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Free Falling at The Speed of Sound – Tech Tuesday

Big Rich — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:30:06 +0000

Felix Baumgartner is planning to do something no one else ever has- to freefall from the edge of space, open a parachute and land safely on the Earth. But there is one pesky thing in his way- the speed of sound. He will reach the speed of sound on his freefall without an aircraft. He'll just be wearing a "space suit". A test jump by Felix from 70,000 feet was a success. From here, they move closer to the real goal.

Red Bull Flugtag Teams Attempt to Fly in Death-Defying Stunts [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:45:54 +0000

At the 2011 Red Bull Flugtag competition, teams attempted to fly a variety of homemade gliders, including a giant beer stein, a cell phone, a pirate ship, a pink bra and even the DeLorean from ‘Back to the Future.’

It takes a special kind of person to build a contraption that probably won’t fly, then attempt to pilot it off a platform suspended 30 feet over water. Special, and maybe a little crazy.

The Dangers Of Energy Drinks And Alcohol

JMrozek — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:46:45 +0000

From time to time the topic of energy drinks being detrimental comes up. And if they’re dangerous by themselves, then common sense would tell us that they would most certainly be even more risky when mixed with some booze. If you’re curious, then tonight you have an opportunity to find out just how serious this is.

New Energy Drink Risks

BJ Ragone — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:00:59 +0000

There have always been risks that come with energy drinks, but a new study shows that there could be even bigger risks at work. When energy drinks started hitting the market America found a new best friend. The energy drink market itself is the fastest growing drink market in the US. A new study is [...]