Record Setter

Fastest 5K Run While Juggling Three Balls And Dressed Like A Penguin

Gavin Levenstein ran a 5K race in 22 minutes, 33.00 seconds. He was dressed as a penguin and juggled three tennis balls throughout the run. He set the record during the North Beach Parkrun in Durban, South Africa. See the results of the race here.

Fastest Time To Eat Two Happy Hippos On 22nd Birthday While Dressed As A Banana

Michael Petikas ate two Happy Hippos in 22.56 seconds while wearing a banana costume on his 22nd birthday.

WARNING: Speed eating can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional speed eater. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Most People In A Business Meeting Dressed As Superheroes

A total of 24 people dressed as superheroes in their business meeting. The participants were local business owners in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. They set the record in honor of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

Fastest Time To Complete An 800-Meter Run Dressed In A Banana Costume

Parker Terry completed an 800-meter run in one minute, 59.70 seconds while dressed in a banana costume.

Longest Time Spinning A Fidget Spinner While Wearing A Superman Costume

Eric C. spun a fidget spinner for five minutes, 32.81 seconds while wearing a Superman costume.

Most Balloons Popped On A Burlesque Costume

Sapphira, founder of Sapphira's Showgirls, allowed a group of people to pop 82 balloons attached to the burlesque costume she was wearing. She set the record to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week and raise funds for SANE Mental Healthy Charity and Butterfly Conservation. See list of participants here.

Fastest 50-Foot Dash While Wearing A Mermaid Costume

Greta Henderson completed a 50-foot dash in 10.41 seconds while wearing a mermaid costume.

Fastest 50-Foot Dash While Wearing An Egyptian Costume

Nigel Henderson completed a 50-foot dash in 4.25 seconds while wearing an Egyptian costume.

Most Pies Thrown By A Clown Taken In The Face In One Minute

Most Inflatable T-Rex Costumes Worn While Wearing Oversized Boxing Gloves

John and his friend wore inflatable T-Rex costumes while wearing oversized boxing gloves.

Most People Wearing Inflatable T-Rex Costumes While Trying Out Yellow Vehicles

John and two of his friends wore inflatable T-Rex costumes while trying out yellow vehicles.

Most Juggling Catches Made While Swimming And Wearing A Gorilla Costume

Joe Salter completed 12 catches performing a three-ball bounce juggling pattern while swimming dressed as a gorilla.

Most Triple Time Step Breaks In 40 Seconds While Wearing Clown Make-up And A Green Top Hat

Adam M. performed 23 triple time step breaks in 40 seconds while wearing clown make-up and a green top hat.

Most People Dancing To The "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" Song While Wearing Costumes

Erica H. led 22 members of Austin Stone Community Church to dance to the "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" song while wearing costumes.

Most Bananas Given Out By Someone In A Gorilla Costume

At the Zappos.com Bay to Breakers road race in San Francisco, California, 21 bananas were given out to set a world record for Most Bananas Given Out By Someone In A Gorilla Costume.

The record was one of 40 set that day, allowing the race to set an additional record for “Most World Records Set at a Road Race.” See all 40 records at RecordSetter.com/Zappos.

Longest Rodeo Bull Ride While Wearing Eyeglasses

Longest Pull-Up While Dressed As A Gorilla

Most Company Mascots On Stage At Once

Most Shots Fired At A Target While Dressed As A Lobster On New Year's Day

Doug McManaman fired five shots at a target while dressed as a lobster. He set the record on New Year's Day.

Longest Time Balancing A Pumpkin On Forehead While Wearing A Clown Nose

EJ balanced a pumpkin on his forehead for 4.53 seconds while wearing a clown nose.

Most People Dancing To "Captain Pugwash" While Wearing Pirate Costumes

32 Durham scouts danced to Captain Pugwash while wearing pirate costumes.

Most People Impersonating Pirates

A total of 1,130 scouts, guides, and leaders from Durham Scouts Confido Event performed pirate impressions.

Longest Time To Spin A Top While Wearing A Ninja Mask

Fastest Time To Apply Clown Makeup

Fastest Time To Run A Marathon While Dressed In A Playing Card Costume

Lisa W. finished a marathon of 26.2 miles in four hours, 59 minutes, 41.00 seconds. She was dressed in a playing card costume throughout the event.

Largest Group Of People Dressed As Superman Gathering Around A Superman Statue

Michele L. and 267 people dressed themselves in Superman costumes. They set the record in front of The Super Museum in Metropolis, Illinois where a giant Superman statue stands.

Most Costume Changes In One Minute By A Duo

Duo Steven Best and Cassandra changed costumes seven times in one minute. They performed the attempt during an episode of Zoink'd.

Fastest Time To Eat 10 McDonald's Hamburgers While Dressed As Hamburglar

Wayne A. ate 10 McDonald's hamburgers in three minutes, 5.51 seconds while dressed as Hamburglar.

