Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Elon Musk's tunnel would allow cars to drive at 241km/hr

Go for it Elon!...

Tesla’s Elon Musk unveiled his prototype for a traffic-saving tunnel in Hawthorne, Calif. The inventor took reporters on a test run of the subterranean route Tuesday night, which Musk sees as a way to cure traffic woes.



CBC News


Inside the Tunnel That Elon Musk Hopes Will Solve 'Soul-Destroying" Traffic

Elon Musk unveiled the first mile-long tunnel in Hawthorne, Calif., on Tuesday. The tech entrepreneur says the system, simply called “loop,” is a first step toward developing a high-speed network underground to eliminate traffic congestion.



Wall Street Journal

Friday, May 12, 2017

Watch: Great White Shark Feasts on Dead Whale | National Geographic

Whoa! Talk about an all you can eat buffet...
See a great white shark binge eat a dead humpback whale.
Filmed off the coast of southern California, the shark feasted on the whale for more than 18 hours. Famous for their prowess as predators, little is known about their more docile scavenging behaviors. They have been observed regurgitating already eaten food to make room for more calorically rich meat. While sharks have frequently been observed hunting, scavenging is less often seen.



National Geographic

Thursday, April 6, 2017

The Child Who’s Made Of ‘Glass’: BORN DIFFERENT

What an adorable little thing she is. Donations for Zoe can be made here...

Fragile Zoe Lush has a rare condition which means her bones are so delicate they ‘break in the wind’. Zoe broke several bones whilst she was still in the womb, shattered her collarbone during birth and broke another 100 bones before her first birthday. Now Zoe, who is six-years-old, has broken almost every bone in her body and was almost internally decapitated after bones in her neck began to wear away. Zoe lives with her mum Chelsea Lush, dad, Curtis Lush, and three year old brother Felix, in Huntington Beach, California.



Barcroft TV

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

FedEx Driver Guides Big Rig Down Icy California Mountain Road After Brakes Lock on Trailer

This here folks, is what you call a 'controlled slide'. 
(We learn something new every day). The video has gone viral with over 29M views on Facebook. Loved the officer's response at the end...
FLORISTON, Calif., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The California Highway Patrol shared a video of a big rig driver gliding his truck down an icy mountain road after the brakes in his rear trailer locked up.
The CHP's station in Truckee posted a video to Facebook showing the FedEx truck sliding down Interstate 80, near Floriston, while being escorted by troopers who ensured the road ahead would be clear.
"The driver had jackknifed at the top of the grade," the Facebook post said. "When the driver had lost it at the top of the hill, he had broke the air lines to his rear trailer. This caused the brakes on the rear trailer to lock up. We arrived on scene and were informed the tow was going to be extended. So we asked the driver if he could get himself going and we would give him space to get down to the next open shoulder on the Interstate." - upi


AMAZING

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