Washington University will update the “10-minute rule” for scheduling next semester. Starting in the fall, classes will officially end 10 minutes earlier instead of beginning 10 minutes after the listed start time.

10 minutes is the amount of time it took one man to attempt 524 free throws, another to eat 47 slices of pizza and yet another to fly 11,856 sky lanterns, according to Guinness World Records. And as of last semester, 10 minutes is how long Washington University students are given to travel between classes.

The rush to get to class from Seigle to Brown will be a little easier in the fall of 2012. The Washington University administration has approved a plan to change the time between classes on the Danforth Campus to 10 minutes. The current passing time is seven minutes.