July 2008

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

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

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!

IGFA World Record YELLOWEDGE Grouper-APPROVED! IGFA Announcement Dr. Julie Ball IGFA Representative, Virginia Beach YELLOWEDGE GROUPER, 46-pounds,2-ounces New IGFA All-Tackle World Record Caught 12 March 2008 aboard the Rudee Angler ..php

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. ...