Ever had dreams of caressing a total stranger? Well, Tuesday is your lucky day.
UNC will attempt to beat the Guinness World Record for the most people spooning. That’s right. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of UNC students will flood Hooker Fields to spoon one another for five consecutive minutes.
Senior David Freifeld organized the event hoping to beat the 529 participant spooning record already set.
“After seeing events like Holi Moli, I thought, although it may be silly, if any campus can beat the record, UNC can,” Freifeld said.
Students will line up at Hooker Field at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, and separate into groups of 50. The groups will then combine and lie in the field, spooning one another, for five minutes. The event will be videoed, photographed and observed by two official witnesses to be approved by Guinness.
Freifeld said they have confirmed more than 1,000 participants on the Facebook event. The event is open for anyone who wants to participate.
“I don’t know if anyone’s bucket list doesn’t involve breaking a world record,” he said. “So here is your chance.”
Senior Phillip Delvecchio heard about the event on Facebook and decided to take up the opportunity to do so.
“I have always wanted to beat a world record, and I knew I would never find one I could do on my own,” Delvecchio said. “This looked really interesting, and I also like spooning, so this is perfect. “
The event is being co-sponsored by Admissions Ambassadors and welcomes anyone who wants to volunteer to help facilitate the spooning.
In the midst of exam stress, spooning on Hooker Fields with friends and strangers may be what some of us actually need.
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