Guinness world record a "spectator sport"?

by jessica.lam | July 11, 2008 at 11:49 am
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Special talents at the Rose bowl is unveiled by Mr. Jim Purol who broke a strange Guinness world record.


Jim Purol took a seat at the Rose Bowl, and then another, and then another, until he broke a world record.

The Anaheim man set a Guiness World Record on Wednesday for "Most Seats Sat in 48 Hours" by sitting in 39,250 seats.

He began the task Monday morning, and he's still going, hoping to rest his tush in each of the stadium's 92,542 seats by sometime this week.

The 56-year-old, who already holds several other world records, says he has dreamed of tackling the Rose Bowl seats for 20 years _ ever since he sat in all 107,501 chairs at the University of Michigan's football stadium.

The feat has taken a toll on his body and his cleanliness, as soot on the seats rubbed off on his clothes. He says he loves the Rose Bowl but calls the place "filthy."


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University of Texas at Austin Football Stadium Panorama shot during the Rose Bowl Celebration!

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Once again. The weird thing people do to get in the guiness book of records...

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This photo was from the 2008 Rose Bowl Game Between USC and Illinois.

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