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This is a list of Guinness World Records that have been discontinued for various reasons. This may include that the record poses a threat to health or the environment.

Record Reason to discontinue Record holder Last appearance References
The largest ever mass balloon release Environmental concerns (see Balloonfest '86) [1][2][3]
Largest audience at a camel wrestling festival (and other controversial animal sports) Concerns with animal welfare The 1994 Camel Wrestling Festival in Selçuk, Turkey had an audience of 20,000. 2010 [3]
Fastest journey around the world by car Speed limits 1996 [3]
Fastest yodel In February 1992, a German yodeler named Thomas Scholl hit 22 tones in one second, 15 of which were falsetto. [3]
Heaviest pets Encouraged people to over-feed their pets The winner for heaviest cat, Himmy, had to be transported in a wheelbarrow and weighed 21.3 kg (46 lb 15 oz) upon his death from respiratory failure in 1986. 1998 [3][4][5]
Hunger strikes and fasting Health concerns [6]
Untimed gluttony Health concerns The 1955 edition declared the fastest time to eat an ox was 42 days, completed in 1880 by Germany’s Johann Ketzler. A total of 43 gluttony records were discontinued in 1989, with just greatest omnivore remaining for historic value (Michel Lotito consumed chandeliers, bicycles, television sets, and a Cessna light aircraft). Though Guinness was not aware of anyone dying while attempting the records, a representative said "they are simply gross".[7] 1989 [4][3]
Largest penny pyramid Penny shortages In 1984 the award went to two preteens from Arizona named Marc Edwards and Ben Schlimme, Jr. who built a structure of 104,000 pennies.[8] 1984 [3]
Largest pie fight Wasteful. Food in record attempts to be used "for general consumption by humans" [3]
Longest kiss Dangers associated with sleep deprivation 2013 [9][10]
Longest time spent buried alive Unsafe In 1998, a "human mole" named Geoff Smith remained underground for 147 days in order to achieve the Guinness record and beat his mother's 101-day stint. Guinness denied the award for safety reasons, and Geoff stated "There are far more dangerous things in the book. There is a record for a man who eats cars." [6][11][12][13]
Longest time spent without sleeping Health concerns 1974 [14][15][16][17]
Most beer drunk in an hour Health concerns Within 60 minutes, 23-year-old Jack Keyes drank 36 pints of beer. The feat occurred in 1969 in Northern Ireland. 1989 [3]
Most difficult tongue twister The 1974 edition featured "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick". 1974 [3]
Most greeting cards received by an individual Fear of overwhelming the postal system Young British brain cancer patient Craig Shergold set a record for receiving 33 million cards between 1989 and May 1991. However, due to an email hoax, the deluge of mail continued for more than a decade after Craig's recovery.[18][19] [3]
Most guitars smashed during a concert tour "Guitar welfare" Matthew Bellamy of the English rock band Muse wrecked 140 guitars during a tour in 2004. [3]
Most sky lanterns released simultaneously Environmental concerns In May 2013, 15,185 sky lanterns were released in Iloilo City, Philippines to promote world peace. [3]
Most tweets in a single second There were 143,199 tweets sent in a second on 2 August 2013. It occurred as the Studio Ghibli film Castle in the Sky aired on Japan television because of a tradition of tweeting the word balse as it is said on screen. The previous record of 33,388 was set during a different airing of the film.[3] [3]
Video game high scores [6]
Fastest violinist Difficulty in conclusively determining whether all musical notes have been sufficiently played (even when slowed down) 2017 [20]
Longest dreadlock Difficulty in determining if re-attachment of broken hair occurred 2006 [21]

References

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  1. ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (1 October 2011). "Claim to world record for 'Balloonfest '86' is not all hot air: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff". The Plain Dealer. cleveland. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ Quinn, Chris (24 June 2023). "Where truth ends and fake news begins on Cleveland's 1986 Balloonfest: Letter from the Editor". cleveland. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Gutoskey, Ellen (4 May 2022). "14 (Thankfully) Discontinued Guinness World Records". Mental Floss. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "60 years on, the categories that Guinness World Records no longer monitors". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ Jowit, Juliette (19 July 2008). "Junk food diet fuels epidemic of pet obesity". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Sullivan, Kate (26 March 2021). "Guinness World Records That Are No Longer Accepted". Grunge. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Guinness to Drop Gluttony Records". AP News. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Humble pesos rise in mighty pyramid as teen-ager stacks his way to fame". Arizona Daily Star. 6 September 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Longest Kiss World Record Contest Was Discontinued, Guinness Explains Why". NDTV. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. ^ Atwal, Sanj (6 July 2023). "Why did we deactivate the longest kiss world record?". Guinness World Records.
  11. ^ "Going underground – what a record!". BBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Guinness bury the human mole's feat". The Express. Glasgow. 28 January 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 14 October 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Taylor, Sam (13 December 1998). "The underground man". The Observer. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Atwal, Sanj. "What's the limit to how long a human can stay awake? And why we don't monitor the record". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  15. ^ Zevely, Jeff (9 August 2022). "No sleep for 12 days! Roger Guy English revisits his 1974 world record". KFMB-TV. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  16. ^ Keating, Sarah. "The boy who stayed awake for 11 days". BBC Future. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  17. ^ Brandt, Angela (18 November 2021). "Poway man who relishes a challenge, no matter how crazy, inspires documentary and a beer". Pomerado News. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  18. ^ "'Get well' letter idea makes family sick 11 years later". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Caught up in chain mail". The Guardian. 15 February 2001. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  20. ^ Guinness World Records. Fastest Violin Player. Retrieved 23 November 2023. The pinned comment reads: "It's worth noting that this is no longer a category that our records team monitor – the record has been rested. Our records managers are no longer able to monitor fastest musician records as it has become impossible to judge the quality of the renditions, even when slowed down. In terms of monitoring the number of musical notes, it is not clear if all notes have been played fully."
  21. ^ "Longest Dreadlock Record – Rested". Guinness World Records. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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