Guinness World Records 2013
Guinness World Records 2013 is a truly amazing book with fascinating records and pictures on a very large range of topics to suit every reader’s interests. The book includes the wonders of nature and the universe, interesting animal records, inspira- tional achievements of human kind, profound collections, and much, much more. All readers should experience the extravagance of Guinness World Records 2013.
Guinness World Records 2013 does an exceptional job at naming extraordinary records in nature/the universe that most people would never think about or take for granted. For example, the fastest matter in the universe exists as “blobs of superheated plasma [that] are ejected from black holes… [and] move at 99.99% of the speed of light” (Glenday 26). The book also shows that humans are not the only life forms that can exhibit greatness.
Guinness World Records 2013 is crammed with new and updated records, and never-before-seen photography. Meet the new shortest living man and a slam dunking parrot, and witness the fiercest predators in the ocean.
Some of the amazing animals in Guinness World Records 2013 include a three-headed turtle, a surgical blade-digesting turkey, and a 23,000 year old sea sponge. As for examining the achievement of human kind, the book notes that there has been a group of 2,081 human beat boxers, a woman who escaped from a straight jacket in
4.69 seconds, a twelve year old chess grandmaster and a man who caught four arrows blindfolded and 43 arrows non-blindfolded (in two minutes). In addition to obtaining records through personal achievements, many people have earned titles based on their possessions. Some eye-catching collections (owned by individuals) that the book displayed consisted of 229 armored vehicles, 4,020 autographed baseballs, 11,345 different license plates, 100,336 hats, 5,631 unique rubber ducks, 35,000 refrigerator magnets, 1,500,000 books, 285,150 ballpoint pens, and 15,000 unique Barbie dolls. For many more awe- inspiring records beyond your wildest imagination.
