Get the Crowd Going! A List of Guinness World Records You Can Easily Try
Guinness World Records come in so many types and cover such a wide range that just looking through them is fascinating! In this article, we’ve put together a selection focused on records that seem easy or can be attempted casually.
We’ve picked ones that are relatively safe and easy to try whether you’re solo or in a group.
Even if you try and fail, it’ll surely make for a good story! These days you can also see these kinds of attempts on YouTube, so be sure to use them as a reference and give it a try!
Get hyped! A list of Guinness World Records you can easily try (1–10)
Number of stacked M&M’S® chocolatesNEW!
M&M’S® chocolates—those colorful, sweet little candy pieces—are popular with everyone from kids to adults.
The characters are charming, too, and many people have probably seen them at least once.
There’s even a Guinness World Record for stacking M&M’S® candies, which is recommended for people with patience and good dexterity.
The candies are shaped like small buttons with smooth surfaces, making them slippery and hard to stack.
Carefully find the tiny flat spots and stack them with precision.
They don’t melt easily in your hand, so it’s nice that you can snack on them right then and there.
The speed at which you finish eating three crackersNEW!
Crackers are a handy snack you can enjoy easily, but did you know there’s someone who holds a Guinness World Record for them? The rules are simple: swallow three crackers within a set time limit.
It’s a very challenging Guinness attempt, and you must finish without any drinks.
The key is to chew the crackers finely in your mouth without moisture and use your saliva to swallow effectively.
Since they can easily get stuck in your throat, make sure to attempt it with people watching over you and with water immediately available, and proceed with caution.
How many sticky notes can you put on your face in 30 seconds?
It’s a unique record where you stick sticky notes—normally used for memos and messages—onto your face.
The challenge is to see how many notes you can attach within a 30-second time limit.
Obviously, sticky notes aren’t originally designed to be put on the face, so you need to be mindful of how you apply them.
It’s important to manage the adhesive strength of the notes and the condition of your skin, and to move your hands smoothly as you stick them on.
Also, if you change your facial expression while applying them, the notes may peel off, so keeping a steady expression is important as well.
How many passes can be made in one minute in a ping-pong ball relay using spoons?
The relay where you balance a ping-pong ball on a spoon is a familiar event you often see in obstacle races at sports days.
In this version, the focus is on how many passes you can complete in one minute, counting how many times the ball is handed off.
Dropping the ping-pong ball costs time, so it’s important to adjust factors like height and distance to pass the ball steadily.
The compatibility between the passer and the receiver, as well as their willingness to meet each other halfway, likely contributes to both speed and record performance.
Consecutive high fives
How many people do you think you can high-five in one minute? The continuous high-five challenge works like this: you rent a big truck, line up people to high-five at equal intervals, and the challenger runs through, slapping hands as they go.
Including staff, there were nearly 400 people to high-five.
After testing, they attempted the record several times and managed to set it after a few tries.
It’s a world record achieved by fine-tuning timing, height, and angles, and getting the challenger into peak condition.
It’s one of those Guinness records that you can break as long as you have enough people.
100 m crawl on all fours
How far do you think you can go on all fours? Humans usually live bipedally, so we’re not exactly built for quadrupedal movement.
And yet, there’s a Guinness World Records challenge that dares you to try a 100-meter run on all fours.
It’s not something you can just decide to do on a whim—some research and training are required.
To ensure fairness and accurate timing, an official adjudicator from Guinness World Records is present at the track.
Competitors who advance through several preliminary rounds then go for victory and a record in the main event.
The actual movement is lighter and faster than you might expect.
If you think you’ve got what it takes, why not try a quadrupedal run?
Flight duration of a paper airplane
If you’re looking for a competition where you can go head-to-head with friends, paper airplane airtime is perfect.
You can get creative with the plane’s shape and size, so it’s sure to be a hit! By the way, the world record is held by the president of the Japan Origami Airplane Association, with an airtime of 27.9 seconds.
The association’s website explains how to fold various types of paper airplanes, so be sure to check it out.
They also sell origami paper designed for paper airplanes on the site—using it might help you improve your record!
