Archive for October 6th, 2007

06
Oct
07

The Most Expensive Coffee in The World

Kopi luwak of Indonesia priced around $120-$600/pound is the most expensive coffee in the world. Made from coffee beans that being excreted by Luwak (local name of Indonesian Palm Civet) the beans are actually part of this little animal diet. They are known of their best instinct of “hand-picking” the best coffee beans for their dietary supplement. Instead of being digested, the beans were actually enzyme those giving more bitter taste to the beans.

Luwak

Looks familiar ?

06
Oct
07

357 mph. The World Fastest Commercial Train.

At 357 mph, French’s TGV V150 (read: 150 meters or more per second) is currently the fastest train in the world beating the infamous japanese’s bullet train – shinkansen and the Shanghai’s Maglev Transrapid trains.

1. Shinkansen 300 and 700 Series

2. Transrapid’s Maglev Train

3. TGV V150.