Anybody who played with Hot Wheels as kids (or adults) knows there’s a single holy grail to any track setup: the loop-the-loop. A.k.a. the loop-de-loop. Which means this new—potentially—Guinness World Record-beating loop-the-loop Hot Wheels trackOpens in a new tab, with 10 loop-the-loops, is some sort of an attempt at the Platonic realm of loops; where centripetal force meets hard, curving plastic.
Laughing SquidOpens in a new tab picked up on the new, loopy record, which, it should be noted, doesn’t seem to be an official Guinness World Record. The team behind this deca-loop, 5MadMovieMakersOpens in a new tab on YouTube, notes, however, that the previous world recorder holder, John Flanagan and his dad, Brian Flanagan, have the official recordOpens in a new tab at eight loops. John, by the way, is eight years old.
The video, of course, is a thrilling zip down a line of loops. One that would make even the most hardened of ‘coaster riders barf like a feline gravy boatOpens in a new tab. Plus, the channel—run by Robert Carlson—even offers a first-person GoPro view of the ride down. Which is kind of impressive when you think about it; weight distribution is important for weird, little carsOpens in a new tab after all.
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We performed a cursory search of the Guinness World Records social media profiles, and found no mention of this ten-looper. However, we did happen upon another loop-the-loop Guinness World Record using a real carOpens in a new tab. That record, set in 2015, is shown in the video below. And, fair warning, it may twist up your stomach a little.
Anyone now in the mood for more records of the Guinness World flavor should see for themselves just how gigantic the world’s biggest firework appears in the night skyOpens in a new tab. Or how high the world’s tallest mountain of elephant toothpaste can be fired from a makeshift rocketOpens in a new tab. Which kind of makes us wonder how high you could fire a Hot Wheels car into the atmosphere? For a world record, of course.
