I Tried The World’s Fastest Vehicles

Summary by Krater

The creator attempts to ride and pilot a succession of humanity's fastest historical inventions, starting with an 1817 wooden bicycle and progressing through motorcycles, automobiles, airplanes, helicopters, boats, and rocket-powered vehicles, concluding with a ride in a Virgin Galactic spacecraft.

From the video

Answers: What does it feel like to ride the fastest man-made objects in history?

• historical speed inventions
• speed comparison of man-made objects
• cycling the world's first bicycle
• riding a petroleum reitwagen
• operating an 1886 Benz patent motorwagen
• flying the Wright flyer replica
• piloting a Westland Lynx helicopter
• riding in a Huski Ice Spritz powerboat
• driving a Hennessey Venom F5
• riding the TGV train
• piloting an S-211 fighter jet
• riding a rocket sled at Holloman Air Force Base

What it concludes

• Experiencing human speed evolution from the world's first bicycle to modern rockets reveals the extraordinary scale of technological progress.
• Riding historic speed machines provides an visceral, terrifying, and awe-inspiring perspective on the limits of human engineering.