The most miniature chairs made in 3 minutes using a chainsaw is 8 and was achieved by Alberto Gonzalez (Spain) on the set of ‘Guinness World Records’, in Madrid, Spain on 28 January 2009. These were all cut from one poplar trunk.
The largest number of mini dominoes toppled was 1,114 and was achieved on set of Domino Day 2008 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, on 14 November 2008.
The most mince pies eaten in one minute is 2 and was achieved by Catherine Jones, Michael Xuereb and Luke Chilton (all UK) at the offices of Real People magazine in London, UK, on 22 November 2010. 25 people in the office attempted this record on the day.
The most mounts/dismounts on a horse in 30 seconds is 16 and was achieved by Liu Wei from the Zhoukou Acrobatic Troupe (China) in the Hangzhou Safari Park, Hangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, on 27 November 2010. The attempt was one outdoor event for the TV show Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World records Special.
The most motorised vehicles doing ramp jump crossings in mid air is 4 and was achieved by the challengers from Chery QQ Car Stunts Performance Team (China) at Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang Province, China, on 14 May 2010. It was an outdoor attempt for Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World Records Special 2010. The two cars and two motorcycles were jumping from ramps of different heights, and they “met” in the middle.
The most motorcycles on a sphere of death is 10 and was achieved by ten motorcyclists from Puyang Haoyi Acrobatic Group (China) in Puyang City, Henan Province, China, on 5 December 2010. The atttempt was the outdoor event for the Chinese TV show Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World Records Special. The ten motorcyclists are: Li Wei, Zhou Zhangxing, An Zhensheng, Xia Xiaodong, Yu Lei, Ni Quanzhao, Li Shaowei, Ni Tongjun, Cheng Zenghui, Zhang Yongqiang.
The most motorcycle backflips in 30 seconds is eight by Travis Pastrana (USA) at Godfrey Trucking/Rocky Mountain Raceway in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on 17 November 2008 for the MTV show ‘Nitro Circus’. The GWR episode will air January 2009.
The most mousetrap triggered in a line is 1,508 traps and was achieved by Synology Inc. (Chinese Taipei) in Hulian, Chinese Taipei, on 13 September 2013. The mousetraps were triggered in a similar manner to dominoes and toppled in a circle formation.
The most national championships won by the same team is 20 by Changos de Naranjito in the Puerto Rico Men’s Volleyball National League between 1958 and 2004.
Alaa El-din Gabr (Egypt) has been captain of the Egyptian national team in three different sports: Swimming (1970-78), modern pentathlon (1980) and tenpin bowling (1997-98). He has also represented Egypt at water polo.