Monthly Archive for December, 2007

Facts About the Digital Age

Published by Sean 2 years, 8 months ago in Science & Technology

Did You Know 2.0 via The real dig­i­tal kids are just being born: Part 1 | paulhillsdon.com

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100 MPH on the World’s Fastest Zipline

Published by Sean 2 years, 8 months ago in Fun

World's Fastest Zipline

The ride is located in South Africa and it is appar­ently the world’s fastest, longest and tallest zipline. The guys are basi­cally descend­ing a small moun­tain, so I can believe it. They even put the rud­der fin between your legs to keep you straight.

Not only is the Pronu­tro zip 2000 the world’s longest zip line, it’s also the high­est at 280 meters as well as the fastest, with rid­ers reach­ing speeds over 140 kilo­me­ter per hour. The length of the Pronu­tro zip 2000 is an exhil­a­rat­ing 1.2 miles or 2 kilo­me­ters of pure zip­ping plea­sure. If you’re itch­ing to tackle the world’s longest zip line just make your way to Sun City, South Africa and make sure to bring along R295 or $41.09 U.S. dollars.

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Body Surfing Down a Road in the Swiss Alps

Published by Sean 2 years, 9 months ago in Sports

Body surf­ing is fun. Road rash isn’t.

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This video fea­tures a man who is body surf­ing… inches from the road… down a very steep moun­tain… in the Swiss Alps… and he is pass­ing other motorists! I thought street luge was nuts, but that is just insane. One wrong move and you are either fly­ing off a cliff, peel­ing what’s left of your skin off the pave­ment, or being dis­em­bod­ied by a pass­ing car. I am truly amazed at how fluid and con­trolled his decent is. He appears to be able to turn on a dime, despite the awk­ward suit and the hair rais­ing speed.

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