Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 09, 2015
Transcript:
In June 2014, the numbers on the clock on the Congress Building in La Paz, Bolivia, were reversed because the government decided that clocks should turn counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere. Japanese artist Aki Inomata has created a coat made from the fur of her terrier Cielo, collected over several years. In return, she has given the dog a coat made from her own hair! Google wraps its underwater cables and strong protective sheaths because of attacks by sharks! Yum!
Since when the the Coriolis effect apply to timepieces?It’s nice to know that no matter what the hemisphere, there is a bunch of Congressmen with their brains running counterclockwise!