A NYC Subway Worker Saved 3 People From An Oncoming Train
A New York City subway operator on his way to work stopped a train before it could hit three people on the tracks.55-year-old Danny Hay was at the Delancey Street station in Manhattan's Lower East Side...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich No Longer Owns The World's Largest Yacht
Step aside Roman Abramovich— you're no longer the owner of the world's largest yacht.Boat maker Lürssen announced late last week that it had officially launched Azzam, a 590-foot (180-meter) ship,...
View ArticleGuinness Strips Bugatti Of Its Record For The Fastest Production Car Ever
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has been stripped of its production car land speed record by Guinness World Records, almost three years after the record was granted.In July of 2010, Bugatti tester...
View ArticleHere's What Elon Musk Had To Say About Sarah Palin Calling Tesla A 'Loser'
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk was not bothered by a Facebook post in which Sarah Palin called his electric car company a "loser."In the post, published Friday, Palin criticized Fisker Automotive and other...
View ArticleThe Electric Car Is Dead All Over Again
The dream of an electric car that's both affordable and practical has eluded automakers, and will likely do so for another decade.The problem is a lack of cheap, powerful battery technology that keeps...
View ArticleWatch A Fighter Jet Pilot Do Tricks In A Boeing Dreamliner
Boeing's Dreamliner 787 has been out of service since January, when the FAA grounded it after the battery systems in two planes failed in quick succession.While the batteries may not be up to par, the...
View ArticleBoeing's Dreamliner Is Coming Back To Service Next Month
United Airlines plans to return its fleet of Boeing Dreamliner jets to service at the end of May, pending regulator approval, a spokesperson said Monday.The decision, reported by Bloomberg, follows an...
View ArticleThe Most Colorful Airplanes In The Skies
Most of what matters to air travelers is how the inside of a plane looks and feels — after all, that's where they'll be spending the flight.But that doesn't stop airlines from coming up with some...
View ArticleWe Tested Out The Most Fashionable Private Jet Service Around
Business is booming for private jet charter company VistaJet. The business was founded in 2008 by German-born Thomas Flohr, whose risky tactic of buying his own jets — rather than operating planes...
View ArticleThis 4-Door Is The Newest Part Of Maserati's Ambitious Growth Plan
It appears Maserati’s mystery teaser for this month’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show was in fact depicting the automaker’s upcoming Ghibli sedan, which has already been spied in prototype form for several...
View ArticleVolvo's New Cars Automatically Brake For Cyclists
Luxury cars these days come chock full of safety features that help drivers stay awake, keep in their lanes, and avoid collisions. Mostly, that comes in the form of flashing lights and beeping alarms...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Has An Impressive New Drone Concept
Already obsessed with drones, the U.S. military is looking for new ones to fill a vital role.America needs drones to guard its aging fleet in foreign waters, extend a ship's strike distance using...
View ArticleYoung Saudis Love This Super-Dangerous Driving Trick
Young men in Saudi Arabia take joyrides to a whole new level.A popular stunt among young drivers is "sidewall skiing," which entails driving on the two side wheels of the car only. To make the...
View ArticleYour Flights Are Going To Get A Lot Bumpier
Transatlantic airline passengers might expect to stay seated with their seatbelts securely fastened more often in the future, according to new research that finds climate change could lead to more...
View ArticleA Helicopter Pilot Was Texting Minutes Before He Crashed And Killed 4 People
The pilot of a medical helicopter that crashed and killed everyone on board in August 2011 was texting with a friend while trying to deal with the dangerously low amount of fuel he had on board.A...
View ArticleWatch Workers Blast Open A Train Tunnel Underneath New York City
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority has been working for years on the East Side Access project, its plan to connect the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal and ease congestion in...
View ArticleEverything We Know About Why GM Was Forced Back To Advertising On Facebook
Only 11 months after GM very publicly announced that it was pulling its $10 million ad budget off of Facebook— practically on the eve of Facebook's IPO — the car company is back on the social media...
View Article10 Airports That Give You Cool Stuff For Free
Airports aren't known for being full of free goodies. They leverage their captive audiences to get travelers to pay for every minute you're sitting around, whether it's in $2.49 bags of chips or $9.99...
View ArticleInvisible 'Dark Lighting' Blasts Airline Passengers With Radiation
"Dark lightning" that is almost invisible within clouds may regularly blast airline passengers with large numbers of gamma rays, scientists find.However, these outbursts do not seem to reach truly...
View ArticleBritish Airways Lets Passengers Choose From A Ridiculous List Of Titles
If you're a viscount, baron, or lord, you don't need to worry about British Airways getting your title right on your next plane ticket.We recently heard that the airline lets passengers choose from a...
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