Well, Andrew Frakes had no trouble finding the green in last week's Fan Choice. His record for the most golf balls hit over 300 yards in one hour handled the competition and earned him a relatively easy victory, with 66.36% of the vote.
Andrew averaged nearly 7.5 of those monster drives per minute, to end up with a total of 448 and the record.
Every Friday here, we pick five records recently approved by our expert Records Management Team. We'll give you a little background on each and then ask you to vote for your favorite. The winners from each week, like Andrew, will be entered into an end-of-year bracket to determine the Fan Choice record of the year.
This week's list of nominees vying for your vote include a lot of big groups doing big things, but first, a single man on a mission.
LARGEST HAND-DRAWN MAZE
Record: 15.2 m (49 ft 10.42 in) long and 1.126 m (3 ft 8.33 in) wide
Holder: David A. Book (USA)
Location: Convington, Washington, USA
That's not all: David created and displayed his maze at the Convington Library, after having spent 6 hours a day working on it for five straight days. The maze is completely solvable, as David proved by completing it after he created it. Having started drawing mazes at age 7, David even took five days of vacation off of work to create this one!
LARGEST GATHERING OF PEOPLE DRESSED AS DOGS
Record: 264 participants
Holder: Thistley Hough Academy (UK)
Location: Penkhull, Stoke on Trent, UK
That's not all: Earlier in the year, the principal of Thistley Hough dressed up as Cruella de Vil for World Book Day. This prompted one student to ask if the students could all dress up as dalmations for another occasion, and thus a record-breaking idea was born.
MOST PARTICIPANTS IN A BLEEP TEST
Record: 575 participants
Holder: King George V School (Hong Kong)
Location: Hong Kong, China
That's not all: No, we're not cursing - a bleep test is a pretty grueling test of physical endurance and stamina. So much so, in fact, that 587 participants started the test, but 12 could not make it to the required fifth level to qualify for the record.
MOST PEOPLE SHOWERING SIMULTANEOUSLY
Record: 300
Holder: 12Plus Shower Cream (Thailand)
Location: Dor-Shada Resort, Pattaya, Thailand
That's not all: 12Plus used the event as a way to promote its product ahead of the hot Thailand summer, creating this 6-minute shower as a central event in its "12Plus Shower Sexy Party Break World Record" celebration on Pattaya's beach.
MOST PEOPLE PERFORMING CARTWHEELS
Record: 690
Holder: CONSOL Energy Center and USA Gymnastics (USA)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
That's not all: After reaching out to 14 Pittsburgh area gymnastics schools, CONSOL and USA Gymnastics had plenty of willing volunteers to attempt this record on the city's iconic Roberto Clemente Bridge. Plus, they were joined by 2012 U.S. Olympic gold-medal gymnast Gabby Douglas! The clubs involved were: All Star Athletics, Arcadia Gym, Falcon Gymnastics, Gym Dandy's, Gymkhana, Gymspot, Jewarts, Monaca Turners, Perfect 10 Gym, Premier Gym, Trinity, Ultimate Gym, Xcel Gymnastics, and Gemini Gym + Dance.
Then check back here next week to see who you've helped crown the latest fan favorite!
Andrew averaged nearly 7.5 of those monster drives per minute, to end up with a total of 448 and the record.
Every Friday here, we pick five records recently approved by our expert Records Management Team. We'll give you a little background on each and then ask you to vote for your favorite. The winners from each week, like Andrew, will be entered into an end-of-year bracket to determine the Fan Choice record of the year.
This week's list of nominees vying for your vote include a lot of big groups doing big things, but first, a single man on a mission.
LARGEST HAND-DRAWN MAZE
Record: 15.2 m (49 ft 10.42 in) long and 1.126 m (3 ft 8.33 in) wide
Holder: David A. Book (USA)
Location: Convington, Washington, USA
That's not all: David created and displayed his maze at the Convington Library, after having spent 6 hours a day working on it for five straight days. The maze is completely solvable, as David proved by completing it after he created it. Having started drawing mazes at age 7, David even took five days of vacation off of work to create this one!
LARGEST GATHERING OF PEOPLE DRESSED AS DOGS
Record: 264 participants
Holder: Thistley Hough Academy (UK)
Location: Penkhull, Stoke on Trent, UK
That's not all: Earlier in the year, the principal of Thistley Hough dressed up as Cruella de Vil for World Book Day. This prompted one student to ask if the students could all dress up as dalmations for another occasion, and thus a record-breaking idea was born.
MOST PARTICIPANTS IN A BLEEP TEST
Record: 575 participants
Holder: King George V School (Hong Kong)
Location: Hong Kong, China
That's not all: No, we're not cursing - a bleep test is a pretty grueling test of physical endurance and stamina. So much so, in fact, that 587 participants started the test, but 12 could not make it to the required fifth level to qualify for the record.
MOST PEOPLE SHOWERING SIMULTANEOUSLY
Record: 300
Holder: 12Plus Shower Cream (Thailand)
Location: Dor-Shada Resort, Pattaya, Thailand
That's not all: 12Plus used the event as a way to promote its product ahead of the hot Thailand summer, creating this 6-minute shower as a central event in its "12Plus Shower Sexy Party Break World Record" celebration on Pattaya's beach.
MOST PEOPLE PERFORMING CARTWHEELS
Record: 690
Holder: CONSOL Energy Center and USA Gymnastics (USA)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
That's not all: After reaching out to 14 Pittsburgh area gymnastics schools, CONSOL and USA Gymnastics had plenty of willing volunteers to attempt this record on the city's iconic Roberto Clemente Bridge. Plus, they were joined by 2012 U.S. Olympic gold-medal gymnast Gabby Douglas! The clubs involved were: All Star Athletics, Arcadia Gym, Falcon Gymnastics, Gym Dandy's, Gymkhana, Gymspot, Jewarts, Monaca Turners, Perfect 10 Gym, Premier Gym, Trinity, Ultimate Gym, Xcel Gymnastics, and Gemini Gym + Dance.
Then check back here next week to see who you've helped crown the latest fan favorite!
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