On an abandoned runway in France, Frenchman Francois Gissy set a world speed record Sunday by traveling 163.4 mph on a rocket-powered bicycle fueled by hydrogen peroxide, or the same ingredient used to bleach hair.
Gissy broke the old mark of 150.4 mph set in 2002. He used a specialized bike produced by Swiss company Exotic Thermo Engineering, which apparently couldn’t afford better video equipment to capture the record-setting moment. Nevertheless, one gets a … Pictures and more
Around the world on a unicycle: Man takes sport to extreme lengths with incredible collection of pictures from across the globe
Trekking across the world’s harshest and most remote regions sounds like a tough enough challenge – but imagine doing the whole thing on a unicycle.
Canadian Kris Holm has traversed the Great Wall of China, descended a 6000-metre volcano and braved the mountains of the Himalayas while riding on a single wheel … Pictures and more
This is the moment a base jumper who leapt off a cliff had a miracle escape after his parachute opened backwards – and he FELL 1,000FT to the ground. Daredevil Matthew Gough, 25, was travelling around the world taking part in extreme sports when he decided to go base jumping in Lake Garda, Italy. His previous 180 leaps have gone perfectly – but this time his parachute opened backwards and became twisted. He briefly floated before smashing into rocks and hurtled down the cliff face at speeds of 40mph. During the incredible incident on Matthew, who has been base jumping for three years, filmed the whole fall on his headcam.