http:// New blogs from GuinnessWorldRecords on Guinness World Records Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:23:14 GMT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:23:14 GMT community@guinnessworldrecords.com (GuinnessWorldRecords) community@guinnessworldrecords.com (GuinnessWorldRecords) KickApps Feed Builder 2009-11-11T15:23:14Z 21 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=7691&sortType=recent 0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Day-Longest-Dreadlock-in-the-World/BLOG/1490937/7691.html On a chilly Wednesday morning we all assembled at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York as part of our week-long record-fest in celebration of GWR Day on .  It had a been a challenging week as they say and we had yet to set or break any Guinness World Records on the show but today was the day  we felt it had to happen.  And why were we so certain?  All because of a rather special lady called Asha Mandela. Who on earth is Asha Mandela? [image] Well since GWR Day in 2008 when our very own Carlos Martinez visited her in Florida, she has held the world record for the longest dreadlock.  Not the longest hair (currently 18 ft 5.54 in) but for the longest dreadlock which Carlos measured at 8 ft 6 in.  So here's the scoop, Asha's hair had grown and she had unravelled her dreadlock even more so we felt sure we had a record-breaking moment on our hands.  Out came hosts Maggie Rodriguez, Harry Smith, Russ Mitchell and Dave Price as waited to watch history in the making. [image] After some brief banter, Asha lay down and Maggie took her position as Chief One-End-of-the-Tape-Measure-Holder while we headed towards the end of the dreadlock pulling the tape measure out as we did so.  Harry Smith took position at the other end making sure the long lock was straight.  Dave Price shouted out the measurement: [image] "Ten feet...eleven feet...twelve feet...thirteen feet...............NINETEEN FEET SIX-AND-A-HALF INCHES!!!" [image] Congratulations Asha!!! Another Guinness World Records Day celebration...Another Guinness World Record...! On a chilly Wednesday morning we all assembled at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York as part of our week-long record-fest in celebration of GWR Day on .  It had a been a challenging week as they say and we had yet to set or break any Guinness World Records on the show but today was the day  we felt it had to happen.  And why were we so certain?  All because of a rather special lady called Asha Mandela. Who on earth is Asha Mandela? [image] Well since GWR Day in 2008 when our very own Carlos Martinez visited her in Florida, she has held the world record for the longest dreadlock.  Not the longest hair (currently 18 ft 5.54 in) but for the longest dreadlock which Carlos measured at 8 ft 6 in.  So here's the scoop, Asha's hair had grown and she had unravelled her dreadlock even more so we felt sure we had a record-breaking moment on our hands.  Out came hosts Maggie Rodriguez, Harry Smith, Russ Mitchell and Dave Price as waited to watch history in the making. [image] After some brief banter, Asha lay down and Maggie took her position as Chief One-End-of-the-Tape-Measure-Holder while we headed towards the end of the dreadlock pulling the tape measure out as we did so.  Harry Smith took position at the other end making sure the long lock was straight.  Dave Price shouted out the measurement: [image] "Ten feet...eleven feet...twelve feet...thirteen feet...............NINETEEN FEET SIX-AND-A-HALF INCHES!!!" [image] Congratulations Asha!!! Another Guinness World Records Day celebration...Another Guinness World Record...! Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:23:14 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Day-Longest-Dreadlock-in-the-World/BLOG/1490937/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-11-11T15:23:14Z GWR Day 2009 Guinness World Records On a chilly Wednesday morning we all assembled at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York as part of our week-long record-fest in celebration of GWR Day on .  It had a been a challenging week as they say and we had yet to set or break any Guinness World Records on the show but today was the day  we felt it had to happen.  And why were we so certain?  All because of a rather special lady called Asha Mandela. Who on earth is Asha Mandela? [image] Well since GWR Day in 2008 when our very own Carlos Martinez visited her in Florida, she has held the world record for the longest dreadlock.  Not the longest hair (currently 18 ft 5.54 in) but for the longest dreadlock which Carlos measured at 8 ft 6 in.  So here's the scoop, Asha's hair had grown and she had unravelled her dreadlock even more so we felt sure we had a record-breaking moment on our hands.  Out came hosts Maggie Rodriguez, Harry Smith, Russ Mitchell and Dave Price as waited to watch history in the making. [image] After some brief banter, Asha lay down and Maggie took her position as Chief One-End-of-the-Tape-Measure-Holder while we headed towards the end of the dreadlock pulling the tape measure out as we did so.  Harry Smith took position at the other end making sure the long lock was straight.  Dave Price shouted out the measurement: [image] "Ten feet...eleven feet...twelve feet...thirteen feet...............NINETEEN FEET SIX-AND-A-HALF INCHES!!!" [image] Congratulations Asha!!! Another Guinness World Records Day celebration...Another Guinness World Record...! 2009, gwr day nonadult false GWR Day: Longest Dreadlock in the World! text blog 2009,gwr day 1510 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false United States 1 0 1490937 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_One-tall-challenge-for-A-Suit-That-Fitscom/BLOG/740564/7691.html A Suit That Fits.com kindly donated Sultan Kosen the New World's Tallest Man his first made-to-measure suit. When the tailors at A Suit That Fits.com first received the Sultan's measurements they could not believe their eyes, especially when Sultans outside leg measurement was a whopping 55 inches, but sure enough the measurements were correct and the tailors got to work on this very tall order. A Suit That Fits.com have sold over 17,000 suits to date, but none of them have been of the scale of this suit and they found many problems along the way. The suit was far too long for the company suit bags, as well as the steamers and it had to be laid down in the cab on the way to Sultan’s first fitting. Sultan said he found it notoriously hard to find clothes that fit him properly, but thanks to A Suit That Fits.com unique online system Sultan can design and order his next perfectly fitted suit with the click of a mouse and it will come delivered to his door pressed and ready to wear. Thank you A Suit That Fits.com! [image] [image] [image] [image] A Suit That Fits.com kindly donated Sultan Kosen the New World's Tallest Man his first made-to-measure suit. When the tailors at A Suit That Fits.com first received the Sultan's measurements they could not believe their eyes, especially when Sultans outside leg measurement was a whopping 55 inches, but sure enough the measurements were correct and the tailors got to work on this very tall order. A Suit That Fits.com have sold over 17,000 suits to date, but none of them have been of the scale of this suit and they found many problems along the way. The suit was far too long for the company suit bags, as well as the steamers and it had to be laid down in the cab on the way to Sultan’s first fitting. Sultan said he found it notoriously hard to find clothes that fit him properly, but thanks to A Suit That Fits.com unique online system Sultan can design and order his next perfectly fitted suit with the click of a mouse and it will come delivered to his door pressed and ready to wear. Thank you A Suit That Fits.com! [image] [image] [image] [image] Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:28:45 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_One-tall-challenge-for-A-Suit-That-Fitscom/BLOG/740564/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-09-18T14:28:45Z Guinness World Records A Suit That Fits.com kindly donated Sultan Kosen the New World's Tallest Man his first made-to-measure suit. When the tailors at A Suit That Fits.com first received the Sultan's measurements they could not believe their eyes, especially when Sultans outside leg measurement was a whopping 55 inches, but sure enough the measurements were correct and the tailors got to work on this very tall order. A Suit That Fits.com have sold over 17,000 suits to date, but none of them have been of the scale of this suit and they found many problems along the way. The suit was far too long for the company suit bags, as well as the steamers and it had to be laid down in the cab on the way to Sultan’s first fitting. Sultan said he found it notoriously hard to find clothes that fit him properly, but thanks to A Suit That Fits.com unique online system Sultan can design and order his next perfectly fitted suit with the click of a mouse and it will come delivered to his door pressed and ready to wear. Thank you A Suit That Fits.com! [image] [image] [image] [image] nonadult false One tall challenge for A Suit That Fits.com! text blog 785 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false United Kingdom 0 0 740564 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Online-Poll-Answer/BLOG/485997/7691.html Poll 6 Well it looked close for a while there but it seems as if just a few more of you thought we should go ahead and judge SportsNation's attempt to get into the Guinness World Records book. As the name Brett Favre is a little specific, we decided to let them attempt to set their record under the category 'Most Mentions of a Name in a TV Broadcast'. How did they get on trying to say the name Brett Favre the most times in one hour on air? Check back to our homepage later this week to find out! QUESTION:Should we accept ESPN2's proposal to say the name 'Brett Favre' the most times ever during the broadcast of the show SportsNation at 5pm ET next Monday Oct 5th? ANSWERS: YES - 56% (211 votes)NO - 44% (169 votes) Total Votes: 380 Poll 5 Thank you as always for voting, we are always striving to give all our fans the best TV show possible and are working on ideas now.  Your voting says you'd like a bit of everything but mostly live record breaking of the biggest stunts we can come up with.  Stay tuned! QUESTION:If there was a new Guinness World Records TV series, what would you like it to be about? ANSWERS: Shadowing GWR judges as they work - 4% (66 votes)Reality show about record-breakers - 7% (98 votes)The biggest record stunts ever attempted - 13% (197 votes)Records being broken in each episode live - 25% (372 votes)All of the above - 51% (766 votes) Total Votes: 1499 Poll.4 2009 was most definitely the summer of love as you all chose Woodstock to be the most worthy Guinness World Record-holder for being the largest free outdoor festival ever!  Jack Nicholson was second for being the celebrity who has attended the most basketball games.  We don't have a number on that but we bet it most certainly has to be true, he probably could also be called the best known Lakers fan as well!  Many thanks as always for participating, onto the next poll! QUESTION:Who/What deserves a Guinness World Record? ANSWERS: Highest Celebrity Attendance at Basketball Games – Jack Nicholson - 20% (1100 votes)Largest TV Book Club – Oprah Winfrey - 13% (704 votes)Greatest Rapper Alive – Jay-Z - 14% (800 votes)Largest Free Music Festival - Woodstock - 42% (2338 votes)Greatest Celebrity Twitterer – Ashton Kutcher - 12% (654 votes) Total Votes: 5596 Poll.3 Well it looks like President Obama isn't strong just in the opinion polls but in the Guinness World Records polls too.  You chose him as the best GWR Judge over all our other suggestions...even over Simon Cowell - really?  Anyway, thanks for participating and check out our next poll! QUESTION:Who would make the best GWR adjudicator? ANSWERS: Barack Obama - 44% (997 votes)Donald Trump - 11%  (247 votes)Simon Cowell - 19% (418 votes)Mike Tyson - 15% (348 votes)Sharon Osbourne - 11% (239 votes) Total Votes: 2249 Poll.2 Many thanks for casting your votes!  It seems there's no-one who can beat the Hawk and his 900 - the trick that was heard around the world - has sealed him as the most popular action sports athlete out there according to your votes.  Tony Hawk we salute you!QUESTION: Who is the greatest action sports athlete?ANSWERS:Tony Hawk - 56% (1144 votes)Shaun White - 9% (175 votes)Danny Way - 5% (95 votes)Travis Pastrana - 21% (416 votes)Dave Mirra - 4% (76 votes)Matt Hoffman - 6% (123 votes)Total Votes: 2029 Poll.1 QUESTION: Which one of these is not a Guinness World Record?ANSWERS:Fastest Racing Snail - 12% (932 votes)The annual World Snail Racing Championships held in July at Congham, Norfolk, UK is conducted on a 33-cm (13-in) circular course, outside St Andrews Church. The runners race from the centre to the perimeter. Some race several times as they are divided into heats to cater for the 150 snail competitors who enter every year. The all-time record holder is a snail named Archie, trained by Carl Bramham (UK), who sprinted to the winning post in 2 min 20 sec in 1995. Apparently, like all great racing champions, he was sent to stud in a cabbage patch.Greatest Distance Pulled by a Horse While on Fire - 48% (3833 votes)The longest distance pulled by a horse while on full body burn was 472.8 m (1551 ft 2 in) by Halapi Roland (Hungary) in Kisoroszi, Hungary, on 12 November 2008.   Fastest Coconut Tree Climb - 7% (548 votes)The fastest time up a 9 m (29 ft 6 in) coconut tree barefoot is 4.88 sec, by Fuatai Solo (Fiji) on 22 August 1980 at the annual Coconut Tree Climbing Competition, Sukuna Park, Fiji. After being declared the winner for the third time running, he climbed the tree again, clutching the prize money of £43 in his mouthMost One-handed Claps - 24% (1931 votes)The most consecutive one-handed claps by an individual is 263 by Jim DeChamp (USA) at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, USA, on 18 November 2008 for the MTV show 'Nitro Circus'. Longest Time Not Sleeping - 10% (805 votes)This is not a Guinness World Record! Total Votes: 8049 Shocked, surprised, please leave your comment below..... Poll 6 Well it looked close for a while there but it seems as if just a few more of you thought we should go ahead and judge SportsNation's attempt to get into the Guinness World Records book. As the name Brett Favre is a little specific, we decided to let them attempt to set their record under the category 'Most Mentions of a Name in a TV Broadcast'. How did they get on trying to say the name Brett Favre the most times in one hour on air? Check back to our homepage later this week to find out! QUESTION:Should we accept ESPN2's proposal to say the name 'Brett Favre' the most times ever during the broadcast of the show SportsNation at 5pm ET next Monday Oct 5th? ANSWERS: YES - 56% (211 votes)NO - 44% (169 votes) Total Votes: 380 Poll 5 Thank you as always for voting, we are always striving to give all our fans the best TV show possible and are working on ideas now.  Your voting says you'd like a bit of everything but mostly live record breaking of the biggest stunts we can come up with.  Stay tuned! QUESTION:If there was a new Guinness World Records TV series, what would you like it to be about? ANSWERS: Shadowing GWR judges as they work - 4% (66 votes)Reality show about record-breakers - 7% (98 votes)The biggest record stunts ever attempted - 13% (197 votes)Records being broken in each episode live - 25% (372 votes)All of the above - 51% (766 votes) Total Votes: 1499 Poll.4 2009 was most definitely the summer of love as you all chose Woodstock to be the most worthy Guinness World Record-holder for being the largest free outdoor festival ever!  Jack Nicholson was second for being the celebrity who has attended the most basketball games.  We don't have a number on that but we bet it most certainly has to be true, he probably could also be called the best known Lakers fan as well!  Many thanks as always for participating, onto the next poll! QUESTION:Who/What deserves a Guinness World Record? ANSWERS: Highest Celebrity Attendance at Basketball Games – Jack Nicholson - 20% (1100 votes)Largest TV Book Club – Oprah Winfrey - 13% (704 votes)Greatest Rapper Alive – Jay-Z - 14% (800 votes)Largest Free Music Festival - Woodstock - 42% (2338 votes)Greatest Celebrity Twitterer – Ashton Kutcher - 12% (654 votes) Total Votes: 5596 Poll.3 Well it looks like President Obama isn't strong just in the opinion polls but in the Guinness World Records polls too.  You chose him as the best GWR Judge over all our other suggestions...even over Simon Cowell - really?  Anyway, thanks for participating and check out our next poll! QUESTION:Who would make the best GWR adjudicator? ANSWERS: Barack Obama - 44% (997 votes)Donald Trump - 11%  (247 votes)Simon Cowell - 19% (418 votes)Mike Tyson - 15% (348 votes)Sharon Osbourne - 11% (239 votes) Total Votes: 2249 Poll.2 Many thanks for casting your votes!  