Reels tagged #records
The Dead Sea shore is the lowest land on Earth
At about 430 metres below sea level, its shoreline is the lowest exposed land anywhere — and it keeps dropping as the lake shrinks.
Everest would still be underwater in the Mariana Trench
The Challenger Deep reaches nearly 11 km down — over 2 km deeper than Everest is tall.
Chile is longer than the United States is wide
Chile stretches about 4,300 km north to south while averaging only around 180 km across.
The loneliest place on Earth is water
At Point Nemo in the South Pacific, the nearest land is 2,688 km away — astronauts overhead are often the closest humans.
The fastest human ever hit 44.72 km/h
Usain Bolt reached that speed between 60 and 80 metres of his 9.58-second world record. No human has been timed faster on foot.
Badminton has the fastest shot in any sport
A smashed shuttlecock has been recorded past 490 km/h off the racket, faster than any struck ball, though it decelerates almost instantly.
The high jump record has stood since 1993
Javier Sotomayor cleared 2.45 metres, higher than most doorframes, and no one has matched it in over thirty years.
The 900 took thirteen years to land
Tony Hawk finally landed two and a half airborne rotations in 1999 after failing all evening. The contest had already ended.
