Sunday, July 18, 2010
WORLD'S BIGGEST THINGS
Burj Dubai will be completed late 2008 and is currently standing at 604.9 meters in height. It will cost approximately $4.1 billion USD.
Millau bridge is found in Paris and reaches 343 meters at its highest point, 23 meters taller than the Eiffel tower. It connect Paris to the Mediterranean avoiding the wavy roads beneath. Millau Bridge cost $524 million USD to build.
The world's largest axe is found in Nackawic, New Brunswick. The giant axe represents the importance of forestry in their local area.
This is currently the biggest Ferris Wheel, the Singapore flyer, but once Beijing finishes their Great Ferris wheel, it’ll outshine Singapore’s efforts quite comfortably.
The big banana is a major attraction in Coffs Harbour. Enjoy the rides, shopping and especially the bananas. You can also organize functions at the big banana theme park.
Every beer drinkers dream. The biggest 6 packs you’ll ever find in the world. They’ve actually been repainted now to represent the new owners.
The biggest thermometer in the world is found in Baker, CA, definitely a hot and steamy part of America. Apparently a business man had a dream to build the biggest thermometer (as all normal people would) and made it happen in 1991.
The Great Wall of China is the biggest of everything in every way. It stretches from one end of the country to the other and it was built as a defensive structure for the country.
The world’s largest chair is found in Anniston, Alabama. But really… who’s going to sit on it?
FACTS ABOUT A.R.RAHMAN
*A R Rahman records most of the songs in the late night because he belives that is the time at which a person’s sound will be at it’s top best.
*Rahman allows singers to sing there own versions of the song separately and chooses best among them.
*There are more than 1000 samples available in Sony and Apple.
*Rahman has used a ghatam loop in the Rang de Basanti background score from Apple’s loop library. The same loop been used elsewhere. But it sounded a lot better the way Rahman used it.
*The song “Maiyya Maiyya” has a flute interlude in the beginning similar to the one in Anu Malik’s “San Sanana” song in Asoka. The flute sample in Mayya Mayya is a commercially available sample. Both the Asoka song and Mayya Mayya have been arranged and programmed by Ranjit Barot.
*Chinna Chinna Asai was composed as a ‘sad’ full song initially but later was changed to a happy song.
*ARR first composed only the first stanza of “Tu hi Re” song for Bombay. Later Mani Ratnam shot the song and after feeling confident of the song, Rahman completed the composition.
*Thiruda Thiruda and Duet took most time in composing followed by Box-office Flop Mangal Pandey.
*Maiyya Maiyya was recorded in Toronto and music was added later as usual.
*In Thiruda thiruda there are two special songs in it. One is Konchum Nilavu which is fully computer programmed. Another is Rasathi where you can’t hear a single instrument.
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