It seems there's no-one who can beat the Hawk and his 900 - the trick that was heard around the world - has sealed him as the most popular action sports athlete out there according to your votes.  Tony Hawk we salute you!QUESTION: Who is the greatest action sports athlete?ANSWERS:Tony Hawk - 56% (1144 votes)Shaun White - 9% (175 votes)Danny Way - 5% (95 votes)Travis Pastrana - 21% (416 votes)Dave Mirra - 4% (76 votes)Matt Hoffman - 6% (123 votes)Total Votes: 2029 Poll.1 QUESTION: Which one of these is not a Guinness World Record?ANSWERS:Fastest Racing Snail - 12% (932 votes)The annual World Snail Racing Championships held in July at Congham, Norfolk, UK is conducted on a 33-cm (13-in) circular course, outside St Andrews Church. The runners race from the centre to the perimeter. Some race several times as they are divided into heats to cater for the 150 snail competitors who enter every year. The all-time record holder is a snail named Archie, trained by Carl Bramham (UK), who sprinted to the winning post in 2 min 20 sec in 1995. Apparently, like all great racing champions, he was sent to stud in a cabbage patch.Greatest Distance Pulled by a Horse While on Fire - 48% (3833 votes)The longest distance pulled by a horse while on full body burn was 472.8 m (1551 ft 2 in) by Halapi Roland (Hungary) in Kisoroszi, Hungary, on 12 November 2008.   Fastest Coconut Tree Climb - 7% (548 votes)The fastest time up a 9 m (29 ft 6 in) coconut tree barefoot is 4.88 sec, by Fuatai Solo (Fiji) on 22 August 1980 at the annual Coconut Tree Climbing Competition, Sukuna Park, Fiji. After being declared the winner for the third time running, he climbed the tree again, clutching the prize money of £43 in his mouthMost One-handed Claps - 24% (1931 votes)The most consecutive one-handed claps by an individual is 263 by Jim DeChamp (USA) at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, USA, on 18 November 2008 for the MTV show 'Nitro Circus'. Longest Time Not Sleeping - 10% (805 votes)This is not a Guinness World Record! Total Votes: 8049 Shocked, surprised, please leave your comment below..... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:19:45 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Online-Poll-Answer/BLOG/485997/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-07-30T17:19:45Z Guinness World Records Poll 6 Well it looked close for a while there but it seems as if just a few more of you thought we should go ahead and judge SportsNation's attempt to get into the Guinness World Records book. As the name Brett Favre is a little specific, we decided to let them attempt to set their record under the category 'Most Mentions of a Name in a TV Broadcast'. How did they get on trying to say the name Brett Favre the most times in one hour on air? Check back to our homepage later this week to find out! QUESTION:Should we accept ESPN2's proposal to say the name 'Brett Favre' the most times ever during the broadcast of the show SportsNation at 5pm ET next Monday Oct 5th? ANSWERS: YES - 56% (211 votes)NO - 44% (169 votes) Total Votes: 380 Poll 5 Thank you as always for voting, we are always striving to give all our fans the best TV show possible and are working on ideas now.  Your voting says you'd like a bit of everything but mostly live record breaking of the biggest stunts we can come up with.  Stay tuned! QUESTION:If there was a new Guinness World Records TV series, what would you like it to be about? ANSWERS: Shadowing GWR judges as they work - 4% (66 votes)Reality show about record-breakers - 7% (98 votes)The biggest record stunts ever attempted - 13% (197 votes)Records being broken in each episode live - 25% (372 votes)All of the above - 51% (766 votes) Total Votes: 1499 Poll.4 2009 was most definitely the summer of love as you all chose Woodstock to be the most worthy Guinness World Record-holder for being the largest free outdoor festival ever!  Jack Nicholson was second for being the celebrity who has attended the most basketball games.  We don't have a number on that but we bet it most certainly has to be true, he probably could also be called the best known Lakers fan as well!  Many thanks as always for participating, onto the next poll! QUESTION:Who/What deserves a Guinness World Record? ANSWERS: Highest Celebrity Attendance at Basketball Games – Jack Nicholson - 20% (1100 votes)Largest TV Book Club – Oprah Winfrey - 13% (704 votes)Greatest Rapper Alive – Jay-Z - 14% (800 votes)Largest Free Music Festival - Woodstock - 42% (2338 votes)Greatest Celebrity Twitterer – Ashton Kutcher - 12% (654 votes) Total Votes: 5596 Poll.3 Well it looks like President Obama isn't strong just in the opinion polls but in the Guinness World Records polls too.  You chose him as the best GWR Judge over all our other suggestions...even over Simon Cowell - really?  Anyway, thanks for participating and check out our next poll! QUESTION:Who would make the best GWR adjudicator? ANSWERS: Barack Obama - 44% (997 votes)Donald Trump - 11%  (247 votes)Simon Cowell - 19% (418 votes)Mike Tyson - 15% (348 votes)Sharon Osbourne - 11% (239 votes) Total Votes: 2249 Poll.2 Many thanks for casting your votes!  It seems there's no-one who can beat the Hawk and his 900 - the trick that was heard around the world - has sealed him as the most popular action sports athlete out there according to your votes.  Tony Hawk we salute you!QUESTION: Who is the greatest action sports athlete?ANSWERS:Tony Hawk - 56% (1144 votes)Shaun White - 9% (175 votes)Danny Way - 5% (95 votes)Travis Pastrana - 21% (416 votes)Dave Mirra - 4% (76 votes)Matt Hoffman - 6% (123 votes)Total Votes: 2029 Poll.1 QUESTION: Which one of these is not a Guinness World Record?ANSWERS:Fastest Racing Snail - 12% (932 votes)The annual World Snail Racing Championships held in July at Congham, Norfolk, UK is conducted on a 33-cm (13-in) circular course, outside St Andrews Church. The runners race from the centre to the perimeter. Some race several times as they are divided into heats to cater for the 150 snail competitors who enter every year. The all-time record holder is a snail named Archie, trained by Carl Bramham (UK), who sprinted to the winning post in 2 min 20 sec in 1995. Apparently, like all great racing champions, he was sent to stud in a cabbage patch.Greatest Distance Pulled by a Horse While on Fire - 48% (3833 votes)The longest distance pulled by a horse while on full body burn was 472.8 m (1551 ft 2 in) by Halapi Roland (Hungary) in Kisoroszi, Hungary, on 12 November 2008.   Fastest Coconut Tree Climb - 7% (548 votes)The fastest time up a 9 m (29 ft 6 in) coconut tree barefoot is 4.88 sec, by Fuatai Solo (Fiji) on 22 August 1980 at the annual Coconut Tree Climbing Competition, Sukuna Park, Fiji. After being declared the winner for the third time running, he climbed the tree again, clutching the prize money of £43 in his mouthMost One-handed Claps - 24% (1931 votes)The most consecutive one-handed claps by an individual is 263 by Jim DeChamp (USA) at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, USA, on 18 November 2008 for the MTV show 'Nitro Circus'. Longest Time Not Sleeping - 10% (805 votes)This is not a Guinness World Record! Total Votes: 8049 Shocked, surprised, please leave your comment below..... nonadult false GWR Online Poll Answer text blog 4378 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false United Kingdom 0 0 485997 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Day-2009/BLOG/436225/7691.html Thursday November 12, 2009 is Guinness World Records Day!!! Back in 2003, when Guinness World Records sold its 100-millionth copy and became the highest-selling copyright book of all time, we decided to celebrate by making a day of it (so to speak)… It would be a day that rejoices in the fun and excitement of record-breaking, and we would invite individuals and groups from all around the world to take part.   We would call it…GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS DAY (OK, so it’s not overly creative but the meaning’s pretty clear…)[image]Now in its fifth year, Guinness World Records Day has grown to become a truly international event.    Last year saw more than 300,000 people attempt 50-plus records in 15 different nations! Some of these included:Fastest Bed (UK)Largest Image made of LED lights (Ireland)Most Kisses Given in One Minute (France)Largest Rubberband Ball (USA)Largest Loaf of Bread (Brazil)Most Beer Steins Carried Over 40 Metres (Germany)Most Adults Reading to Children (United Arab Emirates)Longest Kebab (South Africa)If you’re currently planning to break a record, why not join the Guinness World Records Day celebrations and schedule your attempt for Thursday November 12?  If your attempt is especially visual or representative of your cultural identity in some way, it can be chosen for filming and added to our international Guinness World Records Day newsreel – which is distributed to broadcast media across the globe.We also want your photos!   Upload the best snaps you have of your record-breaking attempt to our GWR Day group, and we’ll include them in our website promotions – and possibly even next year’s book!So come on!  Join us for Guinness World Records Day 2009 by registering your record attempt via http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/member/.   Thursday November 12, 2009 is Guinness World Records Day!!! Back in 2003, when Guinness World Records sold its 100-millionth copy and became the highest-selling copyright book of all time, we decided to celebrate by making a day of it (so to speak)… It would be a day that rejoices in the fun and excitement of record-breaking, and we would invite individuals and groups from all around the world to take part.   We would call it…GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS DAY (OK, so it’s not overly creative but the meaning’s pretty clear…)[image]Now in its fifth year, Guinness World Records Day has grown to become a truly international event.    Last year saw more than 300,000 people attempt 50-plus records in 15 different nations! Some of these included:Fastest Bed (UK)Largest Image made of LED lights (Ireland)Most Kisses Given in One Minute (France)Largest Rubberband Ball (USA)Largest Loaf of Bread (Brazil)Most Beer Steins Carried Over 40 Metres (Germany)Most Adults Reading to Children (United Arab Emirates)Longest Kebab (South Africa)If you’re currently planning to break a record, why not join the Guinness World Records Day celebrations and schedule your attempt for Thursday November 12?  If your attempt is especially visual or representative of your cultural identity in some way, it can be chosen for filming and added to our international Guinness World Records Day newsreel – which is distributed to broadcast media across the globe.We also want your photos!   Upload the best snaps you have of your record-breaking attempt to our GWR Day group, and we’ll include them in our website promotions – and possibly even next year’s book!So come on!  Join us for Guinness World Records Day 2009 by registering your record attempt via http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/member/.   Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:59:37 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Day-2009/BLOG/436225/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-07-14T15:59:37Z GWR Day 2009 Guinness World Records Thursday November 12, 2009 is Guinness World Records Day!!! Back in 2003, when Guinness World Records sold its 100-millionth copy and became the highest-selling copyright book of all time, we decided to celebrate by making a day of it (so to speak)… It would be a day that rejoices in the fun and excitement of record-breaking, and we would invite individuals and groups from all around the world to take part.   We would call it…GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS DAY (OK, so it’s not overly creative but the meaning’s pretty clear…)[image]Now in its fifth year, Guinness World Records Day has grown to become a truly international event.    Last year saw more than 300,000 people attempt 50-plus records in 15 different nations! Some of these included:Fastest Bed (UK)Largest Image made of LED lights (Ireland)Most Kisses Given in One Minute (France)Largest Rubberband Ball (USA)Largest Loaf of Bread (Brazil)Most Beer Steins Carried Over 40 Metres (Germany)Most Adults Reading to Children (United Arab Emirates)Longest Kebab (South Africa)If you’re currently planning to break a record, why not join the Guinness World Records Day celebrations and schedule your attempt for Thursday November 12?  If your attempt is especially visual or representative of your cultural identity in some way, it can be chosen for filming and added to our international Guinness World Records Day newsreel – which is distributed to broadcast media across the globe.We also want your photos!   Upload the best snaps you have of your record-breaking attempt to our GWR Day group, and we’ll include them in our website promotions – and possibly even next year’s book!So come on!  Join us for Guinness World Records Day 2009 by registering your record attempt via http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/member/.   2009, gwr day nonadult false GWR Day 2009! text blog 2009,gwr day 8625 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false United Kingdom 0 0 436225 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Michael-Jackson-dies-at-50/BLOG/407707/7691.html Guinness World Records is saddened to hear of the death of Michael Jackson at the age of 50. Jackson holds numerous Guinness World Records including the most Grammy Awards won in a year, most hit singles in the UK charts in a year, best selling album of all time, longest span of No.1 hits by an R&B artist, best selling music video, highest annual earnings ever for a pop star, and most successful pop music family. [image] Speaking in London tonight, Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday commented "I will always be immensely proud to know that Michael considered me a friend, and I know that everyone at Guinness World Records will be numb from hearing the news that this gentle, kind, shy man is no longer with us. On his last visit to the Guinness World Records office, he devoted a few valuable hours of his time being photographed with everyone, and we were all touched by his humility and willingness to please everyone present with autographs and photos. I'm honoured to have had the chance to spend some time with such a wonderfully talented artist - the man we called the Most Famous Living Man on Earth - and to present him with his favourite world record of all, the biggest selling album of all time, for Thriller, of course. He leaves behind an incredible musical legacy and a body of work unrivalled by any other performer." [image][image] 26 June 2009 Guinness World Records is saddened to hear of the death of Michael Jackson at the age of 50. Jackson holds numerous Guinness World Records including the most Grammy Awards won in a year, most hit singles in the UK charts in a year, best selling album of all time, longest span of No.1 hits by an R&B artist, best selling music video, highest annual earnings ever for a pop star, and most successful pop music family. [image] Speaking in London tonight, Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday commented "I will always be immensely proud to know that Michael considered me a friend, and I know that everyone at Guinness World Records will be numb from hearing the news that this gentle, kind, shy man is no longer with us. On his last visit to the Guinness World Records office, he devoted a few valuable hours of his time being photographed with everyone, and we were all touched by his humility and willingness to please everyone present with autographs and photos. I'm honoured to have had the chance to spend some time with such a wonderfully talented artist - the man we called the Most Famous Living Man on Earth - and to present him with his favourite world record of all, the biggest selling album of all time, for Thriller, of course. He leaves behind an incredible musical legacy and a body of work unrivalled by any other performer." [image][image] 26 June 2009 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:13:05 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Michael-Jackson-dies-at-50/BLOG/407707/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-06-25T23:13:05Z Guinness World Records Guinness World Records is saddened to hear of the death of Michael Jackson at the age of 50. Jackson holds numerous Guinness World Records including the most Grammy Awards won in a year, most hit singles in the UK charts in a year, best selling album of all time, longest span of No.1 hits by an R&B artist, best selling music video, highest annual earnings ever for a pop star, and most successful pop music family. [image] Speaking in London tonight, Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday commented "I will always be immensely proud to know that Michael considered me a friend, and I know that everyone at Guinness World Records will be numb from hearing the news that this gentle, kind, shy man is no longer with us. On his last visit to the Guinness World Records office, he devoted a few valuable hours of his time being photographed with everyone, and we were all touched by his humility and willingness to please everyone present with autographs and photos. I'm honoured to have had the chance to spend some time with such a wonderfully talented artist - the man we called the Most Famous Living Man on Earth - and to present him with his favourite world record of all, the biggest selling album of all time, for Thriller, of course. He leaves behind an incredible musical legacy and a body of work unrivalled by any other performer." [image][image] 26 June 2009 nonadult false Michael Jackson dies at 50 text blog 34357 4 5.