We think only a record holder can know what you go through to set a record, so we only let people that
have already set world records downvote other people's records.
What can I do?
Go set a record! If you can think of it, you can set a new world record for it.
In my miserable failure (actually one of my students) to break this record, I failed because 1. I thought 14 was the record and it was actually 15 so we only tied 2. I showed a close up of the carnage and found that a couple of tarts just had th corners knocked off. They weren't broken. It seems that this current record, mindblowingly entertaining as it is, actually just shows that pop tarts that were once between two pedestals are now on the ground. I honestly think I could do this with 100 pop tarts on shaky pedestals such as these. The rules state that they must be broken in half. In my vast pop tart chopping experience THAT Is the challenge. I don't think that happened here and I'm sure there is not video proof of it. Sorry to be a stickler but "loser" is forever beside my name because of this.
Thanks for your thoughts here, Jon. This is definitely a tough category to officiate. A couple thoughts:
In my mind "break in half" means "break into at least two pieces." That would mean a broken corner is fair. (Watching a few crumbs fall off feels outside the spirit of the category in my opinion, but a corner broken off seems OK to me.)
Even if a video shows all the Pop-Tarts properly broken in half after the chop, how can we ensure the Tarts didn't break upon impact when hitting the ground?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts, and those from Clint and others.
I concur with DAN!
I had the same thoughts he mentioned.
I personally want to thank Jon for describing it as mindblowingly entertaining... :)
The spirit of this record is its entertainment value, after all they are POP-TARTS!
I highly suggest wemove this discussion forward and say ....
WHO'S GONNA BREAK 18!
I had fun making this video, and I'm glad people enjoyed watching it. Thanks for the comments. And if you don't like it, that's cool too. Plenty of other videos out there to watch.
ps- I am 1/8 ninja.
I have nothing against you Eric this is a cool thing to do at the end of a show routine for comical effect. Granted I do the the 3 apples & eat them all & it can be also also described as a novelty trick or record but the eating all three apples in the fastest time has a technical difficulty value behind it. I don't see any degree of difficulty behind this record here with chopping pop tarts just my opinion. here is a record that is difficult by my friend John Beatty - http://youtu.be/7S9bPM_LxiQ
you people who vote for this are idiots. this is the dumbing down of America right here. I like intelligent people who do creative intelligent things. recordsetter has lost all aspects of what real records are & decided to sell-out with marketing ploys that don't last forever Dan Rollman years from now after all the cars are gone the fancy houses are vacated you will be left with nothing & finally say that guy named legendary was the truth.
Brian, this isn't a marketing campaign. Pop-Tarts had nothing to do with it. This is the creativity and self-expression of Eric Williams. Just because it may not rank high from a difficulty perspective doesn't mean it's not a valid record, and one that a lot of people obviously enjoy. Quit being a hater.
I enjoy watching this kind of records than a record that seems to be impressive but will bored me to watch because of the quantity of records he send...
So I bore you Teddy because I create to many records So we should bash Bill Gates & the late Steve Jobs for putting out so many products also you're basically saying in that sentence that creative shouldn't exist but I say if it wasn't for ideas of creative people we would still be living in the stone age because technology wouldn't exist so who is the real haters me or you
Bill gates, Steve Jobs and the others has nothing to do w/ you... you hate somebody bcoz of the kind of record they submmited? bcoz it is not impressive like you did.. sorry LEGENDARY this is RECORDSETTER, not GUINESS..
You just answered my question Teody this website is not Guinness Records & will never ever live up to the upstanding legacy of Guinness Records. recordsetter is the kid with the dunce hat on in the corner while Guinness is the guy that becomes valedictorian with a genius IQ
Melissa & why don't do of a record & shut your mouth. I have earned the right to comment. I have earned my title a thousand times over I am legendary my legacy will be forever I am infinite
you are the only problem here LEGENDARY hater.. i think even Dan himself don't even think that RS is better than Guiness bcoz that book inspire him to create this, the website who put your name in a book and respect your talent ,they show how impressive you are in the world. Did Guiness did that to you? you're the one who is the kid with the dunce hat on in the corner here bcoz of your attitude! grow up
Teody I have been defending this website for the last 2 years when people say in articles it's a ridiculous website with no real records or athleticism & say that's not true look at Alicia Weber's records that a true athelete or when a guy named Dave Bakke wrote an article in my cities newspaper calling recordsetter a poor man's Guinness records I defended recordsetter again saying your wrong Dave recordsetter is the future. Alicia W, Doug Mcmanamnan, Darryl, Learie, Shaun Mcdaniels, Danesh U., Peter Craig, David Ferman, Mick Cullen, Andy Pelphrey, Pete Moyer & many more. these are the people I will keep defending against haters no matter what. These people I have named have all gained my respect so Teody don't call me a hater I am about justice that is all.
