X-43 Several recent X-planes have been unmanned. This blitzed across the outer atmosphere last week at over 3 km a second. Round the world in under 4 hours, anyone?
X-15 Still the ultimate manned aircraft. Nearly 40 years ago, it topped 107,000m in altitude and 7,100 km/h in speed. Only astronauts would go higher or faster.
So you thought you knew all about
Sushmita Sen
She might not be no. 1 in Bollywood, but Sen’s still TAG Heuer’s choice for brand ambassador, alongside Shahrukh Khan. Spot the slips in her bio
A. Won the Miss Universe ’94 contest at age 19.
B. Used to write the gist of her school lessons as poems.
C. Her first foray into films was a Tamil flick, ‘Rakshakan’.
D. Owns a blinding 22-carat diamond ring.
E. Is making a film capturing moments of her adopted daughter Renee’s life, which Sen will gift her when she turns 18.
Answer A. She won the competition when she was only 18 years old.
what is
Radfahrer
Literally, German for bicycle rider. But its actual use is rather different. It describes the sort of corporate weasel who bows obsequiously to people above but kicks out at people below him. To see why, check out a racing cyclist’s posture.
