The world’s largest centrifuge is the TsF-18 Centrifuge at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre, Star City, Russia. It has a rotating arm 18 m (59 ft) in length and can simulate up to 30 g with a payload mass of 350 kg (770 lb).
The largest species of centipede is the 26-cm-long (10-in) giant centipede (Scolopendra gigantea) of Central and South America. The species, which is also known as the Peruvian giant yellowleg centipede, has modified jaws on its head, which can trap and deliver venom to its prey, such as mice, lizards and frogs. A population discovered hanging upside down from cave roofs in Venezuela feed on bats. The venom is toxic to humans (much like an insect-sting) and can cause a swelling and fever.
The largest cereal treat weighed 4,678.35 kg (10,314 lb) and was achieved by “MEGA BITES” Beyond Productions, Inc. in La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA, on 14 March 2010. Ingredients in order of predominance: Marshmallows: 2,815.94 kg (6,208.08 lb), Rice Krispies®: 1,468.44 kg (3,237.36 lb), Salted butter: 393.97 kg (868.56 lb). Overall dimensions: 3.66 m long x 2.44 m wide x 2.13 m tall (12 ft x 8 ft x 7 ft). Food safety and wholesomeness was assured by the following: All manufacturing was done acording
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The largest Cha-Cha Slide dance was achieved by 3,231 participants at an event organised by Girlguiding North West England (UK) at Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, UK, on 8 October 2011. The attempt itself was held in a closed tunnel with one controlled entrance. Elsewhere in the park, nearly 5,000 additional girlguiding members also stopped what they were doing to participate with the music playing over loudspeakers.
The most people simultaneously dancing the cha cha cha was 47,795 at 309 locations around Germany and Austria for an event organized by Allgemeiner Deutscher Tanzlehrerverband (ADTV) on 3 November 2007.
The largest chalk painting by an individual measuring 10 m by 5 m (34 ft by 17 ft 6 in) was created by street chalk artist Tracy Lee Stum (USA) and was a reproduction of Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ and unveiled on 13 November 2006 at Trump Tower, New York, USA. The painting was created to celebrate the DVD launch of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and was donated to charity to auction off in support of Arts Education. The
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A working chainsaw measuring 6.98 m (22 ft 11 in) long and 1.83 m (6 ft) high was made by Moran Iron Works, Inc. of Onaway, Michigan, USA in 1996. Named `Big Gus’, it was put on display at Da Yoopers Tourist Trap at Ishpening, Michigan, USA.
The largest chandelier named “Reflective Flow” weighs 18, 000 kg (39, 683 lb) and consists of 165, 000 LED units. The chandelier was measured in the Ali Bin Khalifa Al Hitmi & Co building where it is installed in Doha, Qatar, on 23 June 2010. The chandelier was designed by Beau McClellan (Scotland) for Mr Al Hitmi of Ali bin khalifa Al Hitmi & Co property development firm (Qatar). The chandelier took two years to complete from start to finish and named the Reflective Flow.
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The greatest number of playable characters in a fighting game is 200, featured in the Japan-only PlayStation game Tobal 2 (Dream Factory, 1997). Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011 The game was published by Square and featured appearances from several popular characters from the company including its iconic Chocobo mascot.
The largest charango ensemble was comprised of 1,157 participants in an event called ‘La Orquesta de los 1,000 charangos’, organised by Alfredo Coca Antezana (Bolivia) in the Victor Agustin Ugarte stadium, Potosi, Bolivia on 24 October 2009. Over 1,200 participants had previously signed up for the attempt, but on the day only 1,157 participated. The participants wore t-shirts in the colours of the Bolivian flag.