Benedikt Farsmann Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The biggest phone book tear that I was able to find: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSojuPE5Gvo Ever heard of any bigger tears? What's the "world record"? How many pages have been done "behind the back"-style? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 How many pages was that? I'm on my wives iPad right now and it isn't clear enough to make out that page number. The biggest I've seen is a video of Paul Knight doing 1800 or so pages. I have no idea what the world record is but anything more than that is bordering on super huuman...lol. I myself have only managed just over 500 pages and was stumped on 1400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I tore a seattle phone book in half but it took me like 7 minutes total kicked my a.....ss I dont know the total pages but it measured on the side of the book 4 1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I tore a seattle phone book in half but it took me like 7 minutes total kicked my a.....ss I dont know the total pages but it measured on the side of the book 4 1/2" That's pretty darn thick Good job brother!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 The biggest I regularly do is 1400 pages and I've done a St louis that I believe was 1700 or 1800 pages but I'm by no means good at it. One thing I've noticed too is that different brands vary as well. To me, AT&T phonebooks are much harder than the Yellowbook phonebooks. I can do a St Louis yellowbook much easier than an AT&T. Also, they vary by year; I have both 2009 and 2010 AT&T St Louis phone books and there's about 100 pages less in the newer one. You guys experience this? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 One thing I've noticed too is that different brands vary as well. To me, AT&T phonebooks are much harder than the Yellowbook phonebooks. I can do a St Louis yellowbook much easier than an AT&T. Also, they vary by year; I have both 2009 and 2010 AT&T St Louis phone books and there's about 100 pages less in the newer one. You guys experience this? Tim Yep, I think the economy has had an effect on the amount of businesses around. The Western Australia A-K was 1552 pages in 2009 and had two cardboard inserts, so effectively 4 covers (this is the biggest phonebook I have done GnR style). In 2010 it's 1424 pages and the L-Z is even thinner again, that's lost about 1/2 an inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) The book in the video is 1691 pages thick and not 3200 as claimed. It's on the page he shows. I use a lot of Argos catalogs for my shows (a kind of mail order type showroom/distributor). These, in spite of the economy, grow a little every year and the current issue is 1840 pages thick. But I use the break-back style as I have never quite got the knack for 'proper' way. Last year at a charity event (Meningitis Awareness)I did 5 in a little under 1 min 20 seconds (1.17 I think). As per grip cert it's an issue of thickness (hand size), paper quality (yellow pages are thin and low grade) and inserts) as well as page numbers. So they require clear info on all these aspects. It also makes sense for comparative purposes. They and thus you should also be able to show the item is new and un-tampered with (so some books come in cellophane wrappers and these should be removed on camera). Edited August 23, 2010 by mobsterone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Why does the video title say 3200 when he shows 1691 as a nod to honesty? And why did Klesen not bother looking?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikt Farsmann Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Great afford, guys! 4 1/2" is very impressive, Nick! Sorry for not checking the Video, Steve This guy states that he ripped 2500 pages: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=22022&view=findpost&p=277728 I'm shocked there is no "official" record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) Ok guys, but the guy on the first film used the 'popping technique', creating a little space between the pages and then tearing, which makes phonebooktearing quit easy when you've practised the technique a little bit. I impressed a few guys on my work with it and am not making them wiser as they are , but for most big guys here on the board like steve above, tearing a phonebook means just ripping it with brute force which is of course a much more bigger and better feat then the guy shows on the first film, anyone with a decent strength level can do wat he does. Thus, if that guy thinks he that strong, he's just fooling himself. Edited August 23, 2010 by Geralt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 4 1/2 inches is crazy thick for a phonebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Paul Knight has done some really big Grip & Rip tears. I think Aaron has too. Paul's are documented on the Gripcerts web page. The popping technique is no big deal. It can be hard on some really thick books, butg Grip & Rip is really impressive. I've done the Baltimore book, which was about 3.5" at the time I think popping them (and I suck at it). Hell, my wife has done 500+ page phonebooks with the popping technique. Here's one I taped her doing tonight. I borrowed it from the lobby of one of the offices in Downtown DC I visit. It's 382 pages. NW D.C. Yellowbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yaaay Melissa!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nockowt1 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) This isn't the thickest I've done, but I think it was my phonebook tear on video. Edited August 27, 2010 by nockowt1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikt Farsmann Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Nicely done, Kevin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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