The Universal Record Database

Most Times Reciting "Mrs. Smith's Fish Sauce Shop" In 30 Seconds

Stuart Duggan recited the tongue twister "Mrs. Smith's Fish Sauce Shop" 18 times in 30 seconds. He broke the record live in the Bright FM studio during the Bailey @ Breakfast show.

Most Consecutive Golf Ball Bounces With A Tack Hammer

Michael Lavery bounced a golf ball 365 consecutive times using the head of a tack hammer.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- can only use one hand
- must hit ball on head of hammer
- must use 8-ounce tack hammer

Most Pieces Of Dubble Bubble Gum Used To Blow A Bubble

Morgan Scully blew a bubble using eleven pieces of Dubble Bubble gum.

Highest Point Value Give For A Single Word In A Game Of 'Words With Friends'

Chris Buccino scored 522 points by spelling the word 'anglicization' while playing Words With Friends on his iPhone.

Most 'Around The World' Basketball Dribbles In One Minute

Khoren Khatchatourian completed 67 alternating 'around the world' basketball dribbles in one minute.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- each rotation around a leg counted as one 'around the world' dribble

Most Consecutive "Behind The Back" Golf Ball Bounces Using A Golf Club

Jon Birdsong bounced a golf ball behind his back 248 consecutive times using a golf club.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- can only use one hand to hold club

Most Consecutive Tweets To Justin Bieber

Chrissy Sweiss sent 275 consecutive tweets to Justin Bieber. Twitter finally intervened and stopped her from sending him further tweets.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- all tweets to @justinbieber must be consecutive

Furthest Distance To Throw An iPod

Roald Bradstock threw an iPod 154 yards. The measurement was taken from its release point to where the iPod landed.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- any standard Classic iPod is acceptable
- iPod Minis, iPod Nanos and iPod Shuffles are not permitted

Fastest Time To Complete A Backwards Game Of Labyrinth

Alon Mass completed a backwards game of Labyrinth in 22.53 seconds. He began at the end of the board and worked his way back to the starting point.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- game must be on flat surface
- only one person can be involved in record
- must use regulation-sized game

Longest Time To 'Superman' An Ex-Girlfriend

Demi Tzanis used her feet to balance ex-girlfriend Paige Herbert in the 'Superman' postion above her body for 60.91 seconds.

Most Ketchup Packets Squeezed Open In 30 Seconds

Craig Morrison of The Record Collection squeezed open seven standard ketchup packets in 30 seconds.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- packets must be squeezed open, not torn
- packets must be squeezed open entirely by hand
- all packets must be sealed at start of record

Fastest Time To Open Ten Blank DVD Cases

John MacDonald opened ten blank DVD cases in 10.57 seconds.

CRITERIA TO BREAK RECORD:
- each case must have a DVD inside
- each case must be fully opened

Furthest Distance To Throw A Vinyl Record

K-Rock 105.5's Dexter the Intern tossed a standard 33 1/3 record 82 feet 5 inches at UPEI Alumni Stadium.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- must throw a standard 33 1/3 RPM record
- measurement should go from throwing line to location where the record lands (rolling or motion after it lands is not to be counted)

Most Jump Rope Jumps Using An Invisible Jump Rope In 30 Seconds

Using an invisible jump rope, Laurel Sanders completed 51 jump roped jumps in 30 seconds.

Sanders set the record on February 21, 2010 at the 2nd Annual Brooklyn World Record Day. The event was hosted by URDB in conjunction with Beam Camp as part of their Inventgenuity Festival.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- must imitate regular jump rope technique with arms circling body and feet jumping off ground
- both feet must jump off ground after each arm rotation

Furthest Distance To Throw A Snowball

Roald Bradstock threw a snowball 68.10 meters. Bradstock made the snowballs in Atlanta, Georgia after a snowstorm, and then drove 600 miles to Fort Myers, Florida, where the record was set.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- distance is measured from line of release to location where the snowball lands
- snowball must be made entirely from snow

Largest Group Of People Singing In A Shower

30 Vanderbilt students got into a shower and sang together at the same time, a world record. They sang One Time by Canadian artist Justin Bieber.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- water must be running while participants are in shower

Most Assisted Flips In One Minute

AJ Jacobs helped his son Jasper Jacobs complete 20 flips in one minute.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- each flip must involving climbing up someone's body and flipping over with the assistance of the other person's hands

Largest Multi-Colored Origami Dinosaur Collection

Madison Heckert has 16 origami dinosaurs in her collection. Each one is a different color.

