Tag Archives: South Africa

Largest bar of soap

The largest bar of soap measured 4.1 m × 2.5 m × 1.4 m (13.4 ft × 8.2 ft × 4.5 ft) and weighed 12.5 tons (27,557 lb). It was made by Unilever South Africa Home & Personal Care at their factory in Durban, South Africa and completed on 12 August 2005. The soap is a replica of Unilever’s Vaseline bath bar.

Largest bowl of cereal

The world’s largest bowl of cereal weighed 1,000 kg (2204 lb 10 oz)and was made in a bowl measuring 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) in diameter and 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in height. The record was made by Kellogg’s South Africa, Sync Communications and Automatic in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 July 2007. The cereal was Kellog’s cornflakes and the bowl weighed 259.5 kg (572 lb 1 oz).

Largest bubblegum mosaic

The largest mosaic of wrapped bubblegums measured 19.4 m² (209 ft²) and was created by TBWA Digerati and ID Productions in association with SABC 1 and Cadbury’s Chappies in Johannesburg, South Africa on 17 August 2004. The mosaic, which took five days to complete, was made of approximately 100,000 Chappies bubblegums and was a portrait of Nelson Mandela.

Largest ensemble, marimba

The largest marimba ensemble consists of 98 participants and was achieved by past and present students of Western Province Preparatory School (South Africa) in Cape Town, South Africa, on 3 February 2014. The performance lasted 15 minutes, consisted of five pieces and was conducted by Philip Pringle, who at some point was the music teacher for all the participants.

Largest football sculpture

The largest football sculpture measured 24 metres in diameter and was created by Telkom (South Africa) on top of a broadcast tower. The sculpture was measured in Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa, on 22 September 2009. The sculpture is attached to the outside of the tower and is made from steel and fiberglass.

Largest human mobile

The largest human mobile was made up of 105 people from Target Cranes, The Stunt Company, Bellville Fire Dept. and the Fire Brigade of Boland Mun, in the grounds of Horizon House, Stellenbosch, South Africa on 3 November 2007. * The oldest participant was 71 years old. * The lowest point of the mobile was 98 metres above the ground.

Largest impact crater (earth)

Of the roughly 150 impact craters identified so far on Earth, the largest is the Vredefort crater, near Johannesburg, South Africa, with an estimated diameter of around 300 km (186 miles). This huge, eroded structure was formed around two billion years ago, when an asteroid or comet collided with the Earth.