Pupils
at Cheetingham Primary will be on tenterhooks for the next three months,
waiting to learn if they have officially broken the record for the number of children
inside a condom.
Their
historic attempt, part of Froghill's Tapir Week, took place on the school’s playing field yesterday, with the
children wriggling into an Erotickle Deluxe, generously supplied by
Neoprene Industries of Froghill.
The
previous record, set in Vejle, Denmark, in 2007, saw 56 infants squeeze inside
a condom, though not all of them survived.
“We
got 55 kids in and kept them there for the stipulated five minutes,” said
headteacher Arnold Plumm. “That may be one less than the Danes, but three of
theirs suffocated, so that puts us two ahead.
“The
trick is to have only Year 1 pupils in the teat end, as they’re smaller,” he
added. “Not only can you get more in that way, but get the arrangement right
and you’ve still got room for them to breathe.”
Video
footage and other supporting evidence has been submitted to Guinness World
Records for verification. The verdict should be returned in June.
In the meantime, the children made £250.63
in sponsorship, all of which will be donated to Save the Tapirs.
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