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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
If you could break any record (formal or informal) in the world, which one would you break?
TM
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You have my sympathies on your insomnia.
As for world records, one of my favorite things to do (and one thing I am very good at) is doing nothing - that is - standing like a statue completely motionless for hours on end. At one time I used to make money at it - stores in malls would pay me to stand in front of them in clothes from the store while people tried to get me to blink or move etc. (Of course, when you have an audience, sometimes you have to move to please them or else they lose interest).
It's really a great job if you enjoy daydreaming, or getting so motionless that you get into a sort of trance-like state. I can fall asleep with my eyes open, so that came in handy. I used to like to see how long I could go, so sometimes I would go for 8 hours standing completely still. That gets difficult without a pee break so you do have to plan for it.
Anyway, people used to tell me that I should attempt a world record. I think the world record is at about 35-40 hours and I'm not sure I'm up for that. Mind you, I think the person who set it did it with his eyes closed, and that would be easier. Not sure if he was allowed to drink some water and pee either. So one day, maybe when I am old and have nothing better to do I will try to break it.
