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8 Orang Paling Beruntung
Post sebelum ini mengulas tentang kesialan orang2 yg unik, sekarang aku akan membahas orang orang ter beruntung dengan kisah yang luar biasa.
1. Laki - laki yang membeli salinan resmi Deklarasi Kemerdekaan dengan harga $4
Seorang pria yang tidak dikenal, membeli lukisan robek seharga $ 4 di
sebuah pasar loak di Adamstown.Pa, karena ia tertarik dengan
bingkainya. Ketika ia sampai di rumah dia mengeluarkan lukisan
pemandangan negara yang menyedihkan dan menyimpulkan lukisan tidak
dapat diselamatkan, tetapi ia menemukan satu dari 500 salinan resmi
dari Deklarasi Kemerdekaan, terlipat dan disembunyikan di belakang.
Salinan tersebut bersih dan berupa selebaran, berkerut di sepanjang
garis di mana telah dilipat. Salinan dicetak oleh John Dunlap pada 4
Juli 1776, untuk membawa berita tentang kemerdekaan Amerika kepada
warga dari 13 koloni. Ini adalah salah satu dari 24 yang dikenal
sebagai salinan Deklarasi, dan salah satu dari tiga yang tersisa di
tangan swasta.
Salinan seharga $ 4 dilelang untuk $ 2.420.000 di Sotheby's. Pembelinya adalah Donald J. Scheer dari Atlanta, presiden Visual Equities Inc.
2. Wanita tua yang menemukan kartu bisbol berusia 140 thn di ruang bawah tanah.
Bernice Gallego, 72 tahun California. Seorang wanita yang menemukan
kartu bisbol langka dari tim profesional pertama di Amerika Serikat di
rumahnya. Dan jika bukan karena intervensi dari seorang teman, dia
mungkin akan menjual Cincinnati Red Stockings card tersebut di eBay
seharga $ 10. Bagian depan kartu fitur yang berwarna coklat tua,
gelatin-silver yang mencetak foto dari seluruh tim. Foto tim relatif
tanpa kerusakan.
Pada abad ke-19 kartu bisbol dijual pada pelelangan seharga $ 75.285.
3. Seorang kontraktor yang menemukan $182,000 di kamar mandi.
Tampaknya, kamar mandi bisa sangat berguna untuk menyembunyikan uang
anda. Seorang kontraktor Bob Kitts dari Cleveland, Ohio yang menemukan $
182.000 dari Jaman Depression-era money tersembunyi di dinding kamar
mandi.Kitts merobek-robek dinding kamar mandi dari sebuah rumah tua yang
berumur 83-tahun di dekat Danau Erie pada tahun 2006 ketika ia
menemukan dua lockboxes logam hijau tergantung di dalam dinding di bawah
lemari obat, dengan menggunakan kawat. Di dalamnya terdapat amplop
putih dengan alamat untuk "P. Dunne News Agency." Dia mengatakan kepada
pemilik rumah tentang uang tersebut; hal ini tersebar dengan cepat
tentang penemuan tersebut. Hal ini menyebabkan pertempuran hukum antara
pemilik rumah dan kontraktor, dan akhirnya uang yang didapat diberikan
kepada keturunan keluarga yang alamatnya telah ditelusuri kembali dari
alamat pengirim yang tertera di amplop uang itu ditemukan.
4. Wanita yang menemukan lukisan Pollock bernilai jutaan, dengan hanya membayar $5.
Jika Anda bukan penikmat seni, tampaknya seperti sekumpulan garis yang
berlekuk-lekuk. Tapi untuk seorang pakar, penemuan tersebut merupakan
hal yang menakjubkan dari karya asli Jackson Pollock, seorang pelukis
Amerika dan seorang seniman dianggap sebagai master abstrak
ekspresionisme.
Bagaimana lukisan tersebut sampai dan dijual di galeri lokal Toronto masih merupakan sebuah misteri. Anda mungkin ingat cerita yang luar biasa tentang seorang wanita yang sering mengunjungi toko murah di sekitar Amerika Utara. Ketika ia mengunjungi salah satunya di California pada 1990-an, ia melihat sebuah gambar tergeletak tak terpakai di sudut, sebuah karya seni yang sepertinya tidak seorangpun menginginkannya.
Ia tidak menyukainya, tapi ia pikir itu lucu. Dan dia akan membelikan untuk seorang temannya yang sedang stres. And she brought it to the counter and the lady said it was $8 and Teri said she's willing to pay $5, she doesn't love her friend that much. Dan ia membawa lukisan tersebut ke counter dan harganya adalah $ 8 ,Teri bilang dia bersedia membayar $ 5.
Pada akhirnya lukisan tersebut diketahui merupakan karya Pollock dan dihargai sebesar $ 50 juta.
5. Seorang Kolektor yang menemukan $ 200.000 dalam koin setelah membersihkan rumah kosong
Jeff Bidelman, seorang pemilik Collectibles Johnstown, sedang membantu
keluarga membersihkan rumah mereka yang telah ditinggalkan lebih dari
dua puluh tahun yang lalu. Ketika ia menyeret kantong koin-koin kuno di
bawah, ia melihat sebuah lubang di dinding lantai atas. Ketika kantong
tersebut sampai sobek, sejumlah tumpukan koin emas ditemukan.Secara
total, Bidelman menemukan paling sedikit $ 8.500 koin. Dia memperkirakan
nilai aktual koin dapat mencapai $ 200.000.
6. Mahasiswa yang menemukan sebuah lukisan senilai lebih dari $ 27.000 di sebuah sofa yang dibeli di pasar loak.
Seorang
siswa Jerman membeli sebuah sofa seharga $ 215 di pasar loak Berlin
dan menemukan sebuah lukisan senilai 100 kali dari harga sofa tersebut
di dalam sofa. Menurut Rumah lelang Kettler,lukisan cat minyak itu
dijual seharga $ 27.630 pada pelelangan diHamburg. Lukisan ini dilukis
oleh seniman yang tidak dikenal pada tahun berkisar antara 1605 sampai
1620.
7. Orang yang membeli lukisan seharga $ 30 yang bernilai $1,2 juta.
Suatu
hari, seorang karyawan sebuah perusahaan di Indiana menghabiskan $ 30
untuk beberapa furnitur dan lukisan tua bunga dan memutuskan untuk
menggantung gambar itu untuk menutupi sebuah lubang di dinding yang
telah mengganggunya.
