Record Setter

Fastest Time To Precision Plant 7,000 Seeds

Mark Cuban precision planted 7,000 seeds in 14.15 seconds, a RecordSetter world record. Cuban set the record on Shark Tank by rolling out a SeedSheet roll. The roll had 1,235 dissolvable pouches, each containing six seeds. 7,000 was the announced record total to account for any product anomalies.

RecordSetter co-founder Dan Rollman was present to officiate the attempt.

Most Duct Tape Used To Tape A School Principal To A Tree

Students in Narwal House at the Palos Verdes Intermediate School used a total of 6,000 yards of duct tape to attach their school principal, Frank Califano, to a tree. They set the record to celebrate their win during a fundraising event. Read more about the feat here.

Most Laps Run Around A Tree In 30 Seconds (Junior)

Most Sunflower Seeds Fit In Mouth At Once

Anthony V. placed 350 sunflower seeds in his mouth at once.

WARNING: Stuffing food in mouth can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional stunt performer. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Longest Time Balancing A Tray Of Plants On Top Of A Pole On Ear While Kneeling

Doug McManaman balanced a tray of plants on top of a pole on his ear for 34.12 seconds while kneeling.

Longest Time To Stand On One Foot On A Fallen Tree

Most Hammocks Suspended From A Tree

Members of Clearwater Student Ministries in Clearwater, Florida suspended 32 hammocks from a tree at once.

Longest Time Balancing A Six-Inch Planter With Plants On Forehead

Doug McManaman balanced a six-inch planter with plants on his forehead for two minutes, 17.53 seconds.

Longest Peacock Pose Held On A Fallen Tree

Suresh G. held a peacock pose on a fallen tree for 25.86 seconds.

Most Trees Without Leaves Drawn In One Minute

Longest Time Balancing A Four-Foot Christmas Tree On A Broom

Doug McManaman balanced a four-foot Christmas tree on a broom for three minutes, 11.28 seconds.

Longest Time Balancing A Four-Foot Tall Christmas Tree On Thumb

Doug McManaman balanced a four-foot tall Christmas tree on his thumb for four minutes, 8.94 seconds.

Most Trees Hugged In One Minute

Smallest Tree Sculpture Carved From Chalk

Yuktha created a sculpture of a coconut tree on a chalk pencil that measured one square centimeter.

Heaviest Tree Trunk Lifted

Manuel H. lifted a tree trunk weighing 320 kilograms (704 pounds).

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

Smallest Four-Leaf Clover

Most Consecutive Tree Root Pull-Ups

Longest Time To Balance In Tree Pose On A Slackline

Tai Star balanced on a slackline in a yoga tree pose for two minutes, 52.17 seconds.

Tallest Dandelions Grown In An Electromagnetic Field

Darryl Learie grew a 1.7-cm long dandelion sprout in a 9.6-watt electromagnetic field with hypothesized current, 4.6 KV , 0.002 amps at 1,800 hertz.

Longest Plant Grown From Seed Inside A Balloon

Darryl Learie successfully sprouted a 3.5-centimeter dandelion inside a balloon.

Longest Time To Stand On A Fallen Tree

Farthest Distance To Water A Tomato Plant Using A .22-Caliber Rifle

Doug McManaman watered a tomato plant using a .22-caliber rifle from 50 yards away.

Longest World Record Attempt Cut Short By An Act Of Nature

Ed Heemskerk planned to play Q*Bert for 100 hours on a single coin and set a world record for Longest Time Playing a Video Game Using One Quarter.

After 56.5 hours, a power surge caused by an electrical storm brought unexplained death to Heemskerk's on-screen player and somehow reset the game. Read more about the unfortunate feat here.

Largest Global Film Premiere

In honor of Earth Day, over 160 countries premiered One Day on Earth, the largest global film premiere of all-time. The documentary, which features footage shot exclusively on October 10th, 2010 (10/10/10), includes clips from every single country on earth.

United Nations Development Programme helped bring the project to life, and organized a special screening at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. At this event, RecordSetter president Dan Rollman presented a certificate to the film's director, Kyle Ruddick.

Most Kisses Under Mistletoe In 30 Seconds

Sean Sonic of radio station Channel 933 received five kisses under a piece of mistletoe in 30 seconds.

Slowest Drive Through A Redwood Tree While Listening To Hall & Oates

Kent Haines and Erin Descoteaux took 41.66 seconds to drive through the legendary Chandelier Tree while listening to "Maneater" by Hall & Oates

Longest Pinecone

Elias Ruiz found a pinecone 50.8 centimeters long. It was found in Tuolumne County.

Longest Time Balancing Tree On Chin

Most Trees Trunks Jumped Off During A Wakeboard Ride

Dan Crowley jumped off one tree trunk during a single wakeboard ride.

WARNING: This record can be dangerous and should only be attempted by experienced riders. Please have supervision on hand.

Most Times Hugging A Tree In One Minute Next To 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 Yeast Plasmid Transformations Performed In A Single Sitting

Michael Smith of Princeton University’s Rose Lab successfully performed 147 yeast plasmid transformations by hand in a single sitting. Each transformation was conducted in a microcentrifuge tube, and then plated onto -URA glucose media.

Most Times For Two People To Be Startled By A Miniature Christmas Tree In 30 Seconds

Mortimer Blackwell and Steve Schlacker were startled by a miniature Christmas tree 32 times in 30 seconds.

Fastest Time To Plant A Tree

John Nelson and Russell DeCaprio planted a tree in 1.90 seconds.

Nelson and DeCaprio set the record as part of Fusion 41, a URDB World Record Challenge created by the Ford Motor Company.

Tallest Human Christmas Tree

Decorated in lights, ornaments, and a tree topper, 6’8" Mike Ellison set a world record as the tallest human Christmas tree.

Most Leaf Crush Footsteps In 30 Seconds

Sarah Falcon took 78 leaf-crushing footsteps in 30 seconds.