We can't blame anybody for comparing RS to Guinness bcoz it is there before they build this website.. somebody don't appreciate this records bcoz of lack of impressiveness but there are somebody is now started to like this kind of records, like us who commented and up vote this record.. by time to time they will appreciate everything in here and there will be no comparing will happen. Don't you see the great changes here? Don't forget Fun aspect of this site.. Impressiveness, Creativity and Fun making RS great :) So MaAnn prepare yourself, Mark Zuckerburg will crash your record! :))
Whoever legendary is needs to get a life. Everyone is tough typing until its in person. If you put as much effort into positive things as you do complaining you would probably be happier and people wouldnt think you're a douche
This feat of strength has changed my perspective on life and the way I consume my breakfast. If this isn't a record than this site has lost all legitimacy.
do you want to see a real feat of strength check out America's Got Talent John Beatty which also happens to be a friend of mine - http://youtu.be/m02FiTiB98I
All Comments for this Record Category
Dan Rollman
Puddin'! (Also, do you have video evidence of all the broken Tarts? Really want to see better documentation in this category.)
landon weatherly
I feel like i should've got something for that record breaker!!! haha
Jon Forrest
In my miserable failure (actually one of my students) to break this record, I failed because 1. I thought 14 was the record and it was actually 15 so we only tied 2. I showed a close up of the carnage and found that a couple of tarts just had th corners knocked off. They weren't broken. It seems that this current record, mindblowingly entertaining as it is, actually just shows that pop tarts that were once between two pedestals are now on the ground. I honestly think I could do this with 100 pop tarts on shaky pedestals such as these. The rules state that they must be broken in half. In my vast pop tart chopping experience THAT Is the challenge. I don't think that happened here and I'm sure there is not video proof of it. Sorry to be a stickler but "loser" is forever beside my name because of this.
Dan Rollman
Thanks for your thoughts here, Jon. This is definitely a tough category to officiate. A couple thoughts:
In my mind "break in half" means "break into at least two pieces." That would mean a broken corner is fair. (Watching a few crumbs fall off feels outside the spirit of the category in my opinion, but a corner broken off seems OK to me.)
Even if a video shows all the Pop-Tarts properly broken in half after the chop, how can we ensure the Tarts didn't break upon impact when hitting the ground?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts, and those from Clint and others.
Clint Poore
I concur with DAN! I had the same thoughts he mentioned. I personally want to thank Jon for describing it as mindblowingly entertaining... :) The spirit of this record is its entertainment value, after all they are POP-TARTS! I highly suggest wemove this discussion forward and say .... WHO'S GONNA BREAK 18!
MatRobJonMat Jalazoclaus
Grós
Travis Beckley
He didn't break them all in half...
Jessie Goth
i think ill try to beat this :D
Emily Miethner
Haha yes. This is pretty ridiculous that you broke this record. So fun! Great showmanship.
Clint Poore
It was for fun, I thought it look interesting to try!
Jacob Kreeb
They had been expired for quite a while which is why they were so crumbly. If you pause the video it makes it easy to count to 12.
Zach Johnson
im sorry but u cant see how many pop tarts are actually there and most of them look broken already
Melissa
This guy is hot!
sandy dashnaw
great job.
Pierogi Henham
This is cool. I'm a dragon!
Mike Mumbach
You used extreme focus ericson
Jared
I would like to see 12!!!
helen williams
I love that poptarts were used to break a record. There was nobody in danger and it makes everyone laugh!
Emily Miethner
I like that you guys hugged it out. Congrats. Hope to see lots more from you. Any other ideas?
Zach Johnson
were thinking of some more
Valtteri Kauraoja
Great job, Eric! You deserve this title Awesome stuff!
Eric Williams
I had fun making this video, and I'm glad people enjoyed watching it. Thanks for the comments. And if you don't like it, that's cool too. Plenty of other videos out there to watch.
ps- I am 1/8 ninja.
Brian Pankey
I have nothing against you Eric this is a cool thing to do at the end of a show routine for comical effect. Granted I do the the 3 apples & eat them all & it can be also also described as a novelty trick or record but the eating all three apples in the fastest time has a technical difficulty value behind it. I don't see any degree of difficulty behind this record here with chopping pop tarts just my opinion. here is a record that is difficult by my friend John Beatty - http://youtu.be/7S9bPM_LxiQ
Kaitlyn Herzog
Love the editing of the video with the slow motion! Fun record, Eric!
