Kodak filed for bankruptcy in 2012 because its engineer Steven Sasson in 1975 created a new technology which is a digital camera that works without film. The idea was rejected by Kodak’s boss for fear that Kodak’s film sales would decrease. Ultimately the technology benefits Fujifilm and Sony
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26 lorong lebuh raya paling lebar iaitu Katy Freeway di Houstan, Texas di US tetapi di China, Expressway G4 Beijing – Hong Kong – Macao, kenderaan yang berbaris untuk membayar tol menyebabkan 50 lorong terhasil
26 lanes of the widest expressway is the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas in the US but in China, Expressway G4 Beijing – Hong Kong – Macao, vehicles lined up to pay tolls resulting in 50 lanes
Kemera digital pertama, oleh Steven Sasson pada Dec 1975, seberat 3.6 kg, 0.01 megapixels, mengambil masa 23 saat untuk memproses sekeping gambar
First camera digital by Steven Sasson in Dec 1975, it weighed 3.6 kg, 0.01 megapixels that took 23 seconds to process per image.
Jalan Raya di Sweden mempunyai 1 lorong, dimana kereta elektrik yang melaluinya akan dicaj semasa sedang dipandu
Roads in Sweden have a lane, electrified road to charge electric vehicles passing through will be charged while being driven
Rubik Kiub, asalnya alat bantu mengajar, dicipta oleh Professor Erno Rubik, selepas dicipta, dia ambil masa sebulan untuk menyelesaikannya, rekod paling pantas 3.13 saat pada 2023 oleh Max Park
Professor Erno Rubik creating the Rubik’s Cube in 1974 as a teaching aid, he spent a month struggling to unscramble it. Max Park take’s 3.13 seconds to solve it in 2023
10,000 bilik hotel, 75 Restoran, Abraj Kudai di Arab Saudi, hotel yang sedang dibina, akan menjadi hotel terbesar di dunia dengan 5 bumbung pendaratan helikopter
Under construction, the world’s largest hotel in the world, Abraj Kudai in Saudi Arabia with 10,000 rooms, 70 restaurants dan 5 rooftop helipad
Kenapa bas sekolah warna oren?
1. Warna kuning mudah dilihat pada waktu gelap berbanding merah
2. Saintis mengatakan warna kuning lebih cepat dikesan
3. Tulisan hitam ‘BAS SEKOLAH’ pada permukaan kuning lebih mudah dibaca dalam cahaya yang malap oleh pemandu lain terutama bila berhenti di tepi jalan untuk mengambil pelajar
Why school bus are Yellow?
1. Yellow more easily noticed in a dark environment, better than we see Red
2. We see Yellow faster than any other colour
3. Black lettering on yellow is easiest for driver to see in the darkness of early morning especially when stopping on the side of the road to pick up students
Von Braun Station, akan dijadikan hotel di angkasa lepas pada masa depan
Von Braun Station, will be turned into a space hotel in the future
4 remaja perempuan dari Afrika mencipta generator yang boleh menghasilkan elektrik daripada air kencing yang diproses menjadi bahan bakar. 1 liter dapat menghasilkan 6 jam elektrik
Four teenage girls in Africa have invented a generator to produces electricity using urine as fuel. Six hours electricity using a single liter urine.
Craig Lewis, manusia pertama hidup tanpa degup jantung pada 2012. Dia menggunakan jantung tiruan yang tidak berdegup bertahan selama 5 minggu sebelum keluarganya meminta dimatikan jantung tersebut kerana kegagalan fungsi hati dan buah pinggang
Craig Lewis survived for another 5 weeks after used artificial heart with no beat. His family asked that his artificial heart be unplugged due to liver and kidney failure.
Rudolf Diesel hampir membunuh diri kerana putus asa bahawa ciptaan enjin Dieselnya boleh berjaya pada 1913
Rudolf Diesel committed suicide in 1913 because he didn’t think his Diesel engine invention would be successful
Wanita ini selamat ketika ditanam hidup-hidup oleh suaminya kerana menghubungi 911 melalui jam tangan Apple yang dipakainya
A woman’s Apple Watch allowed her to call 911 save her after was allegedly buried alive by her husband
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on Sunday
October 16, 2022
Location, Washington, US
12.262 km lubang paling dalam yang pernah digali, di Rusia pada 1989, dijangka 15 km dicapai pada 1993 tetapi gagal kerana suhu di situ sudah mencecah 182°C
Koba Superdeep Borehole reached 12,262 m in 1989, was expected to reach 15,000 m in 1993 but fail due to unexpected higher temperatur, 180°C in this depth location
Ahli matematik tamadun Babylon, meletakkan asas 60 berbanding 100, kesannya 60 saat = 1 minit, 60 minit = 1 jam. Jika tidak, no 1 tidak mewakili 5 minit, sebaliknya 8 minit, no 2 menjadi 17 minit, no 4 menjadi 33 minit. Semua nombor pada jam tidak boleh mewakili gandaan 5 minit
Ancient Babylonians did maths in base 60 instead of base 10. That’s why we have 60 minutes per hour
Terowong terpanjang di dunia 57 km di Switzerland, ambil masa 17 tahun untuk dibina. Terowong keretapi ini siap pada 2016. Ke 2 Jepun 53.85km dan ke 3 50.43km Perancis/UK
The longest tunnel in the world is 57km, it took 17 years to build in Switzerland, second Japan 53.85 and France/UK 50.43km
Kasut Nike model Vaporfly, dilarang penggunaan di sukan Olimpik, dikategori sebagai teknologi mekanikal doping
Nike Vaporfly shoe were banned from Olympics, considered technological mechanical doping
Huruf ‘W’ disebut ‘Vae’ dalam bahasa Jerman, sebutan yang betul bagi BMW ialah ‘Bee Em Vae’
Sterile Cockpit adalah waktu kritikal semasa mengendalikan pesawat. Menjadi kesalahan dan boleh dikenakan tindakan jika pilot berbual sesuatu yang tidak berkaitan dengan pengendalian penerbangan
Sterile Cockpit is a critical phase when operating an aircraft. It is an offense and can be prosecuted if the pilot talks about something that is not related to the operation of the flight
Source : Air Crash Investigation, National Geographic Channel
Qatar mewarnakan jalan tar dengan warna biru, bagi mengurangkan kesan panas pada permukaan jalan
Qatar uses blue roads to reduce heat radiating from the asphalt
Eiffel Tower bertambah tinggi setengah kaki kerana besi mengembang pada musim panas
The Eiffel Tower get taller 6 inches when the iron heat up due to thermal expansion
Menara KLCC boleh bergoyang 2 kaki ¹, skybridge boleh berganjak 25¹cm
The KLCC tower can sway 625mm , while the skybridge can move 25cm.
Struktur-struktur ini sebenarnya tidak bersambung antara satu sama lain
source : ¹History Channel