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HOTELS DE LA NATURE.....

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It is important to take a break now and again. Even more so, is where you choose to take your breaks.Hotels, are very popular choices. So, how amazing  is it, when these hotels are made from nature? Hospitality industries across the world, have  begun to explore, limitless and mutually beneficial relationships with nature.  Here are some examples. Ariau Amazon Towers Brazil , Zand hotel Netherlands ,( the world's first sand castle hotel), Palacio de Sal Bolivia (built from salt), Fairy Chimney Inn Turkey , Conrad Maldives Rangali Islands,   Hotel de Glace Canada, Kolarbyn Ecolodge Sweden. "Unconventional" they may be. But, it doesn't get any better than relaxing in nature.   SO NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!   You may also like Rain forest Pent houses   4 Of the World's Most Amazing Tree Top Hotels Top 10 Hotels for Nature Lovers

AIR IN MOTION.......

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How  much do you really know about wind?  Here are some Wind facts.   Wind refers to the movement of air resulting from the differences in air temperature  The origin of the word wind is the Indo-European root we- meaning “to blow"  Depending on its strength it can be known as breeze, gale, storm or hurricane Wind speed is measured using an anemometer while its direction is measured using a wind vane The unit of measurement for wind speed is a knot Electricity can be generated from wind via a wind turbine. The first electricity wind turbine was invented in 1888 by Charles. F. Brush  The world's first wind farm was installed 1980, in New Hampshire by US Wind power  Alta Wind   Energy Center , USA is the largest operational onshore wind farm in the world Wind energy has been described as one of the safest and most environmentally friendly forms of electricity generation  SO NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!  

ZERO GRAVITY....

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What would happen if there was no gravity? Simple, you would float out into the atmosphere , along with all other matter on earth. Just ask the astronauts who go on space missions. The force of gravity, is said to be stronger on heavier objects, than lighter ones. In other wards you would expect gravitational force to be more on a rock, than a feather, right? Tell you what, there are rocks in nature that seem to defy the force of gravity.Here's just a few of them.  Krishna's butter ball India , Golden Rock Burma , Balancing Rock Nova Scotia , Epworth Zimbabwe,   Idol rock United Kingdom , ER  rock USA . Amazing aren't they? SO NOW YOU KNOW!!!! You may also like Rain forest Pent houses 10 Famous Balancing Rocks Around the World Why 10,000-Year-Old Gravity-Defying Rocks Haven't Toppled

WATERS THAT MEET BUT "DON'T" MIX........

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What  could be more dramatic than watching waters that  flow side  by side but don't mix? At least not immediately. This amazing  water phenomenon appears to occur on all the continents except for Australia. Ikogosi warm springs Nigeria , Rio Negro & Rio Solimoes Brazil ,   Alaknanda& Bhagirathi India , Green & Colorado  USA ,   Jialing and Yangtze China  , Rhone & Arve Switzerland , Thompson & Fraser Canada. With this, nature clearly demonstrates, "collision" and "mixing" don't necessarily occur  simultaneously. SO NOW YOU KNOW!!!!! You may also like 11 Incredible Points In The World Where Major Bodies Of Water Join Together