Beberapa tahun kemudian ia bermain papan permainan yang disebut Mahakarya di mana pemain berusaha untuk melelang karya seni. Banyak kejutan nya, salah satu kartu dalam permainan menampilkan lukisan bunga yang tampak sangat mirip dengan lukisan yang ada di dinding rumahnya. Dia melihat bahwa lukisan itu mirip dengan karya Martin Johnson Heade, seorang pelukis Amerika yang melukis pemandangan dan bunga.
Dia bertanya ke Galeri Kennedy di Manhattan, yang menangani karya-karya Heade, untuk melihat lukisannya. Mereka memverifikasi bahwa karya seni yang menutupi lubang di dinding rumahnya adalah lukisan Heade yang telah diketahui sebelumnya, Kemudian Museum Fine Arts di Houston membeli lukisan tersebut seharga $ 1,2 juta dolar, nama lukisan ini "Magnolias on Gold Velvet Cloth"
8. Wanita yang menemukan poster film langka yang banyak salinannya
Laura
Stouffer telah browsing di sebuah pasar loak di Summerville, mencari
apa pun yang bisa menangkap kan poster yang ia temukan, ketika dia
melihat jejak yang berbingkai "Shepherd's Call," sebuah lukisan border
collie yang menggambarkan domba yang hilang dalam tumpukan salju. yang
asli telah dibuat pada tahun 1850 dan akhir 1870-an oleh tiga seniman
yang berbeda.
Stouffer, mantan pedagang barang antik, langsung mengenalinya.
READ MORE - 8 Orang Paling Beruntung
1. Laki - laki yang membeli salinan resmi Deklarasi Kemerdekaan dengan harga $4
Salinan seharga $ 4 dilelang untuk $ 2.420.000 di Sotheby's. Pembelinya adalah Donald J. Scheer dari Atlanta, presiden Visual Equities Inc.
2. Wanita tua yang menemukan kartu bisbol berusia 140 thn di ruang bawah tanah.
Pada abad ke-19 kartu bisbol dijual pada pelelangan seharga $ 75.285.
3. Seorang kontraktor yang menemukan $182,000 di kamar mandi.
4. Wanita yang menemukan lukisan Pollock bernilai jutaan, dengan hanya membayar $5.
Bagaimana lukisan tersebut sampai dan dijual di galeri lokal Toronto masih merupakan sebuah misteri. Anda mungkin ingat cerita yang luar biasa tentang seorang wanita yang sering mengunjungi toko murah di sekitar Amerika Utara. Ketika ia mengunjungi salah satunya di California pada 1990-an, ia melihat sebuah gambar tergeletak tak terpakai di sudut, sebuah karya seni yang sepertinya tidak seorangpun menginginkannya.
Ia tidak menyukainya, tapi ia pikir itu lucu. Dan dia akan membelikan untuk seorang temannya yang sedang stres. And she brought it to the counter and the lady said it was $8 and Teri said she's willing to pay $5, she doesn't love her friend that much. Dan ia membawa lukisan tersebut ke counter dan harganya adalah $ 8 ,Teri bilang dia bersedia membayar $ 5.
Pada akhirnya lukisan tersebut diketahui merupakan karya Pollock dan dihargai sebesar $ 50 juta.
5. Seorang Kolektor yang menemukan $ 200.000 dalam koin setelah membersihkan rumah kosong
6. Mahasiswa yang menemukan sebuah lukisan senilai lebih dari $ 27.000 di sebuah sofa yang dibeli di pasar loak.
7. Orang yang membeli lukisan seharga $ 30 yang bernilai $1,2 juta.
Beberapa tahun kemudian ia bermain papan permainan yang disebut Mahakarya di mana pemain berusaha untuk melelang karya seni. Banyak kejutan nya, salah satu kartu dalam permainan menampilkan lukisan bunga yang tampak sangat mirip dengan lukisan yang ada di dinding rumahnya. Dia melihat bahwa lukisan itu mirip dengan karya Martin Johnson Heade, seorang pelukis Amerika yang melukis pemandangan dan bunga.
Dia bertanya ke Galeri Kennedy di Manhattan, yang menangani karya-karya Heade, untuk melihat lukisannya. Mereka memverifikasi bahwa karya seni yang menutupi lubang di dinding rumahnya adalah lukisan Heade yang telah diketahui sebelumnya, Kemudian Museum Fine Arts di Houston membeli lukisan tersebut seharga $ 1,2 juta dolar, nama lukisan ini "Magnolias on Gold Velvet Cloth"
8. Wanita yang menemukan poster film langka yang banyak salinannya
Stouffer, mantan pedagang barang antik, langsung mengenalinya.
7 Orang Sial Dengan Kesialaan Terunik
Mungkin
mereka bukan orang yang paling tidak beruntung, memang masih banyak
orang yang menderita kelaparan atau penyakit yang tidak bisa
disembuhkan, tapi setidaknya, orang-orang ini selalu berada di tempat
yang salah di waktu yang salah dan masalahnya berulang-ulang.
7. Jason and Jenny Cairns-Lawrence
Kesialan: Sering banget kena serangan teroris.
a. 11 September, World Trade Center, Pasangan ini persis berada di New York pada saat menara kembar tadi jatuh dan hancur.
b. 7 Juli 2005, pada saat mereka sedang berada di London, mereka sekali lagi berada di kota dimana serangkaian bom meledak di stasiun kereta bawah tanah.
c. 2008, akhirnya mereka berpikir untuk tidak berwisata ke kota-kota besar, dan melirik Mumbay, India, dan akhirnya, berakhirlah pasangan ini sekali lagi berada di kota dimana adanya teror bom dan penembakan yang menelan ratusan jiwa.
Pasangan ini mungkin bisa dibandingkan dengan Regina Rohde, cuma, Regina mengalami dua kali saja, pertama di saat dia masih siswa di Columbine High School, dan menjadi saksi mata pembantaian dengan penembakan, dan jadi salah satu sejarah terburuk dunia dalam penembakan. Delapan tahun kemudian, Regina menjalani Pascasarjana di Virgina Tech, dan dia sekali lagi menjadi saksi mata penembakan yang lebih buruk lagi dan sampai sekarang menjadi rekor pembantaian terburuk dalam sejarah sekolah.
6. Violet Jessop
Kesialan: Hampir tenggelam di kapal pesiar...tiga kali!
Legenda di kalangan para kapten kapal bahwa wanita dilarang berada di kapal pada saat menarik sauh mungkin ada benarnya ketika kita membaca cerita ini.
Cerita Violet dimulai pada saat dia bekerja sebagai kru di Olympic, ‘adik’ kapal Titanic. 20 September 1911, Olympic bertabrakan dengan kapal tempur Inggris, untungnya ia selamat. Karena itulah, akhirnya Violet pindah ke kapal berikutnya: Titanic!
