Keith and I have talked lots and lots about our “2 Guys, 1 List” project, although we haven’t blogged a whole lot about it. But, that’s why we’re training to run a marathon (it’s on my list).
One of our other goals (Keith’s) is to get into the Guinness Book or World Records. Well, that’s hard. But, like many people with too much time on our hands, we have each scoured the record books, looking for a record that’s easiest to break.
Well, here’s an alternative — if the Guinness Book of World Records is like the Encyclopedia Britannica, then this is its’ Wikipedia — crowdsourced, beta, edit-it-yourself.
Hat-tip to my friend Colin, who passed the link along. It’s a compendium called the Universal Record Database, and it’s filled with records too esoteric or weird to attract Guinness’ attention:
- Most Binder Clips Attached to Face (31)
- Most Playing Cards Incorrectly Guessed In A Row (13)
- Fastest Time To Solve A Rubik’s Cube While Riding A Unicycle (1:09.4)
or this one: Fastest Consumption Of A 24-Ounce Bottle Of Breakfast Syrup (2:32.2)
Note to Keith: We are not going to try to break that one.
Grant Hamilton
4 Responses to “Suck it, Guinness World Records”
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In response the the video….that cannot be healthy. I cannot even fathom what it would be like to try and throw up syrup. Also I am concerned about this man’s blood sugar level after downing that bottle of Aunt Jemima.
Yeah, about two-thirds of the way through I started to feel sick myself. Urrrgh.
I’d rather clip binder clips to my face.
Has no one seen “Super Troopers”? Also, Grant, we’ve decided which record we’re going to attempt to break for Guinness. We just have to find the time to do it.
That’s true — I think we need to work up to it a bit, as well. We’ll need practice time. Maybe while we’re out running for our marathon training? (kidding!)