Tandem World Records

Doug Williams and Judah Teista completed tandem back flips by jumping off a platform twelve feet high. They beat their previous record by four feet. Both are trained athletes and had supervision on hand.

3rdFloorSpruce and his friend swapped shorts and belts in 11.46 seconds.

Mike Wise and Jake Lorence threw a full-sized paper shredder 24 feet, 6 inches. The measurement was taken from the point of release to the location where the shredder landed.

Rich Dwyer, Greg Obetz, Mike Richwalder, Brice Biruta, and Andrew Hiller rode tandem style on three Big Wheels for six minutes, 16.10 seconds. Three men steered the tricycles with the other two balanced on the back. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Nick Civitello and Justin Sheldon juggled nine balls using the ultimate passing pattern for 4.41 seconds.

Led by Jeff Tomlinson, 32 pairs of students joined together for a 64-person piggyback group hug.

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

Kevin Rose and professional skateboarder Tony Hawk each chugged a beer in 11.03 seconds while continuously high fiving the entire time. The record was set on November 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Sacca was present to document and witness the feat. NOTE: Speed drinking can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on hand. #celebpick

Chris Ryan and Zoe Munson completed a combined total of 140 stationary stair steps in 30 seconds.

Thomas McGinniss and Josh Graber filled an emptyConnect Four board with red and black chips in a checkerboard pattern in 23.30 seconds.

Nicole Browner conducted 41 interviews while riding a ferris wheel at the 2009 Treasure Island Music Festival. #TI01 tag:RecordSetterBook01

Daniel Marino and Manuel Dominguez drank one pint of beer each and then filled a Connect Four board with a checkerboard pattern in 53.44 seconds. They performed the feat on November 24, 2009 during a Connect Four Tournament[] at the The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Rob Birdsong were on hand to witness and time the feat. NOTE: Speed drinking can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on hand.

Jason O’Brien and Andrew Chiccini held a single tandem “Shh” for 34.55 seconds.

Four student campers from iD Tech Camps New York University slapped their knees 1,689 times in one minute. [#iDTech][]

Mortimer Blackwell and Steve Schlacker were startled by a miniature Christmas tree 32 times in 30 seconds.

Mick Cullen lost a staring contest to Autumn Rizzio in .134 seconds during a live broadcast of WRLR 98.3 FM’sSubterraneanshow in Round Lake Heights, Illinois. This record was one of 16 URDB records broken during the show’s attempt to set a new record for Most URDB World Records Broken During A Live Radio Show[].