Record Setter

Fewest Recyclable Materials Used To Develop An Eco-Friendly Capacitive Switch

Rupal Jain used a biodegradable material and recycled aluminum foil to develop an eco-friendly capacitive switch.

Longest OoVoo Video Chat

Joshua W. talked to Ally on OoVoo for 115 hours, a total time of four days.

Largest Robot

Q-Dance Australia built a robot measuring 24 meters high and 48 meters wide. It was created as a centerpiece for 2013 Defqon.1, an annual music festival held in Australia.

It has 8 x 2 tonne motors that hoist the audio system and has multiple nitro-charged flame positions, activated remotely using a control console.

The robot also boasts architectural and special effects lighting. The eyes are Jarag-led which are mapped to create expressions. There are 10 high-powered laser units and numerous pyrotechnic points with up to 70 mm mortars. It is specially designed using a steam punk style and parts are of recycled materials.

Highest Score In "Solitaire"

Yury C. scored 28,606 points in Solitaire.

Most High Fives With A Robot In 30 Seconds

JK gave 256 high fives to a robot in 30 seconds.

Most Cisco Certificates Received

Abhishant Kumar received nine Cisco Systems certificates.

Most Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Certificates Received

Abhishant Kumar has eight Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certificates.

Longest Skype Video Chat

Alex Foltyn and her friend kept a Skype video chat open for 240 hours, 10 minute and 23 seconds.

Most People Dancing The Robot While Dressed As Robots

96 people dressed as robots danced "the robot" at the same time.

Most Trivial Pursuit 90's Edition "Wired" Questions Answered Correctly In One Minute

Jeff Rubin answered 15 Trivial Pursuit 90’s Edition “Wired” questions correctly in one minute.

For a limited time, Rubin and his employer College Humor will donate $100 to charity in the name of anyone who can beat this record.

Largest Group To Check In At Same Venue On Foursquare At Once

814 University of Nebraska students checked in on Foursquare to the Big Boi concert on October 14, 2010. More info here.

Most Foursquare Check-Ins In An Hour

Chase Peterson checked in 15 times on Foursquare in one hour during an afternoon walk in San Diego, California.

Largest Group To Dance "The Robot" While Wrapped In Christmas Lights

Alanna Iverson and 51 other cyclists danced the robotwhile wrapped in Christmas lights. The participants were a group of cyclists on a long distance bike ride to raise money for cancer research.

Longest Voice Chat Between A Cell Phone And A Gmail Account

Parker Robertson and Kaiyana Petrus had a cell phone to Gmail conversation that lasted one hour, 33.02 seconds.

Most Chemical Symbols In A Tweet

Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyayaposted a tweet containing 77 symbols from the Periodic Table Of Elements.

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.

Fewest Attempts Needed To Stop iPhone Stopwatch At Exactly 1.0 Seconds

Taj Ubom got his iPhone stopwatch to stop at exactly 1.0 seconds on his first attempt.

Most Browser Windows Opened In One Minute

Brett Walling from Citizen Effect opened 49 separate browser windows in one minute.

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Fastest Time To Publish A Document To A Website

Tim Kloske created, saved and published a document to a website in 4.38 seconds.

Most Computer Resource Specialists Doing The Wave

106 computer resource specialists performed the wave for 30 seconds. The group consisted of computer resource specialists from Virginia Beach City Public Schools.

Fastest Time For A Robot To Frost A Cupcake

Bre Pettis of MakerBot Industries built a robot that frosted a cupcake in 52.27 seconds. The intent was for the robot to decorate the entire top of the cupcake, but due to an unfortunate technical glitch, it didn’t perform as anticipated.

The feat was performed on June 26, 2009 in New York City during the taping of a URDB segment on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Dan Rollman was present as a witness.

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