Largest beer mat structure
Using 70,000 beermats and no adhesive of any kind, Sven Goebel (Germany) built the largest beermat structure measuring 3 m (9 ft 10 in) tall and 5 m (16 ft 4 in) wide in Kall, Germany on 16 August 2004.
Largest beer crate pyramid
The largest beer crate pyramid consisted of 105,995 beer crates and was made by Quandt-Schön Getränkefachhandelsgesellschaft mbH and Radio MV with the help of 60 volunteers in an event organised by Radio MV in Satow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, as ascertained on 5 June 2011. The bottom layer of the pyramid consisted of 85 x 85 crates, measured 33.8 m (110 ft 10 in) x 25.5 m (83 ft 8 in), and had a height of 12.9 m (42 ft 4 in). The building of the Continue reading →
Largest beer consumption per capita
The Czech Republic is the leading beer consumer per capita, with an estimated 160.5 litres (42.4 US gal) per person as of 2005.
Largest beer tasting
The largest Beer tasting is 392 and was achieved by Smaakvol Gelderland 2014 (Netherlands), in Arnhem, Netherlands, on 29 August 2014. The participants tasted 3 beers: 1. De Koninck by brewery De Koninck; 2. Bacchus Kriek by brewery Van Honsebrouck; 3. Delirium Hivernum by brewery Huyghe. The beers were tasted under the guidance of Wolter de Bes. There were 8 people to ‘pull’ the beers from kegs into jugs and then 10 pourers to distribute the beers into glasses.
Largest Bible publisher
Zondervan Publishing House of Michigan, USA, is the world’s largest publisher of Bibles. The publisher owns the exclusive rights to the New International Version of the Bible, and is a division of HarperCollins Publishers. Zondervan products are available in 60 countries and in nearly 200 languages.
Largest Bhangra dance
The largest bhangra dance included 2,100 participants and was achieved by The Art of Living Foundation (India) at the Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana, India, on 11 November 2010. More than 25,000 spectators attended the event including local media and politicians.
Largest beret
José Antonio Basteguieta made a beret (‘boina’) measuring 3.5 m (11.48 ft) in diameter which was shown on El Show de los Récords, Madrid, Spain on 13 October 2001.
Largest belt buckle
The largest belt buckle is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall, 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in) wide, achieved by ESPN in partnership with Kelly Graham (Both USA) at “ESPN The Magazine’s NEXT BIG Weekend” in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, on 3 February 2011. According to event organisers, the façade of the aluminum buckle paid homage to the state of Texas, the city of Fort Worth, ESPN and other scheduled pre-Super Bowl professional National Football League celebrations. The belt buckle was unveiled – and Continue reading →
Largest binocular telescope
The Large Binocular Telescope comprises two identical telescopes, each with an 8.4 m (27 ft 6 in) diameter main mirror. Working in tandem, they have an equivalent light-gathering power of a single mirror 11.8 m (38 ft 8 in) across. The telescope, located on a mountain top in Arizona, USA, became fully functional in March 2008.
Largest bikini parade
The largest bikini parade was achieved by 1,085 participants at an event organized by Huludao Municipal Government (China) in Huludao City, Liaoning, China, on 19 August 2012. 2nd Bikini related record for Huludao, which was held during their annual weekly swimwear festival that promotes business in the area, as well as tourism. One in five sales of swimwear is from a product made in Huludao. The largest bikini bikini parade attempt covered a distance of 1.8km, with participant in the age range of 6 – Continue reading →