Ever been driving along a beautiful body of water and wished you were on your boat instead? Or, perhaps you’ve navigated along some particularly nasty coastline and wished you were in one of those cars on the shoreline highway? Well then, you’ve come to the right place: Welcome the Amphibious vehicle. We know, you’ve seen these before, and the idea isn’t really new. In fact, the first time someone had to take a cart across a stream, he or she probably thought: “I wish this thing could float!” Some of the newest boat-cars (or are they car-boats?) are not just floating, though. In fact, they’re capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 mph (52 knots) and more on the water!
Frivolous and impractical? Well, almost certainly. Fun? Oh, you betcha … Details & Pictures
Do great white sharks really get whipped into a frenzy at the first scent of blood or fresh meat?
That might be a common perception but the answer is no. To the contrary, they’re careful and even picky about the manner by which they eat.
Researchers with the Save Our Seas Foundation, along with the South African Navy, recently studied this phenomenon after they had towed a 36-foot Bryde’s whale carcass … Details