The largest padlock was created by students and teachers of Pavlovo Arts College No. 23, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and measures 144.3 cm tall, 105 cm wide and 26 cm deep (56.8 in × 41.3 in × 10.2 in). The giant security lock weighs 415.5 kg (916 lb) including the key. There was a crest on top of the padlock but was not included in the overall heigh as it was not an integral part of the padlock.
The largest game of Secret Santa consists of 1,463 participants and was achieved by Lexington Catholic High School and area middle schools (USA) in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, on 4 December 2013. The following local middle schools participated in the record attempt organized by Lexington Catholic High School: Saint Agatha, Saint John, Saint Leo, Saints Peter and Paul, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary
The largest seashell mosaic measures 147 m2 (1873 ft2) and was achieved by Dubai police (UAE) at Dubai police headquarter in Dubai, UAE, on the 17 January 2010. The seashell mosaic was 13.81 m (45 ft 3 in) long and 12.62 m (41ft 5 in) wide and consisted of 59,835 shells all from UAE shores. 130 people worked on the project which took 45 days to complete.
The largest seashell ensemble is 339 achieved by Mr. Benny J Mamoto, and Art and Cultures Institute of North Sulawesi, and sponsored by PT. Indofood Sukses Makmur, at Watu Pinawetengan, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 7 July 2010. The youngest participant was 6 and the oldest 70.
The largest seafood stick weighed 50.05 kg (110.34 lb) and was made by the Pacific Fish Processing Co. Ltd (Thailand) at their factory in Songkhla Province, Thailand on 23 March 2005 The seafood stick measured 1.2 m (3.93 ft) in length and 22.5 cm (8.8 in) in diameter.
The largest seafood display consisted of 2,271.7 kg (5,008 lb) of seafood and was achieved by Schmidt Zeevis and Wichter Steller of Schmidt Zeevis (Netherlands) with the help of the executive Chef Erik Troost of SS Rotterdam and his team on the Lido deck of the SS Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 26 June 2011.
The largest seafood cocktail was a prawn cocktail weighing 99.72 kg (219 lb 13 oz) and was created by Tom Pickerell (UK) from Shellfish Association of Great Britain at Fishmongers’ Hall, London, UK, on 10 July 2009. The cocktail glass used measured 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high. The ingredients used were 45.4 kg (100 lb 1 oz) Royal Greenland gold label prawns, 10 kg (22 lb) iceberg lettuces, 27.3 kg (60 lb 2 oz) mayonnaise, 14.45 kg (31 lb 13 oz) tomato ketchup,
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The largest seafood ceviche weighed 9,954 kg (21,945 lbs) and was organized by Aquamar International, in San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, Mexico, on 4 September 2010. Over 1,600 were involved in the preparation of this ceviche. Ingredients used: Shrimp: 5,917 kg (13,045 lbs) Tomato: 4,018 kg (8,858 lbs) Lemon: 2,104 kg (4,639 lbs) Onion: 3,002 kg (6,618 lbs) Green oil: 60 lt (2,029 fl oz) Cilantro: 360 kg (794 lbs) Salt: 412 kg (908 lbs) Pepper: 300 kg (661 lbs)
The largest serving of falafel was 5,173 kg (11,404 lb 8 oz) and was achieved by Chef Ramzi Choueiri and the students of Al-Kafaat University (all Lebanon) in Beirut, Lebanon, on 9 May 2010. The falafel was made by around 300 student chefs under the direction of Chef Ramzi, and served on the new largest ceramic plate, which measured 7.17 m in diameter and was created by local architect, Joe Kabalan.
The largest serving of currywurst weighed 175.2 kg (386.25 lb) and was made by MKN Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer GmbH & Co. (Germany) in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, on 30 April 2010. The currywurst was 320 m (1,049 ft 10 in) long and was cooked in a 7 m x 1.5 m (22 ft 12 in x 4 ft 11 in) custom built grill. After frying it was surved to the public with 95 kg (209.44 lbs) of tomato sauce and 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of curry powder.