Alex Cunningham

Alex Cunningham is the holder of 96 records, the sixth most all time. He has the sixth most submissions of all time and the fifth most in 2011. Unlike some other record holders, Cunningham has no specialty, but rather has a wide variety records such as most consecutive bounces records, Mario Kart time trials, and high scores in World Series Superstars.

Beginning
Cunningham joined URDB on March 13, 2011 to upload his first record, Longest Basketball Shot Made From A Car Trunk, at 36 feet. The record was featured on the URDB homepage, much to the excitement of Cunningham and his family. With this inspiration, Cunningham vowed to continue to set world records.

Projects
Cunningham has, on several occasions, attempted projects revolving around RecordSetter.

Most Records in 30 Minutes
On April 25, 2011, Cunningham attempted the record for Most Records Set in 30 Minutes, in which he set 33. The majority of the 33 records made it up to the site; however, a glitch has prevented the full run from being uploaded. Cunningham did, however, upload Fastest Time to Set 10 Records at over ten minutes, a mark defeated by multiple other record holders at the time of uploading but was finally officially defeated by Carl Cutler's one minute run.

On August 21, 2011, Cunningham re-attempted the record, successfully completing 46 records, all of which were uploaded.

Stride World Records
Cunningham has had snafu with the Stride League of Long Lasting World Records. At one point, he felt he had improper documentation, but upon seeing some of Joseph Nagy's attempts, he uploaded Longest Time to Kick One's Own Butt (LLWR #2) with apparent proper documentation. The record has since been beaten, but Cunningham has made it known that he is attempting more of the Long Lasting World Records.

Friendly rivalry with Brian Pankey
Cunningham has a friendly rivalry with Brian Pankey, the most prolific record setter of all time. On various occasions, Pankey has broken some of Cunningham's records, often leading to attempts from Cunningham to break them back. Cunningham has jokingly noted that most of Pankey's attempts have come mere hours after the original record was uploaded.

Perhaps the most notable point in this rivalry is Cunningham's attempt at "Pankey-proofing" his records. One example of this is his May 19, 2011 record Most Bounces Of A Basketball Table Tennis Ball On A Basketball Nintendo 64 Game While Wearing Basketball Mardi Gras Beads And Sitting On A Basketball Bean Bag Chair, in which Cunningham tried to use items he did not think Pankey owned.

However, Cunningham has great admiration for Pankey. Among Cunningham's recurring gags is a "Brian Pankey" counter in which Cunningham updates the number of records Pankey currently holds (and on several occasions, reducing it by one upon breaking one of the records).

Cunningham has joked that he is trying to beat Pankey's record total but is over 1,000 records short.