This doesn&#x27;t seem to be a question of pragmatism -- they&#x27;re going for a world record, not trying to solve a practical problem.  I&#x27;m no expert on this, but it seems to me like the criteria for obtaining a world record title would include not modifying the object used.  To me this is like trying to beat the record for furthest soccer ball kick by modifying the materials used in the soccer ball.