The most points scored playing 2K Sports’ NBA 2K11 using Michael Jordan is 51 by Burtland Dixon (USA) at the 2K Sports booth during the NBA All-Star Jam Session in Los Angeles, California, USA on 18 February 2011. Dixon played a four minute game, one minute per quarter.

The most points scored in NBA All-Star games is 262 by Michael Jordan (USA) scoring 20 points in his 14th appearance in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on 9 February 2003.

The most points in the first half of a 2KSports NBA 2K10 videogame (four minute game, one minute per quarter) is 17 by both Cody Redrick and Brandon McJunlain (both USA) at the NBA Jam Session in Dallas, Texas, USA on 12 February 2010.

2,544; Morten Andersen (Denmark)

Diana Taurasi (USA) scored a Women’s National Basketball Association record 47 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury (USA) to a 111-110 triple-overtime win over the Houston Comets (USA) in the highest-scoring game in league history, on 10 August 2006. Lauren Jackson (Australia) tied the WNBA record for most points in a single game with 47 on 24 July 2007 while playing for the Seattle Storm (USA) against the Washington Mystics (USA).

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) record for most points scored by an individual in a playoff game is 42 by Angel McCoughtry (USA) playing for the Atlanta Dream (USA) in a 105-93 victory over the New York Liberty (USA) in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) on 7 September 2010. McCoughtry surpassed the 41 points that Tamika Whitmore (USA) scored while playing for the Indianapolis Fever (USA) against the Detroit Shock in the 2006 playoffs.

2,818.01 points (Breakdown of scores and points: 5 at 11.25 m, 10,730 tricks, 71.7 m jump) Jaret Llewellyn (Canada) McCormick Fall Open, Seffner, Forida, USA 29 September 2002

The most points scored in a WNBA career is 6,413 by Tina Thompson (USA) playing for the Houston Comets and Los Angeles Sparks (both USA) since 1997.

A General Electric GE90-115B turbofan engine achieved steady state thrust of 568,927 N (127,900 lb) during final certification testing at Peebles, Ohio, USA, in December 2002. The engine was due to make its first flight on a Boeing 777 early in 2003. Because of their power, the 777 requires only two engines, resulting in better fuel efficiency, less pollution and lower noise levels. By comparison, the Boeing 747-400 (the largest passenger aircraft currently in service) has four engines each with around 275,789 N (62,000 lb) Continue reading →

NASA’s Deep Space 1 spacecraft, launched on 24 October 1998, was propelled to its target, Comet Borrelly, by a revolutionary type of engine. A beam of ionized xenon atoms were expelled from the engine at 35km/s (21 miles/s), providing a thrust of 0.09 Newtons (0.02 lbs), equivalent to the force exerted by a sheet of paper resting on the palm of a hand. The ion engine was ten times more efficient than a chemical rocket and was fired for 16,265 hours during the mission. NASA Continue reading →