David Rush once broke 15 world records in one day while while visiting Guinness World Records headquarters in London
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- David Rush attempted to break the Guinness World Record for most toothpicks snapped in one minute while on a Disney cruise with his family
- “I set up a long table and lined up 100 diamond-cut toothpicks, each one exactly 6.6 centimeters long, laying them flat with the ends off the edge so I could grab them easily,” he wrote in a post on his website
- Rush once broke 15 records in one day while visiting Guinness World Records headquarters in London
A man has attempted to break the world record for most toothpicks snapped in one minute.
David Rush of Record Breaker Rush set out to break the record in 2025 while on a 15-day Disney cruise in the South and North Pacific with his family.
Rush detailed his strategy in a post on his website, writing, “I set up a long table and lined up 100 diamond-cut toothpicks, each one exactly 6.6 centimeters long, laying them flat with the ends off the edge so I could grab them easily.”
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His fellow passengers stepped in as timers and witnesses.
In order for the toothpicks to qualify as snapped, the two pieces have to separate completely, he said.
“For one full minute, I just went to town on the pile, grabbing and snapping as fast as my hands could move. The room was electric, people were cheering, and wood fragments were flying,” he remembered. “When the timer hit 60, the table and the floor were a mess.”
After, the group gathered all the broken toothpick pieces to match the halves back together to ensure their eligibility.
He also shared a video on YouTube over the weekend that documented his attempt.
Rush said he broke 84 toothpicks in one minute. The current record, per Guinness World Record, is 58 and held by Harrison Niswander.
“I didn’t just beat the old record; I cleared it by 26 toothpicks, which is about a 45% jump,” Rush wrote.
Now, Rush said, he’s waiting for Guinness World Records to confirm that he officially holds the title.
PEOPLE reached out to Guinness World Records for additional information on Monday, May 18.
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According to Rush's website, he has broken over 350 Guinness World Records titles since 2015.
In 2024, Guinness World Records said he broke 15 records in one day while visiting headquarters in London, including most bites taken from three apples whilst juggling in one minute.
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