world records
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This 1,000 HP Tractor Went Over 100 MPH And Blitzed The Tractor World Speed Record
What happens when you pair Williams Formula One team with British industrial equipment manufacturer JCB? You get one hell of a fast tractor that can absolutely destroy the previous British tractor speed record, and a soon-to-be released documentary about the whole process.
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Australian Badass Sets Speed Record For Climbing Tallest Mountain On Every Continent
Four years after enduring an accident that nearly left him paralysed, Aussie mountaineer Steve Plain is now the fastest person to reach the top of the tallest mountain on each of the world’s seven continents, shattering the previous record by eight days.
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50 Engineers Spent Six Months Designing A Fidget Spinner That Set A New World Record
Video: Just when you thought that the fidget spinner fad had gone the way of the dodo bird, hoverboards and 3D TVs, MinebeaMitsumi Inc., a Japanese company known for manufacturing electronic components, and Mitsubishi used 50 engineers to design and build a near-flawless fidget spinner over a six-month period that eventually set a new Guinness…
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‘Real Life Iron Man’ Sets Record For Fastest Jetpack Flight
We’ve been waiting to get our hands on real life jetpacks for almost a century now. And while you can’t buy them at Costco yet, they seem to be one modest step closer to reality. Richard Browning, test pilot for the British tech company Gravity Industries and “real life Iron Man,” just set the Guinness…