Mystery Billionaire Builds World’s Largest Yacht
German yacht company Lürssen is building the largest yacht in the world for a Middle Eastern billionaire they will not name. It will be around 590 feet long!
Yet photos taken by SuperyachtTimes.com show the boat to be at least six stories tall, with sweeping windows on the rear deck and several upper decks dedicated to [...]
Australian Toilets Don’t Flush Backwards Because of the Coriolis Effect
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File under “News to Me”: you know that old story about how northern hemisphere toilets flush counter-clockwise, and southern hemisphere toilets (and buckets, drains, and such) flush clockwise, due to the Coriolis effect? It’s bogus! Today I learned that while the Coriolis effect is significant for hurricanes, it’s not [...]
8 Odd and Awesome Musical Instruments
We’ve shown you many strange and different musical instruments, but there are always more to be discovered. Here are some that you won’t find in your average high school orchestra, unless you want to introduce them to the class yourself!
1. Hydraulophone
A hydraulophone is an organ powered by water. When a hydraulophone is not being played, [...]
