Young Austrians set TV-watching record with 92-hour binge

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A man watches a TV news program showing the file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 9, 2015. In Vienna, Austria, five young people broke the world record for binge TV watching after 92 hours staring at a screen. AP

VIENNA, Austria — Five young Austrians have broken the record for binge-watching TV by staring at a screen for 92 straight hours, organizers said Sunday.

“Towards the end it was really tough for them,” said Moritz Arnold, who organized the successful record-breaking attempt in the window of a shop in the Austrian capital Vienna

The feat has been recognized by Guinness World Records, he added.

The five record-breakers, four men and a woman aged 19-24, were chosen from an initial 400 candidates who applied for the ultimate couch-potato experience.

They were allowed a five-minute break per hour for calls of nature, a leg stretch or even a shower.

To help them stay awake the TV-marathoners also had access to an exercise bike as well as coffee and energy drinks.

The former record of 91 hour was set in Toronto, Canada in December 2014.