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The Most Famous Breakfasts From Around The World

Sunday, March 1, 2015 / No Comments

Breakfast... The most important meal of the day. Do you slide over with cornflakes, peanut butter and jelly? Check out this delicious list of the best breakfasts from around the world.. You may have a new dream to travel all around the world just for breakfasts...

#1 Australian Breakfast

Scrambled eggs, bacon, spinach, bangers (sausage), mushrooms, and house-made relish.[via]

#2 Turkish Breakfast

Usually there will be a creamy cheese, fresh Turkish bread, butter, boiled or scrambled eggs, tomatoes, honey, yogurt, olives, jam, fruit and some raw seasonal vegetables. Sometimes you may even be lucky enough to get sucuk (dried Turkish sausage) added to the mix.[via]

#3 Egyptian Breakfast

The breakfast of choice here is Foul Madamas. It’s made from fava beans, chickpeas, garlic and lemon. Above you’ll see the dish topped with olive oil, cayenne, tahini sauce, a hard boiled egg, and some diced green veggies.[via]

#4 Brazilian Breakfast

A delicious selection of meats, cheeses and bread is the normal breakfast fare here.[via]

#5 Hawaiian Breakfast

Consisting of a frittata and a fresh fruit platter made from fruits picked fresh from the farm. The passion fruit (Lilikoi), guava, papaya, rambutan and Jaboticaba platter.[via]

#6 Polish Breakfast

A traditional Polish Breakfast Cheese, Ham, Cucumber, Bread and Fried eggs.[via]

#7 English Breakfast

Beans, sausages, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, hash browns and toast.[via]

#8 German Breakfast

Traditional German breakfast with sliced cold meats including ham, sausage and salami.[via]

#9 Irish Breakfast

Bacon, Egg, Sausage, Black and White Pudding, Beans, Grilled Tomato.[via]

#10 Thai Breakfast

A minty spicy fish with a sweet & spicy pork, served with rice.[via]

Have a nice breakfast trip...

THE MOST EXPENSIVE 10 PAINTINGS IN THE WORLD

Friday, January 30, 2015 / No Comments

Do you like paintings? How much would you pay for a good painting, if you would have enough money? Here are the most expensive 10 paintings in the World.

#1 Card Players - $274 Million

Artist - Paul Cézanne, 1892/93. Sold by George Embiricos to State of Qatar in 2011

#2 No. 5, 1948 - $165.4 Million

Artist - Jackson Pollock, 1948. Sold by David Geffen to David Martinez in 2006

#3 Woman III - $162.4 Million

Artist - Willem de Kooning, 1953. Sold by David Geffen to Steven A. Cohen in 2006

#4 Le Rêve - $158.5 Million

Artist - Pablo Picasso, 1932. Sold by Steve Wynn to Steven A. Cohen in 2013

#5 Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - $158.4 Million

Artist - Gustav Klimt, 1907. Sold by Maria Altmann to Ronald Lauder, Neue Galerie in 2006

#6 Portrait of Dr. Gachet - $152 Million

Artist - Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Sold by Siegfried Kramarsky Family to Ryoei Saito in 1990

#7 Three Studies of Lucian Freud - $145 Million

Artist - Francis Bacon, 1969. Sold by ? to Elaine Wynn in 2013

#8 Bal du moulin de la Galette - $143.9 Million

Artist - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876. Sold by Betsey Whitney to Ryoei Saito in 1990

#9 Garçon à la pipe - $131.1 Million

Artist - Pablo Picasso, 1905. Sold by Greentree foundation (Whitney family) to Barilla Group in 2004

#10 The Scream - $124.2 Million

Artist - Edvard Munch, 1895. Sold by Petter Olsen to Leon Black in 2012

What do you think?

THE MOST EXPENSIVE WATCHES IN THE WORLD

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 / No Comments

If you think that Rolex Watches are expensive, take a look...

