Jinx
November 13, 2002, 2:40am
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How do you get yourself into the Guiness Book of World Records, if you really do have a “talent”? Also, when an event, such as the world’s longess kiss, goes on for days, do they allow for bathroom breaks and meals? How does this work? - Jinx
From the Guinness World Records website ( http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ ):
“How do I apply to set or break a record?”
The first thing you need to do is to tell us what record you’re interested in breaking. Do this by filling in the form found in the Make a Record Attempt section of the website.
If you tell us that you want to break an existing record we’ll send you the current record details and the relevant rules and guidelines for you to follow when you attempt to break that record.
If you wish to try something that hasn’t been done before or have already attempted a potential record then we’ll need to pass your suggestion on to our research department first. They’ll decide if it’s something that we’re interested in establishing as a new record category. If we are, they’ll draw up the necessary guidelines and send them to you. If not, we can always suggest other records that you may wish to attempt.
Not a complete answer to your question, but the FAQ’s on the website do supply a partial one. I don’t know about the bathroom break thing.