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Speed-Based Records
- Fastest time to make a complete pair of leather shoes
- Fastest time to craft a traditional African sandal
- Fastest time to repair a damaged sole
- Fastest time to sew a shoe upper manually
- Fastest time to lace 10 pairs of shoes
Quantity-Based Records
- Most pairs of shoes made in 1 hour (solo)
- Most pairs of slippers made in 5 minutes
- Most shoes polished in 15 minutes
- Most shoes repaired in 1 hour
- Most shoes measured and fitted in 30 minutes
Endurance/Marathon Records
- Longest shoemaking marathon (individual)
- Longest shoemaking marathon (team of 2)
- Longest continuous shoe polishing session
- Longest solo stitching of shoe soles
- Longest session of hand-cutting shoe materials
Age-Based Records
- Youngest person to make a complete shoe (documented)
- Oldest person to complete a shoemaking apprenticeship
- Youngest shoemaker to own a workshop
- Oldest cobbler in active practice
- Youngest team to produce 10 pairs of shoes
Teamwork Records
- Most shoes made by a 3-person team in 30 minutes
- Fastest collaborative shoe repair by a team of 4
- Most varieties of shoes designed by a 5-person team in 1 hour
- Most pairs of shoes made by apprentices in 2 hours
- Most sandals crafted by a teacher and apprentice team
Creativity & Innovation Records
- Most creative shoe design using recycled materials
- First shoes made from plantain fiber
- Most culturally inspired shoe designs made in 24 hours
- Most eco-friendly shoes produced in 1 day
- Most fashionable slippers made from waste fabric
Size & Uniqueness Records
- Largest handmade shoe ever made
- Smallest wearable shoe made by hand
- Heaviest leather shoe crafted by hand
- Most complex sole design produced manually
- Most colorful hand-painted shoe collection
First-To-Records
- First to design a fully biodegradable shoe
- First to create a digital shoemaking manual in native language
- First to make 10 pairs of shoes using traditional African tools only
- First female to complete 24-hour shoemaking marathon
- First shoemaker to complete 100 shoe repairs in 1 day
Accuracy & Precision Records
- Most accurate shoe sizes cut in 10 minutes (measured by errors)
- Most precisely stitched soles in 30 minutes
- Least wastage from leather cutting (by surface area)
- Most shoe pairs matched without a fitting error
- Most symmetrical shoe uppers created manually
Cultural & Community Impact Records
- Most ethnic shoe styles crafted in 12 hours
- Most students trained in shoemaking in 24 hours (team)
- Most vocational centers visited for free shoemaking training in 1 month
- Most shoes donated to charity in 24 hours by a shoemaker
- Most local raw materials used in a shoe production session
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