Luke Boulton of Canada got a taste of fame in 2021 when one of his baby teeth came out. That's because it was no ordinary baby tooth. Eight-year-old Luke's chomper was more than 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) long. It was a Guinness World Record-setting tooth!
Setting a Guinness World Record doesn't require growing an extra-long body part. Often, it just takes a little creativity, time, and hard work. Check out some kids who've made their way into the famous record bookGive This Kid a Hand!
Seven Wade got his hands on a Guinness World Record at age 9 by clapping them together—fast! Seven started playing drums as a toddler, so he already knew how to keep a beat. He saw the previous record holder demonstrating an unusual skill in a YouTube video. The record was for "most claps in one minute." Seven decided he wanted to give speed clapping a try too. He clapped as fast as he could several times a day. Then, he clapped his way into the record book. Seven broke the previous record by clapping a whopping 1,080 times in 60 seconds. The Florida student wants to set other records in his favorite activities, including Taekwondo and drumming.Spinning Tunes
Four-year-old Archie Norberry's world record really gets people moving. That's because Archie is the world's youngest club DJ! He started mixing beats on his father's equipment at age 2. To set the "youngest DJ" record, Archie had to play an hour-long show in front of at least 20 people. He wasn't allowed to have any help. That was no sweat for DJ Archie. He mixes up dance tunes at shows for thousands of people!
Archie lives with his family in Hong Kong. He travels all over the world to perform at music festivals. He's also got thousands of social media followers. They tune in online to watch him mix beats
Slime Setter
Ciela Villa laid down her own record to beat—with slime! Ciela was in fifth grade when she set a world record. She stretched homemade slime the longest distance.
Ciela followed a recipe from a book called Guinness World Records: Science & Stuff to make her slime. To set a new record, she needed to stretch the goo a long way. It had to reach over 6 feet, 6 inches (2 meters). Ciela hit that distance and then kept going. She stretched her slime to 7 feet, 4 inches (2.2 meters)Working Together
Can people work together to set records? You bet! More than 1,000 kids spent 10 hours assembling Lego blocks. They set not one, but two world records. The New Jersey elementary school students earned the record for the fastest assembly of 10,000 Legos. They also built the world's longest Lego chain. The young builders weren't just working together to set new Guinness World Records, though. They built their super-long Lego line to support a classmate with muscular dystrophy. The students raised awareness for Jar of Hope. This organization funds medical research for the disease.
On their own or with friends, young people are always coming up with new ways to set world records. Guinness World Records even started a new YouTube series to teach kids how it's done!
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Which best describes the difference between the world records held by Archie Norberry and the New Jersey elementary students?
Archie Norberry had to play for lots of people and each student had to work alone.
Archie Norberry had to work without help and the students worked together.
Archie Norberry worked to build Legos and the students stretched slime.
Archie Norberry worked to stretch slime and the students played music.