Posts Tagged ‘Swiss’
Leonardo da Vinci Parachute Does Work!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:00 No CommentsDa Vinci thought of the parachute back in 1485 and it took many centuries till the parachute became a reality. Now a Swiss daredevil called Olivier Vietti-Teppa decided to give a go at a parachute that Da Vinci drew. Following Leonardo’s instructions four equilateral triangles of fabric were stitched to form a pyramid with a [...]
Bin Laden’s Brother Designs Watches For Pilots
Saturday, April 19, 2008 15:30 No CommentsYeslam Bin Ladin, half-brother of Osama bin Laden, has has launched a Swiss luxury watch with a $9,950 price tag. The watch called “Aviator”, will tell the exact airspeed of an airplane and it can also be used to estimate a flight’s duration before take-off
The watch is claimed to be made for and by [...]
USA Court Shuts Down WikiLeaks
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:31 No CommentsThe wikileaks is a wiki website which allows anyone to publish anonymously documents that may prove illegal activities of companies and governments worldwide.
From time to time it has been the center of media since many scandals had been reveled through its thousands of users. Few days ago the Court of California ordered Dynadot that controls [...]
See the Live New Year celebrations from all over the world
Monday, December 31, 2007 14:19 No CommentsIf for any reason you are at home staring at the PC, why dont you have a look at the New Year celebrations from all over the world? So below you will find a list of webcams from the celebrations in 17 countries.
Happy New Year
All times are GMT
11:00 New Zealand, one of the first [...]