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Video: 200-km/h wingsuit foiler pushes human flight to record levels

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Peter Salzmann experiences the glory of flight, gliding into the world record books on October 24, 2024

Austrian aerial stuntman and all-around maniac Peter Salzmann has already pushed wingsuiting to a whole ‘nother level in strapping on an electric propulsion system to turn himself into what might be the closest thing we’ve ever seen to a human aircraft. Now he’s back breaking boundaries once again, this time swapping out propulsion in favor of a dramatic new foil system designed to increase lift and overall flight time, pushing man that much closer to the gravity-flaunting freedom of bird-kind.

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Looking back: The 4.2-liter, 48-cylinder, world record-holding Kawasaki

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Whitelock’s eye-popping 48-cylinder “Tinker Toy” was built to put a full stop on an escalating arms race in the UK custom motorcycle scene – and it certainly did, becoming one of the world’s most outrageous and iconic motorcycles in the process.Continu… Continue reading Looking back: The 4.2-liter, 48-cylinder, world record-holding Kawasaki→

Planet’s largest wind turbine record broken again at 26-MW

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China, the undisputed global leader in wind energy, has just set another world record for the world’s tallest and highest-capacity offshore wind turbine, taller than the Eiffel Tower, The Chrysler Building, and longer than the longest US aircraft carri… Continue reading Planet’s largest wind turbine record broken again at 26-MW→

Electric motorcycle smashes four land speed records

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The RW-5 Voxan recently took to the salt flats at Bonneville for flying mile tests, shattering four separate speed records for an electric bike. It was developed via a collaboration between Ohio State University and the Venturi Group.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Electric motorcycle smashes four land speed records→

World’s strongest resistive magnet fired up in China

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Scientists in China have developed the world’s strongest resistive magnet, which produced a steady magnetic field of 42 Tesla (T). The system could improve devices that use magnets, as well as enable a range of new experiments that probe electromagneti… Continue reading World’s strongest resistive magnet fired up in China→

Guinness World Record for longest motorcycle journey in a single country

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Indian motorcycle rider Venkata Karthik Tupili recently broke the Guinness World Record for the longest journey by motorcycle in a single country, covering a total of 140,094.1 kilometers (87,050 miles) across India. His journey spanned more than 450 d… Continue reading Guinness World Record for longest motorcycle journey in a single country→

24-hour motorcycle distance record absolutely smashed in Italy

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The Guinness World Record for the greatest distance covered on a motorcycle in 24 hours is now credited to Spaniard Iván Cervantes, who smashed the old record by over 600 km (370 miles) while averaging a speed of 167.79 km/h (104.26 mph) on July 9, 202… Continue reading 24-hour motorcycle distance record absolutely smashed in Italy→

24-hour motorcycle distance record absolutely smashed in Italy

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The Guinness World Record for the greatest distance covered on a motorcycle in 24 hours is now credited to Spaniard Iván Cervantes, who smashed the old record by over 600 km (370 miles) while averaging a speed of 167.79 km/h (104.26 mph) on July 9, 202… Continue reading 24-hour motorcycle distance record absolutely smashed in Italy→

Earth’s hottest day on record broken twice this week

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Earth saw its hottest day on record this week – twice. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data, Sunday claimed the top spot for highest global average temperature since the records began in 1940, only to be broken again on Monday…. Continue reading Earth’s hottest day on record broken twice this week→

Koenigsegg Jesko grabs four world records, in preparation for the big one

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What's next? The outright production car top speed record, of course!

Koenigegg has vowed never to make a faster car than the wild Jesko Absolut. This feisty 1,600-horsepower hypercar has now had its first day out on an empty airstrip – and it brought home the bacon, including the coveted 0-400-0 km/h world record.

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