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false United Kingdom 7 0 407707 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Gibson-The-Tallest-Dog-In-The-World/BLOG/278832/7691.html It is with much sadness that we have heard that Gibson, the Guinness World Record™ record-holder for world's tallest dog, has lost one of his front legs to bone cancer.     Gibson, a Harlequin Great Dane, stands an impressive 107 cm (42.2 in) tall and is a dog loved by all who know of him and those who have been fortunate enough to meet him.  Owned by Sandy Hall of Grass Valley, California, USA, Gibson has been a great canine ambassador for Guinness World Records appearing on various television shows and being a part of many photo shoots and book launches.  Stuart E. F. Claxton, spokesperson for the company in the USA said, "I remember working with Gibson and Sandy on a TV show and it was wonderful the reaction Gibson would get every time he came on stage.  Old and young alike were in awe of this big, friendly dog, especially when he stood on his hind legs and put his front paws on the host's shoulders!  Without a doubt he's the biggest in more ways than one". Sandy has told us that fortunately the cancer was caught very early which meant Gibson could be treated quickly.  Gibson is now home on the way to recovery and his overall prognosis is good. Guinness World Records wish him and Sandy all the best.     15th May 2009 It is with much sadness that we have heard that Gibson, the Guinness World Record™ record-holder for world's tallest dog, has lost one of his front legs to bone cancer.     Gibson, a Harlequin Great Dane, stands an impressive 107 cm (42.2 in) tall and is a dog loved by all who know of him and those who have been fortunate enough to meet him.  Owned by Sandy Hall of Grass Valley, California, USA, Gibson has been a great canine ambassador for Guinness World Records appearing on various television shows and being a part of many photo shoots and book launches.  Stuart E. F. Claxton, spokesperson for the company in the USA said, "I remember working with Gibson and Sandy on a TV show and it was wonderful the reaction Gibson would get every time he came on stage.  Old and young alike were in awe of this big, friendly dog, especially when he stood on his hind legs and put his front paws on the host's shoulders!  Without a doubt he's the biggest in more ways than one". Sandy has told us that fortunately the cancer was caught very early which meant Gibson could be treated quickly.  Gibson is now home on the way to recovery and his overall prognosis is good. Guinness World Records wish him and Sandy all the best.     15th May 2009 Fri, 15 May 2009 15:53:35 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Gibson-The-Tallest-Dog-In-The-World/BLOG/278832/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-05-15T15:53:35Z Guinness World Records It is with much sadness that we have heard that Gibson, the Guinness World Record™ record-holder for world's tallest dog, has lost one of his front legs to bone cancer.     Gibson, a Harlequin Great Dane, stands an impressive 107 cm (42.2 in) tall and is a dog loved by all who know of him and those who have been fortunate enough to meet him.  Owned by Sandy Hall of Grass Valley, California, USA, Gibson has been a great canine ambassador for Guinness World Records appearing on various television shows and being a part of many photo shoots and book launches.  Stuart E. F. Claxton, spokesperson for the company in the USA said, "I remember working with Gibson and Sandy on a TV show and it was wonderful the reaction Gibson would get every time he came on stage.  Old and young alike were in awe of this big, friendly dog, especially when he stood on his hind legs and put his front paws on the host's shoulders!  Without a doubt he's the biggest in more ways than one". Sandy has told us that fortunately the cancer was caught very early which meant Gibson could be treated quickly.  Gibson is now home on the way to recovery and his overall prognosis is good. Guinness World Records wish him and Sandy all the best.     15th May 2009 nonadult false Gibson, The Tallest Dog In The World text blog 30705 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false United Kingdom 0 1 278832 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_WCG-Ultimate-Gamer-runner-up-Robert-Paz-will-try-to-break-the-Guinness-World-Record-in-Rock-Band-2/BLOG/278746/7691.html * Media Alert *WCG Ultimate Gamer runner-up Robert Paz will try to break the Guinness World Record in Rock Band 2As an Added Bonus to the WCG Weekend, Fans Can Meet the Top Six Contestants from the Hit SCI FI Reality Show “WCG Ultimate Gamer” and Participate in an Exclusive Q&A Session Moderated by the Show’s Co-Host Joel Gourdin on Friday, May 15th WHO:    Samsung Electronics America, World Cyber Games and Ultimate GamersWHAT:    During the first day of the US Invitational, the WCG Ultimate Gamer runner-up Robert Paz will try to break a marathon Guinness World Record™ in Rock Band 2. Officials from GWR will be on-hand to monitor as Rob tries to amass the highest aggregate score on all 84 songs from Rock Band 2 on expert mode using his ion drums. The World Cyber Games has been the recipient of many Guinness World Records® and is featured in the 2007 and 2008 editions of the book, as well as the recently released Guinness World Records 2009: Gamers Edition.  Nearly 100 of America’s best gamers will compete in the most popular titles on the planet as the World Cyber Games (WCG) and Samsung Electronics America host the WCG US Invitational May 16 and 17 at the Samsung Experience.  Additionally, host Joel Gourdin and the final 6 contestants -- Mark, Rob, Swoozie, Chelsea, Jamal and Amy -- from the hit SCI FI reality show “WCG Ultimate Gamer,” will be on-hand Friday, May 15 for a rare Q&A session with fans and some thoughts on their experience on the show. Gamers who are not participating in the US Invitational can now register to compete in their favorite games by logging onto the WCG USA Web site.  Please visit www.wcg.com/usa to register. WHEN:        WCG Ultimate Gamer Fan Event May 15, 20093-6 p.m. Guinness World Record Attempt:May 16, 20099 a.m. - 2 p.m.           WCG US Invitational  May 16, 2009 and May 17, 20099 a.m. – 6 p.m., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.WHERE:    The Samsung Experience, located at the Time Warner Center10 Columbus Circle, Third FloorNew York, NY 10019212-823-9520 x202 Contact:                Janet Reinhardt, MWW GroupPhone: (646) 351-8106      Email: jreinhardt@mww.com Blain Howard, Bender / Helper Impact Phone: (212) 633-0561            E-Mail: blain_howard@bhimpact.com About Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), based in Ridgefield Park, NJ, is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The company markets a broad range of award-winning consumer electronics, information systems, and home appliance products, as well as oversees all of Samsung’s North American operations including Samsung Telecommunications America, LP, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Mexico, Inc. As a result of its commitment to innovation and unique design, the Samsung organization is one of the most decorated brands in the electronics industry. The company was ranked #6 in the Electronics Industry segment in Fortune Magazine’s “Most Admired Companies 2008,” and named as one of Fast Company’s “Fast 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2008.” Among popular BusinessWeek rankings, the company ranked #26 in the publication’s “Most Innovative Companies of 2008” and #21 in the “100 Best Global Brands” for 2007.  Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. is also a top patent holder, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2007.  Please visit www.samsung.com for more information.About Samsung ExperienceThe Samsung Experience is a remarkable 10,000-square-foot interactive brand emporium that provides a creative experience through Samsung’s vision of digital convergence. The site features hundreds of Samsung products in unique technology demonstrations that allow you to discover, touch, hear, and engage with the latest technology to create your own digital lifestyle. This permanent venue is located on the third floor of The Shops at Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center.  For more information about Samsung Experience, visit: www.samsung.com/experienceAbout World Cyber Games (WCG)World Cyber Games (www.wcg.com) is the premiere global eSports tournament and festival, with about 800 players from 78 countries participating at the WCG 2008 Grand Final. Founded in 2000 and credited with launching the professional careers of many of the planet’s top competitive video game players, World Cyber Games uses a yearlong tournament format, which begins with online, regional and national competitions in each country. National finalists then convene to compete in the ultimate international tournament in eSports, World Cyber Games Grand Final, where each country’s best players battle for the largest and most prestigious prizes in competitive gaming. WCG 2008 Grand Final was held November 5th to 9th in Cologne, Germany. WCG 2009 Grand Final will be held November 11th to 15th in Chengdu, China. * Media Alert *WCG Ultimate Gamer runner-up Robert Paz will try to break the Guinness World Record in Rock Band 2As an Added Bonus to the WCG Weekend, Fans Can Meet the Top Six Contestants from the Hit SCI FI Reality Show “WCG Ultimate Gamer” and Participate in an Exclusive Q&A Session Moderated by the Show’s Co-Host Joel Gourdin on Friday, May 15th WHO:    Samsung Electronics America, World Cyber Games and Ultimate GamersWHAT:    During the first day of the US Invitational, the WCG Ultimate Gamer runner-up Robert Paz will try to break a marathon Guinness World Record™ in Rock Band 2. Officials from GWR will be on-hand to monitor as Rob tries to amass the highest aggregate score on all 84 songs from Rock Band 2 on expert mode using his ion drums. The World Cyber Games has been the recipient of many Guinness World Records® and is featured in the 2007 and 2008 editions of the book, as well as the recently released Guinness World Records 2009: Gamers Edition.  Nearly 100 of America’s best gamers will compete in the most popular titles on the planet as the World Cyber Games (WCG) and Samsung Electronics America host the WCG US Invitational May 16 and 17 at the Samsung Experience.  Additionally, host Joel Gourdin and the final 6 contestants -- Mark, Rob, Swoozie, Chelsea, Jamal and Amy -- from the hit SCI FI reality show “WCG Ultimate Gamer,” will be on-hand Friday, May 15 for a rare Q&A session with fans and some thoughts on their experience on the show. Gamers who are not participating in the US Invitational can now register to compete in their favorite games by logging onto the WCG USA Web site.  Please visit www.wcg.com/usa to register. WHEN:        WCG Ultimate Gamer Fan Event May 15, 20093-6 p.m. Guinness World Record Attempt:May 16, 20099 a.m. - 2 p.m.           WCG US Invitational  May 16, 2009 and May 17, 20099 a.m. – 6 p.m., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.WHERE:    The Samsung Experience, located at the Time Warner Center10 Columbus Circle, Third FloorNew York, NY 10019212-823-9520 x202 Contact:                Janet Reinhardt, MWW GroupPhone: (646) 351-8106      Email: jreinhardt@mww.com Blain Howard, Bender / Helper Impact Phone: (212) 633-0561            E-Mail: blain_howard@bhimpact.com About Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), based in Ridgefield Park, NJ, is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The company markets a broad range of award-winning consumer electronics, information systems, and home appliance products, as well as oversees all of Samsung’s North American operations including Samsung Telecommunications America, LP, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Mexico, Inc. As a result of its commitment to innovation and unique design, the Samsung organization is one of the most decorated brands in the electronics industry. The company was ranked #6 in the Electronics Industry segment in Fortune Magazine’s “Most Admired Companies 2008,” and named as one of Fast Company’s “Fast 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2008.” Among popular BusinessWeek rankings, the company ranked #26 in the publication’s “Most Innovative Companies of 2008” and #21 in the “100 Best Global Brands” for 2007.  Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. is also a top patent holder, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2007.  Please visit www.samsung.com for more information.About Samsung ExperienceThe Samsung Experience is a remarkable 10,000-square-foot interactive brand emporium that provides a creative experience through Samsung’s vision of digital convergence. The site features hundreds of Samsung products in unique technology demonstrations that allow you to discover, touch, hear, and engage with the latest technology to create your own digital lifestyle. This permanent venue is located on the third floor of The Shops at Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center.  For more information about Samsung Experience, visit: www.samsung.com/experienceAbout World Cyber Games (WCG)World Cyber Games (www.wcg.com) is the premiere global eSports tournament and festival, with about 800 players from 78 countries participating at the WCG 2008 Grand Final. Founded in 2000 and credited with launching the professional careers of many of the planet’s top competitive video game players, World Cyber Games uses a yearlong tournament format, which begins with online, regional and national competitions in each country. National finalists then convene to compete in the ultimate international tournament in eSports, World Cyber Games Grand Final, where each country’s best players battle for the largest and most prestigious prizes in competitive gaming. WCG 2008 Grand Final was held November 5th to 9th in Cologne, Germany. WCG 2009 Grand Final will be held November 11th to 15th in Chengdu, China. Fri, 15 May 2009 14:45:39 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_WCG-Ultimate-Gamer-runner-up-Robert-Paz-will-try-to-break-the-Guinness-World-Record-in-Rock-Band-2/BLOG/278746/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-05-15T14:45:39Z Guinness World Records * Media Alert *WCG Ultimate Gamer runner-up Robert Paz will try to break the Guinness World Record in Rock Band 2As an Added Bonus to the WCG Weekend, Fans Can Meet the Top Six Contestants from the Hit SCI FI Reality Show “WCG Ultimate Gamer” and Participate in an Exclusive Q&A Session Moderated by the Show’s Co-Host Joel Gourdin on Friday, May 15th WHO:    Samsung Electronics America, World Cyber Games and Ultimate GamersWHAT:    During the first day of the US Invitational, the WCG Ultimate Gamer runner-up Robert Paz will try to break a marathon Guinness World Record™ in Rock Band 2. Officials from GWR will be on-hand to monitor as Rob tries to amass the highest aggregate score on all 84 songs from Rock Band 2 on expert mode using his ion drums. The World Cyber Games has been the recipient of many Guinness World Records® and is featured in the 2007 and 2008 editions of the book, as well as the recently released Guinness World Records 2009: Gamers Edition.  Nearly 100 of America’s best gamers will compete in the most popular titles on the planet as the World Cyber Games (WCG) and Samsung Electronics America host the WCG US Invitational May 16 and 17 at the Samsung Experience.  Additionally, host Joel Gourdin and the final 6 contestants -- Mark, Rob, Swoozie, Chelsea, Jamal and Amy -- from the hit SCI FI reality show “WCG Ultimate Gamer,” will be on-hand Friday, May 15 for a rare Q&A session with fans and some thoughts on their experience on the show. Gamers who are not participating in the US Invitational can now register to compete in their favorite games by logging onto the WCG USA Web site.  