Gary Duschl

Guinness World Record
Gum Wrapper Chain


 Top 100 USA TODAY AWARD
Official Length on March 11, 2010
63,527 feet
Containing 1,500,000 Gum Wrappers!
Hello, I'm Gary Duschl of Virginia Beach, Virginia, current record holder of the world's longest gum wrapper chain.

About the Chain:
Began on March 11, 1965
$105,000 Worth of Gum
882 lbs or 400 kgs
Volume 74 Cubic Feet
WRIGLEY Wrappers Only
Record Holder for 15 Years
Over 24,000 Hours of Work
Relative Lengths:
12 Miles or 19.3 kms
211 Football Fields
317 Hockey Rinks
192 Soccer Fields
43 Empire State Buildings
12 Minutes by Car at 60 mph
5 Hours to Walk the Length
Currently as of July 11, 2010
1,531,038 wrappers    64,777 feet
Send wrappers to:
Gary Duschl
Box 65464, Virginia Beach, Virginia USA, 23467