Amazing and weird laws around the world

Law is a set of rules and policies that is implemented in a specific city, state or country and to be followed by the inhabitants of that place. Every single state and country has their own specific law about property, criminals, contracts, business and much more.

For those of you planning violent crimes in New Jersey, according to New Jersey statute 2C:39-13, a person has committed a crime if “he uses or wears a body vest while engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing or attempting to commit murder, manslaughter, robbery, sexual assault, burglary, kidnapping, criminal escape or assault.” In other words, the vest could bump your offense from third to second degree.

In Canada, the Currency Act of 1985 prohibits consumers from using unreasonable amounts of coins to pay for purchases. This means you can’t pay for an item in all coins (especially if it’s over $10). Even the use of dollar-coins is limited. The shop owner has the right to choose whether or not he wants to take your coins but doesn’t have to.

In January 2002, Anssi Vanjoki, 44, a director of the Finnish telecommunications giant, Nokia, received what is believed to be the most expensive speeding ticket ever— $12.5 million — for driving his Harley at 75 km/h (47 mph) in a 50km/h (31 mph) zone. Mr Vanjoki appealed the fine because his reported income dropped significantly about five days after the incident; because of the new data, the fine was dropped to $103,600, still the most expensive speeding fine in history.

In 2008, Flint Chief of Police David Dicks made headlines when he ordered his department to arrest anybody wearing “saggy pants”. Other cities like Riviera Beach have tried to enforce similar laws only to have them declared unconstitutional by state courts. The law is still in effect in Flint, however, with the Digital Journal reporting that offenders could face up to a year’s worth of jail time.

In California it's against regulations to let phones ring more than nine times in state offices.

Antarctic ice sheet warming faster than thought

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet, whose melt may be responsible for 10 percent of the sea-level rise caused by climate change, is warming twice as quickly as previously thought, a study said Sunday. A re-analysis of temperature records from 1958 to 2010 revealed an increase of 2.4 degrees Celsius (36.3 degrees Fahrenheit) over the period — three times the average global rise. The increase was nearly double what previous research had suggested, and meant this was one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, according to paper co-author David Bromwich of the Byrd Polar Research Center.   “Our record suggests that continued summer warming in West Antarctica could upset the surface balance of the ice sheet, so that the region could make an even bigger contribution to sea-level rise than it already does,” he said. Scientists believe the shrinking of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is responsible for about 10 percent of global warming-related sea-level rise, which if unchecked threatens to flood many coastal cities within a few generations. The sheet, a huge mass of ice up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) thick that covers the land surface and stretches into the sea, is melting faster than any other part of Antarctica. Data records kept at Byrd Station in the central West Antarctic had been incomplete. Since being established in 1957, the research station has not been consistently occupied and has seen frequent power outages, especially during the long polar night, when its solar panels cannot recharge. Bromwich and a team from several US-based research institutions used weather data from different sources to plug holes in the Byrd data and corrected calibration errors.     The updated log was published in the journal Nature Geoscience. “Aside from offering a more complete picture of warming in West Antarctica, the study suggests that if this warming trend continues, melting will become more extensive in the region in the future,” said Bromwich. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007 had projected sea level rise of 18 to 59 centimetres (seven to 23 inches) worldwide by the year 2100. But a study by the US National Research Council said in June the actual rise could be two to three times higher, with polar ice-cap melt speeding up the process.

Amazing Illusions At Its Best

An eye impression is always recognized by creatively recognized pictures, at least in wise practice conditions, inaccurate or deceptive. Therefore, the information accumulated by the eye is prepared by the mind to give, on the experience of it, a percept that does not count with a actual statistic of the incitement resource.

Try to count the number of black dots on the image below...

How many full cubes can you count in this pattern?

What do you see? Faces or Vases?

Which vertical line is longer? - They are both the same length, actually. Measure them!

Are the two purple lines parallel or are the bent?

What do you see? - At first glance, this image consists of black splotches, but look closer. It actually spells a word.

Look at the red lines, do they appear to be wavy? - They're actually straight, the circles make them appear wavy.

See the triangle? - It actually doesn't exist. The angles on the three images, however, give the appearance that it does.

Which line connects to line C? A or B? - Line B actually connects, but its a close call!

Which black rectangle is bigger? Would you believe that they are both the same size?

World scariest and highest suspension bridge

The world's scariest bridge has been opened - a pedestrian walkway suspended 1,500ft above a glacier in the Swiss Alps. Engineers have spent the past five months building the Titlis Cliff Walk, Europe's highest suspension bridge at 9,000ft above sea level.

The structure, which cost £1 million, is 330ft long but just 3ft wide and sits a vertigo-inducing 1,500ft above a glacier. And on its grand opening a huge snow storm reduced visibility to just a few feet - leaving visitors with no idea of what lay beneath them.

The impressive bridge on Mount Titlis was built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of a cableway which joined the towns of Engelberg and Gerschnialp in January 1913. Construction work was an extreme challenge for engineers, with working hours determined by the weather conditions.

Peter Reinle, from Titlis Cable Cars, said: 'Everyone was very impressed by the bridge. 'It opened in a real snow storm which made it an adventure for everyone who crossed it.'

International Mr Singh 'beauty contest' for Sikh cultural ambassador

Finalists in the annual Mr Singh International Turban Pride competition show off their posing skills and impressive chests during the ‘physique round’ of the grand finale of the annual pageant. The competition to become this year’s Sikh cultural ambassador was fierce, with 26 finalists battling it out on stage in Amritsar, India.

The pageant was set up in 2005 to fight back against stereotypes and promote Sikh culture and traditions. This year saw young Sikhs from across the globe, including the UK, Canada, Mauritius and Australia, fly to India to audition for the pageant. The participants compete in four rounds; physique, traditional attire, royal attire and talent.

Mr Singh International Turban Pride is organised by two religious outfits, the Akaal Purkh Ki Fauj (APKF) and Chief Khalsa Diwan, to inspire young Sikhs all over the world to be proud of their heritage. The selected 26 have gone through rigorous training before the final, including lessons in Gatka - Sikh martial art - and they are all expected to learn to dance Bhangra.

APKF spokesperson Jaswinder Singh Jassi said that the participants should have knowledge about Sikhism and will also be judged on their basic etiquettes, including table manners. After a hard-fought race, Tejinder Singh was named the winner and happily posed on stage in traditional attire with with first runner-up Deepinder Singh and second runner-up Tarundeep Singh. Mr Singh Jassi said the competition has installed new pride in young Sikh men.

He said: 'When we initiated Mr Singh International in 2005, it was a challenge, as all movies showed Sikhs as comical characters. 'Young boys who wanted to be in media left their turbans to join the industry, ‘ Mr Singh Jassi told The Times of India. ‘It really hurt the community but nothing could be done. ‘The Mr Singh International pageant's success has energised our body and souls to take it forward. Now many youths long to be part of it.’

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