This New Zealand Street Is So Steep It Makes The Houses Look Like They’re Sinking
There are plenty of picture-perfect spots in New Zealand, but none quite as Instagram-worthy as Baldwin Street in Dunedin, also known as the steepest street in the world. The street is only 350 meters long, but for every 2.86 horizontal meters, there is a rise of one meter. In other words, though the street itself is less than a quarter mile long, for every ~9 horizontal feet you walk, you’re climbing about three feet. Photos of the street are mind bending, especially when you look at the houses that are built right into the hill. Continue reading »
Construction to Sinking to Legend: 100 Years of the Titanic
Emmy-Lou Hussin, 5, looks at the enormous marionette, Little Girl Giant, in Stanley Park, Liverpool. It was created by the Royal De Luxe for a show, Sea Odyssey, which is a love story based around the sinking of the Titanic. (Peter Byrne/PA)
Photo of the Day: Entire Crew of Sinking Ship Rescued from Peril at Sea
In this photo provided by the Indian Ministry of Defense shows a Seaking helicopter from the Indian Navy hovering over of the sinking ship MV Rak Carrier off the coast of Mumbai on August 4, 2011. The Panama-flagged MV Rak Carrier, a 220-meter (722-feet) long vessel transporting 60,000 tonnes of coal from Indonesia to India, sank off the coast of Mumbai after its 30-strong crew were rescued when it began taking on water in stormy seas. The MV Rak Carrier went down about 22 nautical miles from India’s financial and entertainment capital, just hours after it made an emergency distress call. (MINISTRY OF DEFENCE/AFP/Getty Images) Click image to zoom.
