Velu Rathakrishnan (Malaysia) used his teeth to pull two KTM commuter trains, with a total of weight of 260.8 tonnes (574,964 lb), a distance of 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) along rails at Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, Malaysia, on 18 October 2003.
By pressing a rice bowl on his abdominal muscles, Zhang Xingquan (China), was able to create enough suction to pull a 36.15 tonnes (79,700 lb) heavy train for 40 meters in Dehai City, Jilin Province, China, on 3 August 2007. The record was attempted for Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China. The weight of the train was: 36 tonnes (79,366 lb). Two drivers: 152 kg (335 lb).
The heaviest train carriage hauled by model locomotives weighed 47 tonnes (103,617 lb). The motive power for the carriage was provided by 200 electric model locomotives Märklin BR 143, which, moving along 50 parallel rail tracks, hauled the carriage for 10 m (32 ft 9 in), at the DB-Gelände in Munich, Germany, on 21 February 2007.
The heaviest vehicle pulled by a sword swallower is 1,696.44 kg (3,740 lbs) and was achieved by Ryan Stock (Canada) for the television programme Guinea Pig in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 28 October 2008. The vehicle pulled was a 2002 Audi A4. It was pulled 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) in 20.53 seconds. The sword swallowed was 43.18 cm long (17 in) and 2 cm wide (3/4 in). Danny Girton Jr. adjudicated.
Billy Leon (1946–79) and Benny Loyd (1946 – 2001) McCrary, alias McGuire (USA), were normal in size until the age of six. In November 1978, Billy and Benny weighed 337 kg (743 lb or 53 st 1 lb) and 328 kg (723 lb or 51 st 9 lb) respectively, and each had waists measuring 2.13 m (84 in). As professional tag wrestling performers they were billed at weights up to 349 kg (770 lb or 55 st). Born 7 December 1946, Billy died at
Continue reading →
The heaviest turnip weighed 17.7 kg (39 lb 3 oz) and was grown by Scott and Mardie Robb (both USA) who presented it the Alaska State Fair, Palmer, USA on 1 September 2004. The variety is a Mammoth Purple Top Turnip (Brassica rupa).
The heaviest vehicle pulled by nipples for 20 m (65.62 ft) is 988.5 kg (2179.27 lbs) and was achieved by Sage Werbock aka The Great Nippulini (USA) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy on 25 March 2011.
The heaviest vehicle pulled by the hair alone was a truck weighing 9,385 kg (20,690 lb) by Ajit Kumar Singh (India) in Nawada, Bihar, India, on 21 September 2010. Singh was only required to pull the vehicle 5 m (16 ft 5 in), but finished in pulling it a distance of 55 m (60.15 yd). Singh could not get enough forward momentum going in his first attempt and had to start over, but was able to pull the truck without incident on his second attempt.
A 70 m² (750 ft²) traction kite manufractured by KiteShip Corporation (USA) pulled a 25 tonne (55,115 lb) Americas Cup Class yacht at a speed around 7 knots (13 km/h or 8 mph) for 45 mins in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand, on 17 December 2004. A traction kite is similar to the aerofoil kites flown by kite enthusiasts, only far larger.
The record for the heaviest vehicle pulled over a level 100 ft (30.48 m) course weighed 57,243 kg (126,200 lb) and was set by Rev. Kevin Fast (Canada) on the “Live with Regis & Kelly” television show in New York, New York, USA, on 15 September 2008.