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Even Machines Can Be Beautiful...

Louis Inside a hydroelectric turbine Nuclear Steam Turbine KRAZ truck with a MIG-15 turbojet engine used to clean and blow-dry the runway in winter.

10 Little-Known Facts about Countries around the World

The Bahrain World Trade Center, standing at an impressive 787 ft (240 m), is a one-of-a-kind structure that has 3 built-in turbines in it. It is the first skyscraper in the world to incorporate wind turbines into its design.

14 Cool and Interesting Things From Around the World

Human as a scale to a wind turbine 4. And this is the size of a tornado compared to the size of wind turbines Related: Size Does Matter – 14 Pics of Unusually Large Things 5. Over 300,000 people took part in a momentous walk across the Golden Gate Bridge to mark its 50th anniversary 6. 

18 Photos You Won't Be Able to Take Your Eyes Off

Click on images to enlarge A Gathering Storm in Copenhagen A Wise Quokka with His Walking Stick Autumn in All Its Beauty (Portland, USA) Tiny Owl Takes Shelter Under a Mushroom Wind Turbines on a Foggy Day in Denmark A Beautiful Twilight Sky Sun Rise - Tre Cime di Lavaredo Peaks (Italy) Mother Lion Protecting

The Cheapest Energy: Are Renewables Becoming Cheapest?

Furthermore, innovations in wind-turbine design are allowing for even longer wind blades, boosting their efficiency and thus increasing power output from the wind sector.

These Supersonic Bikes Will Get You from A to B in Seconds

MTT Turbine Superbike, 227mph Image Source This highly-exclusive bike is powered by a rebuilt Rolls-Royce jet turbine engine. Yep, you read that right – a jet-engined bike that can be used on the street.

Behold the 10 Most Advanced, Eco-Friendly Buildings

Bahrain World Trade Center - Bahrain The most sophisticated building on this list – the triangular shape is meant to direct wind to the three large wind-turbines in the center. The wind-turbines produce 15% of the building’s power needs, with the help of solar paneling.

14 Life-Changing Inventions Inspired by Nature

Whale - submarine and a type of wind turbine If you think about it, submarines are pretty much whales you can live in: both are massive, both spend the majority of time underwater, they have a very similar shape, and both use sonar.

The True Scale of These Things Will Really Surprise You!

Standing beside a single wind turbine blade. 18. Comparing a comet to the city of LA. 19. Here's a giant oceanic manta ray. Scary! 20. Here's how big the USA is in comparison with the moon.

There's Nothing Quite Like These Perfectly-Timed Photos!

Lining up 14 wind turbines for one incredible shot! 6. Whoever said cats are lazy has never met this buff lad! 7. Oops! 8. What do you mean her feet are too big?! 9. Those are slippers... Duh! 10. What makes you think my dad's a Native American? 11.

Here Are 10 Feel-Good News Stories That Deliver a Smile

Bird-friendly turbines About 681,000 birds are killed by wind turbines in the U.S. each year. A new study has revealed that there might be a simple way to tackle this problem – by painting one blade of a wind turbine black.

10 New Inventions That Show Us the Near Future

Features such as wind turbines, solar cells and vegetation will ensure the building produces more energy than it uses. Each pebble-like section will offer a different experience: homes, offices, shopping centers, gardens, and even entertainment venues like concert halls. Source 3.

These Photos Will Give You Some Eye Opening Perspective

The size of a tornado compared to wind turbines (bottom right). Image Source: Acid Cow Related: You Can Spot the Difference in These 25 Comparative Photos 8. The true height a volcano eruption can reach Image Source: Acid Cow 9.

The Raw Power of Pure Destruction. Wow.

Hurricane Andrew 1992 Blown over wind turbine in Wyoming Brazilian Private Yacht Wrecked in Icy Antarctic Waters A submerged statue of the Hindu Lord Shiva amid the flood waters of the river Ganges, June 17, 2013 A McDonalds Restaurant on US 90 in Biloxi, Mississippi, which sits across the road from

Future Now: Are Zero Emission Planes the Future of Flight?

The three concept designs differ in terms of their passenger capacity and mileage: The first concept is propelled by a modified gas-turbine engine fueled with hydrogen that’s able to carry 120-200 passengers over long distances (over 2,000 nautical miles or 3,700 km).