Worlds largest constructions

Unusual Skyscrapers Around the World.

Delicious Dishes in Fingers...!!!

Very amazing photo collection of  sweet dish artwork on food and on the fingers, really great.

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Amazing Facts About Snow...!!!!!

Did you know that each winter one septillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)
of snow crystals drop from the sky and that it takes about a million little droplets to

 make one snowflake? As common as it might seem at first glance, snow is actually a

 very complex type of precipitation. If you are wondering which is the world’s largest

 snowflake or what is the record for the greatest snowfall in the United States, you have

 landed on right page. Here are my Top 10 fascinating facts about snow. 

10. Funny Snow Terminology

Not all snow is the same and who knows this better than skiers 

and snowboarders? Skiers created in the early 1900s their own terminology 

to describe various types of snow. The crazy lingo used by them includes 

funny terms such as “pow pow,” “mashed potatoes,” “champagne snow (powder),” “cauliflower,”

 “sticky snow,” “dust on crust” and many other descriptive terms. Slang adds humor, color and

 personality to any vocabulary. 

Did you know that “pow pow” or simply pow (from powder) is the fresh powder snow, which is

 actually a soft, fluffy type of snow? “Champagne snow” has such an extremely low moisture 

content that you can’t even make a snowball with it. While “champagne powder” is great for

 skiing because it’s smooth and dry, “mashed potatoes” is an old, dense and heavy snow that

 is hard to turn skis in.

9. The World’s Largest Snowflake

According to specialists, “snowflakes are agglomerates of many

frozen ice crystals., most snowflakes are less than one-half inch across”, 

NSIDC. The water content of snowflakes is more variable than we think.

An average snowflake is made up of 180 billion molecules of water, but 

the snow-water ration depends on various factors such as temperature,

crystal structure, wind speed etc. 

8. The Colors of Snow

While many think that snow is either white or blue, its ‘colors’ range

from yellow and orange to green and even purple, but…believe it or not, 

snow is actually colorless. According to the National Snow and Ice Data

Center, “the complex structure of snow crystals results in countless tiny 

surfaces from which visible light is efficiently reflected. What little sunlight is absorbed by

 snow is absorbed uniformly over the wavelengths of visible light 

thus giving snow its white appearance.”

Different strains of algae can color the snow yellow, red, orange, brown, green. 

Of course, the snow acquires its color after it has fallen. You may see snow that falls pink,

 brown, orange or red, if the air is filled with dust, pollutants or sand. Orange snow fell over

 Siberia in 2007 and Krasnodar (Russia) was covered by pink snow in 2010.

7. Snowfall Record

Mount Baker, in the North Cascades of Washington State, holds 

this amazing world record, a reported 1,140 inches accumulated during

the 1998-99 snowfall season. It is the youngest volcano of the Mount Baker volcanic region 

and the most heavily glaciated of the inhospitable Cascade volcanoes. Mount Baker (10,775 feet)

 is for sure one of the snowiest places on earth.

6. Snowfall Record Within 24th

The greatest amount of snow to fall within 24 hours in U.S. occurred

in Silver Lake – Colorado in 1921: 76 inches of snow. Another impressive

record of 63 inches was registered in Georgetown, Colorado on December 4, 1913. It can never

 be to cold to snow. Actually, it can snow even at incredibly 

low temperatures “as long as there is some source of moisture and some way 

to lift or cool the air.” (National Snow and Ice Data Center). However, major snowfalls occur in

 relatively warm temperature climates. If you are curious to know how much snow falls where you live,

 check out the Snowfall Table 

provided by the National Climatic Data Center. 

5. The Longest Winter Road in the World

Constructed each January on ice and snow, the ‘Wapusk Trail’ road

has a length of 467 miles and links Gillam, Manitoba with Peawanuk, 

Ontario, Canada. ‘Wapusk Trail’ is the longest seasonal winter road 

in the world. It even got a Guinness World Records certificate. This type

of ‘temporary highways’ have a crucial role in enabling goods to be delivered

to communities without permanent road access. Warm weather forces the 

closure of the winter road staring with March, early April. Air transportation 

is an alternative, but it’s quite expensive. 

4. Snowstorms and Bombs

Did you know that a single snowstorm can drop more than 39 million 

tons of snow, carrying the energy equivalent to 120 atomic bombs?

‘The Great Blizzard of 1888’ was one of the most devastating snowstorms 

to hit New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The storm 

dumped up to 50 inches of snow. ‘The Great Snow of 1717’, ‘The Washington 

and Jefferson Snowstorm’, ‘The Long Storm of November 1798’ and the

‘Portland Storm’ are other major snowstorms that struck America. 

