The most absurd and tragic collisions of man and the elements Bashny.Net

Most of us — especially urban dwellers. Nature exists in our lives in the form of squares and timid cats, full of dry food. So sometimes you just need to remember what a picturesque, absurd and tragic may be the collision of man and the elements.

The great river

The life on the river is boring and predictable: they flow and flow itself downstream, accompanied by admiring the fish... But the river still found a way to not only have fun, but to declare itself to the whole world. This is called the Qiantang river, and it flows in the Southeast of China. Several times a year Qiantang shows character: it formed the world's largest tidal wave. It moves upstream with a speed of 40 km/h and reaches 9 metres in height. Frequent human sacrifices (probably those who decided to measure the height of a wave). In the photo you can see the Qiantang in action on 13 August 2014. If for some reason you prefer reading to looking at pictures, you should know that the photo shows tourists and local residents, which covers the transparent, crystal-clear river water.

Narrow-mindedness



 

One of us looking at the hole in the fence or a narrow passage not overcome a crazy thought: "what if? Suddenly get through? Why not try it? Oh, I can do this!" Apparently, something similar happened in the head of a citizen, which is rather inelegantly stuck between two stones in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang. It happened June 15, 2014. Twelve firefighters rescuing a woman from Magdalena will never forget this date, because they had half an hour to pick out panicked traveler. And then, probably to assure that she's not fat. (Well, of course not! Who puts rocks!)

Skiers in a row

The driver of the boat could not escape the feeling that he is being persecuted... And was absolutely right. Because his bucket was attached 145 water skiers! Skiers have set ourselves an ambitious goal to slim next swim at least a mile. They took only 8 km rope, 9 months of preparation and the immeasurable will to win in the strange events. Admire the Grand spectacle could the residents of the Australian state-of Tasmania, and now the readers of MAXIM (in case someone skopipastil this article and you don't know the source).

Weekdays volcano

The one who survived the volcanic eruption, never uses the expression "sackcloth and ashes". And certainly don't use it Japanese. First, they don't know Russian and it is unlikely to have a idiom. Secondly, a volcanic eruption for them is not an abstraction, but a sad fact of life. For example, a photo of the eruption of Ontake volcano, spelled out on the island of Honshu. The eruption happened on the 27th of September 2014 and is picturesquely sprinkle ashes on the countryside that you can see in the photo (Yes, it's not snow!). Unfortunately, it also killed 57 people and was the deadliest since 1902, when the eruption of Torishima claimed the lives of 150 people.

Nightmare Winnie The Pooh

Bees respect Gao Bingguo! 54-year-old beekeeper from the Chinese province of Shandong engaged bees almost all his life, for 34 years (I'd venture that the first 20 years of life in Gao, those without bees, was empty and meaningless). Last year the Gao decided to demonstrate to the whole world, as respected his bees, and at the same time to break the world record. In the end, Gao got into the Guinness Book of records as the man that sat at the same time 326 thousand bees with a total weight of 33 kg. Record demanded careful preparation. For starters Gao showered: bees — snobs can ignore the overly fragrant man. Then naked body Gao was attached boxes with bee Queens to attract bees Cavaliers. And then the helpers released fun Gugava bees, who immediately swarmed Gao. To breathe the beekeeper had through a tube, but it is perhaps the lesser of two evils: by his own testimony beekeeper, the day he was bitten about two thousand times.

Water whales!

In the spring of 2015 in the funeral traditions of the Pacific humpback whales a new trend. Now, in death, they allow the wave to put yourself on the beaches of California to the horror, the excitement and the mixed feelings of tourists. In may of this year on the California beaches have to throw as much as two whales (on the photo you can see the second, but he's just like the first). Unfortunately, to save the whales was not possible: they were already dead. In General, the practice of death in the world, popular with whales, they're just California beaches do not favor. But the beaches of Latin America are not used to. Sometimes vacationers and podtyanuvshy rescuers even manages to push the sea guest home in the water.

Arson with good intent

"We have for you two news — good and bad." — announced, should be rescuers of the owners of a luxury home on lake Whitney, Texas. "Okay, bad news first. Due to the decomposition of the soil and disappearance of the lake the Foundation of your house partially hung over the abyss with a height of 23 meters." "And the good?" — with hope I have asked the hosts. "We had to set fire to your house, to avoid further collapse". — "What's good?!" — "Turned out a beautiful photo that is sure to get in some glossy magazine!" And how right were the rescuers!

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: www.factroom.ru/world/disasters