What Dying Feels Like (8 pictures)
Thanks to some redditors confessions and their personal experience, we can learn more and answered to some questions related to the feelings and sensations a person experiences in various ways of dying.
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Joe Kittinger Historical Space Jump (6 pictures + video)
On August 16, 1960, US Air Force Captain Joseph W. Kittinger literally jumped into the pages of aviation history books when he stepped out of a balloon gondola at an altitude of 102,800 feet. For more than four and a half minutes, he plummeted towards the ground before finally opening his parachute at an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The Cancer Resistance of the Naked Mole Rat
The naked mole rat also known as the sand puppy or desert mole rat, is a burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa and the only species currently classified in the genus Heterocephalus. It has a highly unusual set of physical traits that enables it to thrive in an otherwise harsh, underground environment.
Dr. Ted Rummel: Paralyzed doctor now performing surgery from his wheelchair (10 pictures)
Dr. Rummel is an orthopedic surgeon. Paralyzed in 2010 is continuing to operate on his patients — from a stand-up wheelchair.
Just Released New HD Footage of Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump – It’s Insane
October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner ascended more than 24 miles above Earth’s surface to the edge of space in a stratospheric balloon. Millions across the globe watched as he opened the door of the capsule, stepped off the platform, and broke the speed of sound while free falling safely back to Earth. Felix set three world records that day—and inspired us all to reach beyond the limits of our own realities, and reimagine our potential to achieve the incredible.
What percentage of your brain do you use?
Two thirds of the population believes a myth that has been propagated for over a century: that we use only 10% of our brains.