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SMOKING SCORPION

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To which limit will you go to get high? Some people in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India are using next level smoking methods to get high. They actually smoke dead scorpion. There are different methods which require lot of time and energy to get the scorpion prepared for smoking.  A dead scorpion is dried in the sunlight or burnt on coal. The coal is placed on traditional stove and the scorpion is then allowed to cook until it starts burning. Inhaling the smoke coming out of the fire will make people high. Its the tail that addicts really want because of poisonous venom in it. Some people mix the burnt tail in powder form with tobacco and hashish and roll it in a cigarette paper to smoke. The state of high for addicts last for almost 10 hours. According to an addict, the first six hours are little painful as the body adjusts to the toxins. But after that the feeling turns into enjoyment and everything in front seems to be dancing. According to experts, scorpion veno...
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THE THINKING TREE

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An ancient olive tree in Puglia, Italy which gives a look of a thinking man. It's called "L'ulivo pensante di Ginosa".
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Location: Apulia, Italy
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FOOTPRINTS ON MOON

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On 20th July 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on moon for the first time. Neil Armstrong became the first human being to walk on the surface other than the Earth. But for how long will his footprints stay on the surface of moon? The answer is probably as long as the moon itself last. Following are the reasons: There is no atmosphere on the moon hence no wind erosion All the water on the surface of moon is frozen and hence no water erosion. There is no volcanic activity on moon to change the lunar surface.
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BALTIC SEA ANOMALY

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Oceans of our planet covers more than 70 percent of its area and most of the oceans are still unexplored. It is estimated that humans have only explored less than 5 percent of the ocean. Much remained to be learned by exploring the remaining parts and to know what mysteries lies beneath deep oceans. There is a Swedish based team of explores called "Ocean X Team" who describe themselves as treasure hunters and salvage operators. This team is specialized in underwater searches for sunken historic artefacts and antique alcoholic beverages. In the summer of 2011, Ocean X team was on an expedition in the Baltic sea between Sweden and Finland. The team came back with a blurry but very interesting sonar image of a 60 meters (200 ft) diameter mysterious circular object with prominent and clear features resembling stairways, ramps and other structures which do not seemed to be produced by nature. To further investigate the matter and to get a clearer image, the group r...
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Location: Baltic Sea
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Tree That is Under Arrest

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Source: en.dailypakistan.com.pk In Landi Kotal, Pakistan, there is a banyan tree that is kept chained to the ground for the sole reason to protect it from escaping.   A board is hanging from its branches and this is what you will read when you get close enough: "I AM UNDER ARREST" ONE EVENING A BRITISH OFFICER, HEAVILY DRUNK, THOUGHT THAT I WAS MOVING FROM MY ORIGINAL LOCATION AND ORDERED MESS SARGENT TO ARREST ME. SINCE THEN I AM UNDER ARREST. Source: defence.pk This incident took place more than a century ago, in 1898, when a British Army officer named James Squid, obviously under the influence of drinking alcohol, thought that the tree was lurching towards him. The officer was so threatened by the tree's attempt that he decided to teach it a lesson. He ordered the mess Sargent to arrest it. The mess Sargent followed the orders and chained the tree.  One rational logic to this ridiculous act is that through this act, the British basicall...
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Location: Landi Kotal, Pakistan
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KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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Continuous increase in population in urban areas is making land a very scarce resource. Japan has used an innovative idea and state of the art technology to build an entire airport on an artificial island.    Kansai airport opened on 4th September 1994. Authorities faced very difficult challenges to keep the structure upright against violent and extreme environmental conditions of Japan. One of the major problems faced by engineers was that the whole structure was sinking by a higher rate as expected at the time of its construction. However, this problem has been solved by the engineers and now the rate of sinking of this mega structure is nominal. Kansai international airport is connected to the mainland by a road/railroad bridge, commonly known as Sky Gate Bridge. It is the longest double-decked truss bridge in the world. It has three lanes for automobile traffic and two rail below over nine truss spans. 
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Location: Kansai International Airport (KIX), １ Senshukukokita, Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture 549-0001, Japan
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BOROBUDUR - UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Borobudur is a Mahayana Buddhist temple which was build in 9th century during the reign of Syailendra dynasty. It is considered to be the world's largest Buddhist temple which makes it one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. Its design and style shows significant Indian architectural influence on the region. The area covered by this enormous temple is 123 x 123 meters. The monument is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The most amazing thing about this marvelous design is that it was build without using any kind of mortar or cement. The whole structure is build by interlocking carefully designed Lego like blocks which held together without any material.  It is believed that this is the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in the world.
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Location: Jl. Badrawati, Borobudur, Magelang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
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