They stand about 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall at the hump and weigh 1600 to 1800 pounds (726 to 816 kilograms). Over a four-day period a camel can haul 375 to 600 pounds (170 to 270 kilograms) at rates of 29 miles (47 kilometers) a day and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) an hour.
The blooms of the corkscrew vine resemble a snail's shell when viewed from the side. The corkscrew or snail vine (Vigna caracalla), a tender perennial vine, produces fragrant, spiral blooms. Apart from the unusual white or yellow and purple blooms, the plant has beanlike foliage that is evergreen in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 12.
Corks are great craft items for building a large number of projects. You get your corks in a fun manner - by drinking wine! Here is some basic information when creating crafts out of cork. First, most wine bottles have a standard internal neck size. That is 3/4. So pretty much any cork you get will be 3/4 wide. On the other hand, corks range between 1 1/2 to 2 long or more. That 1/2 might not seem a lot of difference, but it can create huge problems if you are trying to create grids of corks.