Index
Bold entries in the index
indicate a main entry on
a topic; BOLD CAPITALS
indicate an entire chapter
3D Printing 74, 190–191;
printers 190, 191;
structural density 196
2000 AD memorabilia 102
ABBA songs 14
abdominal plank position
116
acceleration rates 30
aces 227
actors and actresses: age
172; cameo appearances
172; Disney roles 172;
earnings 94, 162, 163,
169, 172, 173; height 70;
James Bond 172; Star
Wars 174; superhero
roles 91; voice actors 97;
werewolves 172, see also
Oscars
ADVENTURES 128–141
Adventures Round-Up
140–141
advertising agencies 148
aerial photographs 193
Africa Cup of Nations 221
air pollution 26, 27, 34
aircraft 141, 199, 214;
3D-printed 190; altitude
138, 186; biplanes 62;
circumnavigation 130,
131, 139; fighter planes
210; firefighting 29;
gliders 138, 139, 143;
military 210, 211; non-
stop flight 139; paper
planes 186; pulling 80;
restraining 84; rocket-
powered 63; solar-
powered 131, 138; speed
62, 63; tiltrotor aircraft
211; truck jumping over
208; unmanned 138;
variable sweep-wing
aircraft 211; weight 105
aircraft carriers 210
airline brands 213
airports 213
airships 138, 139
album charts 176, 177, 179;
No.1 spot 127, 177
alkali metals 22, 23
all-fours racing 81
alloys 23
altitude: aircraft 138, 186;
airports 213; astronauts
138, 186; atmospheric
phenomena 187; award
ceremonies 160; capital
cities 143; concerts
176; paper plane launch
186; pilgrimages 160;
projectiles 186; railways
202; scuba diving 140;
survivable 186; trees 34
amber 60, 196
American Football 162,
222
amphibious bicycles 141
amphibious cars 130
amusements parks 182
Anatomy 70–71
Andes 133
angels 116
ANIMALS 38–61; captive
46, 47; longevity 46;
pets 58–59; taxonomic
groups 40, 44, 48, 54,
56; see also individual
index entries
Animals Round-Up 60–61
animated movies
95; franchises
170; pirated
171
anorthosite 20
antenna, implanted 74
antibiotics 197
antlers 42, 43, 116
anvils 79
apples 104, 115; apple
sauce 114; crushing 11
apps, movies based on 181
arcade machines 215
archery 11, 234
Arctic crossings 134
Arctic ice cap 26
Arnold Strongman Classic
235
arrow shot with feet 11
art: book illustrations 166;
cave art 183; exhibitions
181; galleries 181;
paintings 181, 199; prices
199, see also comic
books; sculpture
ARTS & MEDIA 164–181
Arts & Media Round-Up
180–181
astronauts: age 68; altitude
186; female 68–69;
moonwalkers 80, 126;
mountaineering 133;
spacewalks 69; time in
space 138; voting 160
athletes: age 68, 126, 127,
182, 223, 228; bionic 75;
earnings 162, 163, 221,
228; height 70; weight
104
athletics 236–237
atmospheric entry 189
atmospheric phenomena
187
attendances: football
matches 218; Winter X
Games 245
auctions 155; book
illustrations 166; comic
books 93; paintings
181; sculpture 181, 199;
sneakers/trainers 157;
suits (clothing) 157
audiobooks 166
Australian rules football
246
authors: earnings 163, 166;
fiction 166; published per
capita 166
Auto Sports 232
award ceremonies 160
awards: civilian 161; Emmy
Awards 168; fashion 156;
Golden Globe 170, 173;
Grammy awards 179;
Nobel Peace Prize 127,
177; Oscars 127, 165, 170,
172, 173, 174, 179; Tony
awards 181babirusas (deer-pigs) 50
baby food 114
backbends 14
backflips: bicycle 244;
monster trucks 208, 209;
surfing 241; wheelchair
11
backstroke 240
backwards: downhill skiing
80; slacklining 81, 82;
tightrope walking 80
badminton 246
badminton rackets 108
baked beans 115
balancing: bicycle on chin
124; books on head 166;
bottle crates on chin 118;
cups on forehead 124;
