The world’s largest pocket knife measures 6.02 m (17 ft 33 in) when open and has a steel blade 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) long. It was designed and made by Garima Foundation and Pankaj Ojha (all India) and was presented at the Pink Square Mall, Jaipur, India, on 21 December 2010. The record for the largest wooden spoon was also broken at the same event.
The most instruments used in a piece of music was 315 and was achieved by Rupam Sarmah (India) and his team, performing a symphony composed and directed by Rupam Sarmah at Jorhat Sports Complex, Assam, India, on 24 February 2013. The number of different instruments used was 315, however the total number of instruments used (including duplications) was 370, plus 106 vocalists, making a grand total of 476 musicians who performed the symphony which lasted for just over half an hour.
The longest tunnel kiln is 720 feet (219.45m) and was achieved by Carbonyx Inc (India), in Bharuch, India on 11 February 2012. Record attempt was organised by First Carbon Technologies (India) at their factory to demonstrate the longest tunnel kiln that converts coal coke substitute known as Cokonyx.The owner of the kiln is Carbonyx.Inc’s (USA)
The most blood pressure readings taken in 8 hours is 8,368 and was achieved by Vadodara Municipal Corporation and Health Department during an event organised by Chief Health Officer Dr. Devesh M. Patel (all India), at the Akota stadium, Vadodara, India, on 7 April 2013. The record attempt took place on World Health Day and the theme for 2013 campaign was Hypertension. The aim of the record was to raise awareness of high blood pressure and promote behavioural change with respect to primary prevention in
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The most participants in a 5 km run/race is 86,549 people in an event organised by the Visakhapatnam District Olympic Association (India), in Visakhapatnam, India, on 23 June 2013.
The most dice aligned to the same number in 30 seconds (blindfolded) is 18 and was achieved by Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya (India), in Mumbai, India, on 16 September 2013. This record was broken on the Guinness World Record Challengers site (Challengers’ tag: UPADHYAYADINESH): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/289-most-dice-aligned-to-the-same-number-in-30-seconds-blindfolded/attempts/4338
The most dice picked up (one by one) and held in the hand in 30 seconds is 67 and was achieved by Dinesh Upadhyaya (India), in Mumbai, India, on 17 September 2013. This record was broken on the Guinness World Record Challengers site (Challengers’ tag: UPADHYAYADINESH): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/277-most-dice-picked-up-one-by-one-and-held-in-the-hand-in-30-seconds/attempts/4348
The most people to sign up as organ donors in one hour is 2,755 and was achieved by Prakash Gurjar & Madadgar Parivar (both India), in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on 17 September 2013.
As of 30 March 2013, the most comments on a Facebook item is 15,629,405, achieved by Guru Shri Rajendraji Maharaj Jaap Club (India), in response to a post made on 27 March 2012. The post can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=406176996060953&id=100000059694577
The Most Doppler ultrasound examinations in 12 hours was 525 and was organised by Rev Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan (India) at Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa, India, on 24 January 2012 The attempts were carried out at Dera Sacha Sauda, a religious community dedicated to humanitarian endeavours.