Most active volcano
The world’s most active volcano is Kilauea, in Hawaii, USA, erupting on a continuous basis since 1983. Lava is being discharged at a rate of 5 m³(7 yd³ or 176 ft³) per second.
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Most active muscle
It has been estimated that the eye muscles move more than 100,000 times a day. Many of these rapid eye movements take place during the dreaming phase of sleep.
Most aces served in a Wimbledon match
The most aces served by an individual player in a Wimbledon tennis match is 113 by John Isner (USA) against Nicolas Mahut (France) at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, in Wimbledon, London, UK, from 22-24 June 2010.
Most aces served in a Grand Slam tournament match
The most aces served by an individual player in a Grand Slam tennis match is 113 by John Isner (USA) against Nicolas Mahut (France) at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, in Wimbledon, London, UK, from 22-24 June 2010.
Most aces served in a Davis Cup match
The most aces served in a Davis Cup match is 78 by Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) in his match against Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) at Porec, Croatia, on 18 September, 2009. Karlovic lost the match 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 7-6, 14-16.
Most accurate playing card throwing
The most accurate playing card throwing is 5 and was achieved by Steve Elston (UK) from Emap Advertising, while supporting The Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity in Barcelona, Spain, on 5 May 2006.
Most accurate human-portable anti-aircraft missile
The US-made Stinger missile, introduced in the early 1980s, is 1.5 m (5 ft) long, weighs 9.9 kg (22 lb), and has a range of about 4.8 km (3 miles) and a speed of about 2,000 kph (1,300 mph). Based on figures from Afghanistan it is said to have a 79 % success rate. The Stinger’s cryogenically cooled infrared seeker distinguishes between an aircraft’s infrared signature and countermeasures such as flares. In the early 1990’s, the US Army took delivery of the Stinger POST (Passive Continue reading →
Most accurate gravity mapping satellite
The European Space Agency’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite was launched on 17 March 2009. Its mission is to orbit the Earth while performing very high resolution measurements of Earth’s gravity field. GOCE will, over 24 months in orbit, provide a map of Earth’s “geoid” (that is, its idealised shape – smooth but irregular – based on the varying strength of gravity accross the globe) with an accuracy of just 1-2 cm in altitude and 100 km accross. The GOCE map Continue reading →
Most accurate gram drinker
The record for the most accurate gram drinker is a variation of six grams from five attempts, by Patrick Göb, of Veitshochheim, Germany, on the set of Guinness – Die Show Der Rekorde in Munich, Germany on 31 August 2000.
Most AA batteries held in the hand
The most AA batteries held in the hand is 48, achieved by Silvio Sabba (Italy), in Pioltello, Milan, Italy, on 19 March 2012. This record was broken on the Guinness World Record Challengers site (Challengers’ tag: silvio.sabba): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/63-most-aa-batteries-held-in-the-hand