Spring Break
Students set human spoon train record
Issue date: 4/30/09
Last Thursday afternoon, 145 students gathered outside on the quad at Notre Dame University in an attempt to break the world record for the world's longest human spoon train.
The participants broke the previous record of 93 last year with a train of 127 spooners.
However, the initial attempt did not make the Guinness Book of World Records, since the organizers did not submit the appropriate paperwork.
Students began planning for their new record attempt in January and enlisted the help of two faculty members to serve as witnesses.
The event was also used to raise awareness for a local charity founded by a Notre Dame sophomore that raises funds for juvenile diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other similar illnesses.
The participants broke the previous record of 93 last year with a train of 127 spooners.
However, the initial attempt did not make the Guinness Book of World Records, since the organizers did not submit the appropriate paperwork.
Students began planning for their new record attempt in January and enlisted the help of two faculty members to serve as witnesses.
The event was also used to raise awareness for a local charity founded by a Notre Dame sophomore that raises funds for juvenile diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other similar illnesses.
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