Tag: speed

November 21, 2016 at 7:08 pm

To Encourage Slowing Down, This Route 66 Rumble Strip Plays America the Beautiful at 45 MPH

To Encourage Slowing Down, This Route 66 Rumble Strip Plays America the Beautiful at 45 MPH

The project was a collaboration between the National Geographic Society and the New Mexico Department of Transportation

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July 20, 2016 at 7:32 am

Why the Concorde Failed

Why the Concorde Failed

This plane could cross the Atlantic in 3.5 hours, so why did supersonic transport fail?

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July 4, 2016 at 11:08 am

The Difference Between 850 hp and 10,000 hp

The Difference Between 850 hp and 10,000 hp

This is bananas

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July 7, 2015 at 9:19 am

Comparing Pit Stops Across Auto Racing

Comparing Pit Stops Across Auto Racing

From Formula 1 to NASCAR, this is what a pit stop looks like in the various types of auto racing.

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April 29, 2015 at 3:09 pm

This Guy Turbocharged a Quadcopter and the Results are Insane

This Guy Turbocharged a Quadcopter and the Results are Insane

I can’t believe how fast this turbocharged quadcopter flies! Additional props to the pilot who has some very impressive flying skills. What a beast!

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March 5, 2015 at 3:17 pm

This is What an 81 degree, 325 ft Drop at 95 mph Looks Like

This is What an 81 degree, 325 ft Drop at 95 mph Looks Like

An incredible first-person POV of the first test run on the Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds Park. Debuting this spring, Fury 325 will be the world’s tallest & fastest ‘giga’ coaster (a type of roller-coaster with a height or drop ranging from 300 ft to 399 ft and completes a full circuit). The…

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November 11, 2014 at 10:54 am

Rocket-Powered Bicycle Beats Ferrari, Reaches Top Speed of 207 mph

Rocket-Powered Bicycle Beats Ferrari, Reaches Top Speed of 207 mph

On 7 November 2014 at the famous Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France, François Gissy reached a top speed of 333 km/h (207 mph) on a rocket-propelled bicycle designed by his friend Arnold Neracher. The top speed was achieved around the 250-meter mark and the bike travelled a quarter-mile in less than 7…

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September 29, 2014 at 10:41 pm

What It’s Like to Have a Train Pass Overhead at 75 Mph

What It's Like to Have a Train Pass Overhead at 75 Mph

A perfectly placed GoPro (it barely moves!) captures what it’s like to have a train pass directly overhead at 75 mph (120 km/h). Hint: It’s pretty terrifying. If you’re feeling impatient you can skip to the 0:56 mark 🙂

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July 18, 2014 at 4:23 pm

These Guys Built a 104-Tooth Chain Ring Bike to See How Fast It Could Go

These Guys Built a 104-Tooth Chain Ring Bike to See How Fast It Could Go

How fast could you go on a fixed-gear, 104-tooth chain ring bike? That’s what frame builder Tom Donhou and his friends sought to answer. Inspired by the men of the salt flats in the 60s who pushed the land speed record from the 300s up towards the 600 mph mark in jet-propelled cars built…

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February 20, 2014 at 11:01 am

Watch This Guy Rap Through the Entire Alphabet at Ludicrous Speed

Watch This Guy Rap Through the Entire Alphabet at Ludicrous Speed

Alliteration at its finest! Kansas City native Mac Lethal shows us some lyrical excellence as he obliterates every letter from A-Z at a progressively faster tempo. Gift of Gab of Blackalicious did a similar song called Alphabet Aerobics back in 1999. Though it’s not as fast, the concept is the same and has been…

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