David Rush has built a reputation for turning ordinary objects into world record props, and his latest stunt may be one of the pointiest yet. The Boise resident balanced a skateboard on his chin for more than an hour, claiming a brand-new Guinness category during a break from his regular pickleball game at the local YMCA.
- Rush balanced the skateboard for 1 hour, 1 minute, and 36 seconds to claim the never-before-set title.
- He squeezed the attempt in between rounds of pickleball at the YMCA in Boise, Idaho.
- The feat adds to a personal collection of more than 350 Guinness World Records titles.
A Sharp Edge and a Steady Chin
The Idaho man with more than 350 Guinness World Records titles added another to his tally by balancing a skateboard on his chin for over an hour. What made this attempt different from the dozens of chin-balancing feats he’s already pulled off? The category was brand new. Rush, who has previously broken several records involving balancing objects on his chin, said he decided to attempt the skateboard record after learning the category had been created but not yet set.
If you’ve ever flipped a skateboard upside down, you can probably guess the issue. Skateboards aren’t designed to rest gently on anything, let alone a human chin. The trucks, the tail, the kicktail edge, none of it is friendly to soft tissue. Rush has hinted online that even short stretches of practice with a standard board were rough going, which forced him to rethink his equipment.
A friend with a large skateboard collection let him borrow one that had a flatter edge but still met size and weight requirements. That small detail mattered. Guinness keeps strict specs on the objects used in record attempts, so a flatter underside was the most help he could get without disqualifying the run before it started.
Pickleball, Then Pain, Then a Plaque
The setting for the record is almost as funny as the record itself. Rush took on the attempt during a break from a pickleball session at the YMCA in Boise, and he managed to balance the board for 1 hour, 1 minute and 36 seconds, enough to take the title. Picture the scene. Paddles set aside, sneakers still on, neck tilted skyward for over an hour while members trickle past the basketball court.
The YMCA has become something of a home arena for Rush. He used the same Boise location in late 2024 when he reclaimed the longest chair-balancing-on-chin record, a feat he eventually stretched past the 80-minute mark.
How One Man Stacked Up 350+ Records
Rush isn’t a casual hobbyist. He started setting Guinness World Records in 2015 to promote STEM education and to talk about the power of having a growth mindset. He holds an electrical engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from Boise State, and he uses his record attempts as a hook to get kids excited about science and math.
His range of titles is genuinely strange. He’s been recognized as the world’s fastest juggler, the world’s slowest juggler, and holds the record for the furthest distance traveled with a running chainsaw on his chin. He’s balanced ladders, chairs, lawnmowers, and bikes on the same patch of jawline. The skateboard slots right into that catalog of oddball achievements.
He also keeps grinding because rivals keep coming. Rush passed Italian serial record-breaker Silvio Sabba’s total of 180 by earning the title for the most vinyl records smashed in 30 seconds, breaking 55 albums in the allotted time and becoming the holder of the most concurrent Guinness World Records titles. Holding that crown means constantly defending old records while inventing reasons to break new ones.
What’s Next for the Chin Champion
With the skateboard now checked off, the pattern suggests Rush will keep hunting for unclaimed categories or ones somebody recently swiped from him. He’s gone three rounds on the ladder-balancing title alone, losing and reclaiming it more than once. If history is any guide, somebody, somewhere, is already eyeing the skateboard mark and wondering whether 62 minutes is doable.
For now, Rush gets to walk back to the pickleball court with another plaque on the way and a fresh anecdote for his next STEM talk. Not bad for a Tuesday afternoon at the Y.
