Australia and Xbox break world water balloon record!
More than 50,000 water balloons were thrown today as gamers from around the world took part in the world’s largest water balloon event at Australia’s Coogee Beach.
The Water Balloon Challenge celebrated the record-breaking launch of the Xbox 360 console in Australia and raised money for a local lifesaving group.
2,849 participants threw 55,000 water balloons, approximately the same number of Xbox 360 consoles that have been sold in the country since launching on March 23, 2006.
Gamers travelled from as far away as Latin America, Europe, Asia and the United States to take part in the event.
The previous world record was held by Spain, where 2,677 people threw 50,855 balloons in 2005.
“This was a great chance for us to do something fun for all of those thousands of Australians who helped make the Xbox 360 launch such a success,” said David McLean, Regional Director, Xbox Australia and New Zealand. “It was a great chance for everyone to jump in and remember the joy and fulfillment that comes from playing games of any kind.”
Xbox 360 Waterballoon World Record Challenge
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The Water Balloon Challenge had a serious side as well. Five dollars from every registration fee was donated to the Coogee Surf Lifesaving Club, to assist in its ongoing patrol of the famous Sydney beach.
“There is nothing more Australian than coming together to play on the beach. Today’s event was a massive success and the proceeds donated from Xbox will be used to upgrade our life saving training facilities and replacement of critical life saving equipment,” said Rob Yelon from Coogee Surf Life Saving Club.
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