Record Of The Week (2)

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Even in these difficult times, it is heartening to see that attempts on Guinness World Records continue unabated.

New has reached me that serial record breaker, David Rush from Idaho, who already holds over 100 records, has another one under his belt. Whilst observing physical distancing, he too 43 wet sponges to the face in a 30-second period. His colleague, Jonathan Hannon, threw 54 sponges at him, only 43 of which struck him in the face. Still, it was good enough to beat the previous record of 36 strikes.

Afterwards, Rush said, “there is no evidence that Covid-19 has ever been spread by a thrown wet sponge”. Especially one dipped in Dettol, a White House spokesperson did not say.