Largest wheat field sown
The largest single fenced field sown with wheat measured 14,160ha 35,000acres and was sown in 1951 south-west of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Largest wellington boot race
The largest wellington boot race consists of 3,194 participants and was achieved by Glenflesk G.A.A Club (Ireland) in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, on 11 May 2014.
Largest weight difference during formation flight
On the Al Ain Aerobatic show opening ceremony 3 planes have flown in tight formation with more than 240 times weight difference. The large aircraft was an Etihad Airways Airbus A330-300 with a take off weight of 230.000 kg and wingspan of 60,3 m piloted by Cpt. Granger Narara (UAE) Chief pilot; the two small planes were the Sukhoi, Su-26 with a take off weight of 835 kg and 7,8 m wingspan piloted by Jurgis Kairis (LIT) Aerobatic World Champion and the Extra-300S with 845 Continue reading →
Largest wedding cake
The world’s largest wedding cake weighed 6.818 tonnes (15,032 lb) and was made by chefs at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA and displayed at their New England bridal showcase on 8 February 2004.
Largest wine cellar by number of bottles
The cellars of the Milestii Mici wine-making plant in Moldova contain over 1.5 million bottles of wine. The bottles are stored in 55 km (34 miles) of underground galleries excavated in lime mining operations. The first bottle was stored in 1968, and new vintages are added each year. Milestii Mici is also the name of the town in which the cellar is situated
Largest wine cellar
The cellars at Paarl of the Koöperatiewe Wijnbouwers Vereniging, known as KWV, in Cape Province, in the centre of the wine-growing district of South Africa, cover an area of 22 ha (54 acres) and have a capacity of 121 million litres (27 million gal).
Largest window in space
Cupola is a module of the ISS attached to the Tranquility node and consists of a cluster of seven windows in a dome shape. Built by ESA and launched on 8 February 2010, its overall diameter is 2.95 m and its height is 1.5 m. Its central window measures 80 cm across. Cupola faces towards Earth and its windows, made from fused silica and borosilicate glass, provide the crew with excellent visibility for external ISS activities, such as the operation of the main robotic arm, Continue reading →
Largest window graphic
The world’s largest window graphic, designed by Phoenix Communications Inc., measures 6,760 sq m (72,762 sq ft) and was featured on the front side of the 43-storey COEX building in Sam-Sung-Dong, KangNam-Gu, Seoul, South Korea in June 2002 to commemorate the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The graphic was sponsored by Korea Telecom and covers 1,600 windows.
Largest wind generator
The largest wind turbine is the Enercon E-126, which has a hub height of 135 m (443 ft) and a rotor diameter of 127 m (416 ft). Its capacity is rated at 6 MW, (or 20 million kilowatt hours each year) – enough to fuel 5,000 households of four in Europe! The wind generator was manufactured by Enercon GmbH (Germany) and installed on the Rysumer Nacken in Emden, Germany, and began operation in November 2007.
Largest wind chime
The largest wind chime measured 12.80 m (42 ft) long and consisted of five metal tubes which were suspended 14.94 m (49 ft) from the ground. It was made by Jim Bolin (USA) In Casey, Illinois, USA, on 15 December 2012 The lengths and weights of all individual pipes were 12.8 m (42 ft) 220.61 kg (486.36 lbs) 11.89 m (39 ft) 204.85 kg (451.62 lbs) 11 m (36.13 ft) 189.09 kg (416.88 lbs) 10.13 m (33.25 ft) 173.34 kg (382.14 lbs) 9.14 m (30 Continue reading →