What is the world record without blinking?
Actor Spends Hour Without Blinking For World Record, But No Guinness Mention
Paolo Ballesteros is a famous actor from the Philippines. Although he has many talents, he has been getting attention lately for his viral world-record-setting session of keeping his eyes open. For 77 minutes and three seconds, he maintained a steely gaze. Ballesteros stared into the camera, which was recording the hit Phillipino variety show Eat Bulaga. The entire challenged was televised live before a studio audience, as well as millions of fans watching and tweeting from home.
An Unbelievable Challenge
On Eat Bulaga, celebrities from all sides of the entertainment industry come to talk, compete in challenges, and have just as much fun as the audience. When Paolo Ballesteros was a guest on the show, he and Pauleen Luna (a Phillipina celebrity) competed against each other to see who could go the longest without blinking. No one could have imagined just how long this test of wills would have gone on.
Pauleen Luna was able to refrain from blinking for just under 31 minutes, but Ballesteros lasted more than twice as long. As anyone who has ever tried not to blink knows, it takes a lot of will power to keep your eyes wide open. As humans, we instinctually blink our eyes several times a minute. When you go for very long without blinking, your eyes start to burn and get very watery. Both Paolo Ballesteros and Pauleen Luna looked like they been sobbing by the time they finally blinked.
Although Ballesteros broke the world record for going a long time without blinking, he will not receive an official Guinness World Record.
Why Isn’t The Record Official?
To be officially included in the Guinness Book of World Records, a person has to contact the Guinness first. There is a formal application process for becoming a world record holder. Guinness reviews every application and gives detailed explanations as to why an application has been rejected. If the application is accepted, Guinness sends the attempter an official document called the “Guide To Your Evidence.”
This document outlines the exact standards that must be met to become a world record titleholder. After getting a thorough understanding of the rules and getting plenty of practice, the applicant sets up a time and place to meet a Guinness representative and attempt to set a world record. Paolo Ballesteros surpassed the world record for blinking on live television. Still, he will not earn an official Guinness World Record title because he did not apply or get a Guinness representative to watch him set his record.
How The World Responded
In addition to not filling out an application to be an official World Record holder, there is another reason that Paolo Ballesteros did not earn a world record for his incredible display of mental and physical strength. Guinness does not currently have any world record at all for not blinking. If the show had applied and had a Guinness representative on sight, Pauleen Luna and Paolo Ballesteros would have likely both earned a Guinness World record.
According to the New York Post, the previous record for a long period of blinking was held by Julio Jaime, an American man who went without blinking for 65 minutes and 11 seconds. It is not hard to imagine why this incredible story has gone very viral. Eat Bulaga is a very famous show in the Philippines, and watching someone go more than an hour without blinking is the kind of weird entertainment no one seems to be able to take their eyes off of. If you’re up to it, you can watch the entire challenge on YouTube. The video has over 220,000 views. Tears start flowing around the one hour and 17-minute mark.
Hearing my family watching Paolo Ballesteros trying to beat the world record of the longest time not blinking is making me incredibly anxious and tense lmao
Not showing it but holy heck.
— Aʟᴇxᴀ ? (@alexandetcetera) October 5, 2019
PAOLO BALLESTEROS from KING OF TRANSFORMATION TO THE KING OF WORLD RECORDS for STARTING without blinking their eyes.
— Paolo Mendoza (@ImPaoloMendoza) October 6, 2019
Suresh Joachim
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Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World Brampton.
Suresh Joachim Arulanantham (born August 17, 1968) is a Canadian film actor, producer, and multiple-Guinness World Record holder who has broken more than 60 world records. [1]
World records [ edit ]
Farthest distance run, whilst carrying a 4.5 kg brick in a nominated ungloved hand in an uncradled downward position. Joachim traveled 126.675 km around the Westfield Hornsby mall on Florence Street in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. [2]
A broadcast by Joachim on Geethavaani Tamil Radio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, lasted for a record 120 hours. It was broadcast between 4 p.m. on 23 June and 4 p.m. on 28 June 2003. [3]
On March 17, 2006, he set the world record for a couple dance marathon by dancing 31 hours consecutively with Tiffany Lesko. [4]
Basketball dribbling distance in 24 hours. [5]
Other Guinness-acknowledged records [ edit ]
- Greatest distance covered in 24 hours while dribbling a basketball is 177.5 km (110.3 mi) at Vulkanhallen, Oslo, Norway on 30–31 March 2001 [6]
- Travelled a distance of 214.96 km (133.57 mi) in 48 hours on a treadmill at Crown Promenade, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 27–29 July 2002
- Travelled 86 km (53 mi) on a treadmill in 12 hours on 28 July 2002 at Crown Promenade, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The longest drumming marathon by an individual lasted for 84 hours and was achieved from 1 to 4 February 2004 at the Magic Factory, Zürich, Switzerland
- Travelled 659.27 km (409.65 mi) on a treadmill in one week at Waou Club Med Gym, Paris, France between 31 July and 7 August 2004
- Longest continuous crawl of 56.62 km (35.18 mi) [7]
- Broke the Guinness World Record with Claudia Wavra of Germany for movie watching with a final time of 123 hours and 10 minutes on October 7, 2008. Both received $10,000 for their achievement.
