Guinness World Records that have been discontinued

The largest ever mass balloon release

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There are many environmental and public concerns when it comes to releasing balloons en masse. For this reason alone, Guinness World Records discontinued this particular category to make the world safer.

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On September 27, 1986, approximately 1.5 million balloons were released over the city of Cleveland in an effort to break the world record. Although it was intended to be harmless, the balloons drifted back over the city and nearby Lake Erie, creating traffic disturbances and causing two boaters to drown.

Largest audience at a camel wrestling festival

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This does sound like a rather strange world record, but there have been many controversial animal sports over the years that have been discontinued, all because of concerns over animal welfare. The last time this particular record appeared was in 2010.

Fastest yodel

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In case you didn’t know, yodeling is a type of singing that involves intense and rapid changes in pitch. Surprisingly, there was once a world record for this, but it has been discontinued. To this day, it is still unclear why.

Hunger strikes and fasting

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This world record is probably rather self-explanatory. Guinness World Records discontinued the category due to health concerns. They didn’t want people starving themselves in the process of trying to win.

Untimed gluttony

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The only gluttony record to remain after 1989 was for the world’s greatest omnivore, Michel Lotito, who consumed all manner of items (including chandeliers, bicycles, and even television sets).

Largest pie fight

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This particular Guinness World Record was permanently discontinued because of wastefulness. The organization believed that record attempts involving food had to use it for the general consumption of humans, and not for wastage in a pie fight.

Longest time spent buried alive

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This category of world records is also rather self-explanatory. There are considerable safety concerns involved in burying oneself for extended periods of time, and continuing the record would have meant condoning this behavior.

Longest time spent without sleeping

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Similar to the record for longest kiss, Guinness World Records had to discontinue this particular record due to health concerns over sleep deprivation. The category was also discontinued in 2013.

Most beer drunk in an hour

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The current record-holder for the most beer drunk in an hour is Jack Keyes, who drank 36 pints of beer in 60 minutes. The feat occurred in Northern Ireland in 1969, and Keyes was only 23 years old at the time.

Most greeting cards received by an individual

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Interestingly, this category of the world records was discontinued due to fears of possibly overwhelming the postal service. Sending too many cards at once could be detrimental and have a cascading effect on others.

Most guitars smashed during a concert tour

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When this category was discontinued, Guinness World Records said that it was done for the sake of “guitar welfare.” The record was officially discontinued in 2021.

Most sky lanterns released simultaneously

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Just like many other world records that have been discontinued, this particular category was stopped due to safety and environmental concerns. After all, releasing thousands of burning lanterns into the sky could truly have a catastrophic effect by possibly causing wildfires.

Most tweets in a single second

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This record has too many variables to be considered a successful category. Not only is it ambiguous as to what the tweets should be about, but it is also very difficult to keep accurate track of the exact number of tweets released on the platform.

Video game high scores

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Although Guinness World Records awards records for the first person to ever achieve a perfect score in a game, they no longer monitor video game high scores. Historically, gaming records have been met with much controversy, since it is oftentimes easy to cheat.

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