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Cambrian News
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Cambrian News
Sunbeam Blue Bird returns to Pendine for 100th anniversary celebration
The Blue Bird was put on display outside the museum for one day on Monday, July 21, providing the perfect photo opportunity for visitors; before it appeared on Pendine beach to celebrate the 100th anniversary including the magnificent sound of the V12 engine.
News18
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
People Share Their Favourite Tweets On 19th Birthday: How Twitter Became Pop Culture Icon
Folks on Twitter came together to share their favourite tweets on app's 19th birthday. Egg display pictures, 140 characters, and celebrities who spoke like the common janta. 'Aapna kya lena dena," Salman Khan told us in 2010 on Twitter. The screenshot of that out-of-context tweet by Khan is still used as a meme to this date. Twitter, in every essence, was a pathbreaking social media microblogging website. It shrunk the world and brought the quirky (read: weird) minds under the wings. The young folks quickly realised the power of anonymity and began exhibiting their alter ego on a website not frequented by their Facebook relatives. The blue check mark was a flex that the credit card couldn't purchase. It was a liberating experience. The restrictive nature of words made users think hard and backspace to eternity. The message, even if it catered to 3 people living in different corners of the world, had to be effective. The validation from the strangers meant the world. Retweets mattered, sure, but they were only a byproduct. Twitter knew of Osama Bin Laden's execution before the world did. Before Instagram reels and YouTube shorts, Twitter was the real source of news. The wings of the Blue Bird may have been clipped, and the iconic name shelved. The 'X' we all know today is only two years old, when Elon Musk walked into the HQ with a sink and gave the app a new identity. The OG Twitter, however, turned 19 years old in July 2025. Founded by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams, the app has experienced several iterations over the past two decades. But what has stayed intact are the 'tweets" that defined the platform, and people have now gathered to share their favourite takes and interactions on the site to relive the good ol' days. Bird Is Born Twitter, founded on March 21, 2006, was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams as an internal project at Odeo, a podcasting company facing obsolescence after Apple iTunes embraced podcasts in 2005. Dorsey, an Odeo engineer, proposed a platform for users to share SMS-like messages, birthing Twttr, later renamed Twitter. The introduction of hashtags by Chris Messina in 2007 became a cornerstone of its real-time, global communication, uniting people from casual chatter to major events. Twitter's concise tweets, retweets, and hashtags reshaped how governments, brands, celebrities, and individuals connect, leaving a lasting cultural impact. Nostalgia Time Pop Base, celebrating Twitter's 19th birthday, asked netizens to share their favourite tweets. It was only a matter of time that the good folks delivered. We have put together our favourite responses: — Denis B. Huppert 🇫🇷 (@dennisbhooper) July 17, 2025 you just had to be there — babeganoush 🍉 (@lilGoody2shoes) July 17, 2025 😂 — westerosies (@westerosies) July 17, 2025 — Samuuu | ▲ (@miiyashei) July 18, 2025 I cannot think of this without going into hysterics — Aelfred The Great (@aelfred_D) July 17, 2025 Hashtags In August 2007, Twitter user Chris Messina introduced hashtags with #barcamp on August 23, a feature that gained popularity and was officially adopted by Twitter in 2008 to tag and group related posts. The hashtag symbol, originally used to label channels on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) in 1988, became a key tool for content discovery on the platform. This innovation transformed how users connect and engage with global conversations. X Users on X have no real restrictions on character limit. The modern version of Twitter has an integrated AI chatbot (Grok), also owned by Musk. Posts on X enable the users to earn revenue through engagement and subscriptions. One can even upload an entire movie on the platform if they had free will. The feature of community notes help readers call out fake news. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Cambrian News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Cambrian News
Blue Bird returns to west Wales 100 years after setting world record
The car christened 'Blue Bird' by its driver Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE, was the first to exceed 150 mph (240 km/h). The World Land Speed Record of 150.766 mph (242.628 km/h) was set at Pendine beach, Carmarthenshire, Wales on the 21 July 1925. The Blue Bird is now part of the vehicle collection at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
Pembrokeshire Herald
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Pembrokeshire Herald
