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- ChaosProfessor, on 12/19/2007, -4/+40***** WORDPRESS TO HELL WITHYOU
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- Dokument, on 12/19/2007, -1/+11Top 10 Weirdest Guinness World Records!!
December 18th, 2007 by skywalkeer
Since the advent of circuses and fairs, people have been fascinated by the outlandish. Freak shows have taken advantage of this curiosity and soon people were flocking to observe deformed people and other human phenomena.
Over time, tastes grew sharper and some have begun to attempt eccentric feats to satisfy public demand, while quenching their own exhibitionist desires. Records are now established and broken every day, in every walk of life. Here are the top ten weirdest records in the world according to Guinness, and based on the funhigh.com oddness meter.
Most Expensive Washroom
washroom.jpg Guys are famous for being able to do the deed just about anywhere. We do it in the great outdoors, by the side of the road, and in city alleys, behind dumpsters. But no man alive would turn down an opportunity to use a golden throne. In 2001, Hong Kong jeweler Lam Sai-wing took it upon himself to craft a solid gold toilet, inspired by the words of Lenin who stated that toilets of gold should be made to remind us of the waste of capital warfare. The piece is worth $3.5 million.
Largest Feet
Largest Feet
Matthew McGrory is one tall 29-year-old dude. The Pennsylvania native stands 7′4″ tall and weighs nearly 617 pounds. If I stopped here, you would think I was talking about the next NBA draft prospect. But it’s his feet that set him apart. If he were to walk into a Payless shoe store, he would have to ask for some size 28.5 sneakers. And he would need a serious credit margin as he needs to pay up to $22,745 for one pair of shoes. His big toes alone measure five inches in length. I wonder what he’s been eating!
Longest Driven Journey
Longest Driven Journey
I know people who have difficulty spending more than two hours in a car. Fortunately, this is not a problem for Emil and Liliana Schmid, a Swiss couple. In 1984, they began a journey that took them around the world. For 18 years, they used their 1982 Toyota Land Cruiser and drove through 131 countries and over 316,900 miles. Initially, they left their home for only a year but the kick of traveling kept them going.
Largest Chicken Dance
Largest Chicken Dance
I’ve never been to Ohio, but it seems to me that perhaps they should think about finding themselves some new attractions. On September 1, 1996, 72,000 poultry-obsessed citizens of the Canfield County Fair stopped what they were doing and began performing the chicken dance. Apparently, it’s a tradition in the area to do this dance at weddings so it only seemed natural to gather everyone around and go for the record.
Heaviest Weight Balanced On Head
Heaviest Weight Balanced On Head
Believe it or not, there are people whose idea of a good time is to see how much weight they can balance on their head without getting crushed to death. John Evans is one of them and he managed to balance 101 bricks on his head (416.7 pounds) for 10 seconds back in December 1997. The Londoner also holds such balancing act records for books, beer kegs, people, and a car. With a 22-inch neck, his record won’t soon be broken.
Fastest Tomato Ketchup Drinker
Fastest Tomato Ketchup Drinker
First things first: how in the world do you come up with such a stunt? Do you wake up one morning and say, “I’ll have a sandwich, a donut, and a bottle of ketchup for lunch”? Dustin Phillips of California obviously went through a similar experience, since he holds the record for the fastest ketchup drinker in the world. In 33 seconds, he drank over 90% of a 14-ounce bottle of ketchup through a straw. I just hope he chugged some burgers afterward.
Smallest Nightclub
Smallest Nightclub
Those zany Brits will never cease to amaze me with their madcap innovations. August 1998 saw the introduction of the smallest nightclub in the world, measuring 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 8 feet high. It has everything other clubs have: DJ, smoke machine, extensive sound system, and even a doorman. The Minuscule of Sound blares music from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, and is on every globetrotting clubber’s list. The club, which only has enough room for 14 people, began life as an anti-corporate statement, but has since evolved into a full-fledged club-going experience.
Loudest Burp
Loudest Burp
Had my mother let me practice at the dinner table as a child, I could be the one holding this record. Instead, it’s British subject Paul Hunn who can perform a burp reaching 118.1 decibels; an intensity some compared to a pneumatic drill or an airplane taking off.
Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t indulge himself whenever it strikes his fancy. According to this record holder, the greatest belches occur after eating spicy foods and sucking in a lot of air. I certainly will be practicing this at the next family feast.
Longest Kiss
Longest Kiss
How much time would you be willing to spend kissing your girl? One, maybe two hours? More? I guess love and lust factor in somewhere. In Israel, there is a Tel Aviv couple that smooched continuously for 30 hours and 45 minutes in April 1999. They didn’t even take one single break. It’s not their lips I was concerned with; it was their bladders. For the accomplishment, Karmit Tzubera and Dror Orpaz were most notably compensated with a trip around the world.
