Archive Category: World Records
Real Life Edward Scissorhands Cut Hair with 10 Pair of Scissors in One Hand!
Here’s a real life Edward Scissorhands: Israeli hairstylist Danny Bargil wanted to break the world record for multi-scissors haircut (who knew there’s such a record?) by cutting a woman’s hair with 10 pairs of scissors.
Link [Reuters video]
World’s Longest Foosball Table
As an ad gimmick for Amstel Beer, Airworks built this XXL foosball table to accomodate 2 entire soccer teams (22 players): Link - via Gizmodo
Trivia: The Sleepiest Animal in the World
The sleepiest animal in the world is the koala, who sleeps 22 hours a day.
Next is the sloth (20 hours), armadillo and opossum (tied at 19 hours each), lemur (16 hours), then hamster and squirrel (tied at 14 hours each).
How about cats? Though some cats can sleep up to 20 hours a day, the average cat sleeps 13 hours a day. In comparison to koalas, cats are downright energetic!
World Record Coke/Mentos Video
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Yes, there were videos taken at the world record Mentos/Diet Coke demonstration in Leuven, Belgium. There are several on YouTube already, but none that give you a great overall view (yet).
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About 1,500 students participated in a Mentos/Diet Coke demonstration in Leuven, Belgium. Each wore a blue poncho and added Mentos mints to a bottle of Diet Coke for a simultaneous explosion! A new world record has been set. See more picture in The Telegraph. Link -via Fark
World’s Oldest Tree: 10,000-Year-Old Spruce in Sweden
Professor Leif Kullmann of Umeaa University, Sweden, and colleagues have discovered the world’s oldest living tree: a 10,000 year-old spruce in central Sweden:
Researchers had discovered a spruce with genetic material dating back 9,550 years in the Fulu mountain in Dalarna, according to Leif Kullmann, a professor of Physical Geography at the university in northwestern Sweden.
That would mean it had taken root in roughly the year 7,542 BC.
"It was a big surprise because we thought until (now) that this kind of spruce grew much later in those regions," he said.
Scientists had previously believed the world’s oldest trees were 4,000 to 5,000 year-old pine trees found in North America.
Previously on Neatorama: 10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World
The Smallest Girl in the World
14-year-old Jyoti Amge stands 1 foot 11 inches tall and weighs 11 pounds!
She has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia and won’t grow any taller than her current height.
Due to her size, Jyoti has to have clothes and jewellery made for her. She sleeps in a tiny bed and uses special plates and cutlery to eat, as normal-sized utensils are too big.
Despite this, she goes to a regular school in Nagpur, central India, where she has her own small desk and chair, and her classmates treat her like any other student.
Jyoti is a celebrity in her hometown, and will soon release a musical album. She hopes to be a Bollywood actress someday. Link -via the Presurfer
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Leonid Stadnik of Podolyantsi, Ukraine has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest human on Earth.
In 2006, Stadnik was officially measured at 2.57 meters tall (8 feet 5 inches), surpassing a Chinese man to claim the title of the world’s tallest person.
His growth spurt began at age 14 after a brain operation that apparently stimulated the overproduction of growth hormone. Doctors say he has been growing ever since.
While he may appear intimidating due to his size, Stadnik charms visitors with a broad grin and childlike laugh. He seems at times like a lonely boy trapped in a giant’s body, even keeping stuffed toys on his pillow.
Life has not been easy for Stadnik. He had to quit his job as a farm veterinarian because he could not afford shoes that fit, and suffered from frostbite. But since his recognition by the Ukraine government four years ago, he has received help from all over. Strangers have provided shoes and clothes to fit him, an oversized bicycle and exercise machine, and running water for his home. The president of Ukraine even gave him a new car- although he doesn’t fit into it well.
“I have always dreamt that my life and the life of my loved ones … would become more comfortable,” Stadnik said. “My dream is coming true.”
His neighbors joke that they may also benefit from Stadnik’s success. “Of course we are proud of him _ we may have gas here soon thanks to him,” said Nila Kravchuk, 75.
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Photo: NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler, et al.
That’s the aferglow of GRB 080319B, by far the brightest gamma-ray burst from a stellar explosion ever seen, as captured by NASA’s Swift satellite. The burst was so bright that it could even be seen to the naked eye half-way across the universe:
Gamma-ray bursts are the most luminous explosions in the universe since the Big Bang and occur when massive stars run out of nuclear fuel. The stars’ cores collapse to form black holes or neutron stars and release an intense burst of high-energy gamma-rays and jets of energetic particles.
The jets rip through space at nearly the speed of light, heating the surrounding interstellar gas like turbocharged cosmic blowtorches, often generating a bright afterglow.
"These optical flashes from gamma-ray bursts are the most extreme such phenomena that we know of," said Swift science team member Derek Fox, also of Penn State. "If this burst had happened in our galaxy, it would have been shining brighter than the Sun for almost a minute — sunglasses would definitely be advised."
