Unique, this motorcycle bodywork is made of volcanic rocks

Extraordinary!! Perhaps that's the right word to represent what we feel when seeing Chris Zernia's motorcycle works. Imagine, a builder who lives in Mendig, Germany, has made a 1982 Honda CX500 like the ancient times vehicle with the bodywork made of stone.

Chris Zernia posed with his Fukker stone-made motorcycle. (Picture from:  http://adf.ly/1hZTwk)

At first glance, this bike did look very solid and definitely heavy. Yes, the motorcycle has a total weigh of 355 kg or around 780 lbs and for its bodywork about 60 kg. The material was taken from a kind of basalt which mined directly from the Eifel Mountains, which is located only a few kilometers from the builder house.

For information, basalt is dense and quite heavy volcanic rock, but can be formed relatively easily. The stone material on the motorcycle itself installed in the headlamp area, fuel tank, seat, plate number, including the helmets for the rider.

Left side view of 1982 Honda CX500 stone-made motorcycle named Fukker by Chris Zernia. (Picture from:  http://adf.ly/1hZTwk)

From this side seem if the motorcycle is still retains most of the basic models of Honda CX500. In addition to parts of the engine, the casting wheels model and the fuel tank was almost the same. However, for the fuel tank there is an extra bit of small voids in the tanks to deliver fuel to the engine room.

To sustain its heavy bodywork, Zernia also reinforce the chassis of this bike with the addition of four millimeter diameter steel pipe that is placed under the seat of stone. Speaking of the seat, do not even think that we could linger sitting there.

Here are several pictures of the unique stone-made motorcycle. (All picture taken from: http://adf.ly/1hZTwk)

Not only sector of the chassis, the suspension was also upgraded by using the suspension taken of several large motorcycles. For the front suspension using a suspension of Honda VT600. While the rear taken from Harley Dyna.

Despite the ancient impression as in the famous 'Flintstones' cartoon movie is very pronounced on this motorcycle, in fact Zernia not leave modern elements in his work. The proof, the headlights and rear lights has been adopted the LED technology. Specialy, for rear lights, the designs tend to be narrow and sharp like a motorcycle rear lights today.

This unique motorcycle named 'Fukker,' and has already competed in a motorcycle modification contest organized by the Custombike magazine. Remarkably, Fukker get into the top three. Well, Zernia's next target is to make his custom motorcycle as the world's fastest stone motorcycle and break the Guinness World Record.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does the cops.... ••• [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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Faraday Future back to show off its latest electric cars

By the growing popularity of electric cars, thus making the more the electric car manufacturer appeared. After last year could show off an electric sports car concept and eventually participated in Formula-E racing event, now Faraday Future again showed its newest product.

Faraday Future unveils first production car named Faraday Future FF91 at CES 2017. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hWTcb)

As quoted of Electrek, Faraday Future ready to produce more powerfull electric cars and sophisticated at once. With its flagship product, now Faraday Future FF91 will openly confront Tesla with two electric motors respectively to drive its front and rear wheels.

The performance, Faraday Future FF91 capable of producing around 1,050 hp of power, with the ability to accelerate from rest to 100 km/h in only 2.39 seconds. And Faraday Future also stated that FF91 can more accelerated than Ferrari 488, Bentley Bentayga, as well as Tesla Model S.

Front view of Faraday Future FF91. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hWTcb)

Reportedly, not only fast on the straights track, the FF91 is considered able to conquering the bend, it thanks to the torque-vectoring system which send power to the wheels that need it most.

Left side view of Faraday Future FF91. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hWTcb)

Faraday Future FF91 using the batteries made together with LG Chem, so that the electric car can roam as far as 608 km. To address concerns that the FF91 batteries will long when recharged, so the company installed the battery can be charged for 4.5 hours until 50 percent of the battery capacity. More sophisticated, the FF91 has been equipped with Driverless Valet feature in which the car can find a parking place itself after the driver and passengers got off the car.

Faraday has yet to reveal a price, but with a 130-kilowatt battery, it is expected to cost more than $100,000. Last month, Reuters reported that the vehicle would cost up to $200,000.. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CNN MONEY | ELEKTREK]

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Not a comet or asteroid, this strange celestial object is being approaching the Earth

An infrared telescope belonging to the NASA detects two objects that are approaching the Earth. But one of them, identified as 2016 WF9 made the scientists confusion.

NEOWISE telescope first spotted the WF9 on November 27, 2016. The object was apparently shot from the direction of the Jupiter and entered the path of Earth's orbit in 4.9 years.

An illustration of a comet pass through the moon and Earth. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hVrqV)

And the WF9 estimated to be close to the Earth orbit on February 25, 2017. At that time the WF9 will be racing at a distance of about 51 million kilometers from the Earth. NASA said at that distance, the WF9 not endanger the inhabitants of Earth.

However, the astronomers are very curious about WF9 due to the object characteristic was unique, that is between the asteroids and comets.

According to NASA, the comet is a cosmic snowball, which is composed of gas, rocks, and frozen dust. The size is usually equivalent to a small town. When approaching the sun and exposured to heat, the comet is usually releasing dust and gas into space.

NASA NEOWISE Telescope was made to find potentially hazardous celestial objects. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hVrqV)

And in 2015 Rosetta spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA) was recording the activity of comet 67P that produces a burst of gas and dust when the streaking toward the sun.

