The fastest fish in the world is a fish-sailer. There are two types of fish: Istiophorus platypterus, who lives in the Indian Ocean, and Istiophorus albicans, which is found in central and western Pacific Ocean. That fish-Pacific sailfish can move in water with a speed of 100 km / hour.But what makes sailing the fastest beings in the water? Firstly - it is their fin. If the fish swims at high speed, the dorsal fin is hidden in the recess on the back, but at a sharp turn, he "pulled out" so that a sailboat can be a very sharp turn, chasing prey.Second, it helps their sailboats and a streamlined aerodynamic (or more appropriate here - akvadinamicheskoe) body covered with small grooves of zubchikoobraznyh outgrowths. These furrows retained water ivyhodit that is not the body of the sailboat, and "water film", clinging to him in contact with water, greatly reducing friction. Also, far from outstanding pointed jaw fish can achieve the effect of turbulence and the tail fin, narrow crescent-shaped and even oscillates with small amplitude, but does so with great speed. Source

Alert, Canada A small village situated on a peninsula of Nunavut, in Canada, just five hundred miles south of the North Pole. Year-round population of only five people. Surrounded by the Arctic Ocean, and with temperatures in the -40, Alert is the most isolated settlements in the world.

As you remember, 10 years ago September 11, 2001 at the American World Trade Center was attacked. 10 years have passed. Traditionally, we are publishing new photographs of these terrible events.

As you know, the president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev at the present time moves on country roads in an armored S600 Pullman Guard Mersedes , but, as stated by the Executive Secretary of the Russian president, Vladimir Kozhin, in a short time the head of state and senior officials of the country will ride only on domestic cars. Set to begin the end of this year, the assembly of new generation of limousines for the country's leadership, the Russian President Administration has set auto companies , "ZIL" .And while the design bureau automobile study terms of reference, the studio"Slava'saakyan" , showing initiative, unveiled its concept model the presidential limousine.New "chlenovoz" head of state was developed by designers studio, based on the style and traditions of the past zilovskih vip-models. Looks very impressive.