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Originally Posted by AliBaba
Well, I don't agree. I mean that if someone claims to be the first (or fastest or whatever) they have to prove it. I think Guinness book of records share my view.
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With all due respect, thats a ridiculous thing to say.
Neil Armstrong cannot prove there was no-one before him on the moon. He cant prove that an ethiopian empereor smoking weed didnt arrive there 40 years before him on a flying carpet.
No one can prove that someone hasnt run faster than 9 seconds for the 100 metres. Maybe someone has and it wasnt timed. Do you honestly think Usain Bolt has to prove to Guinness that its not possible for anyone to have done it faster than his 9.58 seconds?
How could Roald Amundsen prove that no-one had been to the South Pole before him? He couldn't, of course.
So of course Guinness do NOT require proof that no-one has done something before or faster. They require proof of what YOU HAVE done. If someone else puts their hand up and can verify they have done it earlier or faster, then the record is amended.
But to claim Guinness require you to prove no-one has been faster or earlier is frankly absurd, and shows that you are really just making this up as you go along.
You can't prove the negative. Either for the sake of science, for Guinness or for the sake of adventure motorcycling. I am afraid Guinness do NOT share your view.
You are pissing into the wind here ... and getting pretty wet boots ...
Last edited by colebatch; 30 Jan 2011 at 13:57.
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