From the oldest living person to the largest pumpkin ever grown, Guinness World Records has been keeping track of it all since 1955. But, strangely, the record-keeping organization has recently broadened its scope to include some pretty strange records that almost seem to have been created by a single, obsessed person who wanted to achieve something.
That doesn’t lessen the wonder of the achievement, though, because it’s still amazing to see the largest group ever do something or someone do something so unusual that you couldn’t have imagined it yourself. These are the most astounding Guinness World Records, which defy logic yet are quite true.
1. Longest Plank
Do you believe you possess the mental and physical stamina to plank for even a minute? This is even more difficult for most of us, but still doable. Planking may seem simple, but it rapidly tires you out since it demands you to balance on your forearms and toes in order to work your core. But not former Marine George Hood, the American guy who somehow held the post for eight hours, fifteen minutes, and fifteen seconds—a full day’s worth of labor. For most, this kind of strength is inconceivable.
2. Largest Rubber Band Ball
Joel Waul knew he would not give up until he achieved the Guinness World Record when he set out to build the biggest rubber band ball ever. He employed 700,000 rubber bands in all, in all sizes. The result was a 6 ft. 7″ ball that weighed an incredible 9,032 pounds, which he called “Megatron.”
3. Most Big Macs Eaten
Next, we have a record that you probably don’t want to hold, but nonetheless, this guy does: Donald Gorske is the owner of the Guinness record for the most Big Macs consumed in one lifetime. He has consumed a Big Mac on a daily basis for the past 50 years, totaling more than 32,400. Consider that. He credits his regular walking regimen for his excellent health, but the most astonishing statistic is that he cut back on his daily intake of nine meals to just two, or roughly fourteen each week.
4. Longest Cigar
The same man, Jose Castelar Cairo, who is aptly from Cuba, rolled the two longest cigars in history. The tobacco was 268 feet and 4 inches in length, almost as long as a football field. Because of its enormity, it had to be on display in an old Spanish fort named El Moro. It was rolled as a part of Cuba’s annual International Tourism Fair when they showcase their skill in this and many other crafts.
5. Longest Cable Walker
You most likely had no idea that people attempted tightrope walking on cable car ropes while ascending mountains, and you most definitely had no idea that they competed for world records in this sport. The current champion, however, is Freddy Nock, a Swiss stuntman who managed to ascend Germany’s highest mountain using the cable car at the southern Bavarian resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He ascended the Zugspitze 9,718 feet in total, using a rope that was 3,264.4 feet long.
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6. Largest 3D Painting
To see the largest 3-D painting in the world, you’ll need to go to London and visit Joe Hill’s Canary Wharf masterpiece. The sculpture measured an amazing total of more than 12,000 square feet and featured an immense waterfall, as well as jagged cliffs with small ledges.
7. Longest Distance Covered By An Athlete Over 100 In 60 Minutes
Even if there have been some very amazing sports accomplishments outside of the Olympics, the public doesn’t recognize them as much as it ought to. Consider the world record that cyclist Robert Marchand established for the most distance traveled in an hour by an athlete beyond the age of 100. You did really read correctly. The Frenchman achieved the feat at a 200-meter indoor velodrome in Switzerland, setting a new record of 15 kilometers. Marchand, who was born in 1911, broke the record in 2012, at 100.
8. Longest Float
If you were to attend the Lantern Festival in Gutian Township, China, you would assume that every resident of the town was a part of a single float. This is definitely not the kind of parade you see every day. Of course, we’re referring to the “dragon march,” in which tens of thousands of people carry wooden boards that join the intricately carved paper mache and bamboo sculpture that resembles the longest dragon in the world. At 2,596.8 feet, it is the biggest float ever recorded!
9. Biggest Ornament
It should go without saying that this is not something that anyone could realistically employ in any situation, but Franz Paternosta doesn’t seem to care because he was aiming for the Guinness World Record. He skillfully created the biggest glass Christmas tree decoration ever for his German glassblowing company Joska in Bavaria. It measured 25.6 inches in diameter and weighed 44 pounds.
10. Steepest Coaster
The world’s steepest roller coaster is in the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Fujiyoshida, west of Tokyo. With its free-falling angle of 121º—which, to anybody familiar with geometry, is so inverted—it is named Takabisha and one may suppose that, along with the excitement, comes anxiety. Building it required the equivalent of $30 million.
11. Biggest Sneaker Collection
Let’s meet Jordan Michael Geller, who not only owns the largest shoe collection in the world but also operates Geller’s Shoezeum, a museum in Las Vegas where you can view his collection for yourself. The collection is primarily a tribute to Nike since all but eight of his almost 3,000 pairs of shoes are Nikes. He also has every Air Jordan model ever produced, which is worth several tens of millions of dollars on its own.
