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Nor the credit cards necessary to put deposits down prior to the record attempt.

"To enable us to continue to be a part of thousands of personal achievement journeys, we can only provide access to use services such as an official adjudicator through our fee-based Consultancy service."

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/faqs




So? Is this meant to be some kind of gotcha?

My guess is that both your old life as an attorney and current life as a IT/IP consultant involve some kind of "fee-based Consultancy services"


Guinness world records is a publicity/marketing company, not a record keeping company.


https://youtu.be/0twDETh6QaI had a great side thread on that topic


Taints the meaning of holding the record when you have to pay for it.


at some level, the act of record keeping requires time and materials.


>> current life as a IT/IP consultant

Lol. If you are going to get personal, at least read to the end of the bio. I am 100% definitely not any form of IT consultant.




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