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In the Jalisco region of Mexico, Los Machetes is a popular folk dance. This dance tells the story of cutting down sugar cane during the harvest. Los Machetes was created by Mexican farm workers who spent a great amount of time perfecting the use of the tool, the machete, for harvesting. Traditionally, real machetes are used while performing ...
The 1,250 t heavy Thunder Stone in Saint Petersburg. On top is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great The 53.3 t heavy capital block (the rectangular platform fitted with a railing) of Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy, was lifted by Roman cranes to a record height of about 34 m. The Western Stone of the Western Wall in Jerusalem weighs 517 t.
In Kerala, Malayalam language references the semi-circular knife for paddy, called "koduval" and the regular sized billhook machete is known as "vaakathi" (coconut cutting); while the veecharuval is known simply as aruval. The veecharuval was also used as a weapon and is still used as such for self-defence in rural areas or gang warfare in cities.
Obsolete cannons were often used as wheel guards in the Netherlands, such as for the Catherine's gate in Dordrecht. A guard stone, jostle stone or chasse-roue (French lit. "wheel chaser"), is a projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.
Tire machèt – Cap Rouge, Haiti. Tire machèt ("pull [the] machete") is a Haitian martial art; a form of fencing with machetes.. The origin of the practice lies in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, in which rebel slaves, many armed only with the machetes they had used to cut sugarcane, defeated the French colonial army.
The chilling details of the machete attack on the woman were revealed in an affidavit of probable cause to arrest Williams on charges of attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful ...
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Bombard mortar and granite ball projectile of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes, 1480–1500.Founded at the request of Pierre d'Aubusson, the bombard was used for close defense of the walls (100–200 m (110–220 yd)) at the Siege of Rhodes.