A Chess Robot Broke a Kid’s Finger During Tournament in World’s First Incident of the Kind
25 Jul 2022, 06:56 UTC / It’s not the rise of the machines: humans need to be aware of the limitations of robots, even during a game of chess, and respect them accordingly
Ferrari’s Red Force Has Been (Illegally) Scaled and BASE-Jumped, Conquered
13 Jul 2022, 09:15 UTC / Urban free climber breaks into Ferari Land in Spain and scales Europe’s highest and fastest rollercoaster for a BASE jump. The arrest was worth it
Worst Parking Skills: Driver Falls Out of the Car, While Backing Into Stationary Vehicle
3 Jul 2022, 06:43 UTC / New viral video is what “it could always be worse” looks like: woman tries backing out of her driveway, falls out of the car and hits neighbor’s vehicle
Doing Pull-Ups on the Door of a Bugatti Chiron Is a Weird Flex
28 Jun 2022, 09:51 UTC / When an entire fleet of supercars doesn’t attract attention, a stunt like this surely helps: self-proclaimed “King of Cars” stays fit with unusual pull-ups
You’re Too Drunk When You Start Kicking, Jumping on Supercars, Go Home
31 May 2022, 06:49 UTC / A 24-year-old (obviously drunk) man started jumping on and kicking parked supercars, caused $150,000 worth of damage. He turned himself in the next day
A Motorized Wheelchair Can Tow a Powerboat on Public Roads But That Doesn’t Mean It Should
24 May 2022, 04:14 UTC / Viral video shows man in a motorized wheelchair, holding up traffic in California as he’s towing a powerboat on a standard trailer
Hand-Built Home Sits on Top of a Car, Comes With Touching Story and Real Safety Issues
18 May 2022, 03:51 UTC / Unlike most improvised shacks, this one actually moves around. The builder and owner says police only pull him over to ask about it, not for citations
Maserati Levante Drives Down Historic Steps in Rome for a Selfie, Driver Is Arrested
17 May 2022, 06:50 UTC / Just because you can doesn’t mean you should: police arrest 37-year-old man who drove down the Spanish Steps, causing damage to the historical monument
Passenger Pilot Details Perfect Landing in Cessna 208, Despite Zero Flight Experience
17 May 2022, 02:54 UTC / Darren Harrison was able to land the single-engine plane he was in after pilot’s mid-flight health emergency, with help from an air traffic controller
This Is What You Get With the World’s Most Expensive Airplane Ticket
16 May 2022, 13:35 UTC / The Emirates A380 First Class Suite lives up to the hype, to the point where even a lesser-known YouTuber declares it worth the $21,000 price tag
Record-Breaking 11,500-HP Gentry Eagle Being Demolished at Scrapyard Is a Sad Sight
15 May 2022, 07:03 UTC / Built for racer Tom Gentry and delivered in 1988, the Gentry Eagle set a world record for transatlantic crossing, and was refitted into a luxury yacht in 1992
“Mayhem at Lake George” Annual Boating Event Lives Up to the Name
14 May 2022, 05:59 UTC / Huge brawl breaks out at Florida boating event and police intervened to break it up. Dozens of boat citations were issued, and five people were arrested
Lexie the Farm Dog Can Herd Sheep, Be Adorable, and Drive a Truck
9 May 2022, 06:38 UTC / She may be young and tiny and, for all intents and purposes, a dog, but there’s no reason why Lexie shouldn’t drive. So her “best mate” taught her to
Ex-Racer Martin Brundle Strikes Again, Sows Confusion and Hilarity on Miami GP Grid Walk
9 May 2022, 03:00 UTC / Martin Brundle is an experienced driver who often does pre-race grid walks for Sky News. This weekend, he met a lot of people he didn’t know
Ford Takes a Not-So-Subtle Jab at Elon Musk for His Space Endeavors
6 May 2022, 11:40 UTC / Unlike Musk, the people at Ford are not loudmouths and they don’t go “fly[ing] away on their own personal spaceships when things get hard”
Tom Cruise Lands a Helicopter on the USS Midway for Top Gun: Maverick Premiere
5 May 2022, 06:10 UTC / Tom Cruise arrives in style for the world premiere of the movie, jokes that he doesn’t do simple. The premiere was held on board the historic museum vessel
Here’s a Gundam-Style Giant Robot Fixing Railway Wires So Humans Won’t Have To
3 May 2022, 02:59 UTC / Railway company JR West is working on a prototype robot worker for maintenance and repairs that would otherwise pose a risk to human workers
Solving a Rubik Cube in Freefall in Record Time Is One Way to Skydive as a First-Timer
1 May 2022, 07:10 UTC / Twice Guinness record-holder reaches for the sky with new record for the fastest time to solve a rotating puzzle while in freefall
Meet Big Hooker, the Rat Rod Tow Truck That Lives Up to the Go Big or Go Home Mantra
28 Apr 2022, 07:26 UTC / Brandon Kibbee from Kansas built the rig in 2017 as a way to push himself and, at the same time, create a truck that could tow virtually anything
Millionaire Dodges Jail Over 259MPH Stunt With Bugatti Chiron on the Autobahn
26 Apr 2022, 04:43 UTC / Investment tycoon Radim Passer won’t be charged for last summer’s speed run on the Autobahn, since he did it with consideration to other drivers’ safety