World Record

Man Concludes ‘World’s Longest’ Trip in Electric Car

In an epic road trip spanning more than three years, 33 countries, and roughly 59,000 miles, Dutchman Weibe Wakker set what is believed to be the record for the ‘world’s longest trip’ by an electric car, yesterday. Wakker set out from Amsterdam in the Netherlands on March 15, 2016, as part of his Plug Me…

Tech News Victoria Song Apr 8

Tesla Model 3 Sets Record Distance on a Single Charge, But It Mysteriously Won’t Recharge [UPDATED]

With electric vehicles rapidly becoming more viable for long distance trips, enthusiasts like to push the limits of what their cars can do on a single charge. Two men in Denver set out to break the record distance in a Model 3 this weekend and after 32 hours, they were victorious. Unfortunately, the car is…

Tech News Rhett Jones May 28

Watch This Daredevil Dive 1,300-Feet Off a Cliff Using Nothing But a Rope to Stop His Fall

Given the option, I would happily wear a parachute to merely stand on the observation deck of a towering skyscraper. But Carlos Munoz, who is apparently immune to the fear of heights, uses only a static rope line to stop his fall after jumping and plummeting 1,393.7-feet off a cliff—which is a new world record…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jan 3

Watch 104 Satellites Fire Out of a Rocket In Record-Setting Space Mission

Today, India blew away all previous records for launching multiple satellites at one time. Watching each of these little guys with their own individual purposes flood the sky and kick the country’s space program into overdrive is just as neat as it sounds. https://gizmodo.com/india-is-poised-to-set-a-new-space-record-tomorrow-1792340965 India has big plans for space travel, with a goal of…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 15

Real-Life Human Torch Holds Three World Records For Being Set on Fire

Austrian stuntman Josef Toedtling holds three Guinness World Records that few people would even dare think about challenging. His specialty is being set on fire, and his most impressive record-setting feat saw his entire body engulfed in flames for a full five minutes and forty-one seconds. Toedtling uses multiple layers of fire-proof clothing and slathers…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Sep 27

Some Startup Is Definitely Going to Use This Gigantic Bounce House as an Office

The Guinness Book of World Records doesn’t officially recognize this enormous inflatable city of fun as the world’s largest bounce house, but when was the last time you were at a birthday party and saw one of these as big as a McMansion? Not only does it look larger than most homes, you can apparently…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Sep 22

This Bullet-Shaped Bike Just Set a Human-Powered Speed Record

There’s no room for your briefcase so it’s hard to use for your daily commute, but just think how fast you’d ride to work on the Aerovelo Eta which just set a new record for the World’s Fastest Human-Powered vehicle reaching 89.59 miles per hour. That’s faster than you’re legally allowed to drive on most…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 20

Watch a World Record Domino Tower Attempt Collapse at the Last Second

Sometimes failure isn’t always a bad thing. This 19-foot tall domino tower was only ten layers away from officially becoming the second tallest in the world—but then gravity claimed yet another victim. As heartbreaking it is to see all this hard work go to waste, it’s also pretty cool to watch 241 layers of dominoes,…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Aug 23

A Flock of 61 Wingsuiters in Flight Looks Like an Airborne Invasion

Is this a look at the future of war, or an attempt to set a new world record? These 61 wingsuiters flying in formation, led by Matthew Barrientos, are a little bit of both if Tony Stark and Elon Musk have their way. We don’t have Iron Man suits in real life just yet, but…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jun 22

The World’s Longest Golf Club Is a Health Hazard

The new world’s longest golf club is 22 feet, 6.75 inches end-to-end, shattering the previous record of 14 feet, 5 inches. Its inventor, Michael Furrh, also typically pulls muscles in his back, legs, and both arms just from swinging it. Because lifting even a small weight with such a long pole is so freaking difficult…

Sploid Avery Ellis May 4

In Just 0.887 Seconds Another Machine Has Already Shattered the Rubik’s Cube World Record

In early February, Jay Flatland and Paul Rose’s Rubik’s Cube-solving machine set a new world record with an astonishing time of just 0.9 seconds. But just two days before that happened, a new contender, Adam Beer’s Sub1, managed to solve a cube in just 0.887 seconds. It took Beer’s machine just 20 moves to solve…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 9

Watch the Biggest Ever Drone Swarm Take to the Sky in Style

Take 100 drones. Strap lights to them and launch them into the air. Control them with a single piece of software and have an orchestra play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in the background. Voila: you have a world record and a spectacular light show to boot. Intel has claimed a Guinness World Record for its latest…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 11

Watch a stone skip a world record 88 times across a lake

One of the two best feelings a kid can have is that immediate king of the world, I’ve got this life thing all figured out of learning how to skip a stone across a body of water (the other is the freedom of learning of how to ride a bike, I think). But that smug…

Sploid Casey Chan Sep 18

“Oldest Panda” Celebrates With an Ice-Sculpture Cake and World Records

We can’t call giant panda Jia Jia the oldest panda in the world, because there are around 1,600 wild pandas roaming around out there. We can, however, salute her new title as “Oldest Panda Living in Captivity,” which she does at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park. She’s 37* today and that “cake” is made of flavored…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 28

Video: Insane guy breaks the world mountain bike speed record

Blink and you’ll miss him. That’s because mountain bike rider Eric Barone is going faster than anyone has ever gone on a mountain bike on snow. He reached 138.752 MPH on a bike with the help of a terrifyingly steep, snowy hill and the wonder of aerodynamic gear. He goes FAST. One wrong move or…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 6

The Closest You’ll Come To Being A Bird Is Watching This Insane Footage

Sure, it’s a publicity stunt, but what a cool idea (and for a good cause: raising awareness about endangered birds of prey). The BBC, in conjunction with Freedom Conservation, attached a camera to a trained eagle named Darshan, who swooped down from Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, filming as he flew.

