In less than 24 hours I'll begin my last day of work. 24 hours. Sometimes that's an eternity. Sometimes it's no time at all.
So, what can happen in one day? A lot. Today's theme is this: 24 hour world records. How much of something can one person do during one complete rotation of the earth?
- Shaun Jones squat lifts 1,013,350 lbs and 6 oz over a 24 hour period. He trained for six years. It was his 50th birthday.
- Arulanantham Suresh Joachim of Australia (really?) runs 160.24 miles in 24 hours. On a treadmill. This also qualified him as the world record holder for the most boring thing you can do for 24 hours.
August 29, 2009
- Irishman Michael Cotter delivers exactly 5,000 high fives at a festival in Dublin, demolishing the previous record held by American Blake Roberts, who had given 3,131 high fives at a Dunkin' Donuts in Providence, RI. Cotter's Official statement after achieving the feat: "I love giving high fives. I've been doing it for years...It's an entire conversation, without words."
August 1, 2008
Detroit, MI - Eight boys, aged 8-11 set the world record for...bouncing. They bounced in shifts, two at a time for 24 hours straight. In an inflatable castle. According to ten-year-old Mason Brott, it wasn't as difficult as he expected.
So you see, a lot can be done in 24 hours. I'm not going to set a world record in the next 24 hours, but I am going to be unemployed.
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