Largest Navel Fluff Collection
Largest Navel Fluff Collection
Some people will collect just about anything. Most collections can be regarded as reasonable, endearing even. But Australia native Graham Barker opened up a whole new can of worms. In 1984, he looked down at his navel and marveled at the lint protruding from it. He pulled it out and saved it.
Before long, harvesting his bellybutton for fluff became a habit. In 15 years, he amassed 0.54 ounces of lint. He’s aware that people think he’s yards off his rocker but continues doing it as he enjoys being able to collect something no one else has.
Resources:
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
www.footdoc.ca - greenlight2001, on 12/19/2007, -1/+10Can someone do a copy paste job? WordPress goes down more often than your mom.
- Dokument, on 12/19/2007, -0/+8world record for most people pissed off
- akinnee, on 12/19/2007, -0/+6sigh... wordpress crashing? unheard of.
- Dokument, on 12/19/2007, -0/+5windows > wordpress
- Dokument, on 12/19/2007, -0/+5Edit: *****
- yournightmare, on 12/19/2007, -0/+4Smallest nightclub, huh? I used to live down the street from the world's smallest park. It's in Portland, OR. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Ends_Park
They have a picture of it. The part with the plants growing out of it is the actual park, not the concrete median around it. - cadmstr, on 12/19/2007, -0/+4$22,745 for one pair of shoes? I hope they're rocket shoes. With sick rims. And a cupholder.
- morningmatters, on 12/19/2007, -2/+6Everyone can be the best at something in this world.
- ChaosProfessor, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3/me jumping around
OH NO HE DIDN'T - BakaDrgn, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3Your mother.
- metateck, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2Somebody gets here, sees no comments, and wants to comment but doesn't know what to say.
- Dokument, on 12/19/2007, -1/+3if you only had a brain.
- greenlight2001, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2Thanks
- antdude, on 12/19/2007, -4/+6Since the advent of circuses and fairs, people have been fascinated by the outlandish. Freak shows have taken advantage of this curiosity and soon people were flocking to observe deformed people and other human phenomena.
Over time, tastes grew sharper and some have begun to attempt eccentric feats to satisfy public demand, while quenching their own exhibitionist desires. Records are now established and broken every day, in every walk of life. Here are the top ten weirdest records in the world according to Guinness, and based on the funhigh.com oddness meter.
Most Expensive Washroom
washroom.jpg Guys are famous for being able to do the deed just about anywhere. We do it in the great outdoors, by the side of the road, and in city alleys, behind dumpsters. But no man alive would turn down an opportunity to use a golden throne. In 2001, Hong Kong jeweler Lam Sai-wing took it upon himself to craft a solid gold toilet, inspired by the words of Lenin who stated that toilets of gold should be made to remind us of the waste of capital warfare. The piece is worth $3.5 million.
Largest Feet
Largest Feet
Matthew McGrory is one tall 29-year-old dude. The Pennsylvania native stands 7′4″ tall and weighs nearly 617 pounds. If I stopped here, you would think I was talking about the next NBA draft prospect. But it’s his feet that set him apart. If he were to walk into a Payless shoe store, he would have to ask for some size 28.5 sneakers. And he would need a serious credit margin as he needs to pay up to $22,745 for one pair of shoes. His big toes alone measure five inches in length. I wonder what he’s been eating!
Longest Driven Journey
Longest Driven Journey
I know people who have difficulty spending more than two hours in a car. Fortunately, this is not a problem for Emil and Liliana Schmid, a Swiss couple. In 1984, they began a journey that took them around the world. For 18 years, they used their 1982 Toyota Land Cruiser and drove through 131 countries and over 316,900 miles. Initially, they left their home for only a year but the kick of traveling kept them going.
Largest Chicken Dance
Largest Chicken Dance
I’ve never been to Ohio, but it seems to me that perhaps they should think about finding themselves some new attractions. On September 1, 1996, 72,000 poultry-obsessed citizens of the Canfield County Fair stopped what they were doing and began performing the chicken dance. Apparently, it’s a tradition in the area to do this dance at weddings so it only seemed natural to gather everyone around and go for the record.
Heaviest Weight Balanced On Head
Heaviest Weight Balanced On Head
Believe it or not, there are people whose idea of a good time is to see how much weight they can balance on their head without getting crushed to death. John Evans is one of them and he managed to balance 101 bricks on his head (416.7 pounds) for 10 seconds back in December 1997. The Londoner also holds such balancing act records for books, beer kegs, people, and a car. With a 22-inch neck, his record won’t soon be broken.
