Malaysian students set record for most crammed into a MINI Cooper
A team of 21 students from a college in Kuala Lumpur took four minutes to stuff themselves into a lime green 1999 MINI Cooper, waited the 20 seconds it would take, and made it into the Guiness Book of World Records, so they say. What's more is that the team repeated the feat for a TV crew that showed up too late to catch the first time around.
The students said that it was hot and stuffy in there for those agonizing 20 seconds, but that the organizing crew that helped them in their mission was largely to thank for the good communication and efficient stuffing.
The students claimed that they met the Guinness Book requirements that said those participating must be over 4' 11". They have yet to send video footage to Guinness for official proof, but they say that they beat the previous record, set by 18 women in 2000.
[Source: IOL]
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tim 11:08AM (6/20/2006)
Or you could get three Americans in there and their lunch.
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tr 11:23AM (6/20/2006)
what kind of mini is in the pic? i don't believe the ones in the states have that fold down trunk door...
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PJ 11:34AM (6/20/2006)
That looks to be an old MINI, not the new one we get in the States. Check out the taillights and fender spats.
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tim 11:35AM (6/20/2006)
Philistine. It's a Mini. Just a Mini, as designed by Alec Issigonis.
What it isn't is a MINI, as designed by Germans.
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Karl 11:35AM (6/20/2006)
So, how many can you fit in there and still be able to reasonably drive it?
That would impress me more if it was a Mars. At least I think that was the name. (photo)
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skooby 12:13PM (6/20/2006)
On a side note... Only 4 americans made it into their Mini... :(
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Dr. Woo 12:25PM (6/20/2006)
So far the American joke count is at two.
Anyone else?
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Graham 12:38PM (6/20/2006)
I love you autoblog, but you need to learn a little more about cars. :) The little details are important. That's not a "MINI Cooper," it's just an old Mini.
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Presto 12:39PM (6/20/2006)
Do people in Asia call a Mini a "Mini" when it truly isn't that "Mini" (for them)????
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Daniel Cowan 12:40PM (6/20/2006)
We have an original mini, ourselves. I don't know if Joe, my brither, has ever thought of cramming his friends in it like that, though. Our Mini cooper is red with a foldable sunroof, so I'm sure that if Joe ever tried a weird scheme like this he could fit a few people in through there.
Next thing you know, they might do it with one of their own home made cars, a Proton.
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Steve 1:19PM (6/20/2006)
The record for my Mini is 2.
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RG 4:06PM (6/20/2006)
You guys who are getting on autoblogs case need to lighten up a little bit. It says "1999 Mini Cooper". When did the current Mini come out? How could it be a current one? They never claimed it was. We don't call the current one a Mini Cooper. In spite of small technical details, the original ones have been called Minis, Mini Coopers and even Austin Minis although that is the least accurate of the group. They made the point and we all knew what it was.
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Brian 6:09PM (6/20/2006)
And to think I was ecstatic when my 6'3" 36" inseam frame fit into a new 06 Cooper S with my 5' 11" wife next to me. This was after having to walk away from a 2004 Miata, a 2002 BMW Z3 and a 2003 Porshe Boxster because none of them had enough leg room for me to fit comfortably for more than an hour if I could even get in it, where as the Mini I am pulling the seat forward actually. Wonder how many they could fit into the new model. If any manufacturers read this, just remember Tall guys like sports cars too!
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brownopher 6:20PM (6/20/2006)
In related news: Mini sales in Laredo, TX have sky rocketed.
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Robert 9:33PM (6/21/2006)
According to the BBC show “Fifth Gear” 21 people have also fit into the new Mini. In response they managed to fit 22 gymnasts into a Fiat Grande Punto, which is only grande in name. Sadly, Guinness Book only cares about certain cars so we will not be hearing about 250 people fitting into a Ford Excursion. Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpL_mAVOC3M&search=fifth%20gear
BTW, besides the Golf GTI why we can’t get beautiful, sporty, diesel cars like the Punto in the US is beyond me.
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Robert 9:48PM (6/21/2006)
Before anyone else notices and flames me for it I meant TDI, not GTI. Also, I don’t find the Golf TDI particularly sporty or beautiful, but she’s all we’ve got.
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Chee Ghee 2:34PM (6/23/2006)
Well that sounds about right, this is how they normally travel 15 inside and 6 on the roof...
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DH 4:17PM (6/23/2006)
Some people have too much time on their hands!
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alex 5:28PM (6/23/2006)
it's not a mini cooper. it's just a mini. as far as someone's question regarding when it was brought back...that wasn't until 2002.
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Steve 6:26PM (6/23/2006)
Dont these stupid "college students" have anything better to do? They're just a bunch of stupid immature kiddies in kindergarten if you ask me.
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