Book World Records

131 book world records, videos, and challenges

Book world records contain volumes of human achievement, from the high-minded and literary (Ulysses, anyone?) to the pure physical exertion of ripping phone books in half. Books are a versatile record-setting prop, able to be stacked in towers, balanced on heads and, last of all, read.

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Records

00:59 Australia

Most Books Stacked On A Bowling Pin Balanced On Chin

Demythrate

Brendan Kelbie stacked 14 books on a bowling pin balanced on his chin.

07:13 United States

Tallest Book Tower Stacked In A Corner

Louisa

Louisa and Jameson stacked a tower of 205 books in a corner.

02:02 United States

Most "RecordSetter Book Of World Records" Records Broken

Tai Star

Tai Star broke six records featured in The RecordSetter Book of World Records.

02:46 United States

Longest Time To Balance "The Book Of Extreme Facts" Vertically On Forehead

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey balanced "The Book of Extereme Facts" vertically on his forehead for 34.71 seconds.

00:46 Italy

Most Pages Flipped In 30 Seconds

Carlo marzullo

Carlo M. flipped 50 pages in 30 seconds.

00:59 Singapore

Longest Handstand On A Dictionary

Junkai Liow

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

01:43 United States

Most Taps Of A Pencil On A Flute Book

Noah Riffe

Noah RIffe tapped a pencil on a flute book 262 times.

01:24 Slovakia

Most Balloon Bounces On The Spine Of A Table Tennis Paddle In One Minute While Balancing A Book On Head

Pavol Durdik

Pavol Durdik bounced a balloon on the spine of a table tennis paddle 240 times in one minute while balancing a book on his head.

11:53 Slovakia

Most Golf Ball Bounces On A Paperback Book

Pavol Durdik

Pavol Durdik bounced a golf ball on a paperback book 1,980 times.

00:19 Ireland

Most Books Stood On At Once

iFlyHi

Noah M. stood on 76 books at once.

01:13 Australia

Fastest Time To Solve A Rubik's Cube While Balancing Two Books On Head

Tom Maguire

Tom M. solved a Rubik's cube in 14.33 seconds while balancing two books on his head.

03:10 India

Most Holes In A Needle Book

Piyushdadriwala Goel

Piyushdadriwala Goel created a needle book with 20,000,000,000 holes in it.

United States

Longest Time Holding 30 Books In One Hand

Simon Perkins

Simon Perkins held 30 books in his hand for one minute, 19.98 seconds.

12:22 India

Longest Time Bouncing A Table Tennis Ball On A Paddle While Balancing A Book On Head And Standing On One Foot

Suresh Gaur

Suresh Gaur bounced a table tennis ball on a paddle for 11 minutes, 37.55 seconds while balancing a book on his head and standing on one foot.

19:43 Slovakia

Longest Time Bouncing A Table Tennis Ball On A Paddle While Balancing A Book On Head

Pavol Durdik

Pavol Durdik bounced a table tennis ball on a paddle for 19 minutes, 22.00 seconds while balancing a book on his head.

00:06 United States

Most Books Registered On BookCrossing.com

Andy Hanscom

Andy H. registered 161 books on BookCrossing.com.

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