dog on walking globe
59; drink cans on head
115; spoons on body
125; spoons on face 125;
traffic cones on chin 14;
treats on dog noses 59baleen whales 56
ball-point pens 110
balloons 119
balls 122–123; juggling 122
bananas 110; banana car
207
Bandy World Championship
242
banks 149
bar stools 82
barbells 78
barefoot walking 141, 238
BASE jumping 143
Baseball 223
baseballs, painted 123
basidiospores 31
basilosaurids 56
Basketball 224 ;
blindfolded 15; earnings
163; high basketball
shots 119; hook shots
15; juggling balls 15, 82;
shots under one leg 15;
sitting shots 15; slam
dunks 15; three-point
field goals 15, 224
bath tubs: motorized 207;
paddling 80
bathrooms 159
Batman 90; cosplay
99; memorabilia
88–89, 102, 103;
movies 172, 173;
videogames
96, 97
beach balls 122
beach
volleyball
246
beaked whales 56–57
beaks 44, 190
beans 86
bearded dragons 58
beards: toothpick beard
118; weights lifted/pulled
by 79
bears 104; pandas 46–47
beds: motorized 206;
spring mattresses 124
bee mantle 104
beer kegs lifted 79
beer labels 110
beer mats 110
Beetles 40–41
bells 105
Ben 10 cosplay 99
beshbarmak 114
biathlons 242, 243
bicycles 36, 86, 104, 108;
amphibious 141; backflips
244; balancing on chin
124; bicycle-friendly
cities 204; bicycle-
sharing 205; elliptical
cycle 140; ”modal split”
204; motorized 140;
pocketbike 140; Rubik’s
Cube solving 121; sport
stacking 118; tightrope
crossing on a 82, see
also Cycling
Big Food 112–113
Big Stuff 108–109
Billboard charts 176, 177
billionaires 126
binary number sequences
84
bio-compass 74
biohacking 74
bioluminescence 31, 41, 51
biomonitoring 74
bionics 74, 75
biplanes 62
birds: eagles 44–45;
high‑flyers 143; parrots
48–49; pigeons 110, 198;
sea birds 61; size 215;
speed 62; weight 104
bird’s-nest boxes 124
birthweights 104
biscuits 112; stacking 118black holes 105
black pudding 161
Black Sea crossings 141
blindfolded: basketball
hook shots 15; juggling
82; Rubik’s Cube solving
120; tightrope walking 82
Blockbusters 170–171
blood plasma donations 85
blow torches, extinguishing
82
blue whales 105
blueberries 118
BMX Street 245
boat lifts 213
boats: 3D-printed 191;
circumnavigation
130; hydroplanes 63;
pedal-powered 80;
solar-powered 130;
speed 63, see also ships
bobbleheads 108
Body Art 72–73
body modifications 72–73
body painting 73
bodybuilders 71
bog bodies 18
bog butter 18
bogs 18
boiling point,
metals 23
Bollywood 170, 171
bones 215; tattooed 72
bonfires 37
Books 166–167,
168; bookmarks 110;
collections 110; signings
166
bottle crates, balancing
118
bottles: message in a
bottle 182; walking on
83
bowling 234
bowling balls 118, 122
Boxing 228 , 229
brand growth 148
brand leaders, fashion 156
bras 156
brass bands 68
breakfast in bed 115
breaststroke 240
breath-holding 84
bricks 79
bridal bouquets caught
124
bridges 87; 3D-printed
191; height 197; railway
bridges 202
Broadway 180, 181
budgerigars 48, 49
buffalo 60
buildings: climbing 11;
height 37, 57; office
buildings 214; weight
105
bullriders 126
bum walking 80
bumper cars 207
Bundesliga 220
bungee jumping 15
burns 11, 84
burpees 76
burritos 114
buses: retrofits 212; routes
212; tickets 110
business cards 109
butter sculpture 113
butterfly stroke 240
buttons 110
cabinet members 147
cable cars 205, 212
cable-car cables; tightrope
walking 82
cakes: candles 114; dirt
cake 114; pyramids 115;
sponge 114; vegan 112;
wedding cakes 105
camera implants 74, 75
camper vans 116, 206candles: blowing out 125;
cake 114; lit candles in
