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Treadmill hopping – duration

The longest time to hop on one leg on a treadmill at a constant speed of 6.5 km/h (4.04 mph) is 4 minutes 2.6 seconds and was achieved by Will Elrick (Australia) on the set of Australia Smashes Guinness World Records at the Warringah Mall in Sydney, Australia, on 14 January 2010. The record was part of the TV series “Australia Smashes Guinness World Records”

Travelling New York City Subway in shortest time (underground)

The fastest time to travel the entire New York City Subway is 22 hr 26 min 02 sec and was achieved by Andi James, Steve Wilson, Peter Smyth, Martin Hazel, Glen Bryant and Adham Fisher (all UK) between 18 and 19 November 2013. Andi James, Steve Wilson and Martin Hazel are previous record holders of the record for the ‘Fastest time to travel to all London Underground stations.’

Trans-USA by wheelchair

Matthew Eddy (USA) travelled across mainland USA in his power wheelchair in 126 days 4 hr 2 min, starting on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean at Red Rock Park on Lynn Beach, Lynn, Massachusetts, on 5 June 2010 and finishing at The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, USA on 9 October 2010. He crossed 12 states and covered a total of 5,289.92 km (3,287 miles). Matt, who suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, uses a ventilator to breathe and operates his wheelchair Continue reading →

Trans-Australia on a mini scooter

Harald Hel (Austria) crossed the Australian continent on a push scooter in 18 days 11 hr 25 min, starting in Port Augusta, South Australia, on 9 September and finishing in Darwin, Northern Territory, on 27 September 2001. He covered an estimated 2,800 km (1,750 miles). His scooter, which was designed for adults, had 66 cm (26 in) diameter tyres (although this isn’t relevant to the record).

Trampolining – most baranis in one minute

Dominic Swaffer of Maidstone, Kent, UK, did 84 baranis in one minute using a standard trampoline on the set of the television programme Guinness World Records, London on 25 May 1999. A barani is a somersault with a half twist. He beat his existing record of 80, set on Linford’s Records Breakers in December 1998.

Tyre flipping – fastest 20 m.

Flipping a Michelin Radial Steel Cord X26.5R25 (XHA) tyre weighing 420 kg (925.9 lb), Israel Garrido Sanguinetti (Spain), completed a 20-m (65.6-ft) course (10 m (32.8 ft) there and back) in a time of 56.3 sec at the studios of El Show de los Récords, Madrid, Spain on 11 December 2001.