Hair World Records

With a peak measurement of 14", Mel Sampson set the record for tallest shaving cream wig created in one minute or less. Sampson set the record live on-air during the “The Drive Home with Mel” show on K-Rock 89.3. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Ahmir ’Questlove’ Thompson fit 101 afro picks in his afro at once, a new world record. He placed all the picks in the afro himself, receiving no outside assistance. Thompson achieved the feat on June 25, 2009 in New York City while taping a URDB segment for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to document the record and count the picks. #RecordSetterBook01, #celebpick

Members of iD Tech Camps in UC San Diego stuck 53 paper airplanes in the hair of one person.

Wendy B. organized a can-can line featuring 13 dancers with fake mustaches. #BM2007

Melissa Dorsey applied ponytails to 10 heads in 51.47 seconds. The feat was achieved on July, 18, 2009 at the [Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Representatives from RecordSetter were present to document the record. #PF01

Nikita Zeyfman created 31 arm twisties on his left arm, a world record. Arm hair twisties are formed by taking several individual neighboring arm hairs and spiraling them together. Zeyfman set the record on January 7, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City. Emily Wilson and Rob Birdsong served as witnesses. [#WRAS02][]

Chris Skowronek twirled his hair nonstop for one hour, two minutes and six seconds.

Matthew J. attached 20 wooden clothespins to his mustache.

Lily Young and two friends placed 19 binder clips in her hair in 30 seconds.

18 curly haired members of the Reflections Of Christ Youth Ministry gathered together on a stage, a new world record. The record was set on June 17, 2009 in Lake City Florida. Dustin Busscher was present as a witness.

Pearl Cohen put up ten ponytails in one minute, a new world record. She used her mom’s hair to achieve the feat. Cohen set the record on April 4, 2009 at the first annual Brooklyn World Record Day in Brooklyn, New York. The event was held by URDB in conjunction with Beam Camp. Corey Henderson was present to witness the record. #BWRD01

Michael Bennett has a world record four patches of natural gray hair. Bennett’s hair was documented on May, 28 2009 in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Erica Hess was present as a witness.

Sarah B. has 100 box braids in her hair.

John Tarbox has a white chest hair measuring seven inches long.

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.

Nicole Welsh made 53 spikes in her hair in a shower. Welsh achieved the feat at the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington. The record was set inside got2b’s World’s Biggest Shower, a featured festival attraction. [#SMF01][]