Records of the year – part four
JULY
Longest marathon spinning (static cycling)
The longest spinning/static cycling marathon was 111 hr 11 min 11 sec by George E. Hood (USA) at Five Seasons Sports
Club, Burr Ridge, Illinois, USA from 10-14 July 2007.
Heaviest spider
The heaviest spider is Rosi, a female Goliath bird eating spider (Theraphosa blondi), who weighed 175 g (
6.17 oz) on 27 July 2007 and belongs to Walter Baumgartner of Andorf, Austria.
Largest dance class
The largest dance class involved 1,830 participants at an event organized by GallaDance Lifestyle Dance Club in
Moscow, Russia on 22 July 2007.
Largest painting by one artist
The world's largest painting by one artist measured 10,800 m² (116,250 ft²) and was created by Ðuka
Siroglavic (Croatia) in Bol, Brac, Croatia, between 15 February - 15 July 2007
Largest photo exhibition
The largest photographic exhibition displayed 40,150 photographs of the ‘Forts of King Shivaji’ at the
Exhibition Hall of the Ganesh Kala Krida Kendra in Pune, Maharashtra State, India. The event was organised by Milind Verlekar (India) and ran from 28 June to 1 July 2007.
Largest tuba ensemble
The largest tuba ensemble involved 286 participants who played 'Them Basses' for an event organized by Musikverein
Winterstettenstadt in Winterstettenstadt, Germany on 8 July 2007.
AUGUST
Largest football (soccer ball)
The record for the largest football measures 10.54 m (34 ft 7 in) in diameter and was achieved by MTN Sudan on 23
August 2007.
Longest Mexican wave
The longest mexican wave involved 8,453 participants and was organised by Realizar Impact Marketing at the Parque
das Nações in Lisbon, Portugal, on 12 August 2007.
Longest marathon film watching
Claudia Wavra (Germany) endured watching films for a record 117 hr 4 min at an event organised by Markus Endres, Sven Gratwohl, Wolfgang Heyer and Ralf Molzahn (all Germany) at the Cinema Die Burg in Ravensburg, Germany, from 16-21
August 2007.
Most basketball free throws in one hour
The record for the most successful free throws in one hour is 1,338 and was achieved by Michael A Campbell (USA), at
the Denver Downtown YMCA building in Denver, Colorado, USA, on 17 August 2007.
Youngest club DJ
The world record for the youngest club DJ is held by Jack Hill (b. 20 May 2000, UK) who played at CK's Bar and Club
in Weston Super Mare, UK, on 26 August 2007 aged 7 years and 98 days.
Most skips on a unicycle in one minute
Daiki Izumida aka Shiojyari (Japan) jumped over a skipping rope on his unicycle 214 times in one minute at New Town
Plaza in Hong Kong, China on 12 August 2007.
This story continues tomorrow....
20 December 2007