What is the world record for the most world records lost? Someone who had many records but lost them to other people. I wonder if they keep a record of that...
Do note if you actually wish to attempt a world record, you NEED to call in an official representative of the guiness book of world records or else no matter the circumstances your record WILL NOT COUNT
i, along with 800+ south carolinians beat the record for most bow ties consecutivly tied in one place in under 5 minutes! :) this was in 2014 and we beat the english's record that was onle 417 people.
***** I bet they cheated by getting people with dual citizenship, or even more citizenships on a single person. I bet there's countries out there where you can buy citizenship for like $10.
LittleLionFlower I think my idea was better, because that's absolutely gross. Don't work hard, work smart, and don't get into a sauna with 98 other people.
John, you weren't able to build a card house because you were working on a slippery table. It's actually really easy to get the bottom level if you're on a felt table or other surface that holds the cards in place.
Mr Yuck on the wall of the salon :-) I remember as a kid handing Mr Yuck stickers out door to door to raise awareness for the newly created posion control center. We had him stuck on the front of all our cabnits that contained posion, easier for us kids to locate them that way!
The coin stacking thing takes me back to my childhood. One boring summer, my cousins and I spent what felt like weeks in my Aunt's living room doing the thing where you put a penny on your elbow and then quickly drop your hand and snatch it as it falls. Once everyone got the hang of it, we started adding more pennies. I think I was the winner (memory is so imperfect) and although I don't remember the count, I do remember it was more than the 50 in a roll of pennies. It's amazing what you can achieve just by doing the same thing over and over and over and over.
What I find particularly hilarious about this video is that John HAS in fact learned how to make a house of cards. There is a 2007 vlogbrothers video in which Hank taught him (though if I recall correctly even with instructions John kinda sucked at it)
Unfortunately, he wasn't very consistent on when he used metric and when he used imperial units. :( (It's probably because the record is in the units used by the people who broke the record... Maybe?) Signed, A Yank who wishes his country would just make up its mind.
Hilarious that anybody would think of crushing apples with their biceps. It is good to see that you did not waste portions of your childhood making card houses like I did.
This reminds me of the suggestion that they should have one "regular person" compete in every Olympic event so the audience can understand just how difficult those sports are. Plus if this video is any indication, it would be super entertaining. I volunteer to be the regular person for team rowing.
I will be participating in the worlds longest wave tomorrow. As in, the thing where people raise their arms at different times to resemble a wave. Even the inventor will be there. This probably gives me at least 7 cool points. Ya, that's right John, be jealous!!
Internet personality establishes that there is something he doesn't know how to do and then proceeds to not look it up on the internet. Long-way triangles John, and with that knowledge you still wont be able to do it because it is difficult.
Remember the time when world records actually record human achievements, you know, ones that make sense? Because I don't... Also, hell yeah for the Philippine Rainbow record!
BIIGtony Actually, Hank educated John on the 'professional' house - of - card - building method back in early, early Brotherhood 2.0. One assumes he simply forgot.
I know that it's completely contrary to the SPIRIT of the record, but I feel like attempting to pick up a grain of rice, failing, and having it flick off in a random direction should still count as "moving" it with chopsticks. :P
Oh John. Hank taught us how to build card houses in 2007 (0r was it 2008) with his misprinted business cards. But good trying, you tried the trying-est :D
Can't believe you skipped World's Longest Continuous Shower. Kevin "Catfish" McCarthy set a world record on April 12, 1985, by completing a 341-hour shower at Buffalo State College. That's 14.2 days in one shower!
It actually could easily be very helpful to push a weighted, wheeled object while running a marathon. Although acceleration takes more effort, the higher inertia also causes deceleration to require more force, meaning that it would be easier to maintain a constant speed. Since marathons are so long, you'll do better if you have a slower, sustainable speed instead of a faster, more energy intensive speed. By increasing inertia, you make it easier to sustain your speed longer, regardless of what that speed may be, and therefore you're likely to do better overall.
