Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:52:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: Larry Moss <moss@balloonhq.com>
To: Balloon Decorator List <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Re: Change/Answers

On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, Inflated Impressions wrote:

> 		World record arch, good luck, send photos. I think some local(Phoenix)
> area decorators have gone over 500 ft, and I believe I've seen bigger in
> Images as well, but I cannot confirm this, in any case, check with Guiness
> about setting the record or to find out what it is,

This is real important.  While we're happy to keep the info on various
balloon industry records on BHQ, if you want it to go further and get
Guinness to recognize any attempt you make (which I have to admit will do
you better for publicity than to say BHQ says it's a record), you must
contact them before you do it.  Give them at least 6 months notice.  A year
is better.  They will provide you with a strict protocol that you must
follow in order for them to accept it.  Also, don't assume that if a
category doesn't exist in the book they aren't interested.  The printed
record book is only a subset of the records they keep.  If you're
interested in trying, call them.  I can't find the US numbers right now.
But their web site is http://www.guinnessrecords.com.

For those that don't know (I think it's only been posted to the twister
list so far), I just went through this process for largest non-round
sculpture.  (I just got home yesterday from Belgium where we set this
record.)  I designed a sculpture with Royal Sorell.  With a team of about
40 people we used 40,781 balloons and no framing materials at all.  Photos
and the complete list of contributors is at:
	http://www.balloonhq.com/MJ2000-web

Larry Moss
BalloonHQ.com