Ferdinand presents Porsche 911 GT3 RS with pedal powered thrust

To the delight of all the Tree huggers and environmentally conscious people who love Porsche there is a great news. Don't be surprised, it's something real as someone has created a Zero emission Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Only one of its kind, the...

To the delight of all the Tree huggers and environmentally conscious people who love Porsche there is a great news. Don't be surprised, it's something real as someone has created a Zero emission Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Only one of its kind, the vehicle is dubbed the Ferdinand. Unfortunately, this Porsche 911 GT3 RS is also the slowest one sans fun but only serious concerns at the core. Representing everything that will never happen to a Porsche, under the skin there is a collection of tubes, tape, two pedals and a drivetrain that makes this unique vehicle weigh only 100 pounds. Other than these, the rims that are a nice piece of optical illusion are merely a few centimeters wide and there is no rumbling in the boxer four-wheeler as you have to provide the thrust. The vehicle is silent, has no emissions and almost no running costs. Checkout the video after the jump to see pedal powered Porsche 911 GT3 RS in action.

Via: Ferdinand / Zercustoms

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Yinka's Ship in a Bottle is 1/30 replica of Nelson's flagship Victory

This is a bottle, right? Well, it is. But it's more than a bottle. Yes, it has a boat in it which is the 1/30th replica of Admiral Nelson's flagship Victory on which he died during the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Finishing touch to this unique...

This is a bottle, right? Well, it is. But it's more than a bottle. Yes, it has a boat in it which is the 1/30th replica of Admiral Nelson's flagship Victory on which he died during the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Finishing touch to this unique piece of art was provided by the expert artist, Yinka Shonibare who placed the admiral's vessel inside a transparent plastic bottle, measuring 4.7m in length and 2.8m in diameter. A piece of art, this boat in a bottle was displayed on May 24th and occupied fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London. The largest ship in a bottle ever, it features 37 sails crafted from colorful African fabrics and 80 cannon, commemorating the first-rate craft that Admiral Horatio Nelson sailed in the 1805.

Via: Guardian / Artinfo

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Horst Dzhangmen’s custom built Harley 1.4301 flaunts hexagon shaped parts

This awesome custom built Harley 1.4301 is created by Horst Dzhangmen. The wonderful machine, as per Horst, has everything hand built other than engine and frame. The great mesmerizer is not a one day wonder but took considerably too long a time...

This awesome custom built Harley 1.4301 is created by Horst Dzhangmen. The wonderful machine, as per Horst, has everything hand built other than engine and frame. The great mesmerizer is not a one day wonder but took considerably too long a time (2006-2009) to cut all parts in the form of hexagon to give it eye catching looks. Featuring a Harley Davidson Shovelhead 1340 cm3 engine and transmission and modified HD FX frame, fork and the pendulum, Harley 1.4301 has PM front and RST rear brake. Apart from these, the bike is equipped with HD 19″ front and HD 16″ rear wheel, whereas its front and rear tire are 110/80/19 and 170/70/16 respectively. All the handcrafted parts in the form of Hexagon and HD tag are enough for any bike nerd to fall for this amazing custom built.

Via: Bikepost

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The X-51A Waverider Scramjet cruises at six times the speed of sound

When Icarus first flew with the waxwings, none had have imagined that in future planes will cruise at six times the speed of sound. But with the advancing technology, anything and everything seems possible. Yes, this is the latest feat in the history.

When Icarus first flew with the waxwings, none had have imagined that in future planes will cruise at six times the speed of sound. But with the advancing technology, anything and everything seems possible. Yes, this is the latest feat in the history that Scramjet, an experimental aircraft, gave incredible view when flew over California at a speed which is six times more than that of sound's. The experimental aircraft set a record for hypersonic flight through the air for more than three minutes at Mach 6, or more than 4,500 mph. The X-51A Waverider Scramjet was released from a B-52 bomber last week and it works while using oxygen rushing in through the engine at supersonic speeds to ignite hydrogen fuel. The air-breathing Scramjet engine is built by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and engine accelerated the vehicle to Mach 6, and it flew autonomously for 200 seconds – breaking previous record of 12 seconds – before losing acceleration. At that point the test was terminated. The whole thing left me thinking about passenger planes flying at Mach 6 will cut the flight time from London to Sydney to little more than two hours.

Via: Dailymail

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Economic Times awards for Corporate Excellence in 2009

Business Leader of the year	Anand Mahindra
Company of the year	Hero Honda
Global Indian of the year	Ram Charan
Business Reformer of the year	Nitish Kumar
Corporate Citizen of the year	TERI
Policy change agent of the year	Jean Dreze
Lifetime Achievement Award	Keshub Mahindra
Entrepreneur of the year	G.V.Krishna Reddy
Emerging company of the year	Idea Cellular
Businesswoman of the year	Vinita Bali

General Knowledge for School Kids - 12

What is the total surface area of an adult's skin?
2 sq m(21 sq ft)

How heavy is an adult man's skin?
3.2 kg

How many number of cells are present in the skin?
300 million

What is the thickness of the thickest skin (on the soles of feet)?
4.7 mm (0.2 inch)

What is the thickness of the thinest skin (on the eyelids)?
0.12 mm (0.005 inch)

How many number of sweat pores does a person poses?
2.5 million

How many number of skin flakes are lost every minute?
50,000

What is the total number of hairs present on a person's head?
1,00,000

What is the average number of head hairs lost and replaced daily?
80

Why don't haircuts hurt?
Hairs are made of dead cells that are filed with a tough, waterproof protein called keratin

Numerical Ability - 14

A wall of 9m long, 7m high and 26 cm thick is made up of bricks each measuring (25cm*13cm*6cm). The number of bricks required is _____
i) 8000 ii) 8400 iii) 7500 iv) 8100

The breadth of the room is thrice its height and half its length.The volume of the room is 4116 cubic meter. The breadth of the room is ____
i) 12m ii) 15m iii) 16m iv) 21m

The surface area of a cube is 450 square cm. The length of its diagonal is ____
i) 5cm ii) 10cm iii) 15cm iv) 20cm

The area of the base of the rectangle tank is 6000 square cm and the volume of the water contained in it is 2.4 cubic meter. The depth of the water in the tank is ___
i) 6m ii) 4m iii) 3.8m iv) 4.5m

7cms of rain, falls on 1.8 hectares of land. The volume of water that falls on the land is ___
i) 1000 cubic meter ii) 1100 cubic meter iii) 1260 cubic meter iv) none of these

If each edge of the cube is tripled, then its volume ____
i) becomes 27 times ii) becomes 10 times iii) becomes 15 times iv) triples

A river 1.8m deep and 27m wide is flowing at the rate of 2 km per hour. The amount of water that runs into the sea per minute is _______
i) 1500 cubic meter ii) 2000 cubic meter iii) 1810 cubic meter iv) 1620 cubic meter

The copper sphere of radius 1.2cm is beaten and made as wire of radius 0.1cm. The length of the sphere is ____
i) 2.5m ii) 2.3m iii) 2m iv) 1.8m