astronomy

Gunnar Garfors

Gunnar Garfors is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gunnar Garfors rather than just read about it. In short: Gunnar Garfors (born 29 May 1975) is a Norwegian traveler, author, media professional, and public speaker. The first person to visit every country in the world twice, he holds a range of travel world records and has written several travel books.

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Reference excerpt

Gunnar Garfors (born 29 May 1975) is a Norwegian traveler, author, media professional, and public speaker. The first person to visit every country in the world twice, he holds a range of travel world records and has written several travel books. He has also worked in broadcasting and new media developments since 2001.

Personal life Garfors is the eldest of seven children. He was born in Hammerfest in Northern Norway but soon moved to Naustdal on the country's west coast where he grew up with his mother Ruth Berit Stensletten Garfors, his father Reidar Magne Garfors, and his six siblings. He has also lived in Havøysund, Førde, Dublin, Falmouth, Copenhagen, and Taipei. He now lives in Oslo with his wife, American traveller Jacquelyn Kunz. Garfors holds a bachelor's degree (Hons) from Falmouth College of Arts in Great Britain and a Master of Management degree from the Norwegian School of Management. Playing football in his youth, Garfors transferred from IL Tambarskjelvar to Førde IL after the 1993 season had concluded. In 1995 he among others scored all 7 goals in a 7–2 victory over Eid. He ended on 19 goals in 1995, finishing third in the top goalscorer table in his Third Division group. In August 1996 he scored twice in an 8–1 victory over Høyang before leaving for his studies in England.

Travels and world records On 18 June 2012, Garfors and Adrian Butterworth set a Guinness World Record by being the first people to visit five continents in the same day. Garfors, Øystein Djupvik, and Tay-young Pak set a record in September 2014 by visiting 19 countries in 24 hours. Garfors set another Guinness World Record on 2 February 2018 when he circumnavigated the world via the six inhabited continents on scheduled aircraft in 56 hours and 56 minutes together with Dutchmen Erik de Zwart and Ronald Haanstra. On 16 December 2018, he became the first person to visit all 198 countries (including states recognized by at least 10 UN members) in the world twice.

Writing Garfors has written several travel books, including Ingenstad which has featured as a Norwegian bestseller. Garfors wrote a bimonthly travel column in the Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun from 2013 to 2015 and occasionally wrote travel articles for The Guardian.

Bibliography 198: Mi reise til alle verdas land, Samlaget, Norway (2014) Ete fysst, Selja, Norway (2014) 198: How I Ran Out of Countries, self-published, USA (2015) Ingenstad, Skald, Norway (2019) Bortom allfarveg, Skald, Norway (2021) 198: Como eu conheci todos os países do mundo, self-published, Brazil (2021) Bortom allfarveg Vestlandet, Skald, Norway (2022) Omakase, Spartacus, Norway (2022) Ahol csak a madár jár, Cser Kiadó, Hungary (2023) Elsewhere, Broken Sleep Books, UK (2024)

Broadcasting He worked as an advisor for broadcasting and new media at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in Oslo from 2000 to 2022, was president of the International DMB Advancement Group from 2010 to 2021 and sat one year as vice president of the mobile expert group of the European Broadcasting Union in 2008 and 2009. In 2004, he was director when NRK launched the first test of live TV to mobile phones. From 2008 to 2013, Garfors was CEO of Norwegian Mobile TV Corporation.

References

External links The Garfors Globe

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gunnar Garfors

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gunnar Garfors claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gunnar Garfors before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gunnar Garfors ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gunnar Garfors

In research: Gunnar Garfors appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gunnar Garfors in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gunnar Garfors is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1975 births, 21st-century travelers, Alumni of Falmouth University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gunnar Garfors outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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