Pencil World Records  

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.

Grace N. shoved 23 pencils into her French braid in 40 seconds.

Mickey N. snatched 62 pencils from the back of his hand simultaneously.

Alexander T. snatched 53 pencils from the back of his hand.

Viktor O. stacked 107 pencils on a Nintendo 3DS.

Ethan H. threw 34 pencils at a camera in 15 seconds.

Brian Pankey threw 10 pencils at a camera in 15 seconds while juggling two tennis balls and standing on a rola bola.

Brian Pankey threw 15 pencils at a camera in 15 seconds while standing on a rola bola.

Chris and his friends threw 60 pencils at Spencer.

A total of 136 pencils were stuffed into Jenna's hair. She, Alex, Ian, and Reagan set the record as part of English Comp project at Wildwood Community College in Wildwood, Missouri.

Thirty-three members of the non-profit organization Pencils Of Promise[] drew a total of 33 portraits in three minutes using a single pencil. The record was set at a RecordSetter LIVE! event at Meltdown Comics[] in Los Angeles, California. [#RSLIVE23][]

Noah RIffe tapped a pencil on a flute book 262 times.

Varun K. drew 90 triangles in 30 seconds.

Siva Pamarthi created a sculpture of a man and woman on a pencil lead that measured 14 millimeters in height.

Sankalp R. has a pencil 0.50 millimeters long.

Dane H. has a two-sided pencil that measures 0.20 centimeter in length.