Tongue World Records  

Suresh Gaur balanced a tennis racquet on the tip of his tongue for 59.81 seconds.

Alterazioni licked a potato for one hour, four minutes, 54.00 seconds.

Lu stuck his tongue out for one minute, 48.10 seconds while wearing mustache sunglasses.

Doug McManaman balanced a wooden dowel on his tongue for two minutes, 22.77 seconds while kneeling.

Tom E. rolled R's backwards 30 times in 20 seconds.

Uchenna A. extinguished eight consecutive burning matches using his mouth. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

Jonathan S. tongue slurped for 19.20 seconds.

Richie Magic extinguished 60 lit cigarettes in his mouth in one minute. He performed the record to raise awareness about the hazards of tobacco. Magic set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS16][] tag:RecordSetterBook01

22 campers from iD Tech Camp at Princeton University folded their tongues at the same time. [#iDTech][]

Corey Colbert dipped both his hands in BBQ sauce licked them clean in 37.10 seconds. The feat was achieved during the The Bigg Digg Shindigg held as part of the South By Southwest Interactivefestival in Austin, Texas. #ATXDiggnation01

Blair Kralick swallowed his tongue for two minutes and 24 seconds.

Casey Wardell performed a freehand tongue piercing with an implant grade stainless barbell (316 LVM ASTMF138) in 32.21 seconds. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Darryl Learie held a nine-volt batteryon his tongue for three minutes, 19.40 seconds. NOTE: This record is extremely dangerous and should not be attempted by others. “Beat this Record” button has been removed.

Katie Peabody of Team Fox went 22 years before she realized her hidden talent of touching her nose with her tongue.

Javier Duarte twisted his tongue 66 times in 30 seconds.