The largest breakfast involved 27,854 people in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Nutella® (Ferrero, Germany) at the Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 29 May 2005. All guests were given a breakfast bag containing 2 bread rolls, 1 carton of orange juice, 2 portions of butter, 2 portions of cream cheese, 1 carton of yoghurt drink and 2 portions of Nutella®.
Created by Venter-Glocken, the largest steel cowbell is 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in) tall and weighs 920 kg (2,028 lb) and was unveiled on 8 August 2003 in the village community square of Kleinschmalkalden, Germany.
The largest CPR training session involved 11,840 participants and was organised by Klinik für Anästhesiologie, operative Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie Münster (Germany), in Münster, Germany, on 17 September 2013. Pupils from over 200 schools were invited to take part in this event, organised during ‘Resuscitation Week’.
The largest dice cup is made from leather and measures 91.5 cm (3 ft) tall with a diameter of 75 cm (2 ft 5 in) at the top and 58 cm (1 ft 10 in) at the bottom of the cup. It was created by 50 saddlers of the Jungmeisterkreis Sattler (all Germany) in Gersthofen, Germany, on 21 January 2011. The walls of the cup were 3.5 cm (1 in) thick.
The largest disposable nappy is 3.10 m (10 ft 2.05 in) long and 2.50 m (8 ft 2.4 in) wide and was manufactured by RKW AG Rheinische Kunststoffwerke in Petersaurach, Germany, on 21 July 2007. The nappy weighed 27 kg (59 lb 8.32 oz).
The largest dragon boat regatta consisted of 154 dragon boats in an event organised by Wanheimer Kanu-Gilde e.V. in Duisburg, Germany over 17-19 June 2005 121 races were in the regatta 3,224 atheletes participated All races were done according the ICF rules
The record for the largest easter egg tree was set by Zoo Rostock GmbH, Rostock, Germany who decorated a tree with 76,596 painted hens eggs on 8 April 2007.
The largest exploding soap bubble was 25 cm (250mm) in diameter and was achieved by Gennadij Kil (AKA ‘Blub’- Germany) at the Centro de Crecion y Formacion Joven of Guia de Isora, Tenerife, Spain on 13 January 2011. Blub filled the bubble he made himself with propane butane gas before holding a lighter to it and watching it explode.
The largest fish finger weighed 136 kg (299 lb 13 oz) and was made by Michael Gorich (Germany) in Bremerhaven, Germany, on 22 January 2009. The fish finger measured 2 m (6 ft 6 in) long, 50 cm (1 ft 7 in) wide and 14.5 cm (5.7 in) high.
The largest fruit cake weighs 4,353 kg (9,596 lb 11 oz) and was achieved by Dr. Fabrizio Sepe (Italy) in Hodenhagen, Germany on 24 May 2014. The cake was made of strawberies, tangerines, peaches and ananas. A total of 440 trays were baked, 20 people worked 250 hours to prepare it. After the attempt the cake was distributed to the audience. Measurements: length: 12 m and width: 8 m. The record attempt was made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the zoo. Ingredients: 1,600 kg
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