Most telephone directories ripped in two minutes (spine)

According to Official Guinness Records,

The most telephone directories ripped in two minutes from the spine are 33, achieved by Cosimo Ferrucci (Italy) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi - Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 21 December 2010.
Cosimo ripped the books only with his hands and did not use his body weight to lean into the books and aid in the ripping process.

For a complete list of 2010 records, please visit 2010 Guinness Records in China.

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