Can You Say ‘Foot Fetish’?
What do you get when 2016 participants decide to put their hands and feet together?
A New World Record of course!
On July 1st, if you happened to have been visiting Taiwan, you might have seen this wacky weird group trying for a world record for the most people to receive foot massages (reflexology) simultaneously.
1,008 reflexologists and 1,008 tourists from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, all volunteered to rub, and be rubbed, for 40 minutes in this record event.
The Taiwan Tourism Bureau organized the record foot feat to promote their health tourism. “Reflexology” is among the most popular practices in Taiwan for relaxation and improving general health.
Guinness had set the requirement to have at least 400 participants receiving treatment for at least five minutes on each foot, a feat the 2016 participants managed with ease.
By NanoWriter on 28-07-2008
Comment by JonItN
July 28th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Oh boy! What a useless thing…
Comment by DARKWING DUCK
July 28th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I wouldn’t rub your feet if a genee popped out of them.
Comment by Tourex
July 28th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Bring out the air fresheners,and open the windows please!!
Comment by homegym
July 29th, 2008 at 1:01 am
I would try if i was in Taiwan
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Comment by Geoff
July 30th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I was there!
“tourists from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore”
What about everyone else? I’m from Britain and there were plenty of us, as well as Polish, Slovakians, Americans, Canadians, Guatemalan etc etc so not as limited as the article states.
It wasn’t at all smelly and even less useless as we all got free 40-minute foot massages which would otherwise be quite rare right?
Comment by rhon
July 31st, 2008 at 5:48 am
i know that there are different strokes for different folks but this is a tad ridiculous.
Comment by clowangel
August 10th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
…Weird. O_o; At least it was free?
Comment by taiwan or japan
August 13th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Umm… why’s this filed under “Japan”? This happened in Taiwan no?
Comment by Tracy D
August 26th, 2008 at 2:08 am
I wonder how the media tried to embellish this story? But lets face it judging from the typical comments found on this page, people would rather hear and see about violence.
Comment by Tracy D
August 26th, 2008 at 2:10 am
yeah we wouldent wanna reduce stress or produce endorphans, improve circulation or anything like that.