Read more about the article LIGHTNING STRIKE: Inside Of Pickup Truck Melted After Being Zapped During Storm
Photo shows interiors of a vehicle that was struck by lightning in Goias, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The panel of the vehicle melted after being struck by lightning. (@nego__bill/CEN)
Accidents

LIGHTNING STRIKE: Inside Of Pickup Truck Melted After Being Zapped During Storm

This remarkable footage shows how the inside of a pickup truck was left completely melted after it was struck by lightning. Incredibly, the driver was unscathed in the incident, which took place on the BR-020 highway between Posse and Simolandia, Brazil, on 20th January. The vehicle's interior is believed to…

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January 24, 2023
Read more about the article WHAT THE BUCK? Traffickers Used Melted Down Gold To Make Buckles
Photo shows gold buckles made from 24-carat gold bars, undated photo. Dubai Customs has seized the gold buckles which two passengers had attempted to smuggle into the emirate through the Dubai International Airport. (Dubai Customs/Newsflash)
Crime

WHAT THE BUCK? Traffickers Used Melted Down Gold To Make Buckles

Sharp-eyed customs officials have thwarted a scheme to traffic more than two kilogrammes of 24-karat gold melted down and disguised as buckles. The gold - worth more than GBP 112,785 - was seized from two passengers as they passed through Dubai airport. Officials say it had been melted and then…

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September 27, 2022
Read more about the article Customs Foil Plan To Smuggle Gold Melted Down As Dentures
Crime

Customs Foil Plan To Smuggle Gold Melted Down As Dentures

An airport passenger who tried to smuggle thousands of pounds worth of gold through by giving himself a massive pair of golden gnashers has been arrested. Customs officials found that the unidentified man had a huge block of gold moulded into dentures and then added a golden chain which he…

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September 14, 2021
Read more about the article Mans Shoes Melted After Using Disinfectant Foot Bath
Pic Shows: The shoes burnt by the chemicals; A Colombian had his shoes melted when he put them in a washtub to disinfect them before going into the dentist room.
Health

Mans Shoes Melted After Using Disinfectant Foot Bath

A Colombian man had his shoes melted when he put them in a washtub with hypochlorite to disinfect them before going to the dentist, Local media reported that Edgar Castellanos, whose age was not given, noticed the soles of his shoes were melting when he had just left the dentist…

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May 20, 2020
General News / Science

Millions Of Cubic Metres Of Swiss Glaciers Melt

Story By:  Aleksandra Stefanova, Sub-Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News   Scientists say about 1,400 million cubic metres of ice have melted from Swiss glaciers in a single year and that glaciers have lost a fifth in volume over the last 10 years. The Swiss Academy of Sciences has stated in a…

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November 3, 2018