#10 Cartier - Secret Watch With Phoenix Decor - $2.75 Million

Quartz, white gold, diamonds, sapphires. True jewelry masterpieces, these watches also constitute precious bracelets, crafted in the most noble of metals and adorned with spectacular stones. Perpetuating the secret of their creation, the dials of these watches are elegantly concealed at the heart of an exuberant bloom or a captivating animal.[source]

#9 Patek Philippe 1953 Heures Universelles Model 2523 – $2.9 Million

It is an expensive watch and is one of the renowned watches of Patek Philippe. It is made up of 18 carat yellow gold and was sold at an auction. This precisely and sophisticatedly designed watch has a polychrome and a dial of enamel that depicts the North American continent’s map.[source]

#8 Piaget Emperador Temple Watch - $3.3 Million

This one-of-a-kind watch sold immediately after it was released. Encased with 481 brilliant-cut diamonds, 207 baguette-cut diamonds, and an emerald-cut diamond, as well as Polynesian mother-of-pearl dial, whoever wears this watch is sure to attract attention.[source]

#7 Patek Philippe 1928 Single Button Chronograph Watch - $3.6 Million

The Patek Philippe 1928 Single Button Chronograph was made up of 18 carat pure white gold. The dial of Philippe 1928 was designed with silver matte. It was manufactured at the time of crash stock market in 1928 after that it is also known as one of the most important patrons in Patek Philippe.[source]

#6 Patek Philippe 1939 Platinum World Time – $4.03 million

Platinum World Time watch was produced by the world’s number one watch maker company Patek Philippe. It is made in 1939. Platinum World Time is also one of the most expensive watch in the world. Philippe Platinum was a first watch that was warn on moon.[source]

#5 Louis Moinet “Meteoris” Watch - $4.5 Million

Designer Moinet decided to use pieces of meteorites to make each of these watches. His project collaborated with meteorite hunter Luc Labenne to collect pieces from the moon, a Mars meteorite, and an asteroid.[source]

#4 Hublot Diamond Watch - $5 Million

1.73-inch (44-mm) diameter 18K white gold case is packed with 302 baguette diamonds. Its 18K white gold dial holds another 179 baguettes and the 18K bracelet that holds it on the lucky owner's wrist is set with a staggering 782 more baguette diamonds, plus an additional six emerald-cut diamonds, all greater than 3 carats each. Throw in the 18K white gold crown's 1.06 carat rose-cut diamond, plus its 12 additional baguettes and you have a market-cornering 1,282 diamonds in total, more than 100 carats in baguettes alone, and all of grade A VVS clarity.[source]

#3 Patek Philippe 1943 Watch Ref. 1527 – $5.50 Million

The case is made of yellow gold that weighs 18 karats. It also has 23 gemstone encrustments, bi-metallic compensation balance, applied gold Arabic numerals, date indicator and minute markings designed like a rail track. The dial is of silver matte and measures 37 millimeters, bigger than most other watches from that era.[source]

#2 Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication - $11 Million

Created by Patek Philippe in 1933 and known as the 'Mona Lisa' or 'Holy Grail' of watches, the Henry Graves Supercomplication is a masterpiece of horology with no fewer than 24 complications.[source]

#1 Chopard 210 karat – $26 Million

There is no listing price for this masterpiece as it is so incredibly expensive. It appears to be more of a bracelet than a watch, with much thanks to its 201 karats of colored diamonds. First of all, as a piece of jewelry it is dazzling and second, it is an elegant timepiece. It is simple yet, beautiful and looks as though it is encompassed by flowers.[source]

If you really think to carry the millions on your arm, be careful!!!

