Breaking world records is sometimes a dangerous endeavor, especially when you don’t take the necessary precautions… “Verrückt (German meaning “crazy” or “insane”, listen) was a water slide located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. At a height of 168 feet 7 inches (51.38 […]
An ancient classic revived in the modern age to be more dangerous than ever. “Motorcycle chariot racing is a motor sport that combines motorcycle racing and chariot racing. The sport was extant in the 1920s and 1930s, having been inspired by the 1925 film Ben-Hur. It went largely (although not […]
Kevin from Galway causes a children’s TV presenter to lose his composure live on air – but who is Kevin from Galway? Grab the t-shirt here: https://qxir.creator-spring.com/listing/where-d-ya-get-your-shades?product=389 “The Den was a long-running popular children’s television strand of Ireland’s public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on […]
You probably wouldn’t want the ghost of the person you murdered consulting the jury at the trial, but that’s exactly what happened in this case – well, if you believe in ghosts… “The ouija, also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the […]
Many Chinese launch centres are situated inland, which has sometimes been disastrous for the people living in the area… “Intelsat 708 was a telecommunications satellite built by the American company Space Systems/Loral for Intelsat. It was destroyed on 15 February 1996 when the Long March 3B launch vehicle failed while […]
You’ve done it. You’ve made it to the Olympics. The only problem is, you can’t compete… “Eric Moussambani Malonga (born 31 May 1978) is an Equatoguinean swimmer. Nicknamed Eric the Eel by the media, Moussambani won brief international fame at the 2000 Summer Olympics for an extremely unlikely victory. Moussambani, […]
The bridge has collapsed – but in the nighttime fog, some motorists don’t realise until it’s too late… “The Tasman Bridge disaster occurred on the evening of 5 January 1975, in Hobart, the capital city of Australia’s island state of Tasmania, when a bulk ore carrier travelling up the Derwent […]
Blimps are going extinct! But what’s causing this to happen? And is there any hope for the future of the airship? “A blimp, or non-rigid airship, is an airship (dirigible) without an internal structural framework or a keel. Unlike semi-rigid and rigid airships (e.g. Zeppelins), blimps rely on the pressure […]
In 1940, after an accidental collision, two planes found themselves lodged together a thousand feet in the air. So what happened to the crew? “On 29 September 1940, a mid-air collision occurred over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia. The accident was unusual in that the aircraft involved, two Royal Australian […]
A plane isn’t going to make it very far after losing both its wings – but how could the wings just fall off? “In 2002, two large airtankers – a Lockheed C-130 Hercules and a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer – crashed about a month apart while performing aerial firefighting operations. These […]
