Setting records can be satisfying. It can bring you confidence. In connection to this, do you remember the Guinness World Records? In this post, we will provide you the most extreme world records.
Longest fingernails ever- Human Body
The record holder for the longest fingernails was Lee Redmond. It grew to 28ft and 4.5inches in more than 29 years before she lost them during a car accident.
Longest mustache ever
Ram Singh Chauhan from India holds the longest mustache ever for 4.29 meters. It was measured way back on March 4, 2010, in Rome, Italy, on the Italian TV show’s set, ‘Lo Show Dei Record.’
Oldest BASE jumper
The oldest BASE jumper was Donald Cripps. He parachuted off the 267m high New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville in West Virginia, USA, way back on October 19, 2013, at the age of 84 years and 37 days.
Deepest cycling underwater
The deepest cycling underwater record was set by Vittorio Innocent at 66.5 meters when it comes to water sport. It was achieved on the 21st of July 2008, at Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, Italy.
Heaviest Bee Mantle
The Heaviest Bee Mantle was Ruan Liangming. He covered himself with 637,000 bees, which was about 63.7 kg. This record is not advisable to do at your home, so be careful.
Best worm eater
It may be crazy, but there’s a record of the best worm eater. Sven Bjorkman ate about 82 worms in just 30 seconds. Aside from holding a record, he also became a disgusting human. What a record!
Highest mountain climbed on stilts
Ashrita Furman from the USA holds the highest mountain record climbing on stilts in California, USA, way back on August 7, 2011. Furman had a 104-cm high steel peg stilts. It was held on Mount Baden-Powell, which lasted in 1 hour 52 minutes 23 seconds!
Longest zip wire course
The USA’s Screaming Eagle is the longest zip wire course, measuring 11.92 km at Historic Banning Mills, Whitesburg, Georgia, USA. The zip wire course has 135 zip lines like 3000 ft Flight of the Falcon. It will take about 12 hours completing the course.
Farthest eyeball pop
The farthest eyeball pop was held by Kim Goodman (USA). She can pop her eyeballs to a 12 mm protrusion beyond her eye sockets. Goodman’s eyes were measured on November 2, 2007, in Istanbul.
Highest annual earnings for a musician ever for a female
Music is a part of the culture of people all over the world. Well, the record holder for the highest annual earnings for a female musician ever is Taylor Swift. Her annual earnings are about 185 million US dollars. The record was achieved on June 1, 2009. She was also the highest annual earning of all celebrities that period.
World’s Tallest man
The earth’s tallest man is Robert Wadlow. His height was measured in the United States on June 27, 1940, with 2.72m tall. The size of his shoe was 47-cm long. He had an arm span of 2.88m. His hands were about 32.4 cm from the wrist to the middle finger’s tip.
Longest surfing marathon
The record for the longest surfing marathon belongs to an American, Ben Shaw on August 30-31, 2014, in Kure Beach, North Carolina, USA. It was a 29-hr 27-min record.
There we go, so that is the list of some of the most extreme world records that can truly impress or shock you.
Conclusion
Guinness World Records is among the most trusted company when it comes to all records. We hope that you got amazed by the extreme records we mentioned above.
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