Mr. Wang Jintu (China) achieved the record for the longest time spent in direct, full-body contact with ice in China, on 17 April, 2008 in Beijing, China. He broke the previous record by an amazing 17 minutes. His now holds the record by 1 hour and 30 minutes!Mr. Wang Jintu's record attempt began in the afternoon of 17 April, 2008, witnessed by Guinness World Records adjudicator Angela Wu. The glass container he used was 1 m long, 1 m wide and 2 m high -Wang is 172 m tall. Wearing only a swimsuit and with two professional doctors from Beijing present, ice cubes were poured into the box to reach the level of his neck, after which timing started. At first Wang was a little bit shaky, but after some minutes he acclimatized and could was able to enjoy the cheers from his friends and his daughter.
Everyone present was amazed. Having been in the ice for 1 hour and 14 minutes, Jintu had already broken the record, but he said that he would like to challenge himself and remain in the ice until 1 hour and 30 minutes had passed. After this, he was glad to come out and finish the attempt! Wang did not suffer any after effects and he thanked the audience with a smile. When Angela Wu presented him with the certificate, whilst the audience cheered him on.
The attempt was covered by about 10 to 15 members of the media, including Beijing TV, CCTV-sport Channel, sina.com
Mr. Wang is known among his friends and colleagues by wearing short sleeved shirts in winter when temperatures average below zero centigrade. After seeing Whim Hoof achieving the record at Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World record Specials, Wang thought that he could do it himself. He applied to Guinness World Records and practiced twice prior to the attempt.
"I would like to challenge the potentials of human being and extremes. In this way I would like to express my welcome and support for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games", Mr. Wang told the journalists.
Source : http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com
