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Fastest Particle

Although it’s controversial, scientists at CERN recently conducted experiments where muon neutrinos covered the distance between Geneva, Switzerland and Gran Sasso, Italy several nanoseconds faster than light. At the moment, however, the photon is still the considered king.
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December 26, 2014 11:53 pm December 26, 2014 [11:53pm] · Edited

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Fastest Speed

Technically the fastest possible speed in the universe is the speed of light. But there are some footnotes to that statement which brings us to #1…

December 26, 2014 11:50 pm December 26, 2014 [11:50pm]

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Fastest Rapper

No Clue obtained the title of “fastest rap MC” in the Guinness Book of World Records when he did 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds. That’s about 14.1 syllables per second.

December 26, 2014 11:48 pm December 26, 2014 [11:48pm]

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onedc

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Fastest Guitar Player

John Taylor broke the previous world record when he played “flight of the bumblebee” at 600 beats per minute perfectly.

December 26, 2014 11:46 pm December 26, 2014 [11:46pm]

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onedc

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Fastest Crash Test

EuroNCAP usually only does its crash tests at about 40mph to assign production ratings. In 2011, however, they decided to up that speed to 120 mph. Just for fun.

December 26, 2014 11:43 pm December 26, 2014 [11:43pm]

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Fastest Eater

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is now officially recognized by the International Federation of Competitive Eating as the World Champion after consuming 66 hotdogs in 12 minutes.

December 26, 2014 11:40 pm December 26, 2014 [11:40pm]

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onedc

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Fastest Spacecraft

In space speed can only be measured relative to some other object. The fastest satellite moving away from the sun, however, is the Voyager 1 at 38,500 mph

December 26, 2014 11:37 pm December 26, 2014 [11:37pm]

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Fastest Land Vehicle

Military rocket sleds have been recorded at over mach 8.

December 26, 2014 11:35 pm December 26, 2014 [11:35pm]

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Fastest Racket Sport

In Badminton the shuttlecock (birdie) can easily travel at speeds of over 200 mph.

December 26, 2014 11:32 pm December 26, 2014 [11:32pm]

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Fastest Boat

The World Unlimited Water Speed Record is the officially recognized fastest speed achieved by any water-borne vehicle in the world. Currently it belongs to the Spirit of Australia that topped out at 318 mph.

December 26, 2014 11:23 pm December 26, 2014 [11:23pm] · Edited

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