Shortest or tallest person in the world, longest hair or longest nails, oldest person—these are world records I can understand. Perhaps even setting a record for baking the biggest cupcake.
But there are those world records that leave me scratching my head in confusion, such as the most balloons inflated by the nose, fastest time to put your entire body in a suitcase, and the most spoons balanced on the face.
As weird as those may be, NPR reports that Guinness does have guidelines regarding its records and has rejects many entries, including the most unique name, most homes runs in a Little League baseball game (c’mon that has cuteness factor written all over it!), and the ability to predict plays in the Super Bowl.
From the article, No, You Can’t: World Record Ideas That Didn’t Cut It: “Truth be told, some of the alleged records rejected by Guinness are every bit as interesting as the ones they take…There was the man who claims to use mind control over sporting events, and another who swears he’s set a record for romantic brush-offs. Every time the man asked a woman who’d agreed to a date with him to actually set a time and a place to go, the woman would say she’s busy and can’t make it.”
