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Fastest stilt walker – 8km

Ashrita Furman (USA) covered 8 km (4.97 miles) on stilts on the Huan Dao Road, Xiamen, China, in a time of 39 min 56 sec on 17 December 2004, beating the previous record held for 112 years by 2 min 4 sec. He was travelling at an average speed of 12.13 km/h (7.53 mph). He completed 8.04 km (5 miles) in a time of 40 min 7 sec (with an average speed of 11.85 km/h (7.36 mph).

Fastest time pulling a car over 30 m by can suction on hands

The fastest time pulling a car over 30 m (98 ft 5.1 in) by can suction on hands is 2 min and 21 sec and was achieved by Wei Wei (China) in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province, China, on 25 November 2010. The attempt was the outdoor event for the TV show Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World Records Special. The car pulled weighed 940 kg (2072 lb 5.6 oz). The car was tied via iron ropes to the two cans suctioned on each hand of the Continue reading →

Fastest time to ascend a sand dune on a motorcycle

The fastest time to ascend a sand dune (418 m tall)on a motorcycle is 6 minutes 2 seconds and was achieved by Tao Yongming (China) for Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World Records Special when he drove his motorcycle to the top of Bilutu Peak in Badanjilin desert, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, on 23 September 2009. The altitude of the starting line at the foot of the sand dune was 1,183 m (3881 ft 2.71 in) and the top where the claimant reached was 1,601 Continue reading →

Fastest time to shear one merino lamb

The fastest time to shear a single merino lamb is 53.88 seconds by Dwayne Black (Australia) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 20 September 2007. Further info from the committee: Shearing Clean: 10.8 Crutch size: OK Wool Weight: 1.65 kg