Have you ever wondered how to break or set a Guinness World Record? What do you need to know or do to break a World Record?
Here are the guidelines for breaking the Guinness World Record, according to the website.
Here are some things to consider if you want to break or set a Guinness World Record.
Here are the guidelines for breaking the Guinness World Record, according to the website.
Can something be measured objectively? It cannot be arbitrary. For instance, traits like kindness, loyalty, and attractiveness are subjective. You can't win the world record for the kindest person ever, since no one can measure kindness.
The record must be breakable or susceptible to challenge. How can it be broken? If no one can know if it has been broken or break it after you, then you can't do it.
Can someone else replicate the record in a standardized manner? Is it possible to establish a set of guidelines and requirements that every challenger can adhere to?
Can the activity be verified? There must be enough evidence and proof that it happened.
Has anyone else broken the record before you or is it a new one? You have to be sure of the existing record so you can break it or if you are the first to do it, then you are setting a new record.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records website, it is necessary to complete the following to set or break a world record:
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