He Pingping, the world’s shortest man, with a giant shoe on February 13, 2009. Wearing a sparkly white suit and sporting a tuft of dyed, slicked-back hair, he said on Friday that there was every reason to think big about being tiny
Pingping measured 74 cm (2 ft 5 in) tall,and was the third child of a family in Huade county, in the city of Ulanqab in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
He had two sisters, both of whom developed at normal rates. At birth, Pingping was small enough to fit in the palm of his parents’ hands, according to his father He Yun.
When it became apparent the child was growing very slowly, doctors diagnosed the cause as the bone deformity osteogenesis imperfecta, which hinders normal bone growth and body height. Pingping was a chain smoker.
5 Human Wonders….worth seeing
The World’s First All-glass Undersea Restaurant Opens
15 th April marks the day that the first ever all-glass undersea restaurant in the world opens its doors for business at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa.
It will sit five meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean , surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic offering diners 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views.
‘We have used aquarium technology to put diners face-to-face with the stunning underwater environment of the Maldives’, says Carsten Schieck, General Manager of Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa.
‘Our guests always comment on being blown aw ay by the colour, clarity, and beauty of the underwater world in the Maldives, so it seemed the perfect idea to build a restaurant where diners can experience fine cuisine and take time to enjoy the views – without ever getting their feet wet.’
Created by MJ Murphy Ltd, a design consultancy based in New Zealand , Ithaa’s distinctive feature is the use of curved transparent acrylic walls and roof, similar to those used in aquarium attractions.
‘The fact that the entire restaurant except for the floor is made of clear ac rylic makes this unique in the world,’ continues Schieck, ‘We are currently planting a coral garden on the reef to add to the spectacular views of the rays, sharks and many colorful fish that live around the area.
World’s Fastest Elevator Installed In World’s Tallest Building
Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp announced the installation of the world’s fastest passenger elevator just exactly where it is needed – in Taipei 101, the world’s tallest building. The elevator runs at a top speed of 1,010 meters per minute when ascending (600 meters per minute on the way down), which works out to 60.6 kilometers per hour.
The Elevator can go from the 5th floor to the 89th floor in 39 seconds.
The world’s fastest elevator offers the following new technologies:
* The world’s first pressure control system, which adjusts the atmospheric pressure inside a car by using suction and discharge blowers, preventing those riding inside the car experiencing ‘ear popping’
First Air Conditioned Bus Station-Dubai!!
Parking in Germany !!
THE MILLAU VIADUCT is part of the new E11 expressway connecting Paris and Barcelona and features the highest bridge piers ever constructed.
The tallest is 240 meters high and the overall height will be an impressive 336 meters,
making this the highest bridge in the world.
