World Record Attempts

World record fingernails damaged in car crash

2009-02-18T06:49:00.001-08:00

Lee Redmond who held the Guinness World Record for having the world's longest fingernails has lost them in a four-car accident in her hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah located in the United States.

66-year-old Lee was seriously injured after she was ejected from the sports utility vehicle (SUV) she had been a passenger in. It had collided with one car, causing it to collide with two other cars on Tuesday February 10. She is expected to make a full recovery.

Her nails were damaged beyond repair, reported the BBC, quoting Guinness World Records, who also said that Redmond's nails were a fundamental part of her life and unique character. The cause of the crash is not yet known and an investigation is ongoing.

Redmond is credited by the Guinness Book for having a combined fingernail length of 28 feet, the longest on record. She has been growing all eight fingers and two thumbnails since 1979. Her longest of all nails was her right thumb, which was 2ft and eleven inches long.

Before Redmond was named as the record holder in 2006, Shridhar Chillal from India had the longest at a combined length of just over twenty feet.

The Bicern Kiss

2009-02-11T23:43:00.000-08:00

THE BICERIN KISS - is a Guinness World Record attempt to have the highest amount of couples kissing at the same specific time, on Valentine's Day.

The aim is to have one million couples (hopefully) in countries across the world (or at least 7,500 couples) kissing at the same time on Saturday the 14th of February 2009 at 12.00 midday GMT. (Local time in other countries)

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Go Bananas for Fairtrade

2009-01-30T05:15:00.000-08:00

Fairtrade Fortnight starts on 23 February and you can take a stand against poverty and support Fairtrade by helping set a world record for the largest number of Fairtrade bananas eaten over a 24 hour period!

Join thousands of people around the world and eat a Fairtrade banana between noon on Friday 6 March and noon on Saturday 7 March.

Start planning your own event now or find one near you.

Go Bananas

Treadmill World Record Attempt

2009-01-30T02:47:00.000-08:00

2009 WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT

GREATEST DISTANCE COVERED BY AN INDIVIDUAL ON A TREADMILL IN 168 HOURS (7 DAYS)

CURRENT RECORD 455.15 MILES

18th to 25th of July 2009

From the "Endurance" section of world records comes news of a forthcoming record attempt.

Lee Chamberlain writes:

I grew up in Spalding Linconshire with my Mum and Dad. My dad has always been into sport mainly Cycling and Running so I grew up taking part in sport regularly.I completed school and joined the R.E.M.E in 1995 as a Vehicle Electrician and when I was 18 I completed the physically demanding Parachute Course.I completed a tour of Bosnia before leaving the army in 2000 where I then joined Surrey Police.

In 2001 I had a near miss at work where I was nearly trapped in between two vehicles. A colleague pulled me clear and if he hadn't I believe I would have seriously injured my legs or worse.

While laid in hospital I thought about doing something different, something extreme and my initial thoughts were to run abroad in extreme conditions like in the desert or the Everest Marathon.

Being in the Police and with family life the time and money to complete this would not have been possible so as my thoughts changed I ended up with the idea of a ultra treadmill run. I search the Internet and found the world record pages and the rest they say is history......

We wish Lee well. He has some training events coming up so keep an eye out for him if you live in the south of England.

In any event, do have a look at his website.

Update 26th January 2009

2009-01-26T01:20:00.000-08:00

Mexican Chefs Make World's Biggest Cheesecake
Chefs serve what they claim to be the world's largest cheesecake in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. The chefs (pictured above) hope to win a Guinness World Record.

Madison registry breaks world record for bone marrow registrants
The six-hour drive registered 960 potential donors -- far outstripping the previous world record of 266 bone marrow registries in a single day. ...

NU student outwits computing experts, breaks record
When Alexander Yee, a McCormick junior and self-professed “hardcore gamer” broke the world record for known digits of the Euler-Mascheroni constant, ...

Miramichi Boys and Girls Club takes part in Literacy Day world ...
Youngsters at Miramichi Big Brothers Big Sisters Boys and Girls Club joined children across the country in a world record attempt Friday ...

Roundup: Which Mexican city will break the Guinness mass-kiss ...
Two cities in Mexico are going to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for biggest mass kiss. Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, holds the record ...

RiverKings, Ducks Unlimited go for Guinness record
“For instance, where else could you put together a hockey event that raises funds for a great cause, and get in the Guinness Book of World Record doing it? ...

World Record Seekers Fly High
Today we're trying to establish a Guinness World Record indoors. There is already a record for the most planes outdoors. But, this is electric planes ...

Soldier attempts world record attempt
A NORTH-EAST man is attempting to break a world record by being the fastest soldier to complete the London Marathon with a backpack and full kit. ...

Travelling NYC Subway in shortest time-world record set by Matt ...
The longtime friends, who work at a Manhattan investment firm, bested the previous world record of 24 hours and 54 minutes which was held by six former ...

Fernandez sets world record
The old American record was set by Jim Ryun in 1966 in a time of 3:59.6 and the former world record was held by Geoffrey Rono of Kenya with a time of 3:58.6 ...

Mexican Chefs Make World's Biggest Cheesecake
Chefs serve what they claim to be the world's largest cheesecake in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. The chefs hope to win a Guinness World Record.

Man sets record for marathon rambling speech

2009-01-20T06:34:00.000-08:00

Frenchman Lluis Colet broke the world record for the longest speech after talking non-stop for 124 hours about Spanish painter Salvador Dali, Catalan culture and other topics.

The 62-year-old Catalan and local government worker spoke for five straight days and four nights to set the record in the southern French town of Perpignan.

Three notaries were on hand to recognise the feat which allows Colet to apply to enter it in the Guinness Book of Records.

Colet began speaking at Perpignan's railway station on Monday by reciting the works of famous authors or using some of his own writing. He also spoke profusely about Dali, a painter he admires, and Catalan culture.

Large crowds turned out in support of Colet, who received a rapturous applause at the end of his speech.

"This is a big day for me and I dedicate this record to all those who defend Catalan language and culture," he said, his voice rather fainter after five days of nonstop talking.

Colet had set the record once before in 2004 when he spoke for 48 straight hours but the current record was held by an Indian man who had previously delivered a 120-hour speech.

Update 16th January 2009

2009-01-19T06:16:00.000-08:00

American 50k record broken at Arizona's Rock 'n' Roll marathon
Josh Cox (pictured), who had his mind set on smashing the world record, fell short of the mark of 2:43:38, set by Thompson Mugwana of South Africa, on Feb. 4, 1988. ...

Utah hunter sets elk world record

What is being billed as "perhaps the largest elk ever produced in the wild" has been recognized as a new world record. According to the Boone and Crockett ...

Researchers claim 'world-record' PV efficiency

The Freiburg, Germany-based institute claims this is world record. According to a release from Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

Kaka's San Siro goodbye? Emotions run high as world-record City ...

At the moment only one thing is certain. If he goes, he will not go quietly. Tears at the Milanello training centre last Friday. ...

Barotac Nuevo bats for Guinness record

In what could be a new world record, two teams played football continuously for 35 hours and 20 minutes starting at 8:35 am Friday until 8:15 pm Saturday on ...

Merga, Erkesso set records, win Houston Marathon

Erkesso, 25, is the world-record-holder at 10 miles, but this was her first marathon ever. It showed she has recovered from a foot injury that ruined her ...

Salem Man Sets Guinness World Record in Wheelchair

“My kids did that for me, and I appreciate it, and it's been a very interesting life for me," says World Record holder, Borrelli. ...

Ilonggos break soccer marathon record

Players from Barotac Nuevo town have broken the world record for marathon soccer ...

Madison appears to set world record in bone marrow donor signup

The initial reports are Madison set a new world record Saturday, Jan. 17, in its drive to sign up bone marrow donors for the benefit of a Madison ...

Haile Gebrselassie fails in $1m world record bid at Dubai Marathon

Haile Gebrselassie's attempt to beat his own world record and claim a million-dollar bonus ended in disappointment yesterday when he was slowed

The Ice Warrior Northern Pole of Inacessibility Expedition 2010

2009-01-15T02:00:00.000-08:00

Renowned explorer, Jim McNeill, has just begun preparations to embark upon the ‘last World First in polar expeditionary feats’.

A massive endeavour to traverse the Arctic Ocean from Canada to the Geographic North Pole and then onto the “unconquered Everest” of the Polar Regions, the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility ; otherwise known as the Arctic Pole. This is an incredible feat of endurance lasting 75 days and 750 miles.

For the first leg of the journey Jim will lead a team of trained novices to reach the Geographic North Pole, leaving the last landfall of Canada in February 2010. Having reached this he will continue alone and without re-supply to the Arctic Pole a further 269 miles into the very centre of the Arctic Ocean.

Although the Arctic Pole has never been reached before and represents a true World First, Jim’s real motivation is to convey the reality of global climate change with unprecedented reporting direct from the Arctic Ocean. As he and his team gather crucial climate change data for the scientific community he will be telling the tale warts-an-all with all the trials and tribulations, peaks and troughs that occur when pushing the limits of human endurance and facing the harshest adversities Mother Nature can deliver.

Throughout the journey, Jim will be measuring the thickness, density and roughness of the sea ice, providing crucial datasets to validate the measurements taken by NASA’s Icesat satellite. He’ll also be counting polar bears for the Norwegian Polar Institute.

This will be Jim’s 3rd attempt at reaching the pole. This first was quashed in base camp in 2003 when he contracted flesh eating disease in his left ankle, 24 hours before departure. The second he was thwarted by the disintegrating sea ice 130 miles north of the last landfall, finally falling into the frigid waters whilst he was reporting for ITN and BBC Online (both on board for the 3rd attempt).

It will also be Jim’s 50th birthday in the same year having (hopefully) survived 26 years of polar exploration – all digits accounted for!

If you are interested in sponsoring this World First please contact Jim McNeill on +441344 883861

January 2009

2009-01-12T03:27:00.000-08:00

New year, new records! Here are some of our latest postings:

Celski breaks junior world record

In the semi-finals, Celski (pictured above) broke the junior world record for the 500 with a time of 41.462. “The actual Junior World Record is 42.173,” says US Speedskating ...

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Pancake record: Fargo’s Kiwanis Club hopes that moving the 51st annual Pancake Karnival to the Fargodome will help the club break its own world record for ..

Scarecrow record or not, Hoschton a winner

After tantalizing the town with news that its attempt to set a world record for assembling the largest number of scarecrows in a single location had been ..

Fastest Freestanding Brick Breaking-world record set by Bernd Hoehle

HANOVER, Germany -- Bernd Hoehle, 34, Martial Arts Expert, have smashed 12 Freestanding Bricks in just 8 seconds-setting the world record for the Fastest ...

