Weird world records

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Fastest 10 meters on a skateboard by a cat

Bao Zi, an American shorthair cat belonging to Chinese man Li Jiangtao, showed off his shredding skills by skateboarding 10 meters -- 32.8 feet -- in 12.85 seconds.

Li, a professional dog trainer, said he originally brought Bao Zi home to help deal with a rodent problem, but he noticed the feline would watch intently while he was teaching dogs how to skateboard, so he started teaching Bao Zi to do his own tricks.

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Most rice grains eaten in one minute using chopsticks

Bangladeshi woman Sumaiya Khan said her love for Korean culture -- and ramen noodle dishes -- inspired her to go for a world record that required her to eat one grain of rice at a time with her chopsticks.

Khan, who said the greatest challenge was ensuring extra pieces of rice didn't stick to her chopsticks, easily defeated the record by eating 37 grains of rice.

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Highest car bungee jump

Laurent Lasko, a professional stuntman and race car driver, sat in the driver's seat of a Nissan Qashqai e-Power vehicle when it was dropped from a crane at a height of 213 feet and 3 inches.

The car bounced up and down at the end of a bungee cord before safely coming to a rest and setting a new world record.

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Most gaming consoles connected to a single TV

Saudi Arabian gamer Ibrahim Al-Nasser said he needed to employ the use of more than 30 RCA switchers and more than 12 HDMI switchers to hook 444 video game consoles up to his TV.

Al-Nasser said he needs to use an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of which switch boxes and converters he needs to use to play each console.

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Fastest motorized wheelbarrow

British mechanic Dylan Phillips hit the tarmac during Straightliners Speed Week 2024 at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire and took his custom-built vehicle, a motorized wheelbarrow, up to a top speed of 52.58 mph.

Phillips said getting the wheelbarrow up to speed is scary, but the real issue is slowing down, as the unusual vehicle only has brakes on the front.

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Most items identified by a parrot in three minutes

Apollo, a 4-year-old African gray parrot belonging to Florida residents Dalton and Victoria "Tori" Mason, was able to identify 12 objects presented to him by name in three minutes.

The social media-famous parrot, who has 2.8 million followers on TikTok, identified objects including a book, a sock and a figurine of Super Mario's nemesis, Wario.

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Widest wig

Helen Williams, who previously earned the Guinness World Record for the longest handmade wig at 1,152 feet and 5 inches, earned her second title by assembling a wig measuring 11 feet, 11 inches wide -- 1 inch wider than a Mini Cooper car is long.

Williams, a professional wig maker in Nigeria, said she used more than 800 bundles of real hair to make her record-breaking wig, which was then decorated with 1,000 rhinestones and put on display in her office.

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Farthest throw of a washing machine
Johan Espenkrona likes to show off his powerlifting skills by hurling… kitchen appliances. 😵‍💫

So that’s exactly what he did in 2022, when he threw a washing machine a distance of 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in) – that’s about as long as a giraffe. 🦒

Most people don’t have the strength to lift a washing machine, let alone throw it a record-breaking distance… well done, Johan!

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Tallest stack of hats worn at once
Another serial record breaker, Anthony Kelly, proved he had a… head for hats, by wearing a 107.5-cm-tall (3-ft 6-in) stack of them! 🤠

Anthony has a wide range of records under his belt – for example, he’s also the title holder for the most tennis balls caught blindfolded, which is 11. 🥎

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Largest tongue circumference
Sacha Feiner from Belgium has set the record for the largest tongue circumference, measuring an astonishing 17 cm (6.69 in). Jenny DuVander from the USA also holds the female record with a tongue circumference of 13.25 cm (5.21 in). These unique physical traits have caught the attention of people around the world, making them the talk of the town.