Idaho Man Breaks 52 World Records in 52 Weeks – Watch the Highlights of

His Wild Year

By Andy Corbley - Feb 7, 2022

  CLOSE  
Jennifer Rush
What better way to show kids that anything is possible than by setting a world record for most kiwifruits
sliced over the duration of one minute, with a samurai sword, while standing on an exercise ball?

That’s just another week in the life of David Rush, one of the world’s most prolific Guinness World Record
holders with over 200 titles, and now the owner of what is probably a world record in its own right: breaking
a Guinness World Record every week for all 52 weeks in a year.

The process is thorough and complicated and will take much longer than 52 weeks to verify, but NPR
confirms that Guinness has so far approved 43 of Rush’s 52 submitted records.

Throughout 2021 Rush, an author, speaker, entertainer, and STEM advocate from MIT, wanted to help inspire
kids to pursue STEM education and not to get discouraged and give up. His method of communication was
to break a variety of world records.

His YouTube channel features the aforementioned Kiwi-slicing, as well as a wide variety of juggling records
such as fastest 100-meter dash while juggling blindfolded, longest time juggling three objects while
standing on an exercise ball, most consecutive razor-sharp axes juggled and caught, and most thrown
grapes caught in one’s mouth whilst juggling three objects.

There was also a variety of beat-the-clock records, like fastest time to set up a chessboard, most t-shirts put
on in 30 seconds, most bars of wet soap stacked in one minute, and the fastest time to burst 10 balloons.

MORE: Teen Folds a Thousand Origami Cranes in One Sitting – For Guinness World Record

“STEM is hard and when a student struggles with science or fails at math they may say they can never be an
engineer,” he wrote. “In 2015 I broke my first GWR to create a tangible example for folks to show that if you
set your mind to a goal, believe in yourself, and pursue it with a passion, you can accomplish nearly anything.
Going on to break an average of 1 a week is an extension of that to inspire kids to pursue hard STEM
subjects and anyone to pursue anything that’s hard.”

RELATED: Midwestern Dad Breaks 31-Year World Record For 1.5 Million Push Ups – All For Charity

He saved the hardest for last, which involved legitimate athletic ability, which was the fastest 100-meter
dash while blindfolded. The principal challenge, Rush detailed, was staying within the track markers.

  CLOSE  
Guinness commented on Rush’s video record-breaking on his YouTube page. The organization expects 53
more records in 2022.
(WATCH the video showing a 52-week montage of Rush in his element.)

SHARE This Incredible Achievement With All Your Chums…

Want A Morning Jolt of Good News?

Email Sign Me Up

You May Like

Florida: Say Bye To Your Power Bill If You Own A

Home in Jacksonville
EnergyBillCruncher

Homeowners Born Before 1985 Get $3,708   CLOSE

Breast Cancer Signs  
Many May Want to Take
Benefit in February (You Must Apply) Seriously ASAP
The Financial Gate Cancer | Sponsored Links