14 Nov 2008

New Zealander eats kiwifruit in record time

2:45 pm on 14 November 2008

A New Zealand holder of multiple Guiness world records has set another one for the fastest time to peel and eat one kiwifruit - 16.15 seconds.

Andrew Galpin also broke the records on Thursday for the loudest clap (113 decibels), most baseballs held in a baseball glove (14), furthest coin flicking (10.64 metres) and furthest golf ball blow (5.835 metres).

His achievements came as part of the fourth annual Guinness World Records Day, during which there more than 50 attempts at records were made in 15 countries.

In London, the record for the largest gathering of people wearing only underpants or knickers was set at St Pancras station, as 116 people stripped off to give commuters a shock.

British topless model Ruth Reynolds set a new kissing record on Wednesday, but was topped by French student Valentin Pasquier who managed 94 kisses in a minute.

Britain's love of tea helped inspire two new records set in Preston in northwest England, for the largest cup of tea - 400 litres - and largest tea bag - 60kg.

Bournemouth on England's south coast was hoping to set a record for the most people wearing superhero outfits.

In the United States, an attempt at the largest dog wedding failed. However, American Asha Mandela did set the longest dreadlocks record at 2.59 metres last week - having been growing her hair for 20 years.

A record attempt was planned in Serbia for the largest cabbage dish and Brazil was aiming to bake the world's largest loaf of bread.

The brewer, Guinness, launched their famous records book in 1955 to settle disputes among drinkers.

The November date marks the point in 1974 when Guinness World Records made history in its own right by becoming the biggest-selling copyright book of all time.