The Breathtaking Beauty of Lexiaguo, China

A place so secret, few tourists know of its existence

A place in south west of Kunming, Capital city of Yunnan Province. Because of remoteness and lack of infra structure and lodging etc. This place is not listed in the tourist map of China.

The red land of the eastern river is a place where one almost can not find it in China’s tourist maps. Even if  there is, it has only a few words to introduce it.

A place in south west of Kunming, Capital city of Yunnan Province. Because of remoteness and lack of infra structure and lodging etc. This place is not listed in the tourist map of China. The red land of the eastern river is a place where one almost can not find it in China’s tourist maps. Even if  there is, it has only a few words to introduce it.

U.S. Jet Sets World Record for Hypersonic Flight

X-51A Waverider

An experimental aircraft has set a record for hypersonic flight, flying more than 3 minutes at Mach 6 — six times the speed of sound.

Students Set Record by Riding World’s Longest Bicycle

Engineers are good at building stuff alright, but have you imagined them riding a bike to make it to the record books? Well, I’ll admit, I haven’t.

Woman’s Quest To Be Fattest In The World

Donna Simpson already weighs 43st, but she is determined to nearly double her size to become the world's fattest woman.

The 42-year-old from New Jersey, U.S, is set on reaching the 1,000lb mark (71st) in just two years. Remarkably she insists she is healthy, despite now needing a mobility scooter when she goes shopping.

The World's Smallest Spontaneous Atomic Valentine

According to the physicists observing the atoms through the Lab’s JEOL 2100F microscope, Zhiwei Wang and David Pearmain, they watched with love, but really had absolutely nothing to do with the heart formation of the atoms.
Sadly, the bright, beautiful palladium Valentine will not be given to a special lady. Being only 8 nanometers in size, it can’t be seen by the human eye, and cannot even be relied upon to stay in the smallest ring setting. But we can all admire the wonderful high-angle, very high-power shot of the world's smallest and, arguably, prettiest naturally-formed Valentine.

Man To Break Sound Barrier By Jumping From Edge of Space in 2010

Felix Baumgartner to jump from the edge of space

This man—looking as badass as Ed Harris in The Right Stuff—is Felix Baumgartner. He actually has The Right Stuff: The cojones to reach the edge of space in a weather balloon. Up to 120,000 feet—and then jump.

Top 10 Record Breakers of the Decade

Gary Duschl has made the world’s longest chewing gum wrapper chain out of 1,370,166 gum wrappers

What do a 990lb colossal squid, the first map of the human genome, and sprinter Usain Bolt have in common? They have all been voted in as the top 10 Guinness World Records of the decade. (Pics)

Since the launch of the latest records annual, thousands cast their vote for their favourite achievements of the noughties in entertainment, sports, technology, engineering and more.
‘With so many remarkable achievements over the past decade we decided to let the fans dictate the best of the best,’ said Craig Glenday,Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief.
‘After thousands of votes the Top Records of the Decade do not disappoint.’
Here are the top 10…
Stunts – Longest Chewing Gum-wrapper Chain
Since 11 March 1965, Gary Duschl of Virginia, USA, has been making a gum wrapper chain, which measures 17,760 m (58,266 ft) long and consists of 1,370,166 gum wrappers, 2,740,332 links and weighs 365.6 kg (806 lb), as of 11 March 2009.
Sports – Fastest 100metres

Fastest man alive

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Usain Bolt achieved a landmark record when he ran the fastest 100m in 9.58 seconds on 20 August 2008.
Human Body – Shortest Man

 

World’s smallest man

The shortest known mobile living adult is He Pingping (China, b. 1988) who was measured by a team of doctors in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, and found to be 74.61 cm (2 ft 5.37″) on 22 March 2008.
Science and Technology – First Map of the Human Genome

First full human genome ever decoded for an individual

The first publication of a human genome was by scientist and entrepreneur Dr Craig Venter (USA), who published his own genome (genetic code) in its entirety in September 2007. This complete record of his genetic make-up contained some 6 billion letters and was retrieved at an estimated cost of $35million (GBP 17.5million).
Society – First African-American US President

 

First African-American President: Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th US president

Barack Hussein Obama II (USA) was inaugurated as the 44th President of the USA on 20 January 2009, following a record-breaking campaign.
In the September before election, Obama raised a monthly record of $150 million (£82.5 million), taking his fundraising total to over $605 million (£332.9 million) – also a record.
Much of this went on advertising – an unprecedented $250 million (£137.5 million) was spent on TV ads in just five months. Over 136 million voters turned out on Election Day – the most since 1960 – and more than two million descended on the Capitol in Washington, DC for his inauguration.
Epic Achievements – Longest Time to Hold One’s Breath

Tom Sietas held his breath for 17mins and 33secs

Tom Sietas (Germany), a man with a mass of AIDA achievements to his name, held his breath underwater for 17 minutes and 33 seconds on the set of ‘Guinness World Records’ in Madrid, Spain, on 30 December 2008.
Living Planet – Heaviest Colossal Squid

Fishermen caught the world’s largest Colossal squid

The heaviest squid ever caught was an adult male colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) weighing approximately 450 kg (990 lb) and measuring 10 m (33ft) long; it was caught by fishermen in the Ross Sea of Antarctica, and taken to New Zealand for research, where the catch was announced on 22 February 2007. Colossal squids are usually shorter than giant squid, but much heavier.
Arts & Entertainment – Longest Running Sitcom

Simpson’s

In terms of episodes, the longest running sitcom in history is Matt Groening’s The Simpsons. The cartoon was first broadcast as short segments on the Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987 but proved popular enough to warrant a half-hour show in its own right.
The show debuted on 17 December 1989 and became an instant hit. To date the series has racked up 443 episodes and is in its 20th season.
Engineering – Tallest Structure

Ursa tension leg platform

The tallest structure on earth is the Ursa tension leg platform, a floating oil production facility operated by Shell in the Gulf of Mexico.
The top of its drilling rig is 1,306 m (4,285ft) above the ocean floor.
The platform is connected to the seafloor by oil pipelines and four massive steel tethers at each corner, with a total weight of approximately 16,000 tones (35 million lb).
Record claimants – Ashrita Furman

Record record claimant

Since 1979, Ashrita Furman has set more than 200 records including Most Pogostick Jumps in One Minute (238), Fastest Mile Somersaulting (19 min. 11 sec), and Most Sit-Ups in an Hour (9,628).
The 54-year old health food store manager from Queens, New York has broken records on every continent from standing on a Swiss Ball for the Longest Time at Stonehenge to Balancing a Pool Cue while Walking the Longest Distance at the Pyramids.

World Flight Record Set For Paper Plane

It’s a world flight record even though it only lasted 26.1 seconds. Not your usual record, because it’s origami, and it was achieved by the president of the Japan Origami Plane Association. Takuo Toda just missed matching his personal best of 27.9 seconds, but that one was with a plane that had been made with tape.