Ashrita Furman from Queens New York currently holds 92 Guinness World Records.
In this American network television exclusive, Ashrita talks about his life, his relationship with Sri Chinmoy and how he contracted the ‘Guinness bug’ from an early age. A self proclaimed High School nerd, Ashrita dramatically transformed his life into the pursuit of one thing, happiness. And it is in this pursuit that he has traveled the globe and achieved some of the most remarkable Guinness World Records ever seen.
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Event Director Budhsamudra Knox spoke with Bryan Crump on ‘Nights’ at Radio New Zealand.
It is a fascinating interview about the event, its founder Sri Chinmoy and the relationship between spirituality and physical fitness. This is a national radio show and covers the entire country. Thank you to Bryan and his producer Robyn Walker for this great opportunity.
Entrants at the Impossibility-Challenger will try to break as many world and Guinness records as they can in one day. Thanks to their generous sponsorship the event will take place at the Waitakere Trusts Stadium Douglas Track on November 14th, 2009. 9am-4pm.
Confirmed attempts for Guinness and world records so far include:
- Alistair Galpin, the New Zealander with the most Guinness World Records and the second most prolific Guinness record breaker of the last decade will attempt a Guinness record or two, including the most high fives in a minute.
- Albert Walter from Switzerland, the 2004 Swiss bench press champion who according to Guinness can rip phone books apart faster than anyone else, is planning to break his own record of tearing apart 10 phone books in the fastest possible time. Plus a second world record attempt of breaking in half a series of carpenter’s nails.
- A team of New Zealand balloonists are to construct the world’s tallest balloon hat, and the worlds widest balloon hat.
- A team of local kiwis will attempt to construct and connect the world’s largest dot to dot drawing.
- 200 school children from local primary schools will attempt the 100×4m relay world record.
- Students from Golden Grove Primary School will attempt a distance world record for a balloon powered car.
- Frank Allen Tyres will mount an attempt on the 4 man car wheel change world record.
- A team of twenty people will attempt to break the longest balloon chain world record.
- An assault will be made to set a new world record in the one mile pairs shopping trolley run. One sits inside while the other runs.
Previous Impossibility-Challengers overseas have included the fastest mile on stilts, the most hours playing the cello and the world record for continuous laughter. The Impossibility-Challenger organisers say they are confident that New Zealand is a good choice for this year’s event.
“We think Kiwis have what it takes to step up to the mark” said New Zealand Director Budhsamudra Knox. “There are still plenty of spaces for individuals or groups to attempt a Guinness or world record on the day”.