On May 16, 1999, a total of 23,680 people in the soccer stadium blew glycerine bubbles into the air for 1 minute. The mass bubble-blowing event took place prior to West Ham United F.C.’s home Premier League fixture against Middlesbrough F.C., at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London.
The most people singing live on a radio broadcast is 3,885 and was achieved by The Biggest Band (UK) at Wembley Arena, London, UK, on 8 July 2011. The participants sang ‘It’s Alright’ live on Resonance FM. The track was released into the UK charts on 10 July 2011 with all the proceeds from the downloads being donated to Save the Children.
The most people spinning a basketball simultaneously was achieved by 104 participants in an event organised by Cheshire Jets Basketball Club at Ellesmere Port Catholic High in Chester, UK, on 26 July 2009. Log book was used for the counting.
The most people stretching Curly Wurlys simultaneously is 418 by Waverley Abbey C of E School, Tilford, Surrey, UK on 16 March 2007. The goal is to stretch the chocolate-covered caramel lattice as far as possible in 3 minutes.
The most people standing on one leg simultaneously at a single venue is 2,276 and was achieved by Tesco (UK) at ExCeL London, in London, UK, on 18 October 2012. The record attempt was part of the charity campaign Stand Up to Cancer.
The record for the most people tossing a diabolo is 223 and was achieved by Manor Field Primary School in Burgess Hill, UK, on 13 July 2008.
A total of 1,350 people abseiled down the outer wall of Twickenham Stadium, Surrey, UK, in a 12-hour period on 6 March 2005 at a fund raising event organised by Cancer Research UK.
The most people being tattooed simultaneously is 223, achieved by tattooists and clients at Tattoo Jam 2010 at Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster, UK, on 7 August 2010. Over 300 tattoo artists were due to attend the convention. However, due to difficulties, only 265 were in atendance. Of this number, only 223 were verified to be tattooing during the record attempt.
The most people tagged in an online photo is 7,053, achieved by Orange for the ‘Glastotag’ website which featured a photograph taken of the crowd at Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on 23 June 2010. The website can be found here: http://glastonbury.orange.co.uk/glastotag/
The most people tossing pancakes is 890 and was achieved at an event organised by the University of Sheffield (UK), in Sheffield, UK, on 15 February, 2012. Although over 1,500 signed up for the event online a total of 930 participants attended, unfortunately 40 participants had to be discounted due to either dropping their pancake or not managing to toss their pancake within the allotted time.