0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is the world of records!
0:00:05 > 0:00:07# Biggest shoe Weirdest face
0:00:07 > 0:00:09# Fastest loo Tightest space
0:00:09 > 0:00:10# Longest snake Smallest van
0:00:10 > 0:00:12# Heaviest cake Tallest man
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# Longest ears on a dog
0:00:14 > 0:00:15# Most poisonous frog
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- # And a woman with a beard... # - What?!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22# Officially, officially, officially
0:00:22 > 0:00:24# Amazing! #
0:00:24 > 0:00:29In this series, we search the planet for the highest, loopiest,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32tightest, coolest
0:00:32 > 0:00:34and wettest records out there.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Well, a man can dream, can't he?
0:00:43 > 0:00:46I'm Ben Shires and this is your whistle-stop tour
0:00:46 > 0:00:50to the world of records, record holders and record attempts,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52to bring you the extraordinary...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55..the unbelievable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58..and the unexpected.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59QUACK!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Here's what's coming up on today's show...
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Today's incredible official Guinness World Records include...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12We discover this man's stomach-churning collection
0:01:12 > 0:01:15of over 6,000 airline sick bags.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Haruka visits the tallest tower in the world,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21in the biggest city in the world.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Hats off to the Space Cowboy, who's going to be attempting
0:01:27 > 0:01:31a record three metres off the ground, balancing on one wheel.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35And I meet one of the fittest record breakers on earth
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and show him a thing or two. Hmm, sort of.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46But first, we head to the USA, where Al is in California, hoping to be...
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Now, we all know air guitar. Hit it.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00ROCK RIFF PLAYS
0:02:00 > 0:02:02But what about air drumming?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04DRUM BEAT PLAYS
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Pretty cool, right? But this isn't one guy rocking out in his bedroom.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11This is 2,000 people - that's right, you heard me, 2,000 people -
0:02:11 > 0:02:13all air drumming at the same time,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17trying to create a world record and become officially amazing!
0:02:17 > 0:02:21# We will, we will rock you... #
0:02:23 > 0:02:25This group of rockers are trying to set a new world record
0:02:25 > 0:02:29for the largest air drumming ensemble ever.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33They need over 2,000 people simultaneously air drumming
0:02:33 > 0:02:36to get in the record books. And I'm here to help.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Air drum expert Ari Gold is the lead drummer in charge of this event.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44He has to make sure everyone knows exactly what to do.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50The air drummer understands that you have to make something
0:02:50 > 0:02:52out of nothing. The great thing about air drumming is that...
0:02:52 > 0:02:55You know, a drummer, you're stuck in this position.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59An air drummer, you can move like a crab. You can do this.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Your drum set could, like, slide around.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05'Now, Ari says there's more to air drumming than you might think.'
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Here's your snare. This is the backbeat, right here.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12So you want to hit that with your left hand.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13And then you got the hi-hat here,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16so you've probably seen drummers cross, right?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18And don't forget, the different symbols -
0:03:18 > 0:03:23there's a ride up here, there's a crash up here, there's a gong here.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24And then you can do this.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30'Ari can really rock.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33'I don't want to let the side down so I need some practice
0:03:33 > 0:03:35'if I'm going to join in this record attempt.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39'Before that, I should change into something a little bit more rock.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43'Say goodbye to Al Jackson and hello to Al Rockson.'
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I am ready to rock!
0:03:46 > 0:03:49'Al, you're not even dressed as a drummer.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52'You're dressed as Slash and he's a guitarist.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54'I say Slash - you're more like slush.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56'What?! Whatever.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59'Talk to the drumsticks, Ben, cos the face ain't listening.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01'I'm getting to grips with the rules, dude.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04'During the attempt, every air drummer must pull off
0:04:04 > 0:04:06'three distinct air drumming moves,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09'all of which are named after famous rock drummers...
0:04:12 > 0:04:17'None of whom I've ever heard of. I'm more of a Bieber kind of guy.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19'OK, time to rock.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Ta-da! How do I look? I'm ready to go.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Dude, what happened to the real you? - This is the real me!
