Speedcuber uses fast fingers to break super competitive Mr. Potato Head record
A speedcuber has used his fast fingers to assemble a Mr. Potato Head in record time.
Calen Seah (Singapore) claimed the highly competitive fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head title in an astonishing 4.63 seconds after putting his skills to good use.
Now 16, but 15 at the time, the student said he felt confident he could transfer his Rubik’s Cube skills to breaking the record with a bit of practice.
And he confessed: “Another reason would be because I used to watch Guinness World Records videos as a child, even before I began speedcubing on YouTube and I always imagined what it would be like to actually be able to get a world record for myself.”
Calen set his mind on the challenge in late 2023 and asked a friend to buy him a Mr. Potato Head for Christmas.
He said: “My practice was pretty on and off and there was actually a long period of time where I simply did not practise. I returned to it in the middle of 2025 and got the record at home a few times before I decided to really attempt the world record. Although my first try was disqualified, I tried again in early 2026 and finally managed to successfully break the world record in an official setting.”
Calen thinks that all-in-all, he assembled his Potato Head up to 400 times while he was practising. And on the day, it was around the 20th attempt that saw him nail that incredible record-breaking time.
“I felt a sense of accomplishment when I broke it and also a sense of relief, since I have been preparing for it for so long,” he said. “It felt slightly unreal too, that I finally had my hands on a Guinness World Records title, which was a childhood dream of mine.”
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Calen used to play with Mr. Potato Head as a toddler and it was one of his favourite childhood toys, so to use it to make his dream come true is pretty special.
The toy, of course, features heavily in the Toy Story movie franchise, which Calen is a fan of, and which has also broken many records, including Toy Story 3 becoming the first animated film to gross $1 billion.
Calen says the movies have a “special place” in his heart and he’s excited for Toy Story 5 to land in cinemas. Us too!
When it comes to his future in record breaking, Calen says he’d love to try for some speedcubing titles, including one-handed solves, his favourite event in speedcubing.
He added: “I am really grateful to my family and friends for supporting me through this journey, and above all, being a Christian, I would like to give credit to my faith.”
Evolution of the record
This record has changed hands many times over the years, and the time in which people have managed it has decreased dramatically.
It’s been broken a lot of times in quick succession and by the same people again and again, although there have been some big gaps too.
Here’s how it went down.
- January 2010 - Yunus Ozdemir (Türkiye) – 12.44 sec
- January 2010 - Oguzhan Taser (Türkiye) – 11.45 sec
- January 2010 – Ayse Basar (Türkiye) – 11.20 sec
- January 2010 – Samet Durmaz (Türkiye) – 10.78 sec
- January 2010 – Oguzhan Taser (Türkiye) – 9.93 sec
- February 2010 - Samet Durmaz (Türkiye) – 7.59 sec
- February 2010 - Samet Durmaz (Türkiye) – 7.05 sec
- February 2010 - Samet Durmaz (Türkiye) – 6.62 sec
- December 2021 - Matilda Walden (UK) – 5.69 sec
- August 2022 - Lim Kai Yi (Malaysia) – 5.43 sec
- January 2024 - Declan McFerran (UK) – 5.15 sec
- July 2024 - Lim Kai Yi (Malaysia) – 4.75 sec
- January 2026 - Calen Seah (Singapore) – 4.63 sec