When your card stacking has reached the point where you're able to make replicas of specific hotels, you know you've probably spent far too much of your life on making houses of cards.
What's the record for most injuries sustained while trying to break a world record? I mean, jumping into a shallow pool sounds like it would break several somethings.
Give this man a medal for effort!
Eko ari wibowo Gotta love an effort medal :P
Eko ari wibowo He can still try for most failed record attemtps.
Eko ari wibowo Participation doesn't deserve a medal.
Eko ari wibowo Most failed attempts at breaking a world record
+WhoLOCKED+DFTBA I believe buzzfeed broke that one a while ago. Or rather, broke more than John did here.
John, you actually broke a record. "Most amount of teenagers to cry over a book."
Eh idk Harry Potter might have that
I believe "most road signs slapped with a salmon by someone named John" is still up for grabs.
Themed trivia and watching this man fail at trivial things! That's TH-cam gold!
This is such a delightful video. John Green makes failing to beat world records look like so much fun!
Let's set up a Nerdfighteria Penguin Convention in the U.S., that's sure to beat that.
I like this video and the life hacks videos. Any video where John attempts to do things. Key word being "attempts"....
I need more outtakes!!!! ALSO! I'd like to see how many Mental Floss staff members (including John) we can fit into a Mini Cooper.
the amount of concentration on john's face during the marshmellow part was hilarious
I always love the quiz show music when John is testing something. XD
What is the world record for the most world records lost? Someone who had many records but lost them to other people. I wonder if they keep a record of that...
Its the age of the data collector. There's a statistic for everything and everyone.
They could make a record for that if there isn't already lol
***** but there would always be a tie for first because whenever someone else beat that record the person behind them would add one to their tally :P
***** they tell you on hey arnold
tiloco21 Holy shit you're right :\
You should have Jon try to attempt to break world records every show! This is my favorite mental floss episode.
Do note if you actually wish to attempt a world record, you NEED to call in an official representative of the guiness book of world records or else no matter the circumstances your record WILL NOT COUNT
"Hey, you wanna get together with a bunch of my friends and brush our teeth?"
"Sure!"
You could fit at least 40 babies in a Mini Couper Hatchback.
i, along with 800+ south carolinians beat the record for most bow ties consecutivly tied in one place in under 5 minutes! :) this was in 2014 and we beat the english's record that was onle 417 people.
That felt like John was phoning it in. None the less, best video so far.
DFTBA (do fail to bicep apples!)
Don't worry John you will my world record for craziest hair in a TH-cam series
Has anyone ever noticed that when John says mental floss quickly it sounds like menopause
Mental Floss always makes me smile! :D Thanks Mental Floss!
That Sauna needs to be the new United Nations.
***** I bet they cheated by getting people with dual citizenship, or even more citizenships on a single person. I bet there's countries out there where you can buy citizenship for like $10.
YoungBrave2006
Maybe they used all Hobbits.
***** I bet it was probably like 10 guys total, with nine citizenships each, and they were only in there for like a minute.
YoungBrave2006 It actually was 99 people, and they were in there for five minutes.
LittleLionFlower I think my idea was better, because that's absolutely gross. Don't work hard, work smart, and don't get into a sauna with 98 other people.
You gave me a good chuckle and made my day, John! Thanks so much for the informative (and funny) video. It's just what I needed :-)
I love his face of determination in between marshmallows!
This was by far one of the funniest episodes ever!!! :D
great show. just a request: when using measurements, use both normal and imperial units. Perhaps say the imperial units and write the metric ones.
99 nationalities in a sauna
99 nationalities
You take one down and pass it around
Wait what?
I don't know that it's a world record, but this episode is certainly their personal best for "Most Filler."
John, you weren't able to build a card house because you were working on a slippery table. It's actually really easy to get the bottom level if you're on a felt table or other surface that holds the cards in place.
Mr Yuck on the wall of the salon :-) I remember as a kid handing Mr Yuck stickers out door to door to raise awareness for the newly created posion control center. We had him stuck on the front of all our cabnits that contained posion, easier for us kids to locate them that way!
