The longest time in an abdominal plank position is 3 hours 7 minutes and 15 seconds and was achieved by George Hood (USA) in Newport, KY, USA on 20 April 2013. The record attempt helped raise money through donations to the American Heart Foundation.
The longest time to restrain a vehicle on full power is 13.84 seconds and was achieved by Franz Muellner (Austria) on the set of El Show Olímpico, in Mexico City, Mexico, on 28 July 2008.
The longest duration to maintain a Marinelli bend is 50 seconds and was achieved by Iona Oyungerel Luvsandorj (Mongolia) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 18 April 2009. Watch a previous attempt from Iona below, when she first set the mark at 33 seconds.
The longest time to hold the elbow hook split position on a pole is 1 min 16 sec and was achieved by Amanda Longo (USA) at the 2012 Pole Con competition in Los Angeles, California, USA on 24 June 2012. The event was hold by the International Pole Convention. There were several other participants but Amanda achieved the record time.
The longest time to hold the acrobatic pole dancing position called “the sword” is 1 minute 24.62 seconds and was achieved by Alesia Vazmitsel (Belorussia) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 14 April 2011. Alesia Vazmitsel is a champion in acrobatic pole dancing. The sword is an advanced position that only a small number of athletes can manage for a few seconds. It consists in a split along the pole with the head pointing down. The athlete holds herself
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The longest time to balance a hula hoop on the head while swimming is 49 seconds and was achieved by Paul “Dizzy Hips” Blair (USA) on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy, on 1 April 2010. The record was part of the Italian TV series “Lo Show dei Record”.
From 7 April 1984 to 11 January 1990 E.Coli bacteria cells survived unshielded onboard NASA’s Long Duration Exposure Facility satellite, in low Earth orbit. The cylindrical satellite and its 57 experiments were retrieved by the space shuttle Challenger. Hardware samples removed from the US unmanned lunar probe Surveyor 3 were returned to Earth by the crew of Apollo 12 in November 1969. Upon analysis of the hardware it was discovered that bacterial organisms (Streptococcus mitis), that had contaminated Surveyor 3 before its launch on 17
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The longest time standing on the handlebars of a bicycle is 1 min 39.49 sec and was achieved by Ivan Do-Duc (France) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 14 April 2011 Ivan Do-Duc is an artistic cycler and circus performer who worked for Cirque Du Soleil. During the attempt he moved the bicycle in circles within an area of 10 by 10 m.
The record for the longest time spent running in a film by one character is 1 hr 14 min 10 sec, set by Giulio Base (Italy) playing himself during the film Cartoline da Roma, shot in Rome, Italy, on 23 September 2007. The movie presents the actor and director Giulio Base walking his dog one Sunday morning (from 6.00 am to 7.15 am) as he thinks and meditates about the most different topics. A copy of the movie is included in the record file.
Richard Presley (USA) spent 69 days 19 min in a module underwater at a lagoon in Key Largo, Florida, USA from 6 May to 14 July 1992. The test was carried out as part of a mission entitled Project Atlantis which had as its aim to explore the human factors of living in an undersea environment.