The Detailed Universe: This will Blow Your Mind.

Size Confusion

Why size doesn't matter: The perspective bending photos that turn everyday holiday snaps into mind-boggling works of art You would be forgiven for mistaking these photographs for something out of Gulliver's Travels or Alice in the Wonderland. The clever examples of forced perspective photography produce mind-boggling results from around the globe. With the creative camera work, the photographers have been able to pull the wool over the eyes of human perception even making a little girl appear to stand over the Eiffel Tower. Hanging around: A giant tourist holds a woman over water at the Perito Moreno glacier in the Argentine region of Patagonia with just one hand Among the stunning shots complied by environmentalgraffiti.com is a playful holiday snap which shows a giant tourist holding a woman over water at the Perito Moreno glacier in the Argentine region of Patagonia with just one hand. Another visual gag shows a man about to eat a space shuttle at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Standing tall: This little girl towers over the world famous Eiffel Tower while a woman touches the top of a lighthouse at Nova Scotia's Peggy's Cove Size matters: The world's largest salt plains of Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia provides the perfect setting for photographers keen to test out their perspective-bending skills Nova Scotia's Peggy's Cove is the backdrop for another on the list, with a woman appearing to tower over its classic red-and-white lighthouse. Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia provides the perfect setting for photographers keen to test out their perspective-bending skills, two examples manipulating the perception of size in this collection have been taken in the region, one with a giant banana large enough for two people to sit on. Take-off:  The Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida is the launch pad for both of these visual gags The vast, expansive landscapes of the world's largest salt plains have few features to shatter the illusion of big objects appearing small or small objects big, says writer Karl Fabricius who compiled the pictures. There is also an image which shows a woman blowing out the steam from the Old Faithful, Yellowstone's most famous geyser. Full of hot air: This example shows a woman blowing out the steam from the Old Faithful, Yellowstone's most famous geyser

Lifting The Moon?

Left a bit, right a bit, perfect! Moon appears to be carried by crane in stunning optical illusion By Leon Watson You want the moon on a stick? Well, here it is. This incredible optical illusion shows the moon appearing to be carried by the metal structure. Bruno Gerber spotted the great photo opportunity as he stood on a friend's roof terrace in Bern, Switzerland. Illusion: The moon looks like carried by a crane in this clever photo The 37-year-old Swiss lawyer said: 'It was pure luck and being in the right place at the right time that I managed to capture this. 'I was at a birthday party on a roof terrace and one of the people there pointed out the moon rising with the Swiss Alps in the background. 'I noticed the crane in the foreground and I tried to make its hook and the moon align by getting in the right position.

15 Puppies Born

Red setter day! Romy gives birth to huge litter of 15 puppies after eight hour labour Almost double traditional litter of eight or nineBy Andy Dolan When Romy the Irish setter went into labour, her excited owners expected to have their hands full with eight or nine puppies. Then a tenth arrived. And an 11th, and a 12th, and a 13th, and a 14th... After an exhausting ten hours, the litter stood at a staggering 15. Feeding time: Irish setter Romy with her hungry litter of ten girls and five boys So overwhelming is the boisterous brood that owners Natasha White and Alicia Copping, both 28, are working on a 24-hour shift pattern to help three-year-old Romy feed the ten girls and five boys. Miss White, a qualified vet and dog breeder, said: 'There is a particular greedy one. She wakes up in between feeds screaming for more milk. 'We did a scan when Romy was just four weeks pregnant and we thought we saw eight or nine. So you can imagine our shock when she carried on giving birth to more.' The average litter size for the breed is nine. The puppies' father, six-year-old Ruben, is also owned by the housemates, from Allesley, Coventry, and they plan to keep one from the litter, which arrived 12 days ago. The record in Britain is 24 pups which was set in 2004 in Cambridgeshire beating the previous record of 13. Proud mum: Romy with her litter of 15 healthy Irish setter newborns born after eight hours of labour Tough going: Romy spent eight hours in labour with just a few hours break before giving birth to the remaining five heaviest puppies The squealing newborns, a healthy 10 girls and five boys, weighed between 275 and 339 grams. Within just a week they have doubled in size. Despite not being able to open their eyes they have been gulping milk every two hours of the day. Ms White, who specialises in breeding guide dogs, said: 'We did a scan when Romy was just four weeks pregnant and we thought we saw eight or nine. So you can imagine our shock when she carried on giving birth to more. 'She was very tired by the end of it. We gave her a walk round the garden after her 10th one. Then after two hours the others came out. 'The last one to be born was the biggest. It took Romy more effort to get him out than the others. New arrivals: Owner Natasha White with two of the 15 puppies. Despite not being able to open their eyes they have been gulping milk every two hours of the day

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What your credit card numbers tell you.

