Diary of an Orangutan

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Currently Held Records


No   Category Details Record Date Place Photo
1


  Somersaulting Longest continuous distance 12 miles 390 yards Apr 1986 US 10
2   Pogostick Jumping Longest continuous distance 23.11 miles Jun 1997 US 51
3



  Hopscotch Most games completed in 24 hours 434 games Mar 1998 Mexico 54
4   Milk Bottle Balancing on Head Longest continuous distance 80.95 miles Apr 1998 US 56
5   Pogostick Jumping Up Steps Fastest time up CN Tower 1899 steps in 57 min  51 sec July 1999 Canada 60
6   Brick Carrying with One Hand (9 pounds) Longest continuous distance 85.05 miles Oct 1999 US 61
7   Somersaulting Fastest mile 19 min   11 sec Nov 2000 US 63
8   Pogostick Jumping Fastest mile 12 min  16 sec Jul 2001 England 67
9   Sack Racing Fastest time for 10 kilometers 1 hour   22 min    2 sec Aug 2001 US 68
10   Underwater Rope Jumping Most jumps in one hour 900 jumps Aug 2001 US  
11   Skipping (like children without a rope) Fastest time for a marathon (26.2 miles) 5 hours 55 min  13 sec Aug 2003 Canada 81
12   Milk Bottle Balancing on Head Fastest mile 7 min    47 sec Feb 2004 Indonesia 84
13   Spacehopper (Kangaroo Ball) Fastest time for 100 meters 30.2 sec Nov 2004 US 93
14   Stilt Walking Fastest 8 kilometers (4.97 miles) 39 min  56 sec Dec 2004 China 92
15   Fireman's Carry Fastest mile with a person of equal weight 15 min  12 sec Oct 2005 US 102
16   Hopping on One Foot Fastest mile 27 min  51 sec Feb 2006 Malaysia
17   Hula Hoop Racing Fastest 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) 1 hour   25 min    9 sec Jun 2006 US
18   Milk Crate Balancing on Chin (category now retired) Most weight balanced 93 pounds   7 ounces Jun 2006 US 119
 19   Pogo Ball Fastest mile 43 min    9 sec Jul 2006 Japan 122
20   Popcorn Sculpture Largest 20 feet  10 inches Aug 2006 US 126
21   Cigar Box Balancing on Chin Most boxes 223 Nov 2006 US 135
22   Top Spinning Longest continuous time 7 hours   1 minute 14 sec Nov 2006 US 137
23   Top Spinning Fastest mile 25 min  13 sec Dec 2006 Turkey 140
24   Forward Rolls Most in one hour 1330 Jan 2007 Bulgaria 141
25   Egg and Spoon Racing Fastest mile 7 min      8 sec May 2007 US 147
26   Egg and Spoon Racing Fastest mile/spoon held in mouth 9 min    29 sec May 2007 US 148
27   Sack Racing Fastest mile 16 min  41 sec May 2007 Mongolia 151
28   Underwater Hula Hooping Longest time 2 min    38 sec August 2007 US 150
29   Underwater Pogostick Jumping Longest distance 1680 feet August 2007 US  
30   Glass Balancing on Chin Most 20 oz. glasses 81 August 2007 US 165
31   Hopping and Jumping Rope Fastest mile 34 min    1 sec Sept 2007 US 168
32   Juggling on a Pogostick Fastest mile 23 min  28 sec Sept 2007 US 117
33   Frog Jumping Fastest 10 meters 8.22 seconds Nov 2007 US 173
34   Orange Nose Push Fastest mile 22 min  41 sec Nov 2007 US 87
35   Hula Hoop Racing Fastest mile while balancing milk bottle on head 13 min  51 sec Dec 2007 Dominican Republic 178
36   Hula Hooping Fastest mile 11 min   29 sec Dec 2007 Dominican Republic 179
37   Tiddlywinks Fastest mile 23 min  22 sec Dec 2007 Dominican Republic 180
38   Stilt Walking  (On Spring Loaded Stilts)
Fastest mile 7 min    13 sec March 2008 Germany 197
39   11.5 Foot Hula Hooping Most rotations in one minute 64 April 2008 US  
40   Jumping Rope while Bouncing on a Pogostick Most jumps in one minute 178 May 2008 US 203
41   Pogostick Jumping Most jumps in one minute 238 July 2008 US  
42   Pool Cue Balancing on Chin Furthest distance 5472 feet 9 inches July 2008 USA 181
43   Candles on Cake Most candles burning simultaneously 48,523 August 2008 US  
44   Stilt Mile Fastest mile on non-springloaded stilts 12 min  23 sec Sept 2008 US  
45   Rope Skipping on Stilts Most jumps in one minute 145 Nov 2008 US  
46   Apple Cutting with Samurai Sword Most apples cut in midair in one minute 27 Nov 2008 US  
47   Kiwifruit Peeling and Eating Fastest time 5.35 seconds Dec 2008 US  
48  

