The Guinness World Records™ Attempt — The largest amount of electricity that has ever been produced by pedalling a bicycle under water.
If Lloyd Godson succeeds in living under water in LEGOLAND® ATLANTIS by SEA LIFE for 14 days, he will not only break his own personal record, but also aims to set a new Guinness World Records by generating 2,500 watt hours of electricity. This is the largest amount of electricity that has ever been generated by pedalling a bicycle under water and will thus establish a new Guinness World Records.
In order to live as self-sufficiently as possible and to get some exercise in his 4 square meter house in the ATLANTIS aquarium, Lloyd wants to pedal up some of the energy for his PC himself. He is even more motivated by the possibility of setting a new Guinness World Records.
In order to set the new Guinness World Records for the amount of electricity ever generated by pedalling a bicycle under water, it is certain that aside from a strenuous life under water, Lloyd will have to do some serious pedalling for several hours each day. He has to generate at least 2,500 watt-hours within the 14 days.
In addition to a bed, washing facilities and a table with various measurement instruments, there also needs to be space for him to pedal in the underwater house. Installing an entire bicycle, however, is unthinkable. That alone would take up the better part of the space in the house.
For this reason, Lloyd's pedal-powered contraption has been greatly trimmed down. The handlebars and saddle have been removed, and in fact he won't even be needing the frame. The pedals are all he needs for the Guinness World Records attempt.
The energy that Lloyd pedals up in the underwater house will be saved in a generator and from there he can charge his laptop as required. A separate circuit will be connected to a PC which will measure the total amount of electricity generated for proving the Guinness World Records. Whether he actually succeeds in powering his laptop only with self-generated energy depends on how many emails and questions Lloyd receives from the outside world. Just in case, he can always use "normal" electricity if he needs it.
ATLANTIS visitors can also follow how Lloyd is progressing with generating the required amount of electricity. On a monitor, a bar will gradually rise and indicate how much more Lloyd still needs to pedal to crack the 2,500 watt-hour mark.
A webcam has been installed in the house to document Lloyd's time under water around the clock so that everything is done correctly for the record attempt. There will also be several independent eyewitnesses to verify the accuracy and recognition of the Guinness World Records. The requirements dictate that Lloyd may take breaks and leave the house to swim around under water in the aquarium. However, if he goes above the surface of the water, the record will be rendered invalid.