Ya, mungkin nggak perlu cerita panjang lebar soal Titanic, toh semuanya sudah tau juga kan? Nah...abis dari Titanic, Violet mulai tobat dan menjauh dari kapal, secara mungkin dia sudah trauma juga gara-gara Titanic kali ya? Psst: kapten kapal Olympic dan Titanic pas kejadian itu samaL Edward J. Smith
Setelah beberapa lama nggak berada di laut, akhirnya Violet kangen dan kembali lagi jadi perawat di kapal Britannic. 1916, kapal tadi menabrak ranjau, dan sekali lagi Violet selamat, mungkin akhirnya karena dia merasa laut bermusuhan dengan dia, akhirnya Violet menjauh dari laut.
Pada saat meninggal gara-gara gagal jantung pada 1971, jazadnya dilarung ke laut.
5. Robert Todd Lincoln
Kesialan: Kenal banyak presiden,.. dan semuanya mati tertembak!
Bokap Robert ini siapa lagi kalo bukan Abraham Lincoln? Nah...ceritanya dimulai dari bokapnya sendiri.
Pada umur 21 tahun, Abraham Lincoln terbunuh, kemudian, Robert masuk ke dalam dunia politik dan berada di posisi Menteri Perang di bawah pemerintahan James Garfield.
1811, 4 bulan setelah Robert diangkat sebagai mentri, pada saat mereka berdua sedang dalam perjalanan ke New Jersey, Presiden James Garfield ditembak juga
Setelah hampir 20 tahun tidak ada presiden yang dikenalnya mati tertembak, akhirnya dia diundang ke acara presiden McKinley. Memang Robert bukan jadi saksi mata, tapi setidaknya dia berada di ruangan yang sama dengan presiden McKinley pada saat beliau tertembak!
Semenjak saat ini, semua undangan dari Presiden manapun selalu ditolak.
4. Ann Hodges
Kesialan: ditimpa meteor.
Percaya atau tidak, dia adalah satu-satunya manusia di dunia yang ditimpa meteor. Pada 30 November 1954, Ann Hodges tidur siang di sofa kamarnya, dan tanpa diketahuinya, ada meteor yang jatuh dari langit. Batu chondrite ini pecah menjadi tiga bagian dan salah satunya melukai Ann di pinggangnya.
Kesialan tidak sampai di situ. Angkatan Udara AS, langsung datang dengan helikopter dan meminta batuan tadi tanpa ada kompensasi. Karena marah, akhirnya suami Ann dengan bantuan pengacara mengambil kembali batu itu, dan akhirnya berniat membeli batu tadi seharga 5.000 dollar. Tapi pemilik rumah (ternyata keluarga Ann menyewa rumah), Bertie Guy, meminta uang tadi sebagai ganti rugi kerusakan rumah.
Karena tidak tahan terus menerus jadi rebutan, akhirnya batu tersebut disumbangkan ke Alabama Museum of Natural History, dan ceritanya berakhir di situ.
3. Roy Sullivan
Kesialan: Disambar petir, tujuh kali!
Secara statistik, kemungkinan orang tersambar petir adalah 1 banding 3 ribu. Jadi, kalo sampe tujuh kali, nah, 3 ribu dipangkat tujuh deh…. Hitung sendiri!
Roy Sullivan adalah penjaga taman nasional di Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Kejadian pertama adalah pada saat dia berada di menara penjaga, Roy dihantam petir pada 1942. Kedua dan selanjutnya adalah pada saat menyetir mobil meninggalkan taman, pada saat memancing, dan pada saat berada di pos penjagaan. Ini lebih aneh lagi, apalagi sampai petir menyerang pada saat berada di dalam gedung kan?
Serangan ke lima terjadi pada saat Roy sedang menggantung pakaian bersama istrinya, dan serangan keenam dilaporkan bahwa Roy merasa ‘awan mengejarnya’. Tapi bukan petir yang akhirnya mengambil nyawanya. Roy menembak dirinya sendiri pada usia 71 tahun.
2. Jeanne Rogers
Kesialan: Banyak Hal.
Waktu umur 18, pada liburan dengan kapal pesiar, Jeanne jatuh ke laut karena terlalu minggir. Temannya berusaha menolong, tapi terpeleset dan akhirnya pingsan. Baru setelah temannya tadi siuman, temannya meminta agar perahunya diputar balik dan menarik dia dari air.
Beberapa tahun kemudian, anaknya Jeanne berteriak “Mama, burung lucu”, dan pada saat itu, seekor kelelawar menyambar kulit kepalanya. Setiap orang yang dimintai pertolongan malah ketakutan dan menutup pintu sampai akhirnya dia terpaksa membawa mobil temannya sendiri, karena temannya terlalu takut untuk membawanya ke rumah sakit.
Selain itu juga, beberapa hal terjadi dalam kehidupan Jeanne: dirampok, ditembak, dicekik, jatuh ke dalam lubang dan banyak hal lagi.
1. Tsutomu Yamaguchi
Kesialan: Hanya ada dua kota yang hancur akibat bom atom, dan Tsutomu ada di dua kota itu pada saat ledakan.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi, lahir tahun 1916. Ia sedang berada dalam perjalanan untuk menjalankan bisnis di Hiroshima pada tanggal 6 Agustus 1945. Pada saat sedang turun dari tram, bom atom meledak. Gendang telinganya pecah dan ia menderita kebutaan sementara. Setelah akhirnya berhasil lolos dan mendekam semalaman di perlindungan, akhirnya ia kembali ke kota kelahirannya, Nagasaki
Nagasaki… beberapa hari kemudian...
Tsutomu berada di kantor dengan atasannya, dan menceritakan berbagai pengalaman mengerikan tentang bom atom, persis ketika dia baru selesai cerita, bom meledak lagi di Nagasaki.
Untungnya Tsutomu masih hidup dan menceritakan semua hal ini...
Berbagai Kemasan Coca-Cola Unik
1. Coca-cola Light berkolaborasi dengan Roberto Cavalli di tahun 2008 menciptakan botol menarik ini.
2. Desain packing kreatif dari coca-cola untuk liburan Natal 2008,hadir dengan bentuk bola berbeda dengan botol coca-cola biasa.
3. Coca-Cola Russia mengelarkan coca-cola,fanta, sprite dalam ukuran kecil kaleng 8 ons.
4.Botol Coca-cola yang didesain oleh Nathalie Rykiel, anak dari perancang busana terkenal Sonia Rykiel, di Perancis thn 2008.