Long-held Houston marathon record could fall

Among all Ethiopian runners — the world’s deepest contingent behind the mighty Kenyans — Merga is second in stature only to world-record holder Haile ...

Shear effort required for world title attempt

Ingrid Baynes and mum Marg are preparing for their world record sheep shearing ...

Largest Outdoor Tea Dance-world record set by Glasgow

GLASGOW, -- 220 couples got in step to help Glasgow smash the world record for the Largest Outdoor Tea Dance, during the local fest called the"Winterfest ...

Gamers dress as heroes for record

2008-10-27T02:43:00.000-07:00

Hundreds of video game fans have dressed as characters from their favourite games to break a world record which was just days old!

A total of 342 gamers dressed as icons from games such as Final Fantasy, Zelda and Solid Snake in east London, UK, as part of the London Games Festival.

They narrowly broke a record of 337 set last week in Germany so you have to feel sorry for those folks. How soul destroying is it to hang onto a new world record for just a few days!

The record was verified by Guinness World Records at the Excel Centre in Docklands on Saturday.

A further 50 fans in fancy dress could not take part as rules stated that characters who were primarily famous from movies were disqualified.

The festival continues with events throughout London until 2 November, including game demonstrations and advice on working in the industry.

Setpember 2008

2008-10-21T03:03:00.000-07:00

Middle Tennesseans scare up a world record
Middle Tennesseans easily broke the world record for largest gathering of people in Halloween costumes, pictured above, coming out Saturday in their scariest garb to an I ...

Vegetarian Breaks World Record for Most Cockroaches in the Mouth

United States: 35-year-old Travis Fessler has set a new world record by holding eleven Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches in his mouth for ten seconds. ...

Regina tries hard for world record food bank haul, but Winnipeg ...

A food fight between Regina and Winnipeg is done for now, with Winnipeg holding on to its world record. The Regina and District Food Bank tried ...

Jung-su holds off Ohno in 1500-metre final at speedskating World Cup

In the men's 5000-metre relay, the South Koreans set a world record in the 5000-metre relay (6:38.486). Ohno anchored the US men's relay team to a ...

Mega-sosatie tops world record

The secret ingredient: perseverance, because a massive rain storm nearly derailed the event halfway through. At the weekend altogether 440 participants from ...

Chalk artists attempt world record

They were all part of a wacky world record attempt at Firle Place, near Lewes, yesterday and may well have earned their place in the history books. ...

WEIRD WORLD NEWS: US Guy Sets Record for Most Cockroaches in Mouth

An American man has broken the world record for holding the most cockroaches in his mouth, after keeping 11 of them in his mouth. ...

Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser

2008-10-19T03:03:00.000-07:00

Probably one of the most questionable world record attempts from a health point of view has to be this one!

They say a chef has to be in love with food to be a world class chef and Brad Sciullo demonstrated his passion for food in a recent successful world record attempt!

Brad was the first person to eat the 15lb Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. It only took Brad about 4 and a half hours to eat the 15 pounds of ground meat and 5 lbs of toppings, which include bun, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, mild banana peppers and a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and relish.

The total weight of this thing was over 20 pounds!

The hard part proved to be the bun. When asked why he decided to attempt to eat this thing his answer was profound and meaningful - I wanted to see if I could. We have heard that one before, perhaps that is a key motivator for world record attempts!

Butlins break record for giant rock

2008-10-18T04:45:00.000-07:00

The Sun Newspaper reports that BUTLINS have smashed the Guinness World Record for the largest stick of rock – to celebrate Sugababes performing at their Party In The Pavilion weekend next month.

The 970lb monster is the equivalent to 5,000 normal-sized sticks of rock and is half the length of a bus.

Bao Xishun to become the world’s tallest father

2008-10-17T08:10:00.000-07:00

Not content with reclaiming the Guinness World Record for being the world’s tallest living man, 7 foot 9 inch Chinese herdsman Bao Xishun is now set to become the world’s tallest father after revealing that his wife Xia Shujuan, who measures just 5 feet 5 inches, is pregnant with their first child.

Bao and Xia got married in June 2007 at a traditional ceremony in their native Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China. The couple found love after Bao placed advertisements all over the world. Despite the breadth of his search, he eventually settled on Xia, who hails from his own home town of Chifeng.

It is unlikely that Bao’s first born will inherit his father’s record-breaking height. Unlike fellow giants Leonid Stadnyk and Yao Defen, Bao’s height is not a result of suffering from a growth disorder.

And even if it was, it would be extremely unlikely that the disease could be inherited. In addition, no-one else in his family is excessively tall.

August 2008

2008-08-18T14:45:00.000-07:00

Michael Phelps takes greatest Olympic gold medal swag ever As if that weren't enough, all but his 100m Butterfly victory was accompanied by a world record. Along the way, Phelps (pictured above) broke a host of other records, ...See all stories on this topic

Isinbaeva sets new world record Russia's Yelena Isinbaeva broke her own world record to win gold in the women's pole vault in Beijing. Isinbaeva thrilled the Bird's Nest crowd with a ...See all stories on this topic

Shawn Crawford backs Usain Bolt for 200m world record ATHENS 200m gold medallist Shawn Crawford has backed his rival Usain Bolt to break Michael Johnson's 19.32sec world record. While the American is refusing ...See all stories on this topic

Britain breaks world record to win men's team pursuit gold Beijing -- British cyclists stunned the world by breaking their own world record to take the gold of men's team pursuit at the Beijing Olympic Games in ...See all stories on this topic

Aramnau sets 105kg world record World champion Andrei Aramnau of Belarus has set a world record with a 200 kilograms snatch lift in the Beijing Olympics men's 105kg weightlifting. ...See all stories on this topic

Comic retailer sings for world record, charity Comic retailer Joe Ferrara, owner of the awesome shop Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, Calif., will attempt to "set a world record for a solo performance by an individual in a club setting without repeating a song or ...mailto:...Blog@Newsarama%20-%20http://blog.newsarama.com

New World Record Set with $5 Million Jaguar Sale A legendary prototype sportscar that helped shaped the future of Jaguar was auctioned off at Bonhams & Butterfields' Quail Lodge Sale in California on Friday for just under $5 million, setting a new world record. ...Luxist - http://www.luxist.com

August 2008 update

2008-08-04T15:04:00.000-07:00

World Longest Flag Guinness World Record India

World's Longest flag ever made by a religious group Vyaswadi Pagpada Sangh, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India for the Ambaji temple here, is pictured above. It’s a mammoth 415 feet long. When erected, it stands as high as 20 feet. Weight of the temple flag

Scouts have world record in the can

After smashing the million cans they smashed their own world record for the number of cans used to create the Fleur de Lis - one which they've held for nine ...

Cheers to a world record

CUSTOMERS at a Brighouse pub have played their part towards creating a new world record. They took part in a synchronised wine tasting at The Richard ...

Haeundae Beach is a Double World Record-Breaker

Attracting over a million daily visitors, Busan’s Haeundea Beach is the country's largest - and is now also the proud holder of two Guinness world records ...

Boys bounce for 24 hrs to set world record

That was what eight boys in Michigan did this week in an effort to set a world record. The boys began the attempt on Friday morning at the Bounce-a-Lot entertainment centre southwest of Detroit in Flat Rock. They bounced two at a time ...

Largest Origami Mosaic in Hong Kong World Record

‘origami stars, millions of hearts’ set a new Guinness World Record for the largest origami mosaic in Hong Kong, China. The event was organized by Hong Kong Youth Visual Art Association, Hong Kong Chinese Arts Festival, ...

Corsair Dominator DDR3 Memory Sets New World Record!

Corsair® www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that its Dominator DDR3 memory modules have again shattered the world record for frequency. ...

July 2008

2008-07-29T06:42:00.000-07:00

Most text messages in a month-world record set by Andrew Acklin
Andrew Acklin, 17 year old pictured above, sent or received 19678 text messages in a recently completed billing cycle, setting the new world record for ...

Ti rakau world record bid
Deputy principal Rob Soaw says that he thinks it is a world record-breaking performance. The event also included a waiata, song, held to celebrate te wiki o ...

Another World Record for Natalia Molchanova
Natalia Molchanova moved into her 21st world record in freediving, proving again she was always on the road to being the world's best female freediver. ...

City powerlifter sets a new world record
Powerlifter Louise Fox won three British titles and broke a world record with a superb display at Bradford at the weekend. ...

Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors Deliver World-Record Web ...
today announced that the power- and cost-efficient Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processor Model 2356 and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 8356 now ...

Spaniard Fernandez sets world record in 10km walk
I went as fast as possible in the last 400 meters, even though I never knew I was in with a chance of setting a world record," he said, looking ahead to the ...

A Superman World Record
Actually, it's exactly 122 Supermen and Superwomen participating in a Guinness World Record attempt for "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Superman" in Metropolis, IL. Celebrating Superman's 70th birthday last weekend, ...

World Record QuarterPipe Jump - Simon Dumont goes HUGE
Simon Dumont obliterated the world quarterpipe record spinning a corked 900 tail grab 35 feet into the stratosphere above his home mountain of Sunday River, Maine. Simon is awesome.

Largest Ever Mosaic World Record set by Community
The artists - more than 4000 employees at the west London office park plus members of the local community- broke the Guinness World Record with their edible depiction of attractions including the London Eye, Big Ben, the Royal Albert ...

Biofueled Powerboat Breaks World Record : NPR
Earthrace circumnavigated the globe in just 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes – 14 days less than the fastest previous time for a powerboat.

Russia claims world-record dive

2008-07-29T05:11:00.000-07:00

As signs of newly confident Russia, Russian scientists say they have broken the world record for the deepest dive in a body of fresh water, plumbing the depths of Lake Baikal in Siberia.

Russian news reports said two manned mini-submarines successfully plunged 1,680m (5,512ft) to the lake's bed.

The mission is part of a two-year plan aimed at conserving the ecosystem of Lake Baikal, which contains about one-fifth of the world's fresh water.

The area was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1996.

Russia's Interfax and Itar-Tass news agencies cited expedition organisers as saying that the Mir I and Mir II mini-submarines had touched the bottom of the lake.

"This is a world record for a submarine diving in fresh water," Interfax quoted an organiser as saying. However, the Russian team say they are still awaiting official confirmation of the depth of the dive.

The Mir capsules are already in the record books for their undersea expeditions - descending to depths greater than 4,000m.

Before the expedition set off, leader Artur Chilingarov described it as a complex one. "There are technological problems, fickle weather conditions. Fresh water dictates its own special conditions," he said.

The two 18-tonne mini-submarines were designed to operate in seawater - but have shed hundreds of kilos to make them buoyant enough in less dense fresh water.

Mr Chilingarov also led a team of scientists to the North Pole in August last year - where they controversially staked Russia's claim by planting a flag on the seabed.

