For those planning to set/break Longest kiss World Record, it is time to rethink ‘cos Guinness World Records has deactivated the category.
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The British Reference Book explained why the Longest Kiss World record was deactivated.
According to guinnessworldrecords.com:
The longest kiss ever lasted 58 hours 35 minutes, achieved by Thai couple Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat.
The superlative smooch took place at an event organised by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Pattaya, Thailand, beginning on 12 February 2013 and ending two days later, on Valentine’s Day.
Nine couples entered the annual competition, including one in their 70s (who only lasted 1 hour 38 minutes due to the husband’s inability to stand any longer).
However, soon after, we deactivated the record category.
We did this because the competition had become too dangerous, and some of the rules conflicted with our current, updated policies.
Here were the rules of the record, which all challengers were required to follow:
• The kiss must be continuous and the lips must be touching at all times. If the lips part, the couple are immediately disqualified.
• Contestants may consume liquids via a straw during the attempt, but again, the lips must not part.
• The couple must be awake at all times.
• The contestants must stand during the attempt and cannot be propped together by any aids.
• No rest breaks are allowed.
• Adult nappies/diapers or incontinence pads are not allowed to be worn.
Couples were allowed to use the toilet, however, they were required to remain kissing while doing so. They were kept under the watchful eye of an accompanying referee to ensure there was no cheating.
As the record to beat became longer and longer, and because rest breaks were not permitted, participants were prone to succumbing to the dangers associated with sleep deprivation, such as psychosis.
There had already been several instances of kissing-contest competitors suffering ill effects during previous record attempts.