0:04:27 > 0:04:29This is what I've been waiting for my whole life.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- I was born to be an air drummer. - All right, let's see it. And go.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40OK, hold on a second. First of all, what are you playing?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41You don't even know what you're playing.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45'OK, clearly I need some extra tuition in the ways of rock
0:04:45 > 0:04:48'if I'm going to join in this ginormous record attempt.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53'Ari is hoping more than 2,000 people show up to help set a world record
0:04:53 > 0:04:56'for the most people air drumming at the same time.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01'The stage is set and we'll be back
0:05:01 > 0:05:04'to see if Ari, me and all these rockers
0:05:04 > 0:05:08'can get our acts together and rock our way into the record books.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12'You'll see us later. But hopefully not him.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14'Now, from one type of hi-hat to another.'
0:05:24 > 0:05:27The next record we've lined up to amaze and amuse you with
0:05:27 > 0:05:30takes skill of unimaginable proportions.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32I'd even go as far as saying I'd take my hat off to it -
0:05:32 > 0:05:34or at least the person attempting it.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38'His teachers might have called him Shane
0:05:38 > 0:05:41'but we know this record-breaking maverick outlaw by another name.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43'This is the Space Cowboy.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47'He holds an incredible 18 Guinness World Records,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50'mostly for ridiculously dangerous stuff.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52'Previously on Officially Amazing, he's attempted records
0:05:52 > 0:05:55'with lawnmowers, chainsaws,
0:05:55 > 0:05:59'whips, and poisonous apples.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02'All right, they weren't really poisonous.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04'Today, the Space Cowboy will be attempting
0:06:04 > 0:06:07'a record involving a hat trick.'
0:06:07 > 0:06:10OK, Space Cowboy, you've got a lot of hats.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Are you going to a wedding? Is it going to rain? What's this about?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Well, I'm trying to break a world record for the most times
0:06:16 > 0:06:18to kick a hat onto the head in one minute.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Oh-ho-ho, that sounds amazing.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- Can you show me how?- Yeah. You kick it onto your foot...
0:06:26 > 0:06:27..then kick it onto your head.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30'The hat must go from his foot to his head without touching
0:06:30 > 0:06:32'any other part of his body,
0:06:32 > 0:06:33'and he's got to flick it up there
0:06:33 > 0:06:36'as many times as he can in one minute.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39'Now, I know what you're thinking - he's so good with a hat
0:06:39 > 0:06:41'he's going to have no problem getting this record.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44'Well, there's one small factor we haven't yet mentioned.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47'He's got to do it on this.'
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Whoa, whoa, whoa, Space Cowboy! What's this?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you -
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I'm going to try the attempt on top of a nine-foot unicycle.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58'Nine foot?!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00'That's nearly three metres!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04'If he fell from that height, he'd break bones, not records.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06'The record to beat is nine hat flips
0:07:06 > 0:07:09'and I've just realised that I look like Woody from Toy Story.'
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- OK, Craig adjudicator, are you ready?- I'm ready.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Space Cowboy, are you ready?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- I'm ready.- OK, on my count, we'll go.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Three, two, one. Flip!
0:07:23 > 0:07:26'OK, and we're off!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29'So, that's one.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30'Two.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32'Er, three.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33'Yeah, I've lost count.'
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I was hoping for a wheelie. Don't think it's going to happen.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40'Still, unbelievable arm, leg and head coordination
0:07:40 > 0:07:41'from the Space Cowboy.'
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Over half the time gone.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46KLAXON
0:07:46 > 0:07:50'Oh, no, he's used his hand, so that hat flip isn't going to count.'
0:07:50 > 0:07:51Ten seconds left.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Five, four, three,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57two, one. Stop!
0:07:57 > 0:08:01CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:08:01 > 0:08:06OK, Space Cowboy, let's dismount and see if you broken this record.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Craig, adjudicator, the record to beat,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I believe, was nine, wasn't it?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Nine to beat. And he did...
0:08:20 > 0:08:21..ten.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- Oh, yeah!- It's a new record.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Space Cowboy, fantastic!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Not only is it awesome but it is officially amazing.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32'Now from a man who's collected lots of records
0:08:32 > 0:08:36'to a man who has a record for collecting.'
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Hello. I'm in an airport - look!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Now you believe me, and I'm on my way to meet a Dutchman who has
0:08:50 > 0:08:52a very weird collection indeed.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Now, I'm not going to reveal too much at the moment
0:08:55 > 0:08:58but let me just say it may or may not be your bag.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- POSH VOICE:- Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Please pay careful attention to this very important video on...
