Knife World Records

Chad Lunders recited Shakespeare’s "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from Hamlet in 41.21 seconds while balancing on a rola bola[] board on top of a picnic table and juggling knives. The record was set on October 3, 2009 at the Kansas City Juggling Festival[]. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Gregor Erlich threw four knives in a slice of pizza in 30 seconds. He achieved the feat at a World Record Appreciation Society event held in San Francisco on September 24, 2009. [#WRAS09][]

Brian Pankey balanced a machete on his tongue for four minutes, 54.69 seconds. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

Hope Brannon and Halle Hausman took one minute, 30.68 seconds to say the name “Jimmy Fallon” while holding a dog and a large knife. NOTE: Moving forward, records in this category must meet the URDB pronunciation record criteria[].

Brian Pankey balanced a sword on the flat edge of a knife with a glass of water on top of a platter while kneeling for 22.51 seconds.

Brian Pankey balanced a sword on the flat edge of a knife held in his mouth while kneeling for 13.75 seconds. NOTE: This record can be dangerous. Please use proper safety precautions.

Brian Pankey balanced a sword on the flat edge of a knife while on a rola bola for 23.46 seconds.

Maximiliano P. made a dice tower on a knife held in his hand that reached 30 dice in height.

Pete Graf carved an apple peel 144 inches long using a butter knife. Stride’s setting 100 records in 100 days. At the end of 100 days, we’ll verify if you are the standing Record Holder. If you are, you’ll get $500 for each record you managed to hold with your guile, talent, and sheer will. General caution and common sense required. We show the Stride Team at work, but recommend that these challenges be done at home.

Darryl Learie completed four one-armed push-ups with his hand on the back of a steak knife blade. NOTE: This record is dangerous; please exercise caution when attempting this feat.

Brian Pankey spun a basketball on 12 different objects in one minute. He spun each object individually and in alphabetical order. The objects used include: an apple, a baseball, a cigar box, a dart, an egg(raw), a Fushigi ball, a golf ball, a hammer, an iron, a jar, a knife, and a lighter. He also used a mallet and a nail, but these objects went over the one minute time limit and were deducted from the final count.

Joseph L. threw his hat backwards over his shoulder and pinned it to a wall with a knife from nine feet away. 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 man. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Ryan Stock completed 19 knife tapping sets between his fingers in 30 seconds while blindfolded. He completed a total of 20 sets but the last attempt did not fall inside the 30-second mark. NOTE: This record is dangerous and must only be attempted by trained professionals. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Pavol Durdik bounced a table tennis ball on a knife blade 3,360 times. WARNING: This record can be 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.

Kyle Petersen juggled three knives for one minute, 2.91 seconds while jumping on a unicycle. The record was set at an event in the Dube Juggling showroom in New York City. NOTE: This record is dangerous. Please use caution when making an attempt.

Zach Swee removed and replaced 17 knives from a knife block in 53.85 seconds. NOTE: This record is dangerous. Please use caution when making an attempt.