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The largest horses in the world are those of the English breed Shire. These horses often bypass the height of 1.8 m (6 ft) and reach in weight one tone (almost as much as a rhino, to which horses and their relatives, donkeys and zebras, are related). Average horses have 0.3-0.4 tones. These draft horses are generall... |
22 May 2007
16:36 GMT |
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The yacht has become, in recent years, the ultimate expression of wealth and power. It seems that you can't be in The Forbes 400 top of the richest people on the planet without owning a kick-a** yacht, or was it the other way around?Originally, it was defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch na... |
19 May 2007
03:22 GMT |
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Many car enthusiasts or Formula One fans around the world have heard the statement: 'A Formula 1 car can drive upside down without falling.' Is it true? And if yes, how do they do it?If you thought abound the car's aerodynamics, you were right, but let's see exactly what are the equipments and th... |
17 May 2007
17:06 GMT |
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The Dragster is a modified automobile, purpose built for Drag Racing. It can be a heavily modified already existent vehicle, or it can be custom made according to race specifications.Drag racing is a parallel sprint race, for a distance of 300 meters, the classical "quarter mile." These supercars can accelerate from... |
11 May 2007
17:06 GMT |
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The name is Spyker D12 Paris-to-Pekin. There's no typo here, that's the real name of the car. One point for weirdness. She's a strange looking car, the design looking more like a combination between a coupe, a muscle-car and a taller station-wagon.Probably not many of you have heard of the name Spyker... |
9 May 2007
17:06 GMT |
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The car enthusiasts will probably say: "Of course we know, it's the Bugatti Veyron, with her 1001 hp and 253 mph (407 km/h)" Wrong!Although a monster of the roads and a technological wonder, the really cool Veyron will no longer be the fastest street-legal car in the world, when a new supercar will enter produ... |
4 May 2007
17:16 GMT |
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SpeedBit, the famous creator of Download Accelerator Plus, managed to design a new application able to increase the YouTube loading speed and accelerate your clips. SpeedBit Video Accelerator is available for free and is currently downloadable as a beta version. The product works quite simple and it is based on the c... |
3 May 2007
14:36 GMT |
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The latest technological development is put to good use in medicine and helps patients that suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease improve their walk speed and distance.The device, developed by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists, combines audio and visual feedback to improv... |
1 May 2007
05:31 GMT |
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A new world speed record for a train on rails is to be established on Tuesday by French TGV. Organizers will intend to reach at least 560 km (350 mi) per hour on a 73 kilometer (45.3 mile) stretch between Paris and the eastern city of Strasbourg. The new Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) would "depasse" a 17-year-old reco... |
3 April 2007
06:18 GMT |
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Wake up to the smell of burnt asphalt as the thrill of illicit street racing spreads in the air. From the makers of the hit Need for Speed Underground series that has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, Need for Speed Most Wanted challenges you to become the most notorious and elusive street racer. Combining ... |
29 March 2007
03:51 GMT |
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What happens when you mix a truck with a jet fighter?It's called Shockwave, a triple jet-engine truck on a 260-inch (660-cm) wheelbase, and it holds the Guinness record for jet-truck speed at 376 miles per hour (605 kph). Driving on a runway, Shockwave races airplanes that are flying above it at 300 miles per h... |
28 March 2007
11:03 GMT |
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It seems like the police will hire some experts to view all the movies published on YouTube very soon, because more and more interesting cases are discovered through the clips published on Google's online video sharing service. Today, BBC informs that a 34-year-old Edinburgh man driving with almost 170mph was th... |
28 March 2007
07:49 GMT |
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Need for Speed Underground lets racers live out the fantasy of turning everyday cars into tricked-out racing machines. Either alone or with a friend, players race their customized cars through city streets and push their driving skills to the limit. Here are the tricks you can do while playing the game and some secre... |
8 March 2007
03:58 GMT |
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65 % of the bird species migrate. The ancients, like Aristotle for example, thought that during the winter birds go inside the mud of the bottom of the swamps or in caves, where they pass the winter, and reemerge in the spring. In the 13th century, the German emperor Frederick the Second, passionate hunter, was the f... |
6 March 2007
03:25 GMT |
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