Top 10: Weirdest Guinness World Records

Number 1
Largest Navel Fluff Collection

Some people will collect just about anything. Most collections can be regarded as reasonable, endearing even. But Australia native Graham Barker opened up a whole new can of worms. In 1984, he looked down at his navel and marveled at the lint protruding from it. He pulled it out and saved it.

Before long, harvesting his bellybutton for fluff became a habit. In 15 years, he amassed 0.54 ounces of lint. He's aware that people think he's yards off his rocker but continues doing it as he enjoys being able to collect something no one else has.



Number 2
Longest Kiss
How much time would you be willing to spend kissing your girl? One, maybe two hours? More? I guess love and lust factor in somewhere. In Israel, there is a Tel Aviv couple that smooched continuously for 30 hours and 45 minutes in April 1999. They didn't even take one single break. It's not their lips I was concerned with; it was their bladders. For the accomplishment, Karmit Tzubera and Dror Orpaz were most notably compensated with a trip around the world.


Number 3
Loudest Burp
Had my mother let me practice at the dinner table as a child, I could be the one holding this record. Instead, it's British subject Paul Hunn who can perform a burp reaching 118.1 decibels; an intensity some compared to a pneumatic drill or an airplane taking off.

Unfortunately for him, he doesn't indulge himself whenever it strikes his fancy. According to this record holder, the greatest belches occur after eating spicy foods and sucking in a lot of air. I certainly will be practicing this at the next family feast.



Number 4
Smallest Nightclub
Those zany Brits will never cease to amaze me with their madcap innovations. August 1998 saw the introduction of the smallest nightclub in the world, measuring 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 8 feet high. It has everything other clubs have: DJ, smoke machine, extensive sound system, and even a doorman. The Minuscule of Sound blares music from the '70s, '80s and '90s, and is on every globetrotting clubber's list. The club, which only has enough room for 14 people, began life as an anti-corporate statement, but has since evolved into a full-fledged club-going experience.




Number 5
Fastest Tomato Ketchup Drinker
First things first: how in the world do you come up with such a stunt? Do you wake up one morning and say, "I'll have a sandwich, a donut, and a bottle of ketchup for lunch"? Dustin Phillips of California obviously went through a similar experience, since he holds the record for the fastest ketchup drinker in the world. In 33 seconds, he drank over 90% of a 14-ounce bottle of ketchup through a straw. I just hope he chugged some burgers afterward.


Number 6
Heaviest Weight Balanced On Head
Believe it or not, there are people whose idea of a good time is to see how much weight they can balance on their head without getting crushed to death. John Evans is one of them and he managed to balance 101 bricks on his head (416.7 pounds) for 10 seconds back in December 1997. The Londoner also holds such balancing act records for books, beer kegs, people, and a car. With a 22-inch neck, his record won't soon be broken.



Number 7
Largest Chicken Dance
I've never been to Ohio, but it seems to me that perhaps they should think about finding themselves some new attractions. On September 1, 1996, 72,000 poultry-obsessed citizens of the Canfield County Fair stopped what they were doing and began performing the chicken dance. Apparently, it's a tradition in the area to do this dance at weddings so it only seemed natural to gather everyone around and go for the record.


Number 8
Longest Driven Journey
I know people who have difficulty spending more than two hours in a car. Fortunately, this is not a problem for Emil and Liliana Schmid, a Swiss couple. In 1984, they began a journey that took them around the world. For 18 years, they used their 1982 Toyota Land Cruiser and drove through 131 countries and over 316,900 miles. Initially, they left their home for only a year but the kick of traveling kept them going.


Number 9
Largest Feet
Matthew McGrory is one tall 29-year-old dude. The Pennsylvania native stands 7'4" tall and weighs nearly 617 pounds. If I stopped here, you would think I was talking about the next NBA draft prospect. But it's his feet that set him apart. If he were to walk into a Payless shoe store, he would have to ask for some size 28.5 sneakers. And he would need a serious credit margin as he needs to pay up to $22,745 for one pair of shoes. His big toes alone measure five inches in length. I wonder what he's been eating!


Number 10
Most Expensive Washroom
Guys are famous for being able to do the deed just about anywhere. We do it in the great outdoors, by the side of the road, and in city alleys, behind dumpsters. But no man alive would turn down an opportunity to use a golden throne. In 2001, Hong Kong jeweler Lam Sai-wing took it upon himself to craft a solid gold toilet, inspired by the words of Lenin who stated that toilets of gold should be made to remind us of the waste of capital warfare. The piece is worth $3.5 million.