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A skin-tight garment is a garment that is held to the skin by elastic tension. Many skin-tight garments are also one-piece garments...

The Eternal Flame Falls is a small waterfall in the Shale Creek Preserve, a section of the Chestnut Ridge Park in New York. A small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a small flame. It was featured in the book Secret Places by Bruce Kershner. In it, Kershner also lays a common local legend—one that claims "elf sightings"—to rest...

Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. It began in the late 1970s when women began to take part in bodybuilding competitions. Physique contests for women date, back to at least the 1960s, with contests like the Miss Physique and Miss Americana. However, these early "bodybuilding" contests were really not much more than bikini contests. The first U.S...

Mercedes-Benz will reveal the Ener-G-Force concept vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It's an imposing seven-seater dressed in highway-patrol vehicle guise, and it also provides the centerpiece for the German carmaker's entry into Los Angeles Design Challenge...

In military parlance, a gun is a muzzle or breech-loaded projectile-firing weapon. There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A "gun" may be distinguished from other firearms in being a crew served weapon such as a howitzer or mortar, as opposed to a small arm like a rifle or pistol, but there are exceptions, such as the USAF's GUU5/P. At one time, land based artillery tubes were called cannon and sea-based naval cannon were called guns...

Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including becoming a danger to themselves and others, though not all such acts are considered insanity. In modern usage insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense...

American astronaut Don Pettit recorded star trails with a digital camera from the International Space Station in earth orbit between April and June, 2012. Pettit described his technique as follows: "My star trail images are made by taking a time exposure of about 10 to 15 minutes. However, with modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector noise effectively snowing out the image...

The Oregon Duck Cheerleaders are often referred to as “Ambassadors of the University of Oregon.” The dedication, loyalty and quest for continual improvement are hallmarks of the Oregon Cheerleading Program. The 32-member University of Oregon cheerleading squad represents one of the top colleges in the nation and is comprised of 12 dancers and 10 stunt couples. The Oregon cheerleaders support University of Oregon athletic programs and entertain crowds at Autzen Stadium and Mac Court...