Please visit www.wcg.com/usa to register. WHEN:        WCG Ultimate Gamer Fan Event May 15, 20093-6 p.m. Guinness World Record Attempt:May 16, 20099 a.m. - 2 p.m.           WCG US Invitational  May 16, 2009 and May 17, 20099 a.m. – 6 p.m., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.WHERE:    The Samsung Experience, located at the Time Warner Center10 Columbus Circle, Third FloorNew York, NY 10019212-823-9520 x202 Contact:                Janet Reinhardt, MWW GroupPhone: (646) 351-8106      Email: jreinhardt@mww.com Blain Howard, Bender / Helper Impact Phone: (212) 633-0561            E-Mail: blain_howard@bhimpact.com About Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), based in Ridgefield Park, NJ, is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The company markets a broad range of award-winning consumer electronics, information systems, and home appliance products, as well as oversees all of Samsung’s North American operations including Samsung Telecommunications America, LP, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Mexico, Inc. As a result of its commitment to innovation and unique design, the Samsung organization is one of the most decorated brands in the electronics industry. The company was ranked #6 in the Electronics Industry segment in Fortune Magazine’s “Most Admired Companies 2008,” and named as one of Fast Company’s “Fast 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2008.” Among popular BusinessWeek rankings, the company ranked #26 in the publication’s “Most Innovative Companies of 2008” and #21 in the “100 Best Global Brands” for 2007.  Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. is also a top patent holder, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2007.  Please visit www.samsung.com for more information.About Samsung ExperienceThe Samsung Experience is a remarkable 10,000-square-foot interactive brand emporium that provides a creative experience through Samsung’s vision of digital convergence. The site features hundreds of Samsung products in unique technology demonstrations that allow you to discover, touch, hear, and engage with the latest technology to create your own digital lifestyle. This permanent venue is located on the third floor of The Shops at Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center.  For more information about Samsung Experience, visit: www.samsung.com/experienceAbout World Cyber Games (WCG)World Cyber Games (www.wcg.com) is the premiere global eSports tournament and festival, with about 800 players from 78 countries participating at the WCG 2008 Grand Final. Founded in 2000 and credited with launching the professional careers of many of the planet’s top competitive video game players, World Cyber Games uses a yearlong tournament format, which begins with online, regional and national competitions in each country. National finalists then convene to compete in the ultimate international tournament in eSports, World Cyber Games Grand Final, where each country’s best players battle for the largest and most prestigious prizes in competitive gaming. WCG 2008 Grand Final was held November 5th to 9th in Cologne, Germany. WCG 2009 Grand Final will be held November 11th to 15th in Chengdu, China. nonadult false WCG Ultimate Gamer runner-up Robert Paz will try to break the Guinness World Record in Rock Band 2 text blog 1761 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false United States 0 0 278746 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Worlds-Oldest-Dog-Turns-21-With-Birthday-Bash-From-Dogswell/BLOG/267526/7691.html Our sincerest birthday and congratulatory wishes go out to the record holding dachshund herself, Chanel, the Oldest Living Dog who turned a very impressive 21 years old on May 6th, 2009.To celebrate this milestone, a birthday party was held in her honor at the New York Dog Spa & Hotel. The party was sponsored by Dogswell®, a privately owned pet food company which produces the treats in which her owners, Karl & Denise Shaugnessey of Port Jefferson, New York attribute the dog’s long life to. Guinness World Records representatives Jamie Panas & Kate White attended the birthday party and presented Chanel and her owners with an updated certificate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party on May 6 in New York City Features Guinness World Records® Presentation What:    Chanel is 147 years old in dog years and will soon be 21 years old in human years. Just like your grandma, her hair is completely white, she gets cold easily and needs glasses (or in this case, “doggles” for her cataracts).On May 6, 2009, DOGSWELL®, the fastest growing private pet food company in America, will throw Chanel a birthday bash at the New York Dog Hotel & Spa complete with an oversized birthday cake, many canine attendees and an official presentation by Guinness World Records®. Chanel, a dachshund and resident of Port Jefferson Station, NY, is a longtime fan of DOGSWELL’s® HAPPY HIPS® Lamb & Rice treats. Her owners, Denice and Karl Shaugnessey, attribute her long life and agile hips to the tasty treat. When & Where:    May 6, 2009                          12:30 p.m.New York Dog Hotel & Spa32 West 25th Street (Between 6th Ave. and Broadway)New York, NY 10010  *Due to limited space, this event is not open to the public.     About DOGSWELL®DOGSWELL® is located in Los Angeles, Calif., and was founded by Marco Giannini in 2004. DOGSWELL® and CATSWELL® products are carried in more than 5,000 pet stores and natural food stores nationwide. DOGSWELL® is proud to have donated over a million dollars of food and treats to shelters and rescues. For more information about DOGSWELL® products, please visit www.dogswell.com.DOGSWELL® recently launched a Nationwide Bow-Wow Bailout. From April 15 – May 15, DOGSWELL® is offering one free bag of dry dog food to the first 10,000 eligible people who have either lost their job or received a pay decrease. Viewers can submit the DOGSWELL® Bow-Wow Bailout redemption form, which is available at www.dogswell.com, by emailing bailout@dogswell.com, or calling 1-888-559-8833. Download full press release as pdf >>> Tuesday 05th May 2009   Our sincerest birthday and congratulatory wishes go out to the record holding dachshund herself, Chanel, the Oldest Living Dog who turned a very impressive 21 years old on May 6th, 2009.To celebrate this milestone, a birthday party was held in her honor at the New York Dog Spa & Hotel. The party was sponsored by Dogswell®, a privately owned pet food company which produces the treats in which her owners, Karl & Denise Shaugnessey of Port Jefferson, New York attribute the dog’s long life to. Guinness World Records representatives Jamie Panas & Kate White attended the birthday party and presented Chanel and her owners with an updated certificate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party on May 6 in New York City Features Guinness World Records® Presentation What:    Chanel is 147 years old in dog years and will soon be 21 years old in human years. Just like your grandma, her hair is completely white, she gets cold easily and needs glasses (or in this case, “doggles” for her cataracts).On May 6, 2009, DOGSWELL®, the fastest growing private pet food company in America, will throw Chanel a birthday bash at the New York Dog Hotel & Spa complete with an oversized birthday cake, many canine attendees and an official presentation by Guinness World Records®. Chanel, a dachshund and resident of Port Jefferson Station, NY, is a longtime fan of DOGSWELL’s® HAPPY HIPS® Lamb & Rice treats. Her owners, Denice and Karl Shaugnessey, attribute her long life and agile hips to the tasty treat. When & Where:    May 6, 2009                          12:30 p.m.New York Dog Hotel & Spa32 West 25th Street (Between 6th Ave. and Broadway)New York, NY 10010  *Due to limited space, this event is not open to the public.     About DOGSWELL®DOGSWELL® is located in Los Angeles, Calif., and was founded by Marco Giannini in 2004. DOGSWELL® and CATSWELL® products are carried in more than 5,000 pet stores and natural food stores nationwide. DOGSWELL® is proud to have donated over a million dollars of food and treats to shelters and rescues. For more information about DOGSWELL® products, please visit www.dogswell.com.DOGSWELL® recently launched a Nationwide Bow-Wow Bailout. From April 15 – May 15, DOGSWELL® is offering one free bag of dry dog food to the first 10,000 eligible people who have either lost their job or received a pay decrease. Viewers can submit the DOGSWELL® Bow-Wow Bailout redemption form, which is available at www.dogswell.com, by emailing bailout@dogswell.com, or calling 1-888-559-8833. Download full press release as pdf >>> Tuesday 05th May 2009   Tue, 05 May 2009 09:53:35 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Worlds-Oldest-Dog-Turns-21-With-Birthday-Bash-From-Dogswell/BLOG/267526/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-05-05T09:53:35Z Guinness World Records Our sincerest birthday and congratulatory wishes go out to the record holding dachshund herself, Chanel, the Oldest Living Dog who turned a very impressive 21 years old on May 6th, 2009.To celebrate this milestone, a birthday party was held in her honor at the New York Dog Spa & Hotel. The party was sponsored by Dogswell®, a privately owned pet food company which produces the treats in which her owners, Karl & Denise Shaugnessey of Port Jefferson, New York attribute the dog’s long life to. Guinness World Records representatives Jamie Panas & Kate White attended the birthday party and presented Chanel and her owners with an updated certificate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party on May 6 in New York City Features Guinness World Records® Presentation What:    Chanel is 147 years old in dog years and will soon be 21 years old in human years. Just like your grandma, her hair is completely white, she gets cold easily and needs glasses (or in this case, “doggles” for her cataracts).On May 6, 2009, DOGSWELL®, the fastest growing private pet food company in America, will throw Chanel a birthday bash at the New York Dog Hotel & Spa complete with an oversized birthday cake, many canine attendees and an official presentation by Guinness World Records®. Chanel, a dachshund and resident of Port Jefferson Station, NY, is a longtime fan of DOGSWELL’s® HAPPY HIPS® Lamb & Rice treats. Her owners, Denice and Karl Shaugnessey, attribute her long life and agile hips to the tasty treat. When & Where:    May 6, 2009                          12:30 p.m.New York Dog Hotel & Spa32 West 25th Street (Between 6th Ave. and Broadway)New York, NY 10010  *Due to limited space, this event is not open to the public.     About DOGSWELL®DOGSWELL® is located in Los Angeles, Calif., and was founded by Marco Giannini in 2004. DOGSWELL® and CATSWELL® products are carried in more than 5,000 pet stores and natural food stores nationwide. DOGSWELL® is proud to have donated over a million dollars of food and treats to shelters and rescues. For more information about DOGSWELL® products, please visit www.dogswell.com.DOGSWELL® recently launched a Nationwide Bow-Wow Bailout. From April 15 – May 15, DOGSWELL® is offering one free bag of dry dog food to the first 10,000 eligible people who have either lost their job or received a pay decrease. Viewers can submit the DOGSWELL® Bow-Wow Bailout redemption form, which is available at www.dogswell.com, by emailing bailout@dogswell.com, or calling 1-888-559-8833. Download full press release as pdf >>> Tuesday 05th May 2009   nonadult false World's Oldest Dog Turns 21 With Birthday Bash From Dogswell text blog 24601 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 6 1 267526 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Statement-SMS-Scam/BLOG/262526/7691.html It has recently come to our attention that an SMS scam is in operation in the UK, purporting to be endorsed and supported by Guinness World Records. This scam falsely claims that GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS has selected the recipient out of thousands of phone numbers in Asia and Europe and that they have won a prize of £700,000. The sender then requires the recipient disclose personal information via email or SMS and send £630 to India before the prize can be collected. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED is in no way connected to these SMS messages and strongly discourages recipients to disclose personal information and/or the sending of money to this organization.   It has recently come to our attention that an SMS scam is in operation in the UK, purporting to be endorsed and supported by Guinness World Records. This scam falsely claims that GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS has selected the recipient out of thousands of phone numbers in Asia and Europe and that they have won a prize of £700,000. The sender then requires the recipient disclose personal information via email or SMS and send £630 to India before the prize can be collected. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED is in no way connected to these SMS messages and strongly discourages recipients to disclose personal information and/or the sending of money to this organization.   Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:50:33 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Statement-SMS-Scam/BLOG/262526/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-04-30T11:50:33Z Guinness World Records It has recently come to our attention that an SMS scam is in operation in the UK, purporting to be endorsed and supported by Guinness World Records. This scam falsely claims that GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS has selected the recipient out of thousands of phone numbers in Asia and Europe and that they have won a prize of £700,000. The sender then requires the recipient disclose personal information via email or SMS and send £630 to India before the prize can be collected. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED is in no way connected to these SMS messages and strongly discourages recipients to disclose personal information and/or the sending of money to this organization.   nonadult false Statement: SMS Scam text blog 3764 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 262526 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Records-set-at-Flora-London-Marathon/BLOG/257326/7691.html GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ and FLORA LONDON MARATHON 2009Blistering Times Achieved at the Hottest London Marathon in Years London- April 27th 2009 – Sun, sweat, tears, and new world records – this year’s Flora London Marathon had it all.  On a day of stifling heat there were more Guinness World Records attempts than ever in the marathon’s history; over 60 runners took part in 29 official record attempts, and 10 new Guinness World Records were achieved.Paul Simons (Manchester, UK) set the pace with a time of 2:55:50 breaking the record for the fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus.  The 45 year postman was ecstatic to break the record and also raise money for the Bliss, a charity dear to his heart after his own child, Alfie, was born 5 weeks early.Ian Benskin (Loughborough, UK) was the next record-breaking runner.  His time of 3:11:50 saw a new record for the fastest marathon in a film character costume (male).  Ian’s effort was to raise publicity and money for Scope.Bringing a smile to every spectator - and runner - he passed, was Robert Prothero (Staines, UK).  In full carrot costume, he ran the fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable in a time of 3:34:55.  Robert has raised over £2,000 for his chosen charity, Water Aid.22 year old Darren Stone (Taunton, UK), or Banana Man as he was on the day, set a new world record for the fastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character (3:36:07).  Alistair Martin, a 41 year old technical teacher from the Scottish Borders dressed up as an ostrich and proceeded to run the fastest marathon in an animal costume (male) in a time of 3:42:27.Irishman Jack Lyons demonstrated the marathon’s sense of humour as well as spirit by running the fastest marathon dressed as a leprechaun in a time 4:22:08.  In a somewhat topical choice of dress, Thomas Day ran the fastest marathon dressed in full suit, complete with bowler hat! The 32-year-old is raising money for Leukemia Research. One off the most well-received runners this year was Sally Orange (UK).  Dressed appropriately as an orange, Sally had the crowd in laughter as she sprinted through the finish line in a time of 4:32:28 breaking the record for the fastest marathon dressed as a fruit.  In one of the most gruelling acts of the day Gordan Chaplin, currently serving for the Royal Engineers, completed the marathon with a 40lb back pack on.  Running for  ‘Help for Heroes’ Gordon achieved this in an incredible time of 5:35:19 setting a new Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon carrying a 40 lb pack.  