Speed World Records

In homage to his love of food, Colin Nissan sets a new universal record by opening a can of Campbell’s Alphabet Soup and spelling out ‘PANTYHOSE’ in one minute, 25.77 seconds. Nissan set the record on January 7, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City. He opened a standard size (10.5 ounces) pop top lid can, strained the letters, and then spelled out ‘PANTYHOSE’ using letters from the soup. Ronnie Gensler and Nicholas Fritzhand were present to document the achievement and confirm proper spelling. [#WRAS02][] tag:RecordSetterBook01

Craig Morrison licked a candy cane to a sharp point in two minutes, 45 seconds during a stop on the RecordSetter book tour.

Stephanie and Jonathan completed 52 snail-turkey hand gestures in 30 seconds. Each snail/turkey combo was counted as one gesture.

Jerry Paffendorf climbed the stairs of Michigan Central Station from ground level to rooftop in an unprecedented 9 minutes, 59 seconds. He set the record on April 29, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

Marc and Lucas crossed Honduras by motorcycle in 4 hours and 55 minutes. They began in El Amatillo at the El Salvador border, and exited to Nicaragua through the town of at El Espino. The clock stopped when they reached the border. See their route here. Marc and Lucas set the record on November 8, 2008. Marc rode a BMW 1150GS[] and Lucas was on a KTM 990.

Schacht Elf had 34 eggs thrown at him in 10 seconds.

Shin Clinton ran across his covered swimming pool in 4.69 seconds.

Art Hoffman and his dog Chenji completed a 1/4 mile roller skate sprint in one minute, 55.06 seconds. #RecordSetterBook01

Michael Martin ripped 67 phone books in ten minutes. He attempted to rip through 71 books but four of the tears were partial. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Mason Hammond kissed 14 people in 10 seconds. The feat was achieved on July, 18, 2009 at the Pitchfork Music Festival[] in Chicago. Representatives from URDB.org were present to document the record. #PF01

Juan Martiacute;nez unraveled a roll of paper towels in 3.80 seconds.

Melissa Dorsey applied ponytails to 10 heads in 51.47 seconds. The feat was achieved on July, 18, 2009 at the [Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Representatives from RecordSetter were present to document the record. #PF01

Shawn I. drank three 32-ounce bottles of Gatorade in 28.87 seconds. WARNING: Speed drinking can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional speed drinker. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Bethany Lee completed 39 dual lip curls in 10 seconds, a new world record. The original count was 40, but one curls was outside the 10 second limit. #RecordSetterBook01

Radio host Paul Van Sickle ate a Big Momma’s Cinnamon Roll in 19 minutes, 52.32 seconds, a new world record. The roll measured 9 inches in diameter and 3 inches in height. He set the record on July 2, 2009 on the Great Getting Up In The Morning Show[] on KCWJ in Kansas City, Missouri. Royce Handy was present as a witness.

Doron T. named every country of the world in one minute, 0.66 second. The countries he named were ones that existed in 1998.