Does anyone know what the world record for idling on a uni is (it’s not in the
Guiness Book).
Uni has landed in Winnipeg MB, it shall arrive here, tomorrow. I hope :
Re: Idling Record
To find out about Guiness World Records, first go to
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/home.asp Then you need to register. I don’t
think they accept direct e-mail.(At least they don’t give an e-mail address on
this web site). I found if I used their form to tell them I was going to attempt
a “known” world record, then I could use the extra “comment” space to ask other
questions. They were very helpful and I’m currently waiting to see if they will
consider a new “category” for the record I wish to attempt. If there are any
easier ways to find a comprehensive list of ALL Guiness records, I would be
curious to know what it is. Anyone else have any experience dealing with
Guiness? -Mark — hidden7 <hidden7@my-deja.com>
> wrote: Does anyone know what the world record for idling on a uni is (it’s not
> in the Guiness Book).
>
>
>Uni has landed in Winnipeg MB, it shall arrive here, tomorrow. I hope :>
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RE: Idling Record
> Does anyone know what the world record for idling on a uni is (it’s not in the
> Guiness Book).
I don’t think they have ever listed it. However the Paul Fox Unicycle Club in
Marion, Ohio used to do “Rock-a-Thons” in the 1970’s. I think they did it as a
fund raiser, and had kids idle as long as they could. These times can be found
in the Unicycle Book by Jack Wiley. Something like 8 hours I think.
Idling would be an easy one to set or break. I know a guy who did a 24 hour
track stand on a track bike. That’s more work than idling if you ask me, so 24
hours is well in reach!
Good luck, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone http://www.unicycling.com
“How was the ride? did you feel good?” “Did you say feel good or fall good?”
Conversation between 8 year old Beau Hoover and mom after a MUni ride on
12-17-2000
RE: Idling Record
> If there are any easier ways to find a comprehensive list of ALL Guiness
> records, I would be curious to know what it is. Anyone else have any
> experience dealing with Guiness?
I was in the book with the 100 meter record, 1989-92. This record was set in
Tokyo at UNICON III in 1987. The organizers of the UNICON had done some Guinness
events before, so had experience with the Guinness process. The Guinness 100m
race was run separately from the official 100m race for UNICON. Fast rider
Daniel Dumeng fell in that race, and was not going to be allowed in the Guinness
race, but we talked the organizers into allowing him in because almost all the
other riders were Japanese.
This race was run what seemed like about ten times. Some of those times ended in
timing problems, and others I think were just re-runs to see if we could do it
faster. Shigeru Koike and I rode at exactly the same top speed, which hopefully
made it pretty interesting to watch. Each race seemed to be decided in the first
10 meters, or in whether or not one of us fell off. When all was said and done,
I had recorded the fastest time, at 13.71 (electronic).
Months later I was contacted by a Guinness editor, who asked me lots of
questions about what we did that day, and to confirm all of the facts. They were
very thorough. Depending when Guinness gets your results, it may take a long
time before your record gets into the book, if at all. I think the new editions
come out in October (in the US at least), which means they must go to press long
before that.
Here’s some advice:
-
Guinness is in the publishing (and beer) business first, and in the reference
business way behind that. What gets included in the book is decided by
editors, who change their minds from year to year. Some records are taken out
arbitrarily one year, and may return in a later year. In the mid-80’s there
was a two page spread of juggling records, with pictures. Later, they dropped
most of those records and only included a few. What all this means is that
you can’t expect your record to get published, even if Guinness accepts it. -
Be thorough. Get as much documentation, pictures, video as possible.
-
Be objective. Friends and relatives are less credible as time keepers or
counters than non-related “experts” of some sort. -
Guinness makes mistakes. Though they did thorough fact checking on my record,
they did make other mistakes with it. The original 100m record was
established in 1980 (in Tokyo) by Floyd Crandall. But the last two years he
was listed in the book, his last name degenerated to Grandall. In my last
year in the book ('92), I shared the record with Peter Rosendahl. They put
his new record in, but forgot to take mine out!
Hope that’s useful!
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone http://www.unicycling.com
Used to be in the Guinness book
RE: Idling Record
> Do it in a block of ice in Time Square as well!
How about something original?
Did anyone else think about the fact that eskimos live in similar structures?
So what’s the big deal?
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone http://www.unicycling.com
“How was the ride? did you feel good?” “Did you say feel good or fall good?”
Conversation between 8 year old Beau Hoover and mom after a MUni ride on
12-17-2000
RE: Idling Record
> > > Did anyone else think about the fact that eskimos live in similar
> > > structures? So what’s the big deal?
>
> Heeeeeeey, I resent that remark, I do not live in an Igloo.
Sorry. With a name like “hidden7” I’m supposed to figure out that you’re an
eskimo too?
