Posts Tagged ‘building’
Athens is Again Shaken by Earthquake February 17th
Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:40 No CommentsFebruary 17th, time 03:33, and earthquake with a 4.4 magnitude hit in north Athens in the area of Fili, near mount Parnitha. This is not a large earthquake and people hardly realized it but considering the repeated seismic activity of the last 2 months in the Greek area (see previous 1, 2, 3). Again I [...]
Radon: The Silent Radioactive Killer In Your House
Saturday, February 16, 2008 22:40 No Comments[Photo from xoxomomo]
Do you know what Radon is? Radon (Ραδονιο in Greek) is a gas, which is invisible, odorless, and most importantly, radioactive. When Uranium (another well known radioactive material used in atomic bombs) decays, Radium is created. When Radium in its turn disintegrates it forms Radon. Radon gas exists freely in nature, it affects [...]
Russian Super Heroe?
Saturday, February 16, 2008 19:36 No CommentsIn this video a Russian guy is filming his friend (with a mobile) free falling from a multistory building, hitting the ground (face down) and then after few seconds, getting up without a scratch. I have to say after seeing Claire Bennet from Heroes this does not look very impressive and I am sure this [...]
Worlds tallest elevator
Sunday, January 6, 2008 16:59 No CommentsMitsubishi announced the construction of the worlds tallest elevator test tower. This building has a hight of 173 meters and its located in Inazawa, Japan and it took 10 million Yen to build it.
This tower will be used to test new technologies and speeds for the worlds tallest skyscrapers that will be built in the [...]