World Records

Tallahassee, Florida, USA – April 10, 2017 – More than 300 Florida State University students successfully formed the world’s largest human “FSU Torch” on campus; it stretched across Landis Green from near Strozier Library to Landis Hall, setting the new world record for the Largest human FSU torch. Photo: A camera-equipped drone flying 400 feet overhead captured the “FSU Torch …

London, UK – April 9, 2017 – Jessica the Jack Russell and her owner, Rachael Grylls, used a skipping rope to clock up 59 jumps in one minute, thus setting the new world record for the Most skips by a dog and person in one minute – single rope. Photo: Rachel Grylls, 38, and eight-year-old Jessica broke the Guinness World …

Dublin, Ireland – April 7, 2017 – Farmer Patrick Shalvey, whose family are hosting Big Week on the Farm on their dairy farm in Cootehill, Co Cavan, smashed the existing Guinness world record for reversing a tractor and trailer by 2.8 kilometres. Photo: Farmer Patrick Shalvey, whose family are hosting Big Week on the Farm on their dairy farm in …

Dublin, Ireland – April 6, 2017 – Barry John Crowe, 36, from Cavan, managed to break the Guinness World Record for the Most sausages produced in one minute live on air on RTÉ One’s ‘Big Week on the Farm’ at Maudabawn, near Cootehill, by making a whopping 78 sausages in 60 seconds. Photo: Barry John Crowe (36) has smashed the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …