(If you want to break a record that is published in a record book or governed by an international authorithy, there may be other or additional rules. See here for more information.) 1. The thrower(s) and catcher have to be
15 ft (4.575 m) apart toe to toe. Any throws released, or caught, while
on or in front of the 15 foot line is discounted. The World Record The current world record is 67 grapes caught in the mouth in one minute by Steve Spalding (USA) on 10 Sep 2006 in Grapevine, Texas. The throwers were Scott Spalding and Dave Parnell. Similar Records Most grapes caught within 30 minutes (rules see above): Steve Spalding (USA) 1189 grapes. The greatest distance at which a grape thrown from level ground has been caught in the mouth is 99.82 m (327 ft 6 in) by Paul J. Tavilla (USA). The greatest height from which a grape has been dropped from a moving aircraft (in this case a balloon) and caught in the mouth is 9.15 m [30 ft] by Peter Tilney (dropper) and Tony Gough (catcher), both from the UK. Throw, run and catch: The solo grape catching record belongs to Camilo Antonio Mendez (UK). He caught a grape in his mouth thrown a distance of 12.05 m [39 ft 6 in]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back
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