Highest jump on a BMX off a dirt ramp
On a BMX, Benoit Mendiboure (France) jumped a record height of 4 m 80 cm (15 ft 9 in) using a dirt ramp on the set of L’Été De Tous Les Records in Argeles Gazost, France on 13 July 2004.
Highest jump by an insect
The highest recorded jump by an insect is 70 cm (28 in) by the froghopper (Philaenus spumarius). When it jumps, the insect accelerates at 4,000 m (13,000 ft) per second and overcomes a G-force of more than 414 times its own body weight. The research was conducted by Professor Malcolm Burrows, Head of the Zoology Department of the University of Cambridge in 2003. The secret to the insect’s jumping abilities is found in its hind legs which contain extremely strong muscles. Energy is built up Continue reading →
Highest jump by a rabbit
The world record for the highest rabbit jump is 99.5 cm (39.2 in) and was achieved by Mimrelunds Tösen (The Lassie of Quivering Grove) who was owned by Tine Hygom (Denmark) in Herning, Denmark on 28 June 1997. The rabbit was black and white and was a member of Aase Bjerner’s rabbit club in Horsens, Denmark. No photos of the record event exist, but, other photos of them are on Aase’s web page (http://www.kaninhop.dk/uk/). Aase is a rabbit high jump judge and has confirmed all Continue reading →
Highest jump by a pygmy miniature horse
The highest jump by a miniature pygmy horse is 24 in (61 cm) by ‘Lovebug’ owned by Krystal Cole (USA) on the set of Animal Planet’s Guinness World Records: Amazing Animals on 24 September 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Lovebug measured 30 in (76 cm) tall to the withers and was aged six at the time.
Highest jump on spring loaded stilts
The highest jump on spring loaded stilts is 2.71 m (8.89 ft) and was achieved by Wu Jialong in Dengfeng city, Henan province, China, on 17 September 2008. Angela Wu adjudicated at the event. Zheng Da Zong Yi from CCTV filmed.
Highest jump on a motorcycle
Tommy Clowers of Ramona, California, USA, achieved a motorcycle jump height of 7.62 m (25 ft) from the top of a 3.04 m (10 ft) ramp after a run up of 12.19 m (40 ft) at Van Nuys Airport, California for Guinness World Records: Primetime on 21 January 2001.
Highest jump on a hydrofoil
The record for the highest jump performed on a Hydrofoil is 23 ft (7.01 m) and was set by Billy Rossini (USA) at Lake Norman, North Carolina, USA on 1 August 2004. The jump was measured by a surveyor using triangulation. This method is accurate to within 2 inches.
Highest jump through a hoop
The highest jump through a hoop was 3.12 metres (10 ft 2 in) and was achieved by Qiu Jiangning (China) of the China National Acrobatic Troupe on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 17 June 2009. In this case, the hoop sat on 3 other hoops underneath it.
Highest jump out of water wearing a monofin
The highest jump out of water wearing a monofin is 2 m (6 ft 6.74 in) and was achieved jointly by Cesare Fumarola, Stefano Figini (both Italy) and Soliman Sayed (Egypt) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 27 April 2011.
Highest letter-sorting score on The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo, 2002)
The highest score ever achieved in the letter-sorting mini game in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo, 2002) is 36, achieved by Pierre Barthod (France) and verified by Twin Galaxies via video on 1 March 2005. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011