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Longest duration juggling three objects underwater

The longest duration juggling three objects underwater is 2 minutes 48 seconds and was achieved by Nikolay Linder (Germany) at the Gewerbeschau Reute fair in Reute, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on 1 April 2012. Nickolay did not use any scuba diving equipment or breathe in any oxygen before the attempt. He was weighted down by a belt.

Longest duration spinning a basketball on the head

The longest duration spinning a basketball on the head was 18.11 sec by Mehmet Kekec (Germany) at the Soccer Meets Schanze charity event in Hamburg, Germany, on 28 May 2011. Kekec was required to spin a regulation basketball on his finger before transferring the spin to his head, which is when the timing began.

Longest finger knitting

The longest piece of finger knitting measured 4,321.4 m (14,177 ft 9 in) and was completed by Niklas Bernhard (Germany) on 10 June 2004. Niklas, who used woollen yarn left overs supplied by relatives and friends, learned to finger knit in kindergarten and then used this technique to improve his concentration. The finger knitted chain took more than eight years to be finished and was wound into a ball measuring 34 cm (13 in) and weighing 5.62 kg (12 lb 6 oz).

Longest gingerbread

The longest gingerbread was 1,052.3 m (3,451 ft 5 in) long and was achieved by Stefan Koch and Konrad Friedmann (both Germany) in Ludwigsburg, Germany, on 18 December 2009. The gingerbread was 50 cm wide and was made from single plates of gingerbread (50 cm x 72 cm), which were glued together with a mixture of icing sugar, water and lemon juice in order to form one piece. In total it consisted of 1,700 kg flour, 1,700 kg honey, 1,000 kg walnuts, 900 kg hazelnuts, Continue reading →