WARNING: Speed eating can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional eater. We will not accept speed eating submissions from minors.

Largest Puppet March

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.

Fastest Time To Run Down An Up Escalator While Wearing An Indian Costume And Holding A Red Balloon

Wearing an Indian costume and holding a red balloon, Schacht N. ran down an up escalator in 7.56 seconds.

Most Star Wars Costume Changes In A One-Take Music Video

Geoffrey Countryman made 13 Star Wars costume changes to the tune of Eytan & The Embassy's Everything Changes.

Most High Fives In One Minute While Wearing A Banana Costume

Alex Clayton exchanged high fives with 116 people in one minute while wearing a banana costume.

Most Costume Changes In A One-Take Music Video

In Eytan and The Embassy’s "Everything Changes" music video, lead singer Eytan Oren makes 18 costume changes. The video was done in a single take, with no edits. The core theme of the song is that people shouldn't "find themselves" but should "create themselves."

It took the band and crew a full day of rehearsal and 30 takes the next day to successfully capture the final video. Download the song for free here.

Most People Dressed As Polar Bears While Dancing In 24 Hours

Lindsey Hajduk coordinated with the Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Endangered Species Coalition and Sierra Club in gathering the largest group of people dressed as polar bears while dancing in 24 hours. A total of 391 people across the United States participated.

They set the record to raise awareness against offshore drilling, for protecting the Arctic region and in celebration of RecordSetter World Record Day.

View more photos at flickr.com/photos/polarbearuprising.

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Largest Group Of Junior Pirates

372 attendees of Sydney Family Show dressed as pirates. The record was set a to commemorate the opening of Sony Pictures' The Pirates! Band of Misfits film.

Fastest Time To Remove A Resident Evil 4 Merchant Costume

Dressed as a merchant from Resident Evil 4, Igor Franccedil;a removed the entire costume in 6.81 seconds.

Most People Dressed As Vikings At The Homecoming Of A School Whose Mascot Is Not A Viking

Natasha Srinivasan and a group of five fellow alumni attended Homecoming at The College of New Jersey dressed as Vikings. TCNJ’s mascot is the completely un-Viking-related Roscoe the Lion.

Largest Group Dressed As Skeletons

Jokers’ Masquerade supplied 2,018 Swansea University students with scary skeleton costumes, breaking the previous world record. The feat was achieved on October 8, 2011 at the Swansea University Students Union[].

Most Internet Meme Costumes Worn At A Party

Eighty people dressed up in Internet meme costumes at a party, a new world record. Costumes worn included Nyan cat, Hipster Ariel, Dancing Pumpkin and Fail Whale.

More photos of internet folks dressed as memes on BuzzFeed.

Highest Highfall Into A Stunt Airbag While Wearing A Fursuit

Bryan Smith fell 30 feet into a stunt airbag while wearing a fursuit.

NOTE: Stunt falls are dangerous. Please do not make this attempt without proper supervision, training and equipment.

Most Slides On A Slip 'n Slide In One Minute While Wearing A Hot Dog Costume

Sean Sonic of radio station Channel 933 completed seven slides on a Slip ’n Slide while wearing a hotdog costume in one minute, a new world record.

Most Times To Put On A Pair Of Cowboy Boots In One Minute

Fastest Time To Attach 100 Loofahs To Someone's Coveralls In A Prius

This record was set as part of 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.

Most Jump Rope Jumps By A Mascot In One Minute Next To A Toyota Prius

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.

Largest Group Wearing Santa Hats At Once

1,058 students and staff of Lake Travis Elementary School wore santa hats at once.

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Longest Silent Knight

John Vinton remained completely silent for two minutes and 40.12 seconds while dressed as a knight.

Most Costume Changes While Listening To Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance'

Brandy Crawford changed into 15 different costumes while listening to ’Bad Romance’by Lady Gaga.

Crawford 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.

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Most Pieces Of Chalk Thrown At A Person In A Taco Suit Singing "Space Oddity"

Emily Casden threw 144 pieces of chalk at Ella Morton while Morton was dressed in a taco suit, singing Space Oddity. The band Blast Off!!! accompanied Morton for her performance.

The record was 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.

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Most News Team Members Dressed On-Air In Halloween Costumes

11 members of the WCNC news team in Charlotte, North Carolina wore Halloween costumes live on the air the morning of October 30, 2009.

Costumes included a bus driver, Elvis Presley, Hello Helen, Mack Mullet, Flash Lightning, Count Sprinkula, Larry Lemon, Sonny, Cher, and Marilyn Monroe.

Largest Group Of People Wearing Food Costumes

Andrew Vineys, Adrian Salinas and two of their friends dressed as a sandwich, a taco, a hot dog and a hamburger.

The feat was achieved on October 18, 2009 at the Saucony Originals tent at the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco, California.

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