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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS: OFFICIALLY AMAZING

S ince 1955, Guinness World Records has been the worlds most trusted, accurate, and recognized source for record-breaking achievements. From the most bowling balls juggled to the most eggs crushed with toes to the fastest marathon dribbling a basketball, Guinness World Records is home to fascinating, zany, and breathtaking human feats, including the Officially Amazing records of these Super Humans.

Guinness World Records holders are truly amazing, but all attempts to set or break records are performed under controlled conditions and at the participants own risk. Please seek out the appropriate guidance before you attempt any record-breaking activities.

S ome people dedicate years of training and practice to perfect their amazing skillspeople like Australian Chayne Hultgren, who has a way with swords!

In this section, discover more individuals committed to breaking records using their remarkable skills.

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!

On January 11, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Antonio Restivo blew the highest flame ever by a fire breather. He held a flammable fuel in his mouth and then blew the liquid onto a burning torch. The resulting fireball scorched a ceiling 26 feet, 5 inches above his head.

FACT!

The most flames blown in one minute is 189 and was achieved by Zhu Jiangao from China on the set of CCTV-Guinness World Records Special in Jiangyin, Jiangsui, China, on January 9, 2015.

Where theres smoke, theres Hubertus Wawra. On February 21, 2011, in Mumbai, India, this German fire-eater extinguished the most torches in 30 seconds... with his mouth! His record-setting total is 39.

Canadian Trever McGhee achieved the farthest fire-walking distance when he strutted 597 feet barefoot over hot embers with a temperature between 1,2141,307 degrees Fahrenheit in Alberta, Canada, on November 9, 2007.

South African duo Enrico Schoeman and Andre De Kock share the record for the longest motorcycle ride through a tunnel of fire. They completed the fiery ride of 338 feet, 2.65 inches on a motorbike with a sidecar on August 10, 2012, in Vaalwater, Limpopo province, South Africa.

On September 3, 2004, Natasha Veruschka (pictured below with a light sword) achieved the most swords swallowed simultaneously by a female when she swallowed 13 swords down the hatch without a scratch! The feat was performed at the 3rd Annual Sideshow Gathering and Sword Swallowers Convention in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

FACT!

The act of sword-swallowing began more than 4,000 years ago in India.

FOCUS ON: CHAYNE HULTGREN

Chayne, also known as the Space Cowboy, definitely lives by the sword. Born April 13, 1979, he is a popular and perilous performer from Byron Bay, Australia, and currently holds more Guinness World Records than any other Australian. His 13 current records center on sword-swallowing, juggling, knife-throwing, and a variety of other death-defying acts, including:

Highest throw and catch of a chain saw while juggling11 feet, 9.3 inches

Heaviest weight pulled with the eye sockets907 pounds

Most chain sawjuggling catches on a unicycle8!

GULP!

Heres a record thats hard to swallow... On September 12, 2012, in London, UK, Chayne swallowed 24 swords, the most swords swallowed simultaneously by a male!

Sword-swallowing wasnt tricky enough for Chayne. He threw a unicycle into the mix. On November 15, 2012, he set the record for most swords swallowed while on a unicycle: 3. Now thats multitasking!

Alex Barron rarely drops the ball... even when hes juggling 11 of them! On April 3, 2012, Alex achieved the all-time record for most balls juggled. At the Roehampton Squash Club in London, he juggled 11 balls, managing 23 consecutive catches in total.

On the flip side, Czech juggling pro Zdenk Brad holds the record for the most balls juggled while suspended upside down. On November 1, 2010, in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, he successfully juggled four balls while hanging upside down, completing 20 consecutive catches. To set the record, the magician, juggler, and escapologist suspended himself by wearing gravity boots.

The longest duration juggling three objects while suspended upside down is 12 minutes, 50 seconds and was accomplished by Quinn Spicker of Canada at the PNE Garden Auditorium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 22, 2010.

Milan Roskopf from Slovakia juggles a perfect game! On November 19, 2011, he achieved the record for juggling the most bowling balls. He kept three balls alofteach weighing 10 poundsat the Prague juggling marathon in the Czech Republic.

Canadian Ian Stewart has a ball juggling his chain saws! On September 25, 2011, the entertainer achieved the most chain sawjuggling catches. He juggled three running chain saws for a total of 94 catches. One day, Ian hopes to breakor, saw throughhis own record and reach 100 consecutive catches.