Longest time to survive with one lung
Maria C. H. den Hollander (Netherlands, b. 16 October 1938) had her right lung removed due to Diphtheria in December 1946, and continues to lead a normal healthy life as to present.
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Longest time to stand on a Swiss ball
The longest time to stand on a Swiss ball is 5 hours 7 minutes 6 seconds and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Panorama Café in New York, New York, USA, on 31 December 2010.
Longest time to spin a golf ball on a putter
The longest time for an individual to spin a golf ball on the face of a putter is 2 min 22 sec by Henry Epstein (Australia) on the set of Guinness World Records at Seven Network Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 18 June 2005. This record was set in rehearsal. Chris Sheedy adjudicated.
Longest time to spin a frying pan on one finger
The longest time to spin a frying pan on one finger is 34 mins 30 secs and was achieved by Jawwad Iqbal Gaba (Pakistan) at the Expo Centre, Karachi, Pakistan, on 12 March 2011. A 30cm (12in) non-stick Mirro frying pan was used for the attempt as per the guidelines.
Longest time to spin a basketball on one finger (using one hand)
The longest time to spin a basketball on one finger using one hand is 10 min 33 seconds, achieved by Ruben Alcaraz (Spain), at the Pavello del Nord, Sabadell, Spain, on 29 January 2011. Alcaraz is a professional basketball freestyler, not content with just getting the record he improved on the previous record by over 8 mins.
Longest time to spin a basketball on a toe
The Guinness World Record for the longest time to spin a basketball on a toe is 9.53 seconds by Jack Ryan (USA) at the NBA All-Star Jam Session, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 13 February 2008.
Longest time to restrain two cars
The record for the longest time to restrain two cars is 17.36 seconds and was achieved by Tomi Lotta (Finland) on the set of “La Nuit Des Records”, Paris, France, on 10 October 2006. 2 Cars (Fiat Punto) 860 kg each – 1 driver 80 kg and the other driver 60 kg – length of stand 373 cm – height of stand 82 cm – hypotenuse 397 cm. Rob Molloy adjudicated the record attempt.
Longest tongue
The longest tongue measures 9.8 cm (3.86 in) from the tip to the middle of his closed top lip and was achieved by Stephen Taylor (United Kingdom), at Westwood Medical Centre, Coventry, United Kingdom, on 11 February 2009.
Longest triple ATV wheelie
The longest triple ATV wheelie measured 1,217.07 m (3,993 ft) and was completed by Roger, Madelaine and Dominique LeBlanc (all Canada) at Riverglade Speedway in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, on 12 November 2011. Roger LeBlanc also holds the record for the longest tandem ATV wheelie.
Longest trike
Swiss carnival band Guggä Rugger Buus constructed a trike 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in) long and weighing 6,030 kg (13,300 lb) to serve as a mobile grandstand for 21 members of the band. The machine has the 12 litre (729 cu in) engine and chassis of a Saurer truck.