Balance World Records

Thommy Ohlund balanced a 30-kilogram dumbbell on top of an eight-kilogram fixed dumbbell on his palm.

Tai Star balanced a 40-pound sack of birdseed on his head while standing on a slackline on one foot.

Thommy Ohlund balanced a weight plate on a bar weighing 100.31 pounds (45.5 kilograms) on his right foot.

Thommy Ohlund balanced a weight plate on a bar weighing 66.1 pounds on his right thumb.

Doug McManaman balanced a 30-pound wooden monkey on his chin.

371 employees of Burt’s Bees simultaneously applied the company’s[][]lip balm while wearing shower caps and balancing on one leg. []: http://www.burtsbees.com/c/story/history/

Neve Muzsnyai performed a Trapeze yo-yo trick for three minutes, 9.00 seconds while balancing on one foot.

Alexander Paul Kleinschmidt rode a bicycle with his feet on the handlebars for two minutes, 40.45 seconds, a RecordSetter.com World Record. Kleinschmidt set the record on June 28, 2009 in a McKinney, Texas parking lot. Karise Marie Carrillo was present as a witness. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Gord Beast performed a handstand with his legs crossed and stayed in position for three minutes, 31.22 seconds.

Danail Parvanov balanced a tennis ball on the instep of one foot for 4 minutes and 1 second while standing on the other, filmed in Sofia, Bulgaria. Keeping a ball that small steady on a surface that narrow means the standing leg absorbs every micro-adjustment for the full duration. RecordSetter verified the video as a single fixed-camera take with an on-screen clock running past 4:00 without a break.

Junkai L. performed a handstand on a dictionary for 58.69 seconds.

Suresh Gaur performed a knee stand with pinky finger support for one minute, 2.59 seconds while holding a lotus pose and balancing a baseball bat on his other pinky finger.

Twelve-year-old Oren kicked up into a handstand against a wall at home in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland, gripping a pair of push-up handles, then let go with one hand and held himself up on a single straight arm. With his legs together against the wall and his free hand resting on his hip, he stayed up for 29.77 seconds, timed frame by frame from his continuous video, from the moment his hand left the handle to the moment it came back down. The camera sits on the floor looking up at him, so you can watch the concentration on his upside-down face the whole way.

Bryan Ellison walked along a pipe for 67 feet without touching the ground.

Doug McManaman used a 154-inch (12.83 foot) pole to balance a sink on his chin.

Doug McManaman balanced a pole with a garden rake on his thumb 288 inches (24 feet) in length.