2011 Guinness Records

[Alcuber]

It's not like it's hard to find, Alcuber, Google is a powerful tool that I'm sure the Guinness research team uses.

But they need proof like a video and if you're attempting to break a record then there must be a guy from GWR

 

[FatBoyXPC]

They can go to any official WCA event and take video. I'm actually surprised we haven't heard about Feliks being contacted about the Guiness Record for it. I edited my previous post, I got a kick out of how Googling rubik's cube guiness record shows Erik's WR in a wikipedia entry (that is the first result).

 

[KboyForeverB]

I saw the 2011 Guinness-World Records book today. The 2010 version twice wrote that Ron holds the world record with his 9.55 seconds. That is finally gone now, but Erik still isn't in there because they decided to not tell the regular 3x3x3 speed record at all. The only cubing records they mention are David Calvo's four cubes underwater, Haiyan's record blindfolded, and Anssi's record solving with her feet.

oh yeah, i read the GB2010, it had that like Anssi got 36.xx with what part of the body? look at page x to find out

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

It'd be cool to have one section just for twisty puzzles.

 

[qqwref]

It'd be cool if the community would just forget about trying to make GWR actually follow cubing records. (It won't happen.)

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

It'd be cool if the community would just forget about trying to make GWR actually follow cubing records. (It won't happen.)

Good idea. The WR for 3x3 probably isn't the only thing incorrect.

 

[Carrot]

It'd be cool if the community would just forget about trying to make GWR actually follow cubing records. (It won't happen.)

I totally agree with this *putting my vote in the 'votebox' I made of paper*

 

[PatrickJameson]

It'd be cool if the community would just forget about trying to make GWR actually follow cubing records. (It won't happen.)

I think we've done a pretty good job of forgetting about it. It's only about once a year that this thread pops up, and hey, they almost got it the first year they had Ron.

 

[maggot]

They could have put those record in there to keep accuracy amongst our ever changing records.
1) underwater record not being a WCA event
2) haiyan isnt going to be cubing WCA for a while (maybe guiness knows this as well?)
3) feet event is a novelty and has not recently been broken for a while? (dont quote me)

but it seems as though the records in there would stand.. feet isnt brought to too many events, haiyan probably wont be beat soon, and underwater is a guinness book record (calling out a guinness delegate to record the record break)

someone should really break this record. is this underwater unsupported breathing? snorkel? in one breath? i mean, what are the requirements?

 

[Bryan]

You guys are thinking too much. Here's a hint: Guinness doesn't care. If they can find a quick fact that satisfies 99.999% of the people reading the book, they're good. Just like they're not going to accept someone's word for the most pingpong balls held in the mouth without their official person there to observe and make sure they're real ping pong balls, they won't blindly accept WCA results. Yes, we're more organized than the PPBIMA (Ping Pong Ball In Mouth Association), but to Guinness, we're basically the same.

 

[jiggy]

Yes, we're more organized than the PPBIMA (Ping Pong Ball In Mouth Association), but to Guinness, we're basically the same.

I loled so hard, ping pong balls came out of my mouth.

 

[r_517]

Guinness only cares about how to make money, given the fact that they need to earn money for TV broadcasting, maintenance fees, salaries etc so they need some unconventional stuff to catch people's eyes and entertainment them. Two hands solving is a way too "simple" from their viewpoint

 

[guusrs]

Don't forget Guinness is a beer and those recods should only be told when you're drunk

 

[brunson]

But they need proof like a video and if you're attempting to break a record then there must be a guy from GWR

I don't think they require it to recognize records in swimming or track and field. They probably just don't recognize WCA as an organization they will accept results from. That's purely speculation on my part.

 

[TheMachanga]

They used to have the cubing record "Fastest cube solved by ROBOT" in huge letters and a giant picture, and Ron's former WR was in small print, with no picture.

 

[scylla]

You guys are thinking too much. Here's a hint: Guinness doesn't care. If they can find a quick fact that satisfies 99.999% of the people reading the book, they're good. Just like they're not going to accept someone's word for the most pingpong balls held in the mouth without their official person there to observe and make sure they're real ping pong balls, they won't blindly accept WCA results. Yes, we're more organized than the PPBIMA (Ping Pong Ball In Mouth Association), but to Guinness, we're basically the same.

They do take results of other assocations like IAAF. At least in the version I had 20 years ago

But to be honest... Guiness will be gone in a few years

 

[Joker]

I find it stupid that Guinness can't even get their facts straight. Book of WRs? No, book of stupidicy.

They used to have the cubing record "Fastest cube solved by ROBOT" in huge letters and a giant picture, and Ron's former WR was in small print, with no picture.

And guess what? The WR for robot was wrong :fp

 

[splinteh]

It's sort of like if you bring your cube to school. People are going to find it's not interesting anymore after a couple weeks.

 

[goatseforever]

I do not think normal everyday people care as much about speedcubin as much as the speedsolving community would like to believe.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

I find it stupid that Guinness can't even get their facts straight. Book of WRs? No, book of stupidicy.

I loled.