A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
-4
In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
24
It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
20
More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
55
Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
1
The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
60
A small airplane can fly backwards.
75