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Farthest distance travelled by worm move

The farthest distance traveled non-stop by worm move is 59.49 m (195 ft 2 in) and was achieved by Joel Massuda (USA) in San Jose, California, USA on 30 July 2013. Joel’s attempt was held on a turf covered American football field and his total attempt time was 1 minute 28.16 seconds.

Farthest distance travelled controlling a golf ball

The farthest distance travelled controlling a golf ball is 2,903 metres (1.8 miles), completed by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the St. John’s University track in New York City, New York, USA, on 11 July 2010. He used a sand wedge to bounce a golf ball while completing more than seven laps around the track before mishitting and losing control. The attempt lasted 41 min, 22 sec.

Farthest distance wakeboarding in 24 hours (team)

The greatest distance wakeboarding in 24 hours by a team is 819.49 km (509.2 mi) by Neill Barker, Nick Binkley, Adam Errington, Tony Finn, Tom Fooshee, Pete Kennedy, Mike Olson, Jimmy Redmon, Brian Wheeler and Amber Wing (all USA) at Wake Nation Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, from 25-26 June 2010. The team wakeboarded laps around a 564 m-long circuit at the Wake Nation Cincinnati facility, which allows wakeboarders to ride around the lake on an overhead cable system, as opposed to being towed by Continue reading →

Farthest drive by an online controlled vehicle in 24 hours

The farthest drive by an online controlled vehicle in 24 hours was 146.45 km (91 miles), and was achieved by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (USA) in Long Beach, California, USA, on 8-9 November 2010. The car used for the attempt was a 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, and individuals in the United States were able to log onto the vehicle’s website and participate in the virtual test drive. Amanda Mochan adjudicated.

Farthest flight by an unmanned aircraft (FAI approved)

The longest flight ever completed by a full-scale unmanned conventional aircraft is 13,840 km (8,600 miles), by a USAF Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Southern Cross II, which took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California on 22 April and landed at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia, 23 hr 23 min later on 23 April 2001. The Global Hawk became the first UAV (unmanned air vehicle) to fly across the Pacific Ocean. The Global Hawk, which had its maiden flight in 1998 and is scheduled Continue reading →

Farthest marshmallow nose-blow

The farthest blow of a marshmallow out of the nostril and into the mouth of a catcher is 5.46 m (17 ft 11 in) and was achieved by launcher Paul Prado and catcher Sophia Rojas (both USA) on the set of ‘Guinness World Records Gone Wild!’ in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 2 July 2012. Prior to the successful catch, Sophia caught a nose blow from Paul that was just 3.8 cm (1.5 in) shy of the record to beat.