Singaporeans attempt wacky world records

From the fastest backward talking to stuffing the most hamburgers into their mouths, 20 Singaporeans are gearing up for a slew of wacky feats this weekend they hope will land them in the Guinness Book of World Records.

“Who can slurp down a bottle of tomato ketchup in the fastest time?” blared the news release announcing the two-day event. The current record is 33 seconds for a 392-gramme bottle.

Apart from stuffing burgers and talking backward, other events to be held over Saturday and Sunday include:

- The fastest time to push an orange with one’s nose over a mile.

- The fastest time to eat three cream crackers.

- The longest time a paper airplane can remain airborne.

- Doing the most push-ups in a minute.