Heaviest aircraft pulled by a man
Kevin Fast (Canada) pulled a CC-177 Globemaster III, weighing 188.83 tonnes (416,299 lb), a distance of 8.8 m (28 ft 10.46 in) at Canadian Forces Base in Trenton, Ontario, Canada, on 17 September 2009.
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Heaviest aircraft pulled over 100 m by a wheelchair (team)
The heaviest aircraft pulled over 100 m by a team of wheelchair users weighed 67.19 tonnes (148,128.59 lb) by Blijf Actief (Belgium) at Melsbroek Air Base in Brussels, Belgium, on 29 May 2011. The team consisted of 84 connected individuals who pulled a ‘C-130 Hercules’ non-stop for nearly four minutes. Participants pulled the plane for a total of 120 m, an extra 20 m past what was required. For this record, participants are permitted to be disabled or able-bodied and simply in the use of Continue reading →
Heaviest avocado
An avocado weighing 2.19 kg (4.83 lb) was grown Gabriel Ramirez Nahim (Venezuela). It was weighed on 28 January 2009 in Caracas, Venezuela. Mr Ramirez Nahim has been cultivating avocados for years.
Heaviest apple
The heaviest apple weighed 1.849 kg (4 lb 1 oz) and was grown and picked by Chisato Iwasaki at his apple farm in Hirosaki City, Japan October 24 2005.
Heaviest barbell lifted by a pair
The heaviest barbell lifted by a pair weighed 333.3 kg (734.8 lb) lifted by Matthias Steiner and Almir Velagic (both Germany) at the “Ball des Sports” event in Wiesbaden, Germany, on 5 February 2011. Each competitor has participated for Germany in the Olympics, with Steiner winning gold in the +105 kg event in 2008. The duo was required to each lift the bar simultaneously above their heads to the point of locking the arms.
Heaviest triplets at birth – living
The heaviest triplets at birth (current) are Evan Patrick, Aiden Cole and Lilly Kathryn (all USA), who had a combined weight of 10.33 kg (22 lb 12.6 oz) and were born to Michelle Lee Wilson on 29 July 2003 at Englewood, Colorado, USA. Carried for 257 days, Evan Patrick Wilson weighed 3.89 kg (8lb 9.4 oz), Aiden Cole Wilson weighed 3.32 kg (7 lb 5.4 oz) and Lilly Kathryn Wilson weighed 3.11 kg (6 lb 13.8 oz).
Heaviest birth – triplets
The heaviest triplets weighed 10.9 kg (24 lb) and were born to Mary McDermott (UK) on 18 November 1914.
Heaviest beetroot
The heaviest beetroot weighed 71.050 kg (156 lb 10.24 oz) and was grown by Piet de Goede (Netherlands) and weighed in Holland, Netherlands on 30 October 2005.
Heaviest boat pulled
George Olesen (Denmark) pulled a 10,300 tonnes passenger ferry a distance of 5 m 10 cm (16 ft 8.8 in) at Gothenburg Ferry Terminal, Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2000. There were no passengers or cars on the ferry. The record was recorded for Swedish TV.
Heaviest blueberry
The heaviest blueberry weighed 11.28 g (0.4 oz) and was grown by Polana SP. Zo.o in Ochoza, Parczew in Poland, and was grown on behalf of Winterwood Farms Ltd. in Maidstone, Kent, UK. The fruit was weighed in August 2008. The variety is called ‘Chandler’.