Banana with an edible SKIN

Z serii " Czego to Japończycy nie wymyślą?" . Tym razem wymyślili banany z jadalną skórką. Szkoda tylko, że trudno je kupić i nie są tanie....

Farmers in Japan have called on the ancient DNA of a specially bred banana, to create a remarkable version of the fruit with a totally edible skin.

The technique recreates conditions present at the end of the ice age around 20,000 years ago, when plants would emerge from harsh winter temperatures to grow.

Bananas typically take two years to grow large enough for consumption, but the method lowers that time to just four months.

However, the innovation doesn't come cheap, with only 10 of the rare sweet treats going on sale each week at an eye-watering 648 yen (£4.20 / $5.70).

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5215441/Incredible-banana-edible-SKIN.html#ixzz52jKyj8AU 
Na japońskie banany nie ma co liczyć. Może lepiej dowiedzieć się, co zrobić z niejadalnymi skórkami.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F22qqGf8e3A

Snow window painter.

W dawnych czasach, kiedy jeszcze nie było globalnego ocieplenia, a domy często nie były należycie ogrzewane, zimą można było podziwiać  piękne kwiaty na szybach - dzieło mrozu. Być może to zjawisko zainspirowało pewnego artystę do tworzenia śnieżnych obrazów . 
My name is Tom Baker and I am the Snowman - mówi o sobie.

Meet the amazing 'snow window' painter

An artist has been showing off how he creates spectacular "snow window" paintings.

Tom Baker, who is from Sandhurst in Berkshire, spends his December travelling around the country creating spectacular displays.

He uses white snow spray and a variety of tools to wow his customers, working up to 19 hours a day in the run up to Christmas.

His clients vary from private home owners, to large companies and even celebrities.

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-berkshire-42402482/the-snow-window-painter-who-makes-christmas-magical

The world's most beautiful road.

Najpiękniejszą drogę na świecie znajdziecie w Południowej Afryce, jak informuje BBC . Chapman's Peak Drive ma 9 kilometrów długości i biegnie wzdłuż wybrzeża Atlantyku.
Carved out of the west-facing cliffs, Chappies, as it’s known by locals, was constructed between 1915 and 1922 using convict labour. Although named after John Chapman, the skipper of an English ship who visited the area in 1607, the real hero of Chapman’s Peak Drive is Sir Nicolas Frederick de Waal, the first administrator of the Cape Province, who tenaciously pursued the idea of a road even when engineers said it couldn’t be done.
Read more http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20171106-a-drive-along-the-worlds-most-beautiful-road
or watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad5RQDaXwmU

First traffic lights

10 grudnia 1868 roku w Londynie uruchomiono pierwszą na świecie uliczną sygnalizację świetlną. Jej konstruktorem  był inżynier kolejnictwa J.P. Knight. Światła były uruchamiane ręcznie, a energii dostarczała lampa gazowa. Niestety już na początku stycznia doszło do wybuchu gazu.

THE FIRST traffic signal was invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer. It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868 and looked like any railway signal of the time, with waving semaphore arms and red-green lamps, operated by gas, for night use. Unfortunately it exploded, killing a policeman. The accident discouraged further development until the era of the internal combustion engine. 
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1460,00.html

HISTORY OF THE TRAFFIC LIHTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xurwx7--rGg

11 foods to help you sleep better.

Co jeść i pić  aby spać lepiej ? Oto lista 11 produktów. Nie wszystkie znajdziecie w zwykłym polskim sklepie ale część na pewno - herbata (czarna, zielona, biała),  rumianek, cynamon, imbir....

People have been using food and herbs traditionally for centuries to help them nod off, from cups of hot milk to camomile tea. Now, we’re starting to understand the reasons behind some of the foods that help calm the body and promote a restful night’s sleep.  Healthista spoke to nutritionist Rick Hay about the food news all insomniacs want to hear.

Read more:

https://www.healthista.com/11-foods-to-help-you-sleep-better-tonight/

Look at the moon!

Nadchodzący weekend dostarczy nam atrakcji na niebie. Księżyc będzie niesamowity ( o ile się nie zachmurzy).

Look up on Sunday! A 'full cold supermoon' is set to grace the skies this weekend: Here's how to see it

• A supermoon appears when the moon and Earth are at their closest point.
  
• The moon appears to be 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter in the sky
• The best time to see will be at 08:45 GMT (03:45 EST) on December 4
• At this point the moon will be 222,135 miles (357,492 kilometres) from Earth.        

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5135629/December-supermoon-visible-weekend.html#ixzz501viVtXl