5. Coca-Cola merayakan ulang tahunnya yang ke 100 dengan meluncurkan botol centenary ini. Botol ini dibuat khusus untuk Selfridges, departement store populer di London,Botol Coca-Cola centenary dibuat dari kaca dengan warna kuning terang,yang merupakan warna khas Selfridge. Tulisan Coca-Cola nya berwarna merah dengan tutup berwarna merah pula.
6. Botol Coca-Cola pertama circa 1899 - dikenal sebagai Hutchinson style
7. Coca-Cola mendesain botol yang dapat membuat minuman didalamnya tetap dingin selama beberapa menit! Botol tersebut juga membutuhkan teknologi vending machine yang berbeda untuk dapat mnegatur temperaturnya.
8. Diperkenalkan tahun 2005, Coca-cola meluncurkan rangkaian 5 botol alumunium berkontur yang disebut “Magnificent 5 atau M5. lima studio berbeda dari 5 benua masing2x ditugaskan untuk mendisain masing2x botol. menurut coca-cola, visual rebranding ini menyasar pada konsumen yang dapat melihat kekreatifan,yang hanya ditemukan di club dan lounge paling exclusive di dunia.
9. Ini adalah 8 desain berbeda unuk botol coca-cola edisi terbatas yang diperuntukan bagi summer campaign 2009.
10. Kaleng coca-cola edisi Olimpiade barcelona 1992 dengan desain cabang renang,balap sepeda,basket,senam,volley,bulutangkis tenis dan tenis meja
11. Botol yang terkenal karna konturnya dan diciptakan pada tahun 1915, oleh desainer gelas Earl R. Dean dari perusahaan oot Glass Company.Coca-cola memutuskan untuk mengadakan kompetisi siapa yang dapat menciptakan desain botol terbaik. Mereka menginginkan desain yang mudah dikenali, bahkan dlm keadaan gelap dan dalam keadaan rusak sekalipun.
12. Kampanye ini memberikan coca2x rebranding sementara. bermain dengan kode terkenal james bond (007), coca-cola zero sementara waktu dikenal sebagai zero-zero 7.para kolektor botol coca-cola dan para penggemar james bond bergegas untuk mendapatkan edisi terbatas 007 ini dalam perayaan “Quantum of Solace.”
13. Ini adalah botol coca-cola light edisi terbatas Manolo Blahnick
14. Desain Botol ini adalah hasil pemikiran dari desainer grafis dan kurator Jiang Hua. Pola Hoisontal berwarna merah sebenernya melambangkan karakter cina untuk kata "coca-cola".lagu saountraknya "Be it All", ditulis oleh penyanyi dan pencipta lagu Jes, yang terinspirasi dari kerumitan bentuk desain botol ini.
15. Coca-Cola meluncurkan lima edisi terbatas kaleng Coke tertema pantai untuk musim pasnas 2009 : sunglasses,surfboard, grill, American flag dan beach ball.
Ternyata kemasan Coca-Cola pernah punya desain yg unik dan di buat terbatas.. Tapi sayangnya ga pernah masuk ke Indonesia.. Yaaah
Sabtu, 19 Januari 2013
10 Ultimate Rivalries
Conflict and opposition have been a common trait of the human
experience throughout history. Some rivalries come and go, but some
rivalries have become so inherent to our lives that no one can deny
their influence on the modern world. Even if some rivalries seem petty
and unimportant, they secretly represent a much deeper conflict that may
occur in our world and sometimes within ourselves. This list of the Top
10 ultimate rivalries reminds us of a world in black and white, where
conflicts are much simpler and innocent; when in reality we live in a
complex and chaotic world, tinted in many shades of gray.
Spy vs. Spy is a silent comic strip created by Antonio Prohias and published in Mad Magazine from 1961 to this day. In the strip, two spies known only as White and Black, are constantly in a battle of deception to steal the other side’s secret plans while at the same time setting up intricate traps to kill each other. Just when it seems that one of them will be falling into a lethal death trap the other one lay out, the trap is ingeniously backfired by the first, and the other spy is comically killed while the first spy escapes with a mischievous smile and doing the v sign with both hands. In a few occasions, a third, female spy known as Lady in Grey is involved, and always ends up besting both Black and White, mostly due to them being helplessly in love with her.
Prohias, whose name appears in every strip in Morse code, and who fled from Cuba just before Castro took over the free press, considered himself a spy of sorts, and drew the cartoon as a satire of the Cold War and a criticism of its pointlessness. By 1990, health complications impeded his work on the strip, and other editors of MAD took over the task. Prohias passed away on February 24, 1998. Spy vs. Spy is possibly the longest running feature in MAD magazine, and the hilarious battles of wit between Black and White are still ongoing in the pages of the satirical magazine.
The two biggest cola brands in the world, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have almost always been in direct competition, as they have both risen to global fame and have come to be hugely popular in all corners of the world. The immense popularity of both carbonated beverages has led to many a battle for the preference of the public in what has come to be known as the Cola Wars. What began as a struggle to strive in the American soft drink market, within a century became a global battle for cola domination in almost every nation of the world. During most part of the 20th century, both beverages rose to fame almost shoulder to shoulder, with no apparent winner.
But the ‘conflict’ escalated when Pepsi unveiled its “Pepsi Challenge”, where people were given a taste test of two unlabeled cola cans, and most of them turned out to prefer the can containing Pepsi. As a response, Coca Cola concocted a new formula for their beverage and released it as the “New Coke”. This new Coke was quite unpopular among the public, and Coca Cola quickly returned to its old formula, calling it “Coca Cola Classic”. After this, both companies have undertaken fierce advertising campaigns aimed mostly at a teenage audience, trying to one-up their rival in the global cola market through catchy slogans, different flavors and spin-offs, and celebrity spokespersons. Although Coca Cola dominates the market overall, Pepsi still possesses several bastions of popularity around the world, and is hot on the heels of its rival of this 100-year+ conflict.
If you want the ultimate conflict within the almighty geek populace, spanning several decades of shaping and reshaping pop culture as we know it, and bringing war to space and cyberspace alike, yet with no apparent winner to be found, then you need to look no further than the “Star Wars vs. Star Trek” debate. Each of these powerful franchises have defined the genre of Science Fiction across the media industry through TV shows, major feature films, spin-off books, video games, conventions, and toys. As a result, seemingly endless battalions of die-hard fans of each franchise have taken it to themselves to defend their obsessions by lashing out against their sci-fi counterparts at conventions and internet chat rooms.
Although both franchises have several similarities which roughly unite them within the Science Fiction genre, such as laying out an entire galaxy teeming with alien species ready to battle each other in outer space with cool spaceships and other futuristic technologies, they can also be considered completely different and opposing when it comes to thematic undertones and philosophies, among many other things that fans are able to rant incessantly about. No matter how many words are posted in message boards about the subject, no matter how many fanfiction crossover stories may be written; this battle for the supremacy of sci-fi may never see a true resolution.
