The longest non-stop ocean voyage in a flats boat was 1,245.63 km (774 miles) and was set by Ralph and Robert Brown (USA) who travelled from St. Georges, Bermuda to New York Harbor, USA, from 9 to 11 May 2007. Ralph and Robert are brothers.
The longest journey in an excavator is 5127.22 km (3,185.9 miles) and was achieved by Neil Smith (USA) on his journey from Tybee Island, Georgia to Ontario, California between 26 March and 20 April 2010. The excavator used in the attempt was a JCB 3CX Backhoe. The record was attempted to raise funds for Haiti.
The Longest journey on a Pocketbike (Minimoto) is 716.58 km, (445.26 miles) achieved by Ryan Galbraith and Chris Stinson, (both USA) starting at Colorado, finishing in South Dakota, USA from 5 -8 August 2009. Ryan and Chris rode through 4 states including Colorado, Nebraska and South Dokota. Their full journey totalled just under 26 hours.
The longest kickoff return for a touchdown in NFL history was 108 yards (98.75 m), first by Ellis Hobbs (USA) playing for the New England Patriots against the New York Jets, on 9 September 2007, and later matched by Randall Cobb (USA) playing for the Green Bay Packers against the New Orleans Saints on 8 September 2011. To achieve this, a player must field the kickoff within their own end zone and return the ball the length of the field for a score.
The McDonald Laser Ranging Station, near Fort Davis, Texas, USA, uses a laser to measure the distance between the Earth and the Moon to an accuracy of 1 cm (0.39 inches). It bounces a laser off reflective targets left on the lunar surface by three US Apollo missions and two Soviet Lunokhod missions. The distance between the centres of the Earth and the Moon is 385,000 km (239,000 miles), and the laser ranging has shown that the Moon is receding from the Earth at a
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The longest journey on a lawnmower is 23,487.5 km (14,594.5 miles) in 260 consecutive days by Gary Hatter (USA). Hatter started his drive in Portland, Maine, on 31 May 2000 and passed through all 48 contiguous US states as well as Canada and Mexico before arriving in Daytona Beach, Florida, on 14 February 2001. He rode a $11,500 (£8,000 at 2001 rates) stock Kubota BX2200-60 mower at a top speed of 14.5 km/h (9 mph), wearing out four sets of front and three sets of
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The longest line of banknotes measured 3,434.40 m (11,267.7 ft) long. The banknote line was made by members of the United Pentecostal Church of Vienna in Vienna, Illinois, USA, and measured on 22 September 2007. The line was worth $ 22,010.00
The longest line of rubber ducks consisted of 17,782 rubber ducks and was achieved by Cozi (USA) at Warren G. Magnuson Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, on 5 June 2011. The line measured over 1.6 km (1 mi) long.
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in California, USA, is a particle accelerator some 3.2 km (2 miles) long. Since beginning operations in 1966, its key achievements include the discovery of the charm quark and tau lepton subatomic particles. The accelerator is located underground and is, according to administrators, among the world’s longest, straightest objects.
The longest lino print measures 24.43 metres (89 ft 11 in) long and was created by Studio Rojo (USA) at the annual convention of the Southern Graphics Council in Kansas City, USA, on 24 March 2007 The print was 1.09 metres (43 in) wide.