Comments on: The 50 weirdest Guinness World Records

The 50 weirdest Guinness World Records

bob sarabia — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:37:09 -0800

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 00:31:34 -0800

Why doesn't this guy: 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. ?

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 01:19:05 -0800

Anybody else read this wrong? In a 15-year career, Madeline Albrecht sniffed 5,600 feet while working for footcare experts Dr Scholl in the USA.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 03:12:01 -0800

Hahaha.

By: PrinceValium

PrinceValium — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 04:52:41 -0800

In January, Danny Higginbottom of Louisiana dived 8.90m into 30cm of water. Unpossible.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 04:53:37 -0800

I think they're refering to the height of the board, PrinceValium

By: ssmith

ssmith — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:06:18 -0800

68 years! That poor son of a bitch! 14. LONGEST ATTACK OF HICCUPS: Charles Osborne of the USA - 1922 to 1990.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 06:18:18 -0800

I think they're refering to the height of the board, PrinceValium Huh?

By: riffola

riffola — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 06:48:39 -0800

He dove from a height of 8.90m into a puddle of water with a depth 30cm.

By: influx

influx — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 07:30:52 -0800

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.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 07:49:38 -0800

BREATH HELD VOLUNTARILY: The USA's Robert Foster held his breath for 13mins 42.5secs in 1959. If you're going to try this at home don't use your eyes while doing so, as it can cause temporary blindness.

By: banished

banished — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 08:17:10 -0800

Anyone have a picture of the guy holding 18 tennis balls in his hands for 10 seconds? I want to see that.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:09:49 -0800

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.

By: influx

influx — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:15:08 -0800

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.

By: bob sarabia

bob sarabia — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:11:18 -0800

heres danny higginbottom diving into 30 cm of water. hehe, it's pretty funny looking.

By: Zurishaddai

Zurishaddai — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:39:48 -0800

But this impresses me: HEAVIEST TRAIN PULLED WITH BEARD: Ismael Rivas Falcon of Spain pulled a 6,069lb train in 2001.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:00:14 -0800

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.

By: filmgoerjuan

filmgoerjuan — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:47:15 -0800

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! </sarcasm>

By: anathema

anathema — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:51:29 -0800

Seems like he also had a fairly cushioned landing site.

By: rafter

rafter — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:11:13 -0800

If you look closely, though, it sure looks like he broke his right wrist, the way it's flopping around.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:25:17 -0800

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.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:39:06 -0800

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!