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Extraordinary Chinese health notice
You can’t read Chinese? That’s a pity. You would learn from this official announcement that some foods should not be eaten together (it is not clear how the exact risk was identified, though). According to Xinjiang, the list of terrible mixtures is: Pork + water chestnuts = a stomach ache Beef + chestnuts = vomiting…
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Deer and car
I couldn’t resist and I bring you this image I found on an automobile-oriented blog (autoblog).
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Red deers in rut
For once, here is a photography trip to the Espace Rambouillet (near Paris, France) which allowed me (last weekend) to bring back a picture clearly representative of the rut (mating season) for red deers. Two stags fighting for supremacy: shocked antlers, flying dust and sexually aroused males. Also, some portraits of other stags which are…
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Progress: Auto crash tests
We tend to forget it easily, but automotive technology made astounding progress in the past decades. And, there is a domain which has been simply transformed by this leap forward: Car safety. 1970’s cars were crushed by the energy of car accidents. The following video is a witness of what happened to pretty good cars…
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The fastest way to wash your car… or not
YouTube link
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How to fail a breathalizer test
YouTube link
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One fast lap racing in a Lotus Elise
In automobile racing, if you start from the last position, it is difficult to come back to the 1st position. But if you have the same car as the other drivers, this is even worse. Dean Evans, in 1985 did much better than this in an Australian car race where all the competing cars were…
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The map of my trips
Nairobi, Kenya Rangiroa, Polynésie française Biarritz, France Lourdes, France Paris, France Rambouillet, France Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France Johannesburg, Afrique du Sud Bilbao, Espagne Grenade, Espagne Madrid, Espagne Séville, Espagne Manchester, UK Dublin, Irlande Galway, Irlande Cuiaba, Brésil Tefe, Brésil New York, État de New York, États-Unis San Francisco, Californie, États-Unis Voir mon profil Créez votre propre carte…
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Best business card ever
Plenty of people will try to teach you how to create a good business card. Catchy, well-designed, well-balanced and unforgettable. Apart from the plain design (OK by that time), here the best possible business card. You will never forget about this guy. Unfortunately, we will not know who W.W.Green is. The exact text: USED CARS…