People are always looking to push the envelope in the sport of scuba diving. Most times it’s to dive the deepest or longest and while some do so in the pursuit of science or discovery, there are some that do things just for the thrills or to create a bizarre record.
Here’s a look at some wacky and strange scuba records that we’re not sure really changed the world or make a difference, but they did make ‘a splash’ in the news and place for themselves in record books-
- Most people cringe at the thought of having to iron a load of laundry, but 72 Australian scuba divers decided that ironing their clothes the traditional way (above water!) wasn’t exciting enough, so they set the world record for ironing underwater and strangely enough, broke an existing record for the same. Since then groups of divers in large numbers have taken it upon themselves to jump in the water with their irons and ironing boards not to mention their linen in an attempt to break the 72 ironing diver record.
- Another Australian, this time a marine biologist, spent 13 days living underwater in a capsule that was 6ft high. He rode a bicycle – in fifteen feet of water – to provide electricity and urinated on algae to provide air.
Port Vila in Vanuatu, has the world’s first and only underwater post office. It is open 1 -2 hours per day, depending on how busy it gets. The Post Office is 50 meters offshore and just three meters below the surface, for those who’d like to send some waterproof mail/postcards (available in Vanuatu) to loved ones back home. Since opening in 2003, the underwater post office has received an estimated 100,000 visitors.- David Rae, managed to cut the hair of 33 people in one hour in a pool is London, England, breaking the old Guinness Book of World Records mark of 11 haircuts in 60 minutes. David Rae, owner of The David Rae Hair Spa in Petts Wood, took on the challenge back in 2007 to raise money for Children in Need.
- Again in London, England -500 people dined underwater to raise money and to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. At this formal sit down affair in a suburb of London guests were served a three course meal while wearing an 18lb weight belt to ensure they didn’t ascend part way through their dinner. Each participant had to sign a lengthy health waiver and take lessons on how to eat while under the water.
- 32 year old Will Goodman set a new scuba diving world record by spending 48 hours, nine minutes and 17 seconds on the seabed off the coast of Indonesian island Lombok. He passed the time underwater inside a metal cage and had fresh oxygen supplied to him by a support crew, who doubled as a comedy act to keep his spirits up. We’re still trying to figure out the point of his actions.
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Sources:
Scuba Herald
Lingfield Country Border News
Vanuatu Post
DiveTime
