Hanging World Records  

Paddle Ball King hit two paddleballs for 17.05 seconds while hanging upside down.

Alicia Weber climbed 54 feet along parallel bars while balancing an egg on a spoon in her mouth.

15-year-old Nicholas Brice performed a straitjacket escape while dangling 40 feet above the ground. He was inspired to set the record by the late great magician Harry Houdini. Read more about the feat here.

Benjamin Gross used one leg to hang upside-down from a rope suspended 25 feet in the air. NOTE: Please use proper safety precautions when attempting this record. This record should only be attempted by professionally trained people.

Andy Pelphrey tossed a hat into a mounted deer heads antlers six times and made it hang off of them in 30 seconds.

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.

Matthew Prestia and four of his friends hung upside down on a set of monkey bars at the same time. NOTE: This video has adult language.