THE FASTEST CAR IN THE WORLD

Sunday, January 11, 2015 / No Comments

Hennessey Venom GT

Hennessey Venom GT image source

Hennessey Perfomance, based in Sealy, Texas, says its Hennessey Venom GT set a Guinness World Book-record time of 13.63 seconds from zero to 300 kph, or 186 mph, in January 2013. The company said this month, December 2013, it had sold only 11 Venom GTs to clients around the world, including only five in the United States. The company plans to build a total of only 29 all told. The Hennessey Venom GT design is based on the Lotus Elise roadster and Exige coupe model. The Venom GT is created from a base Lotus Elise/Exige and utilizes components including but not limited to the roof, doors, side glass, windscreen, dash, cockpit, floorpan, HVAC system, wiper and head lamps. Hennessey Performance and the Venom GT are not associated with Lotus Cars.

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Performance

0-60 mph 2.7 sec.

0-100 mph 5.6 sec.

0-300 km/h 13.63 sec. – Guinness World Record

0-200 mph 14.51 sec. – Hypercar World Record

¼ mile 9.92 sec. @ 163 mph

Standing half mile 206 mph

Standing mile 253 mph

Verified speed 270.49 mph

Est. top speed 278 mph

Engine

Type 90-degree V8

Valvetrain overhead valve, 2 valves/cyl

Block/heads iron /aluminum

Forced induction twin precision ball bearing turbochargers

Horsepower 1244 bhp @ 6600 rpm

   Torque                         1155 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm
   Displacement             7000 cc/427 cu. in.
   Compression ratio     9.2:1
   Redline                        7200 rpm
   Lubrication                 dry sump system
   Fuel injection             electronic sequential multi-port

Chassis

   Layout                     mid-longitudinal engine/rear drive
   Body/frame            carbon fiber & composite/aluminum hybrid monocoque-space frame
   Brakes, f & r           15.0 x 1.3-in. carbon-ceramic rotors, 6-piston Brembo fixed calipers
   Wheels                    Hennessey H10 forged monoblock, 9.5 x 19 front, 12.5 x 20 rear
   Tires                        Michelin Pilot Super Sport; 265/30ZR19 front, 345/30ZR20 rear
   Steering                  rack & pinion, 6-position variable electric assist
   Suspension, f&r    unequal-length tubular A-arms, anti-roll bars
   Springs/shocks     Penske 2-way-adjustable coilovers
   Ride height            adjustable; range of 2.4 in.

Original Sketches

Compiled from;
venomgt.com
youtube.com

What is your favorite fast one?

WINDOWLESS PLANES AND SUPERSONIC JETS "COMING SOON"

Sunday, January 4, 2015 / No Comments

Welcome on Board!

Imagine flying on an airplane and being able the clouds all around you. That’s what one company plans on achieving in the next 10 years -- an airplane without windows.

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a U.K.-based cutting edge technology association, envisioned the next generation aircraft in efforts to conserve fuel, while drastically transforming the customer experience.

Matthew Herbert, marketing manager for CPI says, “The windows will be replaced by high quality flexible OLED displays that are connected to digital cameras integrated into the exterior of the plane.”

Technicon Design’s IXION Windowless Jet designs reveal private plane with screens covering the cabin walls and ceiling instead of windows.

The award-winning IXION Windowless Jet designs created by Technicon Design show a private aircraft with screens covering the walls and ceiling of the fuselage — and there’s not an porthole in sight.

Cityscapes from the sky: Images from other places could also be displayed on the screen.

The screens would work with ‘existing or very near future technology.’

Are you one of those who love to sit by the window in-flight and enjoy the view outside?

Boston engineering firm Spike Aerospace is building a windowless supersonic jet that will be able to fly from London to New York in under four hours, and will offer passengers digital views of their surroundings.

Time isn’t just a luxury; it’s an opportunity. It’s a chance to accomplish more, build more, invest more, enjoy more, relax more. That’s why we are designing the Spike S-512, so you can reach international destinations in half the normal flight time. Be faster, be more efficient, be first.

Spike Aerospace is designing and building the world’s first supersonic business jet – the Spike S-512. A 12-18 passenger jet that cruises at Mach 1.6 (1100 mph) — reducing flight time by 50%. The jet features a number of aerospace engineering innovations.