Cutting World Records

Brian Pankey completed 40 Charlier Cuts in one minute while bouncing a table tennis ball on alternate sides of a table tennis paddle.

Brian Pankey completed eight longitudinal Charlier Cuts in one minute.

Brian Pankey completed 13 Sybil cuts in 30 seconds.

With a deck of cards in each hand, Brian Pankey completed six tandem hot shot cuts (12 cuts in total).

Brian Pankey completed four five-card packet towers in 30 seconds.

Brian Pankey completed seven five-card packet towers in one minute.

Kamal Aslam completed six one-handed Kryptonite Triple Cuts in 30 seconds.

In one minute, 7.19 seconds, Brian Pankey completed 50 Charlier Cuts while spinning a pillow on one finger of his other hand.

Brian Pankey completed three one-handed cobra cuts while standing on a rola bola.

This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Led by Eugene Lee, 21 peopleparticpated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new CMI and Singularity office in Philadelphia.

Andy R. cut six baseball cards with scissors in 10 seconds.

Andy Pelphrey cut 37 baseball cards in half with scissors.

Andy Pelphrey cut 10 baseball cards using a pair of scissors in half at once .

Doug McManaman cut a nine-inch cucumber into 21 pieces using a samurai sword. NOTE: This record can be dangerous. Please use proper safety precautions.

Brian Pankey completed 189 Charlier Cuts in five minutes while spinning a pillow with one finger of his other hand.