Do you know the most successful movie series ever? It’s Avatar. What about the record for bursting the most balloons in one minute while bouncing on a pogo stick (单高跷)? Or taking the longest trip in a boat made from a pumpkin?
These and many more amazing achievements are in the new edition of the Guinness World Records for 2024. This edition was themed Blue Planet and focused on records related to water, from icy mountain peaks to the ocean’s deepest depths. So there are extra entries (条目) about things like the biggest octopus, the largest hot spring and the deepest shark, among 2638 records. This year’s book has funny records as well as serious science records. You’ll also find stories about pirate ships, shipwrecks (沉船), famous people like Elton John, and tennis player Shingo Kunieda. In addition, there are records just for kids and a new program for people with physical and mental challenges to set records in their communities. In a word, the book is full of facts, pictures, and puzzles.
The Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday, said the best records are the ones you tell your friends about at school or in the park. He said about 75 to 80 per cent of the records are new and updated because there are so many records to choose from. The Guinness World Record researchers find more records than they can put in one book. They get about 100 requests every day, but they say no to about 95 per cent of them. Records have to be measurable and prove that they happened. They can’t hurt people or animals.
“The 2024 edition is the end product of a year in which nearly 30,000 applications were reviewed by our records managers,” said Glenday. Without ever leaving your house, Guinness World Records 2024 will take you on a tour of everything incredible, fun and remarkable. Just order one at https://gwrstore.com！
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