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12 World Records to Break During Your Lunch Hour

Updated 6/19/2020
12 World Records to Break During Your Lunch Hour
Because that sounds like a much better way to spend those 60 minutes than eating a sad salad at your desk.

Can you think of the last time you took an actual break during your lunch break? Usually, that 60-minute period is filled with catching up on emails, working on late assignments, and pretending to enjoy eating cheap takeout for the fourth time this week.

But what if you could do so much more with those 60 glorious minutes-like breaking a world record?

Sound impossible? Well, the infographic below contains 12 different awesome world records that you can complete in the time it takes to finish your lunch. So sit back, relax, and try to duct tape a co-worker to the wall in less than 41.66 seconds.


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Lily Herman is a New York-based writer and editor. In recent months, her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Glamour, Refinery29, Cosmopolitan, TIME, Newsweek, Fast Company, and Mashable. You can check out her website, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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