Hand World Records  

Doug McManaman balanced a bowling ball on the back of his hand for 12.50 seconds.

Brian Pankey completed 18 consecutive thumb-arounds with a drum stick while spinning a pillow in the other hand and standing on a rola bola[] in 30 seconds.

Brian Pankey completed 38 consecutive thumb-arounds with a drum stick while spinning a pillow and balancing on a rola bola.

Heidi Beazley held 20 paperback romance novels in one hand at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library. [#TFML01][]

Brian Pankey completed five sets of 3–3–3 speed stacking while spinning a pillow in his other hand in one minute.

This record was set as part of 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.

Nadine Civitello gave 15 people surprise high fives at the Kansas City Juggling Festival[]. The 16th person high fived was the cameraman and was not counted.

Constantine Markides held 76 Connect Four pieces in his hand at one time. The record was set on November 24, 2009 during a Connect Four Tournament at the The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Rob Birdsong were on hand to witness and time the feat.

Alex Alexander made 291 sounds on his djembe drum in four minutes. He accomplished the feat using a variety of pedals, custom sounds, presets, and muting techniques. The record was set at a St. Patrick’s-themed World Record Appreciation Society[] event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [][][#WRAS13][] []: http://recordsetter.com/search/wras13 "World Record Appreciation Society #13"

Craig Morrison of The Record Collection squeezed open seven standard ketchup packets in 30 seconds. #RecordSetterBook01

Jacob Phillips peeled a clementine in 4.59 seconds. Phillips set the record on February 21, 2010 at the 2nd Annual Brooklyn World Record Day, an event hosted by RecordSetter in conjunction with Beam Camp as part of their Inventgenuity Festival. #BWRD02

Sam Jaffe balanced a boom microphone on two fingers for two minutes, 9.80 seconds while recording live sound. NOTE: This video contains adult language.

Sparks displays tremendous agility and creativity by using just her hands to create seven distinctly different animal characters. The record was set on August 30, 2008 at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada. Dan Rollman witnessed and videotaped the attempt. #BM2008

Emily Wilson[] sharpened five completely unsharpened pencils in one minute, a new world record. To confirm that the pencils were sufficiently sharp, Wilson successfully popped balloons with each one when the minute was complete. The feat was achieved on November 24, 2008 at the World Record Appreciation Society’s first-ever event. It took place at Asia Roma[], a karaoke bar in New York City. Event organizers Corey Henderson and Dan Rollman were on hand to witness and document the achievement.

Lawson Clarke bravely takes 46 slaps to the face in one minute, a new world record. He insisted beforehand that no one wear jewelery on their hand while slapping, and no one slap him in the ear. The record was set on May 20, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness the feat and count the slaps. [#WRAS06][] tag:RecordSetterBook01