How to make an origami dinosaur: http://bit.ly/cuAptg

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- each dinosaur must be a different color

Most Pairs Of Underwear Put On In 30 Seconds

Olivia Miller put on 15 pairs of underpants in 30 seconds.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- any type of underpants (boxers, briefs, etc.) are permitted
- must pull underpants fully on over both legs

Most Names Given To A Plastic Duck In 30 Seconds

Zane Stiles gave 36 names to his plastic duck in 30 seconds. The duck's current name is Hannibal.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- duck must be present at time of naming
- duck must be facing record attempter
- duck can receive names given to both genders
- must begin each naming with "Your name is..."

Fastest Time To Blow Up A Balloon Until It Pops

Matt Godfrey inflated and popped a balloon using only his breath in 19.65 seconds.

NOTE: This record can be dangerous. Wearing protective eyewear is highly encouraged.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- can only use breath to blow up balloon
- ballon must pop due to pressure from being overinflated
- must use a standard party balloon that reaches a length of at least 20 cm (7.87 inches) before popping

Most Emoticons In A Single Tweet

Andrew C. posted 70 emoticons in a single tweet.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- emoticons must be unique when read left to right
- =) is not the same as =(

Most Consecutive Golf Ball Bounces Using The Shaft Of A Golf Club

Michael Lavery bounced a golf ball 60 times in a row using the shaft of his golf club.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- must only use the shaft, not head or handle

Tallest Origami Tetrahedron

Louis Hyde built an origami tetrahedron 31" in height. Each side of the tetrahedron is 41.5" in height.

Hyde built the piece on February 21, 2010 at the 2nd Annual Brooklyn World Record Day, an event hosted by URDB in conjunction with Beam Camp as part of their Inventgenuity Festival.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- tetrahedron must be made from paper and nothing else

Largest Game Of "Never Have I Ever"

Alexandra Young led a group of 82 people in the world's largest game of Never Have I Ever.

The record was set at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe's Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- all participants must raise one arm to begin game
- arms are brought down when participants have an affirmative answer to the statement made
- final person with arm raised is declared the winner

Longest Time To Hover A Table Tennis Ball Using Breath

Rob Birdsong kept a table tennis ball hovering in air for 3.16 seconds using just his breath.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- timing begins when hand lets go of ball and stops when ball begins final descent

Largest Group To Recite The English Alphabet

78 members of the Reflection of Christ Student Ministry recited the English alphabet at the same time.

CRITERIA TO BREAK RECORD:
- group must recite alphabet simultaneously

Most Photographs Taken Of People Jumping

Mike Hedge has taken 602 photographs of people jumping. See Hedge's entire collection here.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- one person must take all the photos
- permissible to take several shots in one location as long as they feature different people
- permissible to have same person in different shots as long as photos are taken in different locations
- there can be more than person jumping in a shot, but that only counts as one photo
- jumpers must be in mid-air for photo to count

Fastest Time To Play 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' On A Baby Piano While Holding A Pomelo In One Hand

Ezra Kanarick played Mary Had A Little Lamb in 11.30 seconds on a baby piano while holding a pomelo in his non-playing hand.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- must hold pomelo in one hand and play song with other

Most Craft Marbles Stuck In An Armpit

Athena Davos had 56 craft marbles placed in her right armpit.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- must use 2cm x 0.5 cm craft marbles
- can attempt with either armpit
- marbles must balance in armpit without external support for at least 2 seconds