Drum World Records
Drum Challenges
16 Records
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Longest Time Playing A Djembe Drum While Balancing On An Exercise Ball
Tai Star played a djembe drum for one minute, 3.63 seconds while balancing on an exercise ball.
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Longest Time Playing Conga Drum With A Hacky Sack On Head While Balancing On An Exercise Ball
Tai Star played conga drum for 20.22 seconds with a hacky sack on his head while balancing on an exercise ball.
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Longest Time To Balance A Moose Hide Drum On Forehead
Doug McManaman balanced a moose hide drum on his forehead for three minutes, 6.42 seconds.
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Farthest Distance To Putt A Blue-Footed Booby Plush Doll Into A Drum
Jacob Kreeb used a golf club to putt a blue-footed booby plush doll into a drum six feet away.
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Most Bounces Of A Table Tennis Ball On A Bongo Drum
Joseph Nagy bounced a table tennis ball on a bongo drum 141 times.
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Fastest Time To Drink A 24-Ounce Can Of Beer While Having Crotch Drummed On
Lawson Clarke drank a 24-ounce can of beer in 43.84 seconds with someone drumming on his crotch the entire time.
Clarke set the record 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.
NOTE: Speed drinking can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on hand.
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Steven Gaul played the drums for 121 hours (7,260 minutes). Gaul set this record to raise money for cancer research.
Read more about the event here.
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Longest Double Stroke Drum Roll
Chris Anthony performed a double stroke drum roll that lasted four hours, six minutes, and 10 seconds.
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Longest Time To Balance One Drumstick On Top Of Another
Scott Paterson balanced one Rock Band drumstick on top of another Rock Band drumstick in an “X” formation for two minutes, 57.63 seconds.
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Most Tandem Knee Slaps In One Minute
Four student campers from iD Tech Camps New York University slapped their knees 1,689 times in one minute.
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Most Drum Double Strokes Played In Five Minutes
Phil McFarlane completed 5,184 double strokes on a drum in five minutes. He used a free drum beat counting program called Drumcount.com with a Roland PD–8 drumpad.
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This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself.
The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.
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Longest Opening Chess Move Played Against A Snare Drum
Stephen Weber took 12 minutes, 27.46 seconds to make his first move in a chess game against a snare drum.
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Most "Delayed Rimshot" Jokes Delivered In 90 Seconds
Evan Altshuler delivered 10 delayed rimshot jokes in 90 seconds. After each joke, drummer Mike Pride waited at least two seconds before hitting a rimshot.
Altshuler set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.
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Most Sounds Made From A Drum In Four Minutes
Alex Alexander made 291 sounds on his djembe drum in four minutes. He accomplished the feat using a variety of pedals, custom sounds, presets, and muting techniques.
The record was set at a St. Patrick’s-themed World Record Appreciation Society[] event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.
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[]: http://recordsetter.com/search/wras13 "World Record Appreciation Society #13"
Tai Star 
Doug McManaman 
Jacob Kreeb 
JoeNagy 
Lawson Clarke 
Steven Gaul 
Chris Anthony 
Scott Paterson 
iD Tech Camps New York University 
Phil McFarlane 
Aaron Conte 
Stephen Weber 
Evan Altshuler 
Alex Alexander