Located in the Phoenix Cluster, about 8.6 billion light years away, is Phoenix A, the largest black
hole that has been discovered. A previous record holder was TON 618 which was thought to be
right around the theoritical size limit. Guess we were wrong about that.
It's estimated that Phoenix A contains 1 billion times the mass of our sun and 24,100 times the mass
of our own local black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A. It's so large that,
even traveling at light speed, it would take you 71 days, 14 hours to circumvent. Wiki Page
Doc: "Nature can be an endless source of entertainment."
Molly: "I have a few new words for when I play wordy."
Bluz: "lol@Molly ..Indeed dem is mighty fine words to know. Sorta tug at your heart strings, don't they?"
This is a shot of the Taiyuan Tianlong Mountain Highway located in Shanxi
Province in Northwestern China. As can be seen here, it contains a 3-storey
loop. Quite a marvel of engineering, here's a cool
video
on it:
Fre: "I had to search further into this highway and i found all kinds of interesting
things about it. To sum it up, people do it for pleasure and excitement. Some of it is
like riding a roller coaster and for phenomenal views. I would totally dig driving it
and i love vids that have a way of making you feel like you are there."
Doc: "And people still ask us why we never had kids."
Ever: "That was my life with twins. I forget more of the mishaps
then I remember lol. I deserve a Damn Medal."
Musicman: "That would've been me over there in the toilet."
Steve: "Toilet Humor."
It's estimated that there are less than 100 people worldwide that have this ability
with 60 confirmed cases ...including Marilu Henner, who was used as a consultant
on the TV Series
Unforgettable.
Good show, btw.
Steve: ""Meow, meow, meow, meow..."
Tatt: "Lol, binky mic stand works perfect for the feline virtuoso. Rock On!"
Julie: " 'Hey-hey, mama, said the way you move. Gonna make you sweat,
gonna make you groove' That's what I hear when I look at that picture!"
This is the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope [FAST aka
Tianyan] located in the Dawodang depression, a natural basin in Pingtang
County, Guizhou, southwest China. It measures 500 m [1,600 ft] in
diameter making it the world's largest filled-aperture radio telescope and the
second-largest single-dish aperture, after the sparsely-filled RATAN-600 in Russia.
FAST's surface is made of 4450 triangular panels connected to 2225 winches
located underneath which pull on joints between panels, deforming the flexible
steel cable support into a parabolic antenna aligned with the desired sky direction. Wiki Page
This is a Portuguese Man o' War [Physalia physalis]. When I was about 9 years old,
I lived in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii which is located on the north eastern side of the island.
Occasionally, these things would float in and cover the beach forcing people to stay away.
Most of the time though, you would just spot one floating around and try to avoid it.
In my case, I failed to avoid one when I was paddling around on a rubber mattress.
The sting is horrible! They're not fatal (unless there's a reaction) so you just pour some
alcohol on the sting and sit it out for about 45 mins, I was in agony.
Here's a
wiki page
on these cute little critters.