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 14

Denmark Just Set a Major World Record For Wind Energy

There’s been plenty of criticism of wind power over the past few years, as adoption grows and potential side effects emerge. That hasn’t stopped energy progressive Denmark, which set a world record by generating a huge 39 percent of its electricity via wind in 2014. According to a new report from Think Progress, the country…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jan 7

This is how you fold the perfect paper airplane

I used to flip the end of the wings of paper airplanes upward and breathe on the head of the airplane to make it fly farther. According to John Collins—the maker of the paper airplane with the world record for the longest distance—I was doing it wrong. This video shows how to do it properly.…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Nov 20

Watch a Guy Ride the World’s Tallest Bicycle

Last year, we brought you the exploits of StoopidTall, a 14.5-foot-tall bike that is completely terrifying to ride. So naturally, we now have StoopidTaller, a bike that is yet another 5 1/2 feet taller. Experience the terror from the bike seat first hand in this dizzying video of StoopidTaller in action. After showing off StoopidTall…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Oct 15

The Largest Alligator Ever Caught

Measuring 15 feet long and weighing in at a staggering 1,011.5 lbs, this giant alligator was pulled out of a river in Alabama on Saturday morning, becoming the largest ever caught. The woman who did so broke out her special pearl necklace to celebrate. Like coyote/wolf hybrids on the east coast, alligators represent a success…

Tech News Wes Siler Aug 20

World Record

Man Concludes ‘World’s Longest’ Trip in Electric Car

Tesla Model 3 Sets Record Distance on a Single Charge, But It Mysteriously Won’t Recharge [UPDATED]

Watch This Daredevil Dive 1,300-Feet Off a Cliff Using Nothing But a Rope to Stop His Fall

Watch 104 Satellites Fire Out of a Rocket In Record-Setting Space Mission

Real-Life Human Torch Holds Three World Records For Being Set on Fire

Some Startup Is Definitely Going to Use This Gigantic Bounce House as an Office

This Bullet-Shaped Bike Just Set a Human-Powered Speed Record

Watch a World Record Domino Tower Attempt Collapse at the Last Second

A Flock of 61 Wingsuiters in Flight Looks Like an Airborne Invasion

The World’s Longest Golf Club Is a Health Hazard

In Just 0.887 Seconds Another Machine Has Already Shattered the Rubik’s Cube World Record

Watch the Biggest Ever Drone Swarm Take to the Sky in Style

Watch a stone skip a world record 88 times across a lake

“Oldest Panda” Celebrates With an Ice-Sculpture Cake and World Records

Video: Insane guy breaks the world mountain bike speed record

The Closest You’ll Come To Being A Bird Is Watching This Insane Footage

Denmark Just Set a Major World Record For Wind Energy

This is how you fold the perfect paper airplane

Watch a Guy Ride the World’s Tallest Bicycle

The Largest Alligator Ever Caught

Two Songs We Really Wish Were the Anime Outros for ‘Steel Ball Run’

AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job

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World Record

Man Concludes ‘World’s Longest’ Trip in Electric Car

Tesla Model 3 Sets Record Distance on a Single Charge, But It Mysteriously Won’t Recharge [UPDATED]

Watch This Daredevil Dive 1,300-Feet Off a Cliff Using Nothing But a Rope to Stop His Fall

Watch 104 Satellites Fire Out of a Rocket In Record-Setting Space Mission

Real-Life Human Torch Holds Three World Records For Being Set on Fire

Some Startup Is Definitely Going to Use This Gigantic Bounce House as an Office

This Bullet-Shaped Bike Just Set a Human-Powered Speed Record

Watch a World Record Domino Tower Attempt Collapse at the Last Second

A Flock of 61 Wingsuiters in Flight Looks Like an Airborne Invasion

The World’s Longest Golf Club Is a Health Hazard

In Just 0.887 Seconds Another Machine Has Already Shattered the Rubik’s Cube World Record

Watch the Biggest Ever Drone Swarm Take to the Sky in Style

Watch a stone skip a world record 88 times across a lake

“Oldest Panda” Celebrates With an Ice-Sculpture Cake and World Records

Video: Insane guy breaks the world mountain bike speed record

The Closest You’ll Come To Being A Bird Is Watching This Insane Footage

Denmark Just Set a Major World Record For Wind Energy

This is how you fold the perfect paper airplane

Watch a Guy Ride the World’s Tallest Bicycle

​The Largest Alligator Ever Caught

Two Songs We Really Wish Were the Anime Outros for ‘Steel Ball Run’

AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job

Utah Is Giving Dr. AI the Power to Renew Drug Prescriptions

Here’s the Perfect Excuse to See ‘Project Hail Mary’ Again

US Airlines Are Hiking Bag Fees Amid Iran War Oil Crisis

This Ridiculously Simple Trick Might Stop Gulls From Nabbing Your Lunch

‘Starfleet Academy’ Season 3 Could Have Done the ‘Voyager’ Sequel Episode of Robert Picardo’s Dreams

Judge Kills Lawsuit Against Infamous Study That Might Have Increased Teen Suicides

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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