Pencil World Records
Pencil Challenges
23 Records
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Most Pencils Sharpened With Pencil Sharpener In One Minute
Using lightning quick wrists and a specially chosen sharpener, Emily Wilson[] sharpened five completely unsharpened pencils in one minute, a new world record. To confirm that the pencils were sufficiently sharp, Wilson successfully popped balloons with each one when the minute was complete.
The feat was achieved on November 24, 2008 at the World Record Appreciation Society’s[] first-ever event. It took place at Asia Roma[], a karaoke bar in New York City. Event organizers Corey Henderson and Dan Rollman were on hand to witness and document the achievement.
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Most Writing Utensils Fit Inside A Pug's Collar
Nick H. stuffs 14 writing utensils inside the collar of Bobo the pug, a world record.
The feat was was achieved on March 21, 2009 in Seabeck, Washington. Windy Noy was present as a witness.
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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:
5mm tall, 3mm wide. Card reads quot;Helloquot; on the front and quot;I thinking of u. - Juliequot; on the inside.
3mm tall, 3mm wide. Card reads quot;I’m Sorryquot; on the front and quot;Please 4give mequot; on the inside.
1.2mm tall, 3mm wide. Card reads quot;Happy B-Dayquot; on the front and quot;EN-JOYquot; on the inside.
2mm tall, 3mm wide. Card reads quot;Thanxquot; on the front and quot;U R GREATquot; on the inside.
2mm tall, 1.4mm wide. Card has a Christmas tree on the front and reads quot;NOELquot; on the inside.
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Fastest Time To Break Ten Pencils
Cramer Ruth snapped 10 pencils with his hands in 6.65 seconds.
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Most Pencils Broken With Forehead In One Minute
Andy Baker broke 41 pencils with his forehead in one minute. Each pencil was broken one at a time.
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Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya held 281 pencils in his hand at once.
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Most Pencils Broken With Forehead In 30 Seconds
Frank DiFiore broke 30 pencils with his forehead in 30 seconds, a new world record. The pencils were broken one at a time.
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Most Pencils Fit In Mouth At Once
Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya placed 92 [#2 pencils][] in his mouth at once.
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Danie Desrosiers and Katie Wilson built a pencil tower 185 stories in height.
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Most Pens And Pencils Fit Into A 3.5-Ounce Lindt 70% Cocoa Smooth Dark Chocolate Package
Maitland Johnson fit 37 pens and pencils into an empty 3.5-ounce Lindt 70% Cocoa Smooth Dark Chocolate package without breaking the container.
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Most Finger Rotations Around A Pencil In 30 Seconds
Brian Pankey rotated his fingers around a pencil84 times in 30 seconds.
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Most Pencils Thrown At A Camera In 15 Seconds
Jon Strickler threw 29 pencils at a camera in 15 seconds.
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Most Pencils Thrown At A Camera In 15 Seconds While Standing On A Rola Bola
Brian Pankey threw 15 pencils at a camera in 15 seconds while standing on a rola bola.
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Brian Pankey threw 10 pencils at a camera in 15 seconds while juggling two tennis balls and standing on a rola bola.
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Longest Time Balancing Two Pencils On Upper Lip 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.
Emily Wilson 
Nick H 
Julie Tremblay 
Cramer Ruth 
Andy Baker 
Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya 
Frank DiFiore 
Danie Desrosiers 
Maitland Johnson 
Brian Pankey 
Jon Strickler 
Prius Records