Here is a list of the general categories of world records. You can always create a new kind of record, as long as it is quantifiable, breakable, and legal. This list is by no means definitive, it should just give you some idea of the directions world record setters take. QuantitiesFastest Time to Complete a Certain Task Longest Time to Do a Certain Feat Most Achievements of X in a Period of Time (for example: 30 seconds, 1 minute, 10 minutes) Most Achievements of X under a Certain Condition Most 35-Pound Curls While Performing A Suspended Split Most Candy Bars Named In 30 Seconds While Being Tickled Largest Group of People Achieving A Certain Task Group Achievements Longest/Tallest/Shortest/Smallest/etc. Action or Object Longest Operatic Cadenza QualitiesSocial Media Records Food Records Feats of Strength, Flexibility, or General Fitness Body Tricks Records Animal Records Kitchen Sink Record When a record setter grabs a bunch of items from around the house and incorporates them into a record with seemingly no purpose. Extremely Specific Records When a record setter creates very specific criteria that must be fulfilled in order to break the record. Very Simple Records When a record setter has a very simple (but not easy) record with that has very little specific criteria required to break the record. |
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