Length World Records

Accordion Rob’s fingers came alive as he busted out a full accordion rendition of “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” in just one minute, twenty seconds. #BM2006

Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya displays the tremendous depth of his nostril by inserting a four inch nail all the way inside his nose. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

Full details of the record available here.

Jovah Siegel made an accurate croquet shot 16 feet in length.

Colin Pilcher and Marc Murray played 8-ball billiards continuously for 72 hours, 2 minutes and 7 seconds, raising money for the Heel and Toe[] charity. The duo started at 7 pm on July 31st, 2011 and finished shortly after 7 pm on August 3rd, 2011. The final score was Pilcher’s 335 wins to Murray’s 321 wins.

Chris Skowronek twirled his hair nonstop for one hour, two minutes and six seconds.

Steve Sandholm dryland waterskiied for 17.34 seconds without falling over. He was pulled by a lawn tractor while achieving the feat. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Alex Young knit a scarf measuring 5 feet, 8 inches in two hours, a new world record. She used size 17 U.S. needles and two huge balls of yarn. Young knit the scarf on May 20, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to document the feat. #WRAS06 #RecordSetterBook01

Duncan S, Anthony R, Ethan, Milan L and Jeff each pat their heads while rubbing their stomachs for two hours. They set the record while attending id Tech Campin Villanova, Pennsylvania. [#iDTech][]

Niki Yoshiuchi combines his bicycle and yo-yo skills en route to setting a world record for the longest yo-yo sleeper while doing a one-foot track stand. Yoshiuchi stayed balanced for 33.41 seconds. The record was set on August 9, 2008 at the International Yo-Yo Open in New York City. Niki used a YoYoJam Hitman yo-yo. His bike was a 53 cm Iro Mark V. Witnesses were Colin Nissan and Talia Ledner. #YOYO01

David Sax pulled a line of sausage 162 links long out of a sausage box. Sax accomplished the feat on October 18, 2009 at Ben’s Deli during a book release party for his bookSave The Deli. Officials from RecordSetter.com were on hand to document the record. #SD01

Marc consumed a 30-centimeter cheese pastel from Pastel do Trevo de Bertioga[] in Boraceia, outside of Sao Paulo, Brazil. NOTE: Stuffing food in your mouth can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on-hand.

Daniel Haslam waited in ESPN’s College GameDay line for 43 hours and 30 minutes. Haslem got in line at 3pm on Thursday October 22, 2009 and stayed in it until 10:30am on Saturday October 24, 2009, in time for the start of the show.

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.

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[].

Andy Pelphrey harvested a red squirrel that measures 25 inches in length. The tail is included in the measurement.