But the WF9 could not be classified as a comet. Its diameter is only about 0.5 to 1 kilometer. The color is darker and reflect less light that hits its surface. The amount of reflected light and orbits similar to other comets, but the WF9 not have the cloud of gas and dust that commonly owned by comets in general.

While the asteroid is a rock that surrounds the sun, size ranges from 1,000 km to the most minor form of dust particles. Usually they are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter's, though some are approaching even entered the Earth (then called as a meteor).

The astronomers said that the space objects came from the same pathways of the WF9 possibility of having multiple places of origin. That means the possibility of WF9 previously was a comet. In addition, the object also alleged was thrown from a group of dark objects in an asteroid belt.

"Perhaps, in the course of time this object lost the majority of content," said James Bauer, a NASA astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California.

If the WF9 confirmed to be a comet, it will be the 10th comet that discovered by NEOWISE since the telescope was activated in December 2013. But if it is defined as an asteroid, the WF9 will become the 100th asteroid discovered by NEOWISE.

NEOWISE itself is a NASA telescope has a task to detect the space objects approaching the Earth and potentially endanger civilization on this planet. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | THE SUN]

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A Danish company is being prepare the new electric-powered motorcycle

Seeing the development of electric vehicles so rapidly, thus making a number of automotive manufacturers wanted to create new products. One of them was Fenris Motorcycles who is currently preparing two models of electric-powered sport bike.

The Copenhagen-based company claimed that the two models of electric-powered motorcycles are being built by them have a large enough power. Reportedly, the maximum speed touched the figure of 300 kph (186 mph), while the response from zero to 100 kph (62 mph) able to be completed in less than three second.

A Danish company is being prepare the new electric-powered motorcycle. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hVbtz)

CEO and co-founder of Fenris Motorcycles Jasper Vind says that products made by the company at this time has only one competitor.

"Two major US manufacturers started their development at a time when the technology was at an early stage. We currently only has one competitor from Italy, Energica," said Vind, as reported by autoevolution on Saturday, December 30, 2016.

Fenris Motorcycles are working on a new electric-powered motorcycle platform on which to deploy at least two production models. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hVbtz)

Despite a lot of criticism about the company that has only a prototype vehicle. However, Fenris claimed that the electric-powered motorcycle that is being developed by them has a lighter weight than the competitors, ie 11.8 kg (27 lbs).

The final shape of the electric-powered motorcycle has a weigh like a naked bike in general, the which is 195 kg (432 lbs). However, with the concept of a sports bike, this bike is capable of generating power up to 200 horsepower.

When viewed from the picture, these Danish electric-powered motorcycles will not be the same as other electric motorcycles. Center of gravity is centered in the middle sector of the motorcycle. Meanwhile for the early stages of the Danish company plans to produce the motorcycle as much as 500 units in 2019.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does the cops.... ••• [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | FENRIS MOTORCYCLES | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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One of the oldest car manufacturers rose from the grave

Tatra, a Czech's automotive brand is now ready to revive their automobile division and back to producing the cars since stopped in 1999. They feel now is the right time because the demand for cars is so high. This report was first reported by Ekonom, a local daily as cited from the "company's unofficial informant."

Tatra T87 is one of the Czech's cars. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hS7X5)

Tatra is one of the oldest car manufacturers in the world. In 1850, the company made the coach. And 47 years later, or in 1897, they made their first car, and became the first car company in Central Europe.

Although stopped making passenger cars in 1999, but continues to make Tatra all-wheel drive trucks. This historical fact makes Tatra has been crowned as the second-oldest company that produces vehicles until now, after the Peugeot.

Left side view of Tatra T87. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hS7X5)

Furthermore, as citing of Topspeed, this brand in its heyday was known as a manufacturer of luxury cars and sophisticated. Tatra was one of the first to adopt the technology manufacturer of air conditioning and thinking about the aerodynamic factors.

Rear view of Tatra T87. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hS7X5)

The anonymous informant said that before producing modern passenger cars, they will first create a classic car. And he said also the action taken as the response of high demand for classic cars these days. Among the models discussed are the revivals of the T87 and the “Tatraplan,” which is known as the T600 by the history books.

Furthermore, according to the Ekonom sources, the decision to be born again to be announced in the first half of 2017. And generally, to develop a car that is completely new, it takes a minimum of three years. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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Robotic surgical still pricey, but countinues developed

Researchers in South Korea are developing robots that can assist in the patient surgery, although it is recognized the development of these technologies are still more expensive than conventional surgery.

It claimed, the robot allows doctors to perform minimally invasive surgery details, thus reducing the likelihood of complications and pain, and quicker recovery time.

Doctors prepare to perform a surgery using a robot. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1hSFjA)

The doctors said the robot would be useful for malignant tumor operation in areas such as the liver. According to them, robotic surgery is the most advanced in the development of minimally invasive surgery, despite reports of a robot that helps the tumor in or around the pancreas or bile duct is still very small.

"The method of operation of this kind is largely done via laparotomy (incision in the abdomen) because it is a very difficult procedure. However, the more the surgeon performs surgery using a robot," said Park Min-soo of Kyunghee University Hospital.

According to doctors, thyroid cancer surgery by using the robot was five times more expensive than conventional methods and protected by national health insurance.

"Robotic Surgery leaves virtually no scars and provide a broader view for physicians during surgery. However, operating costs are still very burdensome to the patient," said Park as reported by Yonhap. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | YONHAP]

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