Video: A World Guinness Parallel Parking Attempt In The Tightest Of Spots

By Eyder Peralta

Published August 4, 2011 at 4:08 PM EDT

Imagine trying this in a tight parking spot in the city:

Yep. We found it pretty impressive too, considering the driver, Ronny Wechselberger, fit his car in a space just 10.24 inches longer than the vehicle. The attempt actually happened in April, but Guinness just made the video available.

Also, Wechselberger broke the Guinness World Record record with that attempt only have it broken, last week, by Zhang Hua, who squeezed his car into a space only 9.45 inches longer than the vehicle.

Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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