Because of their convincing margin of victory, the students of Boise State University make the "they slipped past the competition" pun a moot point, but we're not ones to waste good word play here.
The group claimed 52.29% of votes for its longest distance on a slip-and-slide in 1 hour, sliding away past the others in last week's Fan Choice. Go Broncos!
Every Friday here, we'll pick five records recently approved by our expert Records Management Team. We'll give you a little background on each and then ask you to vote for your favorite. The winners from each week, like the Boise State slip-and-sliders, will be entered into an end-of-year bracket to determine the Fan Choice record of the year.
Read about our 2013 Fan Choice Record of the Year winner here.
This week features hundreds of people trapped in a soap bubble of emotion and some seriously epic journeys. But first, Andrew Hellinga is the new backwards man.
LONGEST DISTANCE CYCLED BACKWARDS IN 24 HOURS (pictured above)
Record: 337.60 km (209.77 miles)
Holder: Andrew Hellinga (Australia)
Location: Holden Performance Driving Centre, Norwell, Queensland, Australia
That's not all: Hellinga rode to raise funds for charity "Challenge for Change," of which he is a member. The funds raised were directed to Eagle Wings, a school in Zambia, with the aim of helping disadvantaged children in Africa.
MOST POWERED PARAGLIDERS AIRBORNE SIMULTANEOUSLY
Record: 224
Holder: Asociación Parapente Junin (Argentina)
Location: Laguna de Gomez Natural Park in Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
That's not all: With paragliding gaining in popularity in Argentina, the group wanted to show off its competitive spirit by breaking the record. Originally started by 257 paragliders, only 224 were able to complete the two laps of the 9 km (5.6 mi) circuit.
FARTHEST DISTANCE BY STAND-UP PADDLEBOARD IN 12 HOURS
Record: 130.1 km (80.84 miles)
Holder: Chris Bertish (South Africa)
Location: between Kommetjie and Langebaan, South Africa
That's not all: No stranger to long SUP journeys, Chris has completed several other expeditions with his board, navigating 325 km up South Africa's West Coast, crossing the English Channel, and paddling the navigable length of the Thames River.
LONGEST BAREFOOT JOURNEY
Record: 1,488.09 km (924.65 mi)
Holder: Michael Essing (Germany)
Location: Flensburg, Germany to Efringen-Kirchen, Germany
That's not all: Essing hit the road for a total of 3 months and a week, crossing the entire nation of Germany north-south. Journeys of this caliber usually have some deep motivation or inspiration behind them, but Essing says that wasn't the case: "It was just about doing something really crazy in my life."
MOST PEOPLE INSIDE A SOAP BUBBLE
Record: 214
Holder: Milka Bubbly and Matěj Kodeš (both Czech Republic)
Location: Trade Fair Palace, Prague, Czech Republic
That's not all: The event was organised by the company Mondelēz for the launch of a new Milka chocolate product called "Milka Bubbly." Using 130 liters of liquid soap, the artist raised the bubble around a 28 meter (91 ft 10 in) perimeter of steel beams.
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