The longest schnitzel measured 96.7 m (317 ft 3 in) and was produced by Landgasthof Jossgrund (Germany) in Sinntal-Jossa, Germany, on 5 July 2009. The schnitzel was 12 cm (4.7 in) wide. It was roasted in one piece.

The longest sand sculpture measures 27.3 km (16.96 miles) long and was achieved by the infotainment programme Abenteuer Leben, produced by kabel eins (Germany), with the help of 11,000 volunteers. The event took place on Schaabe beach, on the isle of Rügen, Germany, on 12 June 2011. Special non-coastal sand called “Grubensand” was used to build the sculptures. The “Grubensand”, whose composition includes up to 10 percent clay, is unwashed by the sea and has therefore a rougher surface that helps the sand grains stick Continue reading →

The longest span of a bridge made from interlocking plastic bricks measured 14 metres (45 ft 11 in) and was created by visitors of the “SteinZeit im phaeno” exhibition under the supervision of René Hoffmeister and Klaas H. Meijaard in Wolfsburg, Germany, on 6 October 2008.

The longest time to hold a person above the head, in a standing position on one hand, is 1 minute 16 seconds and 38 hundredth and was achieved by Markus Ferber and Clarissa Beyelschmidt (both Germany) on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy, on 11 March 2010.

The longest ever non-stop flight by an airship, both in terms of distance and duration, was one of 6,384.5 km (3,967 miles), made by Hugo Eckener (Germany) piloting the Graf Zeppelin in November 1928. The flight lasted 71 hours and was made between Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, and Friedrichshafen, Germany.

The longest TV quiz programme lasted for 52 hr 45 min, finishing on 1 September 2003. The show was broadcast on 9Live and co-hosted by Thomas Schürmann, Anna Heesch, Alida-Nadine Kurras, Robin Bade and Jörg Draeger (all Germany) from the studio in Ismaning, Germany. The programme began at 8:15 pm on 29 August and finished at 1.00 am on 1 September 2003. The format of the show involves different callers phoning in to answer the quiz question and hopefully win the money (which increases with Continue reading →

The longest uninterrupted television broadcast was Big Brother V (Endemol Deutschland GmbH) which lasted for a total of 8,763 hours and was broadcast on the Premiere Fernsehen channel, Germany from 2 March 2004 – 1 March 2005. Premiere Fernsehen is a pay-tv operator.

A chain consisting of 251 unicyclists linking arms whilst balanced on their unicycles was formed in Hamm, Germany, on 19 June 2004 at the Hammer Bicycle Action Day.

The longest vegetarian sausage measured 101 m (331 ft 4 in) and was achieved by Metzgerei Schnitzel e.V. (Germany) in Dusseldorf, Germany, on 8 May 2010. The long “sausage” was barbecued entirely in one piece.

The longest marathon playing a racing game lasted 33 hours, achieved by Kenny Drews and Florian Fleissner (both Germany), who played Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA, 2012) at City Center Langenhagen, Hannover-Langenhagen, Germany from 31 May 2013 to 1 June 2013.