The coin stacking thing takes me back to my childhood. One boring summer, my cousins and I spent what felt like weeks in my Aunt's living room doing the thing where you put a penny on your elbow and then quickly drop your hand and snatch it as it falls. Once everyone got the hang of it, we started adding more pennies. I think I was the winner (memory is so imperfect) and although I don't remember the count, I do remember it was more than the 50 in a roll of pennies. It's amazing what you can achieve just by doing the same thing over and over and over and over.
What I find particularly hilarious about this video is that John HAS in fact learned how to make a house of cards. There is a 2007 vlogbrothers video in which Hank taught him (though if I recall correctly even with instructions John kinda sucked at it)
Aight, where's my penguin costume.
Right here
Thanks for including the metric system :)
Unfortunately, he wasn't very consistent on when he used metric and when he used imperial units. :(
(It's probably because the record is in the units used by the people who broke the record... Maybe?)
Signed,
A Yank who wishes his country would just make up its mind.
Stephen Furr We've made up our mind.
I have to push the pram a lot!
James Craver 'Tis a silly place...
This made me giggle.
James Craver MONTY PYTHON FANDOM HELLO I MISSED YOU
You could TOTALLY crush the Penguin Record at Vidcon 2015, so what the heck are you waiting for? John Green VidCon LLC
Who else got really excited at the end, like "Wow, only 10? This is it! We're gonna witness a record on camera; they were saving this moment!"
Here's one for you to break: Most facts presented in 1 minute
Also, we should get the penguin thing done... Do we all have to be in one place or can we pitch in via Internet?
Hilarious that anybody would think of crushing apples with their biceps. It is good to see that you did not waste portions of your childhood making card houses like I did.
John, you do realize that Hank made a video years ago about building card houses...right?
your hands are way too shaky to make a house of cards
1:59 Why are you calling a stroller a pram when you are American??
It's a stroller!!
THANK YOU!! I was confused when he said "pram" until I saw the picture, then I assumed a "pram" is a stroller
Rachel Grafton Probably because that's how the record is titled. It's a Guinness record after all.
Rachel Grafton He's also an honourary Brit due to his support of the Wimbledon Football Club... also, he is a bit of a wanker. ;)
This reminds me of the suggestion that they should have one "regular person" compete in every Olympic event so the audience can understand just how difficult those sports are. Plus if this video is any indication, it would be super entertaining. I volunteer to be the regular person for team rowing.
I will be participating in the worlds longest wave tomorrow. As in, the thing where people raise their arms at different times to resemble a wave. Even the inventor will be there. This probably gives me at least 7 cool points. Ya, that's right John, be jealous!!
I love that jazzy tune they use to beat records :D
John, you are my hero! :)
"Not today friends,not today" 😂
John is hillarious!
The wedding of Deadpool holds the record for the most comic book characters on a single comic book cover
Puff levels are dangerously high...
Internet personality establishes that there is something he doesn't know how to do and then proceeds to not look it up on the internet. Long-way triangles John, and with that knowledge you still wont be able to do it because it is difficult.
I wanna eeeeaaaattt the chandeli-ier, the chandeli-ier
I would like for the team over at mental floss to continue there research and find a work record that john could actually get.
Didn't you learn how to build a professional house of cards back in 2007?
Come on John! Hank showed us all the best way to build card houses in one of the very first Vlog Brothers videos. tsk tsk
Ashrita Furman holds the most Guinness World Records. Amazing guy with some funny, weird records.
I just recognized the Triforce in the back. My Legend of Zelda fanboy senses are tingling
possibly the funniest mental floss ever
Indeed the biggest lego tower has been rebeaten: Milan, Italy, during EXPO, couple of days ago, 35.05 meters (around 115 ft)
The parking one was actually impressive
Hey, that guy won the half-marathon in my home city!
