Monday, December 1, 2008

Train in Indonesia

In my country...Are you believe or not? It's very unique...
This train route in Yogyakarta...






Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Would You Eat at This Restaurant?












Dinner in the Sky: A chef prepares meals while diners enjoy panoramic views harnessed in seats that swivel 180 degrees, suspended via a crane. By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY Here's a dining concept that'll make your head — if not your stomach — spin: It's dinner at a table suspended 165 feet in the air with chairs that swivel 180 degrees. Dubbed Dinner in the Sky, the attraction is making its U.S. debut Monday in Orlando at the annual International Association of Amusement
Parks and Attractions convention. About 25,000 attendees are expected at the one-stop-shopping event, where the amusement industry rolls out new thrill rides and related products. The high-flying dining venue was introduced in Europe last year and consists of a platform suspended from a crane. Guests are harnessed into 22 seats, with space in the center for a chef and two helpers. With local officials' blessings, the platform can be transported to just about anywhere the crane can maneuver.
One recent spot: in front of the Amiens Cathedral in France , with dinner prepared by a three-star Michelin chef. Ghysels sees all sorts of U.S. possibilities for the dangling restaurant, including air space over the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and golf courses. "I think human beings always like to see what's happening from the air," he says. "And there are so many wonderful natural spots in the U.S. Dinner in the Sky could go anywhere." The restaurant (dinnerinthesky. com) belongs firmly in the special-occasion category, however.
The cost for eight hours is about $11,444 — not including catering.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Canal in Scotland

When in my country have good canal at like this?

At the beginning there were two canals:
Canal Forth and Clyde was built in 1777 between harbors Grangemouth and Falkirk connecting Glasgow with west cost of Scotland.
Canal Union between Falkirk and Edinburgh was finished in 1822.
Because of geographical difficulties, which created a difference of 79ft.in elevation, the two canals were connected by 11 locks.





In 1963, after 150 yrs of existence of this water way with 11 locks the construction of a huge water carousel started. This extraordinary idea was finished in 2002 and became a symbol of Scotland. This invention saves not only time but also energy.






This is the only rotational boat transporter in the world. It has two arms and each arm forms a kind of huge tub filled with water. Boats enter the tub, then the tub locks up and the huge arm starts rotating


































Closing the gate , regulation of level of water and “tubs” rotation
Takes 15 min. only.








The “tubs” are filled according the Archimedes’ Law.
So the weight of “tubs” are balanced.
To open the upper and lower lock and turn the whole system
by 180◦ they need an engine of 22.5 kW which only use 1.5 kWh





Adidas Batik

The folks at Overkill Shop sent over some information regarding the latest release for adidas' Materials of the World project.The nation in focus this time is the archipelago nation of Indonesia .
The inspiration comes from Batik-Made, beautiful fabrics with intricate details found on the island of Java . The ancient artof dying the fabric through a series of procedures makes Batik-Made a fabric of Javanese royalty and one of six higharts of Indonesia . Now, you can enjoy it too in the forms of adidas Originals Metro Attitude Hi, track jacket, and cap. Thesneaker also comes in women's version. However, like Batik-Made, only a few can own since there are only 1000 pairs available globally.