How can I break a world record?

How to set or break a world record
  1. Explore the world records database thoroughly. ...
  2. Choose a world record to attempt. ...
  3. Apply and wait to receive the guidelines. ...
  4. Understand the requirements and evidence needed for the attempt. ...
  5. Practise, practise, practise… ...
  6. Carry out your official world record attempt.

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How can I broke world record?

How do I apply to set or break a record?
  1. Register for an account.
  2. You will receive an email with an activation link. ...
  3. Click on the green 'Apply for a record' button.
  4. Search for the record that you want to break.
  5. When you find the record, click the 'Apply Now' button. ...
  6. Complete the application form.

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What is an easy world record to broke?

Fastest time to arrange the alphabet from a can of alphabet spaghetti. Cody Jones is the current alphabet spaghetti champion - which is a brilliant record to hold. The record to beat is a cool 3 minutes 21 seconds to find all of the letters of the alphabet in a can of alphabet spaghetti.

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Is it free to break a world record?

Applications made by individuals for existing record categories are free of charge. There is an administration fee of $5 to propose a new record title.

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How much does it cost to get a world record?

Priority applications currently cost $800 for people trying to break existing records and $1,000 for those who want to set new records. Guinness is clear, however, that priority applications do not guarantee that applications will be successful and the organization issues no refunds either way.

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How to Break a World Record

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What is the top 1 world record?

Most popular
  • Highest mountain. ...
  • Oldest person ever. ...
  • Largest spider. ...
  • Land speed (fastest car) ...
  • Largest human mattress dominoes. ...
  • Longest time in an abdominal plank position (male) ...
  • Longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female) ...
  • Shortest dog living. View this record Shortest dog living.

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What is the easiest Guinness World Record?

Easy World Records to Break
  • Most number of underpants put on in under one minute (done in teams of two)
  • Most Smarties/M&Ms eaten in one minute using chopsticks (while blindfolded)
  • Most dominoes stacked in 30 seconds.
  • Most socks put on in 30 seconds.
  • Fastest time to stack a 20 brick right angle LEGO tower.

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What will happen if you broke a world record?

If you are successful, congratulations - you will receive an official Guinness World Records certificate (further certificates and merchandise can be purchased in the GWR Store). If not, do not give up, you can apply again or pick a different record to attempt.

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Does Guinness World Record give money?

According to the Guinness World Records official website, they do not provide cash prize or a monetary payout to those who set or break records.

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Which is the hardest world record?

However, there are some records that are simply too hard, if not impossible, to ever break.
  • Tallest man ever. The tallest man in history is Robert Pershing Wadlow from USA, who was measured at a whopping 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) of height in 1940. ...
  • Strangest diet. ...
  • Oldest dog ever. ...
  • Heaviest aircraft pulled by a man.

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What is the easiest world record for a kid?

Set a Record
  • Tallest zigzag structure built with LEGO® bricks in 30 seconds with one hand.
  • Fastest time to assemble a Mr. ...
  • Most Pokémon identified in one minute.
  • Most tosses of a pancake in one minute.
  • Most socks put on one foot in 30 seconds.
  • Fastest time to stack 20 LEGO® bricks in a right-angle tower.

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Can anyone break a world record?

As it turns out, there is. Anyone can break or set a world record. No matter how old you are, where you're from, or what language you speak, you, too, can be a Guinness World Record holder.

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What is the world record for no food?

Agostino "Angus" Giuseppe A Barbieri (1939 – 7 September 1990) was a Scottish man who fasted for 382 days, from June 1965 to July 1966. He lived on tea, coffee, sparkling water, and vitamins while living at home in Tayport, Scotland, and frequently visiting Maryfield Hospital for medical evaluation.

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How much weight can your tongue lift?

The greatest weight lifted with a human tongue is 12.5 kg (27 lb 8.96 oz) by Thomas who lifted the weight hooked through his tongue. Previous World Records: The World Record of 'heaviest weight lifted by tongue' was achieved by Thomas Blackthorne from UK.

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What is not a Guinness World Record?

Freckles: moles, birthmarks and freckles all vary in size and depth, so counting them individually or assessing their size is not accurate enough for a Guinness World Records title. Heaviest pets: Guinness World Records has discontinued accepting claims for heaviest or lightest pets.

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What are the weirdest World Records?

Guinness World Records Day: The 5 most daring and strange records broken around the world
  • Most Rubik's cubes solved on a skateboard.
  • Most blindfolded backwards standing somersaults in one minute.
  • Most keepie uppies while hanging with one hand.
  • Most back wheel bike bunny hops on a bar in one minute.

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Is breaking bad in Guinness World Record?

In 2013, Breaking Bad entered the Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed TV show of all time. The series gave rise to the larger Breaking Bad franchise.

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What World Records has dream broken?

Dream's first record is for the most subscribers for a dedicated Minecraft channel on YouTube. First verified on 16 June 2022 at 29.3 million subscribers, his channel has now reached over 29.9 million. He has also achieved the record for the most viewed Minecraft gameplay video on YouTube.

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How long does it take to break a Guinness World Record?

Standard application

It can take up to 12 weeks for us to review your documentation and let you know if your record attempt has been accepted as the new record holder or rejected. *Please note: Sometimes the 12 weeks waiting time is extended during high demand.

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What is the world record for holding your breath?

Professional breath hold diver Budimir Šobat's world record of 24 minutes and 37 seconds holding his breath underwater. During a breath hold, the level of blood CO2 rises, and the O2 declines. The initial increase in the urge to breathe — let's say 30 seconds into the breath hold — primarily comes from the rising CO2.

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How does Guinness World Record make money?

The people behind the Guinness World Records used to make money by, well, selling books. But with the rise of the Internet came a decline in book sales, and so they had to create a new business model — selling publicity.

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How strict are Guinness World Records?

Guinness World Records has a strict list of record policies that must be adhered to for all our record breaking achievements. We assess all new record titles against our values of integrity, respect, inclusiveness and passion and it is of the utmost importance to us that all our records reflect this.

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Who owns the most Guinness World Records?

There are many prolific record holders in the Guinness World Records (GWR) archives. But none of their achievements quite match those of title holder Ashrita Furman, from Brooklyn, New York, who has become famous as the man with the most Guinness World Records titles.

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What is the world record for sitting in a chair?

The most people sitting on one chair is 2,387 and was achieved by NSG College League (Japan), in Niigata, Niigata, Japan, on 13 October 2017. NSG College League is a group of vocational schools located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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