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Inline skates – highest hand plant (invert)

The record for the highest hand plant (invert) performed on inline skates is 2 m set by Taig Khris (France) on the set of of L’Été De Tous Les Records in St. Cyprien, France on 7 July 2004. The height is the distance between the top lip of the ramp (halfpipe) to the top edge of the platform upon which the invert is performed.

Lance lifting – duration

Raymond Janin (France) held a jousting lance measuring 2.8 m (9 ft 2.16 in) long and weighing 3 kg (6 lb 8.53 oz) horizontally at shoulder height for 26 seconds on the set of L’Ete De Tous Les Records, Sete, France on 21 August 2003. Previously known as “Joust lifting – duration”. Changed as the object that is being lifted is a lance, (which is used by knights to joust).

Largest 3D movie screen

The largest stereoscopic 3-D film screen measured 29.78 m x 12.33 m (98 ft x 40 ft) and was unveiled at the French première of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, in Paris, France, on 12 July 2011. They also attempted the record for The largest audience at a 3-D film screening

Largest art installation made from coat hangers

The largest art installation made entirely from coat hangers is Silver Back by David Mach (UK), who created a 2.1-m (7-ft) tall, 2.7-m (9-ft) long, 1.5-m (5-ft) wide sculpture of a male gorilla out of 7,500 metal coat hangers. Silver Back took 2,705.6 man-hours to create and first went on display at the FIAC art fair in Paris, France in late October 2007. Silver Back is one of an edition of three (two further ones planned) and the first was bought by a private collector. Continue reading →