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guy who eats planes lol

my friend and i were talking and he dont belive theres a guy in guiness who eats planes. lol and i was wondering if you guys could tell me his name so i can prove it to him thanks

Miscellaneous record breakers

I removed the section on "miscellaneous record breakers" as it will necessarily be incomplete: if it weren't, we'd be duplicating the book. So how to select entries for it? Funny records? Important records? What's important? Many of the records will probably not be considered encyclopedic by some—for example, who grew the largest cauliflower or collected the largest number of matchbooks. Wikipedia is not a collection of trivia.

In any event, I'd say that record breakers belong not in an article about the Book, but in a separate article, if anything. -- pne 14:22, 17 Jun 2004 (UTC)

First edition

I seem to recall reading that the first edition was originally distributed free-of-charge to pubs as a gimmick, and only printed for sale in bookshops when Guinness noticed that large numbers of publicans were looking for replacements for stolen copies. Any truth in this? Joestynes 09:36, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I have a copy of the first edition (1955)and it was suplied to my grandfathers pup, free of charge. It does have a order form for the next issue included, at a price of 5 shilings Sterling now would be 25p

Timing

So many records of guiness are based on timing? I know this might seem like a trivial question but what watch is used to time these records?

That plant

So what is "the most poisonous plant"? The Deadly nightshade is the obvious choice, but its page claims to be "one of the most toxic in the western hemisphere." Is there something worse in the eastern hemisphere? Ojw 20:11, 21 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This page[1] seems to suggest Ricin. This doesn't appear to be one of the selected records taht they make public on the Guinness World Records website. -- Bovineone 18:47, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Easy Records

I just read in a news article about the record for continuous movie watching. It is only 53 hours! If someone were ever ambitious enough to do this, they could easily do it. Croat Canuck 15:06, 25 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Screenshot of dodgy break this record

I remember seeing a screenshot of the "break this record" link on a page that was something along the lines of dedliest terror attack or something like that. Anyone know where this image can be found and if its real or not. If we can get some confirmation that it was authentic we should probablly mention it here. Plugwash 02:40, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that has been confirmed to be an internet hoax, but I'm not positive.--Visual77 03:08, 2 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Budapest isn't in Romania

If you check page 267 of the 2006 edition, it will say that the womens' 4 x 400m relay record was broken in Budapest, Romania. Scott Gall 12:51, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

They've made many ridiculous assertions about computers over the years too.86.5.107.158 16:07, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Different editions, grossly different styles

The article says:

The published book has gradually changed in format from a text-heavy reference book, containing many tables, particularly in the sports section, to a colorful book with many photographs highlighting a selection of entertaining records. The change has not been universally popular...

But what this fails to mention is that the hardcover edition has gone much farther down this road than the paperback. Or at least, this was true for the US editions, through the 2005 edition.

I have at hand the 2005 US paperback, from Bantam. It's a normal mass market paperback with a small page size and about 600 pages. Flipping through it, I would say that something like 1/4 of the total paper area is taken up by photos, averaging about one per page. While I think this is a greater use of photos than was the case a few years back, the rest of the book is still text (and some tables) and in pretty much the traditional format. I have not seen the 2006 edition; I don't expect it to exist yet.

The hardcover versions of recent years, on the other hand, now use oversize pages with extensive use of color, including large amounts of text on colored backgrounds -- or at least that's what I remember from looking at them in bookstores. I haven't looked at the 2006 edition, though, and indeed it's been two or three years since I looked at one of the hardcovers at all. (And I've never had the inclination to compare the textual content of one with the paperback; sometimes I wonder if the two editions even list a different set of records.)

This style variation needs to be mentioned in the article, but I don't know enough to write it. I don't know what the non-US editions are like, and I don't even have current information about the US editions. Perhaps other readers could add comments here until there is enough information (at least for the latest US and UK editions).

Also, once this difference is being mentioned, I think it should also be pointed out that although the two editions have diverged far enough that they seem to be aimed at different markets, publication of the paperback is still delayed until months after the hardcover, just as for most other books that appear both ways. Bantam published the 2005 US paperback in May 2005, so it was not available for the Christmas 2004 season as the hardcover was, and as I said, the 2006 one probably isn't out yet.

On another point, the current managing editor should be named in the article. For the 2005 US paperback, that was Claire Folkard.

66.96.28.244 07:05, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there was ever a UK paperback edition. The UK hardback has always been coffee-table sized (at least since the 1973 edition). I think the new-style hardback is a global edition (hence doesn't include national records, which the old UK edition did for many categories). Maybe for the US paperback Bantam are just using the Guinness brand and database under license? Joestynes 10:23, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was move. —Nightstallion (?) 08:16, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Page move

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Citation needed

I don't have a copy of the book, and I need a citation for the Cane Toad article. There is the following claim in the article:

""Prinsen", a specimen kept as a pet in Denmark, is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest recorded specimen, which measures 37cm from snout to vent"

Could someone please look this up, and cite it in the article, or reply here with the appropriate information of the book, to cite it on the page (title, publisher, edition, pages, authors (?) & ISBN). Thanks --liquidGhoul 14:29, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Simpsons

The story about Guiness beer is similar to in the simpsons where it is DUFF beer. I think this needs to be noted.

I'm a bit confused about what story. This article is about the Guinness World Records which no longer has any connection to Guinness breweries or Guinness Stout. Also, a quick check on the Guinness page and the Duff page shows no obvious connection between the two either...

Scantily clad women

The focus on scantily-clad female celebrities has led to complaints from school librarians.

It's not particularly clear what this is referring to? Are there lots of records like largest bust size, largest number of scantily clad females in one photo, etc? Or does Guiness use scantily clad females to help er illustrate their photos of largest tumours, fastest cars and other such stuff? Nil Einne 03:23, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merging in Beer Drinking Records

Guinness World Records is easily long enough to absorb the Beer Drinking Records data encyclopedically into the ethical section of the article. -- ∞Wirelain 08:50, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Edits by 24.106.226.44

I reverted these because it was not stated by 24.106.226.44 which earlier version the edits reverted to, and why the editor thinks it is better. These edits deleted the addition of relevant information citing the sources of my claim that the elevation GWR give for Khardung La is wrong. Viewfinder 10:24, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What is the significance and relevance of the headless chicken link? I believe it should be deleted. Petrosino

Well spotted. Viewfinder 20:12, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ethical Concerns

This section needs an edit but I would like to seek agreement first. It currently states in the article that GWR does not track eating and drinking records yet if you follow this link http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=56408 you will clearly see that even as recently as 2004 there are new records being set and also this link shows a press release concerning a mass toast as recently as May 30 2006 being acknowledged. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-20-2006/0004383563&EDATE Can we have clarity on this? KsprayDad 03:49, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've followed the link you supplied. Apparently this is an "interest" article on the website. The beer drinking feat noted to have occurred in 2001 did not make it's way into the guinness book in that year or subsequently. If you have a recent copy, you will note that there is no section listing eating and drinking records. Apparent Logic 13:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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