German daredevil Dirk Auer, age 36, skated down a wooden roller coaster in 60 seconds, going 56mph in July 2009. Auer wore special roller skates that he made just for the stunt, the skates had 16 wheels on each shoe.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1201105/What-scream-Adrenaline-junkie-skates-860-metre-roller-coaster--just-60-seconds.html
How is it that Dirk Nowitzki and Yao Ming speak better english than LeBron James?(1 Answer)
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Maybe being from other countries and English being a second language, they took some PRIDE in learning the language correctly. Many people are just lazy with the language ...
"van Erp"
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Designer Dirk Van Erp is the name behind Van Erp style lamps. This picture is of the Van Erp bullet style lamp.
Is Dirk Nowitzki from Germany?(3 Answers)
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He was born in Germany. In 1998, he was drafted ninth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks and traded immediately to the Dallas Mavericks. He has been with the ...
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Fast Facts
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Born
ca.1973
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Residence
Gross-Gerau (near Frankfurt), Germany
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Fact:
Holds world record for being dragged behind a Porsche on skates at 190mph
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Skated down the 860 meter "Mammoth" roller coaster at Trips Drill amusement park in Stuttgart, Germany
