World Records

Doha, Qatar – February 7, 2017 – A Boeing 777 departed from Doha, Qatar and landed in Auckland, New Zealand after flying 9,031 miles (14,535 kilometers); the scheduled time for the return flight is 17 hours and 30 minutes, thus setting the new world record for the longest commercial flight. Photo: Qatar Airways flight 921 is the longest scheduled commercial …

Chicago, Illinois, USA – January 31, 2017 –  A whopping 234 gallons of Irish Coffee was poured into a six and a half foot acrylic glass in Chicago to coincide with the US national Irish coffee day; Tim Herlihy from Termonfeckin, Ireland, oversaw the making of the beverage; a total of 2,000 of the coffees were then drank by revellers …

Mesa, Arizona, USA – January 27, 2017 – Dr. Greg J. Marchand MD and Dr. Snehal Bhoola MD removed a 17-centimeter cancerous ovarian tumor using only small slits in the abdomen, a technique called a laparoscopy; it sets the new world record for the “Largest Malignant Tumor to undergo Successful Laparoscopic Ovarian Cancer Staging Surgery”. Photo: Dr. Greg J. Marchand  The Guinness …

Breckenridge, Colorado, USA – January 31, 2017 – A whopping 1,234 people showed up to rip a 1,997-foot shot ski, filled with Hot Box Mountain Shot, a cinnamon whiskey that kept everyone nice and warm on historic Main Street, thus setting the new world record for the Longest Shot Ski. Photo: Breckenridge did end up breaking this record with a …

Daytona Beach, Florida, USA – January 31, 2017 – Harry Sperl (aka “Hamburger Harry”) has 3,724 hamburger related items in his Daytona Beach home, (including a burger shaped “Hamburger Harley,” a $3,500 cheeseburger water bed, happy meal cheeseburger toys and burger posters), thus setting the new world record for the Largest collection of burger memorabilia. Photo: Harry “Hamburger Harry” Sperl …

Umm Al Quwain, UAE – January 14, 2017 – Online accommodation booking website Hotels.com partnered with British race car driver Tom Onslow-Cole to create the world’s fastest mobile bed; Tom drove the motorized mattress 83.8 miles per hour on a track at the Emirates Motor Sports Complex in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates, setting the new world record for …

South Pole, Antarctica – January 15, 2017 – Johanna Davidsson, 33, a Swedish solo skier has just reached the South Pole unaided quicker than any woman has done before; the journey took her 38 days, 23 hours and 5 minutes, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest solo, unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole (female). Photo: …

Pasadena, California, USA – January 16, 2017 – The “Lucy Pet’s Gnarly Crankin’ K-9 Wave Machine” is 125 feet long, and weighs in at 148,250 lbs and will hold 8,000 gallons of water in a tank for two surfing dogs; it was measured and weighed by the California Highway Patrol and sets the new world record for the Longest single …

Dubai, UAE – January 7, 2017 – Burj Al Arab Jumeirah joined forces with AmStur Caviar, the premiere US supplier of world-class caviar, to set the world record title for the largest tin of caviar ever created; the monumental tin, named “The Mashenomak” in honour of the “Great White Sturgeon” of Native American legend, was custom-made by AmStur for the …

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – January 8, 2017 – Kingston Digital, Inc. announced DataTraveler® Ultimate Generation Terabyte (GT), which offers up to 2TB of storage space and USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) performance, thus setting the new world record for the Largest USB Flash Drive. Photo: DataTraveler® Ultimate Generation Terabyte (GT), the world’s highest capacity USB Flash drive. DataTraveler Ultimate …