World’s Longest Ear Hair (Again)
We’ve posted about Radhakant Bajpai’s unusual world record of longest ear hair before, but it seems that his ear tufts won’t stop growing: the Indian grocer ear hair now measured almost 10 inch (25 cm), nearly double his 2003 record of 5.19 inches (13.2 cm).
Don’t believe me? Just watch the video clip: hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - Thanks Emperor!
Seven Marathons in Seven Days
This spring, Dave Heeley will take up the Seven Magnificent Marathons challenge and run marathons on seven continents in seven days. April 7th through the 13th, Dave and his running partner Malcolm Carr will run in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Santiago, Los Angeles, Sydney, Dubai, Tunis, and London. Heeley is in it for his favorite cause, The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Oh yeah, Dave is blind. If he accomplishes his goal, he will be the first blind runner ever to complete seven marathons in seven days. Link -via Grow-A-Brain
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We’ve all thought of going on a quest - you know a real adventure - one day. Well, this is one guy’s quest to be an arcade champion. He’s going to play all 4,000 arcade games listed in the Twin Galaxies’ Official Video Game and Pinball Book of World Records.
So far, he’s up to Astro Blaster and has a loooong way to go!
World’s First Album Cover
Before Alex Steinweiss, then a 23-year-old designer, invented album covers for Columbia Records, albums were sold in plain brown wrappers.
The album to the left, "Smash Song Hits by Rodgers and Hart," was the very first album cover in the world.
Undependent blog has the larger scan: Link | More Album Covers designed by Steinweiss - via J-Walk Blog
World’s Smallest Bodybuilder
Meet Aditya "Romeo" Dev, who at just 2 ft 9 in. (0.84 m) is the world’s smallest bodybuilder:
Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight.
Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training.
Unlike many dwarfs, Romeo is well proportioned, with a head circumference of 15in and a chest measurement of 20in.
Romeo said: "I’ve been training as a bodybuilder for the last two years and by now I think I must be the strongest dwarf in the world."
Link | More pic at Telegraph.co.uk
The Rarest Things in the World
AOL Money & Finance has a neat list of the Rarest Items in the World. Like this, for instance:
Rarest Wine
One of the rarest bottles of wine ever sold was purchased by Christopher Forbes for a mere £105,000 ($160,000). It was an unmarked green glass bottle with the inscription of "1787 Lafitte Th. J." (now known as Lafite and thought to be owned by Thomas Jefferson), found behind a wall in Paris.
Link - Thanks Pam!
World’s Largest Champagne Fountain
You’re looking at photographs from a new attempt to break the world record for the "The Largest Champagne Fountain" in Antwerp, Belgium:
The 7 metre (22.9 feet) high pyramid will contain more than 43,000 glasses and weigh 8,750 kg (19,290 pounds) to set a new record.
No word when they will finish (or if they had succeeded): Link (Photo: Francois Lenoir/REUTERS)
World’s Largest Swimming Pool
You’re looking at the world’s largest swimming pool in the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile. The pool’s more than 1,000 yards (914 m) long, covers 20 acres and holds about 66 million gallons (250,000 m3) of water:
The man-made saltwater lagoon has been attracting huge crowds to the San Alfonso del Mar resort at Algarrobo, on Chile’s southern coast, since it opened last month.
Its turquoise waters are so crystal clear that you can see the bottom even in the deep end.
It dwarfs the world’s second biggest pool, the Orthlieb – nicknamed the Big Splash – in Morocco, which is a mere 150 yards long and 100 yards wide. An Olympicsize pool measures some 50 yards by 25 yards.
Chile’s monster pool uses a computer- controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.
Link - Thanks Another Jake, indeed it was neat!
Fartman
I was hesitant on posting this because I didn’t want to offend but my goodness this clip is so hilarious that I just had to share it with you. It sort of looks fake but who cares, I nearly busted a gut watching it (no pun intended)
Link: Youtube
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Fossil hunters have uncovered the greatest rodent that ever lived — a one-tonne behemoth that bestrode the swamplands of South America some four million years ago. The skull of the extraordinary beast which measures a whopping 53 centimetres (21 inches) was found in a broken boulder on Kiyu Beach on the coast of Uruguay’s River Plate region. Despite its fearsome look, the creature was not carnivorous and looked more hippo-like than rat-like. The newly-found species has been dubbed Josephoartigasia monesi. Link.
Image: New Scientist
The World’s Oldest Guitar
That’s Frank Koonce holding what is believed to be the world’s oldest surviving full-sized guitar (that thing is over 400 years old!)
The guitar has been attributed to Belchior Diaz, a Portugese builder who probably made the instrument around 1590. [...] This is a ten-string, five course instrument with a fine ornate peghead. Instead of regular metal frets, it has tied ligatures like those on a lute.
