I have officially retaken one of my original Guinness World Record titles from 2017. At the Oak Brooke Public library outside Chicago I balance a pool cue on my forehead for 1 hour 3 minutes 14 seconds. A performer out of the UK broke it several years later over doubling it with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes 19 seconds.

I took this one one not sure how long I would go. I was certainly planning to beat it but I wasn’t sure by how much. It’s a rather painful record to break with aches in the neck and back and it’s usually a matter of how long I want to endure the pain.

The catch was I made the record attempt in a confined space and after I broke the record I let myself relax. It wouldn’t normally have been a problem but I had to take a small step back but that was enough that I ran into the wall behind me. I couldn’t correct the balance. The cue fell after 2 hours 16 minutes 20 seconds.

I didn’t realize how disoriented I was until I tried to get off the wall and realized I was too dizzy to stop holding on to the wall to keep my balance. After several seconds, I did finally get my neck to move and was able to take a step forward but I was dizzy for a while after this one.

I had a divot in my forehead for a good hour from the pool cue but it was my neck that was hurting for the longest after this one.