Egg and Spoon Racing Both Hands

Fastest mile

8 min      5 sec

Feb 2009

US  
49   Bat Balancing Fastest mile 7 min      5 sec June 2009 US  
50   Pool Cue Balancing Fastest mile 6 min    55 sec July 2009 US  
51   Book Balancing on Head Fastest mile 8 min    27 sec July 2009 US  
52   Largest Lollipop Greatest weight 6514 pounds August 2009 US  
53   Pool Cue Balancing on Chin Fastest 10 meters 3.02 seconds

August 2009

US  
54   Egg and Spoon Racing Fastest 100 meters/spoon held in mouth 25.13 seconds Sept 2009 US  
55   Egg Balancing Fastest time to balance one dozen eggs 1 min    36 sec Sept 2009 US  
56   Pancake Catching Most pancakes caught in one minute 46 Sept 2009 US  
57   Basketball Catches Behind the Neck Most in one minute 27 Oct 2009 US  
58   Bounce Juggling Fastest continuous mile 7 min    42 sec Oct 2009 US  
59   Stair Climbing with Books on Head Most stairs in one minute 122 Oct 2009 US  
60   Pool Cue Balancing on Finger Longest continuous time 4 hours   7 min Nov 2009 US  
61   Hopscotch Most games in one hour 33 Dec 2009 US  
62   Golf Ball Bouncing on Golf Club Longest duration 1 hour   20 min  42 sec Jan 2010 US  
63   Playing Table Tennis with Egg Longest rally 14 hits Jan 2010 US  
64   Juggling on a Pogo Stick Greatest distance 4 miles  30 feet Jan 2010 Easter Island  
65   Table Tennis Ball Spitting Greatest distance 42.1 feet Jan 2010 Easter Island  
66   Champagne Cork Spitting Greatest distance 22 feet Jan 2010 Easter Island  
67   Balancing a Pool Cue on Finger Furthest continuous distance 8.95 miles Feb 2010 Puerto Rico  
68   Frog Jumping Fastest 100 meters 7 min    18 sec March 2010 Italy  
69   Sponge Throwing Most in face in one minute 43 April 2010 US  
70   Pie Throwing Most in face in one minute 56 April 2010 US  
71   Standing on Rolling Globe Longest time 43 min  56 sec April 2010 US  
72   Lemon Peeling and Eating Fastest time 8.25  sec May 2010 US  
73   Banana snapping Most in one minute 99 May 2010 US  
74   Swim Fin Running Fastest time 7 min    56 sec May 2010 Austria  
75   Eating Terry's Chocolate Orange Fastest time 2 min 39.5 sec May 2010 US  
76   Balancing Most Eggs on End  Most simultaneously 888 June 2010 US  
77   Apple Bobbing Most in one minute 34 June 2010 US  
78   Piggyback Running Fastest mile with a person of equal weight 12 min  47 sec July 2010 US  
79   Golf Ball Bouncing on a Golf Club Furthest continuous distance 1.8 miles July 2010 US  
80   Pickled Egg Eating Fastest time to eat 3 pickled eggs 58.16 seconds July 2010 US  
81   Orange Peeling and Eating Most in 3 minutes 6 July 2010 US  
82   Space Hopper Racing   Fastest mile 13 minutes August 2010 US  
83   Poetry Reading Poem translated and recited in the most languages 146 August 2010 US  
84   See Saw Largest 79 ft  2 in long August 2010 US  
85   Grape Catching in Mouth Most in one minute 85 August 2010 US  
86   Largest Hula Hoop Spinning Minimum of 3 spins 16 feet 6.7 in Sept 2010 US  
87   Lawnmower Balancing on Chin Longest duration 1 min     45 sec Oct 2010 US  
88   Coin Blowing Furthest distance with one breath 16 feet 2.76 in Oct 2010 US  
89   Pea Blowing Furthest distance with one breath 22 feet 2.93 in Oct  2010 US  
90   Water Balloon Throw and Catch furthest distance 120 feet  3 inches Oct  2010 US  
91   Hopscotch fastest game 1 min  1.97 sec Nov  2010 US  
92   Heaviest Shoe Walking For a distance of 33 feet (10 meters) 323 lbs. total Nov  2010 England  
93   Malteser Blowing Furthest distance with a straw 46.1 feet Nov 2010 US  
94   Jello Eating with Chopsticks Most in one minute 1 pound  5 ounces Dec 2010 US  
95   Swiss Ball Balancing Longest time to stand on 75cm ball 5 hours  7 min 6 sec Dec 2010 US  
96   Can and String Walking Fastest mile 11 min   55 sec Jan  2011 Canada  
97   Stilt 100 meters Fastest time 18.15  seconds Jan  2011 Canada  
98   Marshmallow Eating Most eaten in one minute 12 Jan 2011 US  
99   Lemon Catching Blindfolded Most in one minute 19 Jan 2011 Bali  
100   Chopstick Snapping Most in one minute 118 Jan  2011 Bali  
101   Chopstick Snapping Most in 30 seconds 60 Jan  2011 Bali  
102   Book Balancing on Head Furthest continuous distance 20 miles Jan  2011 Bali  
103   Skipping (like children) without a rope Fastest 5K (3.1 miles) 30 min Feb  2011 Bali  
104   Baseball Bat Balancing Longest continuous distance 9 miles Feb 2011 Bali  
105   Egg and Spoon Racing Fastest 100 meters 19.39 sec Feb  2011 US  
106   Grape Catching Self Caught