"It's go time biceps" - Oh that's great
I heard the lego tower one and I was like, my school district did that, AND IT TURNS OUT IT WAS MY SCHOOL THAT SET THE WORLD RECORD
John and Hank, host a meet up where everybody must be dressed as penguins to get in. NOOT NOOT RECORD. NOOT NOOT.
Ok, so everyone watching this video come on over in your best penguin costume and let's break that record!
did john really didn't know how to build a house of cards? i mean even the first two cards? xD one of the funiest episodes so far :D
you still hold the record for most intermittent decreased world suck in under 4 minute intervals (tie)
Remember the time when world records actually record human achievements, you know, ones that make sense? Because I don't...
Also, hell yeah for the Philippine Rainbow record!
"No, I cannot catch 31 marshmallows in a minute. Or not even two"
New York Best Selling author John Green, ladies and gentlemen
Seriously, has John NEVER tried to build a house of cards?!
Usually when Mental Floss does trivia, they cover something interesting. This lot, however, just had me wondering "Why bother?"
my friends broke the record for largest chorus singing in harmony
Start your house of cards thus: /I\ The center card will be a bit taller, which you can use as a structural support.
How does a person not know how to stack cards?
BIIGtony Never came up as a life necessity?
BIIGtony Actually, Hank educated John on the 'professional' house - of - card - building method back in early, early Brotherhood 2.0. One assumes he simply forgot.
littlehouseonthepreposterous
Or possibly exaggerated his lack of skills a bit for comedic purposes
BIIGtony Do you remember trying to build a house of cards for the first time? You spend a lot of time getting the first two to hold.
17inchcorkscrew Of course! But I kinda assumed everyone had done that at some point in their childhood.
Longest list of weird world records on TH-cam by Mental Floss: John Green
I know that it's completely contrary to the SPIRIT of the record, but I feel like attempting to pick up a grain of rice, failing, and having it flick off in a random direction should still count as "moving" it with chopsticks. :P
Great video.
I still to this day don't understand returning to the salon when you were there the whole time.
Oh John. Hank taught us how to build card houses in 2007 (0r was it 2008) with his misprinted business cards. But good trying, you tried the trying-est :D
You can try stacking the coins while flattening your hand.
John's lack of use of a comb has to be a weird world record.
Puff Levels at an all-time high
Can't believe you skipped World's Longest Continuous Shower. Kevin "Catfish" McCarthy set a world record on April 12, 1985, by completing a 341-hour shower at Buffalo State College. That's 14.2 days in one shower!
It's only been eight years, John. How did you forget how to build a house of cards since Brotherhood 2.0? Did you also forget Nanny, Nanny, Rich Kid?
There's a record for most people simultaneously changing cloth baby diapers.
It's a Shame that these videos don't get millions of views!
That penguin one seems like it could be broken by a school or church pretty easily.
It actually could easily be very helpful to push a weighted, wheeled object while running a marathon. Although acceleration takes more effort, the higher inertia also causes deceleration to require more force, meaning that it would be easier to maintain a constant speed. Since marathons are so long, you'll do better if you have a slower, sustainable speed instead of a faster, more energy intensive speed. By increasing inertia, you make it easier to sustain your speed longer, regardless of what that speed may be, and therefore you're likely to do better overall.
Dublin Coffman HS: World's largest Corn hole tournament
those marshmellows look so good.
When your card stacking has reached the point where you're able to make replicas of specific hotels, you know you've probably spent far too much of your life on making houses of cards.
This was priceless 😂
He should've used old Ecogeek business cards to make the card house!
The tallest lego tower record has been beaten this week by some italian people.
What's the record for most injuries sustained while trying to break a world record? I mean, jumping into a shallow pool sounds like it would break several somethings.
A new record has just been broken by John Green for most failed Guinness Book of Record attempts
You are having too much fun!!!
26 reminds me of the episode of M*A*S*H where Klinger tried to eat a Jeep to prove his "insanity".
feanenatreides didn't they do an episode about the most people in a jeep?
ranwolf76 I had to double check, but yep.
How is it even physically possible to survive a dive into ONE FOOT of water from 36 feet up?