Guinness World Records has created a “Best of 2012″ video compilation that highlights the year’s most incredible achievements. From Felix Baumgartner’s incredible leap from the edge of space to Chandra Bahdur Dangi being declared the shortest man of all time, 2012 has been a truly amazing year for record breaking. To wrap the year up, here’s a compilation of… Continue reading Video: Best of 2012 By Guinness World Records
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Felix Baumgartner Breaks World Record Space Jump
Felix Baumgartner has made history today by breaking the world record for the highest ever skydive attempt, jumping from his capsule 127,000 feet to earth. He is renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he has performed during his career. Baumgartner spent time in the Austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including… Continue reading Felix Baumgartner Breaks World Record Space Jump
Red Bull Stratos Skydive Attempt Date Set for Sunday
After his successful 13 Mile Space Jump last March, the Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner hopes to make his second attempt to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier by jumping from a capsule floated more than 120,000 feet into the stratosphere by an ultra-thin, 55-story helium balloon. Baumgartner aborted his mission Tuesday due to high winds. The jump was postponed due to wind Monday,… Continue reading Red Bull Stratos Skydive Attempt Date Set for Sunday
World’s First Amputee Ever to Enter Olympic Games
Oscar Pistorious from South Africa made history last weekend, he became the first double leg amputee ever to participate in the Olympic Games when he entered the men’s 400 metres race. He came in an astounding second in his first qualifying heat, but failed to qualify for the finals.
The World’s First Website Ever Created
The first website was built by the World Wide Web’s creator Tim Berners-Lee at http://info.cern.ch/ and was launched online on August 6, 1991. The website at that time was providing information on how users could setup a web server and how to create their own, as well as how they could search the web for information.… Continue reading The World’s First Website Ever Created
The First Original Apple iPad
The original Apple iPad – Bashful, a concept from the 1980’s tablet prototype designed by Frog Design. Via: Jay Mug
The Porcelain Bugatti Veyron Arrived in Paris
The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport is the world’s first motor car to wear the finest porcelain on its body, arrived at the Plaza Athenee Hotel in Paris few days ago. With a price tag of £1.6, and with a porcelain body, it takes calm nerves to parallel park the Veyron in Paris’ narrow streets This… Continue reading The Porcelain Bugatti Veyron Arrived in Paris
Man Makes Successful 13 Mile Space Jump
Felix Baumgartner sits inside a pressurized capsule before his test jump for Red Bull Stratos over Roswell, New Mexico, on March 15, 2012. A hot air balloon lifted the capsule to a height of 13.60 miles over New Mexico which was above the troposphere and within the stratosphere. “Fearless Felix” reached 364.4 mph — more… Continue reading Man Makes Successful 13 Mile Space Jump