Records of the week: 8th – 14th February 2008
Fastest time to toss 20 beer kegs
The fastest time to toss 20 beer kegs over a 5 m (16 ft 4 in) high bar is 7 minutes 10 seconds and was achieved by Juha Rasanen (Finland) on the set of 'Lo show dei record', in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008.
Full body ice contact endurance
The record for the longest time spent in direct, full-body contact with ice, is 1 hour 13 minutes and was achieved by Wim Hof (Netherland) on the set of 'Lo show dei record', in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008.
Largest distribution of free energy-saving light bulbs
The Largest distribution of free energy-saving light bulbs is 4,244,020, the event was organised by Scottish and Southern Energy, The Sun newspapers and Cool nrg across the UK, on 19 January 2008.
Largest quiz
The largest quiz ever held at one location was attended by 1,566 participants as part of 'T.I.M.E Aqua Regia - The Science Quiz' organised by the T.I.M.E (Triumphant Institute of Management Education Pvt. Ltd) at Hari Hara Kalabhavan, Hyderabad, India on 3 December 2007.
Largest rice cake
The largest rice cake weighed 3.68 tonnes (8,113 lb) and was made by Kwak Sungho and students of Shinsung College (South Korea) at the 7th World Rice Food Festival, Dongjin-gun, Chungnam, South Korea on 7 October 2007.
Longest leg hair
The longest leg hair is 15 cm (5.91 in) long and belongs to Wesley Pemberton (USA), as measured on the set of 'Lo show dei record', in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008.
Most chin ups in one minute
The record for the most chin ups in one minute is 53 and was set by Robert T. Natoli (USA) in Oswego, New York, USA, on 9 February 2008.
Most pancakes made in 8 hours (team)
The most pancakes made in 8 hours is 34,818 by members of the Fargo Kiwanis Club, Fargo, North Dakota, USA at the 50th Annual Pancake Karnival at the Fargo Civic Auditorium on 09 February 2008.
Most push ups in 12 hours
The most push ups completed in 12 hours is 12,344 by Marco Lorusso (Italy) in Potenza, Italy, in 2007.
Most star jumps in one minute
The most star jumps in one minute is 51 and was set by Ashrita Furman (USA) in front of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on 28 January 2008.
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