The final Guinness World Records record of the day was a truly special one.  Neal Gardner and his 29 friends from Wales ‘became one’ as they linked themselves together to set the record for the most runners linked (6:18:41)The extraordinary events of Sunday marked this year’s Flora London Marathon as not only one of the hottest in its history, but also one of its most special.   27th April 2009 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ and FLORA LONDON MARATHON 2009Blistering Times Achieved at the Hottest London Marathon in Years London- April 27th 2009 – Sun, sweat, tears, and new world records – this year’s Flora London Marathon had it all.  On a day of stifling heat there were more Guinness World Records attempts than ever in the marathon’s history; over 60 runners took part in 29 official record attempts, and 10 new Guinness World Records were achieved.Paul Simons (Manchester, UK) set the pace with a time of 2:55:50 breaking the record for the fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus.  The 45 year postman was ecstatic to break the record and also raise money for the Bliss, a charity dear to his heart after his own child, Alfie, was born 5 weeks early.Ian Benskin (Loughborough, UK) was the next record-breaking runner.  His time of 3:11:50 saw a new record for the fastest marathon in a film character costume (male).  Ian’s effort was to raise publicity and money for Scope.Bringing a smile to every spectator - and runner - he passed, was Robert Prothero (Staines, UK).  In full carrot costume, he ran the fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable in a time of 3:34:55.  Robert has raised over £2,000 for his chosen charity, Water Aid.22 year old Darren Stone (Taunton, UK), or Banana Man as he was on the day, set a new world record for the fastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character (3:36:07).  Alistair Martin, a 41 year old technical teacher from the Scottish Borders dressed up as an ostrich and proceeded to run the fastest marathon in an animal costume (male) in a time of 3:42:27.Irishman Jack Lyons demonstrated the marathon’s sense of humour as well as spirit by running the fastest marathon dressed as a leprechaun in a time 4:22:08.  In a somewhat topical choice of dress, Thomas Day ran the fastest marathon dressed in full suit, complete with bowler hat! The 32-year-old is raising money for Leukemia Research. One off the most well-received runners this year was Sally Orange (UK).  Dressed appropriately as an orange, Sally had the crowd in laughter as she sprinted through the finish line in a time of 4:32:28 breaking the record for the fastest marathon dressed as a fruit.  In one of the most gruelling acts of the day Gordan Chaplin, currently serving for the Royal Engineers, completed the marathon with a 40lb back pack on.  Running for  ‘Help for Heroes’ Gordon achieved this in an incredible time of 5:35:19 setting a new Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon carrying a 40 lb pack.  The final Guinness World Records record of the day was a truly special one.  Neal Gardner and his 29 friends from Wales ‘became one’ as they linked themselves together to set the record for the most runners linked (6:18:41)The extraordinary events of Sunday marked this year’s Flora London Marathon as not only one of the hottest in its history, but also one of its most special.   27th April 2009 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:05:35 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Records-set-at-Flora-London-Marathon/BLOG/257326/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-04-26T18:05:35Z Guinness World Records GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ and FLORA LONDON MARATHON 2009Blistering Times Achieved at the Hottest London Marathon in Years London- April 27th 2009 – Sun, sweat, tears, and new world records – this year’s Flora London Marathon had it all.  On a day of stifling heat there were more Guinness World Records attempts than ever in the marathon’s history; over 60 runners took part in 29 official record attempts, and 10 new Guinness World Records were achieved.Paul Simons (Manchester, UK) set the pace with a time of 2:55:50 breaking the record for the fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus.  The 45 year postman was ecstatic to break the record and also raise money for the Bliss, a charity dear to his heart after his own child, Alfie, was born 5 weeks early.Ian Benskin (Loughborough, UK) was the next record-breaking runner.  His time of 3:11:50 saw a new record for the fastest marathon in a film character costume (male).  Ian’s effort was to raise publicity and money for Scope.Bringing a smile to every spectator - and runner - he passed, was Robert Prothero (Staines, UK).  In full carrot costume, he ran the fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable in a time of 3:34:55.  Robert has raised over £2,000 for his chosen charity, Water Aid.22 year old Darren Stone (Taunton, UK), or Banana Man as he was on the day, set a new world record for the fastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character (3:36:07).  Alistair Martin, a 41 year old technical teacher from the Scottish Borders dressed up as an ostrich and proceeded to run the fastest marathon in an animal costume (male) in a time of 3:42:27.Irishman Jack Lyons demonstrated the marathon’s sense of humour as well as spirit by running the fastest marathon dressed as a leprechaun in a time 4:22:08.  In a somewhat topical choice of dress, Thomas Day ran the fastest marathon dressed in full suit, complete with bowler hat! The 32-year-old is raising money for Leukemia Research. One off the most well-received runners this year was Sally Orange (UK).  Dressed appropriately as an orange, Sally had the crowd in laughter as she sprinted through the finish line in a time of 4:32:28 breaking the record for the fastest marathon dressed as a fruit.  In one of the most gruelling acts of the day Gordan Chaplin, currently serving for the Royal Engineers, completed the marathon with a 40lb back pack on.  Running for  ‘Help for Heroes’ Gordon achieved this in an incredible time of 5:35:19 setting a new Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon carrying a 40 lb pack.  The final Guinness World Records record of the day was a truly special one.  Neal Gardner and his 29 friends from Wales ‘became one’ as they linked themselves together to set the record for the most runners linked (6:18:41)The extraordinary events of Sunday marked this year’s Flora London Marathon as not only one of the hottest in its history, but also one of its most special.   27th April 2009 flora london marathon nonadult false Records set at Flora London Marathon text blog flora london marathon 5387 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 257326 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Statement-regarding-Indian-chilli-eating-event/BLOG/242062/7691.html It has been brought to the attention of Guinness World Records™ that 28-year-old Anandita Dutta Tamuly has attempted to set a new record by eating 51 Bhut Jolokia, or "ghost chilis" in two minutes, in the Northern Indian state of Assam last Thursday 9th April. Guinness World Records had no prior knowledge that this event was taking place.  No claim for this record was received by our organisation prior to this event, and no Guinness World Records™ representative was present. Guinness World Records™ has acknowledged the chili pepper Bhut Jolokia, belonging to the Capsicum chinense as the hottest spice.  It was measured at 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), at the New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, on 9 September 2006. Historically, however, all claims for eating this chili - both in terms of volume, and volume by time - have been rejected. Guinness World Records™ will consider evidence submitted in relation to this event, pending an official claim for the record through our website.  14 April 2009 It has been brought to the attention of Guinness World Records™ that 28-year-old Anandita Dutta Tamuly has attempted to set a new record by eating 51 Bhut Jolokia, or "ghost chilis" in two minutes, in the Northern Indian state of Assam last Thursday 9th April. Guinness World Records had no prior knowledge that this event was taking place.  No claim for this record was received by our organisation prior to this event, and no Guinness World Records™ representative was present. Guinness World Records™ has acknowledged the chili pepper Bhut Jolokia, belonging to the Capsicum chinense as the hottest spice.  It was measured at 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), at the New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, on 9 September 2006. Historically, however, all claims for eating this chili - both in terms of volume, and volume by time - have been rejected. Guinness World Records™ will consider evidence submitted in relation to this event, pending an official claim for the record through our website.  14 April 2009 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:47:55 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Statement-regarding-Indian-chilli-eating-event/BLOG/242062/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-04-14T11:47:55Z Guinness World Records It has been brought to the attention of Guinness World Records™ that 28-year-old Anandita Dutta Tamuly has attempted to set a new record by eating 51 Bhut Jolokia, or "ghost chilis" in two minutes, in the Northern Indian state of Assam last Thursday 9th April. Guinness World Records had no prior knowledge that this event was taking place.  No claim for this record was received by our organisation prior to this event, and no Guinness World Records™ representative was present. Guinness World Records™ has acknowledged the chili pepper Bhut Jolokia, belonging to the Capsicum chinense as the hottest spice.  It was measured at 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), at the New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, on 9 September 2006. Historically, however, all claims for eating this chili - both in terms of volume, and volume by time - have been rejected. Guinness World Records™ will consider evidence submitted in relation to this event, pending an official claim for the record through our website.  14 April 2009 nonadult false GWR Statement regarding Indian chilli-eating event text blog 4357 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 242062 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Guinness-World-Records-honors-one-mans-historic-milestone-100-Records-Broken/BLOG/241933/7691.html Ashrita Furman Becomes First Person to Hold 100 Guinness World Records SimultaneouslyNEW YORK - April 14, 2009 – Ashrita Furman reached a milestone today by becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records when he and over 100 participants earned the world record for “A Poem / Literary Passage Recited in the Most Languages.” The historic moment was a long time in the making for Furman, who has been breaking Guinness World Records for over 30 years. New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro presided over the event at City Hall Park in New York City and Guinness World Records judge Danny Girton Jr. was on hand to verify the feat.Furman and over 100 members from the Sri Chinmoy Centre recited "Precious" by Sri Chinmoy in 111 languages including Afrikaans, Dzongkha, Kabyle and Picard. The group beat the current record held by the International Social Service of Hong Kong, which recited “Values on Communal Harmony” in 79 different languages on November 23, 2008. [image]The proud record-breaker had this to say about his unprecedented accomplishment, “With more than 170 nationalities represented in New York City this record celebrates the diversity of our city. While it wasn't as physically challenging as some of my other records, having this record as my 100th is very special tribute to Sri Chinmoy.”“What Ashrita did today is an amazing feat for him and Guinness World Records alike,” said Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief at Guinness World Records. “He has a 30-year relationship with Guinness World Records that is nothing less than stunning, breaking records around the world and proving that you don’t have to be famous to be the world’s best.”New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro (D-Queens) added, "This is exactly the type of event that should take place in the seat of New York City government. To speak and hear the precious utterances of Sri Chinmoy is truly an inspiration." [image] Ashrita Furman has been breaking Guinness World Records since 1979, when he completed 27,000 jumping jacks to earn his first Guinness World Record.  Since then, the 54-year old health food store manager from Queens, New York has broken records on all seven continents, including completing the fastest mile on a pogo stick in Antarctica and bouncing the fastest mile on a kangaroo ball along the Great Wall of China. Furman has practiced meditation for over 30 years, which helps him keeps his concentration during marathon record attempts. Whether it be performing forward rolls for the entire 12-mile length of Paul Revere’s ride through Massachusetts or racing against a Yak in Mongolia to set the mile sack-racing record, Furman is a determined individual and a true world-class record holder! Access full press release >>> Wednesday 15th April 2009 Ashrita Furman Becomes First Person to Hold 100 Guinness World Records SimultaneouslyNEW YORK - April 14, 2009 – Ashrita Furman reached a milestone today by becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records when he and over 100 participants earned the world record for “A Poem / Literary Passage Recited in the Most Languages.” The historic moment was a long time in the making for Furman, who has been breaking Guinness World Records for over 30 years. New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro presided over the event at City Hall Park in New York City and Guinness World Records judge Danny Girton Jr. was on hand to verify the feat.Furman and over 100 members from the Sri Chinmoy Centre recited "Precious" by Sri Chinmoy in 111 languages including Afrikaans, Dzongkha, Kabyle and Picard. The group beat the current record held by the International Social Service of Hong Kong, which recited “Values on Communal Harmony” in 79 different languages on November 23, 2008. [image]The proud record-breaker had this to say about his unprecedented accomplishment, “With more than 170 nationalities represented in New York City this record celebrates the diversity of our city. While it wasn't as physically challenging as some of my other records, having this record as my 100th is very special tribute to Sri Chinmoy.”“What Ashrita did today is an amazing feat for him and Guinness World Records alike,” said Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief at Guinness World Records. “He has a 30-year relationship with Guinness World Records that is nothing less than stunning, breaking records around the world and proving that you don’t have to be famous to be the world’s best.”New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro (D-Queens) added, "This is exactly the type of event that should take place in the seat of New York City government. To speak and hear the precious utterances of Sri Chinmoy is truly an inspiration." [image] Ashrita Furman has been breaking Guinness World Records since 1979, when he completed 27,000 jumping jacks to earn his first Guinness World Record.  Since then, the 54-year old health food store manager from Queens, New York has broken records on all seven continents, including completing the fastest mile on a pogo stick in Antarctica and bouncing the fastest mile on a kangaroo ball along the Great Wall of China. Furman has practiced meditation for over 30 years, which helps him keeps his concentration during marathon record attempts. Whether it be performing forward rolls for the entire 12-mile length of Paul Revere’s ride through Massachusetts or racing against a Yak in Mongolia to set the mile sack-racing record, Furman is a determined individual and a true world-class record holder! Access full press release >>> Wednesday 15th April 2009 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:47:19 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Guinness-World-Records-honors-one-mans-historic-milestone-100-Records-Broken/BLOG/241933/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-04-14T09:47:19Z Guinness World Records Ashrita Furman Becomes First Person to Hold 100 Guinness World Records SimultaneouslyNEW YORK - April 14, 2009 – Ashrita Furman reached a milestone today by becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records when he and over 100 participants earned the world record for “A Poem / Literary Passage Recited in the Most Languages.” The historic moment was a long time in the making for Furman, who has been breaking Guinness World Records for over 30 years. New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro presided over the event at City Hall Park in New York City and Guinness World Records judge Danny Girton Jr. was on hand to verify the feat.Furman and over 100 members from the Sri Chinmoy Centre recited "Precious" by Sri Chinmoy in 111 languages including Afrikaans, Dzongkha, Kabyle and Picard. The group beat the current record held by the International Social Service of Hong Kong, which recited “Values on Communal Harmony” in 79 different languages on November 23, 2008. [image]The proud record-breaker had this to say about his unprecedented accomplishment, “With more than 170 nationalities represented in New York City this record celebrates the diversity of our city. While it wasn't as physically challenging as some of my other records, having this record as my 100th is very special tribute to Sri Chinmoy.”