It isn't day-after-day you see a magician carry out methods whereas skydiving, one other courageous soul 'bungee dunking' a biscuit right into a cup of tea, and marvel as somebody balances numerous visitors cones on their chin.
However a tsunami of eccentricity is about to hit, as right this moment is Guinness World Data Day, throughout which 600,000 folks all over the world try to safe their locations within the historical past books.
Among the many weird entrants are: most rings positioned on a goal by a parrot in a single minute; most individuals performing squats, led by Instagram star Kayla Itsines; varied slam-dunking makes an attempt by the Harlem Globetrotters; and most double dutch-style skips in 30 seconds.
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Simon Berry, from Sheffield, has taken his love of tea, biscuits and bungee leaping to its logical subsequent step, by trying a world file
The 24-year-old is amongst these participating in Guinness World Data Day. Above, he's seen dunking a Chocolate Hobnob right into a cup of tea in his effort to realize the coveted title of highest bungee dunk
For his file try, he jumped utilizing a rope which reached a full extension of 230ft (70m)
Mr Berry (pictured) is amongst 600,000 folks all over the world who will try to safe their locations within the historical past books
One such contender is magician Martin Rees, 28 from Hemel Hempstead.
He hopes that his minimal of ten magic methods on a 15,000 ft skydive over Salisbury, Wiltshire, will accord him the title of, you guessed it, most magic methods carried out in a single skydive.
Mr Rees, who's elevating cash for the charity Unfold a Smile, already holds the file for probably the most magic methods carried out in a wind tunnel (three minutes).
Martin Rees, 28 from Hemel Hempstead, hopes that his minimal of ten magic methods on a 15,000 ft skydive over Salisbury, Wiltshire, will accord him the title of... most magic methods carried out in a single skydive
Mr Rees, who's elevating cash for the charity Unfold a Smile, already holds the file for probably the most magic methods carried out in a wind tunnel (three minutes)
Skipper, a Blue and Gold Macaw from California, is hopiong to land himself a spot within the Guinness World Data e-book by breaking probably the most rings positioned on a goal by a parrot in a single minute file
A profitable try would permit him to hitch an elite group of animal file holders. This consists of probably the most well-known of all - final 12 months's GWR Day international star, Otto the skateboarding bulldog
Now, he takes his distinctive mixture of daring and sleight of hand to higher heights – and speeds, as he hits a velocity of 120mph throughout freefall.
Elsewhere Simon Berry, from Sheffield, is taking his love of tea, biscuits and bungee leaping to its logical subsequent step: by dunking a Chocolate Hobnob right into a cup of tea, simply as his 230ft (70m) bungee rope reaches full extension
The 24-year-old is aiming for the coveted title of highest bungee dunk.
In the meantime, Skipper, a Blue and Gold Macaw from California hopes to land himself a spot within the Guinness World Data e-book by breaking probably the most rings positioned on a goal by a parrot in a single minute file.
A profitable try would permit him to hitch an elite group of animal file holders.
This consists of probably the most well-known of all - final 12 months's GWR Day international star, Otto the skateboarding bulldog.
Final 12 months in Lima, Peru, he rolled down a hill and efficiently handed by a human tunnel - consisting of the legs of 30 folks - with out incident.
In the meantime, in Melbourne, Australia, health guru and Instagram star Kayla Itsines will lead hundreds of individuals by a minimum of 5 file makes an attempt as she places collectively a health class on a grand scale.
The file makes an attempt embrace: most individuals performing squats, most individuals star leaping, most individuals performing lunges, most individuals performing push-ups and most of the people performing burpees.
And again within the UK, the shortest married couple on the earth will probably be unveiled.
The pleased pair have all the time suspected that they stands out as the shortest couple on the planet and, having lastly tied the knot eight years after assembly on social media, they've equipped the mandatory proof to Guinness World Data.
They're travelling to GWR HQ in London to have their file confirmed and to have a good time their honeymoon within the capital.
The couple, who measure below 70 inches mixed, will probably be offered to the general public for the primary time within the gardens of St Thomas' Hospital.
The legendary Harlem Globetrotters tried a file for the farthest basketball shot below one leg
A member of the group additionally had a go on the longest blindfolded basketball hook shot; one other tried for probably the most three-pointers with a single ball in a single minute
Among the many Globetrotters making an attempt for data had been Huge Simple Lofton and Thunder Regulation
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