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UNBELIEVABLE FEATS OF HUMANS

Added on: 29th Dec 2016

 

LIFTING A CAR WITH BARE HANDS

strong woman

In 2012, in Glen Allen, Virginia, 22-year-old Lauren Kornacki

rescued her father, Alec Kornacki, after the jack used to prop

up his BMW slipped, pinning him under it. Lauren lifted the

car, then performed CPR on her father and saved his life.

 

 

LONGEST ICE BATH

Wim Hof

Known as “The Iceman,” Wim Hof, a Dutch stunt performer,

holds 20 world records including the world record for the

longest ice bath. In 2011, he broke his own previous

records by staying immersed in ice for 1 hour,

52 minutes and 42 seconds.

 

 

FIFTY MARATHONS IN FIFTY DAYS

Dean Karnazes

Calling it the 50/50/50, American ultra-marathon runner

Dean Karnazes ran 50 marathons in 50 US states in 50

consecutive days, beginning with the Lewis and Clark

Marathon in St. Louis on Sept. 17, 2006, and finishing with

the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5, 2006. After

finishing the feat, Karnazes decided to run

home to San Francisco from New York City.

 

 

CAR BALANCING

mini cooper

John Evans, known as the “professional head balancer,”

was able to balance a 159 kilogram (352 pound) mini cooper

on his head for 33 seconds in 1999. Holder of another

32 world records, he has balanced other things on

his head including 101 bricks and 235 pints of beer.

 

 

LONGEST SLEEPLESSNESS

eye

In 1964, Randy Gardner, a high school student in 

San Diego, California, stayed awake for 264.4 hours

(11 days, 24 minutes), setting the world record for

sleeplessness. Gardner appeared to have fully

recovered from his loss of sleep as no long term

psychological or physical effects have been

observed on him.

 

 

LONGEST UNDERWATER BREATH-HOLD

free diver

On 28 February 2016, Aleix Segura Vendrell, a professional

free-diver from Spain, set the new world record for the

longest time breath held voluntarily when he held his

breath under water for 24 minutes and 3.45 seconds.

 

 

HELICOPTER PULLED WITH EAR

MI8 helicopter

A Georgian man, Lasha Pataraia, earned himself a place

in the Book of World Records by pulling a 7,734 kilogram

(17,015 pounds) military helicopter using just his left

ear. He set the world record by pulling a MI8 helicopter

26 metres and 30 centimetres (28.4 yards and 11.8 inches).

 

 

HUMAN SPIDER

Human spider

Known as the Human Spider, Alain Robert, a French rock 

and urban climber, is famous for his free solo climbing and

scaling skyscrapers using no climbing equipment. Robert

has climbed landmarks including the Burj Khalifa in Dubai,

the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, the Petronas 

Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Sears Tower in Chicago.

 

 

HUMAN LIGHTNING ROD

lightning

American park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in 

Virginia, Roy Cleveland Sullivan was hit by lightning on

7 different occasions between 1942 and 1977 and

survived all of them. Known as the “Human Lightning Rod,”

he is recognized by Guinness World Records as the

person struck by lightning more recorded times than

any other human being.

 


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