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Biking @ 80 MPH
sadclown writes "Saturday marked the conclusion of the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain Nevada. Canadian Sam Wittingham now holds the world record for human powered speed on land, 80.55 mph, on the Varna Diablo, a fully enclosed 60 pound recumbent bicycle. Other competitors included Matt Weaver, with his video-camera-navigated bike (no windows)the Kyle Edge, World (conventional bike) Sprint Champion Jason Queally, with his bike the Blue Yonder Challenge, designed by the formula one race car designer Reynard, and the UC Berkeley team, The Bearacuda, in which two riders pedal back to back. Wittingham's new record is nearly 8 mph more than his record last year. Hopefully some of the aerodynamic technology can be applied to commercially available vehicles (cars, maybe?)."
Please, slashdotters, post everything in metric, except when dealing with nautical measurements
The Internet was invented by the United States at U.S. taxpayer expense and, therefore, people should use U.S. standards when posting on it. It is really annoying when some Jacques-come-lately gets on the Internet and starts demanding that people post in his country's language, measurement system, etc.
Don't like inches, feet, miles, and fahrenheit? Then develop your own wide-area network comprising millions of computers. Maybe you could do that about the time that your oh-so-advanced Euro-buddies figure out how to produce a commercially viable microprocessor IC.
Last time I checked www was a thing that came out Switzerland, last time I checked Siemens was still making ICs
And the last time I checked, the Internet itself was invented in the US. It's more than the www, you know.
Reboot macht Frei.