Balloon World Records  

Ryan Stock hit a balloon with a knife from eight feet away aiming with a mirror.

1,189 people from Shawnee Baptist Church blew up balloons and then popped them by sitting on them. They set the record during their 29th annual youth conference.

Angel Barcia kept two balloons aloft using only his head for a total of 45 bounces.

Greg Arrigoni used 1434 Qualtex balloons to build a balloon arch. The balloons were three feet in diameter. The arch measured 600 feet wide and 340 feet tall. It took 65 tanks of helium to fill the balloons. The arch was built at the Grand Excursion festival to commemorate the the 150-year anniversary of the founding of St. Paul, Minnesota. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Suresh G. inflated a balloon using his nose until it popped in 10.62 seconds.

Jordan Yaun and Jason Sletten volleyed a ballon using only their heads for two hours, 38 minutes, 7.12 seconds. See normal speed version here. Stride’s setting 100 records in 100 days. At the end of 100 days, we’ll verify if you are the standing Record Holder. If you are, you’ll get $500 for each record you managed to hold with your guile, talent, and sheer will. General caution and common sense required. We show the Stride Team at work, but recommend that these challenges be done at home.

Garon and his friend popped 23 balloons from hugging in 30 seconds.

Wearing an Indian costume and holding a red balloon, Schacht N. ran down an up escalator in 7.56 seconds.

Adrian T. popped 39 balloons using only his butt in 30 seconds.

Scott A. Stevenson popped 100 balloons using Wicked Lasers' Spyder III Krypton laser.

Brian Pankey breathed fire and popped a balloon held in a basketball rim 10 feet away. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

Grayson C. popped 10 balloons with a pineapple in 30 seconds. NOTE: Pineapples have sharp edges. Please use caution if you attempt to beat this record, and always have adult supervision.

Joachim J. made a balloon animal in 3.87 seconds.

Luke A. completed 25 consecutive 360-degree spins while bouncing a balloon on his head.

Gavan B. bounced a balloon on his hand 189 times in one minute.