Friday, May 11, 2007

The 7 Most Sugar Filled Drinks

Added sugars are the bane of our modern diet - and drinking sugar is arguably the easiest way to over-indulge.

What are the most sugary drinks?

Hype
Per 8oz: 64 grams
Per 8.45oz / 250ml can: 67.5

Hype is an energy drink that is known for it's "cotton candy" taste. That's because it has an impressive amount of sugar in it.
Sources: 1


Minute Maid Cranberry Grape
Per 8oz: 38 grams
15.2oz bottle: 72.2 grams

Note: "25% Fruit Juice". Also - Cranberry drinks often have a lot of added sugar because cranberry is a very bitter fruit.
Sources: 1


Tropicana Twister Soda - Orange
Per 8oz: 35 grams
Per 20oz bottle: 87.5 grams
Sources: 1


Sunkist Orange Soda
Per 8oz: 35 grams
Per 12oz can: 52 grams
Per 20oz bottle: 87.5 grams
Sources: 1


Fanta Orange
Per 8oz: 34.3 grams
Per 12oz can: 51.5 grams
Per 20oz bottle: 85.8 grams
Sources: 1, 2


Sun Drop
Per 8oz: 33 grams
Per 20oz bottle: 82.5 grams

Sources: 1


Sobe Adrenaline Rush
Per 8oz: 33 grams
Per 8.3oz can: 35 grams
Per 16oz bottle: 66 grams
Sources: 1


Reference

Teaspoon of granulated sugar: 4 grams (source).

Go do the math. Knocking back a 20oz bottle of Fanta is the same as chowing down on around 21.5 teaspoons of sugar.

Saturday, May 5, 2007

World`s biggest moving machine

The bucket-wheel excavator is a continuous excavation machine capable of removing up to 12,000 cubic metres of material per hour. BWEs are used most often in coal mining in Europe, Australia, and India. There is also one in use at the Athabasca Coal Sands project in Alberta. These huge machines, possibly the largest moving machines on earth, can weigh 11,000 tonnes and stand more than 100 meters tall, with a length of about 200 meters.
They move on huge sets of crawlers, and can mine more than 240,000 m3 of material per day. These machines take 5 years to build.

Below are some images of bucket-wheel excavators. Click on each small picture to see a large version.

Friday, May 4, 2007