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Video: Would you take this wild bus ride?
A while back I shared this video featuring what many consider to be the most dangerous road in the world.
I asked readers if they would feel comfortable travelling that road, and the responses I received ranged from “Not on your life!” to “In a heartbeat!“.
Today’s video features a virtual bus ride on one of India’s narrowest, and most dangerous one-lane mountain roads. [Read more…]
Q&A: Why do people in hot climates eat spicy foods?
Question from Lawrence: I was trying to decide what to order at a Thai restaurant the other day and I noticed that most of the dishes on the menu were spicy (as in hot).
That got me to wondering why people from countries with hot climates seem to prefer spicy foods.
You’d think something spicy would be the last thing you’d want to eat if you lived in a place where it’s hot all the time. [Read more…]
Video: Intrigued by Tiny Houses? Check this out.
Tiny houses are quite popular these days thanks to their relative affordability and lower maintenance costs.
Some folks are attracted to tiny homes as a means of maximizing their retirement incomes.
Others simply desire the simple lifestyle that comes from not buying (and therefore not storing) a lot of “stuff”.
Most tiny houses end up in places where the owners can have lots of privacy and individual freedom, but others are located in actual tiny house communities, surrounded by dozens of other tiny homes that are inhabited by like-minded owners and renters. [Read more…]
Q&A: Has anyone ever survived a really high fall without a parachute?
Question from Jane: Last night on the news they reported that two small planes had crashed into each other as they were approaching our local airport.
One of the planes managed to land safely but the pilot of the other plane was violently ejected from his plane by the force of the crash.
He fell about 2,000 feet without his parachute ever opening. Sadly, he didn’t survive.
That got my husband to wondering if anyone has ever survived a fall from such great heights without using a parachute, and now I’m wondering the same thing.
Do you know if such a thing has ever happened? [Read more…]
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