Northern Irishman assembles Mr. Potato Head in fastest time ever
A man of many talents, not only does 20-year-old Declan McFerran teach gymnastics, taekwondo and piano, he’s now officially the best in the world at putting Mr. Potato Head together.
Registering a time of 5.15 seconds, he shaved 0.28 seconds off the previous fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head achieved two years ago by Malaysian serial record breaker Lim Kai Yi.
Declan, from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, attempted to break the record for four hours straight before he was successful.
He said: “I hadn't seen or owned a Mr. Potato Head since a child, however, I was enticed by the record and gave it my best try, and to my pleasant surprise I managed to break the record!”
New record: Fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head - 5.15 seconds achieved by Declan McFerran (UK) 🤯
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) June 19, 2024
Come for the build, stay for the reaction 😂 pic.twitter.com/dK50wbRjUv
After being broken several times in 2010, competition for this record was revived in 2021 by 13-year-old Matilda Walden (UK), whose time of 5.69 seconds was almost a second quicker than the decade-old record held by Samet Durmaz (Türkiye).
A year later, Lim Kai Yi added it to his collection of over 60 Guinness World Records titles – his attempt can be seen in the below video.
Describing his record-breaking technique, Declan said: “It was to start with the body, hat and legs, as all three pieces could be put together simultaneously.
“Then I decided it would be best to put his eyes in with my non-dominant hand, whilst simultaneously lifting his nose and scooping his moustache onto the nose piece in one swift motion, therefore the eyes, moustache and nose all will be put on at the same time. That then would leave me with the ears and arms.”
Declan attempted this challenge as part of a YouTube video in which he tried to break various world records.
Although he failed most of them, he did clock a time of 4.29 seconds in his attempt at the fastest time to type the alphabet backwards blindfolded, which remains under review for now but is over a second faster than the current record.
Dexterous Declan now plans to set more world records with his fast fingers.
He said: “Breaking this record created a spark in me and I aim to hold a few more in the near future.
“I’ve always dreamt of being a record holder at something. I’m quite a ridiculous person so this title is very fitting and honestly one of my best achievements.”
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