World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded in a specific skill or sport. The book, the Guinness World Records, collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond.
Terminology
In the United States the form world's record was formerly more common. The term world best was also briefly in use.[citation needed] The latter term is still used in athletics (track and field) to describe performances not recognized as an official world record: either because the event is a non-qualifying event (e.g. the 150 m run or individual events in a decathlon), or because it does not fulfill other criteria of an otherwise qualifying event (e.g. the Great North Run half-marathon, which has an excessive downhill gradient).
The culture
Malaysia is one country where world record-breaking has become something of a national fad.[1] In India the setting and breaking of records is popular: the country has a local version of the Guinness Book of Records, called the Limca Book of Records, after a local soft drink brand.
In sports
Some sports have world records recognised by their respective sports governing body:
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A new world record was broken on the 18th of may 2010 by paul jones and natasha wilson for the longest ever random word texting game. The game works by one person texting a word followed by the other person texting back the first word that pops into there head and the looser is the first person to get bored. The creator of this game is unknown but ledgend has it it was two friends who were bored one day but we will never know for sure. More information on Paul Jones he is 17 and fron North Wales United Kingdom and Natasha Wilson is 18 and also lives in North Wales United Kingdom. This world record was started on 18th May 2010 at 10:18 am and is still ongoing. The winner of this game will be on the final episode of the Jonathan Ross show to explain more about this world record and just tell everyone what trainng it needed to attept this.
See also
- Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
- Twin Galaxies - Video Game World Records
- Universal Record Database
References
- ^ Boulware, Jack (2006). "The World Record-Breaking Capital". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
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