Wales v New Zealand: battle for title of world's steepest street

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  • čas přidán 9. 01. 2019
  • Residents of Harlech in north Wales believe their town is home to the world's steepest street, Ffordd Pen Llech, which has a claimed gradient of 36%. The current holder of the title is Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a gradient of 35% at its steepest point. Guinness World Records will decide later this month
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Komentáře • 20

  • @noahgeorgeson2573
    @noahgeorgeson2573 Před 5 lety +7

    The street in NZ is clearly consistently steeper than the image of the one in Wales- Wales may have a steeper point, but I argue that it should be an average steepness, not a "steepest point".

  • @GeorgeSofroniouCy
    @GeorgeSofroniouCy Před 5 lety +4

    Imma just build a 37% road outside my house :P

  • @pablo527
    @pablo527 Před 5 lety

    I'd guess the streets in Colombia are much steeper... Get yourself to Barrio - El castillo in Medellin..they are ridiculously steep!

  • @____stu____
    @____stu____ Před 5 lety +1

    Pretty sure there is a street in central Manchester steeper than this, it's called Jutland street.

  • @erodgenator
    @erodgenator Před 5 lety +1

    How about San Francisco?

  • @GeorgeSofroniouCy
    @GeorgeSofroniouCy Před 5 lety +7

    Interesting..I think New Zealand should get it for the sake of road quality :P [and fame]

    • @taffyducks544
      @taffyducks544 Před 5 lety +1

      It's a lane! Very prevalent in Britain as a whole. They are awesome!

  • @Ravedaze.
    @Ravedaze. Před 5 lety +2

    My council tax is steeper than that road 😕

  • @Matt77125
    @Matt77125 Před 5 lety +2

    whats New Zealand?

    • @lntg
      @lntg Před 4 lety

      Matt bruh are you kidding?

  • @coopsnz1
    @coopsnz1 Před 5 lety +1

    Your more likely to stall on baldwin st

  • @vancemccarthy2554
    @vancemccarthy2554 Před 5 lety

    That is not a street - it's a driveway. It's less that an unfinished country road.

  • @yogbaba653
    @yogbaba653 Před 5 lety +1

    new zealand......🤔

  • @leesvideos6749
    @leesvideos6749 Před 5 lety +3

    Thats not even a street its a footpath

  • @ericmillard3413
    @ericmillard3413 Před 5 lety

    Nice try Wales. Your sheep delivery bypass track has passed 5 meters of the brick test, failed the skateboard test and will also fail the Guinness test. But good news. You can see the real deal when you visit Dunedin where we also gave a castle or two.

    • @marinaocto7345
      @marinaocto7345 Před 5 lety

      I believe Wales holds the title of the steepest. Either way it's only a road. Though NZ is better maintained by the looks of it.

    • @sheld999
      @sheld999 Před 5 lety

      @@marinaocto7345 nz one is always matained and serviced. Even has bin service. But wouldnt like to live up their tho