Tongue World Records

Demonstrating tremendous tongue muscle control, Sarah Reed created an unprecedented five wrinkles in her tongue, a new universal record. ‘Tongue wrinkle’ is defined as a natural, u-shaped indentation along the edge of one’s tongue. Reed performed the feat at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada on August 29, 2008. Playa Book of Records executive members Dan Rollman and Steve Payonzeck were present to count the wrinkles and document the record. #BM2008

Demythrate completed 110 tongue flicks in 10 seconds.

James Hulser recited the At A Minute Or Two ’Til Two tongue twister in 7.57 seconds.

Shreyas R. curled his tongue into a clover and held it for eight minutes, 25.60 seconds.

Vinod K. touched his tongue to his nose 161 times in one minute.

Vinod K. touched his tongue to his nose for 11 minutes, 3.59 seconds.

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

Brian Pankey balanced a machete on his tongue for four minutes, 54.69 seconds. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

Jessica Baker completed 28 tongue folds in 30 seconds, a RecordSetter.com World Record. Baker 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.

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][]

Ryan DeNardo stacked a 26-block Jenga tower on Billy Disney’s tongue, a RecordSetter.com World Record. DeNardo and Disney set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. #WRAS21

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

Andrew Willettpicked 54Cheeriosoff of a table in 30 seconds using just his tongue.

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.