9 Amazing World Records From New Jersey (VIDEOS)

When New Jersey bowler Tim Emery rolled a perfect game in 75 seconds earlier this year – a possible world record – he told a reporter that the astounding feat happened quicker than you’d expect. “You get the ball and throw it,” he said. “You don't have time to think.”

That’s how quickly magic can happen in the Garden State.

Luckily, the folks at Guinness World Records have helped to preserve some of New Jersey’s most unique moments, each of which set a world record at one time. Get inspiration for your own attempt at glory with the below tales of wonder. Note: Not all records may be current. Get up-to-date record data at the Guinness website.

ZOMBIES RISING

THE RECORD – Largest gathering of zombies

SET BY – "The New Jersey Zombie Walk" in Asbury Park

According to Guinness, the Central Jersey group has taken the Guinness World Records crown for the “largest gathering of zombies” several times, marshaling 9,592 participants for their undead event on the boardwalk in October 2013.

CASTLES IN THE SAND

THE RECORD – Tallest sand castle

SET BY – Ed Jarrett at Jenkinson's Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach

According to Guinness, Jarrett – who has broken the same record several times – took weeks to build his masterpiece, unveiled in October of 2013.

RUBIK’S CUBE MASTER

THE RECORD – Most Rubik's Cubes solved underwater in a single breath

SET BY – Anthony Brooks at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City

According to Guinness, Brooks solved five Rubik's Cubes underwater in a single breath on Aug. 1, 2014, a record later broken but not forgotten.

'JERSEY SHORE' FIST PUMPS TO WORLD RECORD

THE RECORD – “Most people fist pumping”

SET BY – Cast of “Jersey Shore,” MTV and 5,726 Times Square participants

While this one didn’t actually take place in New Jersey, according to Guinness, MTV and the cast of “Jersey Shore” led an effort to “simultaneously fist pump” in Times Square, New York, on Dec. 31, 2010.

WONDERFUL WATER SLIDE

THE RECORD – Longest inflatable water slide

SET BY – Live More Awesome at Action Park in Vernon

According to Guinness, the Live More Awesome team created a 1,975-foot inflatable water slide in Vernon on July 10, 2015.

NEW TOOTH FOR 92-YEAR-OLD

THE RECORD – Oldest person to grow a new tooth

SET BY – Erna Kohane in Mount Arlington

According to Guinness, Erna Kohane was 92 years and 144 days old when she was confirmed to have a new tooth growing in Mount Arlington on Jan. 15, 2014.

Q*BERT MARATHON

THE RECORD – Longest video game marathon on Q*Bert

SET BY – George Leutz at Richie Knucklez Arcade Games in Hunterdon

According to Guinness, the longest video game marathon on the arcade version of Q*Bert lasted 84 hours and 48 minutes. The man behind the joystick was George Leutz, who accomplished the feat in February 2013.

CHEERFULLY MAKING HISTORY

THE RECORD – Largest number of cheerleaders simultaneously performing a cheer at a single venue

SET BY – Science Cheerleaders & Pop Warner at the Sun National Bank Arena in Trenton

According to Guinness, 1,278 cheerleaders set the above record during Pop Warner's Northeast Regional Cheerleading Competition on Nov. 12, 2011.

TICKING AWAY AT A RECORD

THE RECORD – Oldest tick

SET BY – “Carlos jerseyi” (found in a vacant lot in Sayerville)

Humans aren’t the only creatures that can set a world record. According to Guinness, a team of American scientists unearthed a 90-million-year-old tick preserved in amber in a vacant New Jersey lot in April 1999.

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