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The Most Powerful Wall of Water On Earth
Big waves carry big reputations and it's easy to see why. Red hot surfing spots like Hawaii's Waimea Bay and the even more horrendously huge "Jaws" have become household as well as beach hut names, famed for waves towering up to 70 feet high. Yet height isn't the only measure of a wave, and another legendary break on the surfing circuit, Tahiti's Teahupo'o, has one of the heaviest and for many the thickest wave on the planet. Gnarly.
Continue reading...The Crab Fishermen Of Alaska
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
High seas beset by towering waves, swell churning up hazardous freezing waters, and heavy machinery tied to treacherous equipment. Reasons enough why Alaskan crab fishing ranks as the deadliest job in the America – if not the world. Even such descriptions do little justice to the extremity of the conditions confronted by the fishermen out on the storm-ridden Bering Sea during the cruel Arctic winter.
Continue reading...Pakistan’s Deadly Kite Flying Craze
Sunday, January 11, 2009
It might look like blossom floating in the wind, but it’s arguably the most dangerous – not to say most contentious – sport in the world. And not just for those taking part. As if Pakistan didn’t have enough troubles to contend with on the ground, kite flying in its Punjab province was deemed so treacherous it was banned there a few years ago – spoiling the fun for those who enjoyed the excitement, though probably saving a few lives.
Continue reading...Man Uses Hedgehog As Deadly Weapon
Monday, April 7, 2008
A man from Wellington, New Zealand has done something that I’m certain I would never see outside of a video game: picked up a hedgehog and thrown it at another person. Image from DeadTheo on Flickr William Sighalargh, apparently out of other options to express his displeasure with a [...]
Continue reading...The World’s 5 Most Venomous Species
Monday, January 14, 2008
There are hundreds of animals that could kill you. The box jellyfish I don’t care if you’re a 98 pound weakling or a rippling wall of pure strength and power, you could still never take
Continue reading...5 Deadliest Effects of Global Warming
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Global Warming effects Green house gases stay can stay in the atmosphere for an amount of years ranging from decades to hundreds and thousands of years. No matter what we do, global warming is going to have some effect on Earth. Here are the 5 deadliest effects of [...]
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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