maryland youth breaks pole sitting record william ruppert 14 year old youth of colgate maryland as he appeared atop the flag pole in the yard of his home yesterday after breaking the pole sitting record of 23 days set by shipwreck kelly young ruppert who started his sitting on august 1 has worn out three pairs of trousers so far he says he expects to stay up 30 days more the pole is 18 feet high wr2g3e.jpg from ကလာaika pole xx View Photo