The largest box of chocolates is a Thorntons Moments box weighing 1,690 kg (3,725 lbs). It was produced by Thorntons and Russell Beck Studios, and weighed in Bethnal Green, London, UK, on 2 April 2008. The box was 5040 mm (16 ft 6 in) long, 3420 mm (11 ft 2 in) wide and 1000 mm (3 ft 3 1/2 in) deep.
The largest box of popcorn was achieved by Cineplexx (International) with a volume of 52.59m³ (1857 ft³), which was filled in 1 hour and 57 minutes at an event outside Avenue Mall in Osijek, Croatia, on 16 April 2011. The event was organised by Cineplexx (International) to celebrate the opening of two new Malls, complete with two new Cineplexx cinema’s in Croatia. During the first 30 minutes of the attempt, the box was filled with popcorn by foster children that had been invited to take
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The largest loaf of bread weighed 1.571 tonnes (3,463 lb) and was made by Joaquim Goncalves (Brazil) in Curitiba/Parana, Brazil, on 13 November 2008 in celebration of Guinness World Records Day.
The largest brass band consisted of 15,761 musicians who gathered to play during mass at an event organised by the Evangelische Posaunendienst in Deutschland e.V. at the WM Stadium, in Leipzig, Germany, on 1 June 2008. The conductor was in the middle of the field and the musicians followed him through a giant screen. Due to the vastness of the stadium, there was a 2 second delay between conductor and music.
The largest bra measured 26.72 m (87 ft 7.97 in) on the underbust and had a bust measurement of 29.6 m (97 ft 1.35 in). It was achieved by Reckitt Benckiser (UK) in London, UK, on 28 October 2011. The pink bra was built by Reckitt Benckiser and Vanish to raise awareness of breast cancer. The measurements were taken prior to the bra’s unveiling at the ITV tower at London’s South Bank.
The largest breakdance was achieved by 528 dancers in an event organised by Mecenatpolis (South Korea), in Seoul, South Korea, on 1 December 2012. The record attempt took place in one of the biggest out-door shopping malls in Seoul. Professional dancers danced for 5.30 minutes to a tune specially composed for this event. 18 participants were disqualified because they didn’t adhere to the guidelines.
The largest breakaway glass structure smashed by a car measured 23.91 m² (257.36 ft²) and was achieved by British stuntman Rocky Taylor (UK) for Remember A Charity (UK) at the O2 Arena in London, UK, on 13 September 2011. Rocky attempted the record as his “final stunt”, aged 67 years old. He has been a stuntman for 51 years, appearing in James Bond films (doubling for Roger Moore and Sean Connery), Harry Potter films and Titanic. He drove the car at approximately 50 mph, before
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As of 2000, the country with the largest per capita consumption of bread is Turkey with 199.6 kg (440 lb) per person. Turkish people eat more than three times their own body weight in bread annually. Turkey is followed in bread consumption by Serbia and Montenegro with 135 kg (297 lb 9.9 oz), and Bulgaria with 133.1 kg (293 lb 6.9 oz)
The largest broom (t-shaped) measured 11.68 m long (38 ft 3.84 in) and 6.04 m (19 ft 9.8 in) wide and was manufactured by Liane Scharnefski-Karle and Armin Karle and their team (all Germany) in Bad Schussenried-Kürnbach, Germany, on 29 April 2007. For exact measurements of all other dimensions please check the attachments in the toolkit.
The largest bronze bowl measures 1.7 m (5 ft 6.93 in) high, with an upper diameter of 3.16 m (10 ft 4.41 in). It was created by the People’s Government of Rugao City (China) and was unveiled in Rugao City, Jiangsu Province, China, on 28 October 2011. The bronze bowl weighed 1,294 kg (2,852.78 lb), with a volume of 8.5 cubic meters (1,869.74 gal).