The fastest time to solve a Rubik’s Cube using the feet is 27.17 sec and was achieved by Gabriel Pereira Campanha (Brazil) at the Santo Amaro 2014, in São Paulo, Brazil, on 5-6 April 2014.
The fastest time to solve a Rubik’s Clock (Rubik’s Cube) is 5.05 sec and was set by Sevastiàn Pino Castillo (Chile) at the Bicentenario Open held in Santiago, Chile, on 25-26 September 2010.
The fastest time to sort out two bags of recyclable materials by a team of two is 1 minute 50 seconds and was achieved by Melis Biskin (United International Pictures) and Sian Smith (Paramount) at Chiswick Business Park, London, UK, on 5 September 2009.
The fastest time to sort 500 g (17.64 oz) of Peanut M&M’s® using one hand is 2 min 37 sec achieved by Debbie Nugent (UK) at Pinewood Studios, UK, on 23 April 2009. The M&M’s® wered sorted into their colours from one large bowl by hand into 6 smaller bowls.
The fastest time to sort 30 M&Ms using chopsticks is 31.5 seconds achieved by Yinger Guan (China) at the Guinness World Records Pavilion in Global Village, Dubai, UAE, on 28 December 2008.
The fastest time to tear 5 metal basins in half with the hands is 1 minute 44 seconds and was achieved by Ding Zhaohai (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 20 June 2009. The metal basins were made from tin. Further specifications can be found in the guidelines.
The record for the fastest time to spell the British Sign Language Alphabet is 4.7 sec and achieved by Thomas McWhinney (UK) in an event organised by Robert Skinner at the Sassoon Gallery in London, UK, on 23 August 2008.
The fastest time to toss 20 beer kegs over a 5 m (16 ft 4 in) high bar is 7 minutes 10 seconds and was achieved by Juha Rasanen (Finland) on the set of ‘Lo show dei record’, in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008. This record is part of the GWR Italian show 2008 which was recorded in Spain.
The record for the fastest time to a tie a Windsor knot with a necktie in a professional manner is 17.91 seconds achieved by Dr Deepak Sharma (India) at the DB City Mall, Bhopal, India on 28 December 2013.
The fastest time to throw 10 knives alternatively to both sides of a human target is 4 seconds, and was achieved by Dr. David R. Adamovich (The Great Throwdini, USA) and his target girl Tina Nagy (USA) in New York City, New York, USA, on 10 November 2008. The record was set in the rehearsal for “The Morning News” in CW11. Only 10 knives were used for the record at a distance of 6 feet to the target.