Brothers Drew and Barry Hertzfeld, of Brooklyn, didn?t need much practice heading into Sunday?s attempt to shatter a world record for most consecutive high-fives.
?That would be pretty embarrassing if we couldn?t do this,? Drew, 17, said.
While the attempt still needs to be verified, there?s a very good chance that 350 people did indeed break the record during the third and final day of Sailfest in New London.
According to recordsetter.com, ?a website that lets you create your own world records,? the record is 290 high fives, set July 10 at Camp Alvernia in Centerport, N.Y.
eople reportedly performed the feat March 5, and sent the results to Guinness World Records, although Guinness doesn?t have a category for high-five chains on its web site. An attempt of 4,699 simultaneous high-fives is recorded.
New London?s attempt came together quickly. Event organizers walked up and down Bank Street, which was closed to traffic, to enlist volunteers in the afternoon.
?The Sailfest committee always looks to do something different on Sunday,? Sailfest 2013 Executive Director Barbara Neff said. ?It?s a nice positive thing that brings out the community.?
Participants stood along the white center line in the road and waited for their turn to take part. First, a participant would receive a high-five from the person in front of him or her. Then, he or she would turn around and high-five the person behind them.
And the whole thing was documented on video for verification purposes.
Dan Kiser, 28, was number 252. The New London man received a high-five from Kara Berglund, of Norwich, who had received hers from her mom, Paula.
?What a great thing to be part of,? Paula Berglund said. Berglund was there to support ser son, who was selling his own line of T-shirts.
?When we saw they were doing this, we had to join in,? she said.
Twins Ted and Kaleigh Allen, 7, of Groton, said they knew about the records and were ready to go.
?It?s going to be fun to break the record,? Ted said.
While the high-five attempt lasted about 15 minutes, it was part of a day of events along the New London waterfront, including live music, food, amusement rides, art and craft vendors, boat rides and a 5K run.
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