Fastest Tomato Ketchup Drinker
Fastest Tomato Ketchup Drinker
First things first: how in the world do you come up with such a stunt? Do you wake up one morning and say, “I’ll have a sandwich, a donut, and a bottle of ketchup for lunch”? Dustin Phillips of California obviously went through a similar experience, since he holds the record for the fastest ketchup drinker in the world. In 33 seconds, he drank over 90% of a 14-ounce bottle of ketchup through a straw. I just hope he chugged some burgers afterward.
Smallest Nightclub
Smallest Nightclub
Those zany Brits will never cease to amaze me with their madcap innovations. August 1998 saw the introduction of the smallest nightclub in the world, measuring 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 8 feet high. It has everything other clubs have: DJ, smoke machine, extensive sound system, and even a doorman. The Minuscule of Sound blares music from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, and is on every globetrotting clubber’s list. The club, which only has enough room for 14 people, began life as an anti-corporate statement, but has since evolved into a full-fledged club-going experience.
Loudest Burp
Loudest Burp
Had my mother let me practice at the dinner table as a child, I could be the one holding this record. Instead, it’s British subject Paul Hunn who can perform a burp reaching 118.1 decibels; an intensity some compared to a pneumatic drill or an airplane taking off.
Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t indulge himself whenever it strikes his fancy. According to this record holder, the greatest belches occur after eating spicy foods and sucking in a lot of air. I certainly will be practicing this at the next family feast.
Longest Kiss
Longest Kiss
How much time would you be willing to spend kissing your girl? One, maybe two hours? More? I guess love and lust factor in somewhere. In Israel, there is a Tel Aviv couple that smooched continuously for 30 hours and 45 minutes in April 1999. They didn’t even take one single break. It’s not their lips I was concerned with; it was their bladders. For the accomplishment, Karmit Tzubera and Dror Orpaz were most notably compensated with a trip around the world.
Largest Navel Fluff Collection
Largest Navel Fluff Collection
Some people will collect just about anything. Most collections can be regarded as reasonable, endearing even. But Australia native Graham Barker opened up a whole new can of worms. In 1984, he looked down at his navel and marveled at the lint protruding from it. He pulled it out and saved it.
Before long, harvesting his bellybutton for fluff became a habit. In 15 years, he amassed 0.54 ounces of lint. He’s aware that people think he’s yards off his rocker but continues doing it as he enjoys being able to collect something no one else has. - jake8689, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2i would of expected it to be more at least $500,000
- affanjam, on 12/19/2007, -2/+3Mirror:
http://funhigh.com.nyud.net:8090/?p=15 - inactive, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Wordpress the name of the host, its the name of a CMS.
- KillerSiafu, on 12/19/2007, -2/+3Coral Cache:
http://funhigh.com.nyud.net:8080/?p=15 - ChaosProfessor, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1HA diggmirror caught the error
- inactive, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1PDX pride all the way! We have the world's smallest and the "Biggest inside a city" with Forest Park!
- zzz@tkz, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1*isn't
- Yelnik, on 12/19/2007, -3/+4Finally, I know what the world record is for Fastest Tomato Ketchup Drinker.
- flare1028us, on 12/19/2007, -1/+2Mirror? Wordpress is misbehaving...
- sheepster, on 12/19/2007, -1/+2Paul Hunn and his loudest burp...i found it on video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-463850453 ... - antdude, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1http://funhigh.com.nyud.net/?p=15
- antdude, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Is there one for Digg records?
- antdude, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1NP. :)
- themastersb, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1I wonder who has the record for having the biggest *****...
- Ventolin, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Why are the first comments usually the lamest these days?
- albinorhino101, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Nope, but you just made the category of dumbest Digg posts ever created. Congrats, here's your medal and a cookie
- Coolcat01, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1The longest kiss idea is something I should ASAP with my girl friend...
- Riggs, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Wow, kissing for 30 hours? Incredible ...
- newprohibition, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Wow she is impressive, found this link from the Belching YT world record
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzqS3GQOC5g - PabloIV, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Then there's the corporate "free advert" records. Open Mobile (a cell phone carrier) here in Puerto Rico dressed up 300 people as cell phones and broke 3 records in one day. "Most people dressed as cell phones" "Most people dressed as cell phones on a train" and "Most people dressed as cell phones that walked one kilometer" Now that's just silly.
- rnnbob, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1what about if every one was the worst at something... then there was the heart surgeon.
- joegibes, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1And I thought my 46 seconds WITHOUT a straw was great, sheesh...
- BakaDrgn, on 12/19/2007, -1/+2YOUR MOTHER!
- Yarkz, on 12/19/2007, -1/+1Buried for lamer comment.
- wiitarded666, on 12/19/2007, -0/+0can somebody get a mirror that works???
- inactive, on 12/19/2007, -0/+0Incredible......
- dakilla91, on 12/19/2007, -1/+1Buried for lame comment
- LastSight, on 12/19/2007, -2/+1kind of imposed but did that guy with the biggest also win the biggest dick?
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