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Man Builds Car From 956,000 Matchsticks
Man Builds Full Scale F1 Car From 956,000 Matchsticks
Michael Arndt is a man of matchsticks.Over the course of six years,
using 956,000 matchsticks, 1686 tubes of glue, and at least
three different varieties of mustache, he built a full-scale replica of a McLaren 4/14 F1 car
at a cost of around 6000 Euros ($8,725). The giant model takes up Arndt's entire kitchen
and probably his social life. It can be broken down into 45 parts for easy transport
to various matchstick-builders conventions












The flipping ship

The FLIP research vessel (Floating Instrument Platform) is the only ship in the world having the ability to flip from a horizontal position to a vertical position while at sea.
The FLIP ship is designed to study wave height, acoustic signals, water temperature and density, and for the collection of meteorological data.
FLIP is 108 meters long and weighs 700 long tons. According to Alan Bellows , "when in horizontal traveling mode, the long, hollow ballast area trails behind. When it reaches the desired location, the "tail" is flooded until the nose sticks straight up into the air, taking about entry-eight minutes to reach vertical position".







Source : sio.ucsd.edu

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