On Sunday 12 September I was in Mumbai in India to witness an attempt at a new Guinness World Records achievement for the most people using mouthwash. The event had been organised by Listerine India in conjunction with the Indian Dental Association (IDA) to celebrate World Oral Health Day and to raise awareness of the importance of good dental care. Registration started the previous day, and at 3pm on Sunday participants started to flood into the attempt area. Well known MTV India VJ and Bollywood actor, Cyrus Sahukar, entertained the crowd of participants as they waited for the attempt to begin.At around 5.30 there was a quick demonstration and then the attempt began. As per the guidelines supplied by Guinness World Records, participants would have to gargle the mouthwash continuously for at least 15 seconds. Being a new category, Guinness World Records had set the minimum requirement at 250. When the 15 second
s were up, I approached the stewards who were on hand to make sure that all participants had successfully gargled for the full 15 seconds. I then prepared to announce the result. An impressive 361 people had simultaneously used the mouthwash, making it a new Guinness World Records achievement. I presented an official Guinness World Records certificate to the organiser to conclude this successful event. Source - guinnessworldrecords