Most electricity generated by human power under water
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Lloyd Godson (Australia) spent 14 days (March 30 to April 13, 2010) in a house measuring just four square metres in the underwater world of LEGOLAND ATLANTIS by SEA LIFE (LEGOLAND Deutschland®) – without surfacing once. Over the course of 336 hours he generated 2,502 watt-hours of electricity by riding a bicycle. This is the largest amount of electricity ever generated in this way under water.
At a room temperature of around 27 degrees and with 50 percent humidity, the record attempt was a strenuous undertaking right from the outset. In the first few days the 32-year— old was significantly behind on his daily targets, but Godson did not give up and made a spectacular effort to catch up during the all-important final days of his attempt. “Once I reached the 2,000 watt-hours mark, there was no stopping me. I always knew that I would be able to manage it physically. The visits from my family and the support of the many LEGOLAND visitors really fired my sense of ambition and carried me to my goal,” he says commenting on his achievement. On his bicycle Godson has covered the equivalent distance of around 625 km under water. (SOURCE: LEGOLAND Deutschland®)
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