Scuba Diver

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New World Record: Egyptian Scuba Driver Stays Underwater for 145 Hrs and 30 Mins

Egyptian scuba diver Saddam Al-Kilany stayed submerged underwater for 145 hours and 30 minutes straight, in an attempt to create a new world record. While the videos have gone viral, the achievement is yet to be officially recognized by the Guinness World Records. The Egyptian broke his earlier best of 121 hours and surpassed Cern Karabay's world record of 142 hours and 47 minutes set in the year 2016.

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 - 02:59 PM / by Sakshi Amrutkar

Tags: Guinness Book Of World Record, Egypt, Scuba Diver

Courtesy: Times Now News

Palm Fountain in Dubai

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Dubai's 'The Palm Fountain' Gets Tag Of World's Largest Fountain

The Palm Fountain in the United Arab Emirates has been announced as the world's largest fountain on October 23 by the Guinness World Records. The fountain, located at The Pointe in Dubai's waterfront Palm Jumeirah area, spreads across 14,000 square feet of seawater. The multi-coloured fountain is decorated with 3,000 LED lights, and has got 128 super shooters that can shoot water up to 105 meters in height.

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 - 05:42 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Water Fountain, Dubai, Guinness Book Of World Record

Courtesy: The Economic Times