New wall is a relative miniature at 1 meter (3.3 feet) high -- to guard against hordes of pillaging mice. ``The wall is a symbolic gesture to quiet public concern,'' Wen said. ``It's not going to work in the long run.'' picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

monitors the flow of data around the world. It then displays a value between zero and 100. Higher values indicate faster and more reliable connections.

useful like a download / upload meter this one tells you health of net as a whole in different areas picked by tgkprog 2 months ago

A cord of two hundred and fifty meters penetrates five hundred water melons forming a six meter spiral raft in the saturated salt waters of the Dead Sea. The spiral turns as a whirlpool reversed from its normal direction. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Norway plans to construct a wooden building 16-17 stories tall with carbon neutral construction techniques. It will house a library, a theatre, and art studios in its approximately 10,000 square meter interior space and will highlight sustainable development.

The idea is to construct a building which will be CO2-neutral, where the concept of the cycles of nature will be preserved. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

This is submarine “Typhoon” as it was called in NATO documents or “Shark” as it was called in Russia. It is considered to be the biggest submarine in the world, with over than 170 meters (515 feet) long and 23 meter (70 feet) wide. picked by xdvx 8 months ago

Albert Leichtfried and Markus Bendler climb waterfalls all over the world, by cheating... they wait until they are frozen. Hermann Erber was taking pictures of the dynamic duo, climbing this hundred meter high frozen falls in Japan, when the entire right side of the falls collapsed. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

She made headlines in the 1990s for piloting a plane across the United States at age 11 and from the U.S. to Europe at age 12. She is dead tonight from an apparent suicide. picked by Moe 2 years ago

A favorite of divers in Australia, the blue groper grows to about three feet (one meter) long and can change its own sex. But its numbers are diving, and researchers are trying to throw the groper a lifeline. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Who care's if they drive naked, just set the meter cochise! picked by buddha 2 years ago

For $8 you can use your iPhone to see if your friends and family are speaking the truth or telling lies. The Agile Lie Detector uses voice stress analysis, a 3D spectrograph and a special lie meter to detect some serious, heavy duty brand of b.s.. picked by punthe 11 months ago

We have long enjoyed the benefits of regular velcro. Now German engineers have developed a steel velcro that is able to withstand extreme temperatures while being able to hold up to 35 tonnes per square meter picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

A 3.2 x 2.1 meter (10 x 7 ft) work of Astro Boy pixel art made from 138,000 recycled Tokyo Metro tickets. See also: Mona Lisa from recycled train tickets. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Here is an idea. Take a 1 cubic meter cube, refrigerate it and ask men from around the world to fill it with... well just read the link. Women, you can participate as well. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This is one of the two most perfect spheres ever. Exactly one kilogram—Imperial units be damned forever—smooth to the nearest 0.0000000003 meter (1.18110236 × 10-8 inches), and round to within 0.00000005 meters (1.96850394 × 10-6 inches).

Go ahead. Comment. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Following the Toowoomba butcher shop's triple-win at the 2009 Sausage King Championship in Australia the two meter high, fiberglass "Sausage King" statue was painstakingly removed and held hostage by five thieves, possibly with links to rival butchers intent on extorting the prize-winning recipe. picked by equinox 9 months ago

You are shopping when you receive a text message on your mobile phone. It is from the parking meter telling you that you have been given a fine. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Take seven evolutionary challenges and see where you fall on the caveman-o-meter.

I learned a few things, but got bored around level 5... maybe more evolved Plimates will like it more. Or not. Maybe cavemen are just boring. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

the gun was able to penetrate the specified 7 meters of concrete and 1 meter of armour plate picked by sasa001 3 years ago

Musah Issahaku could not know that the water he drank was teeming with Guinea worm larvae.

Now, a bandage on the 12-year-old's leg covers the tip of a white worm up to one meter (3.3 feet) long twisted deep into his flesh. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

the gun was able to penetrate the specified 7 meters of concrete and 1 meter of armour plate picked by sasa001 3 years ago