Nelson Makechnie (Senior Project)

April 30 Written at 10:45 Good news: Noah and I both cut down on our times for apple eating. The bad news is, we are both still have a lot of time to cut down. Eating an entire apple is hard to do in under 38 seconds is hard to do, as it turns out. After two personal attempts with apples, I met with Mike H. about Student Leadership elections and other projects, and then went to the gym. It was time to train for the fastest mile while dribbling a basketball. After warming up, I set the treadmill speed to 13 and went for a mile. My final time was 4:40, but I have never felt worse physically. I ended up throwing up from exertion, but I know that I’m physically capable of running at a speed faster than 6:57. I just need to do it on flat ground and add a basketball now.     I was hoping to do another hour of work after but I was so exhausted I had to lie down. I am excited for tomorrow’s work. Motivational Quote of the Day: If you’re not sweating, you’re not working ...

April 29 Time written: 10:00 pm. Today was the first day of our project. I arrived on campus at 9:00 am, and got to work immediately. I proposed my idea about a Proctor Record book that we could create, and wrote down some of the ideas for records. Then, I searched for record breakers that Noah and I would like to interview. Our main focus is a man named Ashrita Furman, who has broken the most world records (over 600). Tomorrow, I will email more people about possible interviews.     After assembly, Noah and I did some speed eating training to prepare for the fastest time to eat an entire apple. First, we made several attempts to fill our mouths with water and get it all down with one swallow. Ideally, we’d be able to drink a dining hall glass in two gulps. Afterwards, we made our initial attempts to to break the apple eating record. Both of us had similar times, at around one minute, ten seconds. The bites we took were too big, making the apple too difficult to ch...