The use of speed bumps is widespread around the world, and they are most commonly found where prevailing vehicle speeds are expected to be low. Although speed bumps are very effective in keeping vehicle speed down, their use is sometimes controversial as they can cause noise and possibly vehicle damage if taken at too great a speed. THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE SPEED BUMP IN THE WORLD picked by urkeee 2 years ago tags speed weird funny crazy |
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The V150 trainset reached 574,8 km/h at kilometre point 191 on the new East European LGV high-speed line, in France, at 13h13, exceeding by 59,5 km/h the previous world rail speed record, set in 1990. picked by studio 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
How can a speed bump be green? Simple. If it does its job right and rewards low speed driving and punishes speeding, it can reduce gas consumption and exhaust emissions. picked by suebe 12 months ago 7 comments edit related share technology |
Speed is an interesting concept that appeals to the competitive nature that is inherent to basic human instinct. Traditionally the faster someone is the less likely they are to die, and that simple rule has created an obsession with speed and strength. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Markus Stoeckl just broke the World Speed Record for series mountain bikes, hitting an incredible 130.7mph (more than 210kmh). Read that again. 131 miles per hour on a mountain bike! He devastated the previous record by 14 mph. It took place on a 2000m stretch at a 45 degree run in the Chilean Alps picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share sports |
A Bentley Continental GT, driven by four-times World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen, smashed the world ice speed record last week, reaching an average speed of 199.86mph (321.65km/h) on frozen sea off the coast of Finland. picked by Studio 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A British engineer has smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles, becoming the fastest naturally powered human on the planet. picked by topofall 8 months ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
monitors the flow of data around the world. It then displays a value between zero and 100. Higher values indicate faster and more reliable connections. 4 comments edit related share plime.comuseful like a download / upload meter this one tells you health of net as a whole in different areas picked by tgkprog 2 months ago |
An electric superbike has broken a land speed record by bursting though the 150mph mark . 1 comments edit related share technologyThe zero-emissions Mission One ridden by Jeremy Cleland became the fastest electric-powered vehicle when it hit an average speed of 150.059mph over two miles. picked by kakana 2 months ago |
Future generations could be travelling across the universe faster than the speed of light, without breaking any astronomical road rules, by manipulating extra dimensions of space and time, according to two US physicists. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 10 comments edit related share science |
With emotions ranging from pure adrenaline, blinding speed and motion blur to more subtle interpretations of this round's theme, the photographers have certainly put some serious effort into this. picked by Bandit 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
It was supposed to be the one speed limit you cannot break. But scientists claim to have demonstrated there is the possibility of travel faster than the speed of light. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share science |
Einstein realised that the speed of light was one of the defining measures of the Universe. Remember E=mc2, the beautiful little formula that wrapped up the theory of relativity? Well ‘c’ is the speed of light. And you can measure it. All you need is a microwave, a ruler and a bar of chocolate (and maybe a calculator). picked by tchengrox 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share science |
A group of researchers led by the University of Tokyo has broken internet speed records - twice in two days. Operators of the high-speed Internet2 network announced today that the researchers on December 30 sent data at 7.67 gigabits per second, using standard communications protocols. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Everyone thinks the big boys like the Audi's and the beamers would blow lesser "perceived" speed cars out of the water. Tell that to the Toyota Tundra. picked by carguy4life 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share technology |
Family uses cow heads to remind drivers to slow down on their road. Ick. 3 comments edit related share plime.comBe sure to view the video embedded in the article! picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago |
An original way to control speed in Denmark picked by sbalaciu 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Crazy jet pilots fly cool and dangerous at high speed picked by mrgamer 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
The first high-speed train to connect arab countries including Morocco is being built. The cost will be around $2.9 Billion. It may take 25 years to build. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Another cool Photoshop speed painting, this time from the movie 300. This guy has taken it to a whole new level and created an animation with it. picked by shredtone 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Loads of interesting high speed video clips including things like bottles smashing. picked by thenegativeone 3 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |