Thursday, September 2, 2010 Longest
cricket match -
Blunham Cricket Club sets world record
BEDFORDSHIRE, UK -- Blunham
Cricket Club's first and second teams went head-to-head
for 105 hours, batting and bowling around the clock for
five days through torrential rain, wind and tiredness - setting
the new world record for the Longest cricket match. (enlarge
photo)
Steve Harris, vice president of the Bedfordshire
club, said: "We did it, everyone is celebrating in the
Thursday, September 2, 2010 Fastest
Lunge Mile - world record set by Jamasen Rodriguez
MODESTO, CA, USA -- Jamasen Rodriguez, a senior
at Modesto High School, ran a lunge mile (1.609 kilometers) in 25
minutes 21
seconds - setting
the new world record for the Fastest lunge mile. (enlarge
photo)
"I wanted to do something insane," Jamasen said,
laughing. "He's always taking on the world," sister Melissa Rocha
said. "Just one against the world, that's Jamasen."
Wednesday, September 1,
2010 Most
digits of pi calculated
- Shigeru Kondo and Alexander Yee sets world record
TOKYO, Japan -- Shigeru Kondo, a Japanese systems
engineer and
Alexander J. Yee, an
American computer science
student, have calculated the
value of pi to five trillion digits - setting the new world record
for the Most digits of pi calculated.
(enlarge
photo)
"Alexander provided software and I was in charge
of hardware.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Oldest
dance school graduate -
world record set by Frederick Salter
ELTHAM, UK -- Frederick Salter, a 99-year-old
war hero and retired engineer, began regularly attending classes
at Dance
2 Dawn, a dancing school in Eltham and has been awarded
his Gold
Bar after taking exams in ballroom and latin - setting the new world
record for the Oldest dance school graduate. (enlarge
photo)
He said: “People have told me ‘you’re a star now mate’.”
Mr Salter, who says he has 30 grandchildren, added: “I love everything
about it - there are people of all ages
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Running
most consecutive marathons - Mike Busssetsworld record
ASHFORD, Kent, UK -- UK's highest profile
Ultra Runner Mike Buss of Wiltshire, England, a former British
soldier, completed his 51st marathon in 51 days at a shopping centre
in Kent - setting the
new world record for Running
most consecutive marathons while raising funds for Help
For Heroes, a charity that provides funds for wounded British
soldiers. (enlarge
photo)
So far, all of his marathons have taken place
on a treadmill, and most have been run in the four-and-a-half hour
time range.
Monday, August 30, 2010 Longest
Pizza - world record set by Magillo Pizzeria
KRAKOW, Poland -- The Chefs from Magillo Pizzeria
used 3.5 tonnes of flour to make a 1,000m (1093 yds)-long pizza
which sets the new world record for the Longest
Pizza. (enlarge
photo)
Proceeds from the project will go to the Akogo
charity. This was founded in 2002 by Polish actress Ewa Blaszczyk,
to help children who suffer severe brain injuries. The foundation
also supports their families
Monday, August 30, 2010 Highest
bicycle ride - world record set by Nik Wallenda
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas --Nik Wallenda, a seventh-generation
high-wire daredevil, safely cycled more than 100 feet (30 m) along
a wire some 260 feet above the ocean, without a safety net, along
the wire strung between two hotels at the Paradise
Island Atlantis resort - setting the new world record for the highest
bicycle ride (without a safety net). (enlarge
photo)
Mr Wallenda said: "Against all odds I walked on
that wire today. There was lightning in the area, high winds, and
it was the first walk
Monday, August 30, 2010 Largest
cannoli -
world record set by Giulio Pistolesi and Scott Wilkinson
TOWN OF NEWBURGH, N.Y., USA -- Giulio Pistolesi
and Scott Wilkinson fried a 123 pound, 7-foot-long cannoli in a
parking lot outside
the Cake Bin bakery in the town of Newburgh - setting the new world
record for the Largest cannoli. (enlarge
photo)
They had a couple of shells baked ahead of time
to try to get a jump on things, but those broke during initial
Sunday, August 29, 2010 Largest
Tidal Turbine - world record set by The AK1000
ORKNEY Scotland, UK -- Atlantis
Resources Corporation has successfully deployed its AK1000™
tidal turbine (which has an 18 meter rotor diameter, weighs 1300
tonnes and stands at a height of 22.5 meters) in 35 meters of water
at the European Marine
Energy Centre in Orkney - setting the new world record for the Largest
Tidal Turbine. (enlarge
photo)
Despatching 1MW of predictable power at a water
velocity of 2.65m/s, the AK1000™ is capable of generating enough
electricity for over 1000 homes.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 Largest
Tug Of War Tournament - world record set by Inner Mongolia
Ordos City, China -- 1280 competitors from 128
teams attended a tug of war competiton during the Ordos International
Nadam Fair in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region
- setting the new world record for the Largest Tug Of War Tournament. (enlarge
photo)
Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war,
rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams
against each other in a test
Friday, August 27, 2010 Longest
line of scooters - world record set by UK scooter riders
Humber Bridge, UK -- 840 scooter enthusiasts have
taken part in an procession across the Humber Bridge during an event
organised by the Yorkshire Scooter Alliance (YSA) with Cleethorpes
and Grimsby Scooter Club - setting the new world record
for the Longest line of scooters. (enlarge
photo)
The World's Longest line of scooter record
attempt was held as part of an east coast ride from Whitby to Cleethorpes.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Largest
goat cheese - world record set by Castel di Lama
CASTEL DI LAMA, Ascoli Piceno, Italy -- An Italian goat cheese
made last year by 25 volunteers measures 158 cm in diameter
and 29 cm high and weighed in at 1,178-pound (534.7 kg) - setting
the world record for the Largest goat cheese. (enlarge
photo)
The 25 Castel
di Lama volunteers who created the World's
Largest goat cheese,
which measures 62 inches in diameter and 11 inches tall, said they
used 924 gallons of milk from 3,000 goats to create the pecorino
cheese.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 Longest
traffic jam:
60-mile, 11-day Chinese traffic jam sets world record
BEIJING, China -- Thousands of motorists have
been caught up in a 60-mile, 11-day tailback on the National Expressway
110 between
the capital Beijing and Inner Mongolia - setting the new world record
for theLongest traffic jam. (enlarge
photo)
While many motorists took detours, some ended
up trapped for up to five days, sleeping in their cars
Wednesday, August 25,
2010 Largest
tomato fight -
world record set by La Tomatina
BUNOL, Spain -- More than 45,000 people from all
over the world descended on the small Valencian town for their annual
tomato-pelting festival, known as La Tomatina, using 100
tonnes of ripe
tomatoes to pelt each other and setting the new world record for
the Largest tomato fight.
(enlarge
photo)
Spain's rail company Renfe had to schedule
17 special trains to bring visitors to the village for the one-hour
fight, which was watched over by more than 100 police and 120 volunteers.