Largest shopping bag
The largest shopping bag measured 83.82 m (275 ft) high (not including handles) and 38.10 m (125 ft) wide. The bag was made by Raj Bahadur and displayed in Gaziabad, India, on 9 February 2009. The bag was made of 100% cotton
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Largest shofar ensemble
The largest shofar ensemble involved 796 participants at an event organized by the Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation at Phillip’s Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States on 17 September 2006.
Largest shoe
The largest shoe measures 6.40 m (20 ft 11.97 in) x 2.39 m (7 ft 10.09 in) and is 1.65 m (5 ft 4.96 in) high and was created by Electric Sekki (Hong Kong) in Hong Kong, China, on 12 April 2013. The shoe was a replica of a Superga 2750 shoe, created in order to celebrate the launch of Superga in Hong Kong. Electric Sekki is the exclusive distributor of Superga in Hong Kong and China.
Largest ship sunk intentionally
The largest ship ever sunk intentionally by its owners was the aircraft carrier USS America (CV 66), which was 319.2 m (1,047 ft 6 in) long and had a displacement of 75,800 tonnes. The ship was sunk in a live fire exercise off the Virginia, USA, coastline on 14 May 2005. Displacement is a conversion to metric from the official US Navy displacement of 83,573 tons, which is presumed to refer to ‘short’ tons.
Largest ship (cargo ship)
The world’s largest ship of any kind is the oil tanker Jahre Viking (formerly the Happy Giant and Seawise Giant), at 564,763 tonnes (1,245 billion lb) deadweight and 260,815 grt. The tanker is 458.45 m (1,504 ft) long overall, has a beam of 68.8 m (226 ft) and a draught of 24.61 m (80 ft 9 in). Declared a total loss after being disabled by severe bombardment in 1987-8 during the Iran-Iraq war, the tanker underwent extensive renovation in Singapore and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Continue reading →
Largest sheet of handmade paper
The largest sheet of handmade washi paper measures 13.9 m x 6.9 m (45 ft 7 in x 22 ft 7 in) and was made for an event organised by Masaki Takahashi, the mayor of Takaoka City, and Kazuki Maeda from Toyama University (both Japan) at Takaoka Municipal Festival Hall, Takaoka, Toyama, Japan, on 19 August 2009. Washi is a type of paper made in Japan. It is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia papyrifera), or Continue reading →
Largest shaving lesson
The largest shaving lesson was achieved by 334 participants at an event organised by Gillette UK Ltd. at Westfield Stratford City, London, UK, on 23 November 2013.
Largest shaving cream pie fight
The largest shaving cream pie fight involved 815 participants and was achieved by the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship (USA) in Chandler, Arizona, USA, on 15 September 2013. The attempt was a fundraiser for Harvest India, a missionary and relief organization based in Tenali, India that works with marginalized populations.
Largest shopping cart/ trolley
The largest shopping trolley stands 10.5 m (34.4 ft) high from ground to handle, with a basket 6.88 m (22.57 ft) long (top edge) and 4.46 m (14.63 ft) wide. The wheels measured 0.79 m (2.59 ft) in diameter. It was made by the Al Safeer Group and Century Shopping Mall in an attempt sponsored by Dubai Duty Free and was unveiled at the Dubai Shopping Festival, UAE on 6 February 2004. It was exact scaled up working replica of the original item.
Largest Sikh population – country
There are 19,215,730 Sikhs in India as a whole with the majority, around 11 million, living in Punjab, north India.