Kjeragbolten is a Norwegian boulder, located
in the Kjerag mountain in Rogaland, Norway. The rock itself is a 5 m³
glacial deposit wedged in the mountain's crevasse. It is a popular
tourist destination and is accessible
without any climbing equipment. However, it is suspended above a
984-meter deep abyss. It is also a popular site for BASE jumping
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Sunday, 1 September 2013
Sun burn response in whales can give clues to Anti Ageing in Humans: Research
Researchers from the Newcastle University, UK
revealed in the month of August 2013 that the way whales reacted to
sunlight explained about the ageing process of humans.
Some of the whale species reacted to the sunlight by getting darker in
UV exposure, a process which is similar to the way humans tan. Other
whales have the capability of protecting themselves from getting tanned
by turning their genes on and off.
Mountain goats are not actually goats!
Yes, they do fashion the woolly coats, cloven
feet, and horns but not the same kind as “true goats.” The high
altitudes that they reside in call for fur that is thicker and shaggier
than that of a domesticated farm goat.
Their hooves are specially built for climbing and descending those ungodly mountain slopes; a rubbery padding covers the bottom of their hooves. And to fend off all those predators, their horns are long and pointy.
Biologically, these goats actually are actually antelopes and sometimes referred to as goat-antelopes. Mountain goats are not goats in the same way that koala bears are not bears and Komodo dragons are not dragons.
Their hooves are specially built for climbing and descending those ungodly mountain slopes; a rubbery padding covers the bottom of their hooves. And to fend off all those predators, their horns are long and pointy.
Biologically, these goats actually are actually antelopes and sometimes referred to as goat-antelopes. Mountain goats are not goats in the same way that koala bears are not bears and Komodo dragons are not dragons.
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A NASA Space Suit costs $12,000,000.
Ever wanted to know how much a spacesuit
costs? Well, you got your answer. The cost for a flight-related NASA
spacesuit is about $12,000,000. The space suit is a actually a complex
system of garments, equipment and
NASA-spacesuit-costenvironmental systems built in such a way that it can
withstand the harsh environment of outer space and keep a person alive.
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