Science & Stuff

What happens when you burp in space? Can you comb a hairy doughnut? Is the platypus even a real animal?

Join us for a mind-boggling look at the record-breaking world around us. From the science of slam dunks and the smelliest substances to over-engineered inventions and the physics of cats, you'll find page after page of amazing - and downright unbelievable - facts in Guinness World Records: Science & Stuff.

Record Breaking Inventions of the Future!

Record Breaking Inventions of the Future! - Science & Stuff

Kids react to 'Loud Science' with Robin Ince

Big Bang Fair 2018

The world's loudest burp - Science & Stuff Explained

Real life Iron Man suit - Science Explained with Science Bob

The subject of science can sometimes be quite difficult – but it doesn’t always have to be!

Extraordinary human body records

In this video we take a look at the science behind the world's tallest living man, loudest burp, longest fingernails and more

Marshmallow catapult experiment

Farthest flight by hoverboard

The farthest flight by hoverboard is 2,252.4 m (7,389 ft 9 in) and was achieved by Franky Zapata (France), in Sausset-les-Pins, France, on 30 April 2016.

Human torch

Josef Todtling

The oldest bodybuilder is Jim Arrington (USA, b. 1 September 1932) and was aged 83 years 6 days when competing at a professional bodybuilding competition in Venice, California, USA, on 7 September 2015.

Oldest gymnast

The oldest gymnast is Johanna Quaas (b. 20 November 1925, Germany) who, at the age of 86 years, is a regular competitor in the amateur competition Landes-Seniorenspiele, staged in Saxony, Germany.

Largest walking robot

The largest walking robot measures 15.72 m (51 ft 6 in) in length, 12.33 m (40 ft 5 in) in width, 8.20 m (26 ft 10 in) in height and was made by Zollner Elektronik AG (Germany) in Zandt, Germany. It was displayed in Berlin, Germany, on 27 September 2012.

Oldest bodybuilder

Oldest bodybuilder (male)

Dinosaur poop collection

Largest collection of coprolites

George Frandsen (USA) is the proud owner of the largest coprolite collection, with 1,277 pieces of prehistoric poo as of 2015. His fossils are housed at a museum in Florida for all to see/sniff..

Meet some of the female scientists included in Science & Stuff. Find out how they got into their chosen fields and plans for the future.

Dr Blanca Huertas

Simone Giertz

Sabine Hauert

Dr Rachel Albrecht

Largest collection of coprolites

George Frandsen (USA) is the proud owner of the largest coprolite collection, with 1,277 pieces of prehistoric poo as of 2015. His fossils are housed at a museum in Florida for all to see/sniff..

Slime

Visit our Make & Break page to find out how to make your own slime and break a record with it

Most powerful pencil sharpener

Peter Svensson’s (SWE) pencil sharpener is the epitome of over-engineering. Made in 1999, the souped-up stationery is driven by a V12 engine borrowed from a tank! Rated at 670 hp – about the same as a McLaren F1 LM sports car.

Most backflips with a water jet pack

Most backflips with a water jet pack in one minute

The most backflips with a water jet pack in one minute is 29 and was achieved by Liu He (China) in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, on 10 October 2016.

Loudest burp

Loudest burp (male)

Paul Hunn (UK) unleashed a burp of 109.9 dB at Butlins, Bognor Regis, UK, on 23 August 2009.

Largest loop the loop in a car

The largest loop the loop in a car measures 19.08 m (62 ft 7.1 in) in diameter and was achieved by Terry Grant and Jaguar (both UK) at the Niederrad Racecourse, Frankfurt, Germany, on 14 September 2015.

Largest gathering of scientists

Largest gathering of people dressed as scientists

The largest gathering of people dressed as scientists is 893, and was achieved by USANA Health Sciences (USA) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on 16 August 2017.

Fastest time to fit in a box

Fastest time to cram into a box (female)

On 15 Sep 2011, contortionist Skye Broberg (NZ) folded her whole body into a box that measured just 52 x 45 x 45 cm (20 x 17 x 17 in) in just 4.78 sec.

Fastest pram

Colin Furze from the UK has made a career out of strapping engines and jets to slow-moving things such as bumper cars, mobility scooters and, um, toilets. In 2012, he hit 53.46 mph (86.04 km/h) while riding a supercharged stroller.