Tag Archives: United States

Oldest man to fly in zero gravity

The record for the oldest man to fly in zero gravity was achieved by Ugo Sansonetti (Italy, b 10 January 1919) on the “SpaceLand” zero gravity experimental flight on board a Boeing 727 especially modified for the flight. The event took place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA on the 10 of April 2005.

Tallest zinnia

The tallest zinnia named “My Lucky Lady” measured 3.86 m (12 ft 8 in) on 23 October 2008 and was grown by Everett W. Wallace, Jr. and Melody Wagner (both USA) in Riegelwood, North Carolina, USA. The zinnia was names My Lucky Zinnia.

Fastest completion of target practise on Legend of Zelda: Majora”s Mask (Nintendo, 2000)

The fastest completion of target practise on Legend of Zelda: Majora”s Mask (Nintendo, 2000) is 24.58 seconds, achieved by Cameron Jones (USA) in Issaquah, Washington, USA, on 10 September 2011. This record was broken on the Guinness World Record Challengers site (Challengers’ tag: theultimate1 ): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/52-fastest-completion-of-target-practise-on-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-nintendo-64

Largest gathering of zombies

The largest gathering of zombies numbered 9,592 participants organized by the New Jersey Zombie Walk (USA) in Asbury Park, NJ, USA, on 5 October 2013. The zombies congregated on the boardwalk of Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore. This is the second time the New Jersey Zombie walk has held this record, after re-winning it from the Zombie Pub Crawl of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Longest zip wire course (combined length)

The longest zip wire course (combined length) is Screaming Eagle (USA) measuring 11.92 km (39,127 ft) at Historic Banning Mills, Whitesburg, Georgia, USA, and verified on 17 November 2012. The zip wire course consists of 135 ziplines including the 3,000 ft Flight of the Falcon, and would take approximately 12 hours to complete the entire course.

Most lit jack-o’-lanterns displayed

The most lit jack-o’-lanterns on display is 30,581 and was achieved by the City of Keene, New Hampshire, represented by Let It Shine, Inc. (both USA) in Keene, New Hampshire, USA, on 19 October 2013. Keene was the original record holder in this category and has now broken it 8 times since the original attempt.