兩人握手九個半小時 試圖破世界紀錄

兩人握手九個半小時 試圖破世界紀錄
Duo tries to break world handshaking record

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A photo of handshaking

Kevin Whittaker and Cory Jens deserved congratulations after attempting to set a new world record, but they probably didn't want any handshakes.

That's because the pair shook hands with one another Monday for 9 1/2 hours, trying to beat a handshaking record of about nine hours set by two Germans.

The Guinness Book of World Records still must confirm the feat, one that Whittaker, 31, and Jens, 30, felt pretty confident they had achieved.

"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 from Guinness appeared easy enough: Handshakers are not required to look each other in the eye or exchangepleasantries; they simply must grip palms and continuously move their hands up and down.

The historic day began at 2:07 p.m. outside the city's Ferry Building, where the duo endured the discomfort of sweaty palms, arm cramps and, of course, bathroom breaks. By nightfall, the two decided to continue their quest for greatness at a hotel bar, where they foundcomfortable seats and alcoholic beverages.

The effort culminated at 11:38 p.m. with a bottle of bubbly — and some much-needed space.

"It's not that fun, believe me," Whittaker said. "I'm a little tired. My shoulder is tired. In fact, it's extremely painful."

試圖創造一項最新世界紀錄的凱文·維特克和科裏·詹斯的確值得祝賀，不過他們可能不會願意接受握手祝賀。

因爲他們於本週一連續握手九個半小時，試圖打破之前由兩個德國人創造的握手約九小時的世界紀錄。

《吉尼斯世界紀錄大全》還需對這一壯舉進行確認，但31歲的維特克和30歲的詹斯對此很有信心。

維特克說：“我找了一些最容易破的紀錄，我不可能打破100米短跑的紀錄，不過我想這個應該沒問題。”

《吉尼斯世界紀錄大全》上的規則看起來很容易：握手雙方不需要對視或者互相寒暄，兩人只需緊握手掌，不停地上下晃動。

這項創紀錄的活動於當天下午兩點零七分在當地的輪渡大樓外開始。其間，兩人忍受了手掌出汗、手臂抽筋以及同去廁所等種種痛苦。傍晚時分，兩人決定去一個賓館的酒吧繼續“戰鬥”，那裏有舒適的座椅和酒水飲料。

當晚11時38分，兩人緊握的手終於鬆開，他們還開了瓶香檳慶祝。

維特克說：“真的沒那麼好玩。我有點累，肩膀很累，其實是疼得要命。”

pleasantry:寒暄