For a long time, a rather small mountain in New Hampshire (elevation roughly 6,288 feet or 1,917 meters) held the title of fastest recorded wind on Earth. Measured on Mount Washington in 1934, the wind reached a miserable 231 mph (372 kph), and the peak has cheerily proclaimed itself ...
For a sense of just how fast that is, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the fastest wind gust ever recorded at Earth's surface was 407 km/h, recorded at Barrow Island, Australia, on April 10, 1996, when Cyclone Oliv...
“September” by Earth, Wind & Fire With sharp twists, turns, and drops, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is a fast-paced and exciting addition to the thrill ride lineup at Disney World. Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind reaches a top speed of 60 mph. Height Requirements: 42 ...
clocking over275.98 knotsor 317 mph on the Tumut River in New South Wales, Australia. According to sources, Warby broke his record in the same location a year later with a speed of 300 kN (344 mph), but it was not officially recorded. ...
Rodney Jones, 39, may have made it from Des Plaines to the Magnificent Mile on his motorcycle in seven minutes if he hadn’t been stopped by Illinois State Trooper Jason Heinzl. Jones is the fastest speeding ticket ever recorded in the Chicago area and possibly in the State of Illinois. ...
V1674 Hercules is the fastest nova ever recorded, fading within a day of its explosion. It displayed unusual pulsations and wind patterns, making it a valuable subject for studying the role of novae in the chemical evolution of the universe. ...
The scientists then tracked the subjects with an aircraft and recorded one bat whizzing through the air, horizontally, at 99 miles per hour. The results catapulted the Mexican free-tailed bat to the top of the fastest mammals list.However, not everyone is confident in the outcome. Some ...
palpis. This is a type of small mite mostly found in South California. Mighty Mite is recorded as the fastest land animal in the earth relatively according to its body size. They can move up to 0.225 meters per second and can change or divert its direction moving in that same speed....
And the fastest falcon of all? The peregrine falcon, with a top speed of 242 mph, is the fastest animal on earth. So many times I have replayed the recorded episode of the Peregrine Falcon in Discovery Channel when I was a kid, sitting on a bench outside my dad's office, looking at...
It achieved a speed of 763.035 miles per hour (1,227.985 kilometers per hour) in October 1997 and has gone unchallenged for nearly 25 years. ThrustSSC was also the first recorded land vehicle to ever break the sound barrier, at Mach 1.016. Looking at this thing, you can hardly call it...