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Fastest 10m balancing cue on chin

The fastest 10m balancing a cue on chin is 3.02 seconds, achieved by Ashrita Furman, (USA) at Jamaica high school track, Jamaica, New york, USA on 30 August 2009. Ashrita balanced a pool cue on the chin while carrying out the record attempt. The length of the pool cue was 58.25 in and weighed 500g.

Fastest 400 m joggling with five objects – male

The fastest 400m while juggling five objects was achieved in 1 min 10.50 sec by Matthew Feldman (USA) at Polo Park Junior High School in Wellington, Florida, on 9 August 2011. Feldman has attempted several Guinness World Records for running and juggling (or ‘joggling’) and claims that he combined his two passions together into one to save time!

Fastest 5 km skipping without a rope

The fastest time to skip 5 km without a rope is 29 min 33 seconds by John Earney (USA) at California State University San Marcos in San Diego, California, USA on 14 July 2014. He placed a 1978 edition Guinness World Records book, which he received on his 7th birthday, at the finish line in order to keep him motivated.

Fastest aircraft, civil

In August 2010, as part of its 1,800 hour flight test programme, a Gulfstream G650 passenger jet serial number 6001, flown by test pilots Tom Horne and Gary Freeman, reached a flight speed of Mach 0.995 in a 16-18 degree dive in Savannah, Georgia, USA and this, together with its maximum cruising speed of Mach 0.925, make the Gulfstream G650 the fastest civil business aircraft currently flying. Designed to carry eight passengers and four crewmembers, the G650 has a potential range of 7,000 nautical miles Continue reading →