Fastest World Records

Vaughan H. recited the English alphabet backwards in 5.10 seconds while juggling six balls.

Pavol D. completed 425 direct strokes into a punching dummy in one minute, 1.22 seconds while holding one-kilogram dumbbells in both hands.

Zieshan K. tied a bow tie around his neck in 8.28 seconds.

Haridasu R. drank a 600-ml bottle of water in 15.84 seconds. WARNING: Speed drinking can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional speed drinker. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Maisie C. ran 1,125 feet in eight minutes, 38.26 seconds. She is 75 years old.

Tai Star balanced a yardstick on his foot in 6.28 seconds without using his hands.

Kamal Aslam performed five Charlier cuts and five triple Charlier cuts in 13.85 seconds.

Kamal Aslam performed five Charlier cuts and five Reverse Revolution cuts in 14.67 seconds.

Frankie Stiletto escaped from a fastened straitjacket in one minute, 29.03 seconds while swallowing a sword. She set the record at a Circus Freaks production in Carrollton, Texas. WARNING: This record can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional stunt performer. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Maisie C. ran 316 feet in 38.76 seconds. She is 75 years old.

Tessa E. flipped a 90-kilogram tire 100 times in seven minutes, 12.00 seconds.

Andy Gray, Billy Spellman, and Andy Layland used a triplet bicycle to cycle from Holme Fen, the lowest point of the British Isles to Ben Nevis, the highest mountain and point in the British Isles. They cycled a total of 500 miles in five days. They set the record to raise funds for Children with Cancer UK. Read more about their feat here.

Ryan D. picked open a Master Lock Little Giant Padlock No. 55 in 8.91 seconds.

Chris Batts flipped a 209-kilogram tire one kilometer in one hour, 42.00 minutes.

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

Kyle B. balanced a coin on the edge of a bank note in 11.70 seconds.