A winding road in Sri Lanka

The A26 road in Sri Landa ... It starts at Kandy, passes through Digana, Teldeniya, Medamahanuwara, Hunnasgiriya, Udadumbara, Mahiyangana and Belilgalla to reach Padiyathalawa. It is well known for its 18 consecutive hairpin turns.

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Winding road to Cristo Redentor de los Andes

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Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Spanish: Cristo Redentor de los Andes) is a monument high in the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. It was unveiled on 13 March 1904 as a celebration of the peaceful resolution of the border dispute between the two countries.

The statue is located at the pass of La Cumbre, the highest point on the old road between Mendoza in Argentina and Santiago de Chile. The pass is also known as the Church (Iglesia) Pass on the Chilean side and the Bermejo Pass on the Argentine side. The road climbs 1 km over a sinuous 9 km from Las Cuevas (the closest village at the foot of the climb) to the pass.

The road is now principally used as a tourist route to visit the statue, with the main route between the two countries now using the Cristo Redentor Tunnel at the foot of the climb.


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_of_the_Andes
Photos are by me ... I was there in 2009 January.

It is well worth a visit.

Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America, is that big mountain to the right of the centre of the above photo.  I climbed it a few days earlier ... write up and photos of the Aconcagua climb are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009-jan-argentina-aconcagua.html

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What is that light in the sky?

For all you budding outdoor enthusiasts ... here is how to identify that light in the sky.

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Ugly looking Goblin Shark

Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a rare, poorly understood species of deep-sea shark. Sometimes called a "living fossil". This pink-skinned animal has a distinctive profile with an elongated, flattened snout, and highly protrusible jaws containing prominent nail-like teeth. It is usually between 3 and 4 m (10 and 13 ft) long when mature. Goblin Sharks inhabit upper continental slopes, submarine canyons, and seamounts throughout the world at depths greater than 100 m (330 ft), with adults found deeper than juveniles.

The long snout is covered with ampullae of Lorenzini that enable it to sense minute electric fields produced by nearby prey, which it can snatch up by rapidly extending its jaws.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_shark

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Heart vs Brain

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.
- Edward G Bulwer-Lytton

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Two contrasting chess puzzles

Two dramatically contrasting chess puzzles:

The first one is gauchely complicated. Its solution is fiendishly difficult to find - completely from the left field. You just have to marvel at the devilish mind of the composer.

By contrast, the 2nd one is elegantly simple. Although the solution is easy to find; and yet you are left marveling at the ingenuity of the composer who made the White pieces dance so gracefully over the board.

Puzzle 1 - White to move and mate in 3. Solution is in the comment section.

Puzzle 2 - White to move and win. Solution is in the comment section.

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Difference between single and married

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An oldie, but still a goodie

Difference between girls and boys:
When single and married

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Beaten up by a busty woman in an elevator

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This morning ...

I was beaten up by a busty woman in an elevator.

I was staring at her boobs when she said,
"Would you please press one?"

So I did.
I don't remember much after that.

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Coconut crab

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Coconut crab:
Largest land-living crab in the world
with a weight of up to 4 kg (9 lb)

It can grow to up to 1 meter (3 feet) in length
from leg to leg.

It is found on islands across the Indian Ocean
and parts of the Pacific Ocean
as far east as the Gambier Islands,
mirroring the distribution of the coconut palm.

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Why women live longer than men

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A recent study has found women who carry a little extra weight live longer that the men who mention it.

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Dog takes tasty sausage

!!!

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Can you make this?

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For all you budding engineers:

Can you create these Escheresque building parts
from the blueprint ?
    - 3.1416 ambihelical hexnut
    - 1 rectabular excursion bracket
    - 1 trichotometric indicator support

The parts are:

More on the above ambihelical hexnut:
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Happy Mother's Day - from dog

Happy Mother's Day to the person who usually gets stuck with feeding me, and walking me, and cleaning up after me, and taking me to the vet's, and hugging me, and worrying about me.
-- From the dog

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Happy Mother's Day - you are a Super Wonder Woman

I'm not saying I am Wonder Woman.  I'm just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman in the same room.

Kid 1: "See, I told Ya!"
Kid 2: "So, that's how she does it."

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Claustrophobia, fear of closed spaces

Claustrophobia is the fear of closed spaces. For example, I'm on my way to a liquor store right now and I'm afraid it might be closed.

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From Golden Ratio to golden arse

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In mathematics,
two quantities are in the golden ratio φ
(phi, or 1.6180339887...)
if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum
to the larger of the two quantities.

Geometrically, the golden ratio represented as
a line divided into two segments, "a" and "b",
such that the entire line
is to the longer "a" segment
as the "a" segment is to the shorter "b" segment.

