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Fastest 1 mile run wearing swim fins (individual, male)

The fastest mile run in swim fins is 7 min 56 sec by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Marswiese Sport Complex in Vienna, Austria, on 17 May 2010. He was witnessed by Dr. Alexander Fulop and Mr. Ekagra Prankl. The official stopwatch times were 7 min, 55.47 sec and 7 min, 55.66 sec, with the average rounded up to 7 min 56 sec. Furman wore fins that were 58 cm (22.68 in) long, more than twice the length of his 27.4 cm (10.8 in) foot, Continue reading →

Fastest $100 million box office film gross for an animation

Toy Story 3 (USA 2010), the computer-animated film from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, reached the US$100 million mark at the US box office in three days from its release on 18 June 2010 at 4,028 cinemas, making it the overall 5th fastest grossing film of all time. Information available on http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/fastest.htm?page=100&p=.htm

Fastest 100 m egg and spoon race

The fastest 100 meters egg and spoon race is 19.39 seconds, set by Ashrita Furman, (USA) at St John’s University track in Queens, New York, USA, on 24 February 2011. A dessert spoon was used for the attempt which held 10 ml exactly of water.

Fastest 100 m on a skateboard by a dog

The fastest 100 m on a skateboard by a dog is 19.65 seconds and was achieved by Jumpy the dog (USA) on the set of ‘Officially Amazing’ in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 16 September 2013. The record was previously held by Tillman the English Bulldog, who covered a 100-m stretch of level car park in a time of 19.678 seconds during X Games XV in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 30 July 2009. Watch Tillman in action in the video below.

Fastest 100 metres frog jumping

The fastest 100 metres frog jumping is 7 minutes 18 seconds and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, on 27 March 2010. The guidelines require that the contestant hold their big toes throughout the attempt.