0:09:09 > 0:09:11famous Dutchmen.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- OWN VOICE:- Famous Dutchmen include William of Orange, King of England
0:09:14 > 0:09:16and owner of massive hair.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Vincent van Gogh, painter and owner of only one ear.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23And Robin van Persie, owner of a great left foot.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Now you can add to this list Niek Vermeulen,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29owner of a Guinness World Record- breaking collection
0:09:29 > 0:09:32of over 6,200 sick bags,
0:09:32 > 0:09:36collected over 40 years from over 1,000 airlines
0:09:36 > 0:09:39in over 160 countries.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45D'you know what? Air travel is just the best way to get anywhere.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48I think it's so relaxing, so calm, it's so...
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Oh, no!
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Oh, I...I really shouldn't have had that second triple-chocolate muffin.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59HE RETCHES
0:09:59 > 0:10:02MUSIC: "Little Green Bag" by George Baker
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Niek?- Hello, good morning. - Hello, how are you?- Fine.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Are you the chap who collects sick bags, otherwise known as barf bags?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Yes, I am the one.- I have got one to give to you but, unfortunately,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19there was a bit of an episode on the plane.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21It's not quite as fresh as I wanted it to be.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24'Ah, awkward!
0:10:26 > 0:10:30'Niek's collection of airline sick bags includes the ridiculous...'
0:10:30 > 0:10:34A small German airline sent me one time a bag with a sticker on it.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- It says, "Guten Appetit." "Have a good meal."- Right.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- I cannot understand that.- Yeah, a bit of a mixed signal there.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43'Then there's the overly helpful.'
0:10:43 > 0:10:44I imagine if you do feel sick
0:10:44 > 0:10:47the last thing you want is to know how to say it in another language.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49'And what if you're as sick as a dog?'
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Also special are two doggy bags.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54This one is more original.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02'Niek has new bags sent daily from all over the world.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04'Whether it's for chundering over China,
0:11:04 > 0:11:08'spewing over Spain or vomiting in the vicinity of Venezuela,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10'they all end up in Niek's collection.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13'Wonder if he gets any from "huey-Bay"!'
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- This is quite tense. Oh!- Oh! - You haven't got that bag?- No.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- That's a record.- And there's another record breaker.- Another record?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Two records, two seconds.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28'Officially, he's recorded as having 6,290 airline sick bags.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31'But since then, he's had loads more.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36'Niek's collection now stands at over 6,500. Officially amazing!
0:11:36 > 0:11:40'You never know what this show's going to...THROW UP!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43'In fact, you might need a sick bag when you see what Al's wearing.'
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Part two.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Welcome back to California, where we're here,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57about to do the incredible air drumming world record attempt.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Right inside these doors, you can feel the tension.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01You can cut it with a knife
0:12:01 > 0:12:04as everybody's about to try and break this record.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09'Ari Gold is the king of air drumming
0:12:09 > 0:12:12'and we're about to find out if 2,000 people can hit the right notes
0:12:12 > 0:12:14'at this air-lectrifying event.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18'He's going to show me the three moves that everyone must do
0:12:18 > 0:12:21'in order to get a new Guinness World Record.'
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Start with the backbeat, so we're doing the Phil Rudd.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Phil Rudd is just AC/DC solid backbeats.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31MUSIC: "Back In Black" by AC/DC
0:12:31 > 0:12:32And hit the snare.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Boom-pah. Boom-pah.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Boom-pah.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- OK, left-hand, left-hand's the backbeat.- OK, yeah.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- That's the Phil Rudd. - Oh, I feel good!
0:12:45 > 0:12:47The power, the power?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- I don't have the power yet. - Squat a little more.- Yeah!
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Get the power in the legs.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- This is going to be for Back In Black.- All right.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- Now we want to do the power versus Neal Peart.- OK.- OK?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06So you're going to play the rototoms around your back.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- You're going to do a full 360 spin. - Do you think I'm ready?
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- I... Yeah, the pants say yes. - OK, all right. Let's do this.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- Ready?- All right.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18MUSIC: "Jump" by Van Halen
0:13:18 > 0:13:20MUSIC STOPS
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- What's up with this expression, the smile?- I'm happy.- You're happy?
0:13:24 > 0:13:29All right, that's your style. Do it again. And go.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Where's your power? You're standing up.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Get in the squat position, do it again.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Faster. Do it faster.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Come on. Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go. Move!
0:13:45 > 0:13:48You're not going to bring world peace unless you do this hard,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53all right? One more time. Do the power versus Peart. Go.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59Rototoms up here. Rototoms up here. Up high. All right.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04- Number three. Tommy Lee - you ready for this? It's the showman.- OK.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07He's throwing a stick into the air with his right hand
0:14:07 > 0:14:11and he's twirling the other stick with his left hand.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Goes like this.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Keep spinning this one. Spin this one. No, spin...
