World's strongest boy does push ups while balancing on glass bottles

The world's strongest boy doing push ups while being held up on the tops of glass bottles shows that he continues to challenge himself.

The clip, released on YouTube Friday, shows seven-year-old Giuliano Stroe balance his hands and feet using green glass bottles.

Once he steadies himself on the small bottle tops, he proceeds to do 12 push ups.

This is not little Giuliano's first brush with fame.

The exceptional pre-schooler performed the fastest ever 10m hand walk with a weight ball between his legs in 2009 and was put into the Guinness Book of World Records for the feat.

Father Iulian Stroe, 36, previously said: 'He has been going to the gym with me ever since he was born. I always took him with me when I went training.'



Mr Stroe now trains both Giuliano and his younger brother Claudiu in their family home in Romania.

He added there is no danger of the youngster harming himself, saying: 'I have been training hard all my life myself.

'He is never allowed to practice on his own, he is only a child and if he gets tired we go and play.'

Giuliano, the oldest of four children, says his stardom has not gone to his head and he still enjoys normal kid stuff like painting, watching cartoons and playing in the park when he is not weightlifting.





But it seems he has picked up a taste for fame during his incredible exploits, revealing he enjoys it when he is applauded after performing.

In the four days since the latest video was posted, it has been viewed 146,622 times.

And, in terms of applause, he is getting a mixed bag of virtual appreciation, with 245 'likes' and 169 'dislikes'.

Bee-eating bear who's clearly got life licked

At first glance, this bear looks like she has taken a shine to the bark of the tree she is lazing about in.

But the amusing image is in fact the creature's best attempt at stifling a yawn as she woke up from a snooze at Miami Zoo in Florida.

Photographer Adrian Tavano captured Kala, a 19-year-old Malayan sun bear, as she emerged from a nap and opened her mouth.



Sun bears usually employ their tongue, which can reach up to ten-inches, to eat termites hidden deep inside trees.

Mr Tavano, 39, from Miami, said: 'The bear exhibit is very nice and visitors have a clear view of the animals.

'Kala loves to sleep on top of this tree, which was about 20 metres from where I was.

'I think she had just woken up and had a yawn, so she is not licking the tree but it looks like it.'

Pet cat spends 24 hours on a road sign 50ft off the ground

A curious cat used up all of its nine lives after getting stuck on a 50ft-high traffic sign above a busy motorway.

Police and animal lovers launched a major rescue operation after the puss spent 24 hours trapped on the sign alongside the M4.

Traffic officers set up a rolling roadblock as a crane was brought in to reach the frightened moggy.



Scaffolder Hugh Norville, 47, who went up in the crane lift, said: 'I was shocked when I saw him up there - you certainly don’t expect to see a cat perched above the M4.

'But we couldn’t have just left him up there. He was cold and scared, he could have died, I wasn’t going to let that happen.'

Brave Hugh climbed onto the concrete sign platform at Briton Ferry, near Swansea, armed with a tin of cat food to tempt the pet down.



He said: 'He was well-looked after - what made him climb onto the sign is a complete mystery.

'But whoever owns him should re-name him Lucky because he’s used all his nine lives up in one go.'

The cat was handed over to the RSPCA who returned him to his relieved owner today.

A spokeswoman said: 'The cat was well and truly stuck - but everyone pulled out all the stops to bring him down.

'It just just goes to show what a nation of animal lovers we are.'

Carving out a niche for himself, the artist uses chainsaw to create his masterpieces on TREES

A master craftsman has carved out a unique niche for himself turning trees into works of art using a heavy duty chainsaw.

Andy O'Neill, 40, spends days at a time creating each of his remarkable tree treats by carving the sculptures from felled logs.

Once completed, each piece of his art can fetch anywhere between £300 to £5,000 a time.

Andy is currently working at the National Pinetum in Bedgebury Forest, Kent - where he is carving seven sculptures including an enormous adder, a roman shield and sword and some other intricate designs, all with his trusty chainsaw



Wood carver Andy hails from Bristol but is currently living in a caravan in Bedgebury Forest, said: 'I've been doing this for four years and it's really something I love.

'As a schoolboy I wanted to do woodwork for O Level, but they didn't have enough pupils to make up a class, so I did art instead.

'I became a graphic designer and then a tree surgeon after leaving school, but wanted to carve myself a different path and combined my art with my love of forestry.

'My tallest creation was a 25ft tall totem pole that I carved out of a condemned beech tree - that was a real labour of love.



'As an artist I am in my own bubble - I've created my own style as I go along.

'Using a chainsaw instead of a paint brush puts me apart from most other artists straight away.'

In the New Year, visitors to Bedgebury's National Pinetum will be able to see Andy's chainsaw masterpieces at the free to enter forest.

The Pinetum is a recreational and conservational arboretum and was established as the National Conifer Collection in 1925 and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world.



The collection has over 10,000 trees growing across 320 acres (1.3 km2), including rare, endangered and historically important specimens of pines, conifers and firs.

Bedgebury National Pinetum conducts conservation work and is home to some 56 vulnerable or critically endangered species along with Andy's astonishing art work.

Cozy Coupe is the best selling car of all types in 2011

It gives off zero emissions, costs nothing at the petrol pump and rarely breaks down.

So perhaps it’s little wonder the Cozy Coupe is something of a bestselling car.

Unfortunately though, it takes forever to do 0-60mph and only takes one passenger at a time.



But even that hasn’t stopped the 2011 model of Cozy Coupe outselling the Ford Focus and the Vauxhall Corsa in the UK.

HOW THE SALES COMPARE IN PAST 12 MONTHS

Total Cozy Couple sales: 133,535

1 Fiesta: 95,261

2 Focus: 81,616

3 Corsa: 77,230

4 Golf: 62,604

5 Astra: 63,096

6 Insignia: 46,417

7 Polo: 46,974

8 3 Series: 42,689

9 Qashqai: 39,667

10 MINI: 37,375

Totting up unit sales of over 130,000 in the past 12 months puts it way ahead of any other model in statistics compiled by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

The £49.99 car is also the run-about of choice for the children of professional driver and former Top Gear star Ben Collins.

The design of the chassis has changed little since it was first produced in 1979, since when 21million Cozy Coupes have been around the world.

The car's design, described as a ‘cross between a Volkswagen Beetle and Fred Flintstone's vehicle’, was created by Jim Mariol, who had worked as a designer at Chrysler in the USA.

First sold in 1979 as one of the first molded-plastic toy cars sold in the United States, it was called the ‘world's best-selling car for much of this decade’ by The New York Times in 1998, outselling the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus.

Reacting to this year’s chart topping position, Andrew Laughton, of Little Tikes said: ‘We are not surprised that the Cozy Coupe has topped Britain’s best-selling vehicle sales.

‘It is a regular favourite with parents and kids alike and the Cozy Coupe never fails to delight children who love the feature of being able to get into and ‘drive away’ in their own car.

‘Parents love the fact this robust vehicle offers a good few years of quality play value and they’re also very reliable.

‘Plus many of today’s parents have their own fond memories of owning a Cozy Coupe as a child.’

UK sales of the toy were further boosted earlier this year with the introduction of the GB Coupe, a navy blue coloured model sporting a Union Jack on the roof.

Launched just in time for the Royal Wedding Celebrations, the special edition vehicle is sold through ToysRUs and other toy showrooms.

Sales have also been strong for the Pink coloured Princess Coupe, a police liveried Patrol Coupe, and a taxi range, which also includes a London Black Cab version.