Greatest distance

28 feet    2 inches Feb 2011 US  
107   M&Ms Eating Blindfolded with Chopsticks Most in 1 minute 17 March 2011 US  
108   Jello Eating Blindfolded, No Hands Most in 1 minute 1 lb. 12.04 oz. March 2011 US  
109   T-Shirt Tearing Most torn in half in one minute 20 March 2011 US  
110   Cucumber Snapping Most in one minute 118 March 2011 US  
111   Marshmallow Bobbing Blindfolded Most in one minute 20 March 2011 US  
112   Vinyl Record Breaking Most broken in 30 seconds 38 March 2011 US  
113   Orange Peeling and Eating Fastest time for 3 oranges 1 min 9.72 sec April 2011 US  
114   Balancing Object on Nose Tallest pole 40 feet May 2011 Italy  
115   Grape Eating with Teaspoon Most eaten in 3 minutes 186 May 2011 US  
116   Suspended Juggling Longest duration with 3 objects 8 min    24 sec May 2011 US  
117   Malteser Catching in Mouth Most in one minute 70 June  2011 US  
118   T-Shirt Tearing While Wearing Most in one minute 25 June  2011 US  
119   Kiwifruit Peeling and Eating Fastest time for 3 kiwifruits 21.1 seconds June 2011 US  
120   Climbing on Stilts Greatest vertical height gained 4,018 feet July 2011 US  
121   Grape Catching in Mouth Most in 3 minutes 202 July  2011 US  
122   Egg Catching Most in one minute 82 July 2011 US  
123   Mountain Climbing on Stilts Highest peak climbed 9,398 feet August 2011 US  
124   Jugging on a Unicycle Greatest distance 1.75 miles August 2011 US  
125   Duct Taping a Person to a Wall Fastest time 49.97  seconds Sept 2011 US  
126   Duct Taping Oneself to Wall Fastest time 3 minutes  28 sec Sept 2011 US  
127   Underwater Cycling Longest distance 3.03 kilometers Sept 2011 Portugal  
128   Milk Bottle Balancing on Head Fastest half marathon 2 hrs 33 min 28 sec Nov  2011 US  
129   Paper Aircraft Catching Most in mouth in one minute 14 Nov 2011 US  
130   Getting Hit by Water Balloons Most in one minute 21 Nov 2011 US  
131   Baseballs Held in Baseball Glove Most for 10 seconds 24 Dec  2011 US  
132   Apple Snapping Most in one minute 40 Dec  2011 US  
133   Most Current Records Held at the same time by an individual  (119) Nov 2010 England