RECORDMANIATALLEST HOUSE
OF CARDS BUILT
IN 12 HOURS
On 15–16 Mar 2016,
professional cardstacker
Bryan Berg (USA) built a
48 ‑level house of cards in
the shape of the Empire
State Building on top of a
running washing machine.
The feat, which took place
in Seoul, South Korea,
was staged in order to
publicize the stability of
LG Electronics’ (KOR)
latest product. Bryan’s
completed creation
measured 3.3 m (10 ft
9.9 in) and comprised
10,800 cards taken
from 200 decks.MOST PARTY POPPERS POPPED IN ONE MINUTE
André Ortolf (DEU) celebrated another year of record‑
breaking success by popping 78 party poppers at the old
fire station in Augsburg, Germany, on 9 Jan 2016. Previous
holders of this party record include
survival expert Edward “Bear” Grylls,
cricketer Andrew Flintoff (both UK)
and – of course – André’s hero,
Ashrita Furman (USA).
MOST SHUTTLECOCKS CAUGHT
WITH CHOPSTICKS IN ONE MINUTE
Mr Cherry (pictured) and Haruka Kuroda (both JPN)
caught 23 shuttlecocks with chopsticks in 60 sec
on the set of Officially Amazing at RAF Bentwaters
in Suffolk, UK, on 8 Aug 2015. In a specially
designed televised challenge, “Team Japan”
destroyed the competition, beating both of their
rivals – “Team USA” and “Team UK” – by a margin
of 19 shuttlecocks.Whether it’s
moving marbles
with chopsticks,
running backwards
on all fours or breaking
nuts with his backside,
few^ talents are odder
than Mr Cherry’s – and
he’s got the records
to prove it!HIGHEST SUCCESSFUL BASKETBALL SHOT
On 26 Sep 2016, Brett Stanford, Derek Herron and
Scott Gaunson (all AUS, pictured right) – from the How
Ridiculous YouTube channel – travelled to the Mauvoisin
Dam in Valais, Switzerland, to regain a record they had lost
to fellow sports entertainers Dude Perfect (USA). From
the top of the dam, Herron took aim at a basket 180.968 m
(593 ft 8 in) below him. Incredibly, it only took him three
attempts to sink a successful shot.