Shinkansen Bullet Train
Here you can see the unmistakable 'noses' of a couple of Japanese Shinkansen Super Express trains, although you might know these better as 'Bullet Trains'. Their nickname is well deserved however, as they regularly run at speeds of 300 kilometres…
My God, It’s Full Of… Clouds?
An alien monolith perhaps? Or just some rather interesting stitching? Pretty cool looking though 🙂 Thanks to Kristian.
Fernsehturm, Berlin
The Fernsehturm (literally, "TV tower") was built in 1969 and features a revolving cafe and observation deck. Aside from the obvious function of providing TV and radio signals for the city the underlying motivation for the tower was to create…
Horizontal Falls
This is the famous Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley region of western Australia. Although called waterfalls, this natural phenomenon actually consists of immense tidal currents hurtling through narrow coastal gorges. When the tide turns, the water ‘falls’ back in the…
Sastrugi
Believe it or not, here's something else to see in Antarctica! They are snow and ice dunes known as 'sastrugi', and are formed on a snow surface by wind erosion and deposition. They differ from sand dunes in that the…
Rotary International Roundabout
What looks like a roundabout in Sao Paulo, Brazil features the logo (and large type) of Rotary International. There's another odd looking roundabout to the east. Thanks: Sight
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