The guitar has been through a lot of restoration work, but it still retains the original parchment rose.
Link - Thanks Stratoblogster!
World’s Largest Snow Sculpture
That’s "Romantic Feelings," the world’s largest snow sculpture in the 20th International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, China.
The sculpture is about 115 feet (35 m) high and 656 feet (200 m) long!
Sun-Sentinel has the photo gallery: Link
Amazing World Record Motorcycle Jump
Daredevil Robbie Maddison made this incredible 322-foot jump on New Year’s Eve.
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Jeremiah suffers from polio, but he developed a dance routine that will impress you! He makes his living performing in Uganda. -via Cynical-C
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Not only are they celebrating a new year, twins Betty Richards and Jenny Pelmore are celebrating their 100th birthdays!
Born half and hour apart in Manchester on New Year’s Day 1908, the pair have barely been apart since and now live within a mile from each other in Cornwall.
The pair have survived five different monarchs, still both enjoy driving and even took up Spanish lessons at the age of 97 to keep their minds active.
Mrs Pelmore is an accomplished painter whilst her sister only recently stopped keeping bees.
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17-year-old Rachel Rosenfield was touched by a newspaper report on Cambodian children who don’t have access to education. She went to work writing fundraising letters and selling t-shirts, and raised $52,000 in donations to open a school! Rosenfield was in Siem Reap province, Cambodia yesterday for the opening of the new R.S. Rosenfield School for 300 village students.
“It makes me feel great to know that I was able to help so many people,” the teen said when contacted by telephone. “Just seeing everyone so happy (today). It meant a lot to me.”
(image credit: Heng Sinith/AP)
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Wu Ying was in her sixties when she fell in love with hip hop music and started dancing. She then organized a group of 30 women in China to learn and perform hip hop dance moves. The youngest is 48, but most are in their 60s. Now Wu is 71 years old, and the group has won numerous awards and will perform at the Olympics in Beijing. Link -via I Am Bored
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How much would you pay for a good haircut? Twelve dollars at Supercuts (like me) or $400 at a high-end salon (like John Edwards)?
Or would you pay even higher like Beverly Lateo, a blond millionaire who paid celebrity hair stylist Stuart Phillips £8,000 ($16,260) for a hairdo:
Yes, that’s £8,000. For a haircut. OK, so the price did include her first-class flights from Italy, where Beverley, originally from Essex retired to 15 years ago, a limousine from the airport, Stuart’s services for the entire day as well as the promise that Beverley’s every whim would be indulged.
But in the event, her only indulgence was a cream tea and a trim and blow dry that took less than a hour. The result is Stuart’s pocketed more than 50 times the normal £150 he’d charge for a standard cut in profit.
Nonetheless, Beverley, 50, insists her trim was worth every penny. "Some people would say £3,000 is too expensive for a Hermes handbag," she says. "Others would say £8,000 is too much for a haircut. "I’d say it’s up to you to decide what you are prepared to pay for the things you want in life."
This is the third time Beverley has paid £8,000 for Stuart to cut her hair. She first came over a year ago after a hairdresser in Italy ‘butchered’ her hair. "My long blonde hair is my pride and joy and I want to be sure it won’t be messed up," she says.
Must be nice to be rich! Link - via BornRich
Winston, The Fountain Man
Hit play or follow the link to Snotr video to watch this guy, Winston, store and pour water from within his stomach at will! Link
Megaminx In 1:21.67
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Stefan Pochmann is a Rubik’s cube champion. In this video, he is solving a Megaminx {wiki}, a 12-sided puzzle with 50 moveable pieces. Link to Pochmann’s website. -via Unique Daily
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Jeb Corliss has leaped from buildings and other places in a single bound. Now, he plans to do it without the aid of a parachute.
Corliss, who is a base jumper, has made jumps in 16 countries and five contents, more than 1,000 in all, from the likes of the Eiffel Tower and Golden Gate Bridge.
His latest venture is trying to jump from a helicopter and land without using a parachute.
Corliss says he’ll wear a wing suit, which makes him look like a flying squirrel. He plans to landing on a specially designed runway he designed. It will cost up to $2 million. Once he gets the funding for his project, he says it could take up to four months to actually pull off.
He added, “A wing suit, basically, is fabric that goes between your arms and between your legs and it changes the shape of your body. So you become, in essence, a flying squirrel.
He explains that he plans to land on his belly, suggesting, “Imagine an aircraft — aircraft don’t land on their tails, they land on their bellies. That’s exactly what I’m gonna become. I’m gonna become an aircraft’ I’m gonna be landing on my belly.
Why in the world would Corliss try this?
“I wouldn’t I’m doing this because I’m a thrill-seeker. I’m a person who has dreams and my life is based on making those dreams come true. And that’s what I focus on.”
Source: CBS News
Video: Breitbart
