Top 10 Fastest Trains in the World

Trains have been the oldest way of transport. Initially trains made were not to fast compare to today’s trains. With the advancement of science and technology in the modern era there are many fastest trains which can travel more than 350 Miles per hour or even more than that. Most of them use Maglev technology which helps them get this much fast speeds.There are other kinds of metro trains too which are now gaining a lot of popularity among growing nations as an intercity fastest way of transportation. Metro trains are designed for small route so they are not that fast. Let’s have a look at the really fastest trains in the World.

 10. ICE V

 ICE V also known as Inter City Experimental Train which was first started in 1988 to interlink European states for the ease of transportation. The ICE V has two passenger locomotives with it and it has the high speeds of 282.8mph (406.9kph) and thus for the very first time in history made the record of the fastest train in the world on May 1st 1988. The train is 372 feet long and can travel 350kph for more passenger locomotives too.

9. Transrapid 06

 Transrapid 06 is a German based train service which works on Maglev technology. This is really awesome built by scientist. In this form train do not directly run on the rails thus reducing friction to its minimum and it speed up due to the magnetic attraction only. It is smoother and quieter than other trains. The train speeds up to 256.4 mph (412kph).

8. Aerotrain

 Aerotrain by France engineers is really an artistic work of them. They worked out a frame work to run the train and make a fastest speed train that runs with air. A special track was designed and it has had a whooping speed of 267.3 mph (430kph). Massive jet engines were used to provide the required air pressure to keep the train moving that fast.

7. MLU002N

 The MLU002N train is not a passenger train; it’s a Japanese test train who achieved the great speed of 267.8mph in a test drive in 1994. The cutely designed awesome train uses combination of aerodynamics brakes and maglev braking system to slow down near stations from such a high speed of 431kph. It is really helpful in creating new yet advanced trains like that for passengers too.

6. Shinkansen

 Shinkansen train was built by Japan Railways Group and it is the bullet train. Apart from the new technology and such fastest speed tracks, this train is capable of getting more speeds even on rail tracks. It run on rail tracks and has a speed of 275mph

5. Transrapid 07

 Transrapid system implemented in Germany is the biggest network of fastest moving trains with the extreme use of the new technology. The idea is great and the train did hit a high speed of 279.6 mph at a test drive. It is a bit costly as the highway tracks for this transrapid system takes long construction time and costs.

4. Transrapid 08

 The beautifully designed sleek look of the Transrapid 08 train by China with high speed of 311.3 mph and it was the first train to cross 300mph speed limit which is an achievement for the design engineers. The speed of 500kph is extremely great and you will love to travel.

3. ML-500R

 ML-500R train is one of the oldest experimentation of engineers to get the fastest train and you will really be surprised to see that such an old Maglev train was able to achieve such a high speed of 321 mph and more surprisingly.It was really a milestone for the people working on the fast track trains. Indeed it broke all previous records.

2. TGV

 TGV is another great train made by French technicians. They did such a successful experiment to make the TGV train which has wheels and runs on normal and conventional train tracks but speed of more than any other maglev train. The train got the high speed of 357mph.

1. MLX01

 MLX01 made by Japanese is No.1 train in the world. MLX01 works on maglev technology The train is able to achieve highest speed of 361 mph which is 581kph. The train consisted of three cars and was run by man the first time it was drove and got such a record breaking speed of 361 mph..

Top 10 Most Interesting Guinness World Records

Records are formed for purpose that they have to be broken. People made great efforts to enter their name in Guinness Book of World Records by doing something great, thrilling and really entertaining by which they can show off their utter superiority over others and can prove a great stamina and superficial human being in them. We have come up with this great list of Top 10 interesting Guinness Book of World Records for the year 2012.

10. The Longest Surfing Record

Garrett McNamara is a really enthusiastic thrill seeker American who broke the record of Guinness Book by surfing the largest wave ever of 78 Foot tall of the coast of Portugal. The thrill surfer has indeed done a great job and he did survive in the wild and dangerous 78 Feet Tall Water wall which is indeed appreciated. Now he ranks No.1 in the Guinness Book of World records to surf the longest wave ever in the history.

9. World’s Largest Raft

The Largest Raft of Canoes and Kayaks in the world was created to be the Guinness World Record when more than 2200 paddlers came up to gather on the shore of New York inlet. They were determined to break the previous world record which was of 1619 boats collected altogether. The official tally was announced to be 1902 boats which is now the new set record in the history of raft.

