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The World’s Longest Lego Railway Includes Almost 4 Kilometres Of Track
It’s not quite as exciting as free-falling from the edge of space, but a group of 80 Lego enthusiasts in Denmark, led by Henrik Ludvigsen, now hold the Guinness Record for the world’s longest plastic toy train track — an honour that will certainly look fantastic on a resume.
Fearless Felix Went Even Faster Than We Thought
It turns out that supersonic man Felix Baumgartner was even more supersonic than we previously thought. He actually reached 1357.6km/h, which is 1.25 the speed of sound. His heart rate was extremely high at the exact time of the jump.
This Is What It Looks Like To Have A World-Class Memory
You probably juggle a phone number or two around in that skull of yours just out of necessity, but there are memorisation experts out there who would put you to shame. At this year’s World Memory Championships, champion Johannes Mallow memorised a 2245-digit number and the order of 1144 playing cards each in just an hour.
Watch All Of This Year’s Space-Jumping, Head-Spinning World Records
Between Felix Baumgartner’s insane space jump, and Spanish paraglider Horacio Llorens’ 568-looper of a dive, we’ve had some pretty awesome world records broken this year. Of course it’s hard if not impossible to catch all of them, so Guinness World Records whipped up a year-end summary, and it’s well worth the watch.
This Record-Breaking Jump Is Crazier Than Felix Baumgartner’s Space Fall
Yes, Felix Baumgartner’s stratospheric jump was crazy. Like, really crazy and awesome and crazy. And he broke a few records. But this new Red Bull jump by Spanish paraglider Horacio Llorens seems crazier than Felix’s to me. Watch the video.
World’s Biggest Indoor Ski Park Sets New Precedent For Overkill
At over 22,000 square metres Ski Dubai is currently the largest indoor skiing facility in the world. But a Danish architectural firm believes that record should belong to Denmark, and so has designed and proposed an indoor ski facility for the city of Randers that will safely snatch the title of world’s biggest from Dubai.
Watch This Dude Pull A Truck With His Ear
Lasha Pataraya has an unusual gift. He’s not just insanely strong: he has insanely strong ears too. And that’s why he was able to use one of them to pull an eight-ton truck.
Håkan Lidbo (And 56 Other Producers): The World Record Record
Ah, yes, the internet: wondrous world of colaboration! But is it possible that too much collaboration can turn a project into a muddled mess of confusion? That’s exactly what producer Håkan Lidbo set out to find out with “The World Record Record” — His attempt, with the help fo 56 other producers, at breaking the Guinness World Record for the most composers on a single musical work.
Watch This Insanely Speedy Sailboat Smash A World Record
When you think speed, your mind probably jumps to engines and rockets, but the record-setting Vestas Sailrocket 2 opts for something a little more natural: wind. The VRS2 has been gunning for records for a while now, and it seems that they’ve broken not just one, but several.
