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2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race Posted: 2 years ago by dfelteau
Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses.
All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two airports about 3000m above sea level and two airports below sea level), bonus airports and various rules such as if a plane crashes and which planes could be used in the race.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 14 [+].
"Billie" the turtle wins Costa Rica sea race Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A leatherback turtle called Billie won the first Great Turtle Race from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands, swimming at a leisurely 5 to 6 kilometres per hour, organisers say.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 39 [+].
UN report: 'Geek' now recognised as a race, Retard now a racist term Posted: 1 year ago by Richye
The UN has entered a new race of people on our earth based on the definition of the word. The new race which is one of the largest on our planet is the new Geek race. As always with races comes racism and the UN have quickly defined racist terms for the new race which include retard, noob and nerd.
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The Kinetic Sculpture Grand Championship Posted: 4 months ago by psycmoe
The original event, the Kinetic Grand Championship in Humboldt County, California, is also called the "Triathlon of the Art World" because art and engineering are combined with physical endurance during a three day cross country race that includes sand, mud, pavement, a bay crossing, a river crossing and major hills.
(A Blog documenting the daily trials of the race, with many, many photographs!)
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The Zoo Race Posted: 1 day ago by pocksucket
What happens if, unhappy with the levels of violence, killing, easy sex and loose morals in video games, you decide to make your own without any of these things.
Hopefully you'd do better than The Zoo Race, but perhaps not. After all, it has won awards.
And not one of them for worst game ever.
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Russia ahead in race to put man on Mars: scientist Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Russia is leading the race to complete a manned mission to Mars and could land a Russian on the Red Planet by 2025, a leading scientist was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Human race will 'split into two different species' Posted: 12 months ago by eljay
The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.
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Grizzly mauls girl during mountain bike race Posted: 3 months ago by bevissimo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race was attacked in the dark of night by a Grizzly bear Sunday and severely injured, but she was able to make a brief 911 call that eventually resulted in her rescue.
Detailed account here
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Shh! Let's Not Talk About Race Posted: 4 hours ago by bernardblack
White people — including children as young as 10 — may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, but that approach often backfires as black people tend to view this approach as evidence of prejudice, especially when race is clearly relevant.
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CNN readers respond angrily to 'race or gender' story Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
Within minutes of posting a story on CNN's homepage called "Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in South Carolina," readers reacted quickly and angrily. Many took umbrage at the story's suggestion that black women voters face "a unique, and most unexpected dilemma" about voting their race or their gender.
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Hilarious Wheel From a Race Car Posted: 2 years ago by manatee
A wheel falls off a race car and finds a perfect home
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Race tests delivery service mettle Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
DHL is the big winner this year in the annual package race staged by students at Georgia Tech to test the mettle of the major delivery services.
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The Race for the Tallest Skyscraper Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The race among the world's cities to build the ultimate record-busting, flat-out tallest skyscraper on the planet is fast and furious. And the obsession to build mega-structures in nosebleed territory is particularly acute in much of economically dynamic Asia and the oil-rich Middle East. And the present reigning champ among skyscrapers globally is Taiwan's Taipei 101, a structure that climbs up 509 meters or 1,671 feet.
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Russia, U.S. race to the moon Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The United States and Russia appear to be in a new race to the moon, and an isotope under the lunar surface may be the prize.
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Hitler race car up for auction Posted: 2 years ago by ybne1else
This rare 1939 race car that he commissioned could go for $12 million, despite the fact that most people don't really want to be associated with Hitler. The car's value is based on its technological importance though, so people will bid anyway.
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Stop Playing the Race Card! [NSFW - Language] Posted: 2 months ago by gammerus
Get your war on.
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Black shoppers sue Toys 'R' Us for discrimination Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
How many times have you been in a Wal*Mart, Toy'R'Us, Target, etc and been randomly asked to show your receipt. Most people take the couple seconds to show the receipt. Some might even go so far as to refuse to do so and calmly walk away.
Some decide to sue and play the race card.
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L.A. gang killed to 'cleanse' turf of blacks Posted: 9 months ago by muppet
In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf of snitches and rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County's most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their race, an investigation found.
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Obamas big race speech Posted: 7 months ago by gammerus
People seem to be talking about it so I guess it deserves to be on plime.
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Speed...An interesting race Posted: 2 years ago by dork
There is no real description i can think of for this video...You just have to watch!
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