Things people do to get in the book “Guinness World Records”

“People will do dangerous things whether or not we record them,” says Glenday. He points to a Japanese craze called banzai skydiving where participants throw out their parachutes, then dive after them to hook up with the bag on the way down. That one makes the book.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/74d66136-899e-11da-86d1-0000779e2340.html

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com