world records

Legroom is at a premium in this car.

Mark Temperato's drum kit weighs two-and-a-half tons and includes 813 individually assembled pieces that the Lakeville, N.Y., resident can reach without taking a step. That's a world record, according to the folks at Guinness, who know about such things.

Unless there are politicians arguing, you won’t see more ‘round and ‘round without actually getting anywhere.

A Sydney Cricket Grounds (SCG) security guard is being hailed as a hero after helping bored patrons set a new world record for 'largest beer snake' during a rain-delayed cricket match Sunday, January 20, 2013.

Okay. We get it, Red Bull -- you're EXTREME. They've certainly proved that point with their historic mission, which should be taking place today if weather holds. A trained pilot will be going a record 120,000 feet above the surface of the earth in a balloon, and then he's going to jump out and fall towards the earth at supersonic speeds.

Ron Wallace was able to grow a pumpkin to 2,009 pounds. And now the Greene, RI man is $15,500 richer for it.

The first time a paper airplane you make flies well, you feel as if you can tackle any kind of aviation engineering. Then some jerk has to come along and make one that not only is bigger, flies better, and looks cooler, but also with a flick of the wrist he can make it do a full loop in mid air.

WARNING: This next story will make you feel like the laziest person on the planet. According to the BBC, A British runner completed a full marathon at the age of 100. What was your excuse not to run?