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Photos - February 2010

Slow Motion Lightning

February 26th 2010 01:51

Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. In the atmospheric electrical discharge, a leader of a bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 60,000 m/s (130,000 mph), and can reach temperatures approaching 30,000 °C (54,000 °F), hot enough to fuse silica sand into glass channels known as fulgurites which are normally hollow and can extend some distance into the ground. There are some 16 million lightning storms in the world every year.

Sourced from imgbit.com, below is a slow motion gif of a lightning strike.

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Lightning.

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Posted By: Ian - Category: weather

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What Are We WIlling To Sacrifice For Clean Energy?

February 24th 2010 01:38

The Belo Monte Dam is a hydroelectric dam to be built on the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil. The planned installed capacity of the dam will be 11,000 MW (enough power for over 23 million homes), which would make it the second-largest hydroelectric dam in Brazil, and the third-largest in the world. The dam is expected to cost $3 billion and the transmission lines $2.5 billion.

The project is criticized by environmental organisations as it will flood 400 square kilometres of agricultural lands and forest and will directly impact the Paquiçamba reserve of the Juruna indigenous people. It was also said that to be feasible, the Belo Monte dam needs other dams upstream to guarantee a year-round flow of water. This means that more forest will be flooded.

The first Belo Monte dam proposal was abandoned in 1990s because of international and national protest.
In February 2010, Brazil's government granted an environmental licence for the construction of the dam.

The info-graphic below from EU Infrastructure details the facts, figure and environmental costs of the dam. Read more of their take on the Belo Monte Dam here.

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*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Belo Monte Dam.

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Architectural Photography

February 22nd 2010 01:09

What is Architectural Photography? In a broad sense it involves photographing the exteriors and interiors of domestic, commercial, religious, institutional, engineering or any other structures.

Like all photography the master practitioners capture and amaze us with their brilliance, imagination and creativity.

SmashingDownloads produced this article showcasing 60 brilliant examples of Architectural Photography. Below is just a small sample.

Rotterdam Cubehouses – Photography by Guus Vuijk

Subway by theo peekstok

Clean Glass by Vasudha Donnelly

Architectural Photography by Tomasz Przetacznik

Round And Round by Scott Crouse

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Posted By: Ian - Category: buildings

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Ford Super Chief Pickup

February 19th 2010 02:20

The Ford F-250 Super Chief (often known as just the Ford Super Chief) was a concept car that was created by the Ford Motor Company .It may show what the future holds for pickup trucks.

The Super Chief uses a V10 Tri-Flex engine that has supercharged aspiration and induction. In total there are twenty valves in the engine (two valves for every cylinder). The Super Chief's engine is hydrogen-powered. It can also run on gasoline and ethanol.

In design, the Super Chief surpasses the designs of past F-series concept vehicles which include the Ford F-250 Super Crew and the Ford F-250 King Ranch. The front-end and grille of the Super Chief was inspired by locomotives, which makes the Super Chief look slightly more aggressive. The Super Chief also has a new feature created by Ford, called BlockerBeam that can help even out crash energy on the Super Chief and another vehicle in the event of a collision.

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the WIkipedia article for Ford F-250 Super Chief

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Satellites Orbiting Earth

February 17th 2010 01:47

The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. By 2010 thousands of satellites had been launched into orbit around the Earth. These originate from more than 50 countries and have used the satellite launching capabilities of ten nations. A few hundred satellites are currently operational, whereas thousands of unused satellites and satellite fragments orbit the Earth as space debris.

Satellites are used for a large number of purposes. Common types include military (spy) and civilian Earth observation satellites, communication satellites, navigation satellites, weather satellites, and research satellites. Satellite orbits vary greatly, depending on the purpose of the satellite, and are classified in a number of ways. Well-known (overlapping) classes include low Earth orbit, polar orbit, and geostationary orbit.

The infographic below details the satellites orbiting Earth and their country of origin.

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*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia page for Satellite.

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Posted By: Ian - Category: satellite & space

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The Life & Times of Hugh Hefner

February 15th 2010 01:14

Hugh Hefner is famous worldwide as the founder of Playboy Enterprises. This article in Life.com has some pictures and information from the earlier days of his career. Below is a sample.

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JellyFish

February 12th 2010 02:18

Jellyfish are found in every ocean, from the surface to the deep sea. Some even live in fresh water. The best known jellyfish are the large and colourful varieties that live in coastal areas.

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How Cities Heal After Disasters

February 10th 2010 01:44

Haiti Earthquake 2010

With the earthquake in Haiti still fresh in our minds we may ask the question how do cities come back from natural disasters

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Posted By: Ian - Category: nature

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Could We Live On Mars?

February 8th 2010 01:05

Can Mars Be Terraformed?

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Posted By: Ian - Category: satellite & space

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The Best and Worst of Elvis Presley

February 5th 2010 02:20

The life of Elvis Presley was a mixture of highs and lows, as were the albums he released.
The Chicago Tribune examines what to buy and what to avoid when searching for a piece of Elvis memorabilia.

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Fire and Ice

February 3rd 2010 01:42

Ice is the natural state of things, cold, still and lifeless. Fire on the other hand breathes life into our world, but can be powerfully destructive if uncontrolled. This article on boston.com has many pictures dealing with both. Below is a sample.

Members of the public enjoy a late afternoon walk on the frozen Lake of Menteith, on January 4, 2010 in Scotland

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The San Francisco Earthquake in Colour

February 1st 2010 01:23

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 struck on Wednesday, April 18. It ruptured along the San Andreas Fault both northward and southward for a total of 296 miles (477 km). Shaking was felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, and inland as far as central Nevada. The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire, estimated to be above 3,000, is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history. The economic impact has been compared with the more recent Hurricane Katrina.

Frederick Eugene Ives was an early adopter of color photography and he took these images of San Francisco 6 months after the quake. These images are at street level at the Majestic Hotel

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Posted By: Ian - Category: history

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