The impact of the advent of computers onto the modern world is undeniable. And on the forefront of this revolution were two particular businesses which started small, but dreamt big, and became the most important computer corporations in the world. By the early 80′s, Apple Computer, founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, was already enjoying success from its innovative series of “Apple” computers, while Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, was just releasing its first operating system (or OS). But after getting a contract with IBM, Microsoft released its DOS series of operating systems and experienced a rise in the industry as it began to dominate the market through DOS and several software products aimed for businesses. Apple acknowledged the presence of Microsoft, and in 1984 launched a major advertising campaign for its new Macintosh computer. The success of the Macintosh was limited, and Microsoft on the other hand kept on the rise with its several forays into the computing market, and especially its new Windows series. By 1993 Microsoft already dominated the market while the Apple industry started to struggle. During the 90′s Apple was on such a slump that it had to cut deals with both IBM and Microsoft to release joint products in an attempt to recover. Microsoft and its Windows OS series became synonymous with Personal Computers, while Apple became the less popular alternative.
By the turn of the new millennium Apple experienced a revival of its brand through the introduction of the iMac and other products sharing a new, fresh, streamlined style of computers. But it wasn’t until the release of the iPod that Apple was back again on top of the world. The huge success of the iPod popularized the new Apple style, and the iMac computers would rise in popularity as a result. Nowadays, Apple’s ‘fresh’ and ‘young’ style has come to directly antagonize the more ‘traditional’ style of Microsoft, as depicted by the ‘Mac vs. PC’ series of ads. Although Microsoft still dominates the PC industry, Apple has an undeniable influence over modern electronics through the iPod and its more recent iPhone, which have once again made Apple a worthy contender against the Microsoft empire.
Although they are not predator and prey, dogs and cats could nevertheless be considered the most famous “natural enemies” on the planet. Since the dawn of civilization, both canines and felines have held a place of privilege within the cities and homes of mankind; and as such, they have inevitably come to face each other in an ultimate battle for man’s fondness.
This rivalry becomes more intense when we consider that they have seemingly opposing traits (even if this is true mostly as a stereotype): one is sly and cunning, while the other is brawny and brash; one acts like a loner who demands man’s attentions, and the other glows with friendliness towards its master. Whatever your predilection, dogs and cats will continue to resent each other as long as there are human homes to contest and back alleys to claim.
What makes us who we are? Is it a lifetime of nurturing and experiences, or were we predestined by our genes to become who we are today? Is our behavior defined by biological imperatives, or do we have some say in what we eventually become in life? How important are my genes in defining my life as opposed to the way I was raised? All these questions seek to find a solution to the “nature vs. nurture” debate. Some think that genetics and biology are quite irrelevant when it comes to defining your personality, and we are basically a blank slate (“tabula rasa”) ready to be shaped into whatever kind of individual our parents and society wants us to be. Yet others emphasize the importance of heredity and genetics in defining people, since it is through those traits inherited from our parents that we become predisposed to certain behaviors and characteristics. Genes could be the primary trigger which defines our propensity to be intelligent, to be fat, to smoke, to be an athlete, to be bitter, to like rock music or classical music, etc.; in short, since the moment we are born, we would be predestined to be who we are.
But, the environment may also play an important role when it comes to those genes actually ‘expressing’ themselves in our lives; so even if genes have an important role in defining our personality, so would the way we are raised and our experiences in life. Genetics and behavioral sciences have come to make the subject very complex and fill it with even more questions about the nature of humanity.
This evident and very significant rivalry could be presented as stemming from the most basic dichotomy in nature, where the biological need for harmony between the male and the female for the purpose of survival contrasts with the usually radical differences between the genders. It could also be presented as an undeniable element in the history of human life, where women have needed to struggle through the ages against the social and cultural injustices of a seemingly male-dominated culture.
I prefer to present this conflict in terms of how kids have defined their reasons for enmity and bitter war against each other: girls have cooties, and boys are gross. Simple, huh?
The rivalry between the so-called Eastern and Western cultures is a very complex and extensive subject, spanning many centuries of history, and deeply defining human civilization up until modern times. Throughout the ages, this conflict has taken many shades and names, with religious and political struggles occurring. Defining the East and the West in itself is difficult, since it is not at all a purely geographical condition. But there’s no denying that several major wars and events in world history have happened directly from the opposition between the two. Arguably, religion and political ideologies are the two most important traits used to define this opposition, but these characteristics become evident only by observing the societies that have been established within each; or in other words, the way human beings have embraced and expressed their lives as a product of living in those cultures of the world.
This rivalry is quite evident in modern times, where the current major global wars taking place can be considered a struggle between the cultures of the East and the West. But at the same time, thankfully, an important process of global integration and diffusion of information is taking place, through the use of modern communications, as well as an increased interest for foreign cultures all over the world. Hopefully, this process will bring forth a much needed understanding of other cultures which are not our own, and help us appreciate the differences between our cultures; helping us perceive, through those very differences, what we all have in common as human beings.
One of the most relevant conflicts that define the very nature of our humanity is the constant struggle between our reason and our emotions. Many philosophical works have been written through the centuries trying to discern how these two aspects of our mind come into play to define human thinking. Yet, as of today, we still know very little about the way our mind works. If reason is the logical use of our mental faculties, something that is arguably exclusive to humans, then it is thanks to this aspect that we have developed as a superior species and have erected our grand civilization throughout time. But it would be foolish to limit human thinking and acting as only out of rationalization, because emotions constantly play a big part in the way we act. So, if emotion is a more primordial aspect of our minds, then how could we claim to be rational beings? What if you’re driven by your emotions? What if you’re too cold and rational about life? How could we find a true understanding of our minds without falling to the whims of one aspect or the other?
This antagonism is actually deeper than it seems, because it is thanks to this conflict that we have come to wonder about more mystifying aspects of life. What is love? Is it a completely emotional and biological process, or does something else, such as reason, come into play when we decide to be with someone for the rest of our lives? Is religion an emotional urge of some sort, or is it derived from our reasoning of something which may exist beyond us? What are the limits of the power of the mind as it perceives and shapes reality? What is ‘real’? Does the soul exist? What is God? Are we really able to answer these questions when we know so little about how our very minds work? Scientists, philosophers, priests, and even you and I are looking for answers to these questions, and as long as they remain unanswered, our reason and our emotion will keep on struggling in order to find the answers.
