Can anyone break a world record?

If you wish to break an existing record or set a new record, and want to view the guidelines, you will need to submit an online application first. Each application for a new record title is reviewed individually by an expert and we are unable to tell you if your record can be accepted by email or phone.

What is an easy world record to broke?

Most socks put on one foot in 30 seconds

Can you put 28 socks on one foot in just 30 seconds? You can! Wow, well then do 29 and you will be a record breaker. Pavol Durdik from Slovakia currently holds the record for this, with the only rule being that you have to put them on one at a time.

How much does it cost to break a world record?

As the world's unrivalled authority on record-breaking achievement, our role is to celebrate the world's best, to inspire ordinary people and to entertain and inform. For these reasons, we do not pay record-breakers for their achievements or for carrying out a record title attempt.

What is the easiest world record?

How do people break World Records?

25 World Records YOU Could Easily Break

Do you have to pay to break a world record?

It doesn't cost anything to break an existing record, unless you want to pay for additional services from Guinness. If the record you want set doesn't exist yet, you'll have to apply to set a new record. This can significantly extend your wait time so, again, start early.

What World Records can't be broken?

There is one sports record, however, that will never be beaten: Uwe Hohn's javelin throw of 104.80 meters. Hohn changed the sport with that throw back in 1984, and experts believe it's a record that will never be broken. There is a reason why, but I don't want to spoil that here.

What is the weirdest world record ever?

Is it hard to get a world record?

Guinness World Records receive over 50,000 record applications a year - that's almost 1,000 applications every week! Due to the consistently high volume of applications we receive, the waiting times for a response to a Self-service application can be up to 12 weeks*.

Who had the most babies?

Valentina Vassilyev and her husband Feodor Vassilyev are alleged to hold the record for the most children a couple has produced. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, a total of 27 births.

Why do people break World Records?

Guinness says a world record is not simply a fact but a way to measure ourselves. Knowing "the biggest, the smallest, the fastest, the most and the least," it says, helps us understand our position in the world and how we fit in.

Who has the most 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.

How many Guinness World Records did Michael Jackson have?

Jackson's career was rewarded with 13 Grammy Awards, as well as the Grammy Legend Award and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; 6 Brit Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards and 24 American Music Awards. He currently holds 20 Guinness World Records.

What celebrity broke a world record?

Dwayne Johnson

The actor and his team broke the record for the largest seven-layered dip in time 2017 weighing in at 540 pounds, which took over 5 hours and 4 people to prep and construct inside a 100-gallon fish tank. BUSH'S® Beans broke the record in 2020 with a dip weighing in at 1,087 lbs.

How many socks put on in 30 seconds?

14-year-old Carolena Kruse broke the Guinness World Record for most socks put on one foot (22 socks) in 30 seconds in the under 16's category.

What is the most World Records broken in one day?

What is the world record for the most world records set in one day? Ashrita Furman holds the world record for most world records in a day and has set more than 600 official Guinness World Records.

What is the longest world record ever?

14,504. days, or 39 years and 8 months, is how long the Women's 800 Metres world record has remained unbroken. It's the longest standing world record, belonging to jarmila kratochvílová (TCH), whose mark of 1:53.28 has stood since 26 July 1983.

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.

What is the hardest degree in the world record?

It is believed that a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or BSN is the toughest course in the world as per the Guinness Book of World Records along with courses like MBBS, BCom, IAS, IPS and Engineering, etc.

What is the Guinness world record scares?

A Netflix show named 'The Midnight Club', which is a horror mystery-thriller, has broken the world record for most scripted jump scares in a single episode. According to Guinness World Records (GWR), a scripted jump scare is a pre-planned action executed with the intent to make a person jump or scream in fright.

Who has the world longest name?

(a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., among others) is the abbreviated name of a German-born American typesetter who has held the record for the longest personal name ever used. Hubert's name is made up from 27 names.

What is world's longest kiss?

The longest kiss lasted 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds, achieved by Ekkachai Tiranarat and Laksana Tiranarat (both Thailand) at an event organized by Ripley's Believe It or Not!

What's the most recorded song ever?

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No, the most recorded song of all time is, in fact, 'Summertime' by George Gershwin. Forget the 4,000 versions of 'Yesterday' and 6,600 recordings of 'Amazing Grace' — 'Summertime' has been recorded no less than 67,591 times by the likes of Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday, and Sam Cooke.

What records has all too well broken?

Taylor Swift's "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" is the longest song in history to go No. 1. The song, which clocks in at just over 10 minutes long, beat out longtime record holder Don McLean, whose eight-minute track "American Pie" held the top position for four weeks in 1972.