Brian Pankey
you people who vote for this are idiots. this is the dumbing down of America right here. I like intelligent people who do creative intelligent things. recordsetter has lost all aspects of what real records are & decided to sell-out with marketing ploys that don't last forever Dan Rollman years from now after all the cars are gone the fancy houses are vacated you will be left with nothing & finally say that guy named legendary was the truth.
Dan Rollman
Brian, this isn't a marketing campaign. Pop-Tarts had nothing to do with it. This is the creativity and self-expression of Eric Williams. Just because it may not rank high from a difficulty perspective doesn't mean it's not a valid record, and one that a lot of people obviously enjoy. Quit being a hater.
Teody Jasper
I enjoy watching this kind of records than a record that seems to be impressive but will bored me to watch because of the quantity of records he send...
Brian Pankey
So I bore you Teddy because I create to many records So we should bash Bill Gates & the late Steve Jobs for putting out so many products also you're basically saying in that sentence that creative shouldn't exist but I say if it wasn't for ideas of creative people we would still be living in the stone age because technology wouldn't exist so who is the real haters me or you
Teody Jasper
Bill gates, Steve Jobs and the others has nothing to do w/ you... you hate somebody bcoz of the kind of record they submmited? bcoz it is not impressive like you did.. sorry LEGENDARY this is RECORDSETTER, not GUINESS..
Melissa
Hey Legendary, why do you keep wasting your time commenting on this video! Why don't you go do "intelligent" things. Get a life.
Brian Pankey
You just answered my question Teody this website is not Guinness Records & will never ever live up to the upstanding legacy of Guinness Records. recordsetter is the kid with the dunce hat on in the corner while Guinness is the guy that becomes valedictorian with a genius IQ
Brian Pankey
Melissa & why don't do of a record & shut your mouth. I have earned the right to comment. I have earned my title a thousand times over I am legendary my legacy will be forever I am infinite
Teody Jasper
you are the only problem here LEGENDARY hater.. i think even Dan himself don't even think that RS is better than Guiness bcoz that book inspire him to create this, the website who put your name in a book and respect your talent ,they show how impressive you are in the world. Did Guiness did that to you? you're the one who is the kid with the dunce hat on in the corner here bcoz of your attitude! grow up
Brian Pankey
Teody I have been defending this website for the last 2 years when people say in articles it's a ridiculous website with no real records or athleticism & say that's not true look at Alicia Weber's records that a true athelete or when a guy named Dave Bakke wrote an article in my cities newspaper calling recordsetter a poor man's Guinness records I defended recordsetter again saying your wrong Dave recordsetter is the future. Alicia W, Doug Mcmanamnan, Darryl, Learie, Shaun Mcdaniels, Danesh U., Peter Craig, David Ferman, Mick Cullen, Andy Pelphrey, Pete Moyer & many more. these are the people I will keep defending against haters no matter what. These people I have named have all gained my respect so Teody don't call me a hater I am about justice that is all.
Teody Jasper
We can't blame anybody for comparing RS to Guinness bcoz it is there before they build this website.. somebody don't appreciate this records bcoz of lack of impressiveness but there are somebody is now started to like this kind of records, like us who commented and up vote this record.. by time to time they will appreciate everything in here and there will be no comparing will happen. Don't you see the great changes here? Don't forget Fun aspect of this site.. Impressiveness, Creativity and Fun making RS great :) So MaAnn prepare yourself, Mark Zuckerburg will crash your record! :))
Mike Mumbach
Whoever legendary is needs to get a life. Everyone is tough typing until its in person. If you put as much effort into positive things as you do complaining you would probably be happier and people wouldnt think you're a douche
helen williams
Great achievement! Is there a flavor category?
Chad
TEST YOUR MIGHT
Tyler Balaskovitz
This feat of strength has changed my perspective on life and the way I consume my breakfast. If this isn't a record than this site has lost all legitimacy.
Tyler Balaskovitz
then*
Stevie Haynes
All hail the pop tart king!
Brian Pankey
do you want to see a real feat of strength check out America's Got Talent John Beatty which also happens to be a friend of mine - http://youtu.be/m02FiTiB98I
Brian Pankey
why is there comedy videos on recordsetter this website isn't even legit anymore
Stevie Haynes
No offense dude, but so many of your records are comedy ones too.
Valtteri Kauraoja
Your massive amount of random hate smells like envy and someone being full of themselves.
Emily Miethner
Impressive and delicious. What will your next feat of strength be, Eric!?