Sunday, 18 November 2012

Wierd  Science

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old Egyptian pyramid that has been lost for over 3,000 years. It's believed to be the tomb of  King Menkaouhor—who ruled in 2,400 BC—and was found in the middle of a sprawling burial complex at Saqqara, Egypt. Where scientists also discovered a new stretch of a sacred road that was used for lavish funeral processions.


King Menkaouhor

Also known as Menkeris.
 His pyramid was reported to have been found in 1842 by a
German archaeologist Karl Richard Lepsius.
Found in Saqqara.



Saqqara

                                            -Sakkara or
                                            -Saccara.
There are 16 Egyptian kings that built pyramids in Saqqara.
Pyramid2

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Natural Disasters

One natural disaster is an Earthquake.
An earthquake is caused by the earths plates (in the core).

The second most common disaster is a Flood.
Floods happen any where around the globe.
Flooding is the most frequent disaster in all parts of the world except Africa and Oceania, epidemics are more frequent in Africa.

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The least but still common disaster is a hurricane.



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The Amazing Eiffel Tower

Have you ever been to Paris and seen the Eiffel Tower you own eyes?
As you know the Eiffel Tower is located in Paris (the city of love) ,FRANCE. 
Did you know that the Eiffel Tower was built as an archway entrance to the World exposition held in 1889 and it was designed by Alexander Gustave Eiffel 
He was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris
 It is an interesting fact to know that his creation was named after him. EIFFEL tower

But, guess what!? To be the best landmark in Paris, Gustave the Eiffel tower took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to actually give the Eiffel tower its strength and to actually build it.

Also, since the Eiffel tower was built in 1889, which makes it 123 years old .The tower is still standing in perfect shape.
However, The Eiffel Tower which swings in air is purely made of steel. In fact, Gustave Eiffel built it with steel to prove the fact that steel can be as strong as stones. The tower was built using 9,441 tons of steel, made at a factory owned by Dupont and Fould. 
The tower weighs 10,100 tons, 7,300 ton is pure metal,

But, if you think that the Effel Tower's materials only costed 1,000 plus
Well, your wrong.. Because, it costed the Eiffel Tower about $1.5 million. 
Which is a huge amount.
Also, most people in Paris mostly ride a Skyline near the Tower to see it light up at night..
They can see it properly, because the height was 312m earlier without the antennas. And as the antennas were added for radio transmission, the height of the Eiffel Tower increased to 324m
So thats why I love Paris and the Effel Tower.

I hoped you enjoyed this information.


~Maraea~