3. The Fastest Ever Half-Marathon Run Barefoot on Snow

Dutch daredevil Wim Hof holds the world record for running the fastest 

half marathon barefoot on snow and ice. He completed the marathon in 

2 hr 16 min 34 sec near Oulu, Finland, on 26 January 2007. Hof’s stunning abilities to

 withstand harsh winds, snow, ice and freezing temperatures won 

him the nickname ‘Ice Man’. By courageously swimming 80 meters under the North Pole ice,

 Wim Hof earned another Guinness World Record.

2. The Largest Snow Sculpture

A team of 600 amazing sculptors unveiled at the Harbin International Ice 

and Snow Sculpture Festival held on December 20, 2007 – ‘Romantic Feelings’ – the world’s

 largest snow sculpture. The Olympic Games were the source of inspiration

 for the staggering 656 ft long and 115 ft tall sculpture. This magnificent ‘landscape’ was the

 centerpiece of the festival opened in the Heilongjiang Province, one of China’s coldest places.

1. The Snowflake Man

Throughout time, snowflakes have fascinated many eminent scientists 

and philosophers such as René Descartes, Johannes Kepler and Robert

Hooke, but the man who literally devoted his entire life to showing us 

the diversity and beauty of snowflakes is American Wilson A. Bentley 

(February 9, 1865 – December 23, 1931).

This ‘snowtastic’ Top 10 list is a tribute to Wilson Bentley, the first man to capture snow crystals on film.

 Known as “The Snowflake Man”, Bentley 

captured more than 5000 photographs of snowflakes. He received international acclaim in the 19th

 century for his pioneering work in the fields of photomicrography, because he perfected a process of

 photographing snowflakes before they either melted or sublimed.

World's most amazing roads

Old Chalus Road, Iran

One of Iran's most beautiful (and dangerous) roads, Old Chalus is 

connected to the northern city of Chalus via this road through the Alborz Mountains.

Karakoram Highway

The "highest paved international road in the world" connects Pakistan

with Xinjiang, China. It is currently closed at the Hunza Valley due to a

massive landslide.

Stelvio Pass, Italian Alps

From the Eastern Alps in Italy, the Stelvio Pass Road is the second 

highest paved mountain road in the Alps and its situated at an altitude

of around 2757 metres above sea level.

The Remarkables, New Zealand

The road through the Remarkables mountain range is, well, quite

remarkable. The highest point in the range is Single Cone at 2319 metres.

This photo was taken between The Remarkables resort and Queenstown, "somewhere below the clouds".

Guoliang Tunnel Road, China

Located in the Taihana Mountains in the Hunan Province of China,

this 1200 metres long tunnel has been dubbed as the road that does not 

tolerate any mistakes.

The Overseas Highway, Florida Keys

Built in 1938, The Overseas Highway leaps from island to island across 

42 bridges southwest through Florida Keys.

Road to nowhere, Atlantic Road, Norway

The bridge known as "Storseisundet Bridge" is part of the one of the 

most scenic roads in the Norway. It connects Norway's mainland to the 

Island of Averøy, is 8.3 km long and has eight bridges inter-connecting 

several small islands in the open sea near the coast.

Death Road, Bolivia

Named the world's most dangerous road in 1995, the single lane road 

connects La Paz and Coroico deep into the Bolivian Andes.

Ice Road, Northwest Territories, Canada

Throughout winter in Northern Canada drivers can travel along the 

unique iced roads that appear to be endless. The bright snow and blue

ice under your wheels is said to create a dream world where you almost

lose track of time. 

Glenwood Canyon, Colorado

A rugged scenic 20km canyon on the Colorado River. The canyon is widely considered one of the most scenic natural features on the Interstate Highway System of the US.

The Transfagarasan, Romania

This the highest and most dramatic paved road from Romania. Built as

a strategic military route between 1970 and 1974, this road connects the 

historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia, and the cities of Sibiu 

and Pitesti.

The Great Ocean Road, VIC, Australia

This coastal road runs for 241km, between Torquay and Warrnambool. 

This is one of the world's most scenic coastal drives, allowing drivers 

a perfect view of the iconic 12 Apostles.

Baldwin St, Dunedin

Baldwin Street is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the 

steepest street in the world. It takes about ten minutes, just to walk 

about 350 metres!

Peru Mountain Pass Road

One of many spectacular mountain pass roads throughout Peru, this

one runs north from the Sacred Valley town of Ollantaytambo and

is part of the car route to Machu Picchu.

Gotthard Pass, Swiss Alps

The most famous of all the Alpine passes, travelling north from Italy

into Switzerland, you'll come to Gotthard Pass, which you can cross on 

either the new, straightforward road, or the old roller coaster as pictured.

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