Tuesday: March 30, 2010
- New world record for largest group of water skiers claimed over in Australia.
It took a group of 114 water skiers to break the previous record of 100 water skiers all of which were towed by a single boat for the distance of one nautical mile. Apparently the group in question had been trying to break the previous record for quite some time. Congrats.
Monday: March 15, 2010
- Have a peek at the world's largest labyrinth recently constructed over in Buffalo, New York.
Recently built over in Buffalo for a winter festival, this maze consists of 2,200 blocks of ice which weigh about 300 pounds each. The maze itself m easured in at 12,855 square feet beating the previous record-owner by a whopping 4,575 square feet. Wow.
Monday: February 22, 2010
- Speeding hearse manages to set new world record.
Secretary of the Tasmanian Drag Racing Association John Hurley says the modified 1987 Ford Falcon hearse was a challenging choice of vehicle. 'I guess there's all sorts of weird and wonderful machines that come out to play in drag racing.'
Wednesday: February 3, 2010
- 88,000 students team up to try and break world record for jumping rope.
Organizers say more than 88,000 people participated at more than 500 schools. That would easily beat the current record of 59,000 jump ropers set in Australia. The results still have to be certified by the Guinness people.
Wednesday: December 30, 2009
- Paper airplane manages to set brand new flight record over in Japan.
If you can make a paper airplane capable of staying in flight for more than twenty-six seconds (using just one sheet of paper and nothing else) alert your local news station because you've just broken a record.
Monday: November 30, 2009
- Large hadron collider manages to set brand new world energy record.
The previous record of 0.98 trillion electron volts has been held by the Tevatron accelerator since 2001. The LHC is eventually expected to operate at some seven trillion electron volts.
Tuesday: November 3, 2009
- New Hampshire is now home to the world's largest meatball.
Matthew Mitnitsky, owner of Nonni's Italian Eatery in Concord, said Sunday that a 222.5-pound meatball was authenticated as the world's largest after being weighed by state weights and measures officials.
Wednesday: October 21, 2009
- New Zealand stockbroker manages to tap his way into the record books.
The gentleman in question can tap 1,056 times a minute which is about seventeen taps a second on average. However, he can beat that average easily and is able to tap a whopping twenty-three times per second.
Thursday: October 8, 2009
- Have a peek at the world's largest pumpkin.
At one point in August, the massive pumpkin was growing 33 pounds a day, Christy told Fox News. She kept it going by plying the soil with a mix of compost, coffee grounds and cow manure, though seeds with good genetics are also key.
Tuesday: September 29, 2009
- World record for most people doing 'the robot' in unison broken over in Australia.
After the first official attempt failed - some who signed up had turned into wallflowers - they broke the record on the second attempt.
Monday: September 21, 2009
- World record for longest handshake now stands at twelve hours.
That's a lot of handshaking and somehow Hulk Hogan managed to get involved with this as well. WATCHA GONNA DO WHEN THE HANDSHAKE RUNS WILD ON YOU? Believe it, brother.
Monday: September 14, 2009
- World record for Pac-Man recently broken by Ohio resident.
To nail a perfect Pac-Man score, a player must 'eat every dot, bonus prize and blue ghost across all 256 levels.' At that point, a glitch in the original game code results in an unplayable stage, effectively ending the experience with a score of 3,333,360.
Thursday: August 20, 2009
- A list of concerts with highest numbers for record attendance just for you.
3.5 million people in one place? Way to go, Rod Stewart.
Monday: August 10, 2009
- Have a gander at the newly unveiled world's largest telescope.
Behold! The largest telescope of it's kind with thirty-four foot segmeneted mirror action.
Monday: August 3, 2009
- Participants of scream contest fail to shatter current world record.
The record for loudest scream by a human being still stands at a whopping 129 decibels.
Tuesday: July 28, 2009
- World's largest cave just recently discovered over in Vietnam.
Cave measures in at about 262 feet in height and width. See that little spec in the thumbnail? That's a person.
Monday: July 20, 2009
- Record set for world's largest cupcake.
Mmmm.... giant 151 pound cupcake.
Tuesday: July 14, 2009
- 582 drummers manage to play their way into the records book.
Insert your collective drummer jokes here.
Friday: July 10, 2009
- Skinny-dippers looking to break world record.
Clark Griswold approves of this.
Thursday: July 9, 2009
- Have a peek at the world's fastest remote-controlled car.
...and building your own will only set you back about four grand.
Wednesday: July 8, 2009
- World's longest golf course set to open in October.
The 18-hole course will stretch more than 1,300 kilometres across the Nullarbor, with starting points in Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia, and Ceduna in South Australia.
Monday: July 6, 2009
- Record for largest air guitar ensemble broken in New York City.
A representative from Guinness World Records counted 810 air guitarists after Wednesday's matinee performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. That beats the previous world record of 440 people.
Thursday: July 2, 2009
- Michael Jackson first artist sell one million downloads in a single week.
The late King of Pop gets into the digital record books.
Tuesday: June 16, 2009
- Air guitar record officially broken and in the records books thanks to Brutal Legend.
Official count of people playing air guitar at the same time to break the record: 440.