Environmentalists had expressed concern that Russia intended to exploit the lake's mineral wealth, but expedition leaders insisted the mission was for research and conservation purposes only.

Mr Chilingarov said his team would put together "a package of practical measures and recommendations" to promote conservation of the lake.

Lake Baikal, formed 25 million years ago, is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna. One of the most unusual animals unique to the lake is the Baikal seal - one of the few seals to spend its life in fresh water.

June 2008

2008-07-13T08:26:00.000-07:00

Biggest coffin- Eternity restaurant sets world record

A 65ft long coffin, made up of 30 cubic metres (1060 cubic feet) of pine and setting the new world record for the biggest coffin. ...

Herbst lifts another national title, another world record

While he was at it, he set another world record, in the 50-54 age group, with his bench press of 286 pounds. Herbst still holds the world records in the ...

Olympics-bound Hoelzer sets world record in 200 backstroke

At the end of her race, realizing the world record and title were hers, King County Aquatic Center trainee Margaret Hoelzer put her hands to her face and ...

• Va.'s Ziegler Qualifies, But Work Lies Ahead

Saturday's events included an unexpected world record in the women's 200-meter backstroke, set by Margaret Hoelzer. But they also left no doubt about who ...

Monday July 7, 2008 : World Record iPhone

A week before the release of the new 3G iPhone, several people have formed a line outside of the Apple 5th Avenue cube store in New York City in hopes of obtaining a World Record for the most time spent waiting in line for a purchase.

WORLD RECORD YELLOWEDGE Grouper!

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Indian Bollywood Dancer set Guinness World Record

More than 200 budding dancers (pictured above) braved the weather in Trafalgar Square to break a world record for Bollywood dancing. The five-minute routine had people of all ages and backgrounds dancing to classic Indian show song Om Shanti Om. ...

World record holding aviator receives Royal recognition

2008-06-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to aviator, Steve Wood

Our congratulations to record-breaking aviator, the irrepressible Steve Wood, who went to St James' Palace last week to be presented with The Air League's Scott-Farnie Award by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

The FAI has just ratified another 35 records giving him 64 world records at present - with another 14 pending!

We have been looking at how many world records he could have claimed using the official start / finish times submitted to the FAI for the records he has claimed.

It gets complicated as the FAI Has changed its rules three times in recent years to stop ridiculously slow speeds being claimed. Up to 2006, any speed could be claimed which is why some records are down to just 8 km/h (5 mph). From 2006 to 2008, speeds below the clean stall speed of the aircraft (or 100 km/h if the stall speed was not known) could only be claimed if other records were claimed on the same route which were above the stall speed. From 1 March 2008 the FAI has simplified the rules and now only speeds above the clean stall speed (or 100 km.h) can be claimed.

We have also been researching the records set by Sheila Scott - who is generally regarded as having set the most aviation records of any British pilot up to now. In the Encyclopedia Britannica she is reputed to have broken "more than 100 light-aviation records" between 1965 and 1972. However, she claimed only 77 official FAI world records (which is why Steve has claimed 78 records) and of those 77 records 30 were duplicate 'Feminine' records which have been superseded by the FAI as no longer valid as there is now no 'feminine' category.

It seems that Sheila Scott may have set more than 100 aviation records but only claimed the 77 world records. Based on the same rules as existed when she set her records, Steve actually set a massive total of 320 world speed records, but of course has only claimed 78 world records.plus another 5 British National records.

Under the 2007 rules which applied during all but his last flight, Steve could have claimed 197 FAI world records, plus the 5 British National records. Under the 2008 rules he could have claimed 161 FAI world records, plus the 5 British National records.

I hope you are keeping up! But let me summarise.

All of Steve’s 78 claimed records meet the 2008 rules and, if you apply the 2008 rules to other pilots records, the situation changes dramatically.

Based on claimed records:

Steve become no. 1 in the world for the number of records ever set in a homebuilt aircraft as the previous 'top scorer' (H G Schmid) claimed 168 records of which only 61 records would be valid under the 2008 rules. This compares with Steve’s 78 claimed, and still valid, records!

Sheila Scott's total of 77 records would reduce to just 38 valid records. Another British pilot, Victor Davies, claimed 62 records and this would reduce to 28 records. Judith Chisholm originally claimed 56 world records but 29 of these were 'feminine' and her total would reduce to just 16 records under the new rules. Interestingly the number of records set by a British pilot in a single year back - 27 records set in 1952 by T W Hayhow - stays unchanged, but, in any event, Steve smashed this total by setting 78 world records in a single year.

Of course, irrespective of the changes in the FAI rules, Steve is now the top scoring British aviator in the history of aviation presently holding 64 FAI world records with another 14 world records pending ratification.

We are all very proud of Steve. On the same day that Steve received his prestigious Scott-Farnie Award medal, another Yorkshireman was there. Her Majesty The Queen knighted Sir Michael Parkinson – we think she might have put the royal sword to Steve in recognition of his amazing achievements.

New Twister world record attempt (Australia)

2008-05-15T06:12:00.000-07:00

Are you in the Brisbane area? Then here is a chance to become part of a new world record!

Organisers are asking for participants to join in a Guinness World Record breaking event for The Largest Twister Mat.

The event will also double as a charity fundraiser for The Matthew Stanley Foundation that focuses educating youth against senseless violence.

Enjoy live music, food, craft stalls and other entertainment suitable for kids, teens and the whole family. The Nova Sandman will play games with the crowd with lots of free giveaways.

And, of course, there will be the Twisted Events Guinness World Record attempt for The Largest Twister Mat, measuring nearly 30m x 10m!

All proceeds raised by the event will be donated to The Matthew Stanley Foundation for educating young people and their parents about youth violence, in close cooperation with the Queensland Police and the community.

Online Bookings http://www.twistedevents08.com/

Story courtesy of the Brisbane Times newspaper

Week-commencing 10th May 2008

2008-05-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

World record for ace Jones

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Ethiopian goes for world 10K record at Prefontaine

World champion Kenenisa Bekele hopes to break his world record in the 10000 meters on June 8 in the Nike Prefontaine Classic, which would be his ...

Russian Nizhegorodov breaks race walk world record

Denis Nizhegorodov set a world record in the men's 50-kilometer race walk at a World Cup meet Sunday, shaving 1 minute, ...

Earthrace gains on Round World Record pace

The 78 foot biodiesel fuelled Earthrace, aiming to break the 75 day round the world record is now speeding up the central American isthmus in perfect ...

Local Cyclist Sets World Record With 178 Hour Ride

WBBM's Regine Schlesinger reports the retired drug enforcement agent from Aurora is claiming a new world record for spin cycling. ...

Record 1032 Youth Teams from All Over the Planet Gather at World's ......

world's largest critical thinking and creative problem solving competition, sponsored by Destination ImagiNation Inc. "This is a world record for us! ...

Smyth breaks own world record at Paralympic World Cup

Irish paralympic sprinter Jason Smyth, from Eglinton in Derry, broke his own 100m (T13 category* for visually impaired athletes) world record in his first ...

Guiness World Record broken by Guitar Hero fans

The Give It A Name festival hosted a record-breaking Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock performance last night, when two players played Guns 'n Roses' Welcome ...

Burj Dubai sets new global record in glass panel installation

Mr Ahmad Al Matrooshi, UAE Managing Director, Emaar Properties, said: “Burj Dubai is setting a new world record in all aspects of high-rise construction. ...

Illinois man reclaims stationary bike world record

A suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle. George Hood's time isn't official yet, but organizers say he spent about 177 hours over eight days riding a spinning bike at a ...

Robbie Madison's World Record Jump!

World record-breaking jump by Robbi Madison on ESPN!

Sotheby's Amsterdam sets World Record for Flemish Master Sebastaen ...

Sotheby’s just held the Old Master Paintings sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam. Highlight of the sale was the hitherto unrecorded set of four landscapes representing ‘The Four Seasons’, by the Flemish master Sebastaen Vrancx ...

DDR World Record Event sponsored by Fox Broadcasting

The plan is to hold a dance-off with as many DDR players as possible for the world record of most people playing a dancing game simultaneously. The event will take place at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles, CA May 19, 2008. ...

Twisted world record

Organisers invite flexible Brisbanites to join a Guinness World Record breaking event for The Largest Twister Mat.

World Records news - 3rd May 2008

2008-05-06T02:22:00.000-07:00

Longest lei-Honolulu sets world record

May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii and Honolulu set the world record for the Longest Lei: a 5336 feet in lengh (1626 metres) lei pictured above

At the limit: Round-the-world powerboating

Earthrace began its attempt on the world record - the pinnacle of powerboat challenges - at Sagunto, in Valencia, on the east coast of Spain, last Sunday. ...

Bolt close to Powell record

His time has only been bettered by fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell, who set the current world record of 9.74sec at the IAAF World Athletics Tour meeting in ...

Skipping world record no easy feat

THERE'S a world record on the line this week and more than 2000 pupils from Northern Territory schools will be part of the action. ...

How David Blaine Held His Breath

David Blaine sits a top a sphere where he set a new world record for breath-holding, Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 17 minutes and 4.4 seconds, during a live ...

Woof and ready to defend dog walk world record

DOG walkers are being urged to help keep a world record in South Tyneside and fend off the threat of it going overseas.

Air Force pilot breaks own world aviation record

An Air Force Reserve pilot deployed here broke his own world record for hours spent flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon

Warming up for speed record bid in steam car

The British steam car team will warm up at Elvington Airfield, near York, in July, before making its world record bid at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, ...

Longest breath-holding - world record set by David Blaine

Magician David Blaine has set a world record for the longest breath-holding, by holding his breath for 17 minutes and four seconds on ...

Week=ending 30th April 2008

2008-04-28T22:58:00.001-07:00

ISRO sets world record with 10 launches

The launch vehicle (pictured) took off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and has launched 10 satellites - a feat which has created a world record. ...

Indian sings non-stop for week for world record

If confirmed, Wankhede more than doubled the current world record of 75 consecutive hours of singing, set last year by Marcus LaPratt of the United States. ...

GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR WORLD'S ...

The world record for the largest simultaneous lesson in history has been broken already - and the numbers are still coming in. The World's Biggest Lesson ...

http://www.oddspreview.com/read/chelsea-ready-to-offer-world-record-fee-for-kaka-280408

Chelsea are confident of landing Brazilian superstar Kaka in a world-record £50 million deal from AC Milan in the summer. The signing would be part of Roman ...

Primergy TX150 S6 Server Sets World Record for Energy Efficiency

... provider Fujitsu Asia today released the Primergy TX150 S6 Linux and Windows tower server, which recently set a new world record for energy efficiency. ...

Canadian fails attempting record dive of 91 metres on one breath.

.. enough - as she approached the surface after almost nearly four minutes without air, she passed out underwater, killing her bid for a new world record. ...