International standards

Credit card numbers are basically drawn up by the International Standards Organization (ISO). All credit cards share many similar characterizations due to the ISO; such as the size and the placement of the numbers, emblazoned across the front.

ISO is a standard-setting body of international representatives that help produce global standards, both commercial and industrial.

Why is ISO so important in our global market?

They not only create standards for credit cards but magnetic-striped ID cards as well, allowing for easier processing and recognition. Not only do credit cards across the board share the same material that they are made from (PVC), they share a common numbering sequence.

Understanding the numbers

A credit card can have up to a maximum of 19 digits according to ISO standards. Below is a breakdown of the numbers.
             
1) The first six digits

The first six digits of your credit card is the Major Industry Identifier (MII) and the Issuer Identifier Number (IIN).

The first number, MII, represents the category or system in which your credit card was issued. The MII together with the other five numbers identify the exact issuer, IIN.

Hence, the first 6 digits of a credit card are known as the Bank Identification Number (BIN).

These digits lets the merchant know what type of card you are using and with some cards, even the currency that will be used. An example of the most popular cards are:

3: Travel and Entertainment

American Express: 34xxxx-37xxxx
Diners Club: 38xxxx

4: Banking and financial

Visa: 4xxxxx

5: Banking and Financial

MasterCard: 51xxxx-55xxxx

6: Merchandising and banking

Discover: 6011xx

2) Account Number

The account number can be up to 12 digits. Each issuer has trillions of possible account numbers. The credit card account number is used to identify you. Each bank or card issuer will have various lengths and number sequences.

In some cases, your account number can be broken down in to when your card was last issued, if it has been lost or stolen, how many cards have been issued to an account, etc.
                     
3) Check Digit or Checksum

The checksum is an algorithm that was awarded a US Patent to an IBM Scientist named Hans Peter Luhn (1896-1964). The checksum is called the Luhn algorithm.

The checksum is used to confirm the initial digits of the card number. Benefits of using a checksum is that it prevents casual attempts to invent credit card numbers, as only one in ten will be valid.

If the credit card needs to be manually recorded, the checksum will help to prevent mistakes.

How to use the Checksum

Step one

Take the credit card number below and double every other digit from the left (marked in raised numbers below). (I got this number off an ad on the internet).
             
5424 1801 2345 6789
                     
5x2=10; 2x2=4; 1x2=2; 0x2=0; 2x2=4; 4x2=8; 6x2=12; 8x2=16. 

(You should come up with the following sequence of numbers: 10, 4, 2, 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16.)
                
Step two

Add the new numbers (10, 4, 2, 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16) to the numbers you didn't double (4, 4, 8, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9) in the above card number.

All double digits (like 10, 12 and 16) should be added as a sum of their digits. An example would be: 10 becomes 1+0; 12 becomes 1+2 and 16 becomes 1+6).
                      
1+0+4+4+4 + 1+8+0+1 + 4+3+8+5 + 1+2+7+1+6+9 = 69

Step three

If the final sum is divisible by 10, then the credit card number is valid. If it cannot be divided by 10, the number is invalid or fake.
            
69 10 = 6.9
                    
As you can see, the number I got off the ad is a fake or invalid number. Grab a credit card out of your wallet and try this simple and fun test.
           
In addition
                             
Additional numbers on a credit card are the issue and expiration dates and CVV, CID, or CVC codes, which are security codes for various credit card companies. Not all credit cards will have the same sets of extra codes to identify if the card is authentic.
                          
With a little bit of knowledge, you can find out a lot about your credit card.