#speed
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Here's What We Know About Lockheed Martin's Mysterious SR-72
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
This Plane Hit Mach 6.7: Meet the North American X-15
The X-15's greatest legacy is in how it helped spearhead research in a variety of areas including hypersonic aerodynamics.
Cars & Motorcycles | Cars & Motorcycles
SSC Tuatara supercar claims world speed record at 282.9 MPH
The Washington state-made SSC Tuatara supercar has claimed the production car speed record with a 282.9 mph average set on the Space Shuttle landing strip in Florida.
Travel | Travel
Flight from L.A. to London reaches 801 mph as a furious jet stream packs record-breaking speeds
The Virgin Atlantic flight peaked at a whopping 801 mph Monday evening 35,000 feet over Pennsylvania, due to the jet stream, the high-altitude air current along which storms travel.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Pilot study finds “smart drug” Aderall has limited benefits for healthy students, and may harm working memory – Re
By Emma Young. For the large numbers of students who report taking stimulants, these results suggest that they probably won’t do much to enhance their academic performance.
Miscellaneous | OTHER STUFF
Riding a Wild Wind, a Norwegian 787 Breaks a Speed Record | WIRED
A 200-mph jet stream has sent several passenger jets to nearly 800 mph, and helped break a (subsonic) speed record.
Science & Technology | Tech
Data transmission rates are hitting ludicrous speeds in the lab
magine a world without buffering, a world where downloading HD movies takes less than one second, a world where your favorite web pages load before you even take your finger off the enter button. Don’t fret, we’re getting closer.