Is This The UK's Biggest Legal Fee?

London sources believe Herbies' involvement in the Tajik aluminium case may be setting a UK record, if not a world record. Alex Novarese, editor of Legal ...

ISRO eyes world record with rocket launch

Its target is to put two Indian and eight foreign satellites into orbit and if successful, it will beat the current world record of hoisting eight ...

Earthrace biodiesel eco-boat begins round the world record attempt ....

.. coolest and greenest powerboat will start its round-the-world race in an attempt to break the world record and promote the use of sustainable fuels. ...

Biggest burger-world record set by Mallie's Sports Bar

Steve Mallie, a Detroit-area restaurant owner has broken the world record for "largest hamburger commercially available" with ...

In Videos: World Record Mentos and Diet Coke Explosions in Leuven ...

Several videos of the event have appeared online - the best we could find are after the jump. World Record Mentos and Diet Coke Explosions: From the Stage. World Record Mentos and Diet Coke Explosions: In the Trenches.

From the "quirky but true" files

2008-04-21T01:21:00.000-07:00

Students set new stuffed animal record

Shawseen elementary school in Massachusetts USA is hoping that it's efforts have set a Guinness World Record after collecting at least 5,600 stuffed animals for charity.

Mounds of stuffed animals crowded the gymnasium of the Shawsheen School in Andover during a Monday assembly when students were informed of their accomplishment by Principal Moira O'Brien.

Apparently, the school has held a stuffed animal charity collection the past 12 years, linking Phillips Academy and Andover High School tutors with Lawrence middle school students.

Some of the plush animals will be awarded to Lawrence students and the remainder will go to kids in orphanages, medical centers and libraries in Belize.

The school are anxiously waiting to hear that their Guinness World Record claim has been accepted.

Congratulations to the Marco Polo Hotel Dubai

2008-04-07T01:44:00.001-07:00

Marco Polo Hotel Dubai gets into the Guinness world record book!

One of my favourite hotels around the globe is the Marco Polo Hotel in Dubai, with its award-winning restaurant and terrific facilities. But it wouldn’t spring to mind when thinking about world records, one of my long-standing personal interests.

So I was delighted to read that, after the long wait, the Guinness World Record for longest wooden chopsticks finally went to the Marco Polo Hotel.

The Guinness Book of World Records recently sent them a certificate confirming the hotel's entry as the new longest wooden chopsticks in the world. At 22.5 feet long, Marco Polo Hotel's pair of chopsticks beat the record of the former record holder from China's Shenyang Province.

The measuring of Marco Polo Hotel's pair of chopsticks took place at the Dubai Creek Park on February 21, when the Guinness team also inspected other recordbreaking attempts. “It was really a tremendous feeling having this certificate and being in the book of world records, especially from Guinness, for the first time. I can say that all of our team’s effort has paid off well. The management would like to congratulate all the people behind this success and who helped us make it to the book,” said Sunil Marya, Vice President of Marco Polo Hotel.

Marco Polo Hotel took a month to prepare their record breaking pair of chopsticks. Ravi Dhar, chief engineer of Marco Polo Hotel, said staff members made sure that the pair of chopsticks measured up to everyone's expectations. "We actually made two pairs to make sure that we will deliver the best and we are so pleased with the result, especially when we have been featured online internationally for beating the Shenyang record,” Dhar said.

I would like to add my personal congratulations to the Marco Polo Hotel Dubai and my thanks to Ann Skrilec, their hard working PR manager, who kept me informed of progress for my world record attempt blog, www.worldrecordattempts.blogspot.com

March 2008

2008-03-24T03:15:00.001-07:00

Edington breaks 50m backstroke world record
Sophie Edington (pictured) has broken the world record in the 50 metres backstroke final at the Australian Swimming Championships, in Sydney, Sunday. ...

Alain Bernard breaks third world record
On Friday, Bernard ushered in a new era of sprinting in the pool with a world record of 47.60 in the 100 metres freestyle semi-finals before slicing a ...

Bernard sets 50 freestyle world record
Alain Bernard broke the world record in the 50-meter freestyle Sunday for his third world mark in three days at the European ...

RECORD BREAKING CONTINUES COURTESY OF ANNABELLE WILLIAMS
The 19-year-old from the Pro-Ma Miami club on the Gold Coast became the second multi-disability swimmer to break a world record at the meet following ...

Bernard smashes third world record
Alain Bernard shattered his third world record in as many days on Sunday to achieve a rare sprint ...

New Mrs Trickett in record books
Trickett (nee Lenton) became only the second swimmer in history, behind world-record holder and Olympic champion Inge de Bruijn, to break the 57sec barrier ...

All hail king and queen of pool
"I was really disappointed I wasn't there to see Eamon's world record," Rice said. "The first world record, it's a big thing, and I was just so happy he was ...

Headline Management’s Steve Wood receives international media coverage

2008-03-21T04:45:00.000-07:00

Steve Wood featured in EAA journal

Following world record breaking aviator Steve Wood’s confirmation from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) that he set a total of 29 world speed records in his GlaStar, during the second "four corners" flight around America in 2007 media coverage has been secured around the globe.

That achievement breaks the record for the most FAI world records ever made in a U.S.-registered homebuilt aircraft, exceeding Bruce Bohannon's 28 achieved in his modified RV-4, the Flying Tiger. Steve, whose airplane is affectionately known as GOOFY (N-600FY), flew his first four corners flight in 2005 and continues to set new records.

Headline Management issued a press release announcing the FAI recognition. This was picked up by a whole host of media but Steve was particularly pleased that the US’s premiere aircraft association’s magazine, the EAA featured him in this month’s issue.

Steve is represented in Europe by Headline Management of Basingstoke, England http://www.headlinemanagement.co.uk/

Read the article on-line: http://www.eaa.org/news/2008/2008-03-20_goofy.asp

FAI ratifies 29 world records for aviator Steve Wood

2008-02-12T18:04:00.001-08:00

It's now official . . .

The FAI has ratified the first 29 of the 70 world records the inimitable aviator Steve Wood flew in Goofy during 2007.

This means that Steve has set the most FAI world records records ever flown in a US registered homebuilt airplane beating the previous record of 28 records set by both Bruce Bohannon and Donald P Taylor in his Thorp. So a GlaStar now holds this 'record'!

Steve has also set a record for the number of FAI world records flown in a single year by a British pilot - beating the previous 27 records set by T W Hayhow in 1952 flying a Auster Aiglet.

Our research also shows that has set a 'record' for the shortest FAI world speed record ever flown at 0.23 nm between cities. The record in question is no 14776 - Windsor, ON (Canada) to Detroit, MI (USA) - at a speed of 237.5 km/h. Interestingly, he flew the reverse direction at a speed of 253.4 km/h but this was TOO FAST to comply with the FAI's timing accuracy rules!

The FAI has yet to ratify the 35 international world records our intrepid aviator flew in November and December 2007.

Photo: Steve’s plaque received February 2007 from Jeppesen congratulating him on his record breaking achievements.

Week commencing 4th February 2008

2008-02-12T17:50:00.001-08:00

Kallur Sets World Record in 60 Hurdles
Susanna Kallur (pictured) broke the 18-year-old world record in the women's 60-meter indoor hurdles Sunday, finishing in 7.68 seconds to ...

Couples gather to renew vows in shot for world record

The previous Guinness world record for a similar ceremony was 272 couples, set in September in Sydney, Australia. The Rucks, of Avalon, have been married ...

Local Couples Renew Vows In World Record Attempt

Officials say the number of marriage certificates collected tonight will be the determining factor of whether or not a new world record was set.

World Indoor records at 1500m and 4x800m mark out spectacular day ...

It was not the World record holder Yelena Soboleva who took the lead from the very start, rather it was World Indoor champion Yulia Fomenko better known ...

Soboleva breaks world indoor 1500m record
Yelena Soboleva once again broke the women's indoor 1500 meters world record at the Russian national championships on Sunday. ...

New indoor world record in 4x800m relay set
A new world record in women's 4x800 meters was set by a team from the Russian region of Sverdlovsk at the national indoor championships here ...

Soboleva Sets Second World Record in Moscow

Yelena Soboleva's string of smashing runs continued today with a stellar world indoor record in the 1.500m during the third and final day of the Russian ...

Kallur flies to World Indoor record for 60m Hurdles
A feeling of “World record” was in the air all week before the the Karlsruhe meeting , as Sweden’s Susanna Kallur and Dayron Robles of Cuba both had shown ...

Fishing Lines: If you want world records, don't take liberties with ...
Townsend merely needed to submit a claim to the Record Fish Committee, witha separate claim to the International Game Fish Association, for a world record. ...

Indoor 'wind' blows Bekele world record bid off course
Bekele was over two seconds outside Komen's world record pace at 2km and, at the front with three other runners still on his tail, stepped off the ...

Dubai's prestigious Marco Polo Hotel to set new world record

2008-02-12T17:06:00.000-08:00

MARCO POLO HOTEL EYES NEW WORLD RECORD

Dubai's Marco Polo Hotel is preparing to make a new world record for longest wooden chopsticks. China's Shenyang province currently holds the world record.

Sunil Marya, vice president and general manager, said that the record bid will be held during the Dubai Shopping Festival. Marya said they are eager to create a new world record, after the Indian restaurant; The Bombay’s participation in last year’s Largest Food Buffet.

"The encouragement we are getting from people is fantastic. We are coming up with chopsticks that will surely beat China's record," he said.

Currently, the record holder from china is measuring 20ftx7.83in; now the Marco Polo Hotel aims to hit it by creating 22ft longer than the latter.

Last year, the hotel made a new world record along with four other hotels by serving the world's longest food buffet at the Zabeel Park. More than 150 staff from the five hotels chosen by the DSF committee served 515 dishes at the buffet. The world record was previously held by Las Vegas Hilton, which served a 510-item buffet in celebration of Alka Seltzer’s 75th anniversary.

Food fest

Marco Polo Hotel's three signature restaurants will also join the DSF Food Festival at Uptown Mirdiff from January 25 to February 3. Food lovers will get sample dishes from the Chinese restaurant Chopstix authentic Indian fine dining restaurant The Bombay. Chikka Grill Café and Restaurant will also join in the fray, becoming the sole Filipino food outlet to take part in the DSF food event.

Steve Wood - record breaker extraordinaire!

2008-02-05T15:11:00.000-08:00

Steve’s 70 World Records - A Record in Itself!

We have had a number of requests for information about the photo in our headline banner. Well, it is aviation's very own hero - Steve Wood.

Steve’s 70 solo international FAI World Records is a record in itself as no other British aviator has flown as many record in any kind of flying machine. It even beats the number of aviation records set by the legendary Steve Fossett who holds 51 current world records, of which just 20 are solo records.

