Apr 07
Your screen projector or home entertainment center has nothing on this. Trying to outdo the record he set last year, Drexel University professor Frank Lee has set up a game … Continue reading
Apr 02
We’ve just seen Nic Case’s Bullet, an RC car that hit a record 188 mph. If you thought that was fast, then the miniature racing car Vector will redefine your … Continue reading
Mar 28
If you blink your eyes, then you will probably miss the bright orange and blue streak whizz past you in a fraction of a second. Focus and maybe whip your … Continue reading
Mar 08
I never solved the Rubik’s Cube, so when I see this dude breaking the world record for solving six cubes of increasing complexity—2×2, 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6 and 7×7—in just 6 minutes and 23 seconds, I just can think two things: "That’s insane" and "I’m useless."
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Jan 31
New footage from Felix Baumgartner’s terrifying 128,100 foot fall from space has been released, with GoPro releasing a new, extended cut from the cameras strapped to the daredevil. Baumgartner made … Continue reading
Dec 26
So you think you have a huge backlog of games? Video game historian Michael Thomasson has to play two full games each day for the next 15 years if he hopes to get through all of his. That was back in September, when the Guinness World Book of Records recognized that the New Yorker had the world’s largest collection of video games at 10,607 distinct games.
That’s the record holder in the badass Intellivision t-shirt. As of November 28, when he uploaded the video below, Michael already had almost 12,000 different games. He also owns more than a hundred game consoles, systems and whatever you call the Virtual Boy is. The thing is, he would probably have more games, but he sold his previous major collection to pay for his wedding. Awww.
Check out the Associated Press’ feature on Michael and his own writeup on YouTube for more on his collection.
[via GoNintendo & IGN]
Aug 20
Stuart Gunn Is World’s Fastest Blind And Disabled Biker With 167.1mph Record
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I would not be too far off the mark to say that Stuart Gunn is the real world daredevil – he might not have Matt Murdock’s legal qualifications as well as enhanced senses, but this does not mean he lacks any cojones. No sir, Stuart Gunn is a sightless daredevil who has just achieved a new world record, hitting the 167mph mark on his motorcycle. Perhaps it is his inability to see just where he is headed to that enables him to achieve such insane speeds on two wheels. Of course, Gunn does not go at it alone, as his father, Geoff, happens to ride alongside him, relying on an intercom system to inform him on whether he needs to engage the brake, or to correct his direction if he is drifting off course.
Gunn shared, “I hope this proves to people that just because you are blind or have a disability, doesn’t mean it should change or limit your life. I have ridden for years with my dad and so it worked really well.” The previous world record stood at 164mph, so this is definitely quite the achievement that deserves to be celebrated, don’t you think so?
Stuart Gunn Is World’s Fastest Blind And Disabled Biker With 167.1mph Record original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Aug 19
Tonight, after months of blood, sweat and tears a team of students from Wilmington, Delaware, broke the Guinness World Record and built the world’s tallest Lego tower. For the students, this victory was personal. They struck a powerful blow to their Lego arch-rivals, previous record-holder, the city of Prague.
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Jul 16
It starts with one domino. It branches off into different lines. It ends with 272,297 dominos being toppled over. It sounds like a cross between a snake hissing and an annoying morning alarm. It’s mesmerizing. It’s hypnotic. It’s 10 minutes long. It’s worth watching over and over. It’s world record breaking for dominos toppled in a spiral. It’s made by Sinners Domino Entertainment in Germany. It’s insane. [Sinners Domino Entertainment via The Awesomer]
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Jul 02
It doesn’t even look like a bike but according to the wild mind of world-renowned cyclist Graeme Obree, it might be the fastest bike ever. Made from kevlar and fiberglass, the Beastie will be used at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge where Obree wants to break the world record of 82.8 mph. 83 miles per hour on that thing!
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