Hoe yes he did: IT pro record-botherer balances garden tool on his head for 2.5 hours
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2021/07/07/garden_hoe_record/
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David Rush – who has more than 150 Guinness World Records to his name – completed his latest attempt at the weekend by balancing the 1.2kg, 1.5m garden tool on his head.
"Two hours, 36 minutes, six seconds. That is how long I balanced this gardening hoe on my forehead," an [1]enthusiastic Rush said in a video following his record attempt .
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In the post-record attempt interview, he explained his approach to endurance balancing, how he weeded out negative thoughts, and dug deep amid mounting physical discomfort.
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"Once you can balance something on your head for 20 or 30 minutes... going a couple of hours... it's all about not getting too shaky, and then being able to vary your position enough so you don't cramp up too much. This is one of those absolutely excruciating records, it's a war of attrition with your mind, it's just how long do you want to go."
Rush finally called time on his record after two and a half hours.
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"I walked around like an old man for a while since my bones felt like they were fused together, but I'm happy with the result. The yellow patch on my forehead [caused by the pressure of the hoe] disappeared after a couple of hours as well," he reassured fans.
Rush describes himself as a "technology industry veteran" working at cloud-managed wireless edge networking equipment outfit Cradlepoint. He has an electrical engineering degree from MIT, an MBA from Boise State, and is passionate about promoting STEM.
Among his other accomplishments are [5]the most bars of soap stacked in one minute , the [6]most eggs thrown and then caught with the mouth in one minute , and the [7]fastest time to arrange a chess set . ®
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I wonder if nationality matters.... Was she Dutch?
Master of Balancing Acts
"He has an electrical engineering degree from MIT, an MBA from Boise State, and is passionate about promoting STEM.
It's the MBA that did it, I knew there had to be a use for them.
What about bricks?
I would like to see him try this: [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-iP1jSMlI
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-iP1jSMlI
He is, probably, a well-balanced individual
(It's in the title)
It sounds like he's desperate for a sport.
Well, if he's desperate with hurting himself other stuff, like one dude did fifty years:
- was sure he could fly with a sytem he invented
- so he climbed the Eiffel Tower (first or second level, can't remember) and jumped
- it failed; nice Darwin Award !
Just because you can
It's just so bindingly oblivious why someone would want to be the fastest to arrange a chessboard, and someone else would want to measure it.
Guinness World Records
I claim(*) the Guinness World Record for least time spent trying to get a Guinness World Record.
(*) I will happily accept others equalling my record.
Re: Guinness World Records
Norris McWhirter got into the Guinness Book of Records when he died under the entry 'the longest surviving McWhirter twin'.
I know where to file this
Place it under 'Just because we can, doesn't mean we should'
Simon will beat this
You know that Simon will beat this, or better yet con his boss into beating it. You know, a team building exercise? On the balcony railing? Remember to think those happy thoughts!
Re: Simon will beat this
In December, right round the solstice, when there's remodeling scheduled over the holiday, and the skip filled with old carpeting just happens to be just under the staff room window. Gotta sacrifice somebody to some god. I heard they did it in the 1930's?
Just remember you read it here first, I'm watching you Simon!
I tried this once, but I don't think she would have sat still for that long