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Showing posts with label WW Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WW Records. Show all posts

Saturday, May 29, 2010

The fatality rate of jumping from the Golden Gate is approx. 98%

Apparently the Golden Gate Bridge (in San Francisco, California, USA, for dummies) is the most popular place to commit suicide. The deck is 75 meters (~250 feet) above the water which can provide a fall of approximately 4 seconds.
Those who jumped, hit the water at 122 km/h (~76 miles/h), which at this speed is similar to hitting concrete! So most jumpers don't die of drowning but of the impact they have on this concrete water (ha, ha!)
And those who survived the impact, usually drown or die of hypothermia.
There is no accurate number of suicides, but about 35 bodies in average are recovered each year.

However, there is hope: the crisis hotline (1-800-784-2433).

You can find more details on the Wikipedia article about the GG bridge: here.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

World's tallest building is in Dubai

This tower in the United Arab Emirates obtained its title of the tallest building in the world on January 4, 2010. It is 828m (2,717ft) tall and is followed by the Taipei 101 in Taiwan: 509m (1,671ft).
FYI, the tallest hotel is also located in Dubai: the Rose Hotel, 333m (1,093ft).

Monday, April 12, 2010

World's tallest man is 8ft 1.2 inch (2.47m)

His name is Sultan Kösen and he currently holds 3 Guinness World Records. His height is 8 ft 1.2 in, that is to say 2.47 meters. He was born in 1982 and he lives in Turkey.