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Peregrine Falcon from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia Jump To: Navigation, Search Peregrine Falcon HISTORY OF AMBULANCE Posted by HeArt BeaT ^_^ at 12:34 AM Selama Perang Salib abad ke-11, Knights of St John menerima pengajaran dalam perawatan pertolongan pertama dari dokter Arab dan Yunani. The Knights of St John kemudian bertindak sebagai pekerja darurat pertama, mengobati tentara di kedua sisi perang di medan perang dan membawa yang terluka ke tenda terdekat untuk perawatan lebih lanjut. Konsep layanan ambulans dimulai di Eropa dengan Knights of St John, pada saat yang sama itu juga menjadi praktik umum yang dihadiahi reward kecil yang harus dibayarkan kepada prajurit yang membawa prajurit yang terluka lainnya untuk perawatan medis. GUNUNG VESUVIUS PEMUSNAH PERADABAN POMPEII Posted by HeArt BeaT ^_^ at 11:42 PM Hari ini hampir 2000 tahun yang lalu, tepatnya tanggal 24 Agustus tahun 79, terjadi letusan dahsyat gunung Vesuvius tak jauh dari ujung selatan Italia. Konon letusan itu adalah yang pertama setelah gunung api tersebut tertidur lelap selama berabad-abad. Letak Vesuvius, dari http://volcano.und.nodak.edu Gunung Vesuvius yang menurut legenda berarti “Putra Ves/Zeus” alias Hercules, terletak di kawasan Campagnia dekat Teluk Napoli, tak jauh dari kota industri dan perdagangan Pompeii yang ketika itu berpenduduk lebih dari 20 ribu jiwa. Tak jauh dari sana juga terdapat kota peristirahatan musim panas, Herculaneum, yang dipenuhi villa, pemandian ala Romawi, dan tak lupa perjudian. Di sekitarnya dapat dijumpai perkebunan anggur yang luas, juga beberapa kota kecil seperti Stabiae. Letusan pada tahun 79 ini diawali oleh sebuah gempa besar pada tahun 62. Tetapi bangsa Romawi pada masa itu tidak menghubungkan gempa dengan aktivitas gunung berapi. Mungkin ini karena mereka, terutama di Campagnia, sudah terbiasa dengan banyaknya getaran dan goncangan bumi, kecil dan besar. dari WikipediaMenjelang tengah hari tanggal 24 Agustus, Vesuvius meledak, menghamburkan gumpalan abu tebal yang bisa digambarkan menyerupai jamur atau pohon cemara. Seperti digambarkan Pliny The Younger, filsuf yang sedang berada di Teluk Napoli pada saat letusan terjadi, dalam suratnya kepada Tacitus, abu terlempar jauh tinggi ke atas seperti batang, lalu melebar dan akhirnya berhamburan ke bumi. Tinggi semburan ini diduga mencapai 30 kilometer, dan selama hampir 12 jam kemudian, Pompeii seperti dilapisi abu dan kerikil vulkanis setebal beberapa sentimeter. Penduduk Pompeii panik dan mulai mengungsi ke luar kota, menyisakan 2000 orang yang masih bertahan dalam lubang-lubang persembunyian menanti letusan gunung berakhir. Tapi selambat-lambatnya pada keesokan harinya, mereka tewas karena keracunan setelah menghirup gas dan abu vulkanis. Korban Vesuvius, dari http://www.bbc.co.uk/historySementara Herculaneum sementara masih terselamatkan pada fase awal karena angin bertiup dari arah Barat. Tetapi penduduk Herculaneum yang sesungguhnya terletak lebih dekat dengan Vesuvius, tak sempat lega terlalu lama. Gumpalan abu dan gas diikuti oleh letusan lava dan bebatuan menenggelamkan kota itu hingga lebih dari 20 meter. Suhu yang mencapai 400 derajat Celcius membuat benda organik seperti tubuh manusia menghangus, atau bahkan meledak. Letusan berlangsung selama hampir 24 jam, di mana Vesuvius melepaskan 4 kilometer kubik kandungannya, terutama abu dan bebatuan. Kawasan yang menderita kerusakan paling parah adalah kawasan di selatan dan tenggara gunung itu. Jumlah keseluruhan korban yang meninggal dunia mencapai 10 ribu orang. Pompeii dan Herculaneum ternyata tak pernah dibangun kembali oleh para -bekas- penduduknya yang selamat, hingga secara kebetulan ditemukan kembali pada abad ke-18. Tetapi Vesuvius kini masih berdiri tegak. Ia masih sempat meletus puluhan kali hingga terakhir kalinya pada tahun 1944. Walaupun tinggi puncaknya saat ini hanya 1281 meter dari permukaan laut, satu-satunya gunung berapi benua Eropa yang masih aktif ini akan selalu mengingatkan akan ganasnya alam yang dapat memusnahkan sebuah kota. Dan kita, penduduk Indonesia, sewajarnya juga mengingat bahwa gunung-gunung berapi di sekitar kita harus selalu diwaspadai aktivitasnya. Terlebih lagi, karena Indonesia masih memegang rekor jumlah korban tewas terbanyak akibat letusan gunung berapi, yaitu letusan Gunung Tambora (Sumbawa, April 1815) yang mengambil 92 ribu jiwa. Monday, December 6, 2010 10 PENEMU YANG TERBUNUH OLEH TEMUANNYA SENDIRI Posted by HeArt BeaT ^_^ at 9:08 PM 10. Henry Winstanley Ia merupakan arsitek lighthouse (mercusuar) yg sangat terkenal yg membangun mercusuar Eddystone. Ia tadinya pengen ngetes kekuatan