Archive for November, 2007
Two Sword Swallowing World Records Announced
Monday, November 19th, 2007
Two New Guinness World Records Name Sword Swallowing and Roderick Russell
The Guinness World Records organization recently announced the official release of the records for Most Swords Swallowed at Once as well as the Most Swallowed Sword, and my name appears on both records.
Technically these records were “set” in years past, but the Guinness organization has finally issued the certificates for both.
Nine Sword Swallowers - Fifty-Two Swords
The record for most swords swallowed at once was set in 2005 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and is a collaborative record held between myself and eight other sword swallowers, who simultaneously swallowed a total of 52 swords during the 4th Annual Sideshow Gathering. The record attempt – and success – was sponsored by the Sword Swallowers’ Association International, the organization which I co-founded in 2001/2002.
Leave Your Leg at the Door
Prosthetic Limbs and Roller Coasters
Friday, November 9th, 2007
This photo was recently taken at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure theme park. This particular one was outside of the Dueling Dragons roller coaster, but they can be seen all over the park, sometimes in variation.
The Walt Disney World theme parks have similar signs but I didn’t manage to snap photos of them.
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