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Hello, I'm James Michael Tyler.
Today we're in New York City with Stuart Claxton
from Guinness World Records to talk about the book
"So You Want to Be a Record Breaker".
Stuart, thank you very much for being with us today.
Pleasure. -Stuart, I've noticed that this book comes
in a very interesting package. It even includes a stop watch.
Yeah, that's right.
"So You Want to Be a Record Breaker",
this is basically your introduction as to how to get into
the Guinness World Records book.
Can you give me an example of records that were achieved in one minute?
How about the most jalapeno peppers eaten in one minute?
That stands at 8.
What about the most times jumped in and out of your underpants.
That's 27.
The most bananas snapped in half.
And that currently stands at 70.
What categories work best for kids who want to break records?
As I say, we focused on things that would appeal to kids already.
And items and things that they might already be using.
So, you know, they might be a pack of cards lying around the house
that you might want to use to break your card related Guinness World Records.
A yo-yo. We've all got a yo-yo somewhere in the house.
That's also gonna be useful.
A stop watch of course for things like, you know,
the fastest time to do such a thing.
You know, we got lots of 1-minute records in the book.
And of course, balloons.
I also noticed that there are some categories in the book where there is no record yet.
How do you guys come up with these?
The starting point for any Guinness World Record
is that it should be something that's measurable,
it should be something verifiable,
and of course, by definition, breakable,
which all of these are.
So, this, as I say, pending material there for any prospective future record breakers.
Are these records that kids or adults of any age can try to break together?
Oh yeah, no doubt. If one thing is true, it's that Guinness World Records
appeals through from 7 to 77 years old.
Whether you're the oldest person in the world, ever,
122 years old or you're the heaviest newborn, at 23 pounds,
Guinness World Records appeals to all.
And what's good about this is that, you know, mums and dads might wanna have a go
at the Guinness World Records themselves, with their son.
You know, you might enter some inter-family rivalry that
you know, might spark some competition. Healthy competition, of course.
The book is, "So You Want to Be a Record Breaker"
and you can pick it up at your local book sellers
or by clicking the link. A lot easier folks.
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