- He produced and starred in a Tamil language Indian film titled Sivappu Mazhai (2009) in attempt to break the record for the fastest shooting time for a feature film.
Filmography [ edit ]
| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sivappu Mazhai | Tamil | Nanthan | Guinness World Record for Fastest-Made Motion Picture (from scripting to screening in 11 days 23 hours and 45 minutes) |
| 2015 | Good Morning, Good Afternoon Good Evening | English | Siva | Guinness World Record for longest uncut film schedule January 2019 |
Documentary [ edit ]
| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A Million In The Morning | English | Suresh | Guinness World Record In order to beat the world record for non-stop movie watching, you have to stay up for 123 hours and watch at least 57 films. Guinness lets you have a ten-minute break after every film but if you even look away or take a long blink, you are out (and no, you cannot do drugs!). This documentary was meant to casually follow eight contestants as they competed to break the world record and also take home the $10,000 prize Netflix offered every winner. |
| 2011 | Mission Possible | English | Suresh | Guinness World Record Suresh Joachim holds 35 Guinness World Records. Follow his journey as he prepares to set another milestone. |
| 2015 | Nerukku Naer | Tamil | Suresh | Malaysia TV Suresh Joachim and his challenge. |
References [ edit ]
- ^«Suresh Joachim breaks hand shaking world record». CityNews. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014 . Retrieved 15 November 2014 .
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- Henry, Michele (2008-01-15). «We’re world class Guinness addicts». Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario: Torstar Corporation. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06 . Retrieved 2008-01-28 .
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- «BBC — Press Office — Radio Cambridgeshire attempts world record». Archived from the original on 2011-05-14 . Retrieved 2005-10-20 .
- ^CNW: Dance Marathon CoupleArchived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, 15 March 2006
- ^ Chris Clay, «Record-breaker aims for another one», Mississauga News, 28 August 2006.
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- Guinness World Records 2014 . 2013. ISBN978-1-908843-15-9 .
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- Guinness World Records 2014 . 2013. ISBN978-1-908843-15-9 .
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Competition Blog
We know you’ve been there. You lock eyes with a complete stranger and for some reason you just can’t look away. Locking eyes is a direct assault and the first person to look away is the wimp. Most of the time these uncomfortable bouts are harmless but occasionally they end up with heated words and even fists. We’re not condoning this sort of activity and would not recommend partaking in these silly tests of courage. Believe it or not though, there are planned and organized staring contests held in a more friendly vein.
A staring contest also called a blinking contest, is a game (or sometimes a duel) in which two people stare into each other’s eyes and attempt to maintain eye contact for a longer period than their opponent. The game ends when one participant blinks or looks away. At the longest staring contest on record, Steven “Stare Master” Stagg finally blinked and bowed his head to Fergal “Eyesore” Fleming after 40 minutes and 59 seconds of sweat and determination in “So You Think You Can Stare” – where neither man blinked nor looked away for over 2/3 of an hour.
The “So You Think You Can Stare” competition was held in the city of Darwin, in Australia’s Northern Territory and attracted 45 people for stare-offs. The contest was a bid to raise money for Cassie Brown and her son Hamish Doyle, who needed a specially-fit car for his wheelchair. Jo Dodd, owner of Darwin’s Viva La Body, organized the fundraiser in 2011. Four judges refereed the event and contestants set the staring contest record, which received world wide press. A record, that to our knowledge, still stands.
So if you are looking for unique competition as a fundraiser, why not host your own staring competition. You can even create a free page for it here on Kompster to promote it.
Here are 5 tips on how to win a staring contest
Moisten your eyes before you begin. Close your eyes tightly and breath with a nice long blink a few minutes before the contest begins. Yawning can help produce tears, and some people use eye drops if its allowed.
Meditate and Zone Out. Get your body in a comfortable position and don’t focus too hard on the person your facing off against, let your mind wander into a state of deep meditation, just don’t go so deep that you forget to keep your eyes open.
Squint when your eyes start to hurt. Squinting helps bring some moisture back to your eyes by limiting the amount of surface area exposed to the air and will prolong the time you can go without blinking.
Make your opponent laugh. Some contests prohibit this but if not, try playing mind tricks, making goofy faces and gestures to fool your opponent into looking away. If they fall for it, you will come out victorious.
Practice. Great actors practice their roles in the mirror, and great staring contestants should do the same. With a mirror you will also be able to see first hand what your opponent will see and plan your tricks.
Good luck. We wish you the best in your starting endeavors. Tell us about your staring contest experiences.
