Group World Records
Group world records are where teams of friends, coworkers, family members or even strangers get together to achieve more than they could accomplish alone. Groups have collaborated to dance, play music, pull off ambitious sporting endeavors and tell cancer to take a hike, among a flurry of other feats.
411 Records
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Most People To Somersault From Pitcher's Mound To Home Plate
Derek Volk lead 25 people from the Scarborough Maine 7th Grade Girls Softball Team and 7th Grade Baseball Team in somersaulting from the pitcher's mound to the home plate. They set the record during their end-of-season party.
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Most People Playing Arcade Games At Once
Led by Doc Mack, 106 people at the Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, Illinois played arcade games simultaneously.
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Largest Group To Pledge To Stand Up To Bullying
A total of 939 students and staff of Jericho Middle School in Jericho, New York pledged to stand up to bullying. They set the record as part of their Bully Prevention Kick-Off. Read more about their campaign here.
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A total of 1,500 people with their puppets marched through Lincoln Park to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on November 3, 2012. They set the record to show support for continued public funding of public media. Read more about the feat here.
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Most People Saying "We Love Southwest Airlines" In Front Of A Southwest Airlines Plane
Clint Poore and three Southwest Airlines flight attendants said "We love Southwest Airlines" at once in front of a Southwest Airlines plane. They set a record shortly after a landing in Denver, Colorado.
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Largest Conference Call Joined From A Car
Pat Cassels and Brian Murphy from College Humor sat in a Ford Focus ST and joined a conference call with a combined total of 82 people. Watch the full Ford Focus ST video here. The record was officiated by RecordSetter president Dan Rollman.
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Led by VTKlustrum, 36 people performed a hug exchange line.
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Most People Saying "We Love Majors Pizza" At Once
Clint Poore and 21 people said "We Love Majors Pizza" at once.
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Largest Group Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Students To Participate In A Community Service Project
A total of 495 deaf and hard-of-hearing students across Illinois volunteered to help their local animal shelters. They set the record as part of Deaf Can Do It Community Service Day.
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Largest Group Of People Making Eyelash Wishes At Once
As part of the "Dream Big - Read" summer reading program, members of Kasson Public Library gathered 14 people to make wishes by blowing loose eyelashes at once.
Wishes varied from "having a million dollars" to "getting a bigger library".
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Longest Chain Of Kids Thumb Wrestling While Lying Down
Staci Frey was one of 12 kids to thumb wrestle while lying face down. They set the record to support acceptance of diversity.
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Nathan Sukonik and 12,804 people gathered at Central Park in New York City armed with water guns and sprayed water to each other.
They set the record to celebrate the start of summer season. Read more about the event here.
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Most Party Poppers Popped At Once
Led by Andrew Currie, 263 students and staff at Werribee Secondary College popped party poppers at once.
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Most Librarians Riding A Roller Coaster At Once
Twelve librarians from the New Jersey Library Association rode the El Toro roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.
They set the record to break the stereotype that librarians are introverted and timid shushers and to help foster a better understanding of what librarians are like.
