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From the young to
the old, some 650,000 hopefuls were said to be taking part in a
bid to earn a Guinness World Record title. The day itself was on
Thursday.
In Lima, bulldog Otto took the title for "longest human tunnel
traveled through by a skate-boarding dog", passing through the
legs of 30 people.
On the other side of the world in Japan, Kinichi Ito claimed the
record for the "fastest 100 meter running on all fours", with a
time of 15.71 seconds.
The record for "most lit candles in the mouth" is now 15 and was
achieved by Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya in Delhi. He also claimed
the title of "the most matchsticks extinguished with the tongue
in one minute" at 30.
In Britain, the "tightest reverse parallel park" was claimed by
stunt driver Alastair Moffatt who squeezed a Mini in between two
cars, leaving a combined space of 34 centimeters.
"Guinness World Records Day unites people across the planet from
all walks of life, all of whom have one common goal - to become
the greatest in the world at something," Guinness World Records
Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday said in a statement.
Other new records saw the Harlem Globetrotters score a few hoop
tricks including "the longest basketball shot made blindfolded"
achieved by Thunder Law at 21.18 meters (69 feet, 6 inches).
His team mate Handles Franklin scored "the farthest kneeling
basketball shot made backwards" from 18.47 meters (60 feet, 7.5
inches).
Other record attempts were yet to come in the day, such as the
largest gathering of people dressed as penguins in the UK.
(Reporting By Marie-Louise Gumuchian Editing by Jeremy Gaunt.)
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