The largest gathering of people wearing swim caps was 2,049 at an event organised by the Tybee Post Theater (USA) on the South Beach of Tybee Island, Georgia, USA, on 1 January 2012. The attempt was part of Tybee Island’s annual Polar Bear Plunge, which took place directly afterwards. (Many participants were fully clothed, however, meaning that this attempt does not qualify for the largest polar bear dip.)

The largest gathering of people wearing only underwear was achieved by 2,270 participants (all USA) at the Utah Undie Run in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on 24 September 2011. Participants were gathered in a single area in accordance with guidelines before the run itself began. The event was organised to challenge the perception that Utah is an “uptight” state.

The largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets is 42,690 and was achieved by the fans of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (USA) at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, on 6 April 2010 Dubbed by event organisers as the ‘Matsui Snuggie,’ after professional baseball player Hideki Matsui (Japan), Konica Minolta was featured on the fleece blankets used during the record attempt. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Both USA) during the evening game by a score of 5-3.

The largest gathering of steampunks was achieved by 185 participants at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, USA, on 24 July 2010. The event was co-ordinated with the help of The League of S.T.E.A.M (Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management) – a collective of “Steampunk Ghostbusters” based in southern California. Steampunks belong to a sub-culture inspired by the writings of Jules Verne, HG Wells and other Victorian science-fiction writers. The dress code is heavily Victorian and Edwardian British, augmented with appropriately-aged Continue reading →