Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Week commencing 22nd September 2007


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 ...
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Meet the Editor in Chief of GWR


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.

Read more about Craig - one of the most influential people in the world of record breaking!

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Wednesday, 19 September 2007

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


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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


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Tuesday, 18 September 2007

Week commencing 16th September 2007


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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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

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. ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Jamaican Asafa Powell breaks the world 100m record by clocking 9.74 secs at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti.
More than 1680 guitar players turned out, tuned up and took part in what organizers say was a world record rendition of Deep ...
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Saturday, 15 September 2007

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

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!"





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Friday, 14 September 2007

Week commencing 9th September 2007


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.

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Sunday, 9 September 2007

Week-commencing 2nd September 2007




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, ...


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


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. ...


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 ...


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


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 ...


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


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 ...


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? ...


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 ...


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 ...


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


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


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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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 ...


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 ...


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. ...


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 ...


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


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...


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...


... 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]


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 ...


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


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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"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. ... and break another world record. badboymoe and better skatebord by badboymoe, 1181261775 Reply [-1] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Trash ...


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