Polish Train

You've seen them before, those videos where a whole lot of people are stuffed inside a small car or telephone booth etc. in order to break some world record. This video from the train station at Brzeg Dolny in Poland reminded me of that. LINK: The Presurfer

Old Vase Left Behind in House Worth $85 Million

A brother and sister in Pinner, UK, cleaned out the house belonging to their recently-deceased parents. They figured that an old vase that they found might be worth a few bucks, so they decided to have it appraised:

They took it to the local auctioneer Bainbridges, in nearby Ruislip, who were in turn excited by the find and valued it at between £800,000 and £1.2m.

However, no one expected the reaction from Chinese buyers, who pushed the bidding up over 30 frenzied minutes to a world record £43m.

By the end of the auction, the price was increasing in £1m chunks as the final few bidders – understood to be mainland Chinese businessmen – vied for the vase.

The final selling price was about $85 million.

Link | Photo: Bloomberg, Via: Neatorama

NEW: World Record Carp 91lb Carp

Andy Komornicki, a cargo agent at London's Heathrow airport, has landed a new world record 91 lb mirror carp known as The Scar.
Andy Komornicki and his new world record carp at 91lb.

Despite its size, Andy took only 10 to15 minutes to land the fish. It's hard to describe how I felt, I was just so elated, the British Airways employee recalled. LINK: Youtube

Tightrope walker breaks world record

A man has broken a Guinness World Record for tightrope walking after living above Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium for 60 days.

Adili Wushouer came down to the ground to cheers from hundreds of spectators.



He spent five hours every day on a 60-metre high steel wire, measuring just 3.3cms in diameter.

Adili, who has already held five Guinness World Records for various stunts, is the most famous tightrope walker in China. LINK, Via: Youtube

World’s Largest Blossoming Plant

A wistaria vine in Sierra Madre, California has been named as the World’s Largest Flowering Plant by the Guinness Book of World Records. This vine is so big it has its own festival! William and Alice Brugman planted it in 1894 to celebrate the purchase of their new home. The wistaria eventually destroyed the house! 116 years later, it is healthy and sprouts about a million and half blooms every year.

Link to story. Link to festival. – Via: greendiary, Via: Neatotama

Digg Dialogg: Julia Mancuso

You submit and vote on the questions you want to see answered. The most popular ones are asked during the video interview. It's like having an all-access pass to some of the most prominent people in the world!

Julia Mancuso is an alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team, winning a gold medal in the Giant Slalom during the 2006 Winter Olympics. She made her World Cup debut at age 15, winning her first of many medals just two years later. Nicknamed ‘Super Jules’, a run at Squaw Valley pays homage to her wins and was recently renamed “Julia’s Gold.” LINK

World Record BASE Jump

National Geographic’s Adventure Magazine named ten people as Adventurers of the Year, and invite you to rate each of them to help them determine the readers’ choice top adventurer. One of the profiles features 37-year-old Dean S. Potter, rock climber, tightrope walker, and BASE jumper. Potter set a world record in 2009 by jumping off a high face of Switzerland’s Eiger in a wingsuit and sailing for almost three minutes! LINK: Neatorama



The trip was 9,000 feet vertically and four miles horizontally. Links to all adventurers. Link to voting. LINK to video.

Go Fast Jet Pack world record

Jet pack world record attempt 2009 in Knockhill Scotland. LINK: Youtube

Robbie Maddison's World Record Motorcycle Jump 31/12/07

Jumps the length of a football field (more than 300 feet) to set a new motorcycle distance jumping world record. LINK: Youtube