Friday, November 21, 2008

A few Miracles of the 21st century

1. Modern ways to control water.

(a water highway;)

The bridge “Magdeburg” (Germany) – you need to look at it a number of times to understand what is actually happening.

It’s a bridge that goes over the Elba river. It allows boats easy access into canals. It cost more than 500 million Euros and took 6 years to build




2. Colossus of the sea

The biggest ship in the world.
Used for the heaviest, and biggest of things needing transport



…Oil refinery


Military radar...




How it can be loaded at sea...
1. It sinks under the water…
The ships park on top…
And then it raises itself!!





3. Wind farm in the middle of the ocean

20 km from the coast of Denmark, you will find “Horns Rev”, the biggest wind farm in the world. 80 turbines 110 m tall, capable of 160 MW
The fins are 30 m long.









More info: www.hornsrev.dk

4. Fantasy road that exists part of the time - Arctic highway

The highway between Tibbitt and Contwoyto in Canada.
Most dangerous road in the world. It is over 500km long and consist of 85% frozen lakes. The ice can break at any time.
Here is a series of truck on the ice – each 70 Ď„ons.



This road can only operate / come into effect during the coldest months of the year. When the ice becomes strong enough every year the road is made.

Some people try and pust their luck at the end of a season…but in the end nature has the final say.

More info: link

18 comments:

  1. ChrisNov 21, 2008 06:00 AM
    Awesome post. Particularly love the Water Bridge, but the giant ship is pretty cool, too.
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  2. AnonymousNov 21, 2008 12:19 PM
    SECOND
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  3. AnonymousNov 21, 2008 12:21 PM
    Great, great, great, great, I love the wind farm, those things are MASSIVE! One note: even the largest street-running semi-trucks max out at just over 50 tons.
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  4. Photography ideasAug 2, 2010 03:54 AM
    Cool photos. Love it
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  5. AnonymousAug 22, 2010 01:20 PM
    Water bridges are quite common and not only 21st century ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briare_aqueduct
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  6. gps cell phonesSep 10, 2010 11:30 AM
    This only shows how great it is to be gigantic. Imagine how in the world what seems to be the biggest still fit in them.
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  7. Ty Buchanan BA(Griff) MBA(CUQ)Dec 11, 2010 07:45 AM
    Too much of the big boat.
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  8. Video Conferencing SoftwareDec 16, 2010 10:36 PM
    Technology can be used in a better way for development with out disturbing nature's rule.
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  9. electric cigaretteJan 21, 2011 03:52 AM
    Hi,
    The largest ship is the most astonishing and remarkable thing i have seen so far, the fact that it can sink itself got me zonkers!
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  10. nyxemFeb 9, 2011 04:49 PM
    Nice post.. i like giant ship, its cool...
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  11. SivaneshMar 16, 2011 10:47 PM
    Great photos and nice sharing
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  12. purnenduApr 9, 2011 03:03 AM
    awesome!!!!
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  13. AnonymousApr 11, 2011 01:21 PM
    fab picss!!specially those wind farms are worth watching.
    Gaint blades of windmills
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  14. WormApr 11, 2011 10:09 PM
    I used to drive a Frac pump and we had to be permitted for about 60 tonnes, but I know a lot of guys that have driven 70 tonnes. Especially in the remote places and with fuel, you don't wanna have to make two trips!
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  15. iPad AccessoriesMay 19, 2011 06:09 AM
    Thanks for sharing these pics. They were informative, especially the world's largest ship. It is a marvel of engineering the way it transports by lowering and then raising back out of the water. Great stuff.
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  16. Alan RobinsonJul 19, 2011 09:54 AM
    great post it just goes to show that we as a race can do any thing.
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  17. motobenAug 9, 2011 12:35 PM
    I like this, but, sorry, that's nowhere near the largest ship in the world. Sadly it's only the coolest.
    It's one of the 'Mighty Servants', (or 2 if you look closely). She is 140 metres (430 ish feet) long
    The biggest supertankers run to 450 metres (1500 ish feet) - but when they sink it sucks.
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  18. vky03Dec 7, 2011 04:23 AM
    Awesomwe..
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