Slow Motion video of bullet impacts made by Werner Mehl from Kurzzeit.
25 October 2010
10 December 2008
02 December 2008
Bugatti Veyron VS JET Fighter
In 2000 Volkswagen AG founded Bugatti Automobiles SAS and introduced the EB 16/4 Veyron concept, a 16-cylinder quadruple turbo charged car with 1001 hp DIN (736 kW), 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.5 sec, and a top speed of 407 km/h (253 mph), at the Paris, Geneva and Detroit auto shows. Development continued throughout 2004 and the EB 16/4 Veyron was promoted to "advanced concept" status. In July 2005 Bugatti Automobiles SAS announced that the car would officially be called the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. According to Car and Driver, the Veyron's fuel consumption at 253 mph was 3.0 mpg (78 L/100 km). At full throttle, its 100 L (26 US gal/22 imp gal) fuel tank would empty in just 12 minutes 46 seconds. After 15 straight minutes at 253 mph the tires would melt. The latest limited edition version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. It costs $2.3 million (not including tax).
Official site: Bugatti.com
Thrust SSC :The Fastest Land Vehicle (1149 km/h)
October 1997, UK managed to break the sound barrier on earth, using the fantastic Thrust SSC vehicule.
More information here: Thrust SSC web site
30 November 2008
Demonstration of the Navy Electromagnetic Rail Gun prototype
The US Navy's Electromagnetic Rail Gun that is under development at NSWC Dahlgren in Virginia. This is a prototype to demonstrate the technology of the rail gun for use on the future DDG-1000 class of Navy ships. The bullet is fired at a 10.64MJ energy level, 8 times sound's speed (mach 8)!!
Top Gear: Land Rover Vs Tank
Top Gear tests a rovers offroad abilty by bieng chased by a tank. Have hun!