World's Fastest
Human Conveyor Belt
On March 3,
2005, Eisenhower Junior High School set a new world record:
The World's Fastest Human Conveyor Belt
To establish the record for
the World's Fastest Human Conveyor Belt, one hundred
students transferred a mattress weighing 11.4 pounds a distance
of nearly 180 feet in exactly two minutes and one second!
The rules for this record stated that "During this
record attempt, one hundred people must pass a weighted
object (at least four feet long and weighing over ten pounds)
along a human conveyor belt as fast as possible. This weighted
object must be passed by people laying flat on the ground
who transfer the object as quickly as possible by rolling
their bodies in the same direction while avoiding the use
of their hands, arms, feet and legs. (Heads and chins can
be used to guide the object or keep it on course.) If the
object falls off on the ground the attempt fails."
Eisenhower's new record for the World's Fastest Human Conveyor
Belt was official accepted by The
Book of Alternative [World] Records in Leipzig,
Germany, on March 24, 2005.
The idea
for setting and breaking the above mentioned world record
originated with thirty 9th Grade GT (Gifted and Talented)
Geography students and then quickly spread throughout the
student body of the school. According to school principal,
Nancy Jadallah, "Attempting world records are more
than fun--they also teach important educational skills to
students, including creativity, organization, cooperation,
communications and logistics." For more information
about these record-setting accomplishments, contact any
of these teachers at EJHS (4351 South Redwood Road, Taylorsville,
Utah, 801-685-5154): Mr. Clayton Brough (Geography), Mr.
Kelly Huntington (English), Mrs. Denise Fiack (Physical
Education), Mr. Charles Morris (Science), Mr. Tom Sharpe
(Science), Mr. Nermin Sasivarevic (Physical Education) or
Mr. Malamene Wong (Mathematics).
