Friday, April 8, 2011

Best Science Pictures of 2010 :)

Best Science Pictures of 2010 :) A microscope-enabled closeup of hairs on the seed of the common tomato won an honorable mention in the photography category. The hairs secrete a mucus that appears as a clear membrane at the edge of the seed, according to photographer Robert Rock Belliveau, a retired pathologist. This mucus has several purposes: killing predators with a natural insecticide, preventing the seed from drying out, and anchoring the seed to the soil. Plant-Gene Map What looks like a fireworks display is really a portion of AraNet, a gene map of the mustard plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which earned an honorable mention...

Top 10 Fuel Efficient Cars

These days fuel efficient cars are in great demand. Car manufacturers are therefore competing with each other to give car buyers a choice in terms of other features along with fuel efficiency. Today you will get many cars that are not only fuel efficient but are also comfortable, safe and are fun to drive. Still when car buyers plan to buy a car that is popular for its fuel efficiency they also look for added features as well. Here in this article a brief sketch is given about the top 10 cars that are sought after for fuel efficiency as well as their extra features. 1. Audi A4 The first on the list is the Audi A4 which according to EPA...

Walk along the cableway!

Walk along the cableway!! But @ What Height??? Freddy Nock, acrobat, daredevil, walked a tightrope cable car. 45-year-old circus performer did this trick on the cable car Corvatsch in Switzerland.  IF you start to wobble, just don’t look down.        Due to bad weather the first attempt failed, the second was successful. Starting at the station at an altitude of 10,836 feet … He dotopal to an intermediate station at an altitude of 8,865 feet. This is not new for him, he did a similar trick in German mountain. In general, Freddy Nock (Freddy Nock) deals with acrobat 4 years and as you can see he is pretty...

Epic Fails Part-II

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