Japan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has perfected the manufacture and distribution of steel railroad rails 150 meters (492 ft) long. Casting rails well over a football field in length is one thing; shipping them to distant customers is another but NSSMC has got that angle covered too.
At a time when society as a whole seems to be more focused on embracing
vs exploiting the differences between individuals around the world, this
business concept comes across as brash and insensitive. However, this
controversial theme park has had proven success, and promises that
promoting cultural sensitivity and respect is integral to their business
model.
The innovative Austrian-designed Johammer J1 Electric Motorcycle (“Eletromotorrad” in German) doesn’t look like any other electrobike while performing better than most of its competitors.
Shutter the door and make it snappy! This curious camera-shaped public toilet in Chongqing, China perfectly fits the computer and electronics focused vibe of the neighborhood. Bonus: there’s no better place to butt-dial a selfie.
Is it getting to be a pain (literally) to get in and out of your car?
What about turning your head half way around to see what is in your
"blind spot?" Can you see while driving at night? Well, here are 5
nifty products that will help you continue to drive without hurting
yourself; they’ll also help to keep you and other drivers safe.
The biggest question when you travel the world isn’t what countries you’ll visit or what foods you’ll eat or what new things you’ll try, it’s figuring out the best way to document the whole damn thing. You can squeeze it all down to a minute
Parking your car in front of a fire hydrant is not only illegal, it can bring on unwelcome consequences… and we don’t mean a ticket. Most such scofflaws would actually prefer a response from the police instead of waiting for the fire department to get involved. Here’s why.
Last year, Delta Air Lines canceled fewer flights than any other airline, scratching just 0.3 percent of its flights. That’s more than five times better than the industry average. It’s an obsession for Delta, an airline that once ranked near rock-bottom for cancellations, and as The Wall Street Journal explains, the company strives for zero-cancellation days in some very unorthodox ways.
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The driverless car hovers in our midst as the vehicle of tomorrow. What are the implications, however, when the driver’s attention doesn’t have to be focused on the road? Technology has developed some amazing diversions to help riders pass the time. Read on for more about this most interesting phenomenon.
Citizens of notoriously smoggy Zhengzhou could breathe a little easier – for a few minutes, at least – thanks to a local travel company’s promotional gimmick. Staffers brought 20 big blue bags of fresh air collected 120 miles (300 km) away at Laojun Mountain to the east-central Chinese city and distributed it to grateful mask-wearing residents.
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