“What Ashrita did today is an amazing feat for him and Guinness World Records alike,” said Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief at Guinness World Records. “He has a 30-year relationship with Guinness World Records that is nothing less than stunning, breaking records around the world and proving that you don’t have to be famous to be the world’s best.”New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro (D-Queens) added, "This is exactly the type of event that should take place in the seat of New York City government. To speak and hear the precious utterances of Sri Chinmoy is truly an inspiration." [image] Ashrita Furman has been breaking Guinness World Records since 1979, when he completed 27,000 jumping jacks to earn his first Guinness World Record.  Since then, the 54-year old health food store manager from Queens, New York has broken records on all seven continents, including completing the fastest mile on a pogo stick in Antarctica and bouncing the fastest mile on a kangaroo ball along the Great Wall of China. Furman has practiced meditation for over 30 years, which helps him keeps his concentration during marathon record attempts. Whether it be performing forward rolls for the entire 12-mile length of Paul Revere’s ride through Massachusetts or racing against a Yak in Mongolia to set the mile sack-racing record, Furman is a determined individual and a true world-class record holder! Access full press release >>> Wednesday 15th April 2009 nonadult false Guinness World Records honors one man's historic milestone - 100 Records Broken! text blog 11933 1 5.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 2 0 241933 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Flora-London-Marathon-2009-Calling-all-record-breakers/BLOG/216699/7691.html Pre-registration for a Guinness World Record attempt at this year’s Flora London Marathon has now closed.  We would like to wish all runners the very best of luck Breaking a record during your run is a great way of getting more sponsorship and awareness for your charity. Last year over 35 runners attempted a Guinness World Record during the Flora London Marathon 2008 and in doing so, increased their chances of sponsorship, media coverage - and of course many became record breakers! Among the successful runners was 22-year-old Michelle Frost from Bedfordshire who broke the record for Fastest marathon on stilts.  After a gruelling 8 hours and 25 minutes she made it through the end line and managed to raise £8,000 for her charity, Reach.  Once Guinness World Records adjudicators presented her with her official certificate she said “it was a crazy idea to break this record but I feel proud of my amazing achievement”’   Another record breaker from last year was three-time record holder Ian Sharman who broke the record for Fastest marathon dressed as Santa in 3 hours 12 minutes.  Ian said “The crowd support for running in costume blew me away. The combination of going for a record and the deafening roar of the crowd made for an unforgettable race – I highly recommend it!” So if you have a running number, and you think your run may be record-worthy, please contact Guinness World Records as soon as possible to register your attempt.   Just click here and follow the instructions. All successful applications will receive guidelines to attempt their records, but please be aware that we cannot accept every proposal we receive. We have various record categories for marathons, so get in touch soon! [image] These records and many more are just some of the attempts you could make: Fastest marathon as a film character: Ian Sharman (Maximus) 3 hr 22 min 3 sec Most linked runners to complete a marathon: Richard Kirk captained a team of 24 Metropolitan Police Officers Fastest marathon by a linked team: Oliver Holland, James Kennedy, James Wrighton, Eoghan Murray and Nathan Jones: 3 hr 38 min 24 sec Fastest marathon dressed as Santa: Ian Sharman: 3 hr 12 min 27 sec Fastest marathon in a military uniform: Myles Morson:  5 hr 11 min 42 sec Fastest marathon on stilts: Michelle Frost: 8 hr 25 min Fastest marathon dressed as a clown: Jason Westermoreland: 3 hr 24 min 04 sec Fastest marathon dribbling a basketball: Jean-Yves Kanyamibwa: 4 hr 30 min 29 sec Longest scarf knitted whilst running a marathon: Susie Hewer: 1 m 62 cm Fastest marathon dressed as a super hero (female): Christina Tomlinson: 3 hr 13 min 33 sec Fastest marathon in a fireman’s uniform: Gary Speakman: 5 hr 33 min 10 sec Fastest group of Maasai Warriors to complete a marathon: 5 hr 24 min 47 sec Fastest marathon dressed as a waiter: Roger Bourban: 2hr 47 minFastest marathon in a two-person pantomime costume: New categoryFastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character: New category [image]   20 March 2009 Pre-registration for a Guinness World Record attempt at this year’s Flora London Marathon has now closed.  We would like to wish all runners the very best of luck Breaking a record during your run is a great way of getting more sponsorship and awareness for your charity. Last year over 35 runners attempted a Guinness World Record during the Flora London Marathon 2008 and in doing so, increased their chances of sponsorship, media coverage - and of course many became record breakers! Among the successful runners was 22-year-old Michelle Frost from Bedfordshire who broke the record for Fastest marathon on stilts.  After a gruelling 8 hours and 25 minutes she made it through the end line and managed to raise £8,000 for her charity, Reach.  Once Guinness World Records adjudicators presented her with her official certificate she said “it was a crazy idea to break this record but I feel proud of my amazing achievement”’   Another record breaker from last year was three-time record holder Ian Sharman who broke the record for Fastest marathon dressed as Santa in 3 hours 12 minutes.  Ian said “The crowd support for running in costume blew me away. The combination of going for a record and the deafening roar of the crowd made for an unforgettable race – I highly recommend it!” So if you have a running number, and you think your run may be record-worthy, please contact Guinness World Records as soon as possible to register your attempt.   Just click here and follow the instructions. All successful applications will receive guidelines to attempt their records, but please be aware that we cannot accept every proposal we receive. We have various record categories for marathons, so get in touch soon! [image] These records and many more are just some of the attempts you could make: Fastest marathon as a film character: Ian Sharman (Maximus) 3 hr 22 min 3 sec Most linked runners to complete a marathon: Richard Kirk captained a team of 24 Metropolitan Police Officers Fastest marathon by a linked team: Oliver Holland, James Kennedy, James Wrighton, Eoghan Murray and Nathan Jones: 3 hr 38 min 24 sec Fastest marathon dressed as Santa: Ian Sharman: 3 hr 12 min 27 sec Fastest marathon in a military uniform: Myles Morson:  5 hr 11 min 42 sec Fastest marathon on stilts: Michelle Frost: 8 hr 25 min Fastest marathon dressed as a clown: Jason Westermoreland: 3 hr 24 min 04 sec Fastest marathon dribbling a basketball: Jean-Yves Kanyamibwa: 4 hr 30 min 29 sec Longest scarf knitted whilst running a marathon: Susie Hewer: 1 m 62 cm Fastest marathon dressed as a super hero (female): Christina Tomlinson: 3 hr 13 min 33 sec Fastest marathon in a fireman’s uniform: Gary Speakman: 5 hr 33 min 10 sec Fastest group of Maasai Warriors to complete a marathon: 5 hr 24 min 47 sec Fastest marathon dressed as a waiter: Roger Bourban: 2hr 47 minFastest marathon in a two-person pantomime costume: New categoryFastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character: New category [image]   20 March 2009 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:28:25 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Flora-London-Marathon-2009-Calling-all-record-breakers/BLOG/216699/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-03-20T15:28:25Z Guinness World Records Pre-registration for a Guinness World Record attempt at this year’s Flora London Marathon has now closed.  We would like to wish all runners the very best of luck Breaking a record during your run is a great way of getting more sponsorship and awareness for your charity. Last year over 35 runners attempted a Guinness World Record during the Flora London Marathon 2008 and in doing so, increased their chances of sponsorship, media coverage - and of course many became record breakers! Among the successful runners was 22-year-old Michelle Frost from Bedfordshire who broke the record for Fastest marathon on stilts.  After a gruelling 8 hours and 25 minutes she made it through the end line and managed to raise £8,000 for her charity, Reach.  Once Guinness World Records adjudicators presented her with her official certificate she said “it was a crazy idea to break this record but I feel proud of my amazing achievement”’   Another record breaker from last year was three-time record holder Ian Sharman who broke the record for Fastest marathon dressed as Santa in 3 hours 12 minutes.  Ian said “The crowd support for running in costume blew me away. The combination of going for a record and the deafening roar of the crowd made for an unforgettable race – I highly recommend it!” So if you have a running number, and you think your run may be record-worthy, please contact Guinness World Records as soon as possible to register your attempt.   Just click here and follow the instructions. All successful applications will receive guidelines to attempt their records, but please be aware that we cannot accept every proposal we receive. We have various record categories for marathons, so get in touch soon! [image] These records and many more are just some of the attempts you could make: Fastest marathon as a film character: Ian Sharman (Maximus) 3 hr 22 min 3 sec Most linked runners to complete a marathon: Richard Kirk captained a team of 24 Metropolitan Police Officers Fastest marathon by a linked team: Oliver Holland, James Kennedy, James Wrighton, Eoghan Murray and Nathan Jones: 3 hr 38 min 24 sec Fastest marathon dressed as Santa: Ian Sharman: 3 hr 12 min 27 sec Fastest marathon in a military uniform: Myles Morson:  5 hr 11 min 42 sec Fastest marathon on stilts: Michelle Frost: 8 hr 25 min Fastest marathon dressed as a clown: Jason Westermoreland: 3 hr 24 min 04 sec Fastest marathon dribbling a basketball: Jean-Yves Kanyamibwa: 4 hr 30 min 29 sec Longest scarf knitted whilst running a marathon: Susie Hewer: 1 m 62 cm Fastest marathon dressed as a super hero (female): Christina Tomlinson: 3 hr 13 min 33 sec Fastest marathon in a fireman’s uniform: Gary Speakman: 5 hr 33 min 10 sec Fastest group of Maasai Warriors to complete a marathon: 5 hr 24 min 47 sec Fastest marathon dressed as a waiter: Roger Bourban: 2hr 47 minFastest marathon in a two-person pantomime costume: New categoryFastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character: New category [image]   20 March 2009 nonadult false Flora London Marathon 2009 – Calling all record breakers text blog 5269 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 216699 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Top-50-Games-of-All-Time/BLOG/203360/7691.html At the end of last week Guinness World Records decided it would be interesting to join the fascinating and often heated debate as to what are the greatest console games of all time.To see the full list please go here: http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/270209_top50.aspxSo how did we come up with our list?  Well, in selecting our top 50 console games, we took all the freelancers, contributing consultants, and in-house staff who worked on Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition and asked them to list their ten all-time best home console games (hence why arcade, handheld and PC games aren’t included) based on what they feel are worthy of note for their playability by modern standards.It’s pretty much universally-acknowledged that video games tend to get better over time. As such, many titles that were huge critical and commercial successes 10 years ago can’t live up to the standards we expect of current-gen games, this is why some older releases are not represented. This is not a list that seeks to name the most influential games of all time and the games featured are not Guinness World Record Holders by virtue of their being included.Our aim with the list was to join the fascinating and heated debate as to the greatest games of all time. Apparently some members of the media took offense at our intentions to do so, however it’s worth pointing out that there’s no such thing as a non-controversial best game list, and isn’t it great that the games industry is fluid enough to ensure this?Please take the opportunity to vote for your personal choice for greatest console game ever on the homepage of our website.  We promise to post the “peoples choice” for greatest console game soon!06 March 2009 At the end of last week Guinness World Records decided it would be interesting to join the fascinating and often heated debate as to what are the greatest console games of all time.To see the full list please go here: http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/270209_top50.aspxSo how did we come up with our list?  Well, in selecting our top 50 console games, we took all the freelancers, contributing consultants, and in-house staff who worked on Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition and asked them to list their ten all-time best home console games (hence why arcade, handheld and PC games aren’t included) based on what they feel are worthy of note for their playability by modern standards.It’s pretty much universally-acknowledged that video games tend to get better over time. As such, many titles that were huge critical and commercial successes 10 years ago can’t live up to the standards we expect of current-gen games, this is why some older releases are not represented. This is not a list that seeks to name the most influential games of all time and the games featured are not Guinness World Record Holders by virtue of their being included.Our aim with the list was to join the fascinating and heated debate as to the greatest games of all time. Apparently some members of the media took offense at our intentions to do so, however it’s worth pointing out that there’s no such thing as a non-controversial best game list, and isn’t it great that the games industry is fluid enough to ensure this?Please take the opportunity to vote for your personal choice for greatest console game ever on the homepage of our website.  We promise to post the “peoples choice” for greatest console game soon!06 March 2009 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:46:50 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Top-50-Games-of-All-Time/BLOG/203360/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-03-06T15:46:50Z Gamers Guinness World Records At the end of last week Guinness World Records decided it would be interesting to join the fascinating and often heated debate as to what are the greatest console games of all time.To see the full list please go here: http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/270209_top50.aspxSo how did we come up with our list?  