smoking.


The Smile of Shorty  :)

Saturday, 17 September 2011

The Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption of the 20th Century

   
The largest eruption of the 20th century occurred in 1912, from June 6 to June 8, to form Novarupta. Rated a 6 on the volcanic explosivity index the 60 hour long eruption expelled 13 to 15 cubic kilometers (3.1 to 3.6 cu mi) of magma, 30 times as much as the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The erupted magma resulted in more than 17 cubic kilometers (4.1 cu mi) of air fall and approximately 11 cubic kilometers (2.6 cu mi) of ash-flow tuff Only the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines was of a similar magnitude during the 20th century, ejecting 11 cubic kilometers (2.6 cu mi) of tephra.At least two larger eruptions occurred in the 19th century: the 1815 eruption of Tambora (150 km3 (36.0 cu mi) of tephra) and the 1883 eruption of Indonesia's Krakatoa (20 km3 (4.8 cu mi) of tephra).

Eruption of such a large quantity of magma from underneath the Mount Katmai area resulted in the formation of a 2-kilometer (1.2 mi) wide funnel shaped vent and the collapse of the summit of Mount Katmai creating a 600-meter (2,000 ft) deep,3 by 4 km (1.9 by 2.5 mi) caldera.

The eruption ended with the extrusion of a lava dome that plugged the vent. The 295 feet (90 m) high and 1,180 feet (360 m) wide dome is what is now referred to as Novarupta.

                                                   the location of eruption
                                  a small view :(

Thursday, 18 August 2011

The Tallest Person in History

with his father

Robert Wadlow was a pituitary giant, someone who grows enormously due to an overactive pituitary gland. He was born in Alton, Illinois on February 22, 1918, a completely normal baby, 8 ½ pounds. However, by the time he was a year old he weighed twice normal, 44 pounds. By nine years he'd reached 6', 2", by sixteen he hit 7', 10", and weighed nearly 400 pounds. At the time of his death in 1940 he was 8', 11.1" tall and weighed 439 pounds making him the world’s tallest person in history, according to the Guinness Book of Records, surpassing the record previously held by an 8', 4" inch Irishman who died in 1877.

Meet the gaint

Monday, 8 August 2011

Fastest Motorbike in the World (non- production)


The Tomahawk was a Dodge concept vehicle introduced at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. It had futuristic and unusual design, featuring the 500 hp (370 kW) 8.3 L (506.5 cu in) V10 SRT10 engine from the Dodge Viper.



                                                        Dodge Tomahawks Power

World's Fastest Production Motorcycle


The Suzuki Hayabusa (or GSX1300R) is a sport bike motorcycle made by Suzuki since 1999. It immediately won acclaim as the world's fastest production motorcycle, with a top speed of 188 to 194 miles per hour (303 to 312 km/h).




                                          The race between the champs