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> Guinness World Records is a marketing agency masquerading as a ratings house / record keeper In case this is news to anybody, the basic shape of the grift is
by 0xcde4c3db 4y ago
> Guinness World Records is a marketing agency masquerading as a ratings house / record keeper
In case this is news to anybody, the basic shape of the grift is that while anyone can theoretically apply for a record and submit proof, the requirements are fairly stringent and complex. And wouldn't you know it, Guinness World Records offers various levels of "consulting" on setting/breaking a record, including defining the record to break, setting up an event, and flying out an adjudicator to witness the record being broken.
- charcircuit 4y agoTo clarify, by defining a record to break that includes making up new categories so that you automatically get the world record by being the only competitor. There are also records like "First Rubik's Cube", which are impossible to beat.