Well, in selecting our top 50 console games, we took all the freelancers, contributing consultants, and in-house staff who worked on Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition and asked them to list their ten all-time best home console games (hence why arcade, handheld and PC games aren’t included) based on what they feel are worthy of note for their playability by modern standards.It’s pretty much universally-acknowledged that video games tend to get better over time. As such, many titles that were huge critical and commercial successes 10 years ago can’t live up to the standards we expect of current-gen games, this is why some older releases are not represented. This is not a list that seeks to name the most influential games of all time and the games featured are not Guinness World Record Holders by virtue of their being included.Our aim with the list was to join the fascinating and heated debate as to the greatest games of all time. Apparently some members of the media took offense at our intentions to do so, however it’s worth pointing out that there’s no such thing as a non-controversial best game list, and isn’t it great that the games industry is fluid enough to ensure this?Please take the opportunity to vote for your personal choice for greatest console game ever on the homepage of our website.  We promise to post the “peoples choice” for greatest console game soon!06 March 2009 gamers nonadult false Top 50 Games of All Time! text blog gamers 4226 1 1.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 0 203360 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Watchmen-smashes-first-record/BLOG/203150/7691.html The eagerly awaited movie adaptation of the graphic novel The Watchmen has broken its first Guinness World Record: its opening in 3,611 theatres is the widest ever opening for an R-rated film. [image]We have yet to see evidence that it will become the one-day highest-grossing R-rated opener ­ a record currently held by Matrix Reloaded, which earned $42.5 million on its first day (and which also has the record for the widest R-rated opening, on 3,603 screens). The midnight movie opening on Thursday, however, was shown on an impressive 1,600 screens, 124 of which were IMAX. This is more than double the openings for director Zack Snyder's 300, the second highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. It would appear that we've not heard the last of the Watchmen... Watch this space!   06 March 2009 The eagerly awaited movie adaptation of the graphic novel The Watchmen has broken its first Guinness World Record: its opening in 3,611 theatres is the widest ever opening for an R-rated film. [image]We have yet to see evidence that it will become the one-day highest-grossing R-rated opener ­ a record currently held by Matrix Reloaded, which earned $42.5 million on its first day (and which also has the record for the widest R-rated opening, on 3,603 screens). The midnight movie opening on Thursday, however, was shown on an impressive 1,600 screens, 124 of which were IMAX. This is more than double the openings for director Zack Snyder's 300, the second highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. It would appear that we've not heard the last of the Watchmen... Watch this space!   06 March 2009 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:06:17 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Watchmen-smashes-first-record/BLOG/203150/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-03-06T12:06:17Z Guinness World Records The eagerly awaited movie adaptation of the graphic novel The Watchmen has broken its first Guinness World Record: its opening in 3,611 theatres is the widest ever opening for an R-rated film. [image]We have yet to see evidence that it will become the one-day highest-grossing R-rated opener ­ a record currently held by Matrix Reloaded, which earned $42.5 million on its first day (and which also has the record for the widest R-rated opening, on 3,603 screens). The midnight movie opening on Thursday, however, was shown on an impressive 1,600 screens, 124 of which were IMAX. This is more than double the openings for director Zack Snyder's 300, the second highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. It would appear that we've not heard the last of the Watchmen... Watch this space!   06 March 2009 nonadult false Watchmen smashes first record text blog 5184 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 203150 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Lee-Redmond/BLOG/185005/7691.html Guinness World Records was deeply concerned to hear about a car accident involving Lee Redmond, who holds the record for the longest fingernails (female) at a combined length of 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in). Lee, of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the accident on Tuesday 10 February, when the vehicle she was riding in was involved in a collision. Sadly, her record-breaking nails were damaged beyond repair in the crash.  “As a long-term friend of Guinness World Records, Lee is a fantastic ambassador for the company,” said Editor in Chief Craig Glenday, “appearing on our TV shows around the world and promoting to school children that it’s okay to be different. Losing her nails in such a terrible accident has shocked everyone here at Guinness World Records – they were such a fundamental part of her life and unique character. We all hope that she makes a speedy recovery.” 12 February 2009 Guinness World Records was deeply concerned to hear about a car accident involving Lee Redmond, who holds the record for the longest fingernails (female) at a combined length of 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in). Lee, of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the accident on Tuesday 10 February, when the vehicle she was riding in was involved in a collision. Sadly, her record-breaking nails were damaged beyond repair in the crash.  “As a long-term friend of Guinness World Records, Lee is a fantastic ambassador for the company,” said Editor in Chief Craig Glenday, “appearing on our TV shows around the world and promoting to school children that it’s okay to be different. Losing her nails in such a terrible accident has shocked everyone here at Guinness World Records – they were such a fundamental part of her life and unique character. We all hope that she makes a speedy recovery.” 12 February 2009 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:28:27 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Lee-Redmond/BLOG/185005/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-02-13T11:28:27Z Guinness World Records Guinness World Records was deeply concerned to hear about a car accident involving Lee Redmond, who holds the record for the longest fingernails (female) at a combined length of 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in). Lee, of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the accident on Tuesday 10 February, when the vehicle she was riding in was involved in a collision. Sadly, her record-breaking nails were damaged beyond repair in the crash.  “As a long-term friend of Guinness World Records, Lee is a fantastic ambassador for the company,” said Editor in Chief Craig Glenday, “appearing on our TV shows around the world and promoting to school children that it’s okay to be different. Losing her nails in such a terrible accident has shocked everyone here at Guinness World Records – they were such a fundamental part of her life and unique character. We all hope that she makes a speedy recovery.” 12 February 2009 nonadult false Lee Redmond text blog 7323 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 0 185005 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_The-Gamers-Bible-Returns-with-launch-of-Guinness-World-Record-2009-Gamers-Edition/BLOG/176047/7691.html LONDON (4th February, 2009) -  The globally-recognised authority on record-breaking achievements, Guinness World Records, announces the latest and greatest in video gaming with the publication of Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition. As Great Britain experiences the heaviest snowfall in eighteen years, launch celebrations for the UK version are postponed until 11th February. [image] Hailed by critics as the “gamer’s bible” in 2008, this year’s edition promises to keep gamers occupied for hours with 216 pages of original records, facts and trivia. The all new 2009 Gamer’s Edition encompasses everything from the history of gaming to individual scores and facts from all genres of video games. Records include the Largest Virtual Army (America’s Army, with more than 8 million registered users – almost 15 times larger than the actual US Army);  the Longest Drum Marathon On Rock Band (26 hrs, 40 min); Most Controls on a Video Game (Steel Battalion, which features 49 different input devices, including foot pedals, a gear level, two control sticks and a button that activates in-screen windscreen wipers); Most Successful Entertainment Product Launch (Grand Theft Auto IV); and the Most Played Online Game (Call of Duty 4, with more than 1.3 million players daily on Xbox 360 alone). Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records, Craig Glenday, says: “Our intention behind Gamer’s Edition is to offer a snapshot of the gaming universe uniquely through the eyes of Guinness World Records – in a format that appeals to both casual and hardcore gamers.” The book covers all consoles and gaming levels, as well as a special section on banned and controversial games (pinball machines were banned in the U.S. for 34 years), War Games (Metal Gear, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor), Superhero Games (Batman, Spider-Man, Superman), Space Games (Star Trek, Wing Commander, Star Wars). The 2009 Gamer’s Edition also features interviews with key gaming industry heroes, such as Ralph H. Baer, investigates the growing craze in healthy gaming, and offers Twin Galaxies’ leaderboard of high scores and fastest times. Concurring with Glenday’s view, records manager and gaming specialist Gaz Deaves adds: “As with the amazing achievements in the main book, we are always happy to welcome new record breakers in to Gamer’s Edition and the Guinness World Records family. Anybody who’s dedicated to breaking a record in the video gaming world can contact us with a claim through our website www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers.” To celebrate the UK launch of the new edition on the 11th of February, British eccentric motoring inventor Edd China will unveil his latest wacky creation on four wheels – the Fastest Mobile Gaming Rig. Complete with all three “current generation” consoles and monitors, this unique piece of mobile furniture will tour the streets of London with three gamers onboard after setting a speed record on the A40.  Also in celebration of the UK launch, the world’s Youngest Professional Gamer, Lil Poison (Victor De Leon III), is due to visit London for the very first time on 9th February. 10-year old, Long Island (NY) native, Lil Poison claimed the title after signing with MLG recruiters as a Pro Gamer at the age of six. Today, on the other side of the pond, reigning Guinness World Record-holder Danny Johnson will attempt to reclaim his “Guitar God” status on Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock in New York City. Johnson will try to best the previous record of 899,703 points on Guitar Hero’s toughest song – “Through the Fire and Flames”. Even prior to its launch, 2009 Gamer’s Edition received critical acclaim from with Kotaku, stating: “With entries for professional gaming, top selling games in history, the history of hardware and Guitar Hero, the Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition looks to be a must have for fans of gaming.” LONDON (4th February, 2009) -  The globally-recognised authority on record-breaking achievements, Guinness World Records, announces the latest and greatest in video gaming with the publication of Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition. As Great Britain experiences the heaviest snowfall in eighteen years, launch celebrations for the UK version are postponed until 11th February. [image] Hailed by critics as the “gamer’s bible” in 2008, this year’s edition promises to keep gamers occupied for hours with 216 pages of original records, facts and trivia. The all new 2009 Gamer’s Edition encompasses everything from the history of gaming to individual scores and facts from all genres of video games. Records include the Largest Virtual Army (America’s Army, with more than 8 million registered users – almost 15 times larger than the actual US Army);  the Longest Drum Marathon On Rock Band (26 hrs, 40 min); Most Controls on a Video Game (Steel Battalion, which features 49 different input devices, including foot pedals, a gear level, two control sticks and a button that activates in-screen windscreen wipers); Most Successful Entertainment Product Launch (Grand Theft Auto IV); and the Most Played Online Game (Call of Duty 4, with more than 1.3 million players daily on Xbox 360 alone). Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records, Craig Glenday, says: “Our intention behind Gamer’s Edition is to offer a snapshot of the gaming universe uniquely through the eyes of Guinness World Records – in a format that appeals to both casual and hardcore gamers.” The book covers all consoles and gaming levels, as well as a special section on banned and controversial games (pinball machines were banned in the U.S. for 34 years), War Games (Metal Gear, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor), Superhero Games (Batman, Spider-Man, Superman), Space Games (Star Trek, Wing Commander, Star Wars). The 2009 Gamer’s Edition also features interviews with key gaming industry heroes, such as Ralph H. Baer, investigates the growing craze in healthy gaming, and offers Twin Galaxies’ leaderboard of high scores and fastest times. Concurring with Glenday’s view, records manager and gaming specialist Gaz Deaves adds: “As with the amazing achievements in the main book, we are always happy to welcome new record breakers in to Gamer’s Edition and the Guinness World Records family. Anybody who’s dedicated to breaking a record in the video gaming world can contact us with a claim through our website www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers.” To celebrate the UK launch of the new edition on the 11th of February, British eccentric motoring inventor Edd China will unveil his latest wacky creation on four wheels – the Fastest Mobile Gaming Rig. Complete with all three “current generation” consoles and monitors, this unique piece of mobile furniture will tour the streets of London with three gamers onboard after setting a speed record on the A40.  Also in celebration of the UK launch, the world’s Youngest Professional Gamer, Lil Poison (Victor De Leon III), is due to visit London for the very first time on 9th February. 10-year old, Long Island (NY) native, Lil Poison claimed the title after signing with MLG recruiters as a Pro Gamer at the age of six. Today, on the other side of the pond, reigning Guinness World Record-holder Danny Johnson will attempt to reclaim his “Guitar God” status on Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock in New York City. Johnson will try to best the previous record of 899,703 points on Guitar Hero’s toughest song – “Through the Fire and Flames”. Even prior to its launch, 2009 Gamer’s Edition received critical acclaim from with Kotaku, stating: “With entries for professional gaming, top selling games in history, the history of hardware and Guitar Hero, the Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition looks to be a must have for fans of gaming.” Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:37:59 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_The-Gamers-Bible-Returns-with-launch-of-Guinness-World-Record-2009-Gamers-Edition/BLOG/176047/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-02-04T12:37:59Z Gamers Guinness World Records LONDON (4th February, 2009) -  The globally-recognised authority on record-breaking achievements, Guinness World Records, announces the latest and greatest in video gaming with the publication of Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition. As Great Britain experiences the heaviest snowfall in eighteen years, launch celebrations for the UK version are postponed until 11th February. [image] Hailed by critics as the “gamer’s bible” in 2008, this year’s edition promises to keep gamers occupied for hours with 216 pages of original records, facts and trivia. The all new 2009 Gamer’s Edition encompasses everything from the history of gaming to individual scores and facts from all genres of video games. Records include the Largest Virtual Army (America’s Army, with more than 8 million registered users – almost 15 times larger than the actual US Army);  the Longest Drum Marathon On Rock Band (26 hrs, 40 min); Most Controls on a Video Game (Steel Battalion, which features 49 different input devices, including foot pedals, a gear level, two control sticks and a button that activates in-screen windscreen wipers); Most Successful Entertainment Product Launch (Grand Theft Auto IV); and the Most Played Online Game (Call of Duty 4, with more than 1.3 million players daily on Xbox 360 alone). Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records, Craig Glenday, says: “Our intention behind Gamer’s Edition is to offer a snapshot of the gaming universe uniquely through the eyes of Guinness World Records – in a format that appeals to both casual and hardcore gamers.” The book covers all consoles and gaming levels, as well as a special section on banned and controversial games (pinball machines were banned in the U.S. for 34 years), War Games (Metal Gear, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor), Superhero Games (Batman, Spider-Man, Superman), Space Games (Star Trek, Wing Commander, Star Wars). The 2009 Gamer’s Edition also features interviews with key gaming industry heroes, such as Ralph H. Baer, investigates the growing craze in healthy gaming, and offers Twin Galaxies’ leaderboard of high scores and fastest times. Concurring with Glenday’s view, records manager and gaming specialist Gaz Deaves adds: “As with the amazing achievements in the main book, we are always happy to welcome new record breakers in to Gamer’s Edition and the Guinness World Records family. Anybody who’s dedicated to breaking a record in the video gaming world can contact us with a claim through our website www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers.” To celebrate the UK launch of the new edition on the 11th of February, British eccentric motoring inventor Edd China will unveil his latest wacky creation on four wheels – the Fastest Mobile Gaming Rig. Complete with all three “current generation” consoles and monitors, this unique piece of mobile furniture will tour the streets of London with three gamers onboard after setting a speed record on the A40.  Also in celebration of the UK launch, the world’s Youngest Professional Gamer, Lil Poison (Victor De Leon III), is due to visit London for the very first time on 9th February. 10-year old, Long Island (NY) native, Lil Poison claimed the title after signing with MLG recruiters as a Pro Gamer at the age of six. Today, on the other side of the pond, reigning Guinness World Record-holder Danny Johnson will attempt to reclaim his “Guitar God” status on Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock in New York City. Johnson will try to best the previous record of 899,703 points on Guitar Hero’s toughest song – “Through the Fire and Flames”. Even prior to its launch, 2009 Gamer’s Edition received critical acclaim from with Kotaku, stating: “With entries for professional gaming, top selling games in history, the history of hardware and Guitar Hero, the Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition looks to be a must have for fans of gaming.” gamers nonadult false The "Gamers Bible" Returns with launch of Guinness World Record 2009 Gamer's Edition text blog gamers 4757 11 4.09091 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 3 0 176047 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Official-Statement/BLOG/169340/7691.html It has been brought to the attention of Guinness World Records that 11-year-old Michelito Lagravere’s recent killing of six calves in a bullfight in Merida, Mexico will be submitted to Guinness World Records for recognition as a potential world record. Guinness World Records was not aware that this event was taking place, and will not recognise the result. We do not accept records based on the killing or harming of animals. It has been brought to the attention of Guinness World Records that 11-year-old Michelito Lagravere’s recent killing of six calves in a bullfight in Merida, Mexico will be submitted to Guinness World Records for recognition as a potential world record. Guinness World Records was not aware that this event was taking place, and will not recognise the result. We do not accept records based on the killing or harming of animals. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:15:27 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Official-Statement/BLOG/169340/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-01-26T11:15:27Z Guinness World Records It has been brought to the attention of Guinness World Records that 11-year-old Michelito Lagravere’s recent killing of six calves in a bullfight in Merida, Mexico will be submitted to Guinness World Records for recognition as a potential world record. Guinness World Records was not aware that this event was taking place, and will not recognise the result. We do not accept records based on the killing or harming of animals. children, most nonadult false GWR Official Statement text blog children,most 11972 12 4.91667 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 118 1 169340 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_New-UK-TV-Series/BLOG/164552/7691.html Want to be on the new Guinness World Records TV show? [image] Do you have what it takes to break a Guinness World Record? If the answer is yes then we want to hear from YOU! ‘Guinness World Records Smashed’ is returning to Sky 1 in the UK this Spring for an action packed, jaw dropping, side splitting series, and you could be a part of it. If there’s a record that you think you can break, or a completely new one that you want to set for the very first time, then get in touch with us now. We want to hear from you, whether it’s a big and spectacular, or, small and simple idea, please drop us a line and let us know about it, and you could be making history. Send us your name and contact details along with a concise description of the record you would like to break and any footage you may have to the following address: smashed@outlineproductions.co.uk Want to be on the new Guinness World Records TV show? [image] Do you have what it takes to break a Guinness World Record? If the answer is yes then we want to hear from YOU! ‘Guinness World Records Smashed’ is returning to Sky 1 in the UK this Spring for an action packed, jaw dropping, side splitting series, and you could be a part of it. If there’s a record that you think you can break, or a completely new one that you want to set for the very first time, then get in touch with us now. We want to hear from you, whether it’s a big and spectacular, or, small and simple idea, please drop us a line and let us know about it, and you could be making history. Send us your name and contact details along with a concise description of the record you would like to break and any footage you may have to the following address: smashed@outlineproductions.co.uk Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:13:34 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_New-UK-TV-Series/BLOG/164552/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-01-16T00:13:34Z Guinness World Records Want to be on the new Guinness World Records TV show? [image] Do you have what it takes to break a Guinness World Record? If the answer is yes then we want to hear from YOU! ‘Guinness World Records Smashed’ is returning to Sky 1 in the UK this Spring for an action packed, jaw dropping, side splitting series, and you could be a part of it. If there’s a record that you think you can break, or a completely new one that you want to set for the very first time, then get in touch with us now. We want to hear from you, whether it’s a big and spectacular, or, small and simple idea, please drop us a line and let us know about it, and you could be making history. Send us your name and contact details along with a concise description of the record you would like to break and any footage you may have to the following address: smashed@outlineproductions.co.uk gwr_news nonadult false New UK TV Series! text blog gwr_news 9350 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 2 0 164552 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Largest-cabbage-dish/BLOG/164520/7691.html On 19 December 2008, the patron’s day of Prilep, the town of Prilep in the Republic of Macedonia, officially became part of Guinness World Records. 80,191 cabbage rolls or ‘sarma’, were prepared for every citizen of town; thus Prilep attempted to set a Guinness World Record under the category of largest cabbage dish. [image] The traditional sarma was prepared by the skillful hands of 160 women volunteers of the Prerodba women association, NGO Mother-Tradition and the VMRO-DPMNE Union of women. The sarma, which the size of a hazelnut, was prepared in the EURO Restaurant, and within the course of 6 hours the 160 women prepared the 80,191 cabbage rolls. [image]In order to be authentic in taste and size, the sarmas were in miniature dimensions, 10x10 mm. It takes an enormous amount of skill to make them, since in a very small cabbage leaf one should wrap enough grains of rice to be boiled in the best way possible. Talal Omar, Guinness World Records adjudicator, weighed the container which contained the sarmas and made sure that everything took place according to Guinness World Records guidelines. The net weight of the cabbage dish was exactly 544 kg (1,221 lbs). “This is my first time in Macedonia and I am really excited by the entire event, I’ve also tasted your famous sarma and I can say it is really delicious,” Talal Omar said. There were around ten thousand people present at the event, among them the Archbishop Mr. Stefan and the mayor of Prilep, Marjan Risteski.09 January 2009 On 19 December 2008, the patron’s day of Prilep, the town of Prilep in the Republic of Macedonia, officially became part of Guinness World Records. 80,191 cabbage rolls or ‘sarma’, were prepared for every citizen of town; thus Prilep attempted to set a Guinness World Record under the category of largest cabbage dish. [image] The traditional sarma was prepared by the skillful hands of 160 women volunteers of the Prerodba women association, NGO Mother-Tradition and the VMRO-DPMNE Union of women. The sarma, which the size of a hazelnut, was prepared in the EURO Restaurant, and within the course of 6 hours the 160 women prepared the 80,191 cabbage rolls. [image]In order to be authentic in taste and size, the sarmas were in miniature dimensions, 10x10 mm. It takes an enormous amount of skill to make them, since in a very small cabbage leaf one should wrap enough grains of rice to be boiled in the best way possible. Talal Omar, Guinness World Records adjudicator, weighed the container which contained the sarmas and made sure that everything took place according to Guinness World Records guidelines. The net weight of the cabbage dish was exactly 544 kg (1,221 lbs). “This is my first time in Macedonia and I am really excited by the entire event, I’ve also tasted your famous sarma and I can say it is really delicious,” Talal Omar said. There were around ten thousand people present at the event, among them the Archbishop Mr. Stefan and the mayor of Prilep, Marjan Risteski.09 January 2009 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:28:13 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Largest-cabbage-dish/BLOG/164520/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-01-15T23:28:13Z Guinness World Records On 19 December 2008, the patron’s day of Prilep, the town of Prilep in the Republic of Macedonia, officially became part of Guinness World Records. 80,191 cabbage rolls or ‘sarma’, were prepared for every citizen of town; thus Prilep attempted to set a Guinness World Record under the category of largest cabbage dish. [image] The traditional sarma was prepared by the skillful hands of 160 women volunteers of the Prerodba women association, NGO Mother-Tradition and the VMRO-DPMNE Union of women. The sarma, which the size of a hazelnut, was prepared in the EURO Restaurant, and within the course of 6 hours the 160 women prepared the 80,191 cabbage rolls. [image]In order to be authentic in taste and size, the sarmas were in miniature dimensions, 10x10 mm. It takes an enormous amount of skill to make them, since in a very small cabbage leaf one should wrap enough grains of rice to be boiled in the best way possible. Talal Omar, Guinness World Records adjudicator, weighed the container which contained the sarmas and made sure that everything took place according to Guinness World Records guidelines. The net weight of the cabbage dish was exactly 544 kg (1,221 lbs). “This is my first time in Macedonia and I am really excited by the entire event, I’ve also tasted your famous sarma and I can say it is really delicious,” Talal Omar said. There were around ten thousand people present at the event, among them the Archbishop Mr. Stefan and the mayor of Prilep, Marjan Risteski.09 January 2009 nonadult false Largest cabbage dish text blog 3058 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 0 164520 90289 Silver 1832 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Two-new-Chinese-records/BLOG/163482/7691.html On 25 and 26 December 2008, the Zhong Lian Hotel in Dandong City, China, successfully organized two record-breaking events at the Dandong Wangtong Stadium. The records were for the most postcards sent from one location at one time – which was set at 3,316 – and for the most people completing the same dot-to-dot drawing simultaneously – which was counted at 2,490.   [image]   The two events were held as parts of two Christmas Singing parties organized by the Zhong Lian Hotel and the participants for the records were attendees to these parties. Most of the participants were from the city of Dandong, which is famous for the Yalu River, a river on the border between China and D.P.R.K. The postcards sent from the stadium illustrated the beautiful scenery around Dandong City. The purpose of these postcards was to exalt the beauty of their city and to extend best wishes for the New Year to other cities. The dot-to-dot drawings depicted the Hushan Great Wall in Dandong.   The Zhong Lian Hotel management was greatly excited at receiving two GWR certificates from the adjudicator from Guinness World Records, Angela Wu. They stated that by organizing such events, besides setting world records, they were showing their love for their home town and offering a warm welcome to all visitors to the beautiful city of Dandong. 09 January 2009 On 25 and 26 December 2008, the Zhong Lian Hotel in Dandong City, China, successfully organized two record-breaking events at the Dandong Wangtong Stadium. The records were for the most postcards sent from one location at one time – which was set at 3,316 – and for the most people completing the same dot-to-dot drawing simultaneously – which was counted at 2,490.   [image]   The two events were held as parts of two Christmas Singing parties organized by the Zhong Lian Hotel and the participants for the records were attendees to these parties. Most of the participants were from the city of Dandong, which is famous for the Yalu River, a river on the border between China and D.P.R.K. The postcards sent from the stadium illustrated the beautiful scenery around Dandong City. The purpose of these postcards was to exalt the beauty of their city and to extend best wishes for the New Year to other cities. The dot-to-dot drawings depicted the Hushan Great Wall in Dandong.   The Zhong Lian Hotel management was greatly excited at receiving two GWR certificates from the adjudicator from Guinness World Records, Angela Wu. They stated that by organizing such events, besides setting world records, they were showing their love for their home town and offering a warm welcome to all visitors to the beautiful city of Dandong. 09 January 2009 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:42:44 GMT http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Two-new-Chinese-records/BLOG/163482/7691.html GuinnessWorldRecords 2009-01-14T00:42:44Z Guinness World Records On 25 and 26 December 2008, the Zhong Lian Hotel in Dandong City, China, successfully organized two record-breaking events at the Dandong Wangtong Stadium. The records were for the most postcards sent from one location at one time – which was set at 3,316 – and for the most people completing the same dot-to-dot drawing simultaneously – which was counted at 2,490.   [image]   The two events were held as parts of two Christmas Singing parties organized by the Zhong Lian Hotel and the participants for the records were attendees to these parties. Most of the participants were from the city of Dandong, which is famous for the Yalu River, a river on the border between China and D.P.R.K. The postcards sent from the stadium illustrated the beautiful scenery around Dandong City. The purpose of these postcards was to exalt the beauty of their city and to extend best wishes for the New Year to other cities. The dot-to-dot drawings depicted the Hushan Great Wall in Dandong.   The Zhong Lian Hotel management was greatly excited at receiving two GWR certificates from the adjudicator from Guinness World Records, Angela Wu. They stated that by organizing such events, besides setting world records, they were showing their love for their home town and offering a warm welcome to all visitors to the beautiful city of Dandong. 09 January 2009 adj_blog nonadult false Two new Chinese records text blog adj_blog 3862 0 0.0 http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=90289&as=7691 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/7691/photos/PHOTO_816569_7691_90289_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 163482 90289 Silver 1832