Hey there, fellow record enthusiasts! It’s me, David Rush, and I’ve got a tale to tell that’ll make your water guns quiver with excitement. I’m on a quest to topple 10 targets with my trusty squirt gun in the fastest time possible. It requires precision, power, and a whole lot of practice.
Foreshadowing the challenge ahead, I stood there with my squirt gun in hand, a line of 10 cans waiting to be knocked over. The anticipation building as I prepared for the countdown.
Transitioning from anticipation to action, I had 5.93 seconds on the clock – just under 6 seconds to make history. But here’s the catch – my squirt gun was (required by Guinness to be) so small that getting enough water power to knock the cans over was a Herculean task. The catch i the harder I squeezed, the worse my aim became.
But I didn’t let that stop me. I practiced regularly, timing my finger until switching to another, doing finger exercises, and performing aiming drills. I thought I was ready when record day arrived. The cans were set up precisely, my gun was filled to the brim, and witnesses and timers were on hand.
After a 3,2,1 go, I aimed and fired. The trickle of water bounced off the cans – not quite what I was aiming for. I tried again and again with more powerful squeezes, but then missed too many times. On the 10th try, they finally fell in time, but I wanted to go faster.
On the 11th try, something clicked. The cans fell at over 2 per second in just 4.92 seconds! That’s my 178th Guinness World Record on the path to hold the most at 181.
Stay tuned for more updates on my record-breaking adventures!
Until next time, David Rush
David Rush is a serial record-breaker with over 300 records to his name. He’s a juggler, a STEM advocate, and a man on a mission to inspire others to believe in the power of a growth mindset. Follow his adventures at Record Breaker Rush and David Rush for STEM.