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There is no trash collection on most of New York City’s Roosevelt Island because a pneumatic tube system sends 10 tons of garbage a day from trash cutes in buildings to a trash processing plant at 60 mph.
The ZZ Top song "Master of Sparks" is based on a true story of people who used to weld together a spherical cage with a seat inside and then push it off a truck going 60 MPH with a person inside. Whoever survived got the title of Master of Sparks - one of them was ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons.
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Sneezing behind the wheel caused 2,500 car accidents a week in the UK, and if you sneeze while traveling at 60 mph your eyes are closed for an average of 50 feet.
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A Top Fuel dragster accelerates so quickly that its already passed 60 mph by the time the rear tires have crossed the start line (25 feet).
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In 1896 two 35 ton trains going approximately 60 mph were intentionally slammed into each other in front of 40,000 spectators in Texas. The resulting crash caused boilers to explode on both trains, instantly killing three people and injuring several more, some of which were over 1/2 mile away.
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A Colorado pest control company that uses a giant truck-mounted vaccum system to remove prarie dogs from their holes at over 60 mph
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The Renault Dauphine is considered to be the worst car of all time. It took 32 seconds to accelerate to 60 MPH from a standstill. Writer Dan Neil noted it "put the Dauphine at a severe disadvantage in any drag race involving farm equipment."
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The new Tesla Roadster is capable of 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds, quicker than any street legal production car to date, with a top speed of 250+ mph.
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The idea that birds migrate to the moon every year was promoted in a surprisingly well-reasoned treatise by English minister and scientist Charles Morton in the 17th century. He reckoned it would take the birds 60 days to reach our satellite flying a dizzying 125 mph.
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Although Martian dust storms can kick up so much dust it can be seen from Earth, it's unlikely that it would be powerful enough to damage equipments and strand astronauts. Because the density of Mars' atmosphere is only 1 percent that of Earth, a 60 mph storm would feel like a 6 mph breeze.
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The Tesla P90D accelerates from 0 to 60 mph (2.6 sec) faster than an object in free fall (2.7 sec)
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It would take around 180 years to drive to the sun if you were in a car going 60 mph
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The blizzard of 1949, a massive winter storm that caused 30 foot snow drifts, 60 mph winds, and -40 degree temperatures.
The record for the fastest electric car going from 0 to 60 mph is 1.513 seconds, set by the AMZ Grimsel in 2016 - source
Cats can survive a fall from any height. When falling they relax, orient them selves, and spread out. Because of this their terminal velocity is a non-lethal 60 Mph. - source
Due to its extremly low silica content, the lava flows of Mt.Nyiragongo can reach speeds up to 100 km/h or 60 mph.
About the WASP, a 60 mph flying platform developed by the US Army - source
The Red Flag Acts, which required a man with a red flag to walk 60 yards ahead of all vehicles and set a speed limit as low as 2 mph
The UK reduced the speed limits introduced in the 1861 act to 4 mph in the countryside and 2 mph in towns. Also required three crew for each vehicle, a driver, a stoker/passenger and a red flag man walking 60 yards in advance of the motor vehicle.
The Pistol Shrimp shoots a bubble bullet at it's prey that's 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit and travels over 60 mph
..The Oh-My-God particle a ultra-high-energy cosmic ray equivalent to a baseball travelling at about (60 mph) has been recorded more than 15 times
The Concorde, a joint project of the French and British governments, was the worlds first large scale SST (Supersonic Transport) aircraft. The Concorde had a cruising speed of 1,350 mph at 60,000 ft and could travel from London to New York in less than 4 hours.
Mt. Nyiragongo, an active volcano in Congo has the fastest moving lava in the world. In the 1977 eruption, lava flowed down the flanks of the volcano at speeds of up to 100 km/h (60 mph).
