By Tracy Staedter, Seeker.com, September 30, 2016 Superhumans participated in the IHPVA World Human Powered Speed Challenge. Each year, the unincorporated town of Battle Mountain, Nev., population 3,635, is overrun with superhumans participating in the IHPVA World Human Powered Speed Challenge. This year was no different. For five days in mid-September, cyclists clustered around a stretch of State… Continue reading World Record: Human Pedals 89 MPH on Egg-Shaped Bicycle
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Skydiver Jumps into Net from 25,000 Feet
By AFP, Seeker.com, August 1, 2016 Luke Aikins, who has made more than 18,000 jumps, didn’t wear a parachute or wingsuit for this one. American Luke Aikins leapt into the void at 25,000 feet (7,600 meters) on Saturday with no parachute or wingsuit, becoming the first skydiver to land safely on the ground in a… Continue reading Skydiver Jumps into Net from 25,000 Feet
Video: The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn't a Tesla
By Wired.com, July 29, 2016 The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn’t a Tesla—It’s a Converted Corvette A 2006 Corvette Z06 has been converted to an all electric drivetrain and it just beat the land speed record for an street legal EV at 205.6 mph. You can buy one, but it’s gonna cost you. Watch video… Continue reading Video: The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn't a Tesla