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Spin this stick right here. Spin it.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Yeah, you're spinning it around your finger.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Now throw this one in the air. Watch for it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Keep spinning that one. And now catch this one.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Now go into the Phil Rudd. Oh, no, you're doing power versus Peart.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34That's all right. Go back to the Phil Rudd. Let's see that beat.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36MUSIC: "Back In Black" by AC/DC
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Da-na-na. Da-na-na.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41HE MIMICS GUITAR RIFF
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Da-na-na.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum-ba.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49BOTH: Da-na-na.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Try some Tommy Lee. Ready?
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Watch for it. You really threw this into the air pretty high.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- I didn't know my own strength. - Here it comes. Here it comes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02'Well, I made that look easy, but getting that many people to do it
0:15:02 > 0:15:05'at the exact same time is not easy.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07'Here are the rules.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10'We must all play continuously for at least one minutes, 30 seconds,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14'and must all pull off the three vital air drumming moves.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18'This event is causing an incredible air of excitement,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22'as people from all over the world gather to make the sign of the horns
0:15:22 > 0:15:24'and then rock this room into the record books.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30'Adjudicator Phil is here to make sure everyone rocks within the rules.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33'We're all in position. Time to face the music.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34'Let's rock!'
0:15:35 > 0:15:38One, two, three, four.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44'We all start with a Phil Rudd backbeat. Classic.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47'Stand by for the Neal Peart 360.
0:15:49 > 0:15:55'Nailed it! And then my favourite - some Tommy Lee showmanship. Waargh!
0:15:55 > 0:15:58'Look at this! Everyone's in time.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04'Who knew playing an imaginary drum kit would be so awesome?!
0:16:04 > 0:16:07'I feel like a member of the world's biggest rock band.'
0:16:12 > 0:16:16History's being made tonight! History's being made!
0:16:18 > 0:16:22'That was incredible. The energy in the room was electric.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26'We beat as one and we definitely rock but do we OFFICIALLY rock?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28'Adjudicator Phil has the result.'
0:16:28 > 0:16:31You set a new Guinness World Records record
0:16:31 > 0:16:34for the largest air-drum ensemble. Fantastic work.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38'2,297 people air drummed at the same time,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41'setting a new world record.
0:16:41 > 0:16:47'Ari and all of us are now officially air-mazing rock legends.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50'Thanks, Al. Now from one of the biggest record attempts
0:16:50 > 0:16:52'to some of the smallest record holders.'
0:17:00 > 0:17:05# Let's give a shout out to the tiniest dog ever
0:17:05 > 0:17:09# A Yorkshire terrier with a tiny surface area
0:17:09 > 0:17:13# Letting her run away wouldn't be too clever
0:17:13 > 0:17:16# A teeny hound isn't easily found
0:17:16 > 0:17:21# But look at this dinosaur - isn't his size insane?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24# Stegosaurus - gigantic and enormous
0:17:24 > 0:17:29# Now look at this walnut, cos that is the size of his brain
0:17:29 > 0:17:32# Just 70 grams Bet he was bad at exams
0:17:32 > 0:17:35# Smaller should be celebrated
0:17:35 > 0:17:36# Whoa-oh
0:17:36 > 0:17:39# Tiny's far less complicated
0:17:39 > 0:17:41# Whoa-oh
0:17:41 > 0:17:45# So will the smallest please sing loud and be proud?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48# Yeah, yeah, yeah
0:17:48 > 0:17:50# Let's have a party
0:17:50 > 0:17:53# For the world's smallest van
0:17:53 > 0:17:56# It goes zoom but inside there's not much room
0:17:56 > 0:17:58# It was built by Perry Watkins
0:17:58 > 0:18:01# He's the driver and a British man
0:18:01 > 0:18:03# You'd be miffed if you wanted a lift
0:18:05 > 0:18:09# Let's raise the roof for the world's smallest horse, oh, yeah
0:18:09 > 0:18:12# Thumbelina, you really shoulda seen her
0:18:12 > 0:18:17# Imagine your dad going riding on this miniscule mare... #
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Giddyup! What? Oh, come on, then.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22# Smaller should be celebrated
0:18:22 > 0:18:24# Oh-oh
0:18:24 > 0:18:26# Tiny's far less complicated
0:18:26 > 0:18:28# Oh-oh
0:18:28 > 0:18:33# So will the smallest please sing loud and be proud?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35# Yeah, yeah, yeah. #
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Now over to Haruka in Tokyo.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51GONG RINGS
0:18:55 > 0:18:57HE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Welcome to Japan.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05This record breaker is big - very big - but it's not a person.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07It's an entire city.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Tokyo.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10# I left my heart in Tokyo
0:19:10 > 0:19:11# Down by the river, don't you know?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14# I had to let it go
0:19:14 > 0:19:16# Nobody, no, can bring it home... #
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Tokyo is a truly remarkable record-breaking place.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25It's 9,500 kilometres from London and it's my capital city!
