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Showing posts with label World Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Records. Show all posts
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Largest Chocolate Bar Billboard: World record
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Japanese high school team sets world record
Students atOkayama Sanyo High School's Automobile Department in the Okayama Prefecture city of Asakuchi developed a new single-seater electric car named "Mirai" (future) which runs at speeds of up to 50 kilometers per hour and measures around 45 centimeters in height - setting the new world record for the Lowest Car.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Best selling two-seat sports car: World record
The total production of Mazda Motor Corporation's MX-5 sports car (known as the Mazda Roadster in Japan) reached 900,000 units on February 4, 2011 - setting the new world record for the 21 years and 10 months after mass production of the first-generation MX-5 commenced Best selling two-seat sports car.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Most Advanced Humanoid Robot:
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Largest dance party: World record
For the benefit of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, nearly 2,000 people went round and round and up and down dancing twist setting the newworld record for the Largest dance party.
Friday, January 28, 2011
6000-year-old winery sets world record
In Armania a six thousand years old wine-making facility is found. A team of archaeologists from Armenia, Ireland and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) found a six thousand years old wine-making facility in Armenia and sets the world record for oldest winery.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Largest Magnetic Sculpture:
A new record has been set by the founders of Nanodots, Tim Szeto and Denis Saveliev by using 550,000 gold Nanodots and create an enormous replica of the Golden Globe award which weights over 600lbs.
Guinness World Records was on hand to award their work the World's Largest Magnetic Sculpture.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Largest burlesque dance: World record
Burlesque performer Kimberley Holladay and more than 100 girls braved the cold in London's Trafalgar Square, performing a five-minute routine on the steps of the National Portrait Gallery - setting the new world record for the Largest burlesque dance while raising awareness on Virgin's sale and ad campaign based around the theme of burlesque.
Most cups of tea made in one hour: World record
Former 'X Factor' runner-upOlly Murs joined forces with T4's Battlefront.co.uk campaigner Alex Loughlin to make a staggering 496 cups of tea in just one hour - setting the new world record for the Most cups of tea made in one hour.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Fastest tap dancer-world record set by Tony Adams
Tony Adams, 49, share-broker and motivational speaker, danced in 60 seconds using 602 tap beats-setting the world record for the Fastest tap dancer.
The technology eanbles sound waves to be displayed graphically like heartbeats on a heart-rate monitor, or like ‘snicko’ in cricket.
Largest wine flute: World record
Thirty-eight Ontario wineries poured 27 liters of their best icewine into a specially made four-foot-tall wine flute at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls - setting the new world record for the Largest wine flute.
The previous Guinness world record for the Largest Wine Flute was 16.5 l (3.63 gal) and was presented by Fede&Tinto in Vini nel Mondo 2008, in Spoleto, Umbria, Italy.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Longest Ski Hat: World record
A 700-foot-long ski hat knitted Gini Woodward, now of Bonners Ferry, weighs 80 pounds sets the world record for the Longest Ski Hat.
There is no previous Guinness world record for the Longest Ski Hat.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Longest Name: World record
Barnaby Usansky, 36, formerly known as Nicholas Usansky (Nick), is fascinated by words and added few new names by Deed Poll; his full name is now: Barnaby Marmaduke Aloysius Benjy Cobweb Dartagnan Egbert Felix Gaspar Humbert Ignatius Jayden Kasper Leroy Maximilian Neddy Obiajulu Pepin Quilliam Rosencrantz Sexton Teddy Upwood Vivatma Wayland Xylon Yardley Zachary Usansky - which sets the new world record for the Longest name (living person).
Friday, January 14, 2011
Longest bridge over water: World record
The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, which links the city of Qingdao in Eastern China's Shandong province with the suburban Huangdao District across the waters of Jiaozhou Bay, has 42.5 km (26.4 miles) and sets the new world record for the Longest bridge over water.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Longest Dodgeball Game: World record
Twenty local players played dodgeball for thirty-six-hour during an event organized by Helder Brum, to raise money as part of the Stephen Lewis Foundation's A Dare to Remember campaign, with the proceeds to go towards battling AIDS in Africa; they set the new world record for the
Longest Dodgeball Game.
Most consecutive push-ups: World record
Wrestler Munir Ahmed completed 2,503 push-ups in an hour and 25 minutes - setting the new world record for the Most consecutive push-ups.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Most pizzas made in one hour: World record
Domino's Pizza franchiseeBrian Edler produced 206 medium cheese pizzas in hour - setting the new world record for the most pizzas made by one person in one hour.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Youngest person to discover a supernova: World record
Kathryn Aurora Gray, 10, spotted an exploding star while looking at images of the night sky sent to her by an astronomer friend of the family - setting the world record for the Youngest person to discover a supernova.
"I'm really excited. It feels really good," Gray told the Toronto Star.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Longest ice bath: World record
Jin Songhao, 53, submerged his entire body in an ice bath for two hours - setting the new world record for the Longest ice bath.
The previous Guinness world record for the longest ice bath, previously set for 118 minutes by China's Chen Kecai, is one of the many that China "Iceman" thrillers seek to break.
Most powerful smartphone: World record
Motorola has announced new 4G smartphone Atrix which runs on Google Android 2.2 Froyo operating system; it has a massive 4-inch qHD display, is powered with dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 SoC processor and 1GB RAM, offers 16 GB internal memory, boasts a 5 megapixel camera at rear with LED Flash and a front facing VGA camera for video calling - setting the new world record for theMost powerful smartphone.
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