Spell 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

Taylor Priest spelled the word “BALL” using M & M’s in 15.28 seconds.

Adam Pollock spelled out “I (Heart) PICKLED HERRING” with pickled herring and ate it in three minutes, 33.81 seconds. Timing began when he started spelling, and stopped when he’d finished eating. Herring for the record was donated by Russ amp; Daughters. Pollock achieved the feat on August 12, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation[] society event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. NOTE: Stuffing food in your mouth can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on-hand. #WRAS08

Josh Morden spelled “THE RECORD COLLECTION” in one minute, 55.80 seconds using Alpha-Bits cereal.

Alan Bisco typed “I am currently breaking a world record as I speak” on his cell phone in 15.27 seconds. He completed the feat with his eyes closed.

Laura All spelled 43 words using the letters in ‘SAUCONY ORIGINALS’ in one minute, a world record. One-letter words weren’t accepted, but two-letter words were OK. She wasn’t allowed to read words from a computer-generated list. All achieved the feat on July 19, 2009 at the Pitchfork Music Festival[] in Chicago, Illinois. Representatives from RecordSetter.com were present to document the record. #PF01

Tony Hall and Douglas Gohn scored 1,674 points by spelling the word ‘oxyphenbutazone’ while playing Words With Friends on his iPhone.

Jonathan S. spelled Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in 3.18 seconds.

Kevin Zuccherato spelled the word “backwards” backwards 10 times in a row in 10.63 seconds.

Cole Harbeck named 62 spells from the Harry Potter books in 30 seconds.

Maddi Stadtmueller and her friends created 25 backronyms in one minute.