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Tokyo is one of the biggest places on earth.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34London is a quiet village compared to this.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Tokyo holds the record for the most populated metropolis
0:19:38 > 0:19:42in the world, with an incredible 35 million inhabitants.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48That's more than half the population of the UK living in one urban area.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Tokyo is home to the tallest tower in the world, the Skytree.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56A steel tree that's about the same height
0:19:56 > 0:19:59as seven Big Bens and two Eiffel Towers.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Welcome to the best view in town.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07The total height of the tower is 634 metres.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Which should be out of the reach
0:20:09 > 0:20:12of one of Japan's favourites exports, Godzilla...
0:20:12 > 0:20:13GODZILLA ROARS
0:20:13 > 0:20:18..who has attacked Tokyo in movies no less than 28 times.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Go on, go away!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22GODZILLA MUTTERS ANGRILY
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Huh?- I said, go!
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Oh!
0:20:27 > 0:20:30The first stop for most people visiting Tokyo is here.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36This is Shinjuku Station, the world's busiest train station.
0:20:36 > 0:20:392,500 people pass through here every minute.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44That's about 400 people in the time it's taken me to tell you about it.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46The station is so busy they even employ guards
0:20:46 > 0:20:48to push commuters onto the train.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Here's an everyday scene - a fully grown man dressed as Pikachu,
0:20:55 > 0:20:57wearing a sign which reads...
0:20:58 > 0:21:01That's because in Japan, we're mad about manga,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03the Japanese word for comics.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08I've been reading Japanese manga since I was six and I still do.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09And I love it!
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Tokyo also hosts the world's largest comic festival,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15where up to 12 million comics go on sale.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22So that's Tokyo, the most officially amazing city on earth.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23- GODZILLA:- Huh?
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Thanks, Haruka. Now back to America for something...
0:21:39 > 0:21:41You may remember that last time
0:21:41 > 0:21:43we sent Al off to meet a mystery guest,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46he had to guess what her record was for.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48He didn't get it right, obviously.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Oh, God! I was not ready for that!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53No! Why didn't you guys tell me?
0:21:53 > 0:21:57But we enjoyed watching him try so much that we decided to do it again.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01This is Chanel, and she's a Guinness World Record holder
0:22:01 > 0:22:03for something very mysterious.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Al has absolutely no idea what it could be. Can he guess correctly?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09All right, Chanel. It's great to meet you.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13I don't know why I'm meeting you. I just know you hold a world record.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- It's something I can do with my body.- OK.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20For you at home, it's one of these three options...
0:22:25 > 0:22:28OK, Al, you've got 30 seconds. Go!
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- OK, can you stand on your head?- No.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Does it involve your glasses in any way?- No.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Can you stand still and do it?- Yes.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- Is it something that I would be able to do with practice?- No.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Does it have to do with your joints? - No.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- OK. Do you need any props?- No.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Does it involve physical strength? - No.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Does it involve your tongue?- Yes.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53OK. Can you touch your tongue to your nose?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- I can, but that's not what it is! - Oh, I almost got it!
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Close but not close enough, Al, so no prize for you.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01Just lay it on me. Can I see it?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- Oh, my God!- I have the world's longest tongue for a female.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11- Oh, my goodness! What's the actual length?- 3.8 inches.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15'So this incredible record-breaking tongue
0:23:15 > 0:23:19'is a mighty ten centimetres long!'
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Now I feel like it's time for us to go head-to-head,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24as I feel like my tongue's pretty long. You ready?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27On the count of three, we're going to do it together. All right?
0:23:27 > 0:23:28One, two, three.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37OK. I feel like it was a tie.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39THEY CHUCKLE
0:23:39 > 0:23:41And as Al walks off down the beach,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Chanel waves goodbye as only she can.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Now back to the UK, where I'm going to meet a man who is...
