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China is building the world’s tallest skyscraper in only 90 days

Enrique Manalang May 29, 2013 2

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Move over, Burj Khalifa. At 2,749 feet (838 meters), China’s Sky City is poised to become the tallest building in the world when it rises this year. But perhaps the more amazing feat for this massive skyscraper is the duration of its construction — from no building to 220-floor building [...]

‘Leopard Train’, the fastest train in the world [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf March 10, 2013 2

Bullet train, Safari style

‘The Float at Marina Bay’ is a floating football (soccer) stadium in Singapore [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf February 15, 2013 4

You know I used to think here in the United States we live the good life. Being the richest and most advance country in the world, we must have the best standard of living (ignoring the fact that we are in debt above our eyeballs). However, after seeing many of [...]

Stunning view of Dubai from above [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf February 5, 2013 0

Dubai is known in some circle as the Las Vegas of the Middle East. Why? I am not completely sure but probably because of how many tourists visit the city every year. It definitely isn’t because of similar terrain.

In any case, we have shared photos of Dubai in the [...]

A fairly interesting comparison of real aircraft vs aircraft in sci-fi movies [Infographic]

Ashraf January 26, 2013 3

I am going to go out on a limb and say most dotTechies enjoy their sci-fi films. Most of us probably aren’t diehard sci-fi freaks but we probably enjoy the occasional sci-fi flick, such as Star Wars or Avatar. The thing about movies is there is no laws of [...]

Engineers move 1,100 foot, 6.8 million pound bridge… all in one piece [Video]

Ashraf January 21, 2013 7

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Let’s say you have a long, heavy bridge that is old and deteriorating in condition. This bridge is critical to the area. What do you do to fix the issue? This is the exact situation the engineers at Oregon’s Multnomah County faced. What did they decide? To move the bridge [...]

These are the airplanes of the future [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf January 21, 2013 21

How many dotTechies are airplane enthusiasts? (I am not.) If you are, then you probably know about the evolution of airplanes, aka how airplanes have changed since they were first invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903. In particular I’m referring to design; what you see today [...]

This New Yorker’s amazing 420 square feet apartment transforms into eight rooms

Enrique Manalang January 18, 2013 8

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When you’re looking for an apartment in New York, don’t be surprised if you end up with living space that’s much smaller than what you’re used to. It seems to be the norm, unless you’re of the wealthy and famous kind of course. But small living spaces don’t necessarily mean [...]

Japan’s revolutionary new way of demolishing buildings

Enrique Manalang January 15, 2013 16

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If you’ve ever been to Japan, heck, seen pictures of Japan, you’ll know that it can be pretty crowded over there. There can be a ridiculous amount of people in very small areas. With a city so densely populated, what do you do when over 100 skyscrapers have to be [...]

These photos show raw American naval power… and it is both awesome and scary [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf January 11, 2013 10

Anyone familiar with the history of the United States knows that in the founding years of the country there was a big struggle between pro-navy and anti-navy advocates. Since then, however, the United States has come to build and operate the largest and most powerful navy in the history of [...]

Awesome light show at festival in Brisbane, Australia [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf January 7, 2013 1

A friend of mine used to say (still says?): “flashy lights are for the simple minded”. To an extent, I am sure there is some truth in that statement. After all, one can easily be distracted and awed by otherwise simple lights and objects. However, call me simple minded, I [...]

Grand Canyon Skywalk is a transparent bridge 4,000 feet above the Colorado River [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf January 1, 2013 5

How many dotTechies have been to, or heard of, the Grand Canyon? For those of you that haven’t, the Grand Canyon is, quiet literally, the world’s largest hole in the ground. At its deepest point, the Grand Canyon is 6,000 feet (1,800 meters) deep. How many people have the guts [...]

This is the new Titanic [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf December 30, 2012 5

The RMS Titanic is a famous ship. Yes, in part due to Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie Titanic, but more so because the ship — one of the largest of its time — crashed into a glacier on its maiden voyage from Southampton, United Kingdom to New York City, United States. [...]

This fake pool will blow your mind [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf December 28, 2012 3

Okay so yesterday I failed when I claimed the ‘Elephant Tree Arch’ is real. Today, however, I surely have something real to show you — a fake pool in Japan.

Check out the following image. It is of a fake pool in Japan; in other words, a pool that looks [...]

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