The longest marathon whistling lasted 25 hr 30 min 5 sec by Jennifer Anavi Davies (Canada) at the Impossibility Challenger in Dachau, Germany, on 2-3 October 2010. She rotated among a selection of 125 different tunes, each at least 2 minutes in length. Davies had previously attempted unsuccessfully to set this record. This was her second career attempt.
The longest wheelstand (wheelie) by a car is 763.4m (2504 feet 7 inches) achieved by “Nitro” Mike Kunz (Canada) at the Timiskaming Drag ‘n Fly Summer Classic in Earlton, Ontario, Canada, on 12 August 2012. Kunz drives a customized PT Cruiser designed for popping wheelies. The vehicle features a cutout in the floorboards allowing for a proper view of the track and control of the car when riding on the two back wheels.
The longest wheelie on Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar, 2008) was 1,198.50m, achieved by Brendan ‘BaboonSkwad’ Herlacher (USA) in Wickliffe, Ohio, USA on 24 May 2010. http://www.bragster.com/brags/367144
The longest Rhino wheelie measured 1,544.97 m (960 ft) and was achieved by Andy Bell (USA) at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, USA, on 18 November 2008 for the MTV show ‘Nitro Circus’. Bell was assisted by Travis Pastrana, Jeremy Rawle, Eric Roner, Jolene Van Vugt and Hubert Rowland (all USA) who rode on the back of the Rhino in order to add the necessary weight needed to lift the vehicle?s front wheels off the ground for the entire distance. The GWR episode will
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The longest continous wheelie in a wheelchair covered a distance of 25.8 km (16.03 miles) and was achieved by Xie Junwu (China), on the rear wheels of his wheelchair at the Fangzhou Primary School athletics track in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, on 12 May 2012.
A team of 75 volunteers pushed a wheelchair a distance of 386.2 km (240 miles) in 24 hours at Copeland Stadium, Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK on 8–9 September 2000. The event was organised by the Maryport branch of the Cumbria Cerebral Palsy Society.
William Borrelli (USA, b. 4 March 1925) has been confined to a wheelchair for 76 years 173 days as of 21 November 2008. William was involved in a bus accident on 2 June 1932.
The longest bridal wedding veil is 3,358 metres (11,017 ft 0.5 in) long and was worn by Sandra Mechleb at her wedding to Chady Abi Younis (both Lebanon) in Arnaoon, Lebanon, on 18 October 2009. The record was set to promote the Arnaoon Wedding Village, a popular location for weddings in Lebanon.
The longest wedding dress train measured 2488.65 m (8,164 ft 10 in) and was created by Lichel van den Ende (Netherlands). It was presented and measured in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, on 22 December 2009. The wedding dress was created to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of “Terra Art Projects”.
The longest distance wave surfed on open water was 43.1 mi (66.47 km) by Gary Saavedra (Panama) surfing on the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, on 19 March 2011. Saavedra followed a wave-creating boat in covering the distance for 3 hr 55 min 02 sec, also breaking a record for the longest time spent surfing a wave. Saavedra was the first person ever allowed by the Panama Canal Authority to surf the canal. Saavedra is a 13-time national surfing champion in Panama.