A total of 336 students at Hawthorne High School in New Jersey took part in the Guinness World Record attempt.

They were given two-minutes to pop as much bubble wrap as possible in the school’s gymnasium and succeeded in popping more than 8,000 square feet of the packing material.

The event was held to celebrate the thirteenth annual Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day.

The event was held to celebrate the thirteenth annual Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day and raise money for Sandy HookElementary School, in Newton, Connecticut, where 20 children were killed in a mass shooting on December 14, 2012.

Bubble Wrap is a trademarked brand that was invented in Hawthorne by Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding in 1960.

Ron Shellenberger, Sealed Air Corporation, manufacturer of bubble wrap said:

"It was actually intended to be some type of textured wallpaper.

"Our inventors realised that it was great packaging material, and hence today it's become its own pop-culture phenomenon, where everybody loves to pop it for the fun and enjoyment."