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February 21, 2008 | 20 Comments

Can I just say that the women who leap over people to dive on an open seat need to freaking relax. I mean seriously.
Ok here’s the profile of the people I generally speak of:
Female
18-34 Years Old
Usually White
Skinny
iPod Wearing
Attitude
The skinny aspect is critical to the scenario because these women jump at even the smallest [...]

Dec

29

New Subway Riding World Record!

December 29, 2006 | 1 Comment

They made it! The guys that set out yesterday to beat the Guinness Book of World Record’s New York City subway riding record.
24 Hours, 54 Minutes and 3 Seconds puts them ahead of the old record by about an hour and a half. Their website: www.rapidtransitchallenge.com.

Dec

29

A new group of guys attempt to break the subway riding record

December 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment

*****UPDATE*****
THEY MADE IT
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…for real this time. Allow me to clarify.
You’re probably saying to yourself, “Hey, didn’t a couple guys already break that record this summer?” Well, sort of. Yes, they broke a record, but it wasn’t the real record. They broke the amateur record.
They’ve caught a bunch of flack in the media for claiming to [...]

Aug

24

The geeks made it!

August 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Subway Challenge geeks made it, and broke the record in the process. (see previous post)
The record for riding the entire NYC Subway system was just over 25 hours or something. These guys made it in just over 24. So I guess that means that they have officially earned the title of [...]

Aug

23

Two whackos decide to break subway riding record.

August 23, 2006 | 1 Comment

656 miles.468 stations.
All in 24 hours. At the cost of $2.
Two self-proclaimed infrastructure nerds are currently riding the subway rails this morning, in an attempt to break the world record for hitting every stop.
Hear the interview here.
Ohh, and as you would expect, they set up a Myspace site.