How Thai masseurs set a world record
How Thai masseurs set a world record
August 30, 2012 in Thailand was recordedA new world record for ... traditional Thai massage. In Bangkok, 641 patients were massaged at a 641 massage therapist at the open sports arena. The action was organized by the Ministry of Health of the country, the session lasted 12 minutes.
The previous record of this kind was achieved inAustralia. In 2010, in the capital of the country, Sydney, within five minutes 263 massage masters arranged a simultaneous session for the same number of people wishing to undergo a useful procedure. The Taji decided to surpass the Australians. Moreover, in the Kingdom of Smiles, a similar record had already been set. In September 2003, at the University of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bangkok, 30 women underwent an intensive session with the use of a new cream for weight loss. Experienced scientists, representatives of the mass media of the whole world, ordinary spectators observed experiment. Before the beginning of the action, the waist of each patient was carefully measured, and after an hour's session, the measurements were repeated. It turned out that as a result of the massage, the volume became smaller by an average of 5 centimeters. This revolutionary result was registered in the Guinness Book of Records. And the Thais decided that it was time to regain the lost palm of primacy. In 2012, several mass sessions of Thai massage took place in the country. The action was supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the state travel agency of Thailand. The first event took place in the small town of Chiang Mai. 199 masseurs demonstrated their skills during a simultaneous session. Then the sessions were held in Ubonratchatani (214 masseurs and the same number of clients), in Phuket (300 pairs), in Suratthani (400 + 400 participants). At the end of August, the final stage of the event took place in Bangkok. It became the most mass action. As already reported, 641 masseurs for 12 minutes performed a full massage of 641 clients from head to toe. The event was attended by representatives of the Guinness Book of Records, which recorded a new world record. The purpose of this action was the promotion of classical Thai massage, attracting the attention of tourists to this ancient art and the development of existing in Thailand massage schools. While there are about 220 of them in the country.