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Monday, 18 June 2012

World's Highest Bungee Jumping Location - Royal Gorge Bridge




◆◆ World's Highest Bungee Jumping Location - Royal Gorge Bridge ◆◆

Above 1053 ft from the River Arkansas is the world's highest Suspension Bridge. The only vehicles permitted over are those belonging to the company who operate the bridge. The bridge is longer than it is high at around1233ft and 18ft wide and the surface is constructed with wooden planks so the fact that you can see through the gaps and that it sways in the wind just adds to the apprehension of the jump! Very few people have ever done this jump and most of those belong to the AJ Hackett Bungee Jump Company.

FAMOUS VIETNAMESE SNAKE WINE




Snake wine is an alcoholic beverage that includes a whole venomous snake in the bottle. It originated in Vietnam and can be found around Southeast Asia. The snakes, preferably venomous ones, are usually not preserved for their meat. They are preserved to have the snake poison dissolved in the liquor. However, because snake venom is protein-based, they are unfolded and therefore inactivated due to the influence of the denaturing effects of ethanol. A large venomous snake can be placed into a glass jar of rice wine, often with many smaller snakes, turtles, insects, or birds, and left to steep for many months. The wine is drunk as a restorative in small shots or cups. Body fluids of snake are mixed into wine and consumed immediately in the form of a shot. Snake blood wine is prepared by slicing a snake along its belly and draining its blood into a mixing vat with rice wine or grain alcohol. Snake bile wine is done through a similar method by using the contents of the gall bladder. Snake meat, liver, and skin can be prepared to accompany the drinks.


Source: fbpedia