digital digit

when Finnish  computer engineer  jerry Jalava  lost  half a finger  in  a motorcycle crash 2008, he  decided to  make a unique replacement. He embedded to make a computer memory stick in his prosthetic fritter concealed  beneath  the nail and new any work  he wants to carry around with him is always at hand. jerry Jalava  displays his  torn motorcycle glove and his hi-tech replacement  finger.The prosthetic  digit can be taken  off his hand to slot into a computer.  from book called  ripleys believe It or not.

volcano bath

The thermal bath near lake Rotomahana . New Zealand were rate natural phenomenon know  to some as the eight  wonder of  the world. In the 1880s these men  were photographed there in the  shadow of an active volcano taking dip in one of the large natural mineral basins  filled with warm spring water. These were formed form the mineral slica as water from boiling hot geysers cooled. The pink whiter Terraces as they were  known  were popular tourist attraction until when nearby mount Tarawera erupted killing more than a hummer local people  and destroying the terraces. from called a book  ripley  believe  it on not.

crystal skull mystery

At least 13 beautiful  crystal  skulls  found  at  location  in Mexico central and south america were presented to museums and collectors during  the  19th and early 20th centuries. However  despite extensive tests nobody can sure  how and when  they were actually make.  The skulls are said to be  mystery   pre Columbian  artifacts from   the mayan or civlization   artifacts  to  possess powers that  can produce  visions cure illness or eve cause death. legend links the crystal skulls to the ancient mayan civilization  whose calendar end on December 2021,. It  is believed   that  if the 13 skulls are reunited  It  will  precent an  apocalyptic  catastrophe  from occurring  on  that date. others clam that the skulls are relics of  the lost world of atlantis or are the equivalent of ancient  computers helping us to look into  th past present  and futuer  analysts  of one  of the skulls  showed that it  had been carved from a single piece of rock crystal-possibly by using diamonds. However for ancient  peoples to have hand-carved such an intimate  skulls in this way would  have  taken an estimated 300 years in  man house. Many experts  dismiss the theory that the skulls are thousands of year s old and suggest that  they were  made in the 19th  century with  modern tools Nevertheless until someone come up with a definitive  explanation  a mystical are  will continue to surround these strange and wonderful crystal skulls. this crystal skulls with  stand 4/1/3in (11cm) high was presented  to paris museum by explorer Alphonse pinart in 1878. There is a prism at the back  of the skull. so  that any ray of light that strikes eye sockets is reflected there and anyone looking into the eye sockets can see the hole room reflected.The skull is  reputed to depict an ancient goddess of dead and could be as much 35,000 year old but its origins remain a baffling  mystery. from called ripley's believe it or not

one pig race

Cushendun  community fete in Northern lreland enjoy a fun filled pig racing racing  event complete with colorful  woolen  jockey  July  2009. popular  in the  U.S.A. the  races are  usually often a main attraction   a main  attraction  at country fairs. Only  juvenile pig are allowend  to participate and they  race around a gross  or dirt  track and even jump over  hurdles.  from a called ripely  believe it or not.

pome

If  you hold on to the handle, she said it's easier  to maintain  the  illusion  of control.  But it's more fun if  if you  just let the wind carry you.

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gum Blondes

it takes approximately 40 hours and 500 sticks of pre chewed gum to complete one of Jason  Kronewald's. Gum Blonde portraits. Kronewald dislikes chewing gum himself so has enlisted  a team of chewers who  chew a variety  of flavors and  colors for him are uses no  paint or dye.The  portraits are  made plywood  and measure 24x32 in (60x80cm) kronenwald  from Toronto Ontario Canada started his gum blonde series in 1998 and has make sticky portraits of such celebrities as Britney Spears  Paris Hilton and Brigitte Bardot. from called book Ripley  believe it not 

pig olympics

in April 2005, thousands residents totted out to a city  park to watch a herd of miniature pig compete in with organizers called the pig olympics.The  pigs midget species from thailand  begin training soon after birh and  can start performing when they are a year old. jump through hoops dive into water and swim in fact these amazing sporting pig can almost anything except fly. piglets race down a track  jostling and jumping for key positions in the hurdle race.

glowing pigs

what's green grunts and glow the dark. A taiwanese pig of course. in daylight  the pig eyes teeth and  trotters look green and their skin has a greenish tinge. but in the dark if a blue light is shone on them they glow bright as a torch. Scientists in  Taiwan  have bred three fluorescent  green  pig by adding genetic material from fish  into normal pig embryos. Although other countries have created partially  fluorescent pig these are the first to be green from the inside out. Even each pig heart and internal organs are green. DNA from fish  was added to around 265 pig embryos embryos which  were implanted in eight different sows. Four of the female pig became pregnant and gave birth  to there  green male piglets in 2005. Two years earlier Taiwanese scientists had  created the world's first glowing green fish. Now researchers hope that the pigs will able to in the study of stem cell research to combat human diseases. from book called  Ripley  believe  it or not