T131: The Atomic Cannon

T131 Atomic Cannon at Rock Island Arsenal

Shot Grable, May 25, 1953 (15 Kton), the gun is a 280mm Cannon (AKA "Atomic Annie).

Worlds fastest Train: 574.8 km/h

The french TGV (train à grande vitesse, High speed train) sets a new conventional rail record, with a speed of 574.8 kmh. The record was established on April 3,2007, surpassing the previous record of 1990 (515.3kmh). The train is a special tgv, named "V150" (for 150 met/sec, ca. 540kmh)with a souded-up engine (25,000hp, like two F1 starting grids), and larger wheels.

Man shoots his pants off with a shotgun

This guys 12gauge shotgun kicks so hard. It knocks his pants down around . A very funny real video.

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

Train against car: Top Gear crash test

Top Gear crash test