Northeastern Makes History With World’s Biggest Simultaneous Crab Walk
photo via Northeastern/Emma Putnam
Hundreds of students at Northeastern took to a grassy area on campus to complete a feat of athletic prowess and school spirit, pay homage to a fast-moving crustacean, and earn a spot in the annals of history.
They set out on Sunday to break the world record for largest group of people crab walking—scooting backwards on their hands and feet, their bellies pointed up, their backs not grazing the ground—at the same time. And, according to the college, they were successful.
A grand total of 376 people were up to the task, Northeastern said Monday, shattering the previous record of 279, set in Japan in 2013.
It’s official–@Northeastern holds the #worldrecord for most people crab walking at once. Big thanks to @NortheasternRSA! pic.twitter.com/fAimU8QY3W
— NUAdmissions (@NUAdmissions) September 26, 2016
A representative from the Guinness Book of World Records was on hand to confirm that each of the students had done the crab walk, properly and simultaneously, for two whole minutes.
It was Northeastern’s Resident Student Association that dreamed up the crabby spectacle.
“I think it will be a cool thing where people can say, ‘Remember that time we broke a world record?’” mused Shannon Pittman, assistant director of student engagement for the Center of Student Involvement, in a press release before the attempt. “‘Remember that event we did with hundreds of other Northeastern students, together?’”
The world’s fastest 20-meter crab walk was set earlier this year, when an Iowa man completed the feat in 6.11 seconds.
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