ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ˈɛdwɚd sˈɪmpkɪnz fɹʌmðɪ ˈaɪəl ʌv wˈaɪt sˈɛt ðə nˈuː wˈɜːld ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv fˈaɪv ˈaʊɚz ænd tˈɛn mˈɪnɪts, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː ˈoʊnli hæd wˈʌn fˈɛɹɪt ɪn hɪz tɹˈaʊsɚz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst fˈoːɹ ˈaʊɚz ænd tˈuː fɚðə lˈæst sˈɛvənti mˈɪnɪts.
In 1977, Edward Simpkins from the Isle of Wight set the new world record of five hours and ten minutes, although he only had one ferret in his trousers during the first four hours and two for the last seventy minutes.