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Fastest package loading – unloading from a truck

The fastest package loading – uploading from a truck by a team is 16 minutes 38 seconds and was achieved by employees of Aras Cargo (Turkey) in Antalya, Turkey, on 19 April 2009. Aras is the one of biggest courier company in Turkey. The fastest package loading- uploading from a truck by a team is one of the 3 record attempts organised for Aras Cargo 30th anniversary. A team of 15 of the fastest Aras employees coming from all over Turkey was formed to attempt Continue reading →

Fastest overtime goal scored in an NHL match

The quickest goal from the start of an overtime period was six seconds by Mats Sundin (Sweden), playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, against the Blues in St. Louis on 30 December 1995. Simon Gagne’s (Canada) goal at 0:07 of overtime on 5 January 2006 at the New York Rangers (USA) at New York City’s Madison Square Garden was the second-fastest overtime goal since the five-minute overtime period was introduced for the 1983-84 season.

Fastest overland journey to the South Pole (average speed)

The fastest average speed for an overland journey to the South Pole is 21.37 km/h (13.28 mph) for a 2,308-km (1,434.12-mile) expedition by members of the Kazakh Geographic Society (Kazakhstan), between 4 and 8 December 2010. The Antarctic journey took 108 hours on board two modified Toyota Hilux 3L Turbo Diesel cars that ran on “Jet 1A fuel”. The team departed from Novolazarevskaya Station. The members of the expedition were Konstantin Orlov, Sergey Bodrov, Stanislav Makarenk, Hlynur Sigurdsson and Andrey Mueller.

Fastest pantomime

The fastest pantomime was 5 minutes 50 seconds and was performed by Konnie Huq, Steve Jones, Christopher Biggins, Duncan James and Peter Dickson (all UK) on the set of Guinness World Records Smashed, in London, UK, on 16 April 2009. Konnie Huq: Snow White Steve Jones: A dwarf Christopher Biggins: the Queen Duncan James: The Prince Peter Dickson: Narrator A pantomime (or panto) is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in Great Britain, Canada, Jamaica, Australia, South Africa, America, Japan, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and Continue reading →

Fastest police car in service

The fastest police car in service is the 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 which has a top speed of 370 km/h (230 mph) and a power output of 372 kW (500 bhp). Just 30 policemen and women will be permitted to drive the car after special training is undertaken.

Fastest production diesel boat

The fastest diesel boat in production is the XSR48, a 157.5-m (48-ft) stiff Kevlar/carbon-fibre monocoque hull, 800 bhp race boat, which can achieve speeds in excess of 161 km/h(100 mph) with its race-tuned engine option. Developed by XSMG Marine (UK) and launched in Lymington, Hampshire, UK, in December 2006, each of the 100 due for production will be priced at £1 million ($2 million).