Pencil World Records  

Chris balanced the top of an ottoman on his head for one minute, 15.92 seconds while holding a pencil on his upper lip and reading a book.

Siva Pamarthi created a sculpture of the Hindu God Venkanna on a pencil lead that measured 12 millimeters in height.

Jonathan R. broke 50 pencils using his head in 43.60 seconds. He set the record during an episode of Gong Show, a variety show in Cégep de Limoilou, Canada.

Rachel R. broke a pencil then wrote and erased the name Jimmy in 7.41 seconds.

Vlad Ivanov broke five pencils using his head in 4.29 seconds.

Cramer Ruth snapped 10 pencils with his hands in 6.65 seconds.

A member of 3rd Floor Spruce broke 10 pencils using only his thumb in 30.32 seconds.

Red Leatherette erased the word "regret" in 51.78 seconds while listening to Pet Shop Boys' It's a Sin.

Nicholas L. played Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star on the piano in 6.00 seconds using a pencil.

Zack C. played every black key on a 61-key piano using a pencil in 5.22 seconds.

Ashok Nagpure created a pencil drawing about the biography of Indian film pioneer Dadasaheb Phalke. The drawing measures 8 feet in height and 324 feet in length. It took him 7.2 months to complete the whole drawing and it is currently displayed in Nashik, India.

Kevin LaForest did a chair spin while holding a pencil with his upper lip for 28 minutes, 13.95 seconds. Stride’s setting 100 records in 100 days. At the end of 100 days, we’ll verify if you are the standing Record Holder. If you are, you’ll get $500 for each record you managed to hold with your guile, talent, and sheer will. General caution and common sense required. We show the Stride Team at work, but recommend that these challenges be done at home.

Mr. I made a pencil top eraser chain using 314 erasers.

Jimmy H. balanced a sharpened pencil on his finger for two minutes, 33.65 seconds.

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.

Ryan M. spun The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring movie disc around a pencil for 59.88 seconds while wearing a top hat.