People World Records

At an "unplugged" party sponsored by Reboot, 147 people turned off their cell phones at the same time. The record, set during the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, created attention about the National Day of Unplugging.

A total of 27 people took a bite of their peanut butter cups at once during a stop on the RecordSetter book tour.

12 members of Victory Gymnastics Academy simultaneously held a handstand for 30 seconds. The record was set during National Gymnastics Day 2013 at Victory Gymnastics Academy in San Diego, California.

Sapphira, founder of Sapphira's Showgirls, allowed a group of people to pop 82 balloons attached to the burlesque costume she was wearing. She set the record to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week and raise funds for SANE Mental Healthy Charity and Butterfly Conservation. See list of participants here.

Nick McGlynn high-fived 13 people from a pool in 15 seconds. The record was set during the 2012 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. #TheDailyRecords

1,296 students from SPK Schools in Namakkal, India blew soap water bubbles at once. Dr. S.Prabu Kumar, chairman of the school institution, organized the record.

Guillaume Bourgeois and Alexandre Izzi performed a combined total of 5,052 one-armed push-ups in one hour. They set the record under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

156 participants of "Painting by the Lake" event painted plein air at once in Long Jetty, Australia. The event was hosted by the Central Coast Watercolour Society Inc.

Hudson Group employees spoke a total of 25 holiday greetings in different languages. They set the record to showcase their company's diversity.

The people at Goodmans LLP contributed a total of 68 dishes to their annual potluck dinner. The potluck was organized as part of their series of summer events and to enjoy the culinary expertise of the employees

Erica and 32 others slapped one person's face with shaving cream in 15 seconds.

The Relay For Life of Bergen Beach, Mill Basin & Marine Park organized an outdoor zumba class with 507 participants as part of Superhero Day at the Coney Island Ballpark hosted by The Brooklyn Cyclones Baseball Team. They set the record to raise cancer awareness and money for the benefit of Relay For Life and American Cancer Society.

This year’s Social Good Summit sparked a record-setting global conversation on using social media and technology for good. The summit united people participating online and in-person in nearly 300 cities, including New York, Beijing, and Nairobi, around one goal: unlocking the potential of social media and technology to make the world a better place. The gathering took place as world leaders gathered to kick-off the UN General Assembly, opening the dialogue about world issues and challenges to a global constituency They set the record during the Social Good Summit 2012, a three-day conference about new ideas and innovative solutions, in New York City. RecordSetter CTO Corey Henderson was present to adjudicate the attempt. Read more about the feat here.

Five people sat on Art Hoffman’s lap while he was dressed as Santa.

Wayne Stinson bench pressed his wife, Rita Stinson, 22 times. He set the record during the 2012 Kentucky Muscle Expo in Louisville, Kentucky.

Caleb and 20 other people from Farrar Hall dormitory built a hot tub in a truck bed. They set the record in celebration of the end of semester at Corban University.