Wild turkey chases the light from a laser pointer

"QUOTE" We had a bunch of turkeys running around in the back yard this morning and thought we'd try and see how they'd respond to a green 532nm laser dot. The rest is history... LINK, Via: Youtube

Turkey Rap

These guys make very convincing turkeys. LINK

The World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building

The new terminal at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport is the world's largest earthquake-safe building. You're looking at the over two million square feet of scaffolding that support it, all resting on top of giant geological roller skates.

Instead of being built on top of the soil, the whole structure rests on over 300 isolators. These giant bearings let the building move laterally during an earthquake. After Istanbul got rocked by a magnitude 7.4 monster in 1999, and another major quake predicted to occur within the next 30 years, you can see why engineers decided to make this massive building shake-resistant.

As terrible as a massive earthquake would be, it would be incredible to see a building this huge move from side to side. Maybe we will in a future "World's Strongest Man" event. [Wired, Via: Gizmodo]

Stunning Photos by Metin Demiralay

Metin is based in Ankara, Turkey. LINK

New World Record Tallest Man

Move over, Bao Xishun and Leonid Stadnik (who was stripped of his title) the Guinness Book of World Records has certified that 27-year-old Sultan Kosen from Turkey is the world’s tallest man. Kosen is eight feet and one inch tall! What does Kosen want to do with his new fame?

“The first thing I want to do is have a car that I can fit in, but more than that I want to get married,” he said.

“Up until now it’s been really difficult to find a girlfriend. I’ve never had one, they were usually scared of me. I’m hoping now I will find one.”

He went on: “Hopefully now that I’m famous I’ll be able to meet lots of girls. I’d like to get married.”

Link to story (with video). Link to a biography and more pictures. -Via: reddit, Via: Neatorama

The Bizarre Underworld and Lunar Landscape of Cappadocia

In the middle of modern-day Turkey lies a unique lunar landscape of caves, tunnels, and hundreds of entire underground cities that span for miles, which were first carved out by the pagan Hittites over 3,000 years ago. Called Cappadocia, this land of lost cities has secrets inside every cave and around every corner — from honeycombs of tunnels rigged with booby-traps to the clandestine routes of fierce battle. LINK

Deep-fried Disaster

WLWT-TV5 report on the dangers of deep-frying a turkey that has not been properly thawed. Greenhills Volunteer Fire Dept. assisted in this demonstration. LINK: Youtube

The Does and Don'ts of cooking a Turkey

A first attempt at deep frying turkey was successful. It was good! LINK



Cooking a twenty-five pound turkey in under thirty seconds with ten pounds of thermite. LINK

Ancient Theaters

ProTraveller looks at 17 theaters and auditoriums that survive from ancient times.

It’s hard to believe that some of these theatres are close to 3,000 years old, and it’s amazing that they’re even still standing. The amount of engineering knowledge that our ancient ancestors had developed is just as mesmerising especially when some of these auditoria rival present-day outdoor theatres in terms of acoustic properties.

On the one hand, it’s difficult to imagine drawing such large crowds in times when there weren’t as many people as now. On the other hand, there were few other forms of entertainment, so most likely everyone went to every performance. Pictured is the Aspendos Theatre in Turkey. Link, Via: Neatorama