World's strongest beer [VIDEO/PHOTO]. A Scottish brewery claims to have produced the world's strongest beer, Brewmeister's Armageddon, with an alcohol by volume (ABV) of a whopping 65 percent.
For a little perspective, most beers have an alcohol content of between 3 to 7 percent.
The brewery says on its official web site that the beer's ingredients include crystal malt, wheat, flaked oats and 100 percent Scottish spring water. The beer then undergoes a process called freeze fermenting, which involves cooling the beer to freezing. The water freezes, but the alcohol does not -- leaving behind only the richest alcohol content.
When asked about its potency, Brewmeister's co-founder, Lewis Shand, said that the beer, which has a "viscous quality to it," delivers quite a punch. "Delivers a supersonic-charged explosion and conveys the taster to Drunksville" is probably more appropriate," said Shand. "In some respects, it is closer to a liqueur than a beer, but it is classified as a beer and we are pleased with it."
Brewmeister brewers have cautioned that the beer should be sipped and served in the brandy-sized doses.
Strong beers are a trend for Scottish breweries. BrewDog, which is from Fraserburgh on the North coast of Scotland, previously introduced a 41 percent ABV beer called Sink The Bismarck! At the time, it held the title of strongest beer ever brewed.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
World's longest airline route [VIDEO]
World's longest airline route [VIDEO], The title of the world's longest commercial flight will go to Qantas after Singapore Airlines announced it will end its nonstop flight between Singapore and Newark next year, a distance of about 15,300 kilometers.
The ultra long-haul flight, which runs nonstop from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, typically takes just under 19 hours to complete. In total, the trip covers roughly 10,000 miles -- and sometimes takes passengers over the North Pole.
The all-business-class flights began in 2004 and will end in the fourth- quarter of next year, the airline said in a statement yesterday
So far this year, at least three other ultralong-haul flights—generally considered to be flights of more than 15 hours—have been cut, including Thai Airways International's nonstop between Bangkok and Los Angeles, Delta Air Lines' service from Detroit to Hong Kong and American Airlines' Chicago-New Delhi flight. Go here for an in-flight video.
The ultra long-haul flight, which runs nonstop from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, typically takes just under 19 hours to complete. In total, the trip covers roughly 10,000 miles -- and sometimes takes passengers over the North Pole.
The all-business-class flights began in 2004 and will end in the fourth- quarter of next year, the airline said in a statement yesterday
So far this year, at least three other ultralong-haul flights—generally considered to be flights of more than 15 hours—have been cut, including Thai Airways International's nonstop between Bangkok and Los Angeles, Delta Air Lines' service from Detroit to Hong Kong and American Airlines' Chicago-New Delhi flight. Go here for an in-flight video.
Rare ladybug [PHOTO]
Rare ladybug [PHOTO], headless! Sleepy Hollow has its headless horseman and now Montana has a headless ladybug.
A newly discovered insect that tucks its head into its throat is becoming an unwitting star.
Ross Winton captured the insect in 2009 in traps he set in a sand dune while an entomology graduate student at Montana State University.
Winton sent his discovery to scientists in Australia working on this group of insects and the headless ladybug was formally described in a recent issue of the peer-reviewed journal Systemic Entomology.
Just two specimens of the tan, pinhead-sized ladybugs, also known as ladybird beetles, have ever been collected, a male in Montana and a female in Idaho, scientists said, making it the rarest species in the United States.
Winton has named the new headless ladybug species after one of his MSU professors, Michael Ivie, calling it Allenius Iviei on an official basis and “Winton Ladybird Beetle” as its common name.
A newly discovered insect that tucks its head into its throat is becoming an unwitting star.
Ross Winton captured the insect in 2009 in traps he set in a sand dune while an entomology graduate student at Montana State University.
Just two specimens of the tan, pinhead-sized ladybugs, also known as ladybird beetles, have ever been collected, a male in Montana and a female in Idaho, scientists said, making it the rarest species in the United States.
Winton has named the new headless ladybug species after one of his MSU professors, Michael Ivie, calling it Allenius Iviei on an official basis and “Winton Ladybird Beetle” as its common name.
Virgin auction [PHOTO/VIDEO]
Virgin auction [PHOTO/VIDEO]. So, that virgin auction just ended, and we have a winner. And by winner, we mean enormous loser, because what grown man buys a virgin off the internet?
A man from Japan known as "Natsu" came out on top with the winning bid.
Natsu beat out five other bidders after a feverish final day where the price of Catarina Migliorini's virtue jumped from $190,000 on Oct. 23 to the final $780,000 price tag.
Ms. Migliorini said she plans to use the funds for charitable causes, primarily to build houses in her hometown. Go here for photos. Video below.
A man from Japan known as "Natsu" came out on top with the winning bid.
Natsu beat out five other bidders after a feverish final day where the price of Catarina Migliorini's virtue jumped from $190,000 on Oct. 23 to the final $780,000 price tag.
Ms. Migliorini said she plans to use the funds for charitable causes, primarily to build houses in her hometown. Go here for photos. Video below.
Mystery monkey caught [VIDEO]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A wild monkey that bit a woman and was on the lam in St. Petersburg, Florida, for two years has been apprehended.
