David Smith Jr., aka "The Bullet," is launched from a cannon modeled after a weapon from upcoming Xbox game Sea of Thieves to break the Guinness World Record for furthest distance traveled by a human cannonball. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records
The attempt was witnessed by a Guinness official at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., and was found to have beaten Smith's own record of 193 feet and 8.8 inches, which he set during and appearance on Italian TV show Lo Show Dei Record.
The record-setting event was sponsored by Xbox and livestreamed on the console's Mixer Xbox Channel.
Smith previously set the world record for human cannonball -- greatest height achieved when he was launched 85 feet into the air in California City, Calif., on July 8, 2013.
Confirmed: that's a new Guinness World Record for human cannonball David "The Bullet" Smith! Massive congrats! @GWR @rukizzel @WatchMixer pic.twitter.com/sPKdilP15J
— Sea of Thieves (@SeaOfThieves) March 13, 2018
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