So we decided to brave the Guinness World Records Museum last weekend. We had the whole place to ourselves and we soon understood why. It's a little decrepit, dated (some of the records displayed have been broken) and they use this blinding track lighting, which makes it difficult to take a decent picture. But they did give us the opportunity to become world record holders ourselves by providing us with a wee gym - we had fun slapping a punching bag, dribbling a basketball and riding some exercise bikes, but we lost interest before we could break any records. Damn.

Here's a foam model of some guy who holds a windsurfing record and a picture of THE Most Expensive Mass-produced Lava Lamp. Yup, there's a record for that.