The heaviest vehicle pulled over 100 m (328 ft) by a team was a train weighing 646,350 kg (1,424,958 lbs) by a team organised by Michael Bühler (Switzerland) on 24 October 2009 in Widnau, St. Gallen, Switzerland. The train consisted of eight cars filled with gravel and weighed individually by SBB Cargo of St. Margrethen (sbbcargo.com). The team consisted of 100 members from 42 countries gathered together in an event to promote global peace and diversity. Witnesses included notary public Karin Bürki Sonderegger and town
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The heaviest car pulled by the eyelids weighed 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) and was pulled for 10 m (33 ft) by Dong Changsheng (China) though ropes hooked on his lower eyelids in Changchun, China, 26 September 2006.
By pressing a rice bowl on his abdominal muscles, Zhang Xingquan (China), was able to create enough suction to pull a a 3,305.5 kg heavy vehicle for 10 meters on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 16 December 2006.
The heaviest vehicle pulled using earrings is 1,562 kg (3,443 lb) and was achieved by Gao Lin (China) who attached a car to his earrings by means of a rope and pulled it for 10 m (33 ft) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 19 December 2006.
The heaviest weight dangled from a swallowed sword is 25 kg (55 lb 1 oz) and was achieved by Thomas Blackthorne (UK) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Italy, on 19 April 2009. Thomas lifted two monitors weighing a total of 25 kg. The bar was also included in the calculation of the weight.
The greatest weight balanced on teeth is 63.5 kg (140 lb) and was achieved by Frank Simon (USA) who balanced a refrigerator for 10 seconds on the set of Circo Massimo Show in Rome, Italy, on 17 May 2007.
The world’s heaviest watermelon weighed 121.93 kg (268.8 lb) and was grown by Lloyd Bright (USA) of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, USA in 2005. Lloyd grew and weighed in for the Annual Hope, Arkansas Big Watermelon Contest on September 3, 2005.
The heaviest weight lifted by neck is 453.59 kg (1,000 lb) and was achieved by Eric Todd (USA) in Turney, Missouri, USA, on 19 October 2013. A year prior to his attempt, Eric competed in an event officiated by the then holder of this record title, Frank Ciavattone. Frank encouraged Eric to apply to break the official Guinness World Records title. Eric was able to better Franks’ record, which had stood for almost eight years.
The heaviest combined weight lifted simultaneously with both eye sockets is 23.5 kg (51 lb 12.96 oz) achieved by Yang Guang He (China) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 28 April 2011. The participants lifted 2 buckets of water weighing 23.5 kg.
The heaviest weight lifted by a crane is 20,133 tonnes (44,385,667.25 lb) achieved by the ‘Taisun’ crane at Yantai Raffles Shipyard, Yantai, China on 18 April 2008. The object lifted was a barge, ballasted with water.