Surfers in South Africa claim world record for most boarders riding single waveOctober 6th, 2009 LONDON - Surfers in South Africa have laid claims to setting a new world record for the most boarders riding a single wave. The current Guinness World Record of 100 surfers is said to have been broken by at least 103 surfers surfing a wave at the Earthwave beach festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
9yr-old Karnataka boy sets world record 'limbo-skating' under cars while blindfolded!September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A 9-year-old boy from Belgaum, Karnataka, has set a new record by doing "limbo-skating" under cars while blindfolded. Rohan Ajit Kokane left onlookers shocked showing them his skilfulness at vanishing under three vehicles, before emerging triumphantly on the other side.
Giant 4ft, 1,224lbs cupcake sets new world recordAugust 19th, 2009 LONDON - A giant cupcake, standing 4ft tall and weighing 1,224 pounds, has entered the Guinness Book of Records. The hefty cake beat the previous record of 151 lbs to become the world's largest when unveiled in Detroit, Michigan, US.
Jewish youth group sets new world record for custard pie fightAugust 14th, 2009 LONDON - A new world record has been set for the largest custard pie fight, with 253 people gathering to throw 648 pies in a matter of minutes. The event, in Essex in the UK, saw a Jewish youth group achieve the new record.he pies were filled with 200 litres of custard.
World champ of world records set for 237th feat!August 6th, 2009 LONDON - Zany Ashrita Furman is all set to make an attempt for his 237th world record. The New Yorker has more world record titles than anyone for oddball activities.
Now, a bicycle that takes around 20 seconds to fold downAugust 4th, 2009 LONDON - A British student has designed a bicycle that can be folded completely into the space of the wheel's 26-inch circumference within 20 seconds. According to a report by Sky News, Dominic Hargreaves' bicycle, named 'The Contortionist', takes around 20 seconds to fold down, and has been shortlisted for this year's James Dyson Award for innovation.
American kayaker sets world record with 186 ft waterfall plungeJuly 27th, 2009 LONDON - A 22-year-old American kayaker has entered record books after plunging 186 feet over a waterfall in Washington State. Tyler Bradt suffered just a sprained wrist and a broken paddle as he fell for four seconds over Palouse Falls, before reaching the bottom.
Scottish man sets new world by running 259 ft with body set on fireJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - A Scottish man slammed the previous world record of running 227ft with body set on fire by sprinting 259 ft. Keith Malcolm, from Aberdeen, succeeded in his second attempt to break the record after he fell 40ft short of the record in his previous attempt in May.
Japanese man sets world record for longest paper plane flightMay 19th, 2009 LONDON - A Japanese engineer has created a new world record by managing to keep his paper airplane aloft for 27.9 seconds. Takuo Toda, who is the chairman of Japan Origami Airplane Association, said that his achievement was merely the next step in his ambition of launching a paper plane from space.
Bolt sets world record over 150 metersMay 18th, 2009 LONDON - Usain Bolt stormed to a world's best of 14.35 seconds over 150 meters on the streets of Manchester last night. Bolt, the reigning world record holder at 100m and 200m, left the rest of the field - including British sprinter Marlon Devonish comfortably behind, The Sun reports.he Olympic champion now insists he can lower his own 100m world mark of 9.69 seconds - set in Beijing last summer - to 9.4sec.
US school sets world record with 27 hours of drummingMay 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of US school students have made a new world record by drumming for 27 hours and 23 seconds. Students at Rock Hill High School in South Carolina began the drum roll at 5pm on May 8 and continued to play until around 8pm the next day.
Queensland town goes for record-breaking world's largest pub-crawlMay 2nd, 2009 SYDNEY - An Aussie town in Queensland is holding its fifth pub-crawl hoping to earn a place in the Guinness world record for being the world's largest. Maryborough in Queensland had in 2005 taken the "honour" and then lost it to London in 2006, then reclaimed it again in 2007 and 2008 with a record-breaking 3000 crawlers, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
Brit schoolboy breaks world record with seven-metre slam-dunkApril 19th, 2009 LONDON - A 13-year-old Brit boy has entered record books after slam-dunking a basketball from seven metres away. Gymnast Jordan Ramos, from Sheffield, made it to the Guinness Book of World Record with a seven-metre jump - shattering the previous record of 6.3 metres, reports News of the World.
Brit freediver breaks world record by plunging to depth of 96 meters in single breathApril 3rd, 2009 LONDON - British freediver Sara Campbell has broken a new world record by plunging to a depth of 96 meters in a single breath, in the Bahamas. According to a report in the Telegraph, Campbell broke the record while taking part in Vertical Blue 09 in Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island in the Bahamas, which is 203 meters deep.
McCartney sets Guinness record with smashing ticket selloutMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has set a new world record after selling out all 4,000 seats for his upcoming gig at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in seven seconds. Tickets for the former Beatle's April 19 concert at the resort's The New Joint venue went on sale Feb 14 and newly-released statistics suggest the concert was the hottest ticket around, selling at a rate of nearly 600 seats a second, reports contactmusic.com.
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