In May 2007 Steve officially set three international FAI World Records for Class C-1b, Speed over Recognised Course. All three records were for international flights to and from the USA. The records were from London to New York, Orlando to London and London to Detroit, with the record from London to New York being flown is a time faster than Concorde’s! Of course, whilst the London involved has the Thames river, just like its namesake in England, it was in fact in Canada, but the records nevertheless were truly international.

At the end of July 2007, Steve flew a 10000 mile / 7 day flight around the ‘four corners’ of the USA becoming the first British pilot to be officially recorded for such a flight. But there was much more to this record setting flight - Steve provisionally set a further 29 international FAI World Records during the flight, including two transcontinental records. These were from Vancouver to Bangor and Seattle to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Other records included San Diego to Vancouver, Los Angeles to Vancouver, London to Atlanta etc.

In November 2007, a further 6 international FAI World Records were flown between the USA and the Bahamas. Then in December 2007, Steve flew another 32 international FAI World Records, again between the USA and the Bahamas.

All of Steve’s 70 solo international records have been accepted by the Royal Aero Club as British National Records, and once the records are ratified by the FAI as official world records Steve will really be in the record books being:
No. 1 in the UK for the most aviation world records ever set by a British pilot in any type of flying machine
No. 1 in the UK for the most aeroplane world records ever set in a single year
No. 1 in the USA for the most world records ever set in a US registered homebuilt aircraft
The first British pilot to fly a homebuilt aircraft around the ‘four corners’ of the USA
No. 2 in the entire world for the number of world records set by a pilot of any nationality flying a homebuilt aircraft

Steve has smashed a 56 year old record for the most FAI aeroplane world records set by a British pilot in a single year. The previous record of 27 records was set by T W Hayhow in 1952, flying an Auster Aiglet. Even the legendary Sheila Scott set only 23 world records in a single year back in 1967, so Steve’s 70 records beats this by a huge margin, AND all of Steve’s records were set in a single year - 2007!

The previous total for the number of records ever set by a British aviator, Victor Davies with 62 records, has also been broken. These 62 records comprised only 46 individual records. They also included 30 records which might not be valid under the present world record rules and 16 records which were ‘out and back’ records. In the balloon and airship section another British record breaker Julian Nott, is shown as setting a total of 53 world records (36 still current) but these were for only 7 individual records duplicated in multiple categories for the same balloon / flight.

So in reality Sheila Scott’s total of 37 records set has been up until now the definitive number of individual aviation records set by a British pilot and Steve has beaten this by a long way!

Week-commencing 20th January 2008

2008-02-05T15:01:00.000-08:00

Dubai hotel eyes new world record

Dubai: Dubai's Marco Polo Hotel is attempting to break the world record for longest wooden chopsticks (pictured), which is currently held by China's Shenyang province. ...

Canadians rake in medals at world cup short track speedskating event

Meng Wang was leading at great speed from start to finish, and she established a new world record when she crossed the finish line in 43.286. ...

Snyman misses world record by a whisker

He missed the world record for the highest percentage in a first-class match by 1.87 per cent. Former New Zealand Test star Glenn Turner who scored an ...

Longest non-stop Elvis impersonation-world record set by Suresh ...

professional world record breaker Suresh Joachim successfully set a record of 55 hours for longest non-stop Elvis impersonation. ...

Twist and Create: Intermedia Arts' record-setting lovefest

How often do you get the chance to play Twister, set a world record, and do world-class wooing all at once? Intermedia Arts made it happen Saturday night. ...

Water ski world record attempt fails for second time

A mass waterski word record attempt at Strahan on Tasmania's west coast has failed for the second time. Despite onshore winds, organisers decided to go ...

Kallur and Robles threaten World Records – Stuttgart report

Like Kallur, Robles can sleep well tonight know that only one man - World Record holder Colin Jackson - has ever performed better, at 7.30. ...

Zhang makes splash with new record

The world record for the event is 3:40.08, set by Australia's Ian Thorpe in 2002. Zhang's time of 3:45.04 was less than a second away from his arch rival ...

Emmitt Smith & Dawn Direct Foam Set Guinness World Record for ...

"I'm always up for a good challenge and when Dawn asked me to tackle this dish with just one bottle of Dawn Direct Foam to set a Guinness World Record ...

Anyone looking for a platform for a world record?

2008-02-05T14:52:00.000-08:00

The Middlesex Masonic Provincial Family Fete, which is held every year in the grounds of the Masonic Centre in Harrow.

They have many stalls and events happening during the day, which this year will be held on Sunday 20th July 2008 from 12 noon.

The committee came up with the idea of hosting a World Record Attempt on the day which will draw more people to the Fete and make it a more interesting day.

Do you know of any individual or group who are looking for a venue, with a large audience to attempt to break a record? If so, will you please drop John a line at Headline Promotions, Press & Public Relations: john@headlinepromotions.co.uk

Week-commencing 30th December 2007

2008-01-07T14:20:00.000-08:00

Konkani Nirantari well on the way - Eric Ozario
It could well go into the Guinness book of world record! But such record breaking events take herculean efforts to come true. The Gurkar of this phenomenal ... (Eric Ozario – pictured above)

HIGH-CLASS DUO JOIN MARATHON FIELD
The pair join the world and Olympic marathon champions, Luke Kibet and Stefano Baldini, former world record holder Paul Tergat and the defending London ...

Thomas Coville out after setting record
Coville's attempt on the solo non-stop round-the-world record of his good friend, Britain's Ellen MacArthur, is over, and Sodeb'O has turned north towards ...

Nowlan sets new world record
HASTINGS sportsperson of the year Karina Nowlan has started 2008 in sensational style - by setting a new under 21 world record. ...

World champion in the making
“When Wanjiru ran the Sendai Half Marathon (in July 2005) in 59:43, I thought he could set the world record in his next race,” said Morishita. ...

Frenchman wakes to nightmare in pursuit of Dame Ellen MacArthur record
Disaster followed hard on the heels of elation for Thomas Coville, one of two French sailors attempting to break Dame Ellen MacArthur’s world record for a ...

Australia snatches dramatic victory to tie world record winning streak
Michael Clarke took three Indian wickets in the scheduled penultimate over Sunday to secure Australia's world record-tying 16th ...

Australia beats India by 122 runs, equals world record streak
Michael Clarke took three Indian wickets in five balls of the penultimate over Sunday to secure Australia's world record-equaling ...

Australia equal world record in thrilling finish
Australia equalled their world record of 16 consecutive Test wins with an enthralling 122-run victory over India in the second Test match in Sydney. ...

Week-commencing 25th December 2007

2007-12-31T06:14:00.000-08:00

SWIMMING WAYS BECKON FOR TANCOCK

While Peirsol - who broke his own world record in Melbourne - is a hot favourite to defend his crown in China, Tancock (pictured above) can approach the Games with ...

Korea Eyes Top-10 Finish in Beijing Olympics

Besides, the 24-year-old sprinter holds the world record in the 110-meter hurdles of 12.88 seconds. In the men's 100 meters, Tyson Gay of the United States ...

AUGUST 2007 - A MONTH IN REVIEW

Marlon Devonish was sixth in the 100m final which was won by Tyson Gay, followed by Derrick Adkins and world record holder Asafa Powell. ...

Factbox on records set by New Zealand

It was two balls more than the world record of 50 runs off 17 balls held by Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya, against Pakistan in Singapore in 1996. ...

Ponting plays down expectations of Test wins record

Captain Ricky Ponting kept a lid on expectations as his all-conquering Australian team edge closer to a world record number of Test ...

Best of ExplorersWeb 2007 Awards: Jason Lewis, world circumnavigation
... are standards associated with this unique world record: ground has to be covered in both hemispheres, and at least two antipodes must be reached. ...

Sports deaths in 2007

Four-time Olympic discus gold medalist and former world record holder died on October 1 of heart failure aged 71. Oerter is considered one of the ...

Loonie flies highest as The Canadian Press top news story of the year

1 to the record November high, the loonie rose more than 24 per cent, among the best-performing currencies in the world. Record low: 61.79 cents US on Jan. ...

World record equalled by Chanderpaul

Fast bowlers Daren Powell and Jerome Taylor struck hard at the South African top order as the tourists took control ...

Powell, Savigne CAC's best

Jamaica's 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell and Cuba's triple jump world champion Yargelis Savigne have secured the Central American and Caribbean ...

Week commencing 20th December 2007

2007-12-29T04:48:00.000-08:00

Dubai-based explorer set to create new record
Adrian Hayes (pictured) is set to reach the South Pole on Boxing Day and is ready to break the world record of pioneering the ‘Three Poles Challenge’ in 19 months.

Shearers set world record

A team of New Zealand and Australian shearers has set a new world mark for lamb shearing. Roger Neil from Taumarunui, Cartwright Terry from Taupo,

Asafa, Veronica rank in top 10 of magazine poll

Campbell, the 100-metre gold medallist at the Osaka World Championship, took ninth spot in the women's poll and Powell, whose sizzling world-record equaling ...

Lillian Board – The Golden

represented Britain from 100 to 800 metres, and ranked second on the UK all-time list at 1500m only behind former world record-holder Anne Smith. ...

Earthrace set for second World Record attempt

One the first of June last year the biodiesel powered trimaran Earthrace has abandoned her first round the world record attempt. Earthrace had left Barbados ...

Marseille smash world record

Marseille swimming club have broken the men's short course 4x100m freestyle relay world record, according to the French swimming federation. ...

Farmers fail to break world record for longest sushi roll

According to the Yuhsi Farmers' Association which launched the challenge to the existing Guinness World Record for the longest roll of sushi at 1500 meters, ...

Stuck records

Not so much a world record as a time that looked imperiously down on every other time in the event. Then at Seoul came a performance even more mind-boggling ...

Marseille set short course 4x100 freestyle world record

Marseille swimming club have broken the men's short course 4x100 metres freestyle relay world record. Fabien Gilot, Gregory Mallet, ...

Cambrian participates in world record attempt

Staff and students at Cambrian College will support an attempt to enter the Guiness Book of World Records for the largest simultaneous walk and run by ...

Week-commencing 1st December 2007

2007-12-17T15:42:00.000-08:00

Folks at The Villages fail to set record for world's largest kazoo ...
A bid to break the Guinness world record for the world's largest kazoo band lured more than 2000 people to this retirement community's polo ...
Photo: David Izzo, organizer of The Villages kazoo concert, plays holiday tunes recently along with Dimple Beck (left) and Carol Moore. (TOM BENITEZ, ORLANDO SENTINEL / December 8, 2007)

Sweden sets world record in men's 4x50-meter freestyle relay
Sweden set a world record Sunday in the men's 4x50-meter freestyle relay event at the European Short Course Swimming Championships. ...

