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Guinness World Records broken in Munich

Another one this past weekend

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Editor Bob
A world record for underwater diving was broken near Munich this weekend. Oliver Merton, 38, swam 19km underwater, from one end of lake Starnberg to the other. It took him nine hours. He was supplied with air via a tube attached to a rowing boat. Despite the water being just 18'c he was required to wear nothing more than a pair of swimming trunks.

This was reported in today's Abendzeitung. The article doesn't detail exactly which record was broken. But it must have been something like "distance diving in cold water without wetsuit".

This news prompted me to take a quick look at other Guinness World Records broken in Munich. According to the Guinness World Records website there are 16. The most interesting include:

World's fastest yodel - 22 tones (15 falsetto) in one second on February 9, 1992, by Thomas Scholl of Munich

You've probably heard of Circus Krone. They're well known in Munich. They're also the world's oldest touring circus, having been on the road since 1904.

The transparent acrylic glass "tent" roof over the Munich Olympic Stadium is the largest roof in the world.

Worst damage toll from a hail storm - A hailstorm that struck Munich, Germany, in July, 1984, caused an estimated $1 billion worth of damage to trees, buildings and motor vehicles. Trees were stripped of their bark and whole fields of crops were utterly destroyed. Over 70,000 buildings had their roofs damaged and around 250,000 cars were damaged by the icy bombardment. Around 400 people were injured. There are a few TT readers today who still remember this when it happened. See post from the archive: Munich hailstorm

Fastest beer bottle opening - 300 bottles of beer opened in 1 min 47 sec by a team from the Unertl Brewery, in Munich, on April 2, 1999. The video can be seen online: beer bottle opening video (the commentator really knows how to build tension)

World's largest chamber pot collection - 9,400 chamber pots collected by Manfred Klauda. The earliest one dating from the 16th century. To be seen at the Zentrum für Aussergewöhnliche Museum, Munich.

World's largest beer festival - This one needs no further comment. See: Oktoberfest.
3 Lions
I thought Museum Litchspiele was in there for showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the last 29 years?
UrbanAngel
Yup. Can anyone think of any others?
arshoo
tongue.gif shouldnt this also be the the one with the largest inner city garden park - the English Gardens and of course has to be the one with the most in-city beer gardens too
Keydeck
I think the Phoenix Park in Dublin beats the Englischer Garden on the size front but will have to check to make sure.
SleeplessInMunich
Yes keydeck is right, the Phoenix Park in Dublin is nearly twice the size of the English Garden.
Sin
Toxteth O'Grady wink.gif
BostonSportsFan
Most people crammed into a SmartCar: 13 girls in Munich, Germany, in 1999
SleeplessInMunich
@ BSF, was that the thing done on "Wetten Das"?
BostonSportsFan
No idea, but I bet it was (horrible joke).
sarabyrd
Sorry to say that the Zentrum für Außergewöhnliche Museen closed down and the exhibits were sold/auctioned off. Klauda died last year and his family could not keep the Museum going sad.gif
Showem
Oh! That is a shame. Wish I had known that earlier. I only ever went there once and it was funny.
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