Thursday, August 14, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Where the Hell is Matt? - 2008
I read about this in the New York Times today. But I remember a friend sending his first video back in 2006. I liked it then, and I like it now.
Through Matt and his dancing across the world, we get to see a different view of people and places than we normally see on the news. And for a few minutes, we can see that people in other countries are not as different as we might think.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The world's biggest, largest, and longest
I'm on a few e-mail lists, and sometimes I receive some real gems. Here's the body from one such mail that shows pictures of some of the world's biggest, largest, and longest buildings, machines, vehicles, etc. If you haven't seen this before, it's pretty interesting. And you'll have some great facts to dish out at the next party or event you attend.
WORLD'S LARGEST CHURCH
Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro
Inside sitting capacity.....18,000. Outside overflow capacity..100,000
WORLD'S BIGGEST INDOOR SWIMMING POOL
World Water Park ... Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...SIZE..5 Acres
WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX ... CHICAGO
Chicago Merchandise Mart... Illinois , USA
WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL
South China Mall, Dongguan, China ...892,000 meter-square
Shops on 6 floors
WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT..... NEW YORK
J.F.K International Airport, New York........USA
WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE... AUSTRALIA
Sydney harbor bridge, Australia ....16 lanes of car traffic...8 lanes in the upper deck, 8 in the lower deck
WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE..... CHINA
Donghai Bridge, China ........32.5 kilometers
WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER SHIP
MS Freedom of the Seas...4300 passenger capacity inside
WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE
Airbus A380.....555 Passengers
WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS
Neoplan Jumbo cruiser....2 in 1 bus..double deck bus...170 passenger capacity
WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE...... BRAZIL
CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE...RIO.D.J... BRAZIL
WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING... DUBAI
Burj Dubai....900 meters high. To be finally completed 2008
WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM... . BRAZIL
MARACANA STADIUM.... RIO D.J.... BRAZIL .....CAPACITY.199,000 -- only at 1950 FIFA World Cup. The stadium's current capacity is listed as 95,000.
WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM... ENGLAND
New WEMBLEY STADIUM, London ..90,000 capacity......cost...$1.57 billion
WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR
Built by KRUPP of Germany .....45,500 tons..95 meters high..215 meters long
WORLD'S LARGEST MOSQUE...... PAKISTAN
Shah Feisal mosque... Islamabad .. Pakistan
Inside hall capacity ..35,000 outside overflow capacity.. 150,000
WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL... LAS VEGAS
MGM Grand Hotel... Las Vegas ..5,044 rooms
WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL...DUBAI. U.A.E 
Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai ..only 7 Star Hotel in the World
Cheapest room.$1000 per night....Royal suit.$28,000 per night
Check out these pictures of Tiger Woods at the Burj Al Arab Hotel.
WORLD'S BIGGEST CHURCH BUILDING... NIGERIA 
Winners` Chapel...Canaanland .... Otta.... Nigeria
Inside Sitting Capacity..50,000 Outside Overflow Capacity..250,000
Here are some additional Wikipedia links I found:
Tallest buildings and structures
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