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  1. Most Paper Airplanes Constructed And Flown In One Minute

    Most Paper Airplanes Constructed And Flown In One Minute

    Russel Stokely constructs and launches seven paper airplanes in one minute, a new world record. He used standard construction paper to build the planes.

    Stokely set the record on March 19, 2009 at his home in Austin, Texas. Lauren Jane Slade was present to document the record and count the planes.

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  2. Most Dots Drawn On A Page In Ten Seconds

    Most Dots Drawn On A Page In Ten Seconds

    Two student campers from iD Tech Camps Trinity Universitymarked 198 dots in two sheets of paper in 10 seconds.

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  3. Shortest Greeting Card Collection

    Shortest Greeting Card Collection

    Julie Tremblay made five handmade greeting cards that were all five millimeters or shorter, a new world record. The only tools she used were a pencil and paper.

    Tremblay set the record on April 11, 2009 in the living room of her Portland, Connecticut home. Chelsea Walsh was present to witness and measure the cards.

    Card Descriptions:

    1. 5mm tall, 3mm wide. Card reads quot;Helloquot; on the front and quot;I thinking of u. - Juliequot; on the inside.

    2. 3mm tall, 3mm wide. Card reads quot;I’m Sorryquot; on the front and quot;Please 4give mequot; on the inside.

    3. 1.2mm tall, 3mm wide. Card reads quot;Happy B-Dayquot; on the front and quot;EN-JOYquot; on the inside.

    4. 2mm tall, 3mm wide. Card reads quot;Thanxquot; on the front and quot;U R GREATquot; on the inside.

    5. 2mm tall, 1.4mm wide. Card has a Christmas tree on the front and reads quot;NOELquot; on the inside.

  4. Tallest Drawing Of A Midget

    Tallest Drawing Of A Midget

    Todd Lamb draws a midget measuring 10 feet, 8.25 inches in height, a new world record. The midget wore boots with heels in the drawing, but measurement was taken from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

    Lamb completed the achievement on March 25, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] gathering in New York City. He drew using a Sharpie marker. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and measure the drawing.

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  5. Most Flowers Drawn In Two Minutes

    Most Flowers Drawn In Two Minutes

    Breanna Krosch drew 60 flowers in two minutes.

  6. Most Pieces Of Paper Torn In One Minute

    Most Pieces Of Paper Torn In One Minute

    Alexander Dnimreven ripped 70 pieces of paper in one minute.

  7. Fastest Time To Build 48 Sonobes

    Fastest Time To Build 48 Sonobes

    Louis Hyde built 48 origami sonobes in a world record 57 minutes and 40 seconds.

    Hyde performed the feat 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 as a witness.

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  8. Largest Origami Cube

    Largest Origami Cube

    Daniel Dalton built an origami box that measures 27 cubic feet. All six sides of the cube are 36" x 36".

  9. Most Paper Airplanes Stuck In Hair At Once

    Most Paper Airplanes Stuck In Hair At Once

    Maya fit 32 paper airplanes in her hair at once. She set the record in the computer lab at iD Tech Camp at Sacramento State University on July 21, 2010.
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  10. Fastest Time To Unravel A Roll Of Toilet Paper

    Fastest Time To Unravel A Roll Of Toilet Paper

    Chris Dean unraveled a full roll of toilet paper in 4.28 seconds, a new world record.

  11. Fastest Time To Draw Ten Homer Simpson Heads

    Fastest Time To Draw Ten Homer Simpson Heads

    Sophia Flanagan drew 10 images of Homer Simpson’s head in one minute and 15.58 seconds.

    Time stopped when the 10th Homer Simpson head was completed.

  12. Tallest Origami Stellated Icosahedron

    Tallest Origami Stellated Icosahedron

    The finished Stellated Icosahedron model measured 21 x 21 x 21 inches. It was folded from 30 pieces of 22-inch square colored poster board.

  13. Most Barefoot Car Hood Jumps In 30 Seconds While Wearing A Green Blazer And Holding A Paper Mache Seahorse

    Most Barefoot Car Hood Jumps In 30 Seconds While Wearing A Green Blazer And Holding A Paper Mache Seahorse

    Matt Parker jumped over the hoods of two cars 9 times while barefoot, wearing a green blazer, and holding a paper mache seahorse. His tenth jump exceded the time limit.

  14. Most Empty Boxes Knocked Down With A Broom While Riding A Pallet Jack

    Most Empty Boxes Knocked Down With A Broom While Riding A Pallet Jack

    Guido Balducci knocked over 44 empty paper boxes with a broom while riding a pallet jack. The wall of boxes he’d set up originally had 55 boxes.

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  15. Fastest Time To Rip A Phone Book In Half

    Fastest Time To Rip A Phone Book In Half

    Michael Martin ripped a phone book in half in 0.37 seconds.

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