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more about #worldrecord N@tedog: Well, if the airplanes make it back without burning up maybe they can find some cheaper way to return small hard goods to Earth. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Whenever I hear the word Oragami, I am forever reminded of this commercial for Little Caesars. I sometimes lose faith in humanity when people ask me ... more » theimmc: No video or instructions on how to fold your own? What are the details of the 27.9 second flight anyway? I've had mine stay up for longer than that, b... more » GlenTen: I think homer simpson showed us all why ants in space is never a good idea. more » spannu: I'm pretty sure everybody wishes they could take their job to space. Is there really anything that would be less cool up there? more » -
#aviation
Japanese "Origami Airplane" Enthusiast Breaks World Record for Longest Paper Plane Flight
Takuo Toda, head of the Japan Origami Airplane Association (classy!) set a new world record with his 27.9 second flight. His greatest ambition, however, is to launch a paper plane...from space. More » -
#cokeandmentos
Belgian Students Break Mento-and-Coke World Record
Here's what you do when you're a student in the Belgian town of Leuven. You don a blue plastic poncho alongside 1,499 undergraduates, all standing in line at very long table, on which is placed a bottle of Diet Coke and a Mento. On the count of three, having raised your hood, you drop the mint in the plastic bottle, and 1,500 fountains of sticky drink erupt simultaneously. More pics below. Update: We've stuck a video up there, as well. More » -
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#ohmatenotagain
62-Year-Old Man Attempts Hara-Kiri by Jumping from 25 Miles Up
A 62-year-old Frenchman is giving his attempt on the world free-fall record one last try in the skies above Saskatchewan. Michel Fournier has spent $13.25 million trying to jump from 25 miles above the earth's surface and break the world free-fall record set by USAF test pilot Joe Kittinger in 1960. But first he has to get up there. More »
