Fastest time to pop 100 balloons by a team of two
The record for the fastest time to pop 100 balloons was 12.25 seconds achieved by David Ashford and Charles Ferrand (both UK) in Bishop’s Park, Fulham, London, UK, on 27 August 2008.
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Fastest time to pop 1,000 balloons
The record for the fastest time to pop 1,000 balloons is 8.78 seconds and was achieved by OC&C Strategy Consultants (UK) during their annual International Training Week in Barcelona, Spain on 8 September 2007.
Fastest time to pogo stick jump up the CN Tower
Ashrita Furman of Jamaica, New York, jumped the 1,899 steps of the CN Tower, Ontario, Canada on a pogo stick in a time of 57 min 51 sec on 23 July 1999. Recorded by the BBC’s Linford’s Record Breakers and transmitted on 8 October 1999.
Fastest time to play a round of golf on each of the six continents
The fastest time to play a complete 18-hole round of golf on six continents is 119 hr 48 min by Heinrich du Preez (South Africa) between 22-27 May 2007. He started at noon (SA time) Woodhill GC, Pretoria, SA, then Neuhof GC in Germany, San Elison GC in Argentina, Trump National GC in USA, East Lake GC in Australia, finishing at 11.48 (SA time) at Bangkok GC in Thailand.
Fastest time to punch ten TV sets (boxing)
Mike Yikealo punched wearing boxing gloves, ten 53 cm (21in) television sets placed on tables in the round, in a time of 7.66 sec on the set of Guinness Rekord TV, Stockhom, Sweden on 3 February 2001.
Fastest time to pull a thresher over 15 m (team)
The fastest time to pull a thresher 15 m (49 ft 3 in) by a team of 15 is 13.78 sec set by Team Thiess at the Kingaroy Showground in Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia, during the 2008 Peanut Festival on 2 August 2008. The team members were: Christopher Dennis, Matthew Wason, Michael Hammond, Douglas Thompson, Owen Stewart, Aaron Marsh, Stephen Jensen, Mathew Wilkes, Kerry Frame, Peter Tudman, James Carty, Mick Newby, Michael Gerblich, Gary Rinehart, Peter Fairfull. Previous record holders King Fit Dreams also took part Continue reading →
Fastest time to pull a boat over 500 m by rowing (team of four)
A team of four rowers belonging to Club Canottieri Lugano and consisting of Salvatore Accardo, Franco Sorlini, Daniele Umiker and Lucio Klein, pulled a boat weighing 110 tonnes (242,508 lb) a distance of 500 m (1,640 ft) in 18 min 10 sec on Lugano Lake, Switzerland, on 7 September 2003.
Fastest time to put on a duvet cover
The record for the fastest time to put on a duvet is 42.97 seconds achieved by Alan Hughes (Ireland) on the set of Ireland AM, TV3 in Dublin, Ireland on 17 of September 2008.
Fastest time to push a car one mile
The fastest time to push a car one mile (1.61 km) was 11 min 39 sec by Konda Sahadev (India) pushing a Tata Winger van down Shamshabad Airport Road in Hyderabad, India, on 28 February 2011. For the purposes of this record, it is required that the car weigh at least 1,880 kg. Sahadev’s vehicle weighed 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) not including a passenger.
Fastest time to reach both Poles unsupported
The fastest time to walk to both Poles unsupported was achieved by Thomas and Tina Sjögren (Sweden) who reached the South Pole on 1 February 2002, and the North Pole 117 days later, on 29 May 2002 – the shortest time between walking to both Poles.