Wolf breaks own 100-metre world record at speedskating World Cup
Germany's Jenny Wolf set a world record in the women's 100 metres Sunday at a speedskating World Cup with a time of 10.22 seconds. ...

Man Lives in Giant Snowglobe for 78.5 Hours, Sets World Record
Eckerson also managed to set a world record for most time spent in a giant snowglobe. ...

Jovanovic Breaks Swim World Record in Hungary
Croatia's Sanja Jovanovic has set a new world record on her way to winning a short-course swimming race at the European Championships in ...

Waddell sets 5k rowing world record
Rob Waddell has unofficially set a world record for a 5km 'erg' test, becoming the first man ever to dip under the 15-minute barrier on the stationary ...

'Smoke On The Water' Largest Guitar Ensemble World Record ...
That event was organized by Guitar World Record. The previous record of 1721 players was rather short-lived as it was set just three weeks before on June 3, ...

Shattered: Two More World Records At European Championships
Already the current world-record holder, Manaudou was out quick (1:56.31), only slightly off her world-record pace at the 200m mark. She never looked back, ...

Villagers take on Guinness World record Sunday
Ellen Hoffman, who helped organize the Guinness Record-setting The World’s Largest Golf Cart Parade on Sept. ...

Boat sets off on world record row bid
Today the crew of the row boat La Mondiale, were due to take to the water in their bid for the Atlantic world record. They will attempt to row about 3000 ...

Giant love spoon world record bid
Ed Harrison from Pontsian, Ceredigion, is attempting to break the world record for the largest wooden spoon which currently stands at 25ft 9in (7.86m). ...

Laszlo Cseh of Hungary breaks own world record in 400-meter ...
Laszlo Cseh broke his own world record Friday in the 400-meter individual medley event, his second world record in two days. ...

Week commencing 24th November 2007

2007-11-27T16:25:00.000-08:00

Giant Israeli Flag Breaks World Record
The record for the world's largest flag now belongs to an Israeli banner (pictured above) produced by a Filipino evangelical Christian. ...

Data suggest world record at Oak Ridge reactor

The newly refurbished High Flux Isotope Reactor has exceeded expectations and apparently established a world record ...

Walled Lake Central drummers beat world record

The Walled Lake Central High School Marching Band drum line broke the Guinness World Record for longest group drum line with some help from ...

Chinese abstract artist breaks world record at Hong Kong auction

A set of 14 gunpowder paintings by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang sold for US$9.5 million at an auction in Hong Kong, breaking records for the ...

Marilyn Manson wants to break the world record for sharing a bath ....

.. and taxidermy - wants to beat the 'Texas Snakeman' Jackie Bibby, who currently holds the world record by bathing with 87 rattlesnakes for 45 minutes. ...

World record vocalist sells shares in band to fund album

A world record holder with a staggering vocal range is selling shares in her band to pay for their first album. ...

Quickest human calculator-world record set by Chen Ranran

Chen Ranran, the university student from Wuhan, Hubei Province, has become popular for her ability to calculate. The record was for performing complex ...

World Record Attempt Leaves Man with Sore Knees

A man attempting to break a Guinness World Record of most distance crawled had to stop after a few hours due to bleeding knees ...

Marilyn Manson To Attempt Snake Based World Record? Involving a ...

Marilyn Manson has revealed that has dreams of breaking a very strange world record which involves sharing a bath with snakes. ...

Braves Set Guinness World Record

Putting an exclamation point on a championship season, the Richmond Braves set an official Guinness World Record for the largest number of ...

World Record Attempt Leaves Man with Sore Knees

A man attempting to break a Guinness World Record of most distance crawled had to stop after a few hours due to bleeding knees and sore knuckles. Forty-eight year-old shipping and receiving clerk Tim James explained that the feat was ...

Man Skips Stone a World Record 51 Times by Rob Walker

Man Skips Stone a World Record 51 Times by Rob Walker.

Department of Energy - New World Record Achieved in Solar Cell ...

New World Record Achieved in Solar Cell Technology.

Stacked: World Record House of Cards Stands Up to Leafblower

newVideoPlayer cardcrash flv Bryan Berg cardstacker extraordinaire tries to take down his world-record setting card tower with a leafblower

Week-commencing 4th November 2007

2007-11-12T21:45:00.000-08:00

Double gold for Wotherspoon at speed skating World Cup
Wotherspoon (pictured above, courtesy of Rueters) clocked 34.14 seconds just off his 34.03 world record performance on Friday. Lee followed in 34.23 and Fengtong Yu of China was third in 34.49. ...

Texan sets record with 87 rattlers in bathtub
Another day, another bizarre world record for Jackie Bibby, "The Texas Snake Man." Bibby spent about 45 minutes in a see-through bathtub ...

World-class wobblers
The students were given a list of world record attempt options to choose from. Wobble board was the choice. Students have been preparing for the attempt for ...

Kayakers attempt cross-Tasman world record
Two Sydney men will today begin a world first attempt to kayak unassisted from Forster, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, to Auckland in New Zealand. ...

Haile Gebrselassie marathon world record ratified
Haile Gebrselassie's marathon world record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds was ratified Monday by the International Association of ...

Guinness World Record Day stacks up to good time for Cottage Hill ...
The Lake of the Pines school was among many across the country and beyond that took part in the World Sport Stacking Association's Guinness World Record Day ...

Farm Day hayride goes for world record
A Guiness World Record publicist confirmed that the current record is for 224 hayriders in February, 2007 at an event in McKinney, Texas. ...

Finnish long-track speedskater sets world record in 1000 metres
Earlier, Koskela set the world record in the 1000, finishing in 1:07 to erase the record of 1:07.03 set by Shani Davis at the Utah Olympic Oval on Nov. ...

Going for the record
Cawley, 46, participates in the World Natural Power lifting Federation, and Saturday he will attempt to break the world record bench press with a 700-pound ...

Youngest Skydiver-world record set by Valentina Mihanciu
The 9 year old Romanian VALENTINA MIHANCIU has set a world record for the youngest skydiver, after performing a jup in tandem with her ...

Ebanks snags world record
There's a world record holder in Cayman who in any other sport would be a celebrity; only his achievements are in fishing. ...

Robotsausage attempts world record for 'longest sentence'
In the soon to be announced TheSpoof.com Awards 2007, there are some totally 'new categories' up for grabs! Robotsausage looks certain to receive 'the award ...

T-Base Communications celebrates with Canada Post in breaking ...
Canada Post recently received recognition from the Guinness World Records(TM) for helping Santa respond to the largest volume ...

Quickest human calculator breaks new world record
Chen Ranran has set a new record for doing mental arithmetic. The university student from Wuhan, Hubei Province, has become famous for her ability to ...

The North Face Athlete Elizabeth Hawker new World Record on ...
The previous world record was held by Kumar Limbua, a Nepalese runner, who accomplished the feat in 2000 in three days, seven hours and 10 minutes.

Quebec City signs world slam dunk record holder
The ABA Quebec City Kebs today announced the signing of the Slam Dunk world record holders, Wayne Clark. According to Coach Dube-Brais, ...

American Entrepreneur and British Adventurer Set Out to Break ...
On November 20, this first-ever Anglo-American two-man team will embark on the "Sub-Zero Antarctic Expedition" in an attempt to break the world record for ...

Boom Boom or bust - is Afridi a genius or a clown?
He had the world record for hitting sixes but has since been passed by Jayasuriya. He is the only cricketer to have scored more than 5000 ODI runs but with an average of less than 25. His 26 match Test career shows an average of 37.40 ...

YES2 Team Claims A Space Tether World Record
On 25 September, students around the world watched with bated breath as their creation, the second Young Engineers Satellite (YES2) experiment, reached its dramatic conclusion

Reuse a Shoe!
If that isn't enough incentive, National Geographic for Kids is working towards its third Guinness World Record for the longest chain of shoes. Once the magazine reaches its goal, it plans to donate the sneakers to the Nike Reuse-a-Shoe ...

SELL Friendship Teapot set
TV's world record breakers. Sell Leather Wallet, Pures & Winter Glove. Hair Didn't Have Anything To Do With It. ">Oakland welcomes new grocery store owners. Freegate. ">MSN vil bare ikke starte op længere!. ">Elefanten Catalina - $25.90 ...

PS3 Sets Guinness World Record
The under-selling PS3 has actually managed to set a world record – and not for the slowest console take-off either. The Guinness Book of Records has officially named Folding@home project the world's most powerful distributed computing ...

Guinness World Record Week: Day 1
For Day 1 of our Guinness World Record Week, record holder John Cassidy tried to break his current animal balloon record of the most modeling balloon sculptures made in one minute which was 13. For more records and information on how ...

World Record snowmobile jump -- 263.5 ft
The jump was performed at The Compound, the world's largest snowmobile terrain park, located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. To certify Ross' jump an official world record, the accomplishment is being filed with Guinness World Records.

Making another mark
The Power, with action shots; The Revolutionary, featuring the so-called ball of the century and the world record moment, The Artistry, featuring four specially-commissioned paintings by Australian artist Phillip Howe.

Matt's World Record Pull-up Attempt - Oct 27, 2007
The unofficial total was 417 pull-ups, about 25 short of the world record. Sure, Matt is disappointed, and so was the huge crowd at Fitness Together in Livermore, California. But you know the old cliche, "Winners never quit, ...

Wilkes University Participates in Cans Across America Program ...
Wilkes University will be taking part in Sodexho Campus Dining's attempt to break a Guinness World Record for total pounds of food donated in a 24 hour period.

Oracle® Fusion Middleware Sets World Record Single Node Result
"This world record Java Application Server benchmark result is further validation that Oracle Application Server continues to provide the industry's most .

China begins world-record wheel
China starts work on what is expected to be the world's biggest wheel, standing at 208m over Beijing.

Slashdot PS3 Helps Folding@Home Reach World Record Status
PS3 Helps Folding@Home Reach World Record Status

Are you on Facebook? Be part of a new world record!

2007-11-02T02:45:00.000-07:00

A reminder to everyone on Facebook - why not join the group trying set a new Guinness World Record, it's just a bit of fun but you could end up with your own certificate!

Find me on Facebook and say "hello"

John

Week commencing 28th October 2007

2007-10-30T13:17:00.000-07:00

Natalie Coughlin sets world record at FINA World Cup
Coughlin (pictured) stole the show when she lowered her own five-year old short course world record in the 100m backstroke from 56.71 to 56.51 on the second day of the ...

Austria wrests back world record in tabletop football from Germany

Last weekend, Austria wrested back the tabletop football world record from Germany. A team of four players in Tyrol in western Austria played 484 matches in ...

Georgian says helicopter ear-pull is world record

Just minutes after setting a new world record, Pataraia told reporters he was already planning to set another record. "It was very difficult, ...

