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Here are eye-popping images of the biggest, fastest, longest, weirdest and wackiest record breakers recognized in 2012 and featured in the 2013 edition of “Guinness World Records.”



Longest basketball spin on a toothbrush
The longest duration spinning a basketball on a toothbrush is 26.078 seconds, set by Michael Kopp in Hamburg, Germany, on Nov. 14, 2012.


Highest forward flip on a pogo stick
The record for the highest forward-flip pogo stick jump is 8 feet, achieved by Xpogo athlete Michael Mena in Stamford, Conn.


Most people in a Mini
The record for most people crammed in a modern Mini is 28, achieved by Dani Maynard and her team in a Mini Hatch at Potters Field, London, on Nov. 15, 2012. They exceeded the previous record by one person. Four people were squeezed into the trunk.


Largest chocolate coin
The largest chocolate coin weighs 1,450 pounds, measures over 6.4 feet in diameter, and is nearly 7 inches thick. It was created by the master chocolatiers at the Cioccoshow Exhibition in Bologna, Italy.


Longest didgeridoo note
The record for the longest didgeridoo note is 65.66 seconds, achieved by 15-year-old Lachlan Phelps from Scone, Australia. A didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by indigenous Australians many centures ago. Circular breathing was not permitted in achieving the record.



Heaviest weight lifted by eye sockets
The heaviest weight lifted by both eye sockets is 52.91 pounds, achieved by Manjit Singh in Leicester, U.K.


Largest kaikottikali dance
The record for the largest kaikottikali dance is 2,639 participants, achieved by the Mumbai Pooram Foundation in Mumbai, India. Kaikottikali a famous group-dances of the women of Kerala, in southwest India.


Most pogo stick jumps in 1 minute
The record for the most pogo stick jumps in one minute is 265, achieved by Xpogo athlete Tone Staubs in Stamford, Conn.


Fastest 100m on all fours
The world record for the fastest 100m run on all fours is 17.47 seconds, achieved by by Kenichi Ito in Tokyo. He goes an all fours at home daily for training.


Largest display of solar-powered LEDs
The record for the largest display of solar-powered LEDs consists of 20,461 lights, achieved by Wajima City in Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan. More than 220 volunteers planted the LEDs in rice fields.


Lowest roadworthy car
The lowest roadworthy car is the "Mirai," which measures 17.79 inches from the ground to highest part of the car. It was created by students and teachers of The Automobile Engineering Course at Okayama Sanyo High School in Asakuchi, Japan.


Oldest gymnast
The oldest gymnast in the world is Johanna Quaas of Germany. Born on Nov. 20, 1925, the 86-year-old is a regular competitor in an amateur gymnastics competition in Saxony, Germany. Quaas performed a floor-and-beam routine on the set of “Lo Show dei Record” on April 12, 2012 in Rome, Italy, where her record was certified.


Longest snake ever in captivity
Medusa, a 25-foot, 2-inch reticulated python in Kansas City, Missouri was named the longest snake ever in captivity in 2012. The gigantic reptile lives at "The Edge of Hell" haunted house attraction. Despite its enormous size, this type of python rarely attacks humans, which should come as good news to Medusa's neighbors.


Highest flame blown by a fire breather
Great balls of fire! Antonio Restivo of the United States achieved the highest flame blown by a fire breather: 26 feet 5 inches, or 8.05 meters. He accomplished this feat at a Las Vegas warehouse on Jan. 11, 2011.


Tallest living horse
Meet Big Jake, the world’s tallest living horse. The 9-year-old Belgian gelding measured 20 hands 2.75 inches – that’s 82.75 inches, or 210.19 centimeters – without shoes at Smokey Hollow Farms in Poynette, Wis.


Smallest service dog
The world’s smallest service dog is as cute as her name: Cupcake. The female long-haired Chihuahua measures just 6.25 inches (15.87 centimeters) tall and is owned by Angela Bain of Moorestown, N.J.


Largest commercially available hot dog
Ummm ... pass the mustard? Gorilla Tango Novelty Meats CEO Dan Abbate poses with the largest commercially available hot dog, which weighs 7 pounds. Chicago-based Gorilla Tango sells the whopping wieners for $40.


Largest collection of shoe-related items
Move over, Imelda Marcos: As of March 20, 2012, Darlene Flynn of the United States owned 15,665 different shoe-related items. She began building her collection in 2000.


Tallest Mohawk
Talk about hair-raising! The tallest Mohawk measures 44.68 inches, or 113.5 centimeters, and belongs to Kazuhiro Watanabe of Japan. The hairstyle's height was verified at the Bloc de l'art hair salon in Shibuya, Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2011.


Largest drum set
Ready to rock: Dr. Mark Temperato of the United States owns the world’s largest drum set, which has 340 pieces. The pieces were counted with care in Lakeville, N.Y., on Oct. 31, 2011.


