The longest bench measured 1,013.32 m (3,324 ft 6 in) and was built by SO Appenzeller Käse GmbH (Switzerland). The bench was constructed and measured on the Kronberg, Jakobsbad, Switzerland, on 18 August 2012. The bench contains name tags along its length that people could sign up for on Facebook. The bench can hold in theory around 3,000 people simultaneously.
The longest fishing rod measures 22 m 45 cm (73 ft 7 in) and was created by Schweizerischer Fischereiverband (Switzerland) and was presented and measured in Liestal, Switzerland, on 19 June 2011. The fishing rod was made from the same materials than a regular fishing rod would be made from. The blanks of the different sections are made out of different layers of carbon fibres, the handle was made out of a combination of carbon fibres and bamboo, silk was used for the wrapping, rings
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The longest fondue table measures 575 metres (1,886 ft 5 in) and was created by Brienz Rothorn Bahn AG and Luftseilbahn Sörenberg-Brienzer Rothorn AG on the Brienzer Rothorn, Switzerland, on 19 July 2008.
The longest harmonica marathon is 24 hours and was achieved by Bonny B. (Switzerland) at the Blues Club, Fribourg, Switzerland, on 1 March 2009. Bonny was able to go for the whole duration without a single break.
The longest line of breads is 973.24 m (3,193 ft 0.46 in) and was achieved by Maillard Gourmandises et Traditions (Switzerland), in Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland, on 23 October 2011. ‘Cuchaule’ was the bread used for the attempt. The cuchaule was then sold off with the monies going to the charity ‘Fondation Loisirs pour Tous’.
The annual Tour du Léman à l’Aviron is the longest rowing race in the world, covering 160 km (99 mi) around the circumference of Lake Léman in Switzerland – equivalent to crossing the sea between England and France five times without a break. The fastest race time on record is 11 hr 55 min 19 sec, achieved by Matthias Auer, Olaf Behrend, Jochen Domscheit, Christian Klandt and Markus Neuman (all Germany), who won the men’s coxed fours category in the 2007 race.
The longest running weekly factual radio programme is 68 years old and was achieved by Voci del Grigioni italiano, a regional news magazine programme, broadcast on Rete Uno, in Chur, Switzerland that has been running in its current format since 25 November 1941 until 10 April 2009. The programme actually began on 28 October 1939 but was only a 15 minute slot and was called Il Quarto d’ora del Girgioni italiano. The current programme broadcasts for 30 minutes from 7pm to 7.30pm. The main audience
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The longest sled race is 70 metres (229 ft 8 in) long and was organized by Ski Club Uzwil (Switzerland) in Niederuzwil, Switzerland, on 25 September 2009. The race was organized to allow sledders to race the course one at a time, with individual times clocked for each racer. A total of 1,214 sledders particpated in the 8-hour event with Reto Giersberger (Switzerland) completing in the fastest time of 00:15.084.
The longest table football game measures 101 m (331 ft 4 in) long and can accommodate 334 participants. The table was presented and measured in Aarau, Switzerland, on 25 July 2005. Two ten minute games were played on the table.
Swiss carnival band Guggä Rugger Buus constructed a trike 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in) long and weighing 6,030 kg (13,300 lb) to serve as a mobile grandstand for 21 members of the band. The machine has the 12 litre (729 cu in) engine and chassis of a Saurer truck.