50 guys in one bed

May 15, 1964: the students of Wakefield College in England attempted to set a record for the most people piled in one bed. They were hoping to make it to 50, but when they got to around 47 things started to go wrong. Frazer Cartwright, who was on the bottom, gasped, "Get off... quick... I'm..." Then blood began gushing from his nose, and he passed out. Luckily the audience intervened before he wound up dead. Cartwright vowed never to repeat that experience again.

Sources: The Terre Haute Tribune - May 16, 1964; Tuscaloosa News - May 15, 1964.

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Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 27, 2015
Category: Fads | World Records | 1960s

Comments

Two women on top is enough for me.

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 06/27/15 at 10:41 AM

See what happens when you climb in bed with everybody.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/27/15 at 10:42 AM

And I'll bet nobody sued, or convened a Congressional hearing , or put on a Serious Media Face and reported the OUTRAGE!!

Posted by Therese Z on 06/27/15 at 08:21 PM

Can't even stand the covers over me, no way I'm on the bottom of a pile of people in bed.

Posted by Gary Foster on 06/29/15 at 11:38 AM

No sex please, we're British.

Posted by Gator Guy on 06/29/15 at 07:16 PM

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