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The World’s Largest Solar Powered Ship

Global Energy crisis is a hot debate these days and scientists are coming up with alternative means to provide for the power requirements. We covered the flying wind mill a few days back and they keep coming up with new innovative methods for power generation. While some of them can be employed on a larger scale and may provide energy for more than one individual, some projects focus on individuals and deliver power for a single household or a vehicle. Solar power has been around for quite some time now and is proving to be very versatile and adaptable source of energy. Today we present the world’s largest solar powered ship. As the name implies, the idea is not new. However, it is impressive because of the scale of things. Planet Solar has come up with this ship that runs on solar power. The ship has a length of 31m and a width of 15m. Want to take a guess of how many kilowatts it can generate? Here’s a hint, the engine requires around 20 kW. The ship is able to capture almost 103.4 ...

Purple Island Is South Korea’s New Travel Sensation

Since the 21st century, we all have been listening about South Korea’s sensational K-pop culture, especially in music. Another sensational spot located in the beautiful Sinan County in South Jeolla province is Banwol Island now famous as The Purple Island. It’s one of the most stunning & Instagram worthy destinations to visit in South Korea. It’s an absolute treat for the eyes, especially for the people who are in love with colors. Whenever we hear about an Island, it fascinates our minds. Imagine visiting an island that seems to be out of this world as almost everything has been painted purple. The roads, market places, visiting spots, telephone booths, bridges & even the residential houses are in purple. You name it & its purple in this heavenly island. It is also known as the half-moon island and is a famous spot for honeymoons. It adds to the charm of the island despite its uniqueness as almost everything is purple. The authorities have planted nearly 40,000 ...

Does A Teaspoon Of Sugar In Your Car’s Gas Tank Kill The Engine? Here’s The Answer

No one has ever experienced or proved that pouring some sugar in the gas tank has destroyed a car’s engine. If someone ever has had a grudge on you over something and does this, no need to panic. Just get your gas tank removed and cleaned. The gas tank would be as good as it was before & would be back to its proper functioning. The sugar won’t dissolve in the gas tank, however, it can clog the fuel filter and the fuel lines disrupting the fuel flow in your car engine. This would result in disrupting the normal startup which might not let your car engine start but won’t ever destroy it. It can also clog up the vital parts of your engine. If someone ever gets this unfortunate of getting sugar in their gas tank would have to get a lot of their cars vital parts to be opened & cleaned to run them smoothly. It couldn’t be said that they won’t be left in a condition to be either cleaned. However, the fuel filter must be replaced for the perfect functioning of the fuel pump and co...

America’s Aircraft Carrier Is On Fire For Last Two Days And Might Never Return To Service

USS Bonhomme Richard, an aircraft carrier, caught fire on Sunday morning in San Diego, resulting in an internal explosion due to over-pressurization with heat. One hundred & sixty sailors were on board at the time of blast; no casualties reported. Navy and Federal firefighters are putting in their best efforts to get control over a situation that seemingly is getting worse. Authorities are not leaving any possible solution to save one of the few aircraft carriers, said Rear Admiral Sobeck. The situation is getting worse as the ship is tilting towards one side. Another alarming factor is only two decks distance left between fire source and fuel. An oil clean up crew is working for the installation of a containment boom in case of an oil spill. A million gallons of an oil spill is estimated in case the ship sinks at San Diego harbor. It could cause billions of dollars of environmental damage alongside the damage to a very worthy asset of the state. Firefighter helicopters alon...

Teenage Girl Sleeps With 10 Men During Her Cult Initiation

A 19-year-old girl and member of a cult known as the Marine Girls, Blessing David, on Thursday confessed to having slept with 10 men after she was initiated into the group according report from  Punch news . The teenager, who was initiated along with other girls, said sleeping with the men was part of the initiation rites. She said this at the headquarters of the Edo State Police Command in Benin City, when the Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, paraded 15 armed robbery suspects, six cultists, three kidnappers and four murder suspects. The cultists paraded were three teenage girls, who were said to be members of the Marine Girls. The girl with name is Blessing David said "I was initiated into the cult last year. I slept with 10 men as part of the initiation process," Another 16-year-old girl, Ada Emeka, said she also slept with 10 men as part of the initiation rites. The CP said two suspected armed robbers were killed in the early hours of Thursday by o...

These Are The Most Striking Images Of US Carrier Ship On Fire

Following the breaking out of the fire on Sunday morning, USS Bonhomme Richard – a ship at the San Diego Naval Base – is still burning. USS Bonhomme Richard is an amphibious assault ship. After the incident, it has witnessed federal and Navy firefighters join hands in order to tackle the fire, but it continues to rage on. As of 3:30 pm Pacific time July 13, a total of 59 persons, including 23 civilians and 36 sailors, had been treated for minor injuries without the need for hospitalization. The Naval Surface Forces tweeted this information. However, the Navy is really determined to save the ship from the looming doom. Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group Three, said during a press conference on Monday, ‘We’ve been at it for over 24 hours now, and we’re going to get it until it’s done.’ The ship was undergoing maintenance when the incident took place. The cause of the fire is still unknown. We really hope that the Navy is able to bring the situation unde...

Brain Aneurysm Takes The Life Of Grant Imahara, Co-Host Of Mythbusters

Grant Imahara, who was a trained electrical engineer and roboticist – co-host of MythBusters – has left us at the age of 49. Imahara has also been starred in a variety of other TV shows, including the White Rabbit Project on Netflix. As per a report, Imahara passed away because of a brain aneurysm. Discovery, TV company that hosted MythBusters from 2003 to 2016 said, ‘We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.’ Adam Savage ✔ @donttrythis I’m at a loss. No words. I’ve been part of two big families with Grant Imahara over the last 22 years. Grant was a truly brilliant engineer, artist and performer, but also just such a generous, easygoing, and gentle PERSON. Working with Grant was so much fun. I’ll miss my friend. 423K 8:52 PM - Jul 13, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 64.7K people are talking about this ...