Cool Things In Random PlacesA little refreshing randomness from around the globeBuns and Guns -be careful what you order- September 11, 2008 Located in West Beiruit, a hot new restaurant, &8220;Buns and Guns&8221;, is causing a skirmish. Declared the &8220;Home of the &8216;AK-47 Kalashnikov&8217;&8221; which is actually a beef steak on terrorist bread. Also a try a delicious &8220;Rocket propelled Grenade&8221;- Chicken on a skewer.They accuse us of terrorism, so lets serve terrorist bread, why not Mr ...http://coolthingsinrandomplaces.com/buns-and-gun/ The Hadron Collider- September 10, 2008 Geneva, 10 September 2008. &8220;The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN1was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the worlds most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 this morning.&8221; The world&8217;s largest atom smasher&8217;s first experiment will pave the way toward the recreation of post-big bang conditions.By creating hundreds of thousands of head-on ...http://coolthingsinrandomplaces.com/the-hadron-collider/ The Extraordinary Treehouse- September 4, 2008 Built Mr. K. P. Singh this extraordinary tree house in Udaipur, India is very unique. &8220;The house is supported by a mango tree, and was conceived by Mr. Singh on a bet that he could maintain property value of a certain terrain without the need for chopping its fruit trees.&8221; Branches of the tree have been preserved, ...http://coolthingsinrandomplaces.com/the-extraordinary-treehouse-of-udaipur-india/ Horse Wrestling Festival-Rapa das Bestas- September 3, 2008 TheRapa das bestasis an ancient festival in Galicia, Spain. The Rapa das bestas is an old practice of Taming the Beasts and is thought to date back to the Bronze Age. Men and women alike would wrestle the untamed horses to the ground with their hands and arms to cut their manes and tails. &8220;People gather all ...http://coolthingsinrandomplaces.com/horse-wrestling-festival-rapa-das-bestas/ |