Book World Records

Doug McManaman balanced the RecordSetter Book of World Records on top of a pole on his thumb for four minutes, 41.34 seconds while sitting.

Dr. Venkata Chary Chintapatla made an 80-page Line Script Art[] biography. The style of art, which Chintapatla claims to have invented himself, appears upon first glance to be nothing more than a picture made of random vertical lines. When the artworks are viewed from 45 degrees, however, specific words and letters from various languages become visible. Read more aboutChintapatla’s projecthere.

Piyushdadriwala Goel created 700 verses in a mirror image book, “Shreemadbhagvadgita”.[] The verses are in Hindi and English.

Brian Pankey balanced "The Book of Extereme Facts" vertically on his forehead for 34.71 seconds.

Piyushdadriwala Goel created a needle book with 20,000,000,000 holes in it.

Noah RIffe tapped a pencil on a flute book 262 times.

This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Heidi Beazley held 20 paperback romance novels in one hand at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library. [#TFML01][]

Library page Mary Baker shelved a book weighing 9.6 pounds on the top shelf at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library. [#TFML01][]

Attendees of Nick Gray’s Crafterparty collectively assembled a penny bookmark 36 feet and 10 inches in length. The concept, inspired by an Amy Sedaris craft, was developed by Audrey Evans.

371 children read the children’s book Mudgy and Milie aloud. The record was set as part of a moose-themed event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Sam Klarich, Abby, Brittani, and Emily each read the first four limericks of John Ciardi’s The Hopeful Trout And Other Limericks[] in a combined two minutes, 18.92 seconds. The four limericks they read were The Elephant Boy, Goodbye Please, The Thingamajig and Keeping Busy Is Better Than Nothing.

Brendan Kelbie flipped a deodorant can onto a book 42 times in five minutes.

Simon P. balanced 26 Goosebumps books on his hand.

Simon Perkins stacked three juggling balls on a Goosebumps book.