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New Human-Powered World Hour Record

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the astounding-impressive-feats dept.

jesterpilot writes "Last weekend, the limit of human propulsion was pushed another kilometer. At the 2006 Dempsey-MacCready One Hour Record Attempts on the Nissan track in Arizona, Fred Markham set a new World Hour Record by cranking 85,4 km in a fully faired recumbent bicycle. This is about 1 km more than Sam Whittinghams 2004 record. Noting Fred's age of fifty years, it seems the boundaries of human propulsion are not even close yet. Read a report of the decisive runs on Rob English' diary."

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  1. What is with the formatting? by kbolino · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did the person who submitted this have a serious affliction for Standard English usage?

    "82.4 km" not "82,4 km" (which is about 51.2 miles, something people living in the country that contains Arizona would be more familiar with)
    "Sam Wittingham's record" not "Sam Wittinghams record"
    "Rob English's diary" not "Rob English' diary"
    "are not even close yet" should probably be "have not even been met yet" or something like that

    The point of having editors is to edit, not just to copy and paste.