I feel we could all use a little Summer right about now...Vivaldi or otherwise.
https://www.directexpose.com/paraglider-ewa-wisnierska-storm/
She was the top female paraglider in the world, beating out the odds to compete once again for the title of world champion. But when German national team member Ewa Wisnierska was suddenly caught in the midst a huge, violent thunderstorm in the Australian savanna, she lost control.
Tossed like a doll, the helpless paraglider was sucked up tens of thousands of feet, into the freezing cold stratosphere. All around her was darkness, lightning, blinding hail, and winds with extreme, vicious velocity. She was losing oxygen fast, and her body began to freeze. But what happened next is nothing short of jaw-dropping. Read on to find out what happened in this truly inconceivable story!
The Karakoram Highway
Quite the engineering challenge! 46 billion dollars, 1380 kilometers long from Pakistan's Punjab to the Khungerab Pass where it crosses into China at 15,397 feet.
And how an analogy to non-Euclidean geometry saves the day!
From Iran to Monte Casino to Scotland - Wojtek, the Adorable Polish Soldier Bear of WWII.
Sixth from the bottom: Guess which one is the wife and which one is the husband.
Kind of puts things in perspective.
#1 A Full Grown Wombat
#2 Giant Leatherback Sea Turtle
#3 Giant African Land Snail
#4 This Is How Many Earths Would Fit Inside The Sun
#5 Eagle Talon Vs. Human Hand
#6 Size Of A Blue Whale's Heart
#7 Size Comparison: Titanic Vs. Modern Cruise Ship
#8 Quetzalcoatlus Northropi Model Next To A 1.8m Man. The Largest Known Flying Animal Ever.
#9 Fully Inflated Horse Lungs
#10 The Great Pyramid Of Giza Compared To A Human
#11 Wolf Size Compared To Coyotes
#12 Humpback Whale And Diver Shake Hands
#13 A Moose
#14 Salt Water Croc
#15 This Is How Big Some Road Signs Are
#16 A Bus, For Size
#17 If The Moon Was Replaced By Saturn
#18 A Traffic Light
#19 The Largest Tree In The World
#20 Gorilla's Hand
#21 Wild Boar Skull Compared To Adult Wolf
#22 Wind Turbine Blade
#23 Yao Ming And Seven Foot Tall Guy
#24 A Comet Compared To The City Of Los Angeles
#25 Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
#26 Bear Claws Next To Human Hand
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