The ultimate rivalry is as old as time itself, and has been known by many names throughout the ages: Yin vs. Yang, light vs. darkness, creation vs. destruction, order vs. chaos, God vs. the Devil… Since antiquity, human beings have been involved in this eternal battle. In just about every story ever written you’ll find this struggle between good and evil, whether literally or symbolically. The presence of good and evil in humanity is not at all straightforward, for example: justice, an eye for an eye, conscience and lack thereof, pure evil, survival of the fittest, religion, politics, etc. etc.
Ethics and morality have been used to try to define what is inherently good and evil. Many philosophers have tried to explain the nature of evil and the nature of good. All religions explain the reasons and justifications for good and evil acts in their own way. There are daily acts of goodness as well as daily acts of wickedness throughout the world. Although it seems like the most basic of rivalries, it is, in fact, the most important conflict that humanity has ever seen. Shouldn’t all of us be concerned about knowing if what we are doing is for our own benefit only, or is actually helping others’ lives as well? Shouldn’t we place the welfare of others before our own? Shouldn’t we all make certain that our actions are bringing either good or bad to the world? Despite all the confusion, it should be imperative for everyone to understand whether what they are doing with their lives is selfish and harmful to others, or if what they do every day is making the world a better place for everyone on it.
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10
Spy vs. Spy
Spy vs. Spy is a silent comic strip created by Antonio Prohias and published in Mad Magazine from 1961 to this day. In the strip, two spies known only as White and Black, are constantly in a battle of deception to steal the other side’s secret plans while at the same time setting up intricate traps to kill each other. Just when it seems that one of them will be falling into a lethal death trap the other one lay out, the trap is ingeniously backfired by the first, and the other spy is comically killed while the first spy escapes with a mischievous smile and doing the v sign with both hands. In a few occasions, a third, female spy known as Lady in Grey is involved, and always ends up besting both Black and White, mostly due to them being helplessly in love with her.
Prohias, whose name appears in every strip in Morse code, and who fled from Cuba just before Castro took over the free press, considered himself a spy of sorts, and drew the cartoon as a satire of the Cold War and a criticism of its pointlessness. By 1990, health complications impeded his work on the strip, and other editors of MAD took over the task. Prohias passed away on February 24, 1998. Spy vs. Spy is possibly the longest running feature in MAD magazine, and the hilarious battles of wit between Black and White are still ongoing in the pages of the satirical magazine.
9
Pepsi vs. Coke
The two biggest cola brands in the world, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have almost always been in direct competition, as they have both risen to global fame and have come to be hugely popular in all corners of the world. The immense popularity of both carbonated beverages has led to many a battle for the preference of the public in what has come to be known as the Cola Wars. What began as a struggle to strive in the American soft drink market, within a century became a global battle for cola domination in almost every nation of the world. During most part of the 20th century, both beverages rose to fame almost shoulder to shoulder, with no apparent winner.
But the ‘conflict’ escalated when Pepsi unveiled its “Pepsi Challenge”, where people were given a taste test of two unlabeled cola cans, and most of them turned out to prefer the can containing Pepsi. As a response, Coca Cola concocted a new formula for their beverage and released it as the “New Coke”. This new Coke was quite unpopular among the public, and Coca Cola quickly returned to its old formula, calling it “Coca Cola Classic”. After this, both companies have undertaken fierce advertising campaigns aimed mostly at a teenage audience, trying to one-up their rival in the global cola market through catchy slogans, different flavors and spin-offs, and celebrity spokespersons. Although Coca Cola dominates the market overall, Pepsi still possesses several bastions of popularity around the world, and is hot on the heels of its rival of this 100-year+ conflict.
8
Star Wars vs. Star Trek
If you want the ultimate conflict within the almighty geek populace, spanning several decades of shaping and reshaping pop culture as we know it, and bringing war to space and cyberspace alike, yet with no apparent winner to be found, then you need to look no further than the “Star Wars vs. Star Trek” debate. Each of these powerful franchises have defined the genre of Science Fiction across the media industry through TV shows, major feature films, spin-off books, video games, conventions, and toys. As a result, seemingly endless battalions of die-hard fans of each franchise have taken it to themselves to defend their obsessions by lashing out against their sci-fi counterparts at conventions and internet chat rooms.
Although both franchises have several similarities which roughly unite them within the Science Fiction genre, such as laying out an entire galaxy teeming with alien species ready to battle each other in outer space with cool spaceships and other futuristic technologies, they can also be considered completely different and opposing when it comes to thematic undertones and philosophies, among many other things that fans are able to rant incessantly about. No matter how many words are posted in message boards about the subject, no matter how many fanfiction crossover stories may be written; this battle for the supremacy of sci-fi may never see a true resolution.
7
Microsoft vs. Apple
The impact of the advent of computers onto the modern world is undeniable. And on the forefront of this revolution were two particular businesses which started small, but dreamt big, and became the most important computer corporations in the world. By the early 80′s, Apple Computer, founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, was already enjoying success from its innovative series of “Apple” computers, while Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, was just releasing its first operating system (or OS). But after getting a contract with IBM, Microsoft released its DOS series of operating systems and experienced a rise in the industry as it began to dominate the market through DOS and several software products aimed for businesses. Apple acknowledged the presence of Microsoft, and in 1984 launched a major advertising campaign for its new Macintosh computer. The success of the Macintosh was limited, and Microsoft on the other hand kept on the rise with its several forays into the computing market, and especially its new Windows series. By 1993 Microsoft already dominated the market while the Apple industry started to struggle. During the 90′s Apple was on such a slump that it had to cut deals with both IBM and Microsoft to release joint products in an attempt to recover. Microsoft and its Windows OS series became synonymous with Personal Computers, while Apple became the less popular alternative.
By the turn of the new millennium Apple experienced a revival of its brand through the introduction of the iMac and other products sharing a new, fresh, streamlined style of computers. But it wasn’t until the release of the iPod that Apple was back again on top of the world. The huge success of the iPod popularized the new Apple style, and the iMac computers would rise in popularity as a result. Nowadays, Apple’s ‘fresh’ and ‘young’ style has come to directly antagonize the more ‘traditional’ style of Microsoft, as depicted by the ‘Mac vs. PC’ series of ads. Although Microsoft still dominates the PC industry, Apple has an undeniable influence over modern electronics through the iPod and its more recent iPhone, which have once again made Apple a worthy contender against the Microsoft empire.
6
Cats vs. Dogs
Although they are not predator and prey, dogs and cats could nevertheless be considered the most famous “natural enemies” on the planet. Since the dawn of civilization, both canines and felines have held a place of privilege within the cities and homes of mankind; and as such, they have inevitably come to face each other in an ultimate battle for man’s fondness.
