Most stairs climbed by bicycle
Record: 2,754 steps
Holder: Krystian Herba (Poland)
Location: Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China
That's not all: Herba ascended from basement to top level of the 100-floor
edifice without ever touching a wall or hitting the floor. The climb took him 1
hour 21 minutes and 53 seconds to achieve.
Largest bachata dance
Record: 325 couples (650 participants)
Holder: Buena Vista Social Dance Club
Location: Lenin Stadium, Khabarovsk, Russia
That's not all: The dance lasted more than 10 minutes to live music
performed by Cuba's "Mr. Tito." Interestingly, despite the bachata
originating in the Dominican Republic, this record has only ever been broken in
European countries.
Greatest distance traveled by train in 24 hours
Record: 3,115.7 km (1,936 miles)
Holder: Kazuaki Yamada
Location: Hokkaido, Japan, to Kagoshima, Japan
That's not all: Yamada's itinerary took him from the Kikonai station to
Shin-Aomori station, from Shin-Aomori to Tokyo, from Tokyo to the Nagoya
station, from Nagoya to the Nagano station, from Nagano to the Takasaki
station, from Takasaki to the Nagaoka station, from Nagaoka to the Shin-Osaka station,
and from Shin-Osaka station to his final point at Sendai station.
Fastest golf drive
Record: 349.38 km/h (217.1 mph)
Holder: Ryan Winther
Location: Orange County National Driving Range, Orlando, Florida, USA
That's not all: Winther is no stranger to using his power and torque for
success on the golf course: he won the 2012 RE/MAX World Long Drive
Championship, with an average drive distance of more than 367 feet (111.8 m).
Highest popping toaster
Record: 4.57 m (15 feet)
Holder: Matthew Lucci
Location: Venus, Texas, USA
That's not all: Lucci, only 14, designed his toaster after seeing this
record featured in the 2010 Guinness World Records book. He was able to design
a functioning toaster with a 12,000 rpm motor attached to launch the bread once
it was toasted.
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