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Monday, October 15, 2007

Highest Bridge in the World

The Millau viaduct is part of the new E11 expressway connecting Paris and Barcelona and features the highest bridge ever constructed. The overall height is an impressive 336 meters (1102 feet), making this the highest bridge in the world.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Man made Beach

Here's another nice piece of engineering and construction.
This time the locale is JAPAN.

It's . O C E A N D O M E
The roof is retractable . . .
so the SURF'S UP . . .rain or shine!
When the roof is closed, you still get blue sky and puffy white clouds .

Imagine a beach where the sky is always blue, it's never too hot or cold, the water isn't filled with salt and pollution, and the surf is always perfect - welcome to Ocean Dome, the world's only indoor beach.

Ocean Dome has its own flame-spitting volcano, crushed white marbl e "sand", and it also boasts the world's largest retractable roof, providing a permanently blue sky. Temperature, wind and humidity are closely controlled to provide an ultra-safe "sea-side" experience.

Every hour, the volcano erupts and the hi-tech wave machines start up, starting a few minutes of sanitized surfing.

Entrance cost is US $50 per person, which seems especially expensive given that there is a free, natural beach only 300 meters away.