Video: A flipping great half-term as Sheffield beats world pancake record

Participants, including university staff and families from across the city, gathered at Endcliffe Village halls of residence for the “Big Flip” event, which successfully broke the record for the most pancakes being flipped for 30 seconds.

A total of 933 potential record breakers were each given a 21cm frying pan containing one pancake. They then had to toss their pancakes continuously for 30 seconds without dropping them.

In all, 890 people managed to keep their pancakes airbound for the full half a minute, smashing the previous world record of 405.The last world record was set in 2008 in the Netherlands.

All donations collected were given to the charities Asperger’s Children and Carers Together, Project Buzz and Paces Sheffield.