Driving down a winding hill in a car at 140 km/h is a dangerous thing to do. The American Kyle Wester did it in an unknown location in the USA with a Santa Cruz skateboard, setting the world speed record, which was held by Sweden's Erik Lundberg since June. The new record mark is now 143.89 km/h!
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We've all sat in an electric bumper car at an amusement park. Even Stig from the show Top Gear did, only he didn't crash with it, but broke the speed record with it and entered the Guinness Book of Records. Check out his daring feat.
A new Guinness Book of Records has been published with the year 2017. Among the 4,000 new records that have further thickened this bible of records (from 1955 to the present, more than 136 million copies have been sold), there were also seven Slovenian achievements. Among other things, we now officially own the chocolate record with the largest area, the record for the longest distance traveled on a stationary bike, and the indoor 800 meter run record.
I think we all agree that the best Slovenian fans are at this year's European Basketball Championship.
The steepest rail funicular in the world is open! It is located in Switzerland and connects the town of Schywz and the mountain village of Stoos. Here, the funicular climbs to 1,300 meters above sea level with a 110% gradient (for every 100 meters of length, it can climb 110 meters in height). Experts assessed the project as an extremely great success of modern engineering.
You probably never thought of finger clapping as a sport, but Japanese student Satoyuki Fujimara is taking it seriously and recently broke one of the heaviest records in history. Check how many times he clapped in one minute. The number is absolutely incredible.
More than 20,000 Slovenian elementary school students took part in a nationwide online quiz and set a new Guinness world record. The quiz, which focused on the safe use of the Internet, wanted to provide students with knowledge and tools that will help them lead a safer online life. The event was organized by A1 Slovenia and Zavod Varni internet as an upgrade of their project Spletne brihte, which has been educating children for the safe and responsible use of the Internet and digital technologies for two years.
Volvo's truck development department is not kidding! Well, sometimes a little bit. Do you remember the famous Jean-Claude Van Damme action hero string between two of their trucks? Or when they let a kid play with their truck like it was a remote control toy? Now they want to break two speed records with the powerful Volvo Iron Knight truck. We will find out whether they will succeed on August 24, 2016!
The world-renowned Slovenian acrobatic group Dunking Devils continues to impress. They recently announced that they will be filming the TV series Fly Guys for the international media company Jukin Media, and now they have also become Guinness record holders. They set a record in the category of the highest somersault by driving into the basket.
Eddie Hall is considered the strongest man in the world because he lifted 462 kilograms in front of Arnold Schwarzenegger at the event called "Arnolds Classic Australia" and thereby set the world record in lifting weights (the "deadlift"), thereby raising the bar by kilogram more, while the Governor's personal record was exceeded by 136 kilograms. But would he win a one-on-one with Hafthor Julius Björnsson, who recently broke another 1,000-year-old record?
Guerlain Chicherit, a professional speed skier and rally driver, tried to break the world record in a car jump with the help of a ramp. The result was not very successful, as he had a serious accident on landing, but fortunately remained unharmed.
Mauro Calo is a household name in the world of car stunts and test drivers as Michael Jordan is in basketball. During his 20-year career, he has worked with many automotive brands, as well as the most recognized television companies and shows.