The tallest stack of poppadoms measured 1.57 m (5 ft 1.8 in) and was achieved by Nahim Aslam of the Indian Ocean Restaurant (UK) in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, UK, on 24 March 2011. The stack contained 1,075 poppadoms.
The tallest stack of pancakes measured 82 cm (2 ft 8 in) and was achieved by Marc De Bruyckere, Kurt Dobbelaere, Michel De Pauw and Joeri Van den Bussche (all Belgium), in Maldegem, Belgium, on 9 March 2013.
Jäni Yli-Länttä and Niko Korkeakangas (both Finland) managed to stack nine standard bowling balls vertically without the use of adhesives in three minutes on the set of Guinness World Records , Helsinki, Finland on 23 October 2001.
The world’s tallest squill ( Urginea maritima ) measured 2.43 m (7.97 ft)on 2 September 2002 and was grown by the Shamir family in their garden in Kochav Yair, Israel. The typical height of a squill is 60-90 cm (2-3 ft) tall.
Residents of Bethel, Maine, USA, and surrounding towns, built a snow woman measuring 37.21 m (122 ft 1 in) tall, over a period of one month, completing her on 26 February 2008.
The tallest sandcastle measured 11.53 m (37 ft 10 in) and was created by Ed Jarrett at Winding Trails Recreation Area in Farmington, Connecticut, USA, on 20 May 2011. 1.6 million pounds (800 tn) of sand and water was used in the construction of the sandcastle. 1,400 individuals volunteered for 3,000 hours for this project. The event began on 1 April and finished on 20 May 2011.
The tallest sand sculpture is 22.43 meters (73 ft 7 in) and was achieved at the 12th Gotone China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival in Zhujiajian, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, China, on 29 September 2010. The sculpture was titled why Is the Hummingbird King of All Animals, depicting animals such as lions,eagles, monkeys,and other kinds. The sand sculpture took 78 days to complete
The tallest rose bush is 5.66 m (18 ft 7 in), grown by Robert Bendel (USA) at his home in Morristown, New Jersey, USA, and measured on 12 October 2009. The red rose bush was measured by Arthur Rothenstein, a volunteer with the Master Gardeners of Essex Co New Jersey and a part-time gardening consultant for the Great Swamp Greenhouses in Gillette, New Jersey, USA.
The now largely ruined Jetavanarama dagoba in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka is some 120m 400ft in height.
The tallest male under the age of 18 years is Brenden Adams (USA, b. 20 September, 1995), whose height is 225.1 cm (7 ft 4.6 in). Related Records Largest Hands