Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Longest Hug: London sets world record (HD Video)
LONDON, UK -- Four couples spent exactly 24 hours and 44 minutes
in a hug session at the iconic Meeting Place statue at St. Pancras International station - setting the new world record for the Longest Hug, according to World Record Academy (www.worldrecordacademy.com).
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The previous Guinness world record for the longest hug lasted 24 hr 33 min and was achieved by Ron O'Neil and Theresa Kerr (both Canada) at Centennail Beach in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest group hug; it consisted of 10,554 people in an event organized by Bear Hug III (Canada) at the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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The event was part of World Record London's new campaign to earn as many world records as possible before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
From an original group of six couples, four made it to the end to clinch the title - Lorna Tulett, star of BBC's The Choir, and her army officer husband, Sergeant Bryan Tulett; stand-up comedian, Sanderson Jones and his friend, Mikey Lear; Xiang Xu and her husband, Andrew O'Brien; and best friends, Emily Brown and Rose Manley.
In addition to kicking off World Record London, the long embrace marks National Hugging Day on January 21 and represents a warm welcome to the world to London in 2012. The record break culminated with an official announcement from Guinness World Records and a mass group hug.
Related world records:
Largest Human Olympic Logo: UK school kids sets world record (Video)
World Record London is a calendar of unique and one-off record-breaking events taking place around the capital from now until July 2012 celebrating the capital's most exciting attractions, venues, events and activities.
The capital will attempt to break new records for the world's Biggest Easter Egg Hunt, the world's Most expensive chocolate Easter egg and the world's Longest photograph.
Guinness World Records will also recognise London as the holder of a number of worldrecords. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on Sunday 3 June hopes to break the record for the Largest parade of boats and London Marathon will be recognised as the world's Largest fundraising event.
Amongst some of the other records Ealing Studios will be recognised as the oldest working movie studio and Sherlock Holmes as the most portrayed fictional character. Further records will be announced over the coming weeks.
Related world records:
Largest Human Olympic Logo: UK school kids sets world record (Video)
Longest
Hug - Faisal Mohyud-Din and Mohammed Azeem
Most
Hugs Given in 24 Hours - Jeff Ondash
Oldest mattress: 77000 year-old bed sets world record
Animal Most Photographed with Celebrities: 'Lucky' the dog sets world record (Video)
Most lit jack-o-lanterns displayed: Highwood sets world record (Video)
Largest number of beach umbrellas: Haeundae Beach (Video)
Most Dogs in Pet Costume Parade: 337 dogs set world record
Fastest Typing on an iPad: Edward Saakashvili sets world record (Video)
Oldest college graduate: Leo Plass (Video)
Most potatoes launched in three minutes: Garrett Sweetland (Video)
Most consecutive days a child has worn a tie: James Funaro
Longest Crowd Surfing: DJ Giel Beelen (Video)
Longest dance marathon: Steve Stevens (HD Video)
Most snow angels made simultaneously: Nova Scotia (Videos)
First Beatles Masters Degree: Mary Kennedy
Longest Handshake: Team New Zealand and Team Nepal
Longest Name: Barnaby Marmaduke
Longest dance marathon: Kalamandalam Hemletha
Listening To The Same Song: Emil Ilic
Largest Operational Agricultural Plow: Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Longest Solo Handbell Marathon: Captain Ken Chapman
Longest time survived underground after a mining accident:
Chile miners
Lowest limbo by a woman: Shemika Charles
Largest Food Drive: "Fill the Bowl"
Most
dogs in costumed attire:
Scarborough dogs
Most
'high-fives' in an hour
- Hoffman Estates High School students
Oldest
dance school graduate
- Frederick Salter
Most
cars washed by a school
- Bloomington High School South
Most
Ganesha Idols Hand Made in 24 Hours
- Rama Shah
Longest
street party
- 'Still Life'
Building
the most sandcastles in one hour
- Lewis Manning Hospiceworld
Loudest
vuvuzela blow by a crowd
- Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Wearing
most underpants
- Jack Singer
Most
people receiving a chair massage in 24 hours
- Romano
Sandee
Tuesday, January 24, 2012