Sunday, June 06, 2004
Oh please....
47 hours? I do that on a regular weekend. This is bullsh*t.
British Spud Becomes Couch Potato Stud
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Couch potatoes bow down. You have a new ruler. Tom Gibson, a British IT support technician, broke the world record for consecutive television viewing, when he tuned in for 47 hours, five minutes and 20 seconds late last week.
Gibson broke his record in public view, watching on a platform in Kensington. He was sponsored in his record breaking run by HomeChoice, a digital TV, video-on-demand and internet services provider.
The previous record was set four years ago by four men -- Nick Tungett, Adam King, Stephen Hayes and Sam Beatson. Gibson quit after exceeding their record by slightly over five minutes.
"I could have stayed on for quite a while longer," he told the British press. "I could probably have made it to 50 hours. But when they suggested I finish because I had broken the record, I was more than happy to stop. There seemed no point in continuing."
During his run, Gibson alternated between scripted television programs like "EastEnders" and "ER" and feature films like "Analyze That." He was allowed 15 minute loo breaks every eight hours and thus had to restrict his fluid intake. According to The Edgware Times, Gibson lost more than nine pounds during his ordeal.
In addition to the glory of knowing that he set a world record that will be broken the next time a cable company wants to run a promotion, Gibson won 5000 quid in home entertainment equipment.
British Spud Becomes Couch Potato Stud
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Couch potatoes bow down. You have a new ruler. Tom Gibson, a British IT support technician, broke the world record for consecutive television viewing, when he tuned in for 47 hours, five minutes and 20 seconds late last week.
Gibson broke his record in public view, watching on a platform in Kensington. He was sponsored in his record breaking run by HomeChoice, a digital TV, video-on-demand and internet services provider.
The previous record was set four years ago by four men -- Nick Tungett, Adam King, Stephen Hayes and Sam Beatson. Gibson quit after exceeding their record by slightly over five minutes.
"I could have stayed on for quite a while longer," he told the British press. "I could probably have made it to 50 hours. But when they suggested I finish because I had broken the record, I was more than happy to stop. There seemed no point in continuing."
During his run, Gibson alternated between scripted television programs like "EastEnders" and "ER" and feature films like "Analyze That." He was allowed 15 minute loo breaks every eight hours and thus had to restrict his fluid intake. According to The Edgware Times, Gibson lost more than nine pounds during his ordeal.
In addition to the glory of knowing that he set a world record that will be broken the next time a cable company wants to run a promotion, Gibson won 5000 quid in home entertainment equipment.
