A term that is sometimes used for oceanic crust rocks is sima, which is short for magnesium silicate, a common component of these rocks. Another term for these undersea igneous rocks is mafic, which comes from the fact that they are high in magnesium and iron. Basalt and gabbro are examples of mafic rocks.
The current record is held by Briton Corporal of Horse (CoH) Craig Harrison, of the UKâs Household Cavalry, who recorded a 2,475 m (2,707 yd) shot (confirmed by GPS) in November 2009, also during the War in Afghanistan, in which he hit two Taliban insurgents consecutively.
Well, not really, but they at least have a reason to have beef. Dude Perfect attempted to set the world record for longest basketball shot, which they did, kind of. In 2014, they sunk a 561-foot shot at Reunion Tower in Dallas, Texas. However, the folks at Guinness don't recognize this shot as the longest basket.