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Hi, I'm John Green. Welcome to my salon. This is Mental Floss on YouTube, and did you know

that in 2012 a new world record was set for most people crammed in a Mini Cooper hatchback

28 female gymnasts were able to fit into the car. According to the organizer, while we

have not quite been able to fit any of the girls into the Mini's glove box, there is

a surprising amount of space to utilize. And since I'm sure you're wondering, the most

people fit into a classic Mini Cooper is a mere 27. And that's the first of many weird and wonderful world records that I'm going to share with

you today in this video brought to you by our friends at Geico in the hopes that perhaps

I can set a world record and maybe if I can't then you can go out and beat some of them

and then give me some credit. The Guinness world record for most simultaneous high kicks in 30 seconds by a single chorus

line was broken by the Moulin Rouge Can Can dancers in 2010. With 30 dancers, they each

managed 24 high kicks in a mere half minute. The largest gathering of people dressed as

penguins is 373. That seems beatable, a record that was set in 2014 in London. The most coins

stacked on the back of a hand in one minute is 100. Alright, I'm gonna try this one. We

keep a bowl of nickels in the office because, you know, what else are you gonna do with nickels? So I am now going to stack 100 of them on my hand in one minute and go

I'm not gonna win. I already feel... I already feel... Can I do more than one at once

I can actually... I'm gonna win. I'm gonna do it. Oh! 15! 15

So no. I can't stack a hundred nickels on my hand. Or even 20

In 2014, Hungarians built the world's tallest structure built with interlocking plastic bricks, a.k.a. Legos

AKA Legos. It was 34.76 meters or 114 feet tall, had a Rubik's Cube on top, and was partially

built by elementary school students. Guinness has male and female record categories for fastest half marathon while pushing a

pram. Nancy Schulbring did it in an hour and 30 minutes and 51 seconds. Travis Boyd has

the fastest time in the male category doing it in one hour 13 minutes and 50 seconds while pushing his one daughter He also by the way won that half race which was in Everett Washington and set a course record while doing it So maybe pushing a pram is like helpful

Moving on from difficult to terrifying, the Guinness World Record for most elevated dive

into a shallow pool was broken in 2011 by a diver who dove from 11 meters, or 36 feet

into a pool that contained a mere 30.5 centimeters, or 12 inches, of water

Speaking of water, the record for most dogs on a surfboard in the water is 17, although

to be fair, the board was a bit larger than average. In 2004, students from the Philippines broke the record for the largest human rainbow

and it's going to be hard to beat that record. A total of 30,365 participants gathered in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet

clothes to create the shape. The most people brushing their teeth simultaneously in a single venue is 13,380

The group gathered at the Cuscat-Gaun Stadium, City of El Salvador, El Salvador, in 2005

In 2015, Alistair Moffat broke the Guinness World Record for tightest car parallel parking

He parked a Fiat 500C in a space a mere 7.5 centimeters, or 2.95 inches, longer than the car itself

The world record for most marshmallows caught with chopsticks in one minute is 31 pieces

which I think I can beat, so I'm going to try it now. Alright, this seems like one I can attempt

Unfortunately, our marshmallows are huge, so Mark is going to throw some at me, and if

I don't break the record, of course it's all Mark's fault. Alright. Nope. Nope. Nope. Yes! One

Oh, the marshmallows suddenly got much smaller! I haven't given up yet

This is winnable. No! I cannot catch 31 marshmallows in a minute. Or even two

And while I have my chopsticks, I'm gonna try to break the record for most uncooked rice grains moved one at a time by chopsticks

The current record is 38 in a minute. Are we ready? And go

Nope. Whoa! One. Two. Get off there Three Oh I am breaking this record Ah Six So wait how am I doing on time Time it

Six! I did six. The record for most times jumped into a pair of underwear in 30 seconds is nine pairs

I am not going to beat that. The longest usable golf club ever is 14 feet and 5 inches long

Inventor Karsten Moss was able to hit a ball over 542 feet with it

Currently the heaviest rideable bicycle weighs in at 750 kilograms. According to its creator, Wouter Vandenbosch, he didn't plan on breaking a world record

he just wanted to build a huge rideable bike. That is my favorite fact ever

There really is a Guinness World Record for almost everything, like most concrete blocks

broken consecutively, wilts holding a raw egg. The current record is held by Joe Alexander, who broke 24 blocks consecutively without breaking

the egg. 41.99 square meters or 452 square feet. Made of mackerel and nigiri, it was to celebrate the young entrepreneurs group in Japan

Card stacker Brian Berg continually breaks his own record for largest house of cards

His current record is a replica of a group of hotels, the Venetian Macau, the Plaza Macau

and the Sand Macau. It was over 34 feet long and 11 feet wide, and he used no glue or tape, so it could have

fallen any second. Alright, let's see if I can break this record. Alright Green, you sucked at the others, but you can do this one. You are a card house builder

I think it goes... That's not a promising start. Does anyone know how to build a house of cards

Using the wrong cards. So, today we learned that human beings are not born knowing how to build houses of cards

The fastest dog on a scooter is Norman, a sheepdog who went 100 feet in just over 20 seconds on a scooter in 2013

And speaking of dogs, the record for most dogs in costumed attire in one place was broken in 2012 at the Beggin' Pet Parade in St. Louis

There were 1,326 dogs dressed up. The most rotations while a human being hangs from a power drill in one minute is an insane 148 rotations The Guinness World Record for furthest distance a truck has been pulled by ear is 70 feet

A 32-year-old named Lasha Petaraya set the record in 2012. I'm not gonna try that one

I'm physically very, very strong, but most of my weaknesses are in my ears

In 2013, the Guinness World Record for most nationalities in a sauna at once was broken

in Beijing, China. 99 different nationalities were represented in the sauna. I get uncomfortable if there's just even two people, regardless of nationality

In 2014, 94-year-old Tom Lackey broke his own record for being the world's oldest wing-walker

when he flew around the rock of Gibraltar strapped to a biplane wing

He has nine records, including being the oldest man to do a loop on the wing of an aircraft

at 86 years old. And speaking of planes, the biggest airplane ever eaten was a Cessna 150, which is about

1,600 pounds of food. It took Michel Letito two years to eat the plane

Over the course of his life, Letito also ate grocery carts, TVs, chandeliers, and many

other non-food items. By the time he died in 2007, he'd eaten almost nine tons of metal

He did die at the age of 57, though, so it might not be the best, like, longevity strategy

And finally, I returned to my salon to try one last world record, which is for the most

apples crushed with a bicep in one minute. This was broken for the 2015 edition of the Guinness World Records by Lindsay Lindeberg

of Texas who crushed ten in a minute, but I'm gonna try to beat her right now. It's

go time, biceps! No. No. Not today, friends. Not today