“James Peterson set out Friday to do something pretty extraordinary. With his fist pounding in the air, Peterson made his way around the University of Akron campus en route to set a new Guinness World Record. Peterson, 34, said his goal is to create his own world record of the longest continuous fist-pumping motion around your body. The record would be a new one for Guinness — the keeper of such feats. The journey began at 11 a.m. on Friday at Manny’s Pub on Brown Street and if all went well — and his arm didn’t fall off — it was scheduled to end at 3 a.m. today on the pub’s upstairs patio. The unemployed electrician from Green said he did not want to take any chances. To ensure that he kept his fist clenched, Peterson said, he super-glued his hand shut.” w/ photo
