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The Boy Scout movement was founded on this day in 1907 by Robert Baden-Powell. It has since grown to become the largest youth movement in the world, as certified by GWR at last year’s World Jamboree, and Scouts have a long tradition of record breaking feats, as the following list shows:
Knot-tying - fastest six knots
The fastest recorded time for tying the six Boy Scout Handbook Knots (square knot, sheet bend, sheep shank, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, and bowline) on individual ropes is 8.1seconds by Clinton R. Bailey (US) on 13 Apr 1977 at Sunset West Lounge in Pacific City, Oregon, USA.
Largest ping pong ball release
Boy Scout Troop 442 of Union, Missouri sucessfully retrieved 3,055 ping pong balls on 11 Sept 1999, which had been released from a tractor scoop and rolled half a block downhill into a wooden funnel on North Church Street, Union.
Most model rocket kits launched simultaneously
The record for most model rockets launched simultaneously is 965 by Boy Scout Troop #990 and Cub Scout Pack #990 (all USA) in Austin, Texas, USA, on 12 May 2007.
Longest line of sweets
In 24 hours between 5 to 6 Dec 1998, a total of 60 Scouts from Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, produced a continuous line of 306,250 Mintie sweets, covering a distance of 15.143km 9miles 720yds at Goldfields Leisure Nestle Centre.
Longest knotted rope chain in 5 minutes
The longest knotted rope chain made in five minutes measured 1,675 m (5,496 ft 1 in) and was completed by 325 Scouts along with their parents and leaders for an event organised by 3rd Bowmanville Scouts (Canada) at JOTA, Mosport International Race Track, Ontario, Canada on 20 October 2007.
24 January 2008