world record

Maybe Rockford's Tree Lighting Needs the Latvian Touch
Don't misunderstand me, I think the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies that we do here in Rockford at Stroll on State, Nicholas Conservatory, and several other places are really well done. It's just that a countdown, followed by the tree lighting, has trouble competing with a giant Rube Go…
This Will Probably Make Your Hands Sweat
Are you familiar with "slacklining?" I'll admit that up until this morning, I wasn't. But, now that we've got a potential new world record, and some crazy video of the attempt, I've become familiar enough with it to tell you there's absolutely no way I'…
Check Out This World Record Zoom-in of the Moon
As I often point out to my kids, cameras have changed just a little bit from when I was their age.
All of you who remember when it was all a mystery as to what was on the camera until you had the film "developed," that you had to hope that no one blinked (because there were no re-dos), and …
Japan’s Maglev Train Sets World Record
If you need to be somewhere in a real hurry, Japan's record-setting Maglev train is just the ticket.
From CNN:
A Japan Railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour (374 miles per hour) on an experimental track in Yamanashi Tuesday, setting a decisive new world record...
Their Holiday Lights Are a World Record
A New York family has reclaimed the Guinness World Record for most lights on a residential property. Tim Gay and his family put together a holiday display of over 600,000 lights, which breaks the previous record by almost 100,000 lights.
 ...
Waiter Sets World Record With 27 Mugs of Beer
Usually, the person you see carrying multiple steins of beer is a beautiful, smiling woman, not a large grunting man.
Miss Oktoberfest is simply posing for a beer poster. German waiter Oliver Struempfel is all about setting a world record...