Bottle Cap World Records

Yanhao Deng of Chenzhou, Hunan, built a 3-2-1 pyramid out of six plastic bottle caps in 1.79 seconds using both hands. The caps start in a row on their sides in front of a phone stopwatch propped against the wall; Yanhao starts the clock from zero, gathers three caps along the desk, rests two in the grooves above them and sets the last one on top, then stops the clock. RecordSetter read 00:01.79 on the stopwatch close-up, matched it to the gap between the two taps on the video, and watched the pyramid stand untouched for several seconds after the stop. Six caps, three tiers, under two seconds.

Holding a plastic soda cap with his pinky and index fingers, Brian Pankey[] completed a 6’ finger walk in 7.72 seconds. The feat ended when the cap was dropped in a shot glass.

Yanhao Deng of Chenzhou, Hunan, turned five upside-down plastic bottle caps onto their sides in 3.25 seconds using both hands. The caps start open side up in a row on a desk in front of a phone stopwatch propped against the wall; Yanhao starts the stopwatch from zero with the right hand, tips the caps up from both ends of the row at once, and stops the clock as the last cap is let go. RecordSetter read 00:03.25 on the stopwatch close-up, matched it against the running time of the video, and watched all five caps stay standing for more than seven seconds until the clip ends. Five caps, five little wheels, two hands.

Yanhao Deng of Chenzhou, Hunan, turned five upside-down plastic bottle caps onto their sides in 4.82 seconds using only one hand. The caps start open side up in a row on a desk in front of a phone stopwatch propped against the wall, and the same right hand starts the clock, tips each cap up until it stands on its side like a little wheel, and stops the clock once the fifth is up. RecordSetter read 00:04.82 on the stopwatch close-up, checked that the other hand never enters the shot, and watched all five caps stay standing on their own until the clip ends. Five caps, five tiny wheels, one hand.

Dustin A. stacked 10 bottle caps in 5.62 seconds.

Yanhao Deng of Chenzhou, Hunan, stacked five plastic bottle caps upside down into a freestanding column in 2.04 seconds. With the caps spread out on a desk in front of a phone stopwatch, Yanhao starts the clock, sets each cap open side up on the one below, and stops the clock as soon as the fifth is on top. RecordSetter read 00:02.04 on the stopwatch close-up and timed the gap between the two taps on the video to confirm it, then watched the little tower stand on its own while the camera circled it. Five caps, wrong way up, in about two seconds.

Yanhao Deng of Chenzhou, Hunan, stacked five plastic bottle caps upside down into a freestanding column in 3.15 seconds using only one hand. The caps start in a row on a desk in front of a phone stopwatch, and the same right hand starts the clock, sets each cap open side up on the one below, and stops the clock once the fifth is on top. RecordSetter read 00:03.15 on the stopwatch close-up, checked that the other hand never enters the shot, and watched the column stand on its own until the clip ends. Five caps, wrong way up, one hand.

A student at the Chinmaya Vidyalaya Matriculation School in Coimbatore, India created a bottle cap mosaic that measures 26.01 square meters.

Peter Durdik balanced a stack of bottle cap and two table tennis balls on a ruler held in his mouth for 17.10 seconds.

Christian Cipollini balanced a bottle cap on top of two chopsticks for one minute, 0.40 seconds while his friend beside him wore a Doritos bag on his head and had chopsticks in his mouth. A third participant held a keg over his head while listening to Vamos A La Playa.

Mike Tierney held 190 beer bottle caps in his hand at once.

Stephen Robertson caught 16 bottle caps backhand.

Stephen R. caught 10 bottle caps backhand while blindfolded.

Tim and Joey put 77 bottle caps on a book.

Anthony D. put 95 pencils and 5 bottle caps into a pencil box.

Pavol D. held 61 Coca-Cola bottle caps in his hand at once.