0:23:57 > 0:24:01There are fit people, there are superfit people and then...
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Well, then there's Paddy Doyle.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07He's invited me to his own personal gym in Solihull to see what
0:24:07 > 0:24:11it takes to be an officially amazing endurance record holder.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16And seeing as I'm somewhere between fit and, er, superfit,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I thought I'd jog there.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23'This is former paratrooper Paddy Doyle.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25'He specialises in endurance fitness
0:24:25 > 0:24:28'and has a list of Guinness World Records as long as an extremely long
0:24:28 > 0:24:31'and muscular arm, including the record for most sit-ups
0:24:31 > 0:24:34'while balancing a 50lb weight on the chest in one hour.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36'1,130?!
0:24:36 > 0:24:40'The most squat thrusts in an hour - 2,504.
0:24:40 > 0:24:48'And most one arm push-ups in five hours - 8,794. What a man!
0:24:48 > 0:24:50'He also holds the following records...
0:24:50 > 0:24:52HE INHALES SHARPLY
0:25:03 > 0:25:05HE PANTS
0:25:05 > 0:25:08'I need to get some advice on how he does it.'
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- Paddy, how you doing?- Good.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- Yeah, good to see you.- Good to see you, mate.- In your gym. Look around!
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- This is incredible.- Yeah, all hard work.- Well, yeah, obviously.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I've caught you at it right now but, you know,
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- some people are happy just to have one record.- Yes.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25You are a multi-multi-multi-record holder, aren't you?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Yeah, since 1987 I've been trying to break
0:25:27 > 0:25:29as many endurance records as possible.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Now, Paddy, I reckon I can probably take on some of these
0:25:32 > 0:25:34physical activities that you do.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Can you show me some of your specialist training? Get me into it.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- Love to, Ben, let's crack on and do it.- Come on!
0:25:42 > 0:25:44'First up, boxing. I'm good at this.'
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Good. I'm glad I'm not fighting you.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49'I'm already exhausted!
0:25:51 > 0:25:53'Now, squat thrusts.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00'One-armed press-ups - easy.'
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Touch your nose on the floor and then come back up nice and slow.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Hold the arm nice and straight.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07'OK, not so easy.'
0:26:07 > 0:26:08HE GROANS
0:26:08 > 0:26:11'It's plain to see why this man holds all the records
0:26:11 > 0:26:12'and why I hold none.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18'Paddy's records aren't just restricted to the gym.'
0:26:18 > 0:26:19BUGLE FANFARE PLAYS
0:26:22 > 0:26:25'Surely I can outrun Paddy in the great outdoors!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28'But, then again, Paddy also holds the record for
0:26:28 > 0:26:32'the fastest cross-country marathon carrying an 18.1 kilogram backpack,
0:26:32 > 0:26:37'running for six hours, 28 minutes and 22 seconds.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40'He also holds the record for the farthest distance walked
0:26:40 > 0:26:45'carrying a 4.5 kilogram brick - that's over 80 miles.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48'I've got an egg and cress sandwich in my tiger backpack
0:26:48 > 0:26:50'but I'm just too weak to reach it.'
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Come on, Ben, what's the matter with you?
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Come on, I'll help you up.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56'Luckily, Paddy has a solution.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59'Paddy Doyle, you are officially amazing!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03'Well, that looks like it's the end of my run
0:27:03 > 0:27:05'and the end of another programme.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07'See you next time for more mad, manic
0:27:07 > 0:27:11'and mind-boggling Officially Amazing record attempts.'
0:27:11 > 0:27:13# Well, ba-diddy-bum
0:27:13 > 0:27:14# Al did the air drum
0:27:14 > 0:27:16# With a record-breaking crowd
0:27:16 > 0:27:17# And bish, bosh, bash
0:27:17 > 0:27:19# He dressed as Slash
0:27:19 > 0:27:20# He played those air drums loud
0:27:20 > 0:27:23# If you think you're going to be sick
0:27:23 > 0:27:25# Just grab a bag from Niek
0:27:25 > 0:27:27# The muscle man that is Ben
0:27:27 > 0:27:29# Found a super-tough new friend
0:27:29 > 0:27:32# And Chanel gave a whole new meaning to holding your tongue
0:27:33 > 0:27:38# It's all officially amazing! #
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
0:27:56 > 0:27:57# Amazing! #