TEEN ATTEMPTS TO BREAK SWINGING RECORD

A New Zealand teenager is attempting to break a Guinness World Record by spending more than 32 hours on a playground swing. Charlie O’Brien, 16, started swinging at 6 a.m. Wednesday on the swing set at Taradale Park in Hawke’s Bay. His goal is to last for 40 hours. He only needs to beat 32 hours to capture the Guinness World Record. O’Brien said the idea started as a joke between friends but soon escalated to an official record attempt. The teenager has four people with him at all times, a requirement set by Guinness, and he is allowed a 5-minute break once an hour for eating, drinking and bathroom time.
* It’s not the swinging that’s hard; it’s 40 hours of screaming, “Push me!”
* There hasn’t been this much fuss over swinging since Count Basie.
* It beats trying to break the see-saw record by himself.
* Sad. Even if you set a new swinging record, you end up feeling that you’re not getting anywhere.