12. Longest Handshake
Do you have twelve and a half hours to spare? For a worthy cause, Jack Tsonis and Lindsay Morrison broke the world record by a little over 30 minutes, clocking in at 12 hours. In an effort to demonstrate the extent of friendship, they not only attempted the feat but also raised money for charity on the International Day of Peace, observed by the UN.
13. Oldest Salsa Dancer
Paddy Jones, who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent, is well-known throughout the world for being the oldest salsa dancer and, at 88, she doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Despite being 40 years apart, her companion Nico and she have developed into a formidable combination, participating in many events across the world.
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14. Longest Car
Constructed by fusing two Cadillac vehicles, the American Dream is an enormous limousine measuring 30.5 meters (100 feet). Built in 1992, this remarkable vehicle deservedly holds the title of the longest car in the Guinness World Records. With two engines, two sets of wheels, and the ability to go straight forward or swerve in the middle, this vehicle is truly unique. It operated with two drivers at first, which made reversing easier.
15. Most Expensive Desert
What is the estimated cost of the world’s most costly dessert? You were right if you thought that it would be $25,000, but you probably wouldn’t have imagined that it would be the Frrrozen Haute Chocolate from Serendipity-3 in New York. The photo makes it clear that the gold chocolate flakes and likely premium dairy grade are, to put it mildly, an indulgence.
16. Largest Ball Pit
This world record for the largest ball pit would have been a great spot to revive your inner child if you were trying to do that. The ball pit was part of an event that promoted breast cancer prevention and was located in the Kerry Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai. A swimming pool measuring 82 feet by 141 feet was filled with one million balls, which seems intimidating to enter if you suffer from claustrophobia.
17. Loudest Bark
Even for a dog, this accomplishment is quite adorable, so it’s really amazing, but we can only imagine the owners were shocked to see how much this wonderful doggie could do. Charlie, a golden retriever with an outstanding bark, holds the record for the loudest bark (113.1 dB) according to both the Guinness World Record and Purina.
18. Oldest Tattoo-ee
Let me introduce you to Isobel Varley, a Spanish woman who got her tattoos during the Expotatoo exposition in Gijon, northern Spain. She went on to become the most senior tattooed person in the world. The enormous amount of art covering her body indicates that, at seventy-nine, she has been around the block, yet it takes commitment to keep up that type of practice, much less create room for more.
19. Largest Luggage
In celebration of the Export Commodities Fair’s 100th anniversary in Guangzhou, China, designers showcased what would go down as the world’s largest piece of baggage ever made. Measuring 5 ft 9 inches high, 3 ft 9 inches wide, and 1 ft 6 inches deep, the enormous orange luggage was large. It’s safe to say that this won’t fit on any aircraft, and you won’t be able to carry it on your own without some assistance. However, that does seem cool, I suppose.
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20. World’s Largest Aquarium
Situated on Singapore’s Sentosa Island, the world’s largest aquarium holds an astounding 42.9 million liters of water, more than 800 distinct species, and 80,000 animals altogether. More intriguingly, S.E.A. Aquarium also owns the Guinness record for the largest acrylic panel, which makes sense given that the largest aquarium naturally has the largest tank. But that’s not where the records end.
21. Largest Flag
Romania is the nation with the largest national flag on record; they felt they wanted one so large that they had to take aerial photos of it in a field on a farm. Standing just outside the busy center of Bucharest in the village of Clinceni, the final measurements are 1,146 feet long by 744 feet tall.
22. Tallest Mohawk
There are many people with amazing haircuts, but none could be taller or more impressive than Japanese fashion designer Kazuhiro Watanabe, whose mohawk soars to a bewildering 3 feet, 8.6 inches. Since he is, realistically, only a little shorter than ten feet from mohawk to toe, we should expect certain challenges in his day-to-day activities.
23. Heaviest Bee Weight
Seeking for additional nightmare fodder? You need not go any farther than Chinese beekeeper She Ping, who set a record by allowing an incredible 73 pounds of bees to adhere to her body, smashing the previous record of 59 pounds. Beekeepers must do this in their spare time, but some could argue that it’s a touch too intense for their line of work. But She Ping is even more powerful.
24. Heaviest Onion
With his masterpiece weighing in at seventeen pounds, Pete Glazebrook not only won a local competition but also secured the Guinness World Record for the heaviest onion, suggesting that English onion farming must be ripe for success. It’s quite an impressive undertaking, but when they decide to chop the thing, nobody will want to be close by.
25. Most People With A Facial Mask At Once
In 2013, 1,213 skincare enthusiasts in Taipei City, Taiwan broke the record for the most persons to apply a face mask at once and wear it for ten minutes. Even if for these people it was just another day at work, it must have been pleasant to take part in the public purging as a group.
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