By pressing a rice bowl on his abdominal muscles, Zhang Xingquan (China), was able to create enough suction to pull a 36.15 tonnes (79,700 lb) heavy train for 40 meters in Dehai City, Jilin Province, China, on 3 August 2007. The record was attempted for Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China. The weight of the train was: 36 tonnes (79,366 lb). Two drivers: 152 kg (335 lb).

The heaviest car pulled by the eyelids weighed 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) and was pulled for 10 m (33 ft) by Dong Changsheng (China) though ropes hooked on his lower eyelids in Changchun, China, 26 September 2006.

By pressing a rice bowl on his abdominal muscles, Zhang Xingquan (China), was able to create enough suction to pull a a 3,305.5 kg heavy vehicle for 10 meters on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 16 December 2006.

The heaviest vehicle pulled using earrings is 1,562 kg (3,443 lb) and was achieved by Gao Lin (China) who attached a car to his earrings by means of a rope and pulled it for 10 m (33 ft) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 19 December 2006.

The heaviest combined weight lifted simultaneously with both eye sockets is 23.5 kg (51 lb 12.96 oz) achieved by Yang Guang He (China) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 28 April 2011. The participants lifted 2 buckets of water weighing 23.5 kg.

The heaviest weight lifted by a crane is 20,133 tonnes (44,385,667.25 lb) achieved by the ‘Taisun’ crane at Yantai Raffles Shipyard, Yantai, China on 18 April 2008. The object lifted was a barge, ballasted with water.

The heaviest weight lifted with suction on one hand is 12.73 kg (28.06 lbs) and was achieved by Ding Zhaohai (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 23 May 2010. The record was part of the Chinese TV series Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special.

The highest bicycle backflip is 2.8 metres (9 ft 2.23 in) and was achieved by Ben Wallace (UK) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 9 December 2010. The take-off ramp was 1.91 m (6 ft 3.19 in) high. Angela Wu adjudicated.

Hero (2004) has taken $177.4 million (£111.7 million) worldwide and $53.7 million (£33.3 million) at the US box office to date. It is often thought that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) is the most internationally successful Chinese film of all time, earning $128 million (£80.6 million) in the USA and $213.5 million (£134.5 million) worldwide], but although it is set in China and filmed in Mandarin Chinese, the film was actually a co-production between Taiwan and Hong Kong, earning it the joint honour of the Continue reading →

The highest bungee jump from a building is 199 m (652 ft 10 in) and was achieved by A.J. Hackett (New Zealand) who leaped off a platform at 233 m (764 ft 5 in) on the Macau Tower, Macau, China, on 17 December 2006. The key point here, is that the distance between the ground and AJ was 34 m (111 ft 6 in). This, naturally, is a lot different to people who claim to have bungeed off the highest building, but have used a Continue reading →