Most people folded paper planes as children, but few carry that playful pastime into adulthood. For David Rush, though, that simple game has earned him a world record. Rush folded 415 paper airplanes in a single hour in Boise, Idaho, in the United States — adding yet another entry to the Guinness World Records book under his name. Each plane took him an average of 8.67 seconds to make.
Rush already holds more than 200 world records and is also recognised as the record-holder for the most consecutive Guinness World Records achieved. For his latest attempt, he took on this unusual challenge at a racquetball court at the YMCA in Boise, aiming to claim the record for the most paper airplanes folded in an hour.
The task was not easy. Rush said Guinness World Records rules required each paper airplane to follow a specific seven-step folding process. It was not enough simply to fold the planes — he also had to confirm that each one flew a set minimum distance. That meant speed, accuracy and coordination were all essential throughout the process.
In an online post, Rush wrote: “A team of my assistants handled supplying paper, delivering the finished planes to the designated judges, and throwing them to confirm they covered the required distance.”
Rush set out to break the record for the most paper airplanes made in an hour on May 30, and succeeded by folding 415 of them. His next goal is to break the record for the fastest single paper airplane folded and thrown, which currently stands at 4.54 seconds.