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The World Records Day often includes a Rubik's
cube solved in unlikely circumstances against the clock, and
this year was no exception. China's Que Jianyu recorded the
fastest time to crack the puzzle upside down: 15.84 seconds.
The Harlem Globetrotters, the U.S. stunt basketball team,
generally fields a number of record-setters, or at least
attempters.
This year, one of them was Torch George, who managed the most
under-the-leg tumbles, 32 of them -- and at 5 feet 3 inches
(1.60 meters) may also set a record as the most diminutive
Globetrotter.
Under-the-leg tumbles are a sort of horizontal roll, supporting
yourself on one hand while dribbling a basketball with the other
hand, between your legs. Do not try this at home.
Another Globetrotter, Bull Bullard, managed to sink the world's
longest basketball shot released in the middle of a backflip,
17.71 meters, or 58 feet and a bit. (A basketball court is 94
feet long.)
In a category all his own was Aaron Fotheringham of the United
States, who set three records, none of which sound easy.
They were: the tallest quarter pipe drop-in while in a
wheelchair, 8.4 meters; highest wheelchair hand plant, also 8.4
meters; and the farthest wheelchair ramp jump, 21.35 meters.
And yes, that means he launched himself down a ramp and flew
more than 21 meters, in a wheelchair. Do not try this anywhere.
(Reporting by Larry King; editing by John Stonestreet)
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