Brit plumber enters Guinness Book for building world's longest motorbike!September 24th, 2009 LONDON - A plumber has built the world's longest motorbike measuring 46ft to enter the Guinness Book of Records. Colin Furze's 14.03 metres long vehicle beat the previous record of 9.06 metres.
8yr-old cheetah runs 100 metres in 6.13 secs!September 11th, 2009 LONDON - An 8-year-old cheetah has set a new world record for land mammals by running 100 metres in just 6.13 seconds. Named Sarah, she broke the previous record by 0.06 of a second.
Brit car smashes century-old speed record by clocking 225 kms per hourAugust 26th, 2009 LONDON - A British-built car has broken the land speed record for steam-powered cars for the first time in more than 100 years, after it achieved an average speed of 225 kilometres per hour. According to a report in New Scientist, Charles Burnett III has reached speeds of 219 km/hr (136 mph) and 243 km/hr (151 mph) during two drives at California's Edwards Air Force Base.
British steam supercar aims to break world land speed recordAugust 19th, 2009 LONDON - A British-built steam supercar is to challenge a century-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles. The longest officially-recognised land speed record is of 127mph reached by American Fred Marriott in a Stanley steam car in 1906 at the Daytona Beach Road Course.
Jewish youth group sets new world record for custard pie fightAugust 14th, 2009 LONDON - A new world record has been set for the largest custard pie fight, with 253 people gathering to throw 648 pies in a matter of minutes. The event, in Essex in the UK, saw a Jewish youth group achieve the new record.he pies were filled with 200 litres of custard.
This IAF pilot chased the sun's shadowJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - For an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot chasing a target at Mach 2.5 or more than twice the speed of sound and yet not managing to play catch seems like something out of a sci-fi film. But for Air Marshal S.
Indian students stand second in non-US division of NASA supersonic design contestJuly 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sahaj Panchal and Dhrumir Patel from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India, have stood second in the category of 'non-US team' in a contest to design a supersonic airliner, hosted by NASA. The contest saw college students from the US, Japan and India, who researched technology and created concepts for a supersonic passenger jet.
Scientists break light modulation speed recordJune 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has broken the light modulation speed record, that too twice, with a signal-processing modulation speed of 4.3 gigahertz, breaking the previous record of 1.7 gigahertz held by a light-emitting diode. The team, comprising of researchers at the University of Illinois and at U.
On-screen stunts 'encourage speeding'May 1st, 2009 LONDON - Watching thrilling stunts in computer games, TV shows and Hollywood films encourage drivers towards a dangerous culture of speeding, according to a new report. A Co-operative Insurance survey found that high-speed movie chases and programmes such as Top Gear have built up a "cachet of excitement and glamour around speeding."
In the survey, over one third of drivers aged 17-18 and one fourth of those in the age group of 19-21, said that they break the speed limit at least once in a single day.
Black-car drivers most likely to break speed limitsApril 27th, 2009 LONDON - People who drive black cars are most likely to break speed limits, a new poll has found. The survey, by insurer elephant.co.uk, found that almost 25.4 per cent of black-car owners have speeding convictions.
Mischa Barton takes break from movies for stage careerApril 24th, 2009 LONDON - Former 'OC' star Mischa Barton has decided to take a break from pursuing movie roles to concentrate on a stage career. Barton is taking a sabbatical from the big screen and is determined to land a role in a Shakespearean play, reports contactmusic.com.
British team all set to attempt new world steam-powered land speed recordApril 13th, 2009 LONDON - The British Steam Car Challenge team is all set to attempt a new world steam-powered land speed record, following successful tests last week. According to a report in New Scientist, the project, which is designed to raise awareness of clean-burning fuels, is aiming to reach 270 kilometers per hour with its steam car later this year.
German DJ makes world record with week-long broadcastApril 7th, 2009 LONDON - A German DJ has made a new world record after wrapping up his 'morning' show after a week. Dominik Schollmayer, from Hit Radio Antenne in Hanover, central Germany, made the longest continuous radio show record with 169 hours of broadcast.
British engineer smashes world land speed record for wind-powered vehiclesMarch 28th, 2009 LONDON - Richard Jenkins, a British engineer, has smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles, by clocking 126.1 mph (miles per hour) in the Ecotricity Greenbird. According to a report in the Telegraph, Jenkins beat the previous American-held record of 116mph, which was set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron Duck almost 10 years ago to the day at the same location.
Coldplay to take a break, so fans don't tire of themMarch 27th, 2009 LONDON - Members of British alternative rock band Coldplay are contemplating a career break once they finish their current world tour so their fans don't grow sick of their music. The band, led by frontman Chris Martin, wants to revamp their sound before heading back into the studio to record the follow-up to their 2008 album 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends', reports contactmusic.com.
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