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I Will Set Another New World Record!
[23-03-2012] |
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 Not
everyone can hold a Guinness World Record. It
takes a lot of time, talent, and effort to be number one in
something. For example, 45-year-old Sarwan Singh, who holds the record
for longest beard - 1 meter and 89.5
centimeters - has never shaved in his life. Likewise, Rolf Buchholz from
Germany didn’t become the
world’s most pierced man overnight. It took 11 years
and 453 piercings - 127 of which
are located on his face. For these champions, all the pain and sacrifice was worth it to get their names
in the Guinness World Records. Then, who holds the most world records?
 That
coveted title belongs to
Ashrita Furman, a 57-year-old health food store manager from New York. Surprisingly, he holds an
astonishing 137 Guinness
World Records! Just last week, he aimed to set another record by setting
the underwater rope jumping record - which
stands at 900 in an hour.
He was surrounded by manatees and was assisted
with scuba gear when skipping. However, the results weren’t available at presstime.
His accomplishments are quite
impressive considering that Mr. Furman
never thought he could ever break a record because he
was very “nonathletic.” Born in 1954 in Brooklyn - the same year the
Guinness World Records was made - Mr. Furman said he was fascinated
with the book as a child. His interest in record-breaking
began when he met Sri Chinmoy, a Bengali guru, in 1964. It was Chinmoy
who challenged him to “break
records.”
 Inspired, Mr. Furman set
his first official record in 1979 by
doing 27,000 jumping jacks. Since then, he has set records
on all seven continents and in more than
30 different countries. Some of the records he holds include juggling on a pogo stick the furthest distance, the fastest mile
on a kangaroo ball, spinning the world’s largest
hula hoop, and balancing
on a Swiss ball.
“I love the challenge, and they’re a tribute to Sri Chinmoy, who
is my inspiration to reach for self-transcendence,” Furman
said. “The records are my meditation. I practice my own self-transcendence
by overcoming obstacles that seem impossible. I’m trying to
show others that our capacity is unlimited if we can truly
believe in ourselves.”
Let’s hope he will set many other new world records! Way to go, Mr.
Furman! |
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