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Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel in Scotland – a unique boat lift, combining two channels and the Union Force-and-Clyde. The name is no accident Falkirk Wheel, boat lift looks like two interconnected wheels irregular shape. In diameter across from each other are two huge bucket – one in front of the “upper” of the channel, the other – at the “lower”. In both bucket boats go who need to continue sailing in the next channel, that is the first to “from the top to the bottom,” the second vice versa.
The most economical “Porsche 911″-DIY
In Austria, presented a unique racing car Ferdinand GT3 RS, based on Porsche 911. The machine has a gold-plated body, a large rear wing, massive air intakes and front spoiler. The weight of the model is only 99.6 kg. The power plant is different zero-CO2 and needs no fuel or power supply. Thus, Ferdinand GT3 RS is not only the most environmentally friendly but also the most economical car in the world.
Unique matchstick armada
79-year-old Phillip Waren has spent the last 62 years of his life creating incredible ship models out of old mtachsticks and the wooden boxes they used to be packed in. He started building his amazing matchstick models when he was just 17, using the things around him, and since matchsticks were much more common back then, finding large supplies was a very easy task.
Dr Kellog’s most absurd medical contraptions
Dr John Harvey Kellogg, though most famous for his invention of the corn flake, also ran a very successful holistic sanitarium where the ill and infirmed would subject themselves to his unique medical practices. Here is a selection of the strangest restorative devices to ever come out of Battle Creek, Michigan.
The Vibro Mechanical Department at Battle Creek Sanitarium
The prototype invisibility cloak
Canadian design firm “Hiperstealth” demonstrated its unique design, elastic materials, “Quantum Stealth” (“Quantum secrecy”). This material is unique in that it can bend light rays and fit into the environment. The result is a convincing illusion of invisibility, which will be the envy of realism even Harry Potter with his miserable cinematic gown.