Expressed algebraically,
for quantities a and b,
with a > b

Many artists and architects have proportioned
their works to approximate the golden ratio ...

especially in the form of the golden rectangle,
in which the ratio of the longer side
to the shorter side is the golden ratio ...

believing this proportion to be
aesthetically pleasing.

In geometry, a golden spiral is a logarithmic spiral
whose growth factor is the golden ratio φ (phi).

That is, a golden spiral gets wider
(or further from its origin)
by a factor of φ for every quarter turn it makes.

Below is the figure of
an approximate and true Golden Spirals.

The green spiral is made from quarter-circles
tangent to the interior of each square,
while the red spiral is a Golden Spiral.

Overlapping portions appear in yellow.

The length of the side of one square
divided by that of the next smaller square
is the golden ratio φ (phi).

Now, what do you get
when you put 2 golden spirals together ? ...

A most aesthetically pleasing Golden Arse !

All very well, you say.
But what can you do with a Golden Arse ?

Ah, you must check out this link ==>
https://onemanadreaming.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/income-tax-query.html

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Good wine

The secret of enjoying a good wine.
1. Open the bottle to allow it to breathe.
2. If it does not look like it is breathing, give it mouth to mouth.

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Income Tax Query - Golden Arse is the explanation

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"Hello, is this Miss Singleton ?"

"Yes, it is."

"Miss Singleton,
This is John Smith, your tax accountant.

I must inform you,
your tax statement was rejected.
They say that your salary and your possessions
are incompatible ...

... Your salary as a secretary is too low
for you to be able to afford:
   - a luxury apartment
   - a new Mercedes-Benz
   - expensive clothing
   - jewelry
   - vacations in Europe
   - etc."

"Oh, and what can I do about it Mr Smith ?"

"Well, let's do the following:
Send me a recent copy of
your principal source of income,
and I'll see what I can do with it."

"Very well Mr Smith.
I am making a photocopy of it now,
and I will email it to you shortly."

Well, she must have the Golden Arse ...

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Father grows tree for son

"Son, one day you will appreciate the truly important things in life."
"Thanks, Dad!"

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Landslide over a highway in Taiwan

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An entire hill slid over National Highway No 3,
close to Keelung in north Taiwan.

The landslide happened on 2010-04-25
and I was on this highway few days earlier.
Jesus ... that was too close for comfort.

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I must be a genius

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The smarter a woman is,
the harder it is to find the right man.


"I must be a genius !"

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What a tangled mess !

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Four photographs taken in 2013 November ...

Vietnam, Hanoi: Street electricity wiring at the junction of Hang Bac Street and Ma May Street

Close up view of the tangled mess of electricity wiring of the above photo.

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Vietnam, Hanoi: Street electricity wiring at the junction of Dao Duy Tu Street and Hang Chieu Street

Close up view of the tangled mess of electricity wiring of the pole on the right side of the above photo.

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Internet dating

She met him on the internet.
He said he lived in a gated community.

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Seagull blocking a view

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Seagulls can be such a nuisance to men.

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Team work

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Railway line not meeting ...
Example of a good team work   :-)

LOL   !!!

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Woman with a neck pillow

There is a right way and a wrong way to carry your beige coloured neck pillow through the airport.

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Divided bed - Her side, His side

Is your bed different? And where is the dog's side?

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Rubbish in my neighbour's porch

We live in a middle class suburb, everyone own their own home, and all the houses are well maintained ... except my neighbour's - the McDonald family. Check out these rubbish in their front porch ... the rubbish have been there for a few years and rats bred from there.

The owner is a divorced woman, living with a grown up son who seems to be a sensible guy and have a good job. Why doesn't he advise his mom to clear out the rubbish?

A married daughter who doesn't live there, comes home every now and then to visit her mom. She also seems to be sensible ... why doesn't she advise her mom about the ungainly rubbish too?

Strange family !!!

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Valentine's Day

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[In a Tasmania newspaper called
Examiner on Valentine's day]

Jodie

Not sure how many characters I can fit into
one advertisement, but here goes nothing.
I wanted to ask you a very important
and timely question.
Seeing as it is Valentine's Day, will you ma

... Continued ...

ke dinner tonight or will I ?
Because I kind of wanted to finish Breaking Bad
[American TV crime series].
Anyway, let me know.

- Love Alex.

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Alarm knocker

At the turn of the 20th century in England, before alarm clocks were reliable or affordable, people would pay a 'knocker up' to knock on their window to wake them.

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Cheating in exam

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Such a brilliance and audaciousness !!!

This guy has a bright future
regardless how he goes in the exams.

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