Pasta World Records  

Paying homage to people who write names on grains of rice, Marcus Livesay[] wrote 61 first names on a piece of dry spaghetti, a world record. He used .5mm pen and wrote on a piece of Barilla spaghetti. Livesay performed the feat on July 14, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and time the feat. [#WRAS07][]

Danny Puskarcik drank a pint of soda water, consumed a bowl of macaroni and cheese with chopsticks, ate and read a fortune cookie and washed it all down with a shot of peach schnapps in three minutes, 39.30 seconds. NOTE: Stuffing food in your mouth and speed drinking can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on hand.

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.

Anthony Maragou cut five pasta sheets into tagliatelle using a manual crank pasta machine in 29.36 seconds.

Robert M. ate a half-pound Barilla Ziti in two minutes, 14.27 seconds. NOTE: Speed eating can be dangerous. Please use caution when making an attempt.

Erica H. ate 42 dry pasta shells in 30 seconds while wearing a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt. WARNING: Speed eating can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional speed eater. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.