Largest bicep
Whoa! The largest male bicep in the world belongs to Moustafa Adel Ismail of Egypt. His left arm measures 25.5 inches, or 64.77 centimeters, when flexed and 24.5 inches, 62.23 centimeters, when non-flexed. The measurements were taken on Nov. 24, 2011 in Franklin, Mass.


Tallest donkey
Oklahoma Sam, a 4-year-old American mammoth jackstock donkey, is the tallest living donkey in the world. The animal measured 15.3 hands – that is, 5 feet 1 inch or 155.45 centimeters tall – on Dec. 10, 2011. Oklahoma Sam is owned by Linda Davis of Watsonville, Calif.


Tallest cat
The world’s tallest domestic cat was Savannah Islands Trouble, known as “Trouble” for short. He stood 19 inches, or 48.3 centimeters, tall. Owned by Debby Maraspini of the United States, the towering feline was measured at the Silver Cats cat show in Reno, Nev., on Oct. 30, 2011. He died on Aug. 15, 2012.


Heaviest rideable bicycle
Tour de France riders might not want to use this one: The world’s heaviest rideable bicycle weighs 1,650 pounds, or 750 kilograms. Wouter van den Bosch of Netherlands built the bulky bike, and it was ridden in Arnhem, Netherlands in May 2010.


Most slam dunks by a parrot in one minute
Polly wanna shoot some hoops? Zac the macaw made 22 basketball slam dunks in one minute on Dec. 30, 2011 in San Jose, Calif.


Tallest living dog
In the name of Zeus! Zeus the Great Dane stands 44 inches, or 1.118 meters, high. The world's tallest dog is owned by Denise Doorlag of Otsego, Mich.


Most piercings on the face
The world record for most piercings on the face goes to Axel Rosales of Argentina. As of Feb. 17, 2012, Rosales had 280 facial piercings.


Largest collection of Barbie dolls
A little girl's dream: As of October 2011, Bettina Dorfmann of Germany had 15,000 different Barbie dolls in her possession. Dorfmann began building her collection in 1993.


Shortest bull
The shortest bull in the world is Archie, a 16-month-old Dexter bull that is fully registered in the Northern Ireland livestock inventory in County Antrim. Archie measured 30 inches, or 76.2 centimeters, from the hoof to the withers on Nov. 22, 2011.


Smallest helicopter
In terms of rotor length, the world's smallest helicopter is the GEN H-4 made by Gen Corp. of Japan. The diminutive whirlybird has a rotor length of 13 feet, or 4 meters, and it weighs just 154.32 pounds, or 70 kilograms. It has one seat, one landing gear and one power unit. Unlike traditional helicopters, it has two sets of coaxial contra-rotating rotors, which eliminate the need for a tail rotor for balancing. Gennai Yanagisawa is pictured here maneuvering the helicopter over the city of Matsumoto in Japan


Youngest investment banker
John Wang Clow of the United States became a licensed investment banker at the age of 17 years and 77 days. Born on May 23, 1994, Clow passed the Investment Banking Representative Qualification Examination (Series 79) administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Aug. 5, 2011 and got his license on Aug. 8, 2011.

[Onslaught]

Those arms are not the biggest. They are not muscle. The idiot injects Synthol oil in them.

[kellyhound]

lol tallest cat.

The heaviest weight lifted by both eye sockets is 52.91 pounds

[Bouncer]

Originally Posted by Onslaught ↗

Those arms are not the biggest. They are not muscle. The idiot injects Synthol oil in them.

Yeah Synthol gives such a gross look. But they are still the biggest arms unfortunately

[Onslaught]

Originally Posted by Bouncer ↗

Yeah Synthol gives such a gross look. But they are still the biggest arms unfortunately

No. Guinness is no longer recognizing him. They have removed all references to him from their web page.

[Darkest Angel]

Thanks

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by Onslaught ↗

Those arms are not the biggest. They are not muscle. The idiot injects Synthol oil in them.

gata only copied what was listed.

The book is published late in the previous year. The oldest woman died already.

gata does a great, thorough job on posts and is very helpful!

Personally, I liked the idiot whose arm exploded and he died on a gurney.

[DiamondSmiles]

The eye socket lifts, I could have lived without seeing ;)

[gatagato]

Originally Posted by Onslaught ↗

No. Guinness is no longer recognizing him. They have removed all references to him from their web page.

Some questions: how comes they didn't remove the references to him from the official Guinness World Records 2013 Edition?

It was issued on 11 September 2012 in USA and Canada and on 15 September 2012 worldwide; did they expose him after these dates? And, if yes, is there any news neporting it (link)?
On their website they won't publish all the 4,000 records, and anyway the website doesn't matter: the book does, and the man is there, as you can see.

[DiamondSmiles]

Isn't this the Mayan calendar?

I could never have that many piercings. I went back to one when people did multiples and I clean my ears and earrings every time I put them in and they have been triple pierced for 25 years.