Most Pencils Held Behind One Ear

China

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Beihu-Chenzhou-Hunan, SAR, China / October 19, 2026

Yanhao Deng of Chenzhou, Hunan, tucked five pencils into the crease behind one ear and let go, the way a carpenter parks a pencil, only five at once. In one unedited phone clip filmed in a bedroom, Yanhao first shows the bundle end-on so every pencil end can be counted, then works the bundle in behind the ear and drops both hands for about six seconds while the pencils settle and stay put. RecordSetter counted the five ends in that opening view and checked the hold frame by frame. Five pencils, zero hands.

Tags: pencil, ear, stationery, holding

Rules

- The pencils are tucked into the groove between the back of one ear and the side of the head
- Only the ear and head may hold the pencils; both hands must be away from the pencils during the hold
- Nothing may be put into the ear canal
- No glue, tape, rubber bands, hair clips or other ties; the pencils must be loose
- No props or supports, and no headwear or glasses touching the pencils
- Standard full-length wooden pencils, sharpened or unsharpened
- Show the ends of the bundle to the camera before the hold so every pencil can be counted
- The pencils must stay in place for at least one second with both hands away and no pencil dropping
- Must be one continuous, unedited video
- Must follow form of current world record holder
- Must provide video evidence
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