London, United Kingdom – April 5, 2017 – British inventor Colin Furze fitted a traditional bumper car with a powerful sports bike engine, allowing the vehicle to reach speeds of more than 103 mph, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest Bumper Car. Photo: British inventor and YouTuber Colin Furze set a World Record by modifying a bumper …
Read More »Longest conga line on ice
Oswego, New York, USA – April 5, 2017 – Five-hundred and ninety-three State University of New York at Oswego students laced up their ice skates to break the world record for the longest conga line on ice. Photo: Five-hundred and ninety-three State University of New York at Oswego students laced up their ice skates to break the world record for the …
Read More »World’s first gin-filled Christmas baubles
London, United Kingdom – April 3, 2017 – Pickering’s Gin have created their own collection of baubles, each made of colourful glass (so they look quite pretty) and filled with 50ml of gin; they’re available in packs of six baubles for $37.5 (£30), setting the new world record for the World’s first gin-filled Christmas baubles. Photo: Pickering’s Gin have created …
Read More »Strongest Coffee
Cape Town, South Africa – April 3, 2017 – Black Insomnia, now available in the US, was created by Sean Kristafor who hails from the coffee capital of the world, Cape Town; one cup of this coffee contains more than twice your recommended daily limit of caffeine, with a whopping 58.5mg per fluid ounce – that’s 702mg for a 12-ounce …
Read More »Largest swimwear parade on skis
Sochi, Russia – April 3, 2017 – Sochi’s resort slopes saw hundreds of unusually dressed skiers, as people wearing just swimwear gathered in an attempt to set a new world record; around 1,200 participated in the event colourfully clad in bikinis, swim shorts, and costumes, setting the new world record for the Largest swimwear parade on skis. Photo: Sochi’s resort …
Read More »World’s First DNA-Based Beer
London, United Kingdom – April 2, 2017 – London-based Meantime Brewery, (brew-master Ciaran Giblin) offers beer lovers the chance to personalize their pint according to their DNA profile; personalized from the client’s DNA profile, the brew costs a mere £25,000 ($30,550) and sets the the new world record for the World’s First DNA-based Beer. Photo: Ciaran Giblin, brew-master of the …
Read More »Fastest canine balloon popper
Calgary, Canada – March 30, 2017 – Using just his teeth and paws, the nine-year-old, cream-coloured dog Toby popped 100 balloons in 36.25 seconds at the Shawnessy YMCA, beating the previous Guinness World Record of 39.08 seconds and setting the new world record for the Fastest canine balloon popper (Fastest time to pop 100 balloons by a dog). Photo: Toby …
Read More »Longest banana split
Innisfail, Queensland , Australia – March 30, 2017 – The Cassowary Coast worked its way into the Book of World Records with a 8.04km banana split – the longest in the world, which sets the new world record for the Longest banana split. Photo: A volunteer adds topping to the world’s longest banana split. The Cassowary Coast worked its way …
Read More »Most concrete blocks broken with the head
Visoko, Bosnia – March 29, 2017 – Kerim Ahmetspahic, a 16-year-old taekwondo champion from Bosnia, front-flipped over and over into the columns of blocks, breaking a total of 111 blocks with his head, thus setting the new world record for the Most concrete blocks broken with the head by forward flips in one minute. Most concrete blocks broken with the …
Read More »Fastest 5K With a Dog
Waterdown, Ontario, Canada – March 29, 2017 – A human with surgically pointed ears named Jessey The Elf and a dog named Hunter Buxbaum completed a 5K together in 15:26, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest 5K with a dog. Fastest 5K With a Dog Photo: Jessey The Elf (left) and his dog, Hunter Buxbaum, have been …
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