The largest speeding fine is a reported $290,000 (£180,000) ticket given to an anonymous Swiss motorist who was caught driving 137 km/h (85 mph) in a 80 km/h (50 mph) zone in a village near St. Gallen, Switzerland, in January 2010. The man in question was driving a red Ferrari Testarossa and the fine was calculated based on his wealth which the court assessed at $22.7 million (£14.1 million) – it was also increased because he was a repeat offender.
The largest speed dating event involved 1,240 people across Australia, and was organised by Fast Impressions to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the dating organisation RSVP and help funding the Drought Relief, on 14 February 2008.
The largest speed dating event consisted of 484 participants and was achieved by Paktor Pte Ltd (Singapore) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 30 November 2013.
Belonging to the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) and confined entirely to New Zealand, wetas number around 70 species, resemble a cross between a cricket and a cockroach, and include some of the world’s largest insects. The largest species of weta is the Little Barrier Island giant weta Deinacrida heteracantha, with a maximum recorded length of 11 cm (including the ovipositor in the female), and a legspan of over 17.5 cm (7 in).
The largest spoons ensemble consisted of 1,980 participants and was organized by Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. (Japan) at the Hawaii Convention Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, on 10 August 2012. All participants were Japanese either employees of Daito Trust Construction or their family members who traveled to Hawaii for a week of team bonding and to attempt 2 records. The other record attempt was for the Largest body percussion. 2,037 people took place in the event, but 57 were disqualified due to not to
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The largest silver spoon measures 131.45 cm (51.75 in) long and was commissioned by Michael D Feldman of Argenteus Ltd, London, UK. The spoon known as ‘The Great Basting Spoon Of 2002’ was made for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.
The largest zoological family of spiders is Salticidae, which contains the jumping spiders. Over 4400 species are currently known to science, and most live in the tropics. Uncharacteristically for spiders, jumping spiders hardly ever spin webs, catching their prey not by entrapment but by actively leaping at them.
The largest special stamp measured 600 mm (1 ft 11 in) x 493 mm (1 ft 7 in) and was made by Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé and issued by TNT Post for Team Nationaal Schoolontbijt in Enschedé, Netherlands, on 6 November 2007. The stamp was manufactured for Team Nationaal Schoolontbijt (National School Breakfast) so that the children could send a giant thank you card to the Dutch Bakeries. It was deliverd by TNT Post
The record for the largest stainless steel cooking spoon is 10.01 m and was made by the Rösle GmbH & Co. KG in Marktoberdorf on 27 January 2006.
The largest temporary stage was 7,276 m² (78,318 ft²) and was built by Realizar Impact Marketing on the occasion of the Ceremony of the New Seven Wonders of the World, at the Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, Portugal on 7 July 2007. Inlcuding the surrounding area, the stage covered 8,423 sq m. Realizar is the holder of many other different records in Portugal.