Speed World Records  

Kyley Koogler chugged a 12-ounce (355 ml) bottle of Powerade in 10.31 seconds. NOTE: Speed drinking can be dangerous. Please use safety precautions.

Blake, who is five years old, ran 60 feet in 4.80 seconds.

Bre Pettis of MakerBot Industries built a robot that frosted a cupcake in 52.27 seconds. The intent was for the robot to decorate the entire top of the cupcake, but due to an unfortunate technical glitch, it didn’t perform as anticipated. The feat was performed on June 26, 2009 in New York City during the taping of a URDB segment on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Dan Rollman was present as a witness. #JF02, #lnwjf

Andy Pelphrey and his son, Johnathon, chased each other around a rocking chair 10 times in 43.23 seconds.

Sam Klarich, Abby, Brittani, and Emily each read the first four limericks of John Ciardi’s The Hopeful Trout And Other Limericks[] in a combined two minutes, 18.92 seconds. The four limericks they read were The Elephant Boy, Goodbye Please, The Thingamajig and Keeping Busy Is Better Than Nothing.

A pair known as "World Record Duo" exchanged business cards in 0.45 seconds.

Matthew J. and Matthew S. hugged each other 10 times in 1.23 seconds.

Kathryn Minshew and Elise Metzger switched their shoes with each other in 5.28 seconds. The record was set during the 2012 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. #TheDailyRecords

Charles' friends switched their pants in 8.30 seconds.

Eliza and Emma sent and received seven text messages in 33.78 seconds quoting William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with the speech “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”

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

Brendan Larrabee of Brookline, Massachusetts boldly sets a record by solving a Rubik’s Cube while sleeping a yo-yo in just three minutes, 36.68 seconds. Timing began when Larrabee began sleeping the yo-yo, and finished when he brought it back up to his hand after solving the Cube. The record was set on August 8, 2008 at the International Yo-Yo Open in New York City. Larrabee used a YoYoFactory eight8eight yo-yo and a mini 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube. Witnesses were Talia Ledner and Dan Rollman. #YOYO01

Ethan H. blew a whistle at a potholder 10 times in 1.10 seconds.

Suresh G. inflated a balloon using his nose until it popped in 10.62 seconds.

Darryl Learie inflated five balloons until they popped in one minute 36.75 seconds.

Vlad Ivanov broke five pencils using his head in 4.29 seconds.