Authorities report that a wildlife official darted the monkey with a tranquilizer gun on Wednesday. The monkey then fled into the woods and trappers were able to snare it. The primate was taken to an animal hospital for a checkup.
The monkey was able to elude capture for years as it combed the neighborhoods. A Facebook page was created for it and most recently the crafty Rhesus Macaque bit a woman, causing trappers to ramp up their efforts to grab him.
Animal trapper Vernan Yates was hired by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservative Commission to catch him. It wasn't immediately known if he was with wildlife officials when the monkey was finally caught.
Authorities report that a wildlife official darted the monkey with a tranquilizer gun on Wednesday. The monkey then fled into the woods and trappers were able to snare it. The primate was taken to an animal hospital for a checkup.
The monkey was able to elude capture for years as it combed the neighborhoods. A Facebook page was created for it and most recently the crafty Rhesus Macaque bit a woman, causing trappers to ramp up their efforts to grab him.
Animal trapper Vernan Yates was hired by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservative Commission to catch him. It wasn't immediately known if he was with wildlife officials when the monkey was finally caught.
Rubber Band Patent
Rubber Band Patent [VIDEO], Samsung last night informed US District Court Judge Lucy Koh that
Apple’s “rubber band” patent has been tentatively invalidated by the US
Patent and Trademark Office.
The rubber band gun, it would seem, has backfired.
The USPTO did not declare the patent obvious, but rather cited “prior art” in the form of two previous patents that anticipate this one.
Strangely enough, one of the patents is in the name of the same Apple user interface designer, Bas Ording, as the “rubber band” patent.
The patent office also cited a European patent filed in 2003 by AOL, which relates to detecting the layout of a webpage, comparing the layout to the window it's being displayed in, and reformatting the page to align with the window.
The patent office decision is not final, but it is interesting. Go here for videos.
The rubber band gun, it would seem, has backfired.
The USPTO did not declare the patent obvious, but rather cited “prior art” in the form of two previous patents that anticipate this one.
Strangely enough, one of the patents is in the name of the same Apple user interface designer, Bas Ording, as the “rubber band” patent.
The patent office also cited a European patent filed in 2003 by AOL, which relates to detecting the layout of a webpage, comparing the layout to the window it's being displayed in, and reformatting the page to align with the window.
The patent office decision is not final, but it is interesting. Go here for videos.
Colin Powell endorsement
Colin Powell endorsement [VIDEO] predictable. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell broke with the Republican party during the 2008 election, to endorse then-candidate Barack Obama for president, calling Obama a "transformational figure."
So it should come as no surprise that Obama, whose proposal to maintain current defense spending has been attacked by challenger Mitt Romney, picked up the endorsement of retired Army Gen. Colin Powell, a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and former secretary of state.
"I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012 and I'll be voting for he and for Vice President Joe Biden next month."
Powell explained his choice to Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell:
“We’ve come out of the dive and we’re starting to gain altitude,” Powell said. “The unemployment rate is too high, people are still hurting in housing, but I see that we’re starting to rise up.”
Powell said that when Obama took over “the country was in very, very difficult straits. We were in the one of the worst recessions we had seen in recent times, close to a depression.”
“The fiscal system was collapsing: Wall Street was in chaos, we had 800,000 jobs lost in that first month of the Obama administration,” he said. “Unemployment peaked at 10 percent, so we were in real trouble. The auto industry was collapsing, housing was started to collapse, and we were in very difficult straits.
“And I saw over the next several years stabilization come back in the financial community,” Powell added. “Housing is now starting to come back after four years; it's starting to pick up. Consumer confidence is rising."
The four-star general also said that Obama “got us out of one war, started to get us out of a second war, and did not get us into any new wars.”
“The actions he has taken in respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very solid,” Powell said. “We ought to keep on the track we are on.”
Nothing like throwing the administration you worked for under the bus just to score points with others.
So it should come as no surprise that Obama, whose proposal to maintain current defense spending has been attacked by challenger Mitt Romney, picked up the endorsement of retired Army Gen. Colin Powell, a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and former secretary of state.
"I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012 and I'll be voting for he and for Vice President Joe Biden next month."
Powell explained his choice to Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell:
“We’ve come out of the dive and we’re starting to gain altitude,” Powell said. “The unemployment rate is too high, people are still hurting in housing, but I see that we’re starting to rise up.”
Powell said that when Obama took over “the country was in very, very difficult straits. We were in the one of the worst recessions we had seen in recent times, close to a depression.”
“The fiscal system was collapsing: Wall Street was in chaos, we had 800,000 jobs lost in that first month of the Obama administration,” he said. “Unemployment peaked at 10 percent, so we were in real trouble. The auto industry was collapsing, housing was started to collapse, and we were in very difficult straits.
“And I saw over the next several years stabilization come back in the financial community,” Powell added. “Housing is now starting to come back after four years; it's starting to pick up. Consumer confidence is rising."
The four-star general also said that Obama “got us out of one war, started to get us out of a second war, and did not get us into any new wars.”
“The actions he has taken in respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very solid,” Powell said. “We ought to keep on the track we are on.”
Nothing like throwing the administration you worked for under the bus just to score points with others.
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