A French firefighter named Jonathan Vero recently earned a Guinness World Record for running a distance of 893 feet after being set on fire. Vero was set ablaze on a running track while wearing a protective suit to break the record for the longest distance full-body burn run without oxygen. He completed the first 328 feet in a time of 17 seconds, which also broke a second record for the fastest full body burn 100-meter sprint without oxygen.
That’s
pretty weird stuff, but I’m not totally impressed. I’m convinced a couple of my
high school buddies might have broken both of these records many years ago
after catching themselves on fire while warming too near the bonfire during one
of our beer kegger parties in the mountains. And, frankly, they were more
impressive because they didn’t have on fancy suits, and they didn’t spill a
drop of beer in the process!
—Mitchell
Hegman
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