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Buckle up and hold onto your hats because we are going FAST! Did you know that the very first car speed record was set way back in 1898 by an electric car? But wait until you hear how fast it went... only 39 miles per hour! As Finn points out, even a cheetah can run faster than that! Join Mira and Finn as they take you on a wild ride through history to see how humans went from "slower than a cat" to "faster than sound!" We’ll zoom across the Bonneville Salt Flats where brave drivers like Craig Breedlove blasted past 600 miles per hour in jet-powered cars that look like rockets on wheels! Then, get ready for the ultimate sonic boom as Andy Green drives the incredible Thrust SSC at a mind-blowing 763 mph, breaking the speed of sound for the first time ever! It’s a story of fire, physics, and the need for speed that will leave you breathless. How did we build engines powerful enough to outrun sound itself? Put on your racing helmet and let’s find out!