mouth 118; sparklers 194
candy canes 112
candy wrappers 110
canoeing 68, 241
canyons 87
captains: cricket 230; golf
231; ice hockey 225;
soccer 219
carbon dioxide pollution
26, 27
career lengths 83, 160, 169
caribou 61
carol singers 116
cars 214: 3D-printed
190; amphibious 130;
car-sharing 204;
circumnavigation 130;
Cozy Coupe 200–201;
customized 206–207;
expensive 199; ferries
213; flag mosaic 154;
journeys 140; limousines
209; model cars 110;
motorsport 127, 232;
nanocars 215; people
crammed into 116, 206;
police cars 150; pulling
82; speed 63; stretched
supercar 207; tyres 206;
wheelies 124
cartoon-character tattoos
73
Catherine wheels 195
cats 59, 215; age 182; fur 58
cave art 183
caviar 113
CDs, signing 176
celebrities: dead 163, 177;
earnings 162, 163, 177;
stalkers 150
centenarians 68
centipedes 61
CEOs 148, 163
chains: human 87, 125;
paper-clip 87
chainsaws, juggling 82
chair racing 81
chameleons 52
Champions League 220
Chart-Toppers 178–179
cheese 113; eating 125
cheetahs 62
chefs 162
chemical reactions 192
cherry pickers 140
chicken, grilled 112
Chief Scouts 126
chilis 114
chin-ups 76
chinchillas 58
chocolate: bars 112, 198;
chocolate-tasting 115;
Easter eggs 36; fireworks
195
chopsticks: baked
beans eaten with 115;
shuttlecocks caught
with 119
Christmas dinner 112
Christmas jumpers 116
Christmas trees 37
cigar bands 110
cigarette packets 110
cinemas 180; tickets 198
Circumnavigation 130–
131 , 134, 138
circus 82–83, 127, 180;
box–office 180
Circus Performers
82–83
clapperboards 170
classified documents,
leaking of 146
climbing: buildings 11;
mountain climbing
132–133, 135
cling‑film ball 122
clogs 116; running in 80
clones 51clouds: human image of
14; pyrocumulus 29;
stratospheric 143
Club Soccer 220
club throw 237
coaches: American football
222; soccer 221
coal fires, underground 28
cobras 52
cockatiels 58
cockatoos 48, 49
coins: collections 110;
snatching 118
Collections 110–111
collections & memorabilia:
banana-related 110;
candy wrappers 110;
coins 110; comic books
102; corkscrews 110;
cow-related 110;
crocodile-related
110; Doctor Who 111;
espionage-related 110;
Hello Kitty 111; Journey
to the West 110; The
Legend of Zelda 110;
lip balms 110; Little
Mermaid 110; mega
collections 110; Mickey
Mouse 110; model cars
110; Monopoly 111; owl-
related 110; paw prints
110; Pokémon 110; police
hats 110; rare books 166;
snow globes 111; Star
Wars 175; superheroes
88–89, 102, 103; teddy
bears 106–107; toilet-
related 158; Tomb Raider
110; Winnie the Pooh 110;
Wombles 110
comedians 163
comet tails 188
Comets 188–189
comic books 215;
collections 102; comic-
book artists 69; cosplay
98, 99; covers 93;
Eisner Comic Awards
93; memorabilia 102;
superheroes 92–93, 98,
99, 102; valuable 90, 92;
videogame comic-book
characters 96, 97
commuting times 205
companies: assets 148;
profits 149; sales 148
composers 175, 181
concerts 176, 181
congregations, animals
54, 58
consonants 152
consumer items,
ubiquitous 161
continental collision zones
24
continental drift 25
continental shelves 24
continents 25, 35, 214;
supercontinents 24
conures 48
Copa América 221
coral reefs: 3D-printed 191;
bleaching and die‑off 26
corkscrews 110
corporate games 160
cosplay 98–99, 116, 175
cost of living 149
costumes: cosplay 98–99,
116, 175; dog costumes
116; pop‑star outfits
198; superheroes 92, 96,
98, 102
countries 214; at peace
147; democracy index 161
coupé glasses 118
cows 58, 110
Cozy Coupe 200–201
cratons 20
creme eggs 115
Cricket 122, 230