The quickest time to put 10 pairs of undies on and all the other Qld records you didn’t know existed
From the world’s tallest giraffe to the quickest time to put ten pairs of undies on – Queensland is home to some pretty cool world records. SEE THE LIST
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Even the most passionate Queenslanders are unlikely to know all these records and you just never know when one of these might come up in a trivia night. See the full list of the world records owned by the best state in Australia.
The quickest time to put 10 pairs of undies on
13.03 seconds to be exact – all thanks to the legendary Nicholas Manning. The Brisbane local somehow wedged himself into ten pairs of underwear in Guinness World Record-breaking time. But that isn’t the only record he holds, he also has the record for most undies put on in one minute (44 pairs), and most undies put on in 30 seconds (23). He also nabbed a fourth record, technically held by America’s Got Talent for most people gathered in one place with underwear on their head. With a total of 1206 people, including the judges, the record was broken. Mr Manning said ever since he was young he had always wanted to be in the Guinness World Records books.
“I wanted to be one of those people in those books, and as I got older I decided I was going to make that happen,” he said.
Mr Manning said he trained for the day by doing 100 leg squats every night, all while waiting for his daughter to fall asleep.
“She would have trouble sleeping so we would count up to 100, so as we do that I would do my squats; one, one squat, two, two squats,” Mr Manning explained.
Most sand angels made simultaneously
In November 2019, a group of people flocked to Broadbeach on the Gold Coast to make as many sand angels as possible at the exact same time.
The Gold Coast crowd successfully smashed the record, with 1624 sand angels made simultaneously. The record attempt was to raise awareness for Australian farmers and their communities through times of hardship.
Largest mindfulness lesson
The University of Queensland nabbed this record for the largest mindfulness lesson in a single venue. The attempt saw 1417 staff, students, alumni and community members flock to the Great Court to smash the record. The previous record was set at 569 participants. .
Largest sand island
Stretching an incredible 122 kilometres long and 22 kilometres wide, K’gari or Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island. Following not too far behind is North Stradbroke Island. The ecosystem and ancient sand dunes led to the island being deemed a UNESCO Heritage Site.
Most pogo stick jumps in one minute
Gympie local, Lachlan Racovalis smashed the record for most pogo jumps in one minute last year. Beating the under-16 record, the 12-year-old jumped a total of 187 times in a minute all while celebrating his birthday.
“It is pretty cool and all my friends know about it now,” Lachlan said.
His mum Kim Racovalis said Lachlan was now the talk of the town and is expected to appear in the next Guinness World Records book.
“He has been recognised in the street, we have people come up to us all the time. He is very lucky,” she said.
“Now his siblings are trying to beat world records too to be like Lachie.”
Tallest giraffe
Among the fantastic wildlife at the Australia Zoo in Beerwah, is one very tall giraffe. Forest the Giraffe measures at an incredible 5.7m or 18ft and 8in to the top of the ossicones – the two hornlike structures on a giraffe’s head.
Forest was born in 2007 and broke the world record for tallest giraffe in 2019.
Largest coral reef
To no one’s surprise, the Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world, stretching approximately 2300km along the Queensland coast.
Tourism and Events Queensland acting chief executive Ollie Philpot beyond the record breaking moments were some incredible natural wonders.
“From the world’s oldest tropical rainforest to K’Gari, the largest sand island, and the Great Barrier Reef – the largest coral reef system on the planet – our state’s treasures and experiences are truly unique,” he said.
“There are moments and experiences to be had here that you simply cannot find anywhere else in the world.”
Largest tropical rainforest
For more than 180 million years, the Daintree Rainforest has been growing and growing – and growing.
It is the world’s oldest tropical rainforest by a whopping 10 million years and an impressive landmark at that.
The emerald green rainforest spans an area of 1200 square kilometres from the Daintree River north to Cooktown and west to the Great Divide.
Most push ups in 12 hours
20,085 push ups were completed in 12 hours by Gold Coast’s Jarrad Young. The record was smashed in 2021 and we hope that Mr Young got a well-deserved break after that. He also successfully broke the record for most push-ups completed in 8 hours.
Largest freeze-frame
In 2024, at Birdsville’s Big Red Bash, a total of 2754 festival goers claimed the title of the most amount of people doing a freeze-frame dance. The previous record was set at 1308 people.
Keepy Uppy record
No one loves Bluey more than Queenslanders, and that was evident when the state held the largest Keepy Uppy game on record. The game is all about keeping a balloon from touching the ground, and in June 2024, 702 players took part.
Across a 2000km playing field, the game set the world record for the ‘biggest game of Keepy Uppy played simultaneously across the greatest geographical distance’.
Mr Philpot said these records were a “reminder that Queensland is a place where extraordinary things happen”.
“World records like the largest game of keepy uppy and the biggest Nutbush dance aren’t just about breaking records – they bring people together and create lasting memories,” he said.
Most rugby ball touches with the foot in one minute
Jed Hockin from Toowoomba took it upon himself to smash the record for ‘most rugby ball touches with the foot in one minute’. Just last year he managed to beat his own record, previously set in 2022, getting across the line with 215 touches.
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