Long-nosed Chimaera

Rarely ever seen, the long-nosed chimaera is an oddity among oddities. All chimaeras are poorly understood, but the long-nose, with its whip-like tail and long snout, is especially so. The group branched off from sharks, its closest relative, around 400 million years ago and have remained a distinct, and distinctly odd, lineage ever since and have been basically unchanged since they shared the Earth with dinosaurs. Like sharks and rays, chimaeras have a skeleton made of cartilage. An extremely weird looking fish was snagged recently in the frigid artic waters off northern Canada and after some confused speculation about what it even is, researchers have identified it as the super rare long-nosed chimaera.The spooky, deep sea fish has a long nose, menacing mouth, and a venomous spine atop its gelatinous grey body and was caught near the northernmost province of Nunavut in Davis Straight.Researchers, who at first believed the odd fish was the similarly freakish goblin shark, say the long-nosed chimaera likely makes its home at depths not often visited by humans.‘Potentially, if we fish deeper, maybe between 1,000 and 2,000 metres (3,000 to 6,000 feet), we could find that's there's actually quite a lot of them there,’ University of Windsor researcher Nigel Hussey told CBC. ‘We just don’t know.’ 

‘Only one of these fish has previously been documented from the

Hudson Strait,’ Hussey said. Like all chimaeras, the long-nosed species is a distant relative of sharks and rays.The long-nosed chimaera has a whip-like tail and can grow to around three feet long.The chimaera is one of the world's oldest species of fish.It goes by various names including ratfish, rabbitfish, and ghostsharks.But they aren't sharks. Most species of chimaera live their lives in the dark, deep sea abyss. The enigmatic fish has its closest cousin in the shark, but the chimaera is much less common and for less studied.Most species of chimaera have a mildly venomous spine on their back. The long-nosed chimaera is no exception.Some species of chimaera are even eaten as food in some parts of the world.But the enigmatic fish is largely restricted to deep ocean waters, putting it out of reach to most fishermen and scientists.For these reasons, the strange creatures are poorly studied and understood.

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For the sake of people

To invite or summon (someone to do something, esp to take part in a contest) it is not only the meaning and definition  of `Challenge` but also gives great inspiration and awareness to one and all. Now we have seen various variety of challenges  for  the good. Definitely some more innovative challenges will ready to come infront of the people.

Ice Bucket Challenge

The original version involved jumping into cold water, then nominating another to do the same. Later, this became the  ice  bucket dump, and charitable donations were the result of refusing to participate. By late July 2014, however, the charity being  named  was the ALS Foundation. Inspired by Pete Frates, a friend who was diagnosed with ALS,a neurode generative disease, Griffin launched the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness and funds for the disease. Griffin tried to do more fundraising for ALS research. Then the challenge spread worldwide on Facebook to the following countries (in order of participation): Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Philippines, Puerto Rico and India.During that time frame, over 28 million people joined the challenge by posting, commenting or liking a challenge post, Facebook said. 

Rice Bucket Challenge

The Rice Bucket Challenge is a way to raise awareness of world hunger, feed those in the most need and have fun at the same time!  The Rice Bucket Challenge involves donating a bucket of rice to a poor person or family. It is inspired by the Ice Bucket Challenge which has raised lots of money for the ALS Foundation. The idea for the Rice Bucket Challenge is attributed to Manju Latha Kalanidhi, journalist based in Hyderabad, India. It started off as a Facebook page on August 23, 2014. The Challenge spread to other South Asian nations, including Nepal and Sri Lanka, Philippines. 

My tree challenge

Following the global success of Ice bucket challenge and Rice bucket challenge Kerala Megastar Mammootty has initiated a eco-conservation programme in the title 'My Tree Challenge'. Within a few weeks from its start, the movement has gained big momentum as thousands of people has enrolled themselves as members, by planting a tree. It was through the 'My tree hash tag' and through Mammootty's facebook page that these thousand people announced themselves as part of the project. 

Salt Water Car

Technological innovation is, without doubt, the major force for change in modern Society. These innovations have shaken core of the motor world. Quant e-Sportlimousine has to come up with some new innovative cars to compete with its competitors. The unusual flow cell technology used in lieu of a conventional battery pack is, along with the salt water it uses as a power source. It seats four, has full-length gull-wing doors that grant access to both front and rear seats, and stunning super car looks. It is 5.25 metres (0.4ft) long, 2.2 metres wide (7.2ft), the 1.35 metre (4.4ft).  22-inch wheels sit just beneath impressive double gull-wing doors.With a claimed 0-62mph time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of over 217 mph, The Quant e-Sportlimousine could become the next big thing in the automotive world if it successfully passes testing and enters into production. Yet it isn’t the e-Sportlimousine’s claimed 372 mile range or four-wheel drive capabilities that make this car stand apart from others. The technology something Quant calls ‘nanoFLOWCELL’. The car tank capacity 200 Lts and total weight approxmately 2,300 Kgs (5,070lbs) wih 920 horse power (680 kW). After making a debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, The Quant e-Sportlimousine has received approval from German road safety authority known as Technischer Uberwachungsverein (TUV for short). Price and sale date yet to be confirmed, but may cost more than £1m  ($1.7 million). The car, which uses an electrolyte flow cell power system, is now certified for use on German and European roads. Modern, fast, and innovative, the  Quant e-Sportlimousine is powered by two tanks of liquid electrolyte which pass through a specially-designed membrane, generating electric current and powering the car’s powerful motors.The Quant hitting the headlines as a car which could change the way we think about batteries forever. Flow cells or flow batteries as they are sometimes called work by passing two liquids (electrolytes) containing different chemical components either side of a specially-designed membrane. While the two liquids do not mix and stay in their own closed system, an electrical reaction takes place between the two liquids as they pass over either side of the membrane, inducing an electrical current. Essentially then, flow cells operate in a similar way to a traditional battery, but instead of the electrolyte living inside the battery, flow cells store their electrolyte outside of the battery in discrete storage tanks.The unusual gull wing doors give access to the front and rear of the car.This makes it possible for discharged electrolyte to be pumped out of the tank and replenished with fresh, fully charged electrolyte in the same time it takes to fill a car with gasoline. Spent electrolyte can then be recovered and recharged away from the vehicle, allowing for a quick refill without worrying about damage due to rapid recharging. In the case of the e-Sportlimousine, salt water is used as an electrolyte, something that’s abundant around the world. Quant says the e-Sportlimousine has a 120 kilowatt-hour storage capacity, made possible by ultra-high density flow cells and two large electrolyte tanks taking the place of traditional, heavy battery pack materials. Some back of the napkin maths suggests that the Quant e-Sportlimousine will have an energy efficiency of around 3.1 miles per kilowatt-hour.