Tim Janus recently showed why he may be the greatest burper on the planet as he recorded a monster 18 second belch for the world. By most accounts, burping is considered a sign of bad etiquette, but to a small group of people, it's an actual athletic endeavor. Worlds longest burp - Tim Janus won the World Burping Championships in New York City. Tim Janus became the first-ever world champion of burping, and also set a world record for longest burp.Top-ranked gurgitator Timothy 'Eater X' Janus has a new world record under his belt. After burping for 18 second straight a man named Tim Janus made his family proud when he took home the title in the first world burping.