Think #54: Be a Daredevil

I'd prefer that thing was called Be Daredevil, in which case I'd have prefer to be Hulk or even better Iron Man.

I did try a roller coaster recently, but I think to claim this Thing riding the crystal clear cabin at Ngong Ping 360 was sufficient enough. 

Thing #65: Learn to Juggle

I misread the title. 

Thing #29: Climb to the Top of a Mountain

If you climb at the top of a mountain then you have reached the Peak. I took a photo to prove it!

Thing #97: Take great photos - Done!

Sometimes you don't need to know how to take great photos. The landscape renders them great photos because it's just so beautiful. This certainly helps a hopeless photographer like myself!

Anyway, all the photos below were taken in Santorini. I resized them so that you can use them for wallpapers (4:3 screens - they may will look a bit funny if stretched for use on a wide screens)! Just click on any of them, then on the new window right click on the photo and 'Set as background', if you are using Internet Explorer.

Thing #30: Make a one-minute movie

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south bank, and Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. Minuscule hydraulic rams, one on each side, tilt the bridge back on special pivots to allow small ships and boats to pass underneath. Its appearance during this manoeuvre has led to it being nicknamed the Blinking Eye Bridge.

This more than one minute video does not show the blinking eye effect (click here to see this) but it does show the boat passing underneath! Enjoy!



Links of interest:

• Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4
• Web cam
• Tilt times
• 360 degrees virtual tour
• Specification

Thing #46: Go as fast as you can (done!)

I think I flew once with a Boeing 747 which has operational speeds of over 1000 km/h. That's fast! However as I can not really recall whether it was a 747, I will consider flying with a MD-11 a few days ago as the closest thing to flying as fast as I can. The MD-11 has a speed of about 945 km/h. Both airplanes are very easy to spot. The 747 is massive, you just can not miss it! The MD-11 is a three-engine medium to long-range wide body airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. For example, click here for a photo of a FedEx MD-11 or the one below.

Of course, the above speeds are nowhere close to those of the Orbiter Specifications (for Endeavour, OV-105) which has a speed of 27,875 km/h but this will do for now! Speaking of which, did you know that the Boeing 747 is used to transport the Space Shuttle? Check it out!

Places to visit!