In a 15-year career, Madeline Albrecht sniffed 5,600 feet while working for footcare experts Dr Scholl in the USA. posted by Civil_Disobedient at 1:19 AM on September 18, 2004
I think they're refering to the height of the board, PrinceValium posted by Pretty_Generic at 4:53 AM on September 18, 2004
68 years! That poor son of a bitch!
14. LONGEST ATTACK OF HICCUPS: Charles Osborne of the USA - 1922 to 1990. posted by ssmith at 5:06 AM on September 18, 2004
I think they're refering to the height of the board, PrinceValium
He dove from a height of 8.90m into a puddle of water with a depth 30cm. posted by riffola at 6:48 AM on September 18, 2004
In January, Danny Higginbottom of Louisiana dived 8.90m into 30cm of water.
Unpossible.
I actually saw that on TV the other night (I have absolutely no idea what show, or channel). Even watching it in slow motion, I couldn't make sense of how he managed to do that without breaking every bone in his body; but he did. posted by influx at 7:30 AM on September 18, 2004
BREATH HELD VOLUNTARILY: The USA's Robert Foster held his breath for 13mins 42.5secs in 1959.
Anyone have a picture of the guy holding 18 tennis balls in his hands for 10 seconds? I want to see that. posted by banished at 8:17 AM on September 18, 2004
How do you dive into a body of water smaller than you? A tub with a foot of water in it you don't dive into; you land on it. posted by XQUZYPHYR at 9:09 AM on September 18, 2004
Pretty much. He didn't dive as much as fall; he came down, and landed, in an all-fours position, facing down. I don't understand either. posted by influx at 9:15 AM on September 18, 2004
But this impresses me: HEAVIEST TRAIN PULLED WITH BEARD: Ismael Rivas Falcon of Spain pulled a 6,069lb train in 2001. posted by Zurishaddai at 11:39 AM on September 18, 2004
hehe, it's pretty funny looking.
That ain't a dive. A dive is head-first. I wanna see someone do a head-first dive that high into that little water. posted by Civil_Disobedient at 1:00 PM on September 18, 2004
33 TALLEST LIVING WOMAN: Sandy Allen of the USA, at 7ft 7ins.
34 HEAVIEST MAN: In 1978, Jon Brower Minnoch of the USA weighed more than 100st.
47 SHORTEST MAN: In 1990, Gul Mohammed of India was just 57cm tall.
Tallest, heaviest, shortest? Now those are some weird records!
Seems like he also had a fairly cushioned landing site. posted by anathema at 4:51 PM on September 18, 2004
If you look closely, though, it sure looks like he broke his right wrist, the way it's flopping around. posted by rafter at 5:11 PM on September 18, 2004
How do people think of these things?!
The one about typing the numbers one to a million seemed like it took a easily capped amount of time until I did the math for how many words were involved and how many hours of typing it would take someone who typed 100 words a minute to do it. posted by orange swan at 7:25 PM on September 18, 2004
Great post, Bob. I specifically followed the link to see if this was there:
41 LONGEST JOKE-TELLING MARATHON
Yep. Guy who held this record in the 80s was a longtime friend of my family's. Damn that Heeman for stealing it from him in '92! posted by soyjoy at 9:39 PM on September 18, 2004
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LARGEST HANDS: Hussain Bisad of Somalia's measure 26.9cm from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger.
take the record from this guy:
MOST TENNIS BALLS HELD IN ONE HAND: Francisco Peinado Toledo of Spain held 18 for 10 seconds last year.
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posted by Krrrlson at 12:31 AM on September 18, 2004