Tube record broken-visiting 270 stations in the shortest time

The Underground has 270 stations and George Marshall and Anthony Smith visited all stations in the quickest possible time.

George, 41 and Anthony Smith, 28 completed the record in 16 hours, 27 minutes and 20 seconds.

“We’re well aware that whilst this may be seen as an insanely geeky thing to do, we’ve also had a lot of fun, friendly times doing it — and best of all, a Guinness World Record certificate! People have also been goading me saying that ‘I’d never beat it’, so it was to prove a point to them as well!”

Geoff and Anthony said the secret to their accomplishment was to start from the outside of the Tube map and travelling into Central London.

Aussie driver pays parking ticket in loose change

Australian motorcyclist who got fined for a 60$ parking ticket tried to paying the fine in 1,200 five cent coins.
The video shows the man exchanging the money in small coins and pouring the sack of change onto the Adelaide Council counter.

Unfortunately the Australian man was not successful and still has to pay the fine.

“We will be sending the customer a letter to communicate the fine remains outstanding and his money is being held in the safe,” said a council spokesman.

All good things must come to an end – Classic VW bus

It has many names: Hippie Van, Microbus, the breadloaf – the classic VW bus is one of the most historical and iconic cars of the world.

The VW bus may be old but highly regarded. New VW buses can still be purchased, but not for much longer because the days of the Volkswagen bus comes to an end in Brazil, the only place where the company still produces classic buses.

The first VW bus was introduced 1950 and ends this year with a special “Kombi” edition. The last model is a 9-seater with a 1.4-litre engine and a four speed manual transmission.


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“Walkie Talkie” skyscraper melts car

20 Fenchurch Street, also known as the pint or the walkie talkie tower due to the concave shape is reflecting sunlight onto the street and has recently damaged a Jaguar XJ and several bicycles.

Martin Lindsay, the owner of the Jaguar parked his car for one hour opposite the building and returned finding crooked panels and melted plastic parts.

“They’re going to have to think of something. I’m gutted,” he told City A.M. “How can they let this continue?”

Developers Land Securities and Canary Wharf said in a statement: “The phenomenon is caused by the current elevation of the sun in the sky. It currently lasts for approximately 2 hours per day, with initial modelling suggesting that it will be present for approximately 2-3 weeks.

As responsible developers we are making every effort to keep local businesses informed and we have communicated with them regularly since the issue first appeared. While we investigate the situation further we have liaised with the City of London to suspend three parking bays in the area which may be affected. In addition, we are consulting with local businesses and the City to address the issue in the short-term, while also evaluating longer-term solutions to ensure the issue cannot recur in future.”