Longest World Records

William C. balanced a 40-pound weight on an ironing board for one minute, 36.02 seconds using both of his feet.

Suresh Gaur balanced a soccer ball on a table tennis paddle handle for six minutes, 46.55 seconds.

Mark Evans balanced a wine glass on top of a solar light on his thumb for 27 minutes, 36.37 seconds.

Mark Evans balanced a goldfish in a glass of water on top of a solar light on his thumb for one minute, 36.46 while balancing his pet cockatiel on his head.

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Mark Evans balanced a goldfish in a glass of water on top of a solar light on his thumb for two minutes, 28.20 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a football on top of a solar light on his chin for one minute, 12.94 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a golf ball on top of a solar light on his chin for two minutes, 16.96 seconds while sitting.

Mark Evans balanced a 28-inch handsaw on his thumb for 23 minutes, 52.28 seconds. 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.

Doug McManaman balanced a tennis ball on top of a solar light on his chin for one minute, 50.53 seconds while sitting.

Xavier C. made a domino chain using 262 LEGO minifigures and successfully toppled it.

Brad Byers stopped the moving blades of an electric box fan on its highest speed with his tongue in 8.94 seconds. 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 person. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Mark Evans balanced a wooden bar on his finger for 41 minutes, 10.72 seconds.

Mark Evans balanced a tennis ball on top of a wooden bar with his two fingers for 22 minutes, 37.53 seconds.

Suresh Gaur sat on a balance board for 18 minutes, 16.50 seconds while holding the Vajra Veerasana Hero pose.

Doug McManaman balanced a 13-inch frying pan on his thumb for eight minutes, 38.38 seconds while sitting.