world's fastest car

McLaren F1:

Lets start with the fifth one first. MaLaren F1.The car, having the driver's seat mounted in the center and two passenger seats on each side, but to the back, McLarem is the fastest production car ever built, having achieved a top speed of 386.46 kmph, until surpassed in 2005 by the Koenigsegg CCR and then the Bugatti Veyron a few months later. The car accelerates from 0 10 100 kmph in 3.2 seconds.

Koenigsegg CCX:

The Koenigsegg CCX. Launched to mark the 10th anniversary of Koenigsegg, the Koenigsegg CCX has a top speed 395 kmph. CCX meaning Competition Coupe X is equipped with a supercharged V8 engine with a capacity of 4700 cc. The engine delivers an output power of 806 bhp at 6900 rpm and 678 lb-ft torque at 5700 rpm. It can reach from 0 to 100 kmph in 3.2 seconds.

Saleen S7 Twin Turbo:

With a top speed of 399.1 kmph, Saleen S7 twin Turbo is the third fastest car in the world. With a V8 engine and churning a horsepower of 750 bhp, this car can accelerate from o to 100 kmph in 3.2 seconds. Jointly designed by RML and Saleen, this car was introduced to the world in the year 2000. Prior to 2005, the Saleen S7 power output was 550 bhp (410 kW). With the introduction of Twin Turbo model introduced in 2005, the engine was equipped with two turbochargers and power output was increased to 750 bhp.

Buggati Veyron:

For a long time Buggati Veyron was being the fastest car in the world until Ultimate Aero came into being. With a speed of 407 kmph and a torque of 922 lb, this two door car is endowed with W16 engine-16 cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders fed by four turbochargers. The Veyron can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmps in 2.6 seconds.

SSC Ultimate Aero:

With a top speed of 434 kmph, the SSC Ultimate Aero tops in the list of world's fastest car. The Ultimate Aero which came with a modified version in 2009 can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in 2.7 seconds. With the introduction of the new version, the Ultimate Aero had an increase horsepower of about 15 per cent and churns a horsepower of 1287 bhp.

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world's fastest train

The super-high-speed train reduces the 1,069 kilometer journey to a three hour ride and cuts the previous journey time by more than seven and a half hours.

The train links Guangzhou, a business hub in southern China near Hong Kong, with capital Beijing.

The maximum speed of train is 394.2 kmph, it's the fastest train in operation in the world.

In comparison, the average for high-speed trains in Japan was 243 kmph while in France it was 277 kmph.

In September, officials said they planned to build 42 high-speed lines by 2012 in a massive system overhaul as part of efforts to spur economic growth amid the global downturn.

The network uses technology developed in co-operation with foreign firms such as Siemens, Bombardier and Alstom.

GatorBike with Real Alligator Skin and Head

Jim Jablon a Swedish craftsman and leather expert Benny Ohrman has crafted a wild motorbike dubbed “GatorBike” from the skin and skull of a real alligator.

Made up of an influential Ultima engine to reach a top speed approx 120 mph, the custom-made bike attaches the head permanently into the handlebars to implant the speedometer and other gauges into the back of the skull, while the skin can be removed after the ride. To raise funds for a wildlife charity, the £51,000 alligator bike will be auctioned in May in Fort Lauderdale.

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World's Tallest Man

27-year-old Zhao Liang is 8ft 0.7in tall, beating the current record holder by more than three inches, Mr Liang's claim came to light when he was admitted to Tianjin hospital, in China, for a routine operation on an old muscle tendon injury to his left foot. Doctors confirmed his height as 8ft 0.7in. But his claim to be the world's tallest man has not yet been verified by Guinness World Records. Mr Liang, who is now seeking official recognition, had been training as a basketball player when he sustained the foot injury over a decade ago.He remained unemployed until 2006, when an art troupe in Jilin province employed him to perform magic tricks and play the saxophone and flute.Mr Liang's parents are of normal height, with his father measuring 5ft 9in and his mother, 5ft 5in.

He is now seeking official recognition from Guinness World Records His mother Wang Keyun said that her son had a big appetite, eating eight hamburger-sized steamed buns as part of a three-course dinner.'But I am so worried about his marriage, job and his health that my hair has turned white,' she added. Liu Yuchen, a surgeon at the hospital, declared the operation on Mr Liang's foot a success.

Mr Liang currently works with an art troupe, performing magic tricks and playing the saxophone and fluteHe said that he would be able to walk normally in two months' time, but advised against any intense physical exercise.

Dr Yuchen said that Mr Liang was in good health and has no complications in relation to his height.

The world's current tallest man is Bao Xishun, who is 7ft 9in.

But no one has quite reached the dizzying heights of the tallest man in medical history - Robert Pershing Wadlow from Illinois, US, who stood at 8ft 11.1in. Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) - the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.

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Sleeping Beauty

She is known to her family and friends as 'Sleeping Beauty' - but her life is no fairytale.

Louisa Ball, 15, sleeps for two weeks at a time because she suffers from an incredibly rare disorder.

