The most people watching TV underwater was achieved by 114 participants in an event organised by Wet Wrecks at Underwater Studios in Basildon, UK, on 1 April 2009. The participants watched England’s World cup qualifier vs. Ukraine.
The most people with spray-painted hair in multiple locations is 5,274 at 12 venues across the UK, and was organised for Wella UK Ltd to raise money for Comic Relief on 11 March 2005.
The most pistol squats on a scaffold pole in one minute is 29 and was achieved by Mathew Kaye (UK) at Parkour Park, Chineham, Hampshire, UK, on 8 September 2010. Mathew is a member of the parkour team, 3Run. Pistol Squat is a bodyweight squat done on one leg to full depth.
The most pillowcases stuffed in one minute at multiple venues is 12,580 stuffed by 2,367 participants at an event organised by Intercontinental Hotels Group (UK) across 67 venues in the UK & Ireland, on 31 January 2013.
The most pierced woman is Elaine Davidson (Brazil/UK), who, on examination on 4 May 2000, was found to have a total of 462 piercings: 192 piercing on her facial area including ears, forehead, eye brows, chin, nose and tongue (30), 56 piercings on her body including stomach, breasts and hands and 214 adorning her pubic area (internal and external).
During the filming of Aardman Animation’s full-length animated feature Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (UK 2005), animators used 2,844.9 kg (6,272 lb) of plasticine. The film took five years to make and was first released on the 4 September 2005 in Australia. The previous record was held by Chicken Run (UK 2000), which used 2,380 kg (5,247lb) of plasticine.
The most players simultaneously in an online poker room is 307,016 who played on a total 42,814 virtual tables at PokerStars.com on 6 September 2009. PokerStars.com hold multiple GWRs for online poker.
The most power produced by pedalling on bicycles for 24 hours was 72, 414 watt hours and was achieved by Soreen UK at the Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, in UK on 2 December 2010. The record was achieved using Watt bikes which measures the Watt hours as opposed to producing the electricty. Soreen UK had sponsored the entire event which started on 1st October and finished on the 2nd October 2010. Around 500 members of the general public that had pre registered and come down to
Continue reading →
The largest trebuchet, with a projectile of 1 kg (2 lb 3 oz) or less, threw a 275 g (9.7 oz) garden gnome over a distance of 11.63 m (38 ft) and created a power output of 3.19 kgm (23 lb.ft). The trebuchet was built by the Alkrington Gnome Throwers and fired in the grounds of The Plough, Kelmscott, Gloucestershire, UK on 2 October 2004.
The most push ups completed in 12 hours is 19,325 by Paddy Doyle (UK) at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Birmingham, UK, on 1 May 1989.