In the realm of racquet sports (badminton, fives, pelota mixteca, pickleball, racquetball, tennis, squash, table tennis, etc) none produces faster shots than badminton. While […]
For years, Japan has been known as a global leader in robotics, but increasingly it is getting recognition for a considerably less high-tech endeavor […]
Cen Xiaolin, a 15-year-old high-school student from Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, completed an “impossible challenge” on China Central Television’s Beyond the Edge reality […]
Most 52-year-olds would feel pretty pleased with themselves just being able to execute a dozen push ups in a row, but as a one-time […]
It’s not known whether Microsoft founder Bill Gates had FORPHEUS in mind when he recently called for a robot tax to offset jobs lost […]
While most kids these days are choosing skateboards, inline skates and hoverboards for their small-wheeled recreation, it’s somehow comforting to see that there are […]
Dipping a biscuit in a cup of tea isn’t always a cup of tea — at least not for Simon Berry. Suspended from a […]
As Steph Curry is to jump shots in basketball, Florian “Venom” Kohler is the jump shot in pool, as the billiards trick-shot artist repeatedly […]
For years, pogo sticks failed to deliver on their comic-book-ad promise of soaring jumps. That all changed with the advent of modern-day sticks which […]
Sammy Hagar mentally started writing the lyrics to his rock classic “I Can’t Drive 55”, as he was getting issued a ticket for doing […]
Jumping a single rope twirled by a couple friends can be challenging enough, but imagine multiplying the challenge one hundred fold and performing in […]
Anyone who has ever attended a pilates class can attest to how devilishly hard it can be to hold the plank position for one […]