Helicopter - The most Expensive Bottle Opener (13 pics)

Helicopter - The most Expensive Bottle Opener -

What to do when you need to open the bottle, but no can opener, but there is a helicopter?

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Opening a beer with a bottle opener is usually a simple task. However, using a helicopter with an opener attached to it is just making that task more difficult than it needs to be.

Some may call it trick flying, while others the most expensive beer bottle opener in the world, but whatever you decide, using a helicopter to pop open a few beers is very impressive to say the least.

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Birds of America: The World's Most Expensive Book

A copy of John James Audubon's “Birds of America” was sold at an auction in London last week for £7.3 million ($11.5 million), and thus becoming the most expensive book ever sold. The auction was a rare chance to own one of the best preserved editions of the 19th century masterpiece, with its 435 hand-colored illustrations. The winning bid was placed by London-based art dealer Michael Tollemache, who outbid three others during the auction.


Birds of America was first published as a series of sections between 1827 and 1838. Only 119 copies were published of which fewer than a dozen are in private hands. Each of the printed book were colored by hand, and it was an extremely laborious process. Even by today's standards, the vividness of its illustrations of birds is extraordinary but when it was being released in the 1830s it was mindboggling.
Audubon employed a rather shocking technique to produce the book. He hunted the birds down and shot them before propping them up on wires to paint. Each drawing would take about 60 hours to complete. Ironically, many of his beautifully rendered subjects are now extinct, such as the Carolina Parakeet, Passenger Pigeon, Labrador Duck, Great Auk, Esquimaux Curlew, and Pinnated Grouse.




 
 

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Most Expensive Signatures in the World

Signature could be worth millions when written by a man who stays popular and famous even death or alive . Here’s a list of 5 most expensive signatures in the world.

5. Jimmy Hendrix Signature

This legendary rock star only live 27 years on this planet but he already did many great things that makes his name immortal. He is very influential guitarist, songwriter and rock singer. A piece of paper that was signed by him is worth £ 41,000.


4. Jimmy Page’s Signature

Another Jimmy signed a guitar and that make it worth £ 49,000. His long name is Jimmy Page and he is a very famous English guitarist, songwriter, and Led Zeppelin band member. His signature is considered as one of the most valuable signature in the world till this date.

3. John Lennon’s Signature

World knows him as one of the most influential English singer and songwriter. When he lived, he made loads of great song and founded The Beatles. In 2003, a copy of his signature was auctioned and bought for $ 525,000.

2. Abraham Lincoln’s Signature

He was a famous politician, great general, respectful president and his name remains live in the head of all American Peoples. He stopped bloody civil wars that took 624,511 American soldiers. His signature on the Emancipation proclamation auctioned and sold for $ 748,000 in 1991 and it is the second most expensive signature ever.

1.William Shakespeare’s Signature

It is no doubt that William Shakespeare is one of the most famous name in the history of human civilization. He is the superstar of English poet and he is known as the greatest writer in English literature. His signature is estimated worth $ 5 million and it is interesting fact that there is only 6 original signature like this in our planet.
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16 Most Expensive Vehicles Sold on eBay

In the recent months we have seen some of the most expensive vehicles ever sold on eBay motors. This includes our top car, the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT California which just sold on October 3rd, 2010 for a price tag of $3.26 million dollars. This graphic does include some vehicles with a final sales price that leave us scratching our heads, but we’ll attempt to address.
The odd valued vehicles include the “2005 Harley Davidson Road King” and the “1969 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman” which are both the result of celebrity connection.

• The Harley was featured on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and signed by many of Jay’s guests. After several weeks on the set it was auctioned off and all the proceeds went to support the tsunami relief efforts.
• The Mercedes-Benz was once owned by Elvis Presley and the seller clams that the ‘King’ himself placed a $5,500 down payment and made payments for 36 months. This was one of the few vehicles the King owned in his name and kept for many years.

[Via: eBay Motors Blog]

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