12 world records you can break in your lunch hour
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Lunch breaks are the saviour of the working day. For one wonderful hour every day, we can stop thinking about deadlines and targets, and use the time instead to grab a bite to eat, read some news, and watch funny videos about cats on YouTube (guilty!). However, in 2011 BUPA discovered that only 30% of employees take an hour for lunch, even though a minimum of 20 minutes rest is a legal requirement for those working for six hours or more (According to the 1998 Working Time Regulations). BUPA also discovered that more than a third of employees experienced pressure from their managers to work through their lunches, with heavy workloads also being to blame. Despite this, other studies have suggested that taking a break can help promote productivity within the workplace. It’s not difficult to see why is it? Overworked and stressed staff will lead to negative working environment, because overworked employees are unhappy employees. Alternatively, given time to catch up on news, eat some food and ‘forget’ about work, will leave staff feeling refreshed and de-stressed – ultimately leading to a better workplace atmosphere and better productivity. Researchers even found that letting your mind wander is an important part of the creative thinking process. So, with that in mind, we’re encouraging you to make the most of your lunch break this week – and what better way to do that then by breaking a world record?! Here’s 12 different world records that you could potentially break in your lunch hour today – I dare you to try! Why not challenge a colleague to a doughnut eating contest (We are particularly good at making doughnuts disappear in our office!)?TRANSCRIPT
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FASTEST TIME
YOU CAN BREAK IN YOUR LUNCH HOUR
FASTEST TIME TOTO EAT A 12”
PIZZA
TWELVEWORLD RECORDS
LONGEST
TIMEON 1 FINGER
TO SPIN A BASKETBALL
TYPE THE ALPHABET
CURRENT RECORD 41.31 SECONDSHELD BY PETER CZERWINSKI (CANADA)
FASTEST TIME TODUCT TAPE APERSON TO A WALLCURRENT RECORD
HELD BY ASHRITA FURMAN WHO TAPED
FASTEST TIME TOPRINT 500 SHEETSBY COLOURDESKTOP PRINTERCURRENT RECORDJOINTLY ACHIEVED BY HP OFFICEJET PRO X551DW
CURRENT RECORDHELD BY MOHD. KHURSHEED HUSSAIN (INDIA)
FASTEST HEEL-TO-TOEWALK 10 METRESCURRENT RECORD 11.66 SECONDSHELD BY JOCK BUSUTTIL (UK)
MOST SMARTIESEATEN IN ONE MINUTECURRENT RECORD
HELD BY ASHRITA FURMAN (USA)
MOST PUSH UPSWITH CLAPS IN
1 MINUTECURRENT RECORD 90 PUSH UPSHELD BY STEPHEN BUTTLER (UK)
ALEC WILKINSON (BOTH USA)
FASTEST TIME TOTYPE A MESSAGEWHILE BLINDFOLDED(SMS) ON TOUCH SCREEN PHONE
CURRENT RECORD
HELD BY MARK ENCARNATIÓN (USA)
CURRENT RECORD10 MINUTES33 SECONDSHELD BYRUBEN ALCARAZ (SPAIN)
MOST GRAPES
IN 3 MINUTES
CAUGHTIN A MOUTH
CURRENT RECORD202 GRAPESHELD BY ASHRITA FURMAN (USA)
MOST SPOONSBALANCEDON A FACECURRENT RECORD17 SPOONSHELD BY AARON CAISSIE (CANADA)
MOST JAM
MINUTESEATEN IN 3DOUGHNUTS
CURRENT RECORD6 DOUGHNUTSHELD BY STEVE MCHUGH (UK)
& HE DIDN’T EVENAND OFFICEJET PRO X576DW ALL-IN-ONE PRINTERS
Source: data taken from Guinness World Records
25.90 SECONDS
17 SMARTIES
7 MIN 19 SECONDSLICK HIS LIPS
41.66 SECONDS
3.43 SECONDS
HOW MANY CANYOU BREAK?