Pencil World Records

Jamie D. bit 27 pencils in 30 seconds.

Christian W. tapped a pencil 63 times in five seconds. FAILED: Does not beat current record.

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

Dave G. laid 1,220 pencils end to end in Beverley Library in Yorkshire, England. He set the record to celebrate National Libraries Day. Oxford University Press provided the pencils he used for the attempt.

Mason A. completed 89 catches juggling two balls one-handed while kneeling on an exercise ball, spinning a basketball on a pencil and balancing a book on his head.

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.

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

Brian Pankey rotated his fingers around a pencil84 times in 30 seconds.

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

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

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.

Doug Grasty built a golf pencil tower 75 levels in height at theThomas Ford Memorial Library[]. [#TFML01][]

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][]

Alex performed the Extended Infinity pen spinning trick 64 consecutive times.

Ryan M. spun The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring movie disc around a pencil for 59.88 seconds while wearing a top hat.

Chris balanced the top of an ottoman on his head for one minute, 15.92 seconds while holding a pencil on his upper lip and reading a book.