this has got vic written all over it! Teens Claim to Set New TV-Viewing Record Fri Aug 20, 7:46 AM ET Add Top Stories - AP to My Yahoo! GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A pair of teenagers who spent more than two straight days publicly glued to a television set say they have set a new world record for uninterrupted TV viewing. Chris Dean, 16, and Mike Dudek, 17, logged 52 consecutive hours of viewing time by the time they ended their feat at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The teens, who are incoming high school seniors, surpassed the Guinness World Records mark of 50 hours and seven minutes by nearly two hours — giving new meaning to "must-see TV." "We've got a record under our belts," Dudek told The Grand Rapids Press. Confirmation of the record could take anywhere from a few weeks to several months because documentation must be sent to Guinness, Dean said. The teens set up their television inside an International House of Pancakes restaurant because it is open 24 hours a day and the management was willing to participate. Workers, friends and onlookers watched Dean and Dudek with curiosity as the teens sat hour after hour in front of their set. "It's a strange thing to want to do," said Virgil Sandberg, a food server at the IHOP. "It's probably one of the strangest things I've ever seen here." According to rules set by Guinness, Dean and Dudek were required to remain awake with their eyes always on the television screen. They were given a five-minute break every hour and restroom trips were permitted only during 15-minute breaks every eight hours. The pair also had to complete their task in a public place and keep a log book and video documentary of their activities. They dined exclusively off the IHOP menu — taking occasional shots of maple syrup — because outside food was not allowed. Dean's parents, Gordon and Brenda Dean, helped document the event and said they were proud of their son's unusual achievement. "He has to be good at something, this is just as well," Gordon Dean said. "He set a goal and reached it." ___