By Princewill Uchegbu
Can someone break Hilda Bacci’s 100-hour ‘Cook-A-Thon’ Guinness World Record within months, weeks, days, or even in less than one hour after she broke the record?
What will happen if Chef Damilo achieves the ongoing 120-hour ‘Cook-A-Thon’ to break Hilda Bacci’s 100 hours?
First, when someone attempts to break a world record, they have to follow specific rules and guidelines set by Guinness World Records.
After their attempt, they need to provide evidence, such as videos, photos, and witness statements, to prove they accomplished the record.
Then, Guinness World Records carefully reviews this evidence to ensure everything is fair and accurate.
In Chef Hilda Bacci’s case, even though she successfully cooked for 100 hours and broke the previous record, she hasn’t received her certificate yet.
This is because the people at Guinness World Records are still checking the evidence she submitted. They want to be certain that everything was done correctly and that she truly deserves the record.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting.
While Chef Hilda is waiting for her certificate, another chef, Damilola Adeparusi, is attempting to break the same record.
This is happening a few weeks later and from the same country, Nigeria.
Chef Damilola has been criticized for attempting such a feast. Some people suggest that she should have waited for a while before attempting to break it.
Some say it’s jealousy and envy.
Some people suggest that Hilda Bacci will be disqualified because of this.
And some believe that Damilola will be disqualified for attempting it within a short period of time.
All lies.
Nothing will happen to either of them, even if the records are set and broken in less than one hour.
That means someone can set the record now, and in 39 minutes, another person will break it, and nothing will happen, even if they are from the same family.
In fact, Guinness World Records encourages applicants to always seek records to break.
We must not be clouded by emotions and think it’s envy or jealousy.
Record-breaking is a competition, and it doesn’t matter whether the former holder was the record holder for long.
It will interest you to know that Guinness World Records does not offer or pay anybody for breaking a record. They don’t pay you.
If you’re not strategic, you’ll spend your money alone.
If everything turns out well for Hilda Bacci, she will receive her certificate as a record holder, and the same goes for Chef Damilola.
So please, don’t criticize Chef Damilola. The sky is big enough to contain everyone who dreams and works towards it.
And just like Hilda Bacci, Guinness World Records will review Damilola’s evidence separately.
They will look at everything carefully to ensure Damilola met all the requirements and didn’t break any rules during their cooking marathon.
If everything checks out and Damilola did indeed break the record, she will be recognized as the new record holder, and Guinness World Records will award her the certificate.
Nothing is spoiled. And no be envy or jealousy. Nah competition.
~ Princewill Uchegbu