This rivalry becomes more intense when we consider that they have seemingly opposing traits (even if this is true mostly as a stereotype): one is sly and cunning, while the other is brawny and brash; one acts like a loner who demands man’s attentions, and the other glows with friendliness towards its master. Whatever your predilection, dogs and cats will continue to resent each other as long as there are human homes to contest and back alleys to claim.
5
Nature vs. Nurture
What makes us who we are? Is it a lifetime of nurturing and experiences, or were we predestined by our genes to become who we are today? Is our behavior defined by biological imperatives, or do we have some say in what we eventually become in life? How important are my genes in defining my life as opposed to the way I was raised? All these questions seek to find a solution to the “nature vs. nurture” debate. Some think that genetics and biology are quite irrelevant when it comes to defining your personality, and we are basically a blank slate (“tabula rasa”) ready to be shaped into whatever kind of individual our parents and society wants us to be. Yet others emphasize the importance of heredity and genetics in defining people, since it is through those traits inherited from our parents that we become predisposed to certain behaviors and characteristics. Genes could be the primary trigger which defines our propensity to be intelligent, to be fat, to smoke, to be an athlete, to be bitter, to like rock music or classical music, etc.; in short, since the moment we are born, we would be predestined to be who we are.
But, the environment may also play an important role when it comes to those genes actually ‘expressing’ themselves in our lives; so even if genes have an important role in defining our personality, so would the way we are raised and our experiences in life. Genetics and behavioral sciences have come to make the subject very complex and fill it with even more questions about the nature of humanity.
4
Boys vs. Girls
This evident and very significant rivalry could be presented as stemming from the most basic dichotomy in nature, where the biological need for harmony between the male and the female for the purpose of survival contrasts with the usually radical differences between the genders. It could also be presented as an undeniable element in the history of human life, where women have needed to struggle through the ages against the social and cultural injustices of a seemingly male-dominated culture.
I prefer to present this conflict in terms of how kids have defined their reasons for enmity and bitter war against each other: girls have cooties, and boys are gross. Simple, huh?
3
West vs. East
The rivalry between the so-called Eastern and Western cultures is a very complex and extensive subject, spanning many centuries of history, and deeply defining human civilization up until modern times. Throughout the ages, this conflict has taken many shades and names, with religious and political struggles occurring. Defining the East and the West in itself is difficult, since it is not at all a purely geographical condition. But there’s no denying that several major wars and events in world history have happened directly from the opposition between the two. Arguably, religion and political ideologies are the two most important traits used to define this opposition, but these characteristics become evident only by observing the societies that have been established within each; or in other words, the way human beings have embraced and expressed their lives as a product of living in those cultures of the world.
This rivalry is quite evident in modern times, where the current major global wars taking place can be considered a struggle between the cultures of the East and the West. But at the same time, thankfully, an important process of global integration and diffusion of information is taking place, through the use of modern communications, as well as an increased interest for foreign cultures all over the world. Hopefully, this process will bring forth a much needed understanding of other cultures which are not our own, and help us appreciate the differences between our cultures; helping us perceive, through those very differences, what we all have in common as human beings.
2
Reason vs. Emotion
One of the most relevant conflicts that define the very nature of our humanity is the constant struggle between our reason and our emotions. Many philosophical works have been written through the centuries trying to discern how these two aspects of our mind come into play to define human thinking. Yet, as of today, we still know very little about the way our mind works. If reason is the logical use of our mental faculties, something that is arguably exclusive to humans, then it is thanks to this aspect that we have developed as a superior species and have erected our grand civilization throughout time. But it would be foolish to limit human thinking and acting as only out of rationalization, because emotions constantly play a big part in the way we act. So, if emotion is a more primordial aspect of our minds, then how could we claim to be rational beings? What if you’re driven by your emotions? What if you’re too cold and rational about life? How could we find a true understanding of our minds without falling to the whims of one aspect or the other?
This antagonism is actually deeper than it seems, because it is thanks to this conflict that we have come to wonder about more mystifying aspects of life. What is love? Is it a completely emotional and biological process, or does something else, such as reason, come into play when we decide to be with someone for the rest of our lives? Is religion an emotional urge of some sort, or is it derived from our reasoning of something which may exist beyond us? What are the limits of the power of the mind as it perceives and shapes reality? What is ‘real’? Does the soul exist? What is God? Are we really able to answer these questions when we know so little about how our very minds work? Scientists, philosophers, priests, and even you and I are looking for answers to these questions, and as long as they remain unanswered, our reason and our emotion will keep on struggling in order to find the answers.
1
Good vs. Evil
The ultimate rivalry is as old as time itself, and has been known by many names throughout the ages: Yin vs. Yang, light vs. darkness, creation vs. destruction, order vs. chaos, God vs. the Devil… Since antiquity, human beings have been involved in this eternal battle. In just about every story ever written you’ll find this struggle between good and evil, whether literally or symbolically. The presence of good and evil in humanity is not at all straightforward, for example: justice, an eye for an eye, conscience and lack thereof, pure evil, survival of the fittest, religion, politics, etc. etc.
Ethics and morality have been used to try to define what is inherently good and evil. Many philosophers have tried to explain the nature of evil and the nature of good. All religions explain the reasons and justifications for good and evil acts in their own way. There are daily acts of goodness as well as daily acts of wickedness throughout the world. Although it seems like the most basic of rivalries, it is, in fact, the most important conflict that humanity has ever seen. Shouldn’t all of us be concerned about knowing if what we are doing is for our own benefit only, or is actually helping others’ lives as well? Shouldn’t we place the welfare of others before our own? Shouldn’t we all make certain that our actions are bringing either good or bad to the world? Despite all the confusion, it should be imperative for everyone to understand whether what they are doing with their lives is selfish and harmful to others, or if what they do every day is making the world a better place for everyone on it.
Borischa, Bocah dari Mars
Belum lama ini, pesawat penjelajah
antariksa Amerika dan Eropa secara berturut-turut berhasil mendarat di
Mars, tujuannya adalah hendak mencari tanda-tanda kehidupan di planet
itu.
Menurut laporan Truth Report Rusia pada
tanggal 12 Maret 2004, disebutkan bahwa seorang anak lelaki berusia 7
tahun di kawasan utara Rusia mengaku dirinya berasal dari Mars, bahkan
memiliki bakat bawaan yang menakjubkan dan kepandaian yang luar biasa.
Borischa, demikian nama bocah dari planet lain itu melakukan perjalanan
yang jauh dan sulit hingga tiba di kawasan yang penuh dengan misteri
itu.