mercusuar buatannya sehingga ia berada di dalam mercusuar itu pada saat badai. Tapi nyatanya mercusuarnya roboh dan membunuhnya beserta lima orang lainnya. Beuh... 9. Alexander Bogdanov Ia merupakan fisikawan, filosofer, ekonomis, penulis sci-fi, dan revolusioner Rusia yg terkenal (buset maruk amat). Salah satu eksperimen ilmiahnya adalah ide untuk peremajaan kembali (rejuvenation) melalui transfusi darah. Setelah melakukan banyak transfusi darah untuk orang2 terkenal, termasuk sodara ceweknya Lenin, ia memutuskan untuk mentransfusi darah dari pasien lain ke dirinya sendiri. Pasien itu mengidap malaria dan tuberkulosis (TBC). Akibatnya, dia mati beberapa saat setelah transfusi. Iyalah, orang penyakitan malah dimasukin darahnya ~~ 8. Cowper Phipps Coles Ia merupakan Royal Navy Captain yg menemukan mesin turet berputar untuk kapal perang selama Crimean War. Setelah perang, ia mematenkan penemuannya itu dan mulai membangun kapalnya sendiri dengan menggunakan desain yang ia buat sebelumnya. Kapalnya diberi nama HMS Captain, yg membutuhkan beberapa modifikasi yg berbahaya dan tidak biasa, termasuk "hurricane deck" yg meningkatkan pusat gravitasi kapal. Pada 6 Sept 1870, HMS Captain terbalik dan membunuh Coles beserta 500 kru kapal. 7. Karel Soucek Ia merupakan stuntman Kanada yg terkenal dengan penemuannya berupa sebuah "kapsul" yg digunakannya untuk berseluncur di Air Terjun Niagara. Ia tetap hidup, namun menderita beberapa luka2. Pada 1985, ia meyakinkan sebuah perusahaan untuk mendanai sebuah percobaan yg sama tapi dilakukan dari Houston Astrodome di Texas. Air terjun khusus dibuat dari atas bangunan setinggi 180 kaki, dg sebuah plunge pit di bawahnya. Namun, percobaan ternyata gagal, Soucek ga sampe di plunge pit yg disediakan. Ia luka serius dan meninggal keesokan harinya. 6. Franz Reichelt Ia merupakan penjahit Austria yg terkenal pembuatan parasut hibrid yg aneh yg diklaimnya dapat membuat pemakainya dpt dg sangat lembut mencapai tanah atau bahkan bisa jg untuk terbang. Ia melakukan eksperimen dari dek pertama di menara Eiffel dan ia terjuuuun bebas ke tanah lalu meninggal. Ckckck. 5. Otto Lilienthal Ia merupakan seorang pionir dlm pembuatan glider shingga ia dijuluki Glider King. Ia merupakan orang pertama yg berhasil melakukan penerbangan gliding berkali2. Pada penerbangan pada 9 Agustus 1896, ia terjatuh setinggi 17 meter dan mematahkan tulang belakangnya. Ia meninggal keesokan harinya. Kata2 terakhirnya: "Pengorbanan kecil harus dilakukan!" Wow. 4. William Bullock Ia merupakan penemu dari Amerika yg menemukan mesin cetak pada tahun 1863. Ia meninggal ketika berusaha untuk membetulkan mesin cetaknya. Kakinya masuk ke dalam mesin ketika berusaha menendang sebuah kerekan ke tempatnya. Akhirnya kakinya hancur dan ia meninggal selama operasi pengamputasian kakinya. Serem amat... 3. J. G. Parry-Thomas Ia merupakan seorang pengendara sekaligus montir motor-balap Welsh. Ia selalu bermimpi untuk dapat memecahkan rekor tercepat di darat yg pernah diset oleh Malcolm Campbell, dan mulai membuat sebuah mobil untuk melakukannya. Ia membuat sebuah mobil bernama Babs, yg memiliki banyak modifikasi. Pada 27 April 1926, ia berhasil memecah rekor tersebut, namun berhasil dipecahkan lagi oleh Campbell 2 tahun kemudian. Dalam usaha memecahkan rekor itu kembali, salah satu rantai terlepas dan melayang ke lehernya, seketika itu juga lehernya terpenggal dan ia tewas. Ini lebih serem lagi 2. Thomas Midgley Jr Ia merupakan kimiawan dari Amerika yg menemukan minyak bertimbal dan CFC. Ia bertanggung jawab atas banyak kerugian yg disebabkan oleh kerusakan atmosfer karena penemuannya itu. Akhirnya ia menderita Polio dan keracunan timbal dan juga cacat. Ia meninggal pada usia 55 tahun. 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Peregrine Falcon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Peregrine Falcon Adult Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) of subspecies pealei or tundrius in Alaska Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae Genus: Falco Species: F. peregrinus Binomial name Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 Subspecies 17–19, see text Global range Yellow: Breeding summer visitor Green: Breeding resident Blue: Winter visitor Light blue: Passage visitor Synonyms Falco atriceps Hume Falco kreyenborgi Kleinschmidt, 1929 Falco pelegrinoides madens Ripley & Watson, 1963 Rhynchodon peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) and see text The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine,[2] and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America,[3] is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts,
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