Shortest World Records

Justin D. stopped an online stopwatch in .005 seconds.

Lloyd W. rode a mechanical bull for 2.26 seconds.

48 attendees of iD Tech Camp at Villanova University created a ‘Warp Speed’ clap chain that was completed in 0.43 seconds. Each person clapped immediately after the person in line next to them, creating, in essence, a wave of claps. Based on their submission claim, the average length of each individual’s clap was .0089583 seconds. Until we can find a way to measure this and/or future submissions in this category, we consider this submission “pending.” [#iDTech][]

Greg Harell-Edge and Dave Penndorf made a high five in which their palms started just 0.19 millimeters apart. The duo set the record as part of National High Five Day.

A student camper from iD Tech Camps at Ohio State University reached a distance of 11 feet in a game of Kitten Cannon. [ #iDTech][] [ #iDTech]: /search/IDTech

Porter Maberry successfully dunked a basketball into a men's regulation size basketball hoop. He stands five feet, five inches tall.

The NMDP Office of Patient Advocacy set a world record for the shortest race to break cancer, measuring six feet (72 inches).

Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya made a video featuring wildlife that was .04 seconds in length.

Tony Czuchnowski filmed a video with a duration of .3 seconds.

Thomas McGinniss and Josh Graber had a pillow fight that lasted 1.40 seconds.

Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya made a video advertisement for a book that was 0.33 seconds in length. The short book advertisement is entitled “Puran Katha”.

Arthur Meyer and Dan Klein performed a comedy sketch that took just 0.50 seconds, making it the shortest sketch ever. The duo set the record at a RecordSetter LIVE! event held at UCB Theater[] in New York City during SketchFest.

Akshay Kalose ran 23 meters in a single game of Temple Run.

Katerina Tsikouri made a paintbrush measuring 0.60 centimeters in length and 0.20 centimeters in width.

Suresh Gaur balanced an object measuring 0.70 centimeter in length on his finger.

Bennett C. achieved 6.66 meters in Disney's Frozen: Throw Olaf.