{"id":2202,"date":"2013-05-21T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T17:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2202"},"modified":"2013-05-21T17:06:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T17:06:02","slug":"us-man-rides-ferris-wheel-for-two-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/us-man-rides-ferris-wheel-for-two-days\/","title":{"rendered":"US man rides ferris wheel for two days"},"content":{"rendered":"
A man has taken on the bizarre challenge of riding a ferris wheel for longer than anyone ever has before, and ultimately succeeded after he stayed on board for two whole days.<\/p>\n
Clinton Shepherd, who is the manager of the Navy Pier in Chicago, completed 48 hours, eight minutes and 25 seconds in one of the capsules on the wheel.<\/p>\n
He later described it as "a very overwhelming experience" that had required plenty of support from his family, friends and colleagues in Chicago.<\/p>\n
Guinness World Records permitted Mr Shepherd to have a five-minute break for every hour he was on the ferris wheel.<\/p>\n
The record breaker chose to stay awake throughout the entire challenge and used videogames and James Bond movies to help keep his eyes open.<\/p>\n
Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel said the challenge had helped to mark out the Navy Pier as the number one tourist attraction in the Midwest region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A world record has been broken after a man rode a ferris wheel for two days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n