In 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, he drove Thrust SSC to become the first person to break the sound barrier in a car and set the existing land-speed record of 763mph.

1997年在内华达州黑岩沙漠，他驾驶“推进”号超音速车成为突破汽车音障的第一人，并创下目前时速763英里的地面速度记录。

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That’s why petite people can learn to break boards and bricks with their hands: it doesn’t take calluses or brute strength, just the ability to generate a focused thrust with speed.

这就是为什么即使是个头娇小的人也可以用手打碎木板和砖块了：它用的不是硬拳头或蛮力，而是用速度在那一瞬间使出的集中一击的能力。

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That's why petite people can learn to break boards and bricks with their hands: it doesn't take calluses or brute strength, just the ability to generate a focused thrust with speed.

这就是为什么即使是个头娇小的人也可以用手打碎木板和砖块了：它用的不是硬拳头或蛮力，而是用速度在那一瞬间使出的集中一击的能力。

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But then ignition gets going and at full blast the jet and the rocket will each provide about half of the 210, 000 newtons (47, 000 pounds) of thrust needed to break the record.

ECONOMIST: The land-speed record

In 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, he drove Thrust SSC to become the first person to break the sound barrier in a car and set the existing land-speed record of 763mph.

ECONOMIST: The land-speed record