Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey bounced a basketball between his legs and off of the side of a building 56 times in one minute.

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey bounced a basketball behind his back and off of the side of a building 47 times in one minute.

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey bounced a basketball between his legs and off of the side of a building 61 times in one minute.

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey walked 450 yards while balancing a wine glass half full of water on the back of his hand.

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey carried a 225-pound foundation block a distance of 22.75 feet (273 inches) in one minute.

Roald Bradstock

Roald Bradstockthrew a cell phone 132 yards (396 feet).

Jonathan Merrill

Jonathan Merrill threw a paper clip behind his back and into a glass jar 12 feet (144 inches) away while kneeling.

Roald Bradstock

Roald Bradstock threw a snowball 68.10 meters. Bradstock made the snowballs in Atlanta, Georgia after a snowstorm, and then drove 600 miles to Fort Myers, Florida, where the record was set.

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Dan Wallace

Dan Wallace shot a standard rubber band 27 feet using just his feet.

Suna Taymaz

Mark Sinclair and Suna Taymaz drove a limousine 5959 miles across three continents, a new world record. The trip began in Las Vegas, Nevada, where they bought a 1988 Lincoln Town Car Stretch Limousine. From Las Vegas, they drove to a shipping facility in New Jersey via San Francisco, California. The vehicle shipped to Ipswich, United Kingdom where they picked it up and drove through France, Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Mauritania and Mali.

The trip ended on February 2, 2008 in Timbuktu, Mali. Details of the journey can be found at LimoToAfrica.org.

Jessica Dunn

Nine people participated in a 900-meter exquisite corpse relay race, a new world record. The first participant ran 100 meters and drew part of a person on their t-shirt. The shirt was then transferred to the next relay member, who put it on and added to the first person’s drawing while running. This was done repeatedly, with each person running 100 meters, until the drawing of the person was complete.

The record was set on June 17, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The relay participants were Jessica Dunn, Lindsay Gerlach, Courtney Hacker, Flounder Lee, Paul Miller, Kurt Nettleton, Kyle Channing Smith, Victoria Son and Courtney Ware. Lamar Richcreek was present as a witness.

Dina Mishev

Dina Mishev climbed 34,546 feet in 24 hours, a new world record. Using climbing skins, she repeatedly trekked up a 1502-foot trail, checking in with officials at the top off the trail, before skiing down and checking in with officials at the bottom. She did this 23 times in 24 hours.

The record was set on February 8, 2009 during the 24 Hour Sunlight Challenge at the Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

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Dave Zien

In a feat that took almost 20 years to accomplish, former Wisconsin senator Dave Zien put a world record 1,000,000 miles on his Harley Davidson FXR[] motorcycle.

Zien began the journey in 1991. On April 4, 2009, Zien hit the million mile mark. Tony Sanfelipo was on hand to document and confirm the mileage. Read more about his journey here.

Scott Winfrey

Scott Winfrey grinded a rail for 110 inches using his 3.5 inch fingerboard.

Art Hoffman

Art Hoffman and his dog Chenji completed a 1/4 mile roller skate sprint in one minute, 55.06 seconds.

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