8. Underwater Wedding

The largest underwater wedding ceremony was held in Diving Base, Poland. The weird and really unique way of marriage has made many couples love this marriage. This wedding ceremony was attending by 303 divers who attended the marriage late in 2011. The ceremony holds the record till date and it lasted for about 18 minutes. The couple then gave a long French kiss in water and then other preceding continued.

7. Biggest Cross of People

Biggest Cross of People is the record of Philippines. Thousands of Filipinos lined up as a cross to break the record of making a Human Largest Cross. They gathered in a football stadium in Manila to try for this record and surely they did succeed with gathering more than 20,000 students and teachers wearing their black and white uniforms to attempt at the great event.

6. Largest Number of Dishes

Chinese will not get behind any nation in any respect now. They now hold the Guinness book of world record to have the largest Number of Dishes on a single table. They were able to gather 8146 separate dishes in one Table which was attempted on Chinese New Year Celebrations and their celebrations got a big applause when they also got to break the previous records of aligning so many dishes in a table.

Top 10 Largest Earthquakes

Rank	Location	Date	Magnitude
1.	Chile	May 22, 1960	9.5
2.	Prince William Sound, Alaska	March 28,1964	9.2
3.	Aleutian Islands	March 9, 1957	9.1
4.	Japan	March 11,2011	9.0
5.	Kamchatka	Nov. 4, 1952	9.0
6.	Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia	Dec. 26, 2004	9.0
7.	Off the coast of Ecuador	Jan. 31, 1906	8.8
8.	Offshore Maule, Chile	Feb. 27, 2010	8.8
9.	Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands	Feb. 4, 1965	8.7
10.	Northern Sumatra, Indonesia	March 28,2005	8.7

Top 10 Worst US Presidents

10. Calvin Coolidge (1923 – 1929)

In 1919, three quarters of the Boston Police Force went on strike. Coolidge (then Governor of Massachusetts) had observed the situation throughout the conflict, but had not yet intervened. Curtis proclaimed that none of the strikers would be allowed back to their former jobs, and Coolidge issued calls for a new police force to be recruited. His reputation underwent a renaissance during the Reagan administration, but the ultimate assessment of his presidency is still divided between those who approve of his reduction of the size of government and those who believe the federal government should be more involved in regulating the economy

9. Richard Nixon (1969 – 1974)

In June, 1972, several of Nixon’s men were caught breaking into Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC – bringing to light the infamous Watergate Scandal. Nixon himself downplayed the scandal as mere politics, but when his aides resigned in disgrace, Nixon’s role in ordering an illegal cover-up came to light in the press, courts, and congressional investigations. N. Nixon was named by the grand jury investigating Watergate as “an unindicted co-conspirator” in the Watergate scandal. In light of his loss of political support and the near certainty of both his impeachment by the House of Representatives and his probable conviction by the Senate, he resigned on August 9, 1974, after addressing the nation on television the previous evening. He never admitted to criminal wrongdoing, although he later conceded errors of judgment.

8. Zachary Taylor (1849 – 1850)

The slavery issue dominated Taylor’s short term. Although he owned slaves, he took a moderate stance on the territorial expansion of slavery, angering fellow Southerners. Taylor urged settlers in New Mexico and California to draft constitutions and apply for statehood, bypassing the territorial stage. Southerners were furious with Taylor and with California. Taylor held a stormy conference with Southern leaders who threatened secession. He told them that if necessary to enforce the laws, he personally would lead the Army. 

7. John Tyler (1841 – 1845)

Tyler’s Presidency was rarely taken seriously in his time. Opponents usually referred him to as the “Acting President” or “His Accidency”.  The House of Representatives considered the first impeachment resolution against a president in American history. A committee headed by former president John Quincy Adams concluded that Tyler had misused the veto, but the impeachment resolution did not pass.

6. Millard Fillmore (1850 – 1853)

Fillmore ascended to the presidency upon the sudden and unexpected death of President Taylor in July 1850. The change in leadership also signaled an abrupt political shift in the administration, as Fillmore removed Taylor’s entire cabinet, replacing them with individuals known to be favorable to the Compromise efforts. Fillmore signed into law the Fugitive Slave Act as a compromise between Southern slaveholding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. The act sought to force the authorities in free states to return fugitive slaves to their masters.