"Spice City" To Get A Little Help Setting World Record

.. to lead the crowd at Toronto's Eaton Centre in an attempt to set a world record for the most cell phones playing the same ringtone at the same time. ...

Birr family attempt to break a world record

A Birr family is attempting to break a world record today as part of the Dublin Marathon. The O'Donoghues from Moorpark Street are running to become the ...

Zombies dance to 'Thriller' for world record

Sixty-two people danced to "Thriller" in Toronto and set a Guiness World Record for the Largest Thriller Dance. It took her two and a half weeks to get ...

Dining Services aims for Guiness World Record

ASU students have the chance to potentially participate in a new internationally recognized Guinness World Record. The opportunity will come during the ...

Thousands join dribbling effort to help the state set a new world ....

.. road: Thousands of people dribbled basketballs from Monument Circle to Conseco Fieldhouse in Downtown Indianapolis on Sunday to set a new world record. ...

Media fume at firecracker world record attempt

Chinese media have blasted an attempt by a Chinese city in Hunan province to set a world record for the longest string of firecrackers, ...

Jimmy Kimmel sets a Guinness World Record

The Guinness Book of World Records has officially named him a world record holder, saying that the 22406 miles he commuted during the week are a record for the Furthest Distance Commuted In One Working Week. ...

$93 World Record Oil Price!

Fears in the Middle East. A new Tropical Storm. Mexico's cut production. Given the current situation, prices are likely to rise further and 100 dollars a barrel for oil cannot be ruled out, said Moore. What next? ...

Aviation News :: RE: Steve Fossett (67 world records) reported ...

Adventurer Steve Fossett is known best for his world-record and first-ever glider exploits and round-the-world balloon and airplane flights. He disappeared Sept. 3 while flying a small plane in Nevada.

Week commencing 21st October 2007

2007-10-26T16:24:00.000-07:00

Largest poster-world record set by Sorouh
Dubai International Airport,UAE--Sorouh Real Estate PJSC has unveiled a record breaker today - the largest poster in the world is pictured above!

and other record attempts this week:

Kiwis Can Fly-Another NZ World record

His 1:49.3 effort to win the U$10000 event on Sunday matched the track and world record for aged gelding pacers on a greater than one mile track. ...

Massage world record set in Potters Fields Park

They took part in a Guinness World Record attempt to be massaged for fifteen minutes by 154 professional massage practitioners. ...

Sickness derails Simon's record attempt

Kayaker Simon Blackburn’s bid to break the Guinness world record for 24 hour surf ski paddling ended in disappointment, after he was forced to abandon his ...

'Shear' hard work pay off with world record

Two western Queensland shearers will soon be down in the Guinness World Records book, after performing an incredible physical feat in Hughenden on Saturday. ...

Paddler aims to break world record

By Ntokozo Mfusi A Durban man is on a 24-hour paddle in an attempt to break a 23-year-old world record. A year's preparation has finally got Simon Blackburn ...

2000 guitarists will knock on Guinness door

Over 2000 guitarists, both professional and amateur, will gather at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya for The World Record ...

Local Lego Mosaic Sets Guinness World Record

Now, a local museum is home to the Guinness Book Of World Record's largest Lego mosaic. The mosaic is 44 feet long by 21 feet wide and is housed at the ...

U. Florida student may break world record for longest eyelash

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It is hard to look Stuart Muller in the eye. Instead, most people stare at the University of Florida agricultural and biological engineering doctoral student’s wiry, almost 2.6-inch long white eyelash.

Massage World RecordFind out what happened when 150 people had a simultaneous massage at Tower Bridge in London to promote the relaunch of the Nectar card.

Muralitharan Requires Only 9 More Wickets for World Record: But ...

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene said yesterday that winning the Test series in Australia mattered more than ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan going for the world record. Off-spinner Muralitharan needs just nine more wickets in next ...

Bean Station Toot

The Upper East Tennessee town of 1500 cooked nearly 600 gallons of pinto beans in an attempt to secure a Guinness World Record. “The city was looking for a way to promote the festival,” said Steve Cason, editor of the Grainger (County) ...

Renesas - SuperH delivers new world record in MIPS-per-mm3

An expansion to its successful SH708x-line-up, Renesas Technology Europe has announced a new version of the SH7083F Flash microcontroller in a compact 10mm x 10mm and 1.4...

Real World Records

Label founded by Peter Gabriel releasing music by a large catalog of artists including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Afro Celt Sound System and Sheila Chandra.

Week commencing 22nd September 2007

2007-09-26T03:32:00.000-07:00

Russian weightlifter breaks world record defending title
Russian weightlifter Oxana Slivenko (pictured above) set a world record and won two gold medals Monday at the World Weightlifting Championships. ...

Oshkosh Family Breaks World Record
On Sunday, the 13 living children of Ed & Janet Weisse of Oshkosh broke the world record of "most siblings to complete the same marathon" in Appleton as ...

Mark on track to smash world record
A CYCLIST from Edinburgh is well on track to cycle around the world in record time. Mark Beaumont, 24, who spent a year preparing his 18000 mile bid, ...

World record underwater dinner party
Celebrities, including actor Nigel Havers joined 500 others at a West London swimming pool to break the world record for the world's largest formal ...

Liu Haixia of China set world record in weightlifting worlds
(Xinhua) -- Liu Haixia of China created the second world record in the world weightlifting championships here on Sunday, claiming the gold medal in ...

Canada's Roberge skates world record time
She skated faster than the world record in the semifinal of the 1000 metres Sunday, but because the Canadian trials aren'ta sanctioned International Skating ...

Belarusian Andrei Rybakou breaks world record at world ...
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Belarusian Andrei Rybakou eclipsed his own world record Saturday by lifting 412 pounds to win gold in the men's 187-pound snatch ...

Same location - New World Record - Dave Mullins
Yesterday in New Zealand, freediver Dave Mullins blasted through to deliver a new personal best and yet another new Dynamic World Record at Naenae Pool, ...

Kingston area troupes may play role in world dance record.
.. and the Percussion Orchestra of Kingston have signed up to participate in a worldwide attempt to break the Guinness world record for simultaneous dance. ...

U of G to Take Part in World Record Walk
It's a chance to set a world record just by going out for a lunch-hour walk. On Oct. 3 at noon, the University of Guelph is taking part in a region-wide event to break the Guinness World Record for the most people walking one kilometre ...

Student Breaks Pogo Bounce World Record for Charity
James Roumeliotis broke the world record for consecutive bounces on a pogo stick with over 178000 bounces in 19 hours! He did it all for the Scleroderma Foundation.

Clissold Swimming Club (in Hackney) has 22 World Record Holders!
Clissold Swimmers worked alongside dozens of other London Swimmers to break the world record for the largest synchronised swim at London Fields Lido on Saturday. In beautiful sunshine swimmers aged from 7 through to our masters swimmers ...

World Record Stacking Cups
This is David Wolf(11 yo-Germany)at the 2007 WSSA World Sport Stacking Championships! Thanks Molly for the link!

World record for upside-down jugglingA 17-year-old from Cold Spring set a juggling world record on top of the USS Nightmare at Newport on the Levee Thursday night

Environmental News Network
There's a new world record for unmanned flight, this one solar powered, set this week by what's called an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). ...

BBC NEWS Scotland Edinburgh, East and Fife Porridge bowl ...
Border Tablet provided pieces of tablet to be sprinkled on top of the world record-breaking porridge while Caurnie Soap produced a giant soap made with oats ...

Meet the Editor in Chief of GWR

2007-09-26T03:19:00.000-07:00

Meet the man who is the Editor in Chief of the biggest selling copyright book in history! With more than 100 million books sold around the world in more than 25 languages, it can’t be easy for this record breaking editor!

Craig Glenday’s first memory of Guinness World Records was being fascinated and terrified in equal measure by the experience of American park ranger Roy C. Sullivan. It was Christmas Day, and a ten-year-old Craig read, slack-jawed, about the man who survived a record seven lightning strikes (only to then take his own life, spurned in love).

From that moment on, Craig became obsessed with life’s extremes, although as a young boy he never considered the possibility that one day he might become the editor of the very book that first fired his interest.

17-Year-Old to Attempt to Break Upside-Down Juggling World Record

2007-09-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

17-Year-Old to Attempt to Break Upside-Down Juggling World Record

August 20, 2007 – 17-year-old Erik Kloeker of the world-renowned “Pickled Brothers Circus Sideshow” will attempt to break the Upside-Down Juggling World Record while suspended upside down over the Ohio River.

The record attempt will take place on September 20th, 2007 at 7:00 pm in Newport, KY. Upside-down juggling is one of the hardest forms of juggling, and requires an incredible amount of abdominal strength and endurance as well as coordination and concentration.

This record attempt is the culmination of four years of training for the young juggler. Kloeker, 17 of Cold Spring, KY is optimistic. "I've been training for this for over four years... I hope I can do it!"

Kloeker exclaimed. "I know I can juggle for hours without dropping when I am upright, but hanging upside down is another story! Gravity will be working against me, and I don't want to lose my balls in the Ohio River!"

The current upside-down juggling record is 55.9 seconds, and was set in Australia in 2005. Kloeker hopes to break that record by juggling upside down for at least 70 seconds. The record attempt will take place on historic Newport, Kentucky’s riverfront as Kloeker is suspended high above the mighty Ohio River.

The record attempt will be open to the public and media, and will kick off the Pickled Brothers Sideshow's run at the haunted riverboat the USS Nightmare. The USS Nightmare is America’s premiere haunted steamboat. Entering its 16th season, this popular Halloween attraction returns to the Newport waterfront in 2007.

Rated annually among the nation's best haunted attractions, the USS Nightmare is constructed on a real riverboat and is said to house some of the Ohio River’s most notorious spirits. Kloeker is a world champion juggler, as well as an accomplished fire-eater, comedian, and the world's youngest sword swallower.

Kloeker has been performing professionally at venues nationwide for 4 years since learning to juggle at the age of 13. This will be his first record attempt. The USS Nightmare is located on the Ohio River at 101 Riverboat Row in Newport, KY (www.ussnightmare.com). The Pickled Brother Circus Sideshow has been performing innovative sideshow feats such as whip-cracking, fire-eating, bed of nails, and sword swallowing since 2002 (http://www.pickledbrothers.com/).

Media is invited to attend this historic event.

For media inquiries or more information, contact Kloeker’s manager, Travis Fessler at +1 (877)-NAIL-BED or +1(859) 916-5401 or via e-mail at Travis@travisfessler.com

Week commencing 16th September 2007

2007-09-18T00:39:00.000-07:00

Tallest inuksuk-world record set by Allstone Quarry Products

SCHOMBERG, Ontario,Canada--Joe Melo, owner of Allstone Quarry Products, owns the largest inuksuk (pictured above). At 11.9 metres high, Melo's inuksuk beats the ...

