The longest duration to maintain a human flag is 39 seconds, set by Dominic Lacasse (Canada) on the set of Guinness World Records - Die Grossten Weltrekorde in Cologne, Germany, on 23 November 2007.
The most backward flips against a wall in one minute is 27, set by John Forster (Germany) on the set of Guinness World Records - Die Grossten Weltrekorde in Cologne, Germany, on 23 November 2007.
The most rotations of a human flag in 30 seconds is 40 and was achieved by Rebecca Peache (UK) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi - Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 29 October 2007.
The record for the most head spins in one minute is 89 and was achieved by Aichi Ono (Japan) on the set of Guinness World Records: Die größten Weltrekorde in Cologne, Germany on 09 September 2006.
This Guinness World Record is sub-zero cool. Dutchman Wim Hof swam 57.5 m. (188.6 ft.) under three feet of an ice lake near the Finnish village of Kolari, deep inside the Arctic Circle on March 16, 2000. Using no special equipment, he wore only swim shorts and a pair of goggles! It's enough to make you shiver just watching it!
Juha Rasanen (Finland) threw a person weighing 60 kg a distance of 5.40m on a premarked mattress on the set of Guinness World Records -- El Show de los records in Madrid, Spain on 11 June 2006.
The tallest man visits London! Xi Shun (China, b. 1951), measured 2.361 m (7 ft 8.95 in) as a result of six measurements taken on 15 January 2005 at Chifeng City Hospital, Inner Mongolia, China.
Gary Rothwell of Liverpool, England, was dragged behind a motorcycle at a speed of 251.54 km./h. (156.3 m.p.h.) on 2 mm. (0.07 in.) titanium-soled boots at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, Leicester, England on April 18, 1999.
Marta Fernãndez Pèrez (Spain), completed 28 rotations on one breath, in a tank at the studios of El Show de los Récords, Madrid, Spain on 18 October 2001.
This is one brave kid! Tom Buchanan of Australia laid in a clear perspex box and had 125 Golden Orb Spiders put onto his body for 55 seconds during the 'Australia: Guinness World Records' TV show in Sydney, New South Wales on 27 August 2005.
This Guinness World Record is true motorcycle madness! American Trigger Gumm, a member of Australia's 'Crusty Demons' motocross team jumped an awesome 84.5 m (277 ft 4 in) on a Honda CR500 on at the Queensland Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 14 May 2005.
The most basketballs spun simultaneously is 28 by Michael Kettman of St. Augustine, Florida, USA, on 25 May 1999 on Guinness World Records, London, UK.
The record for most 'Around The World' tricks in one minute is 83 and was achieved by John Farnworth(UK) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi - Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 2 November 2007.
The record for most permanent transformations to look like an animal belongs to Dennis Avner (USA), aka Cat Man, who underwent 14 surgical procedures to transform his face, ears and teeth into feline features, as verified on the set of 'Lo show dei record', in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008.
This Guinness World Record is one you can try at home!! The Spanish attempt the record and fail, then Frenchman Matthieu Bommier has a go! He jumped into and out of a pair of underpants a total of 27 times in a minute on the set of L'Émission des Records in Paris, France in April 2001.
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