Harian itu melaporkan, bahwa seorang
saksi mata mengatakan, “saat itu di suatu malam yang hening, orang-orang
yang berkemah duduk di hadapan api unggun berbincang-bincang.
Tiba-tiba, Borischa berdiri membungkukkan badan, dengan suara nyaring
membangkitkan perhatian setiap orang, semua orang dengan perasaan
tertarik memandanginya. Saksi mata mengatakan: "Ternyata, ia bermaksud
memberitahu kepada mereka tentang kehidupan penduduk di planet Mars,
serta pengalaman legendaris mereka terbang menuju bumi." Dalam sekejap
itu, lokasi api unggun tenggelam dalam kesunyian.
Dan yang lebih fantastis lagi adalah,
bocah laki-laki ini bahkan secara hidup menceritakan tentang daratan
misterius Limoliya yang tenggelam di dasar laut dalam legenda kuno
manusia. Dan menurut penuturan bocah laki-laki ini, ketika ia tiba di
bumi dari planet Mars persis mendarat di sana, dan memahami sekali
kehidupan di sana.
Banyak orang secara mengejutkan
menemukan, bahwa bocah laki-laki misterius ini sedikitnya memiliki 2
ciri khas. Pertama, Borischa memiliki pengetahuan yang luar biasa,
inteligensinya jelas lebih tinggi levelnya daripada seorang bocah biasa
sebayanya. Limoliya adalah negeri misterius dalam legenda minimal 800
ribu tahun silam, jangankan anak-anak, bahkan profesor universitas pun
mustahil semuanya bisa tahu, dan ia secara terperinci dan dengan paham
sekali menceritakan sejarah, kebudayaan dan penduduk negeri yang kuno
ini. Dan ciri khas kedua yang menimbulkan perhatian adalah, bocah
laki-laki ini memiliki kemampuan penyampaian dengan bahasa yang membuat
orang kagum. Ia menguasai berbagai macam istilah kejuruan, memahami
data-data dengan tepat dan cermat, bahkan mengetahui secara jelas
tentang sejarah bumi dan planet Mars.
Seorang saksi mata mengatakan, "Manurut
saya, ketika bocah ini membicarakan memori pribadi dari kehidupan
terdahulu pada kami, bukan bicara sembarangan dan tidak berdasar."
Menurut laporan, Borischa yang misterius
lahir di sebuah rumah sakit di pedesaan terpencil di kota kecil Rusia
pada tanggal 11 Januari 1996. Secara permukaan terlihat orang tuanya
cukup bersahaja, lugu dan baik hati. Ibunya, Nadezhda adalah orang baik,
seorang dokter kulit di sebuah rumah sakit umum. Sedangkan ayah sang
bocah adalah seorang pensiunan perwira tentara.
Nadezhda mengenang, setelah 15 hari
kelahiran, Borischa sudah bisa menengadahkan kepalanya. Namun, yang
menakjubkan adalah ketika ia berusia 1,5 tahun sudah bisa membaca dan
memahami judul berita yang ada di koran. Dan 2 tahun kemudian, Borischa
memiliki daya ingat yang luar biasa, serta kemampuan menguasai
pengetahuan baru yang sulit dipercaya. Kemudian, dengan cepat orang
tuanya mengetahui, bahwa anak mereka dengan suatu cara yang unik --dari
suatu tempat yang misterius-- mendapatkan informasi.
Nadezhda mengenang kembali dan
mengatakan: "Tidak pernah ada orang yang mengajarinya tentang hal-hal
itu, namun kadang kala ia melipat kaki dan duduk menyilang, bicara
dengan tenang dan penuh keyakinan akan hal-hal yang merawak rambang. Ia
suka bicara tentang planet Mars, sistem planet, dan peradaban yang
sangat jauh sekali. Kami benar-benar tidak berani percaya dengan
pendengaran kami. Sejak usia 2 tahun, setiap hari ia seperti membaca
kitab suci membicarakan tentang alam semesta, dan kisah dunia lainnya
yang tak terhitung banyaknya juga tentang angkasa yang tiada batasnya."
Sejak saat itulah, Borischa terus berkata
pada orang tuanya, bahwa dulu ia tinggal di planet Mars. Ketika itu,
ada sejenis manusia tinggal di planet Mars, oleh karena terjadi sebuah
bencana dahsyat yang mematikan, lapisan atmosfer di atas planet Mars
lenyap total, sehingga penduduk di atas planet Mars itu terpaksa harus
hidup di kota bawah tanah. Dan sejak itu, ia sering keluar berdagang dan
berkunjung ke bumi dengan tujuan mengadakan penelitian, lagi pula ia
hanya seorang diri mengendarai pesawat antariksa.
Menurut penuturan Borischa, bahwa semua
ini terjadi pada masa makmur peradaban Limoliya. Waktu itu, ia memiliki
seorang sahabat karib di Limoliya, namun temannya ini tewas di
hadapannya. Borischa mengenang kembali dan mengatakan: "Waktu itu, di
atas bumi telah terjadi suatu bencana dahsyat, sebuah daratan yang
mahabesar bagaikan ditelan oleh hujan badai laut. Tiba-tiba, sebuah batu
raksasa menghantam sebuah bangunan, dan secara kebetulan teman saya
berada di sana, saya sama sekali tidak sempat menyelamatkannya." Dengan
hidup bocah laki-laki ini menceritakan seluruh pemandangan hilangnya
Limoliya, bagaikan baru terjadi kemarin.
Borischa mengatakan, bahwa pesawat
ulang-alik mereka, hampir dalam sekejap telah rampung dalam suatu
perjalanan sejak tinggal landas dari planet Mars hingga mendarat di
bumi. Bersama itu, ia mengeluarkan sebatang kapur tulis dan melukis
sebuah benda yang berbentuk bulat di atas papan tulis. Ia mengatakan:
"Pesawat ruang angkasa kami dibentuk dari 6 lapisan, lapisan luar
mendominasi 25%, dibuat dari metal yang kokoh. Lapisan ke-2 mendominasi
30%, dibuat dari bahan yang menyerupai karet. Lapisan ke-3 mendominasi
30%, juga terbuat dari metal�c dan lapisan terakhir hanya mendominasi
4%, dibuat dari bahan magnetisme khusus. Jika kami mengisi penuh energi
pada lapisan magnetisme ini, maka pesawat ruang angkasa bisa terbang
menuju ke mana pun di alam semesta ini."
Dengan agak serius Borischa juga memrediksi dan mengatakan, bahwa pada tahun 2009 akan terjadi bencana besar yang pertama kalinya di sebuah daratan di atas bumi, dan bencana kedua kalinya yang lebih menghancurkan lagi akan terjadi pada tahun 2013.
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