Largest crochet blanket
The largest crochet blanket measures 24.68 m (81 ft) by 11.58 m (38 ft) and was made by Daphne O’Connor (USA) in two years and completed on 31 July 2007.
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Largest cricket tournament
The largest cricket tournament was the npower Urban Cricket Tournament consisting of 2,010 players and was organised by the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (UK) at the Nottingham Racecourse in Nottingham, England, UK, on 30 June 2010. Each team of 10 played in 3 games during the tournament, which was won by Lowes Wong Primary with 894 runs.
Largest crew of a canoe
The `Snake Boat’ Aries Punnamada Urukku Chundan, measuring 43.7 m (143 ft 4 in) long from Alleppey, Kerala, India, had a crew of 143 which included 118 rowers, 2 rhythm men, 5 helmsmen and 18 singers and was rowed in public in Kerala, India, on 1 May 2008. Unusually the Snake Boat is constructed from steel, the common material is wood. The boat measures 43.7 m (143 ft 4 in) long, 0.71 m (2 ft 4 in) deep and weighs 8 tonnes. The boat took Continue reading →
Largest creme brulee
The largest crème brulee weighed 1,599.96 lb (725.72 kg) and was made by students of the Le Cordon Bleu Program at the Orlando Culinary Academy, Orlando, Florida, USA on 12 February 2005. K Hopkins adjudicated.
Largest cream filled biscuit
The largest cream filled biscuit is a custard cream weighing 15.73 kg (34 lb 10.88 oz) and measuring 59 cm (1 ft 11.23 in) long, 39 cm (1 ft 3.35 in)wide, 6.5 cm (2.56 in) high, and was crafted by Executive Chef Paul Thacker and amateur biscuit master Simon Morgan (both UK) in the Chino Latino’s restaurant in the Park Plaza, Nottingham, UK, on 18 November 2010 for Guinness World Records Day 2010.The cream filled biscuit (custard cream) was auctioned and purchased by Mr Jeff Continue reading →
Largest crayon
The largest crayon weighed 274.65 kg (605.5 lb), stood 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) tall, and was created by the organization Keep Liberty Beautiful (USA). It was unveiled in Hinesville, Georgia, USA, on 19 November 2008. The crayon consisted of 119,646.9 normal-size crayons which were melted at 60C (140F) and then poured into a plastic pipe with a 124.5 cm (49 in) circumference and 38.1 cm (15 in) diameter. The inside of the pipe was coated with cooking spray to prevent damage to the Continue reading →
Largest crater lake
Lake Toba, in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, is the site of a supervolcanic eruption around 75,000 years ago that was probably the largest anywhere on Earth during the last 25 million years. There is evidence that this catastrophic eruption drove humanity to the edge of extinction. The crater formed by the eruption is now filled with water to form Lake Toba, which is around 100 km (60 miles) by 30 km (18 miles) in extent, and 505 m (1,656 ft) deep at its deepest Continue reading →
Largest crab cake
The largest crab cake weighed 114.75 kg (253 lb) and was made by Special Olympics Maryland in conjunction with Handy International and Graul’s Market (all USA) in Hampden, Maryland, USA, on 13 June 2009. Ingredients used were 81.64 kg (180 lb) crabmeat, 11.33 kg (25 lb) pasteurised eggs, 15.87 kg (35 lb) mayonnaise, 3.17 kg (7 lb) old bay, 1.36 kg (3 lb) Worcestershire sauce and 2.26 kg (5 lb) dry minced onion.
Largest CPR training session
The largest CPR training session involved 11,840 participants and was organised by Klinik für Anästhesiologie, operative Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie Münster (Germany), in Münster, Germany, on 17 September 2013. Pupils from over 200 schools were invited to take part in this event, organised during ‘Resuscitation Week’.
Largest cucumber plant
The largest cucumber plant covers an area of 56.7 m² (610.31 ft²) at the Epcot Science project at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. The plant was measured in July 2006. Plant is on a rectangular trellis measuring 6.1 m (20 ft) x 9.3 m (30ft 6 in).