This Chinese Guy Stood On One Foot For Over 7 Hours To Win A BMW X1
Wu Qide stood on one foot while touching the car for 7 hours and 26 minutes to win a brand new BMW X1.
By Melody Oei — 20 Mar 2014, 04:16 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
140 Contestants In China Competed In A Gruelling Contest To Win A Brand New BMW X1
There were various legs in the competition with 20 people battling it out in the final.
Image via REXContestants in China competed in a gruelling contest to win a brand new BMW X1. The stunt started in Jiangxi Province on March 1 with more than 140 participants hopping to it and entering three elimination phases.
dailymail.co.ukThe Keys Would Be Given To The Person Who Could Stand On One Leg For The Longest - While Touching The Car
The record for standing on one leg is 76 hours and 40 minutes - which no one at the BMW competition came close to matching.
Image via REXThe game started at 9:30am. All competitors were asked to touch the BMW with one hand and stand on one foot.
dailymail.co.uk4 Hours Into The Competition, Participants Were Required To Stand On Tiptoe On One Foot
At 13:30pm, to add to the difficulty, participants were required to stand on tiptoe on one foot.
dailymail.co.ukOrganisers Even Spread Flour Under Each Person's Foot To Ensure That They Didn't Rest Their Heel On The Ground
The judges even put flour under contestants' heels so they could check if they had cheated.
Image via REX7 Hours And 26 Minutes After The Stunt Began, Wu Qide Became The Last Man Standing And Won A New BMW
At 3:56pm - 7 hours and 26 minutes after the stunt began - Wu Qide became the last man standing and won a new BMW.
dailymail.co.ukFUN FACT: Suresh Joachim, Guinness World Record Holder, Balanced On One Foot For 76 Hours And 40 Minutes In May 1997
Suresh Joachim balanced on one foot for seventy-six hours and forty minutes at Vihara Maha Devi Park Open Air Stadium Sri Lanka between 22-25 May 1997.
Image via Arulanantham Suresh JoachimJoachim achieved this feat at Vihara Maha Devi Park Open Air Stadium in Sri Lanka. He balanced on one foot for seventy-six hours and forty minutes. It took him from May 22, 1997 – May 25, 1997 to set the new record.
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