JF
RE: Idling Record
> Spin on a two-wheeler (or 10-footer) one-foot backwards up a flight of
> stairs. Unless the steps are extremely shallow this is probably impossible.
Technically, if a spin is done properly it doesn’t drift. So you should be
rotating around a fixed point, doing a circle too small to include more than one
or two steps…
JF
Re: Idling Record
> Idling would be an easy one to set or break. I know a guy who did a 24
hour
> track stand on a track bike. That’s more work than idling if you ask me,
so
> 24 hours is well in reach!
Catheter in place, and ready to break a 24 hour record…
Wayne.
Re: Idling Record
In article <52CD02C3DAD2D411A3170002A528514206AEFD@SERVER>, John Foss
<john_foss@asinet.com> wrote:
> > Did anyone else think about the fact that eskimos live in similar
> structures? So what’s the big deal?
Heeeeeeey, I resent that remark, I do not live in an Igloo. If I did however, it
would make for an interesting muni obsticle
Re: Idling Record
In article <52CD02C3DAD2D411A3170002A528514206AF00@SERVER>, John Foss
<john_foss@asinet.com> wrote:
> Sorry. With a name like “hidden7” I’m supposed to figure out that you’re an
> eskimo too?
I’m not, though when your uni is held up in Winnipeg for a day because of snow,
you might as well be. The UPS truck should be here any minute though. 
>
Re: Idling Record
Greetings
In message “RE: Idling Record”, John Foss wrote…
>> Spin on a two-wheeler (or 10-footer) one-foot backwards up a flight of
>> stairs. Unless the steps are extremely shallow this is probably impossible.
>
>Technically, if a spin is done properly it doesn’t drift. So you should be
>rotating around a fixed point, doing a circle too small to include more than
>one or two steps…
What I meant is a drifting spin or “cyclone spin” or whatever you call it. What
do you call it? Anyway, it is in the realm of the impossible, I imagine, though
I am always the one who advocates the possibility of the seemingly impossible
skills, like coasting while standing on the seat and riding an ultimate giraffe.
How about we make a list of the so called “impossible” skills? I would even dare
call them “tricks”
>JF
>
Regards, Jack Halpern CJK Dictionary Publishing Society, http://www.kanji.org
Voice: +81-48-481-3103 Fax: +81-48-479-1323
Re: Idling Record
Do it in a block of ice in Time Square as well!
On 20 Dec 2000 15:39:09 -0800, jester2@gil.com.au (Wayne van Wijk) wrote:
->> Idling would be an easy one to set or break. I know a guy who did a 24
->hour ->> track stand on a track bike. That’s more work than idling if you ask
me, ->so ->> 24 hours is well in reach! -> -> ->Catheter in place, and ready to
break a 24 hour record… -> ->Wayne.
Mini Mansell , Long life, Good sex and Prosperity.
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your juggling equipment online at http://come.to/jesters
Re: Idling Record
Greetings
In message “Re: Idling Record”, hidden7 wrote…
>In article <52CD02C3DAD2D411A3170002A528514206AEFD@SERVER>, John Foss
><john_foss@asinet.com> wrote:
>
>> > Did anyone else think about the fact that eskimos live in similar
>> structures? So what’s the big deal?
>
>Heeeeeeey, I resent that remark, I do not live in an Igloo. If I did however,
>it would make for an interesting muni obsticle
If you wannna do somethin’ unusual, ye don’ need to go to the North Pole. Try
this Level 99 skill:
Ride a two-wheeler (or 10-footer) one-foot backwards up a flight of stairs.
(and enjoy the century end while you’re at it).
Stay on top, Jack Halpern, IUF Vice President Website: http://www.kanji.org
Re: Idling Record
Greetings
In message “Re: Idling Record”, Jack Halpern wrote…
>Greetings
>
>In message “Re: Idling Record”, hidden7 wrote…
> >In article <52CD02C3DAD2D411A3170002A528514206AEFD@SERVER>, John Foss
> ><john_foss@asinet.com> wrote:
> >
> >> > Did anyone else think about the fact that eskimos live in similar
> >> structures? So what’s the big deal?
> >
> >Heeeeeeey, I resent that remark, I do not live in an Igloo. If I did
> >however, it would make for an interesting muni obsticle
>
>If you wannna do somethin’ unusual, ye don’ need to go to the North Pole. Try
>this Level 99 skill:
>
> Ride a two-wheeler (or 10-footer) one-foot backwards up a flight of stairs.
>
>(and enjoy the century end while you’re at it).
After reading my own mail I realize that this is actually possible if the step
are shallow enough, so it hardly merits a 99. Here is the revised version:
Spin on a two-wheeler (or 10-footer) one-foot backwards up a flight of stairs.
Unless the steps are extremely shallow this is probably impossible.
Stay on top, Jack Halpern, IUF Vice President Website: http://www.kanji.org