The farthest distance climbed on a ladder in 24 hours by an individual is 13.12 km (8.15 miles) and was achieved by Gareth Gawne (Isle of Man) in Douglas, Isle of Man, from 13 to 14 July 2012. Gareth was part of the team that achieved the “The farthest distance climbed on a ladder in 24 hours by a team of ten”.
The largest French horn ensemble was achieved by 85 participants in the Avenue Mall in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA, on 22 December 2007.
The official land-speed record (measured over one mile) is 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mi/h) (Mach 1.020), set by Andy Green (UK) on 15 October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, in Thrust SSC. Although Thrust SSC is the first car to break the sound barrier, it is alleged that Budweiser Rocket Car, driven by Stan Barrett (US), reached a speed of 1,190.377 km/h (739.666 mi/h) at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, on 17 December 17 1979. However, the published speed of Mach 1.0106
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The largest horse quadrille involved 103 Haflinger horses and riders during the Equitana Open Air horse festival on 18 May 2008. The event was organised by Haflinger Gestüt Ziegelhof and held at Neuss Racecourse, Neuss, Germany.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei is believed to have a private collection of around 500 Rolls-Royces – the largest collection of its kind in the world. During the 1990s, his family accounted for almost half of all Rolls-Royce purchases. His entire car collection is believed to be worth around $4billion and includes a Porsche Carrera GT, Lamborghini Diablo Jota, Porsche 959, Bugatti EB110, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Maybach 62, Jaguar XJR-15, six Dauer 962ssix Ferrari FX, the original red show model of the Bentley Continental R,
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The largest handbag measures 5.2 m (17 ft) high, 6.88 m (22 ft 6 in) long and 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) deep and was created by Jean Dah Enterprises Co. Ltd. (Tawian) in Taipei, Taiwan, on 15 September 2012. The bag was made from polyester and is an outsized to scale replica of a regular sized hand bag Jean Dah Enterprises manufacture.
The largest spirit tasting was achieved by 2,252 participants in an event organised by Whisky Unlimited in Gent, Belgium, on 31 January 2009. The list of spirits: The Singleton 12 years Cragganmore 12 years Bushmills Original Dalwhinnie 15 years Talisker 10 years Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 years
The largest published word search puzzle includes 51,000 letters arranged in 204 columns and 250 rows to form over 5,500 words and phrases. It was created by Mel Crow (USA) and presented as a 3 m (10 ft) by 4.7 m (15.5 ft) poster at the Eagle Gate College campus in Layton, Utah, USA, on 18 January 2013. In addition to the confirmed searchable list of words and phrases, which includes words from the English dictionary but also themed categories such as famous actors and
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The largest stereoscopic 3-D film screen measured 29.78 m x 12.33 m (98 ft x 40 ft) and was unveiled at the French première of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, in Paris, France, on 12 July 2011. They also attempted the record for The largest audience at a 3-D film screening
The largest 2d beadwork measures 28 metres (91 ft 10 in) in length and 1.1 meters (7 ft 3 in) in width and consists of 3,658,954 beads. It was created by Fengxin Liu, (China) presented and measured in Beijing, China , on 27 August 2008 Fingxin Lui took 7 years to make the completed beadwork. The 3d beadwork was a replica of the famous painting in China (Qingming Shanghe Tu).