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

01:48 England

Most Catches Juggling Three Balls In One Minute While Balancing The RecordSetter Book Of World Records On Head

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson completed 240 catches juggling three balls in one minute while balancing The RecordSetter Book of World Records on his head.

21:45 Slovakia

Most Balloon Bounces On Alternate Sides Of A Table Tennis Paddle While Balancing A Book On Head

Pavol Durdik

Pavol Durdik bounced a balloon on alternate sides of a table tennis paddle 2,432 times while balancing a book on his head.

07:56 United States

Most Books Published By A Teenager

Aaron Ozee

Teenage author Aaron Ozee published nine books. Learn more about his works here.

01:03 The Internet

Longest "RecordSetter Book Of World Records" Book Domino Chain

Malcolm U

Malcolm U. made a domino chain using 26 copies of the [RecordSetter Book Of World Records][1] and successfully made the entire chain topple during a stop on the [RecordSetter book][2] tour. [1]: http://recordsetter.com/book [2]: http://recordsetter.com/book

01:11 France

Fastest Time To Read A Page From "The Swiss Family Robinson" Book

K Hodge

K. Hodge read a page from the novel The Swiss Family Robinson in 33.03 seconds.

01:08 The Internet

Most Times Saying "Moo" To A Picture Of A Cow In A Book In 30 Seconds

Alexa Dicken

Alexa D. said "moo" to a picture of a cow in a book 174 times in 30 seconds.

04:11 United States

Most Bottle Caps On A Book

Tim S.

Tim and Joey put 77 bottle caps on a book.

00:46 The Internet

Smallest Flip Book

B V

BV Panduranga Rao, a cartoonist in Bangalore, India, created a flip book measuring 0.4 centimeter wide and 1.2 centimeters long. The book showed a stick figure playing cricket. It has a total of 44 pages and took Rao four days to complete.

06:48 Canada

Largest Personal Records Book

Darryl Learie

Darryl Learie compiled a book of 638 personal records with 170 pages in length. He created the book on September 10, 1993 and has been updating and adding records to the list ever since. His records were categorized as athletic, academic, spiritual, and circumstantial. See his RecordSetter world records here.

01:58 United States

Longest Handstand While Balancing A Book On Feet

Mallory Armstrong

Mallory A. performed a handstand for one minute, 40.44 seconds while balancing a book on her feet.

01:04 United States

Most Catches Juggling Two Tennis Balls While Spinning A Basketball On Pencil And Balancing A Book On Head

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey completed 79 catches juggling two tennis balls while spinning a basketball on a pencil and balancing a book on his head.

00:42 United States

Most E-Books Published In One Day

Nicolas Saperstein

Nicolas Saperstein published seven e-books in one day.

23:37 Canada

Longest Time To Balance "The RecordSetter Book Of Records" On Face Vertically While Seated

Doug McManaman

Brian Pankey balanced a copy of the RecordSetter Book of World Records[] on his face while seated for 22 minutes, 2.66 seconds.

01:16 Canada

Most Book Titles Named In 10 Seconds

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Evan G. named 27 books in 10 seconds.

00:13 The Internet

Fastest Time To Name Every Book In The New Testament

Chrissy

Chrissy named every book in the New Testament in 8.68 seconds

01:32

Most People Simultaneously Reading Aloud In A Bookstore

The Book Cellar

A total of 33 people from the Book Cellar read aloud simultaneously during a stop on the RecordSetter Book tour.

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