Students from Karachi Grammar and other schools have set a new Guinness World of Records when 19 of them squeezed into a smart car.
The event took place at Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Creek Club Karachi in front of a jury and reported worldwide.
The group led by Aymen Saleem Yousuf smashed a record earlier set by the Climb Fit Team of Australia when 18 students compressed into a standard smart car at the Warringah Mall, Sydney, on Jan.25, 2010.
Aymen, a second-year A-Level student at Karachi Grammar School, was browsing newspaper headlines in her living room, when she came across a story about the world’s largest cake.
The story sparked her curiosity and soon she was searching for her own record.
After a quick search on Google, she found the perfect challenge.
All she needed was 19 willing girls and a Smart Car, a two-door micro-car manufactured by Daimler AG in France and Germany.
Luckily for Aymen, she happened to have one of them parked in her very own driveway.
It was a birthday present from her father Yousuf Saleem.
On Wednesday, Aymen and 18 other girls, from different A-Level institutions across the city, including KGS and Southshore School, fit into the vehicle with its doors closed for 10 seconds, breaking the record of five seconds.
They positioned themselves and with precision crammed one by one into the two-door car in layers.
“I want parents around the country to encourage their children to achieve greater things and believe that when you try, you achieve,” said Aymen.
Other participants Tanya Pabani, Fatima Ismail and Zahshanné Malik were thrilled about their feat but were more excited about meeting cricket star Wasim Akram who was a member of the jury.
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