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Clayton
encounters Guinness in search of world record
Toe
flipping, contd...
For
some time I have tried to have a record for toe flips added as an entry
in the "Guiness Book of Wortd Records." In July 1979 I
submitted my best effort of 38 consecutive flips to Guiness.
They
replied:
Dear
Mr. Clayton,
As
you have already noticed, toe flipping is not a category which
appears in the Guiness Book of World Records and I am afraid
that we are unable to say what the record could be.
Records
in our sense essentially have to be both measurable and comparable and
details of previous endeavours, or published collated data, are therefore
a prerequisite of our being able to comment
authoritatively in record terms.
We
do not underestimate the dexterity which must be necessary for
carrying out an exercise such as this but the absence of
comparative figures and the apparent lack of world-wide competitive
interest makes it very difficult to accommodate such information in a
book as general as ours.
However,
we will at least retain your letter on our 'subject
files as we think it will be a useful point of reference
in the future.
Yours
sincerely
Colin
Smith, Correspondence Editor
Guiness
Book of Records
I
would appreciate IJA members who do toe flips to submit their best efforts
to Guiness. Doing so would help demonstrate "world-wide competitive
interest" and would perhaps give my 38 flips a chance for
publication.
Restrictions
for a record toe flip are: The flips must be consecutive. Neither hand can
touch the stick after starting, however, it may be bounced off of -
though not rested on - the knee or leg to maintain balance. Also, the body
must be free and independent of any supporting device such a as a
chair or wall. |
