Friday, August 14, 2009

Who holds the record for most Playboy covers?

Q: Which woman has appeared the most number of times on the cover of Playboy magazine?

A: The holder of the record for having appeared the most often on the cover of Hugh Hefner's magazine is none other than the Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson who has been on it twelve (12) times.

Her career in Playboy spanned between the years 1989 and 2007. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month in February 1990.

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

What's the roller coaster with the most loops? How many?

Q: What's the world record for the most number of loops in a roller coaster?

A: If by loop, you mean an inversion that turns riders upside-down and then rights them, then the record goes to the Colossus roller coaster at Thorpe Park in England.

The Colossus has 10 inversions or loops, the most of any roller coaster in the world.

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What's the speed of the world's fastest roller coaster?

Q: What's the name of the world's fastest roller coaster? Where is it located? How fast does it go?

A: No longer the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, which had been the world’s fastest roller coaster since it opened in 2005.

The Ring Racer, a Formula 1-themed thrill ride that goes 134.8 miles per hour, is set to open in July 2009. It is faster than Kindga Ka by 6.8 miles per hour.

ring°racer is a Formula 1-themed roller coaster located at the Nürburgring race course in Germany. It features a pneumatic launch. The roller coaster accelerates from 0 to 134.8 miles per hour (217km/h) in 2.5 seconds.

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