Going back to school? Not excited about it? These 10 school-related world records may not take away all the pain, but they should at least remind you that certain elements of the educational experience can in fact be enjoyable.
10. Fastest Time to Break Ten Pencils
Big ups to Cramer Ruth for snapping ten pencils in 6.65 seconds. Magically, Ruth now has 20 pencils.
9. Smallest Paper Airplane
8 1/2″ x 11″ paper doesn’t have to be boring. Joshua James’ 1.6 mm(!!!) paper airplane proves that.
8. Most Pencils Sharpened With a Pencil Sharpener in One Minute
This record is to the point, pun intended. Check out Emily Wilson, who set a world record by sharpening five pencils in 60 seconds.
7. Most Finger Rotations Around a Pencil in 30 Seconds
The legendary Brian Pankey, owner of more than 1,300 world records, owns this extraordinary feat. Challenge it if you dare.
6. Most Pieces of Chalk Thrown at a Person in a Taco Suit Singing “Space Oddity”
Ella Morton singing in a taco costume. 144 pieces of chalk thrown. A new world record. Watch the magic.
5. Longest Paper Football Field Goal
The prolific Andy Pelphrey deserves First Team All-Classroom for this outstanding 10′ 3″ flick.
4. Most Nintendo DS Cases Balanced on Head in a Public Library
We’re not sure why this library even has video games, but watching librarian Mary Beth Graham‘s balancing world record makes it all worthwhile.
3. Largest Group of People Singing in a Shower
Nothing like 30 Vanderbilt college students singing Justin Bieber in a shower. Note: this world record has been broken.
2. Most Pencils Fit in Mouth at Once
Watch India’s Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya reinvent the meaning of “big mouth” by squeezing 92 #2 pencils in his kisser at once.
1. Longest English Lesson
Think your classes feel long? Andreas Luck taught an English Conversation lesson to his students in Bangkok, Thailand that measured a world record 79 hours and five minutes in length. Just keep that in mind the next time you’re dying for the bell to ring.
If you’re not bored at school, we commend you. If you are, try beating these records or inventing a new one and submitting them to us at recordsetter.com/submit.
