Friday, 3 June 2016

Chive's Interesting

Chive's Interesting

Building a world record breaker the “Sailrocket 2” (38 Photos)

Posted: 03 Jun 2016 04:00 PM PDT

The "Sailrocket 2" was built by project leader Paul Larsen with sponsorship funding from a Danish wind turbine company named Vestas. Off the coast of Walvis Bay in Namibia (located just north of South Africa), Mr. Larsen's project would go on to break the previou world record speed of 64mph by achieving the speed of 59.38 knots which equates to 68.3mph. The first record run took place on November 16th of 2012 and days later, on the 24th, the Sailrocket 2 would break it's own record with a 1 mile run at a speed of 65.45 knots which is over 75mph. Sailrocket official website HERE

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The fuzzy origin of the margarita cocktail (9 Photos)

Posted: 03 Jun 2016 12:30 PM PDT

The genesis of the cocktail known as the margarita is a hotly debated topic. Over the years, the fresh and often-spicy libation has become so popular that the National Museum of American History even acquired the world's first frozen margarita machine, which was invented in 1971 by Dallas restaurateur Mariano Martinez. But how long ago did the margarita craze begin? Who actually invented it? The mystery behind who first mixed the margarita is the stuff of legend. Is it Mexican in origin? Or American? Who actually developed that very first delicious drink? Let's explore...The genesis of the cocktail known as the margarita is a hotly debated topic. The fresh and often-spicy libation became so popular that National Museum of American History acquired the world's first frozen margarita machine, invented in 1971 by Dallas restaurateur Mariano Martinez. But how long ago did the margarita craze begin? Who actually invented it?

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If a fire the size of Fort Mac’s hit other major cities (12 Photos)

Posted: 03 Jun 2016 08:45 AM PDT

A shot of the Fort Mac fire, 2016 The devastating effects of Fort Mac's fire has made international headlines and prompted a lot of wonderful people to donate and help out. To add some more perspective as to how big the fire is, lets take a look at how big it is compared to other cities.

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