Ethiopian Defar sets new world record in Brussels two-mile race

New world record holder Asafa Powell once again dominated the men's 100 metres, the Jamaican clocking 9.84 seconds, just a tenth outside the new world mark ...

New world record of marriage vow renewals

Sydney is home to a new world record after the largest ever gathering of couples met to renew their marriage vows. Gathering in the city's Centennial Park ...

WORLD RECORD FOR CHIODO

The mark of 1:52.3 was three-fifths of a second better than the previous world record for a lady driver on a five-eighths mile track. ...

Air fair visitors see new world record set

She watched as a new world record was etched into the Guinness Book of World Records. She felt the heat from the Wall of Fire and saw the orange flames and ...

Road to world record is paved with broken bricks

Charles Lewis/Buffalo News Dan Netherland went after a world record Saturday.

Scott moves on well without US mile record

Scott, who had set the American record twice in the previous year, was actually gunning for the world record that long-ago night in Oslo. ...

Venezuelan President Breaks World Record With Almost 4000 Gallon Soup

Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez has, with the assistance of his officials, shattered the world record for the largest soup by creating 3960 gallon monster ...

Most hugs given-world record set by Jordan Pearce

In the end, Jordan Pearce has set the new world record for most hugs given to one person in an hour. Asked before the event what was the appropriate ...

World Record For Chiodo

With the performance, Chiodo and Riki Road N lowered the previous World Record for a female driver on a five-eighths mile track, which had had been set in ...

Richards, Isinbayeva Split $1 Million Jackpot as Golden League ...

But for Isinbayeva, the world record holder in the pole vault and one of the sport's biggest stars, it was the first time her event was given GL status, and she took full advantage over the three month campaign to share half of the ...

Slater surfs to world record

Reigning and 8X Foster's ASP World Champion Kelly Slater has won his first event in over a year, moved to World No. 2, and broke a world record after beating Pancho Sullivan in the Final of the 2007 Boost Mobile Pro.

BBC SPORT Athletics Powell smashes 100m world record

Jamaican Asafa Powell breaks the world 100m record by clocking 9.74 secs at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti.

99.7 KY - Kansas City's Original Rock Station - World Record ...

More than 1680 guitar players turned out, tuned up and took part in what organizers say was a world record rendition of Deep ...

Andy Kyriacou of MODERN ROMANCE pulls out of world record drumming attempt

2007-09-15T05:58:00.000-07:00

July 2007

Sadly, strain on his legs led to Andy Kyriacou of 80's pop legends MODERN ROMANCE having to pull out of his attempt to set a new world record for continous drumming to music.

The world record attempt was a fund-raiser for BBC Children In Need hosted by The Academy Basingstoke.

Andy's publicist, John Hicks of Headline Promotions, Press & PR said: "This was a very credible attempt at setting a new world record for drumming as Andy achieved a staggering 12 hours. He had set himself a target of 100 hours so he was disappointed but his attempt, along with other fundraisers at The Academy, rasised over £1200 so Pudsey Bear will be delighted!"

Week commencing 9th September 2007

2007-09-14T17:03:00.000-07:00

Talkers: No witness, no record for Zephyr?QinetiQ assistants helped launch the solar-powered aircraft that the company claims broke the world record for longest unmanned flight, sailing for 54 hours ...

Pilots Use Iridium To Break World RecordTwo Indian Air Force pilots broke a world record using Iridium technology, the company announced Sept. 10. ...

Jamaica's Powell establishes world record in 100Asafa Powell set another world record in the 100 meters, and suspects he can go even faster. The world's fastest man improved his record, winning a heat at ...

Athletics (RRW): Women's World 100-K Record SetTomoe Abe of Japan ran faster on a point-to-point course in Yubetsu, Japan, in 2000 (6:33:11), but that mark is not recognized as a world record because of ...

Solar-powered aircraft breaks world record for longest unmanned flightA solar-powered aircraft has broken the world record for longest unmanned flight, sailing for 54 hours more than 15000 metres above the New ...

Fond du Lac Sets World Record For FondueHundreds were on hand to share a taste of the world's record for the largest cheese fondue.

World Record: Car Subwoofer World Record Set at 180.5dbWhen you're trying to picture how loud this 180.5db subwoofer that set the world record for the loudest sound for a single sub is, you can't picture jet planes or chainsaws or firecrackers. No, you need to go a bit higher--into the realm ...

Most Beloved Princess-world record set by Lady DianaPeople called her "The People's Princess," "The Queen of Hearts" or "England's Rose."An iconic presence on the world stage, Lady Diana (PICTURED) was noted for her sense of style, charisma, humour and high-profile charity work. ...

Quiz night organisers claim world recordA fundraising quiz night in Hobart has set a provisional world record for the largest number of people at a single quiz night.

Big Milk Guzzler Challenge Guinness World RecordThousands of people took part in a milk-drinking contest in Hohhot on Monday during the First International Milk Industry Festival.

YouTube - Guiness World Record for most T-Shirts worn at one time.Matt McAllister of 99.9 KTYD in Santa Barbara, CA, setting the guiness world record for the most t-shirts worn at once.
BBC NEWS England Cornwall Surfers aim to break world recordUp to 300 people are expected in Cornwall to help set a new world record for the biggest number of surfers riding the same wave.

Week-commencing 2nd September 2007

2007-09-09T10:20:00.000-07:00

Fond du Lac Boasts World's Largest Fondue Set

The Guinness World Record Adjudicator will be on hand to announce the record for the pot. There are several activities happening at today's festival, ...

Gay, still beaming from 3 golds, says world record can wait

"I did not get the world record, but winning gold was my other goal this season," Gay said after teaming with Darvis ...

Australians to Attempt World Record in Mooning Bush

Only 4000 cheeks are needed to make the biggest moon in history - a world record Australia can really be proud of. There will also be an official '21 bum salute' for the 21 countries in APEC. ...

Technical advancements to setting world records

In 1984, Uwe Hohn of GDR set the world record of 104.80 meters (343¡ì 9¡í). It was becoming increasingly dangerous to hold the event inside the stadium, so in 1986, they shortened the javelin and moved the center of gravity more towards ...

World Record for Snapping Bananas In Half WITH BARE HANDS!!!

Go on, try it! It's not as easy as you think!

Gallaghers aim to create world record at Donegal clan gathering

Members of the Gallagher clan will attempt to get into the Guinness Book of records this weekend when Donegal plays host to a global gathering of the family ...

Italians taking a dive for world record

The divers begin their quest for a world record Saturday, when they submerge off the island of Ponza, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. ...

American Runner Sanya Richards Sets World Record for 400-meters at ...

American runner Sanya Richards has set a world's best time and won the women's 400-meters race at the Weltklasse Golden League meet in Zurich, ...

Chinese team wins women's skeet with new world record

Chinese three women shooters on Wednesday won the gold medal for skeet women's team with a new world record of 214 hits at the World Shooting ...

World Record or Gold Medal?

When it comes to defining the World's Fastest Human, which is more important in the sport of track and field, being the World Record Holder over 100 meters or winning the gold medal in the 100 meters in a Major Championship? ...

new Guinness World Record set for shortest college career

Untimely yell leads to drug charges 2 NU students are arrested by Andrew C. Ryan, Globe Staff A pair of freshmen at Northeastern University learned a tough lesson ...

Tennessee City Gassed Over World Record Pot of Beans

It seems natural that the small East Tennessee town of Bean Station would hold the Guinness Record for the largest pot of beans. But it doesn't. Instead, that prestigious title belongs to the city of Horace, North Dakota, which set the ...

Godwit flight world record

A single Godwit has touched down near Thames after an epic flight from Alaska.

Wired News - AP News

Neutron Accelerator Sets World Record. By DUNCAN MANSFIELD Associated Press Writer. Science Video. Buy AP Photo Reprints. OAK RIDGE, Tenn. ...

New Guinness World Record(TM) for the World's Largest Photo Album ...

To celebrate the only minivan that allows scrapbookers to take their hobby on the long haul, the Dodge brand has broken the Guinness World Record(TM) ...

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World record drummers wait for verdict

A group of seven East Dereham drummers who are the proud new owners of a world record have spoken out about their endurance testing experience of playing ...

Arsenault Comments On World Record HolderTrot Insider spoke with trainer Jean Louis Arsenault this morning about 2007 Metro Pace winner Somebeachsomewhere, who lowered the World Record for ...

Australian shooter sets new world record in men's trap final

The previous world record of 147 hits was set by Russian shooter Alexey Alipov in Belgrade in July 2005. The new record brought to Australia their second ...

New Guinness World Record(TM) for the World's Largest Photo Album ......

to add beach-themed embellishments to a page of the Dodge Grand Caravan photo album, created to break a Guinness World Record, on Thursday, Sept. ...

Athletics (TPR): Vlasic Joins Isinbayeva In World Record Chase ...

ZURICH - While Yelena Isinbayeva has become accustomed to world record speculation each time she enters a competition, the same may soon be true for Blanka ...

Most succesful tenor-world record set by Luciano Pavarotti

[Sep 6] MODENA, Italy--Luciano Pavarotti has set few world records: for receiving the most curtain calls (165); for the best selling classical album, ...

Mike Mangini: World Record Drummer

Mike Mangini at World's Fastest Drummer breaking the Single Strokes record, doing 1203 in just one minute.

Biodiesel Bike Sets World Record

Die Moto, a motorcycle that runs on biodiesel, set national and international records on Monday, cruising to a top speed of 130.6 miles per hour. Built by The Crucible, a group of industrial artists in Oakland, the bike has a...

Report from Joel King's jet powered street luge world record

Occasional Nollie camera man Ben reports from the world record street luge attempt... So last week, while doing some filming with the talented chaps at Grain Media, I found myself, camera in hand, on a runway in a disused US...

A New World Record in Cognitive Dissonance

... small minority in the US It's also evident that any terrorists who try to wreak havoc on any community within the 50 states will be met with quick retaliation. [emphasis mine - world record for cognitive dissonance in the original]

Worlds Longest Escalator

Related stories: Sand Castle to the Sun - New World Record King Tooth Pulls Train with Teeth - New World Record New Worlds Tallest Man. bizarre, escalator, escalators, fun, odd, unusual, weird, world record, worlds longest ...

Dhoni equals world record

Mahendra Singh Dhoni engineered six dismissals to equal the world record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in an ODI.

Naked World Records

New records being added all the time! Physical achievements. Largest mass rope jump · Most Press-ups (female) · Greatest Powerlifting "Squat" (Male) ...

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Digg - Break A Guinness World Record Without Lifting A Finger

"Case in point, Suresh Joachim who broke a Guinness world record for the longest TV watching marathon (His record is 69 hours and 48 minutes)" ...

World Record Video

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World record 5GHz WiFi connection spans 189 miles - Engadget

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