Apr

Skiers v snowboarders: what’s the difference?

“Just how different are skiers and snowboarders?” muses a press release from consumer research group Exponential Interactive.

What follows is a fairly arbitrary, not tremendously believable insight into what apparently makes skiers tick and snowboarders tock. For example, skiers are into reality TV shows like Big Brother and X Factor, whereas boarders prefer US programmes like The Big Bang Theory and Law & Order.

The thesis, created using the anonymous online analysis of more than 20 million … More

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Apr

Video – Honda claims lawn mower top speed record

Categories: Auto Misc., Automobile, Video - general

This sure beats pushing. s UK division has set a lawn mower top speed record at 116.57 mph.

Not with one of its showroom models, but a custom “Mean Mower” that’s powered by the 1.0-liter engine from a Honda motorcycle that makes it nearly seven times more powerful than the factory machine it’s based on.

It’s also been fitted with a six-speed transmission, racing seat, high performance ATV tires, the steering rack from a Morris Minor automobile and a fiberglass cutting deck to reduce weight.

It cuts grass, but … More