



The heaviest weights lifted by (unexpected) body parts.Īpparently, upper-body strength isn’t enough for some. Still, you might want to avoid trying this one at home. The current record is 148 rotations in a minute, and it was achieved by The Huy Giang of Madrid, Spain. This feat would require a great amount of upper-body strength-and it’s much more extreme than regular weight-lifting. The most rotations hanging from a power drill in one minute. But someone had other ideas: The record for most wooden toilet seats broken with their head was set in 2007 by Kevin Shelley of Germany. Usually, folks want to keep their heads as far away from a toilet seat as possible. The most toilet seats broken by someone's head in one minute. If you’re not a parent and still want to attempt a bizarre running record, you can always practice running in a full suit, running while wearing scuba-diving flippers, or running in several other strange fashions. In 2019, she completed the half-marathon in one hour, 22 minutes, and 29 seconds, and trained by running with her daughter, Sadie Rose. This record is one to shoot for if you don’t want to let parenthood slow you down. The women's record is currently held by Lauren Stroud of the United States. The fastest half-marathon run while pushing a pram. If you’ve always wanted to have your name attached to a world record, though, the wide variety of options represented here might just give you some hope. The following 11 records only scratch the surface of the weirdness recorded by Guinness World Record judges. Some of these records are incredibly specific, while others just prompt questions about the record holder’s sanity. Over the years, though, these world record categories have become increasingly bizarre-and we're not just talking about people with abnormally long fingernails. The record holders are astoundingly strong or fast or otherwise able to push the limits of human ability. Guinness World Records, in theory, are amazing and seemingly unattainable.