Blue Bird returns to Pendine for centenary of land speed record
Iconic 1925 record celebrated with beach display and museum event THE ICONIC Sunbeam 350hp Blue Bird will return to Pendine Sands on Sunday (July 21) to mark the 100th anniversary of Sir Malcolm Campbell's historic 1925 land speed record. The legendary vehicle, which reached a then-unprecedented speed of 150.766mph (242.628 km/h) on Pendine beach, will be on public display outside the Museum of Land Speed from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Visitors to Pendine will have the chance to photograph the vehicle and witness its dramatic return to the sands where it made motoring history. As part of the anniversary celebrations, Blue Bird will also be taken onto the beach during the day for a commemorative photo opportunity. The event will include the unforgettable sound of its V12 engine—a rare treat for car enthusiasts and history lovers alike. The car, which was christened Blue Bird by its driver Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE, was the first to break the 150mph barrier and remains one of the most iconic machines in British motoring history. Now part of the National Motor Museum's collection in Beaulieu, Blue Bird last visited Pendine in 2015. Cllr Hazel Evans, Carmarthenshire's Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism, said: 'We are delighted to welcome the spectacular Blue Bird back to Pendine. This event offers a fantastic opportunity for motor enthusiasts and visitors alike to see the legendary vehicle up close and celebrate its deep connection to our coastline.' Jon Murden, Chief Executive of the National Motor Museum Trust, added: 'We are excited to honour such a landmark World Land Speed Record anniversary with this and other events throughout the year. This is a moment to reflect on the Blue Bird's significance in motoring history and to share its story with new generations.' A dedicated section on the National Motor Museum's website charts the history of the Sunbeam 350hp Blue Bird at:
Reuters
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Reuters
Blue Bird returns to Welsh beach 100 years on from record run
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Pendine Sands, stretching for miles along the coast of south-west Wales, marks a motoring milestone on Monday with the return of a 'Blue Bird' car that captured the world's attention a century ago. On July 21, 1925, Briton Malcolm Campbell became the first person to travel at more than 150 miles per hour on land when he accelerated the mighty 350 hp Sunbeam along the beach to 150.76 mph. The car, with its 18 litre V12 Manitou aero engine, is now owned by the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu and will be fired up at Pendine in a static display without any run being scheduled. Campbell's grandson Don Wales told Reuters the 1925 record triggered a mania for speed. "Everybody wanted to hear about who's got the land speed record and it was sparked, I think, by this record that my grandfather achieved," he said at a commemorative event in London, with the car on display outside. "He was surprised himself by the amount of media attention he was getting from effectively increasing his own record by four miles an hour, but it was that magic mark of 150." While modern sportscars can easily exceed 150mph, and do so on race tracks and Germany's autobahns, the speed was sensational at the time. Campbell had hit 146.16 mph in September 1924 at the same location and in the same car. In 1935, by then knighted for his achievements, he became the first to exceed 300 mph on land at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The record now stands at 763.035mph, set in 1997 by retired British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green who thundered across Nevada's Black Rock desert to break the sound barrier on land for the first time with the jet-powered Thrust SSC. The record has stood still this century, although a Bloodhound project is still seeking the funds to hit the 1,000mph mark with a jet engine and monopropellant rocket working together. An Australian rocket-propelled 'Aussie Invader 5R' project also needs millions. Wales, from a family of record-breakers and whose late uncle Donald died in 1967 at speed on Coniston Water in his Bluebird K7 boat, doubted anything would happen soon. "You look at the problems that Thrust SSC had getting enough money to do the sound barrier, which again is a magic figure that captures the imagination," he said. "A thousand miles an hour, yes it's a big figure, but it just doesn't seem to have the attraction at the moment." Wales, whose records were set in a steam-powered vehicle and on a lawn mower, cited the space race and even the ever-increasing popularity of Formula One as possible reasons for waning interest. "I don't think the appetite is there any more. At the moment there is no money in record-breaking," he said. "The adage of 'if you want to make a small fortune from motorsport, start with a large one' is so true in record-breaking."
