World records are often wild and wacky, yet one YouTuber has managed to achieve one that technically anyone could do, but almost nobody will be able to beat no matter how hard they try.
It's often the case that world records are measured by the length of time you spend doing something, or the size that you manage to do it with, and this works for all things long, short, big, and small.
They often involve doing things that any normal person wouldn't even consider like walking for 27 years straight, or achieving projects that people have never seen before like a massive Eiffel Tower made from matchsticks or the world's fastest internet speed.
One New Jersey-based YouTuber tried to do something that most wouldn't even consider a possibility though, and the record he's achieved will likely never be broken thanks to his efforts.
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As reported by Supercar Blondie, it all started when social media star Sam Beres, known by his online alias Sambucha, aimed to be a passenger in the world's shortest Uber ride.
We're not talking down the road or around the corner here either, as he managed to claim his place in the Guinness World Records by taking a trip of just three centimeters, equivalent to around 1.18 inches.
It's unclear exactly how much he had to pay for the ride, but his unwillingness to go the extra mile (or perhaps the opposite in this case) meant that another content creator, Jon Wyeth, snatched his title several months later.
Wyeth managed to shorten the trip down to just 2cm (roughly 0.7 inches), snapping a third off Beres' already impressive record, yet that seemingly only inspired Sam further to reclaim his glory.
Sharing a video on his Instagram page, Sam hailed an unsuspecting Uber driver named Jeffery and offered him the rather unusual proposition of taking part in a new world record attempt.
Thankfully the driver was receptive to the odd request, and this prompted Sam to whip out a ruler and some chalk to measure exactly how far the car would need to travel to break the record — something that looks absolutely minuscule in practice.
After getting back in the passenger seat, Sam told the driver to let loose, and all that was needed was a slight lift on the brakes – not even a tap of the accelerator – and the car shifted forward slightly and into a brand new world record.
Upon checking the distance traveled, Sam was delighted to find out that the car had moved a staggering distance of just 0.5cm (slightly over 0.1 inches), smashing the previous record by quartering its distance and making it near enough impossible for anyone else to beat.
Sam even believes that this is literally the shortest distance that any vehicle can possibly move, meaning that it might just stay in his hands for the rest of eternity and making this effort a part of history.