陕西省定边县第四中学高中英语 Unit 1 Breaking records 背景材料 文章 Facts of Ashrita Furman 素材 新人教版选修 9Ashrita Furman, born September 16, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, is the holder of 26 records in the Guinness Book of Records, including being the individual with the most current Guinness World Records [1]. Furman first entered into the Guin ess book by doing 27,000 Jumping Jacks in 1979. Since he began in 1979, Furman has broken more than 100 Guinness records. Fu rman is a graduate of Jamaica High School in Jamaica, Queens, New York. He went on to attend Columbia University but dropped out in 1974 after he had become a devout follower of Sri Chinmoy, the Indian philosopher and religious teacher. ● World reco rds Records held by Ashrita Furman include: Most hopscotch games in 24 hours Most rope jumps in 24 hours Fastest 10-km sack race Most underwater rope jumps in one hour Fastest pogo stick ascent of Canada's CN Tower Largest bouquet of flowers Greatest distance traveled on a pogo stick Most milk crates balanced on chin The longest distance walked by a person balancing a milk bottle on their head Greatest amount of beer glasses balanced on chin Most sit-ups performed in an hour The fastest mile, pushing an orange with his nose Longest time juggling underwater Longest continuous somersaulting Fastest time juggling 3 balls while running 50 miles Longest dis tance pogostick Jumping Fastest mile on a pogostick Fastest walking lunge mile Fastest marathon mile skipping Swiss ball balancing
