212’2023 (2023-07-31) – Monday
Today, I learned about:
One of the greatest fears that many people have in their lives is when they get high up over the normal altitude they are used to live on. And yet, so many of those still risk their lives to ride an attraction such as a rollercoaster in an amusement park. By the way, did you know the word used in Swedish for that ride is called berg- och dalbana (a track between mountain and valley) and in Portuguese it is montanha russa (Russian mountain). Then, on rare occasions, the ride ends in a catastrophe, just like it did recently in Stockholm, where the Jetline ride in the Gröna Lund amusement park derailed on the last Sunday of June, 2023. Here is a photo of the exact moment when the accident occured:
Zugspitze cable car
The highest mountain peak in Germany, Zugspitze, lies in Bavaria, right on the border to Austria. From the German side one can reach the peak by cable car. This ride is made in the world’s longest freespan in a cable car during a travelling distance of 3 213 m, where the amused passengers are lifted 1 942 m from the base at Elbsee to the Zugspitze. More on this can be found in reference #1 below. See also these photos taken there:
Vôo da serra
In Brazil was inaugurated during the month of June, 2023, a similar, individual ride of type zip wire, where a person hooks onto the steel wire that stretches from a certain elevation and down to a lower location. It lies in the state of São Paulo, between the municipalities of São Bernardo do Campo and Cubatão. This ride is called Vôo da serra (mountain flight) and during 50-60 s the daring traveller is transported a distance of 500 m while lowering their body 110 m. See also reference # 2 below and the breathtaking photo below.
A Swedish forest lake in Summer
However, not everyone enjoys those blood pressure rising activities, but prefer to look up their own little spot by a lake in the forest. For today’s post, my friend Paulo Santos did just that, he has found what the Swedes call a “smultronställe”, i.e. a calm place that few people know about and where one can benefit from when Mother Nature shows her best side! Thanks, Paulo, you really make me envy you!
That’s what I learned in school today!
Ref.:
2: Vôo da serra
What did you learn in School today? 