Speedy the Turtle

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Video Clips on October 23, 2009 at 10:04 am


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Who says turtles are slow? This strange-looking soft shell turtle made a quick getaway! -via Unique Daily

 
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One Fast Cat

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Sports, World Records on September 9, 2009 at 10:09 pm

Sarah, a cheetah at the Cincinnati Zoo, set a world record for the 100 meter dash today by covering the distance in 6.13 seconds. The event was held at Mast Farm, the zoo’s cheetah breeding facility. The race is a remote contest between Sarah and Zaza, a cheetah at Cheetah Outreach in South Africa. Zaza is expected to run her race later this month. To compare, the human world record is 9.58 seconds, held by Usain Bolt. Link to story. Link to Sarah’s blog. -via Metafilter

 
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Crazy Jet and Rocket Powered Vehicles

Posted by Jill Harness in Car & Vehicle, Science & Tech, World Records on January 19, 2009 at 9:48 pm

Ever wondered what it would be like to travel in a jet-powered porta-potty? Me neither. Seeing someone else doing it still is interesting though. It’s every ten year old boy’s dream come true -a whole collection of jet and rocket powered vehicles, including fire trucks, recliners, tractors and more. Plenty of speed record holders here kiddos, so click the link and have fun exploring the speedy side of life.

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Silver Y Moth Cruises at 55 m.p.h.

Posted by David in Animal on April 9, 2008 at 9:41 pm

The world of moths is one that we’ll probably never fully understand, but a recent study by Rothamsted Research brings us one step closer:

Moths that fly high above our heads throughout the night are not at the mercy of the wind but use a sophisticated internal compass which can help them travel up to 400 miles in a single flight . . . While it is not clear how the creatures – in this case, the Silver Y moth – actually navigate between sunset and sunrise, researchers from the UK and Germany have found that the insects can judge the best conditions for flight based on direction and windspeed, selecting the fastest moving layers of atmosphere so, with their own speed of 10mph, can cruise at speeds of up to 55 mph.

In other words, moths are smarter and faster than many of us have imagined.

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