10 World Records You Can Break Working From Home

Many of us have been either forced to or encouraged to work from home in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the UK, we’re at an all-time high for people working from home and in April 2020, 46.6% of employment did at least some work from home.

While it’s been important for us to take a serious approach to our new working lifestyle, from learning how to sit properly at a computer to finding the best ergonomic office chair that suits us, it’s also important that we refrain from working ourselves too hard.

Stress levels are on the rise with many people citing COVID-19 and national lockdowns as a primary cause. We believe it’s healthy to take a step back for a moment from the hustle and bustle of office politics, busy deadlines, and report writing and partake in something silly.

While working from home has been positive for some people, others have found it hard to switch off from work and find themselves glued to the screen even more than if they were in the office. People’s ability to have ‘microbreaks’ has been reduced, which negatively affects our mental health.

With this in mind, we at ChairOffice wanted to repurpose a previous infographic we made, 12 World Records You Can Break In Your Lunch Hour, but with home-working in mind to help people take the edge off their stress levels and partake in a little mindless fun to help break up your day.

That got us thinking...

What are the easiest world records to break? And which of these are the easiest world records to break at home?

We did some research, with the help of the Guinness World Records, and laid out 10 world records you can break at home.

Not only will you have fun, trying to best your co-workers in light-hearted competition, but you can also include your kids in the fun.

It also helps kill two birds with one stone, breaking world records, and completing house chores while doing it. For example, most t-shirts folded in one minute. A mundane task by itself, but pair this with the possibility of breaking a world record? The task has now suddenly become fun.

Here are 10 world records that can be attempted from the comfort of your own home. Play with your partner and/or kids in a friendly competition to see who can do the best.

Infographic Transcript

10 World Records You Can Break Working From Home

1. Most T-shirts folded in one minute
   Record Holder: Graeme J. Cruden (UK)
   Record: 23 T-Shirts
   When: March 2009
   
   
2. Fastest time to type the alphabet blindfolded
   Record Holder: SK Ashraf (India)
   Record: 4.13 Seconds
   When: 10th October 2017
   
   
3. Fastest time to put on a duvet cover
   Record Holder: Luke Fuller (UK)
   Record: 39.41 Seconds
   When: 19th March 2015
   
   
4. Most sticky notes stuck on the face in 30 seconds
   Record Holder: Silvio Sabba (Italy)
   Record: 38 Sticky Notes
   When: 18th April 2018
   
   
5. Tallest zigzag structure built with LEGO bricks in 30 seconds (one hand)
   Record Holder: Silvio Sabba (Italy)
   Record: 30 Bricks Tall
   When: 8th January 2019
   
   
6. Fastest time to throw 10 soft toys into a target
   Record Holder: James Rawlings (UK)
   Record: 11.43 Seconds
   When: 17th August 2020
   
   
7. Fastest time to build a three-level house of cards
   Record Holder: Silvio Sabba (Italy)
   Record: 6.80 Seconds
   When: 26th June 2012
   
   
8. Fastest time to eat a Chocolate Orange
   Record Holder: Leah Shutkever (UK)
   Record: 57.14 Seconds
   When: 21st October 2020
   
   
9. Most socks put on one foot in one minute
   Record Holder: Pavol Durdik (Slovakia)
   Record: 52 Socks
   When: 21st February 2017
   
   
10. Tallest toilet paper tower in 30 seconds
    Record Holder: Silvio Sabba (Italy)
    Record: 28 Rolls of Toilet Paper
    When: 1st October 2013

How many can you break?