She misses school exams, dance lessons and even missed an entire week’s holiday away with the family as she slept the whole way through.

Louisa, who lives in Worthing, has been diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome - also known as Sleeping Beauty Disease - where sufferers can fall into deep sleeps that can last for weeks.

She first developed the disorder in October 2008 after recovering from flu.

Her mother Lottie, 45, said: ‘She had a dose of flu that lasted for about a week but she never really recovered properly from it.

‘We afterwards found out that it was the start of a sleep mode, which comes before the deep sleeps.

‘She was exhausted and didn’t seem to be getting any better. She started to fall asleep at school and was rambling about things that didn’t make sense - just like she was talking in her sleep.

‘It really scared us, we didn’t know what to do. It just didn’t seem like Louisa was the daughter we used to know - she was like a different person.’

Louisa was referred to Worthing General Hospital in November that year and the paediatric consultant there told the couple that he didn’t know what was wrong with Louisa, but it may be hormonal.

By then Louisa was sleeping for ten days at a time. She would sleep deeply for 22 hours, then her parents would wake her just long enough to give her some food and take her to the toilet, then she would fall back to sleep.

Her father Richard Ball, 44, said: ‘She couldn’t do anything but sleep. She couldn’t go to school for days at a time when she was asleep.

‘It was very hard to wake her but we knew that we had to give her food and water. We would hurry to get her to eat her food whilst we could, but she would always be rambling and wouldn’t make any sense.

‘It was like she was sleep walking and talking in the times we did manage to wake her up. After she had been asleep for a week or ten days, she wouldn’t remember anything about it.’

Louisa was referred to St George’s Hospital in Tooting in March last year and a Consultant Paediatric there eventually diagnosed her with Kleine-Levin Syndrome.

The syndrome is a rare form or periodic hypersomnia, where sufferers have periods of prolonged sleep.

Doctors don’t know what causes it, although it is thought it may be related to malfunction of the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that governs appetite and sleep.

It is more common in males than females and usually disappears in adulthood, and between sleep periods the sufferer recovers completely.

The couple, who also have a 14 year old son Ross, had never heard of the illness before.

Mr Ball said: ‘We had no idea that there was such a thing, but it was a relief once Louisa was diagnosed.

‘The consultant who diagnosed her had heard of other case before.’

There is no definitive treatment for Kleine-Levin Syndrome, although some patients are given stimulant drugs to try and keep them awake.

Louisa was put on medication but it didn’t work and after her diagnosis she started falling asleep for upto 12 days at a time.

Mr Ball said: ‘We know when Louisa is starting to go into sleep mode as she becomes irritable, so we do have some warning.

‘But last summer we were on our way back from a family holiday in Malaga and started to go into sleep mode as we were driving to the airport.

‘She fell asleep on the plane on the way home and we had to lift her off the aeroplane once all the other passengers had got off.

‘We put her in the car, drove home, and she slept for another seven days.

‘We went on a week’s caravanning holiday last year and she slept for the entire holiday - she missed the whole thing.

‘She was really annoyed when she woke up and found she had missed the holiday, but there was nothing we could do.

‘When she wakes up afterwards she goes straight to the biscuit cupboard and raids it. She is so hungry, its like she has been hibernating.’

When she’s awake Louisa loved school and her regular dancing classes - but she’s had to miss dance competitions and school exams because she has been asleep for them.

Mrs Ball added: ‘She is behind in her classwork and she has missed coursework too.

We don’t know what will happen when she sits her GCSE’S - hopefully the school will allow her to take them during the times that she is awake.

‘She wants to study for a BTEC in sport and dance when she leaves school but she needs five GCSE’s to do that. We can only hope she stays awake long enough to get her qualifications.’

Louisa has just been put onto a new medication that her parents hope will help reduce her sleep patterns.

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Windows XP Phone

Communicator xpPhone, developed by Chinese company ITG, very soon go on sale. Its development has been going on for seven months, and during this period was uncovered is absolutely all the information about it. All the programs that run on desktops and xpPhone, so that you can safely assume this unit is a full-fledged computer with phone features.

Sapporo stadium japan

Sapporo stadium - A city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido Seating capacity of 42,122, the unique about this Stadium is that, it's an indoor stadium with the playing field out side, and when required, the field will move inside the stadium. and not only that, the field once inside it will rotate within its axis to ensure the spectators will get a all round view of the game being played.

Apple's transparent laptop

apple ipad tablet pc

Apple will unveil a new tablet-style computer .

Chief executive Steve Jobs had announced – a one-piece computer with a large touch-screen –

at a product launch in San Francisco.

The multimedia tablet will allow users to perform functions such as using the internet, watching

movies, playing video games and reading books.

Specifications of i-Pad are as below

Processor : Apple A4 1GHz

Memory : 16/32/64 GB

Display : 9,7 IPS 1024 × 768

WiFi 802.11 N

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

10 hours of battery life, 1 month of standby time

Multi-touch

Compass, speaker, microphone, accelerometer, Dock-port

Dimensions: 1.27 cm in thickness and weight of 680 grams.