Author: Asia Book of Records Team

The man’s mother said he felt like a porcupine following the frightening attack. An Ohio man is now awake from a coma after he suffered “at least” 20,000 bee stings last week. Austin Bellamy, 20, was in a tree trimming branches with his grandmother and uncle below when he “unknowingly” cut a bee’s nest, WXIX-TV reported. His grandmother Phyllis Edwards told the news station bees came out of the nest when he started to cut them and he had difficulties anchoring himself. “He was hollering, ‘Help! Help me! Help!’ And nobody would help him,” she said. “I was going to…

Sep 1, 2022, 03:18 PM EDT TOKYO (AP) — A small robot with a clip-like hand and enough smarts to know which drinks are popular is part of an effort to make convenience stores even more convenient. On a recent day in Tokyo, the robot named TX SCARA slid back and forth behind the refrigerated shelves in the back of a FamilyMart store. The hand on the end of its mechanical arm grasped a bottle or can from the stacks to the side, then the robot slithered to the right spot and placed the drink on the shelf — in…

Triveen Nair (born on May 11, 1968) of Karnataka, India set a record for making the most expensive table top Board Game. Named as “Shastranga” the game board is made of wood and measures 641x604x164mm with soft close fixtures and additional gold leaf work. The price starts at $18000/- for basic variant going upto $24,000. The game board is copyrighted and represents the sequence of star constellations appearing in the night sky throughout the calendar year. This is an astronomy/astrology-based game, as confirmed on August 30, 2022.

Nguyen QuangHien set a record for his unique Kung Fu performances. He performed 24 uninterrupted Kung-fu acts in 305 seconds.

Mrs. Truof Vietnam set a record for being the oldest living woman in the world.She celebrated her 120th birthday and attributed the secret of her longevity to eating healthy and maintaining a peaceful mind.

Nguyen Manh Phuong’s 4D LED performance set a record for the first illusionist interactively performance on August 26, 2018. The illusionist performed with a LED screen and effects of light and sound. The performance of legendemain with 4D system makes audience feel anything which happens on the screen by their sight, hearing, smell and touch.

The members of LinhPhuoc Pagoda set a record for building a Buddha Avalokiteshvara Statue made of immortelle flowers in front of a bell-tower (7 floors) in LinhPhuoc Pagoda on the occasion of Da Lat Flower Festival 2010 held from January 1- January 4. The statue, made up of 650,000 immortelle flowers (1,630 kg) by 30 artisans and 600 Buddhists in 36 days (from November 25, 2009 to December 31, 2009), measures 17 m in height and weighs 3 tons.  It was unveiled on December 31, 2009 at Vietnam.

Ven. ThichTho Lac – the Mastermonk of Kim Lien Pagoda, Dong Dac Pagoda, Yen Phu Pagoda with the support and help of Buddhists, set a record for creating the largest Buddhist flag made of fresh flowers. The flag, measuring 15 m x 4m, was made from 255,800 fresh flowers including daisies, Flamingo flowers, France carnations, Ping Pong flowers – symbolizing Buddhist calendar year 2558 . The flag was recognized as a Vietnam record and Asia record on the occasion of Vesak United Nations 2014 organized in NinhBinh Province on May 5, 2014.

Dithi J Nair (born on February 9, 2012) of Kerala, India, set a record being the fastest to demonstrate and recite the Pataka Hasta Viniyoga mudras. She demonstrated and recited 42 Pataka Hasta Viniyoga mudras of Bharatanatyam dance (including Natyarambha, Varivahe, Vanay and Nishayam) in 24 seconds and 49 milliseconds, at the age of 10 years and 5 months, as confirmed on July 9, 2022.

On the occasion of Vietnam Family Day – June 28, 2019, artist Mai DinhToi set a record for creating  and performing with his homemade musical instruments.   He created a total of 33 types of homemade musical instruments from ordinary life items such as bottles, bowls, glasses, doors, motorcycle exhaust-pipe, plastic water pipes, etc.