The Guinness Book of World Records has always been a bit of a joke and now with the addition of one of the most gruelling records to be broken is that of ? drum roll please - ?the world?s longest handshake?.
Previously held by a couple of Germans, two men from San Francisco ? Kevin Whittaker and Corey Jens ? have smashed the world record by half an hour with a time of 9 ? hours. Although The Guinness Book of World Records has still not confirmed the feat ? the two participants are confident for their inclusion.?

I know what you?re thinking ? it?s probably, of all the records in the world, why did you pick that one?

??I looked up what some of the weakest records were,? Whittaker said. ?I’m not going to break the 100-meter dash record, but I thought I could break this record.???

The rules ? that right, rules ? from Guinness were fairly simple: Handshakers are not required to look each other in the eye or exchange pleasantries; they simply must grip palms and continuously move their hands up and down.

?Sounds easy enough, but the two had to endure the discomfort of sweaty palms, arm cramps and, worst of all, bathroom breaks. By the end of the day they went on to a hotel bar, where they celebrated their ?victory? with a bottle of Champaign.?

Speaking of the experience Whittaker said, ?It’s not that fun, believe me. I’m a little tired. My shoulder is tired. In fact, it’s extremely painful.?

?Naturally this led me to looking at the insane world of record breaking. Here are some recent, um?winners? Here?s one thing that, if you were bored enough, you could easily beat:?Reuben Williams unwrapped and ate five Ferrero Rocher chocolates in one minute at De Hems in Soho, London, UK, on 30 November 2007.?Get your name in the book forever more, good luck ? you probably don?t need it.?