World Records

San Francisco, California, USA – February 8, 2016 – Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee hit a 40-yard field goal while blindfolded, during a NFL’s Fan Experience in San Francisco, thus setting the new world record for longest blindfolded field goal (non-competition). Photo: McAfee broke the Guinness World Record for “farthest blindfolded American field goal.” McAfee made the kick from 40 yards …

Williams Lake, Canada – February 7, 2016 – The founder and owner of Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. and a star of HGTV Canada’s Timber Kings, Bryan Reid Sr., has set a World Record for “fastest motorized log;” the “Cedar Rocket,” powered by twin, 20-horsepower electric turbines, can do about 225 km/h “on paper,” but maxed out at 90 for …

St. Moritz, Switzerland – February 7, 2016 – Jamie Barrow went to the frozen lake of St. Moritz in Switzerland with the intention of writing history; on January 28, a diesel-powered Mitsubishi ASX crossover towed Jamie on his snowboard at 62.65 mph (100.84 km/h) on the out run; the return run saw the human-machine combo reach 61.45 mph (98.9 km/h); …

New York, USA – February 3, 2016 – Baby Boiz, the boy band featuring Julian (age 9), Caleb (age 6), Gavin (age 11), Ravi (age 4) and Jake (age 23), sets the new world record for the Youngest By Band. Photo: Meet Baby Boiz, the world’s youngest boy band featuring Julian (age 9), Caleb (age 6), Gavin (age 11), Ravi (age …

Manchester, UK – February 2, 2016 – Kellogg’s UK has set a new World Record – a domino-style topple of almost 2,700 packets of breakfast cereal; the record for the Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion was set at the company’s annual employee conference in Manchester. Photo: Kellogg’s UK has set a new World Record – a domino-style topple …

Liverpool, UK – February 2, 2016 – Hospital catering firm ISS cooked up 500 portions of scouse using 35kg of steak, 45lbs of onions, donated by Prescott Farm Produce, near Ormskirk, 45lbs of carrots and 110lbs of Maris Pipers donated by Church View Farm in Lydiate; Liverpool Community College also donated freshly baked loaves; it was all part of the The …

Edinburgh, UK – February 1, 2016 – Haggis specialist Macsween of Edinburgh has created the world’s most expensive haggis as Scotland sets to prepare for Burns Night; costing £4,000, the haggis is created using the unique Macsween family recipe infused with other flavours from around the world. Photo: THE “world’s most expensive haggis” has been created, with wagyu beef, French truffle …

Saskatoon, Canada – February 1, 2016 – Saskatoon showed up to Victoria Park in full force to make sure that the city became home to a World Record; more than 8,200 people came to claim the world’s largest snowball fight title. Photo: Organizers estimated that more than 8,200 people came to claim the world’s largest snowball fight title. The Guinness World …

EVERGREEN PARK, Illinois, USA – January 30, 2016 – Jamie Keeton, 47, of Evergreen Park, who shows off his strange abilities under the name Canhead Keeton, has a medical condition that causes cans, bottles and other objects to stick to his skin; he recently set the World Record for the number of cans stuck to a person’s head, after sticking eight …

Beijing, China – January 28, 2016 – Some 2,530 kg of roast lamb was served to over 4,000 people at a meal in Jianyang City of southwest China’s Sichuan province, setting a new world record for the Largest serving of roast lamb. Photo: An outdoor roast lamb eating party held in Jianyang, Sichuan Province broke the Guinness World Record for the Largest …