world records
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This Bike Made From Kevlar And Fibreglass Might Be The Fastest Bike Ever
It doesn’t even look like a bike, but it might be the fastest bike ever, according to the wild mind of world-renowned cyclist Graeme Obree. Made from kevlar and fibreglass, the Beastie will be used at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge where Obree wants to break the world record of 133km/h.
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World’s Smallest RC Helicopter Can Be Destroyed By A Fly Swatter
It was impressive enough when toymakers found a way to make remote control helicopters small and safe enough to fly around indoors. But their miniaturisation efforts continue on as toymaker Silverlit introduces the Nano-Falcon, an RC chopper so tiny that Guinness has officially granted it the world record for smallest IR-controlled helicopter.
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This Is What It Looks Like To Have A World-Class Memory
You probably juggle a phone number or two around in that skull of yours just out of necessity, but there are memorisation experts out there who would put you to shame. At this year’s World Memory Championships, champion Johannes Mallow memorised a 2245-digit number and the order of 1144 playing cards each in just an…
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World’s Biggest Indoor Ski Park Sets New Precedent For Overkill
At over 22,000 square metres Ski Dubai is currently the largest indoor skiing facility in the world. But a Danish architectural firm believes that record should belong to Denmark, and so has designed and proposed an indoor ski facility for the city of Randers that will safely snatch the title of world’s biggest from Dubai.