The largest seafood cocktail was a prawn cocktail weighing 99.72 kg (219 lb 13 oz) and was created by Tom Pickerell (UK) from Shellfish Association of Great Britain at Fishmongers’ Hall, London, UK, on 10 July 2009. The cocktail glass used measured 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high. The ingredients used were 45.4 kg (100 lb 1 oz) Royal Greenland gold label prawns, 10 kg (22 lb) iceberg lettuces, 27.3 kg (60 lb 2 oz) mayonnaise, 14.45 kg (31 lb 13 oz) tomato ketchup, Continue reading →

The largest serving of chips weighed 448 kg (987 lb 10 oz) and was made by Adventure Island (UK), in Southend on Sea, Essex, UK, on 29 June 2011. The largest serving of chips was made by James Gibbs, Gregg Smith, Barry Campney, Sean Handley and Tim rainbow. The attempt started at 11 a.m. and finished at 3.20 p.m. The chips were presented in a specially prepared fish and chips box which was placed on an Excell PW1212 platform scale. The box was a scaled Continue reading →

The largest seismic earthquake caused by car stereos was caused by 22 cars which made the ground vibrate with a velocity of 6.325 mm/s. The event was organized by Fast Car Magazine and www.talkaudio.co.uk (all UK) at the Santa Pod Raceway, Northampton, UK, on 22 October 2008. The result is the equivalet of a 300 kg high explosive charge going off at a distance of 500 metres from the seismograph.

The largest shaving lesson was achieved by 334 participants at an event organised by Gillette UK Ltd. at Westfield Stratford City, London, UK, on 23 November 2013.

Macmillan Cancer Relief (UK) broke their record of the previous year for the largest coffee morning with a total number of 576,157 people attending over 26,000 meetings simultaneously throughout the UK on 26 September 2003.

The largest simultaneous dog stay involved 627 dogs at an event called “Super Sit” organized by the RSPCA at the Wag and Bone Show, Windsor Great Park (UK) on the 6 August 2005.

The largest simultaneous roast dinner was achieved by 1,632 participants in an event organised by East of England Agricultural Society in East of England Showground, Peterborough, UK, on 22 February 2009. Food and ingredients: Main course: Roast beef, Potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, Cauliflower, Carrots Gravy. Dessert: Apple Crumble Custard Ingredients: Roast beef 280 kg (617.3 lbs) Carrots 200kg (441 lbs) Cauliflower 300kg (661.2 lbs) Apples 260kg (573 lbs) Flour 112kg (247 lbs) Sugar 75kg (165.4 lbs) Butter 15kg (33 lbs) Gravy 264 litres (9292 fl oz)

Francois ‘Jester Coco’ Chotard (France), spun with one hand a total of 23 various hats simultaneously balanced on the tops of individual poles each measuring 170-220cm (66.9-86.6 in) long at Victoria Square, Bolton, UK on 14 September 2001.

The largest simultaneous sleepover was arranged by the BT Giant Sleepover in aid of ChildLine, involved 33,093 participants at over 1000 locations in the UK and around the world, on 18 June 2006 Largest simultaneous teeth brushing also set at this event. Other locations around the world included India, Nepal, Germany, USA, Netherlands and Cyprus. BT Sleepover broke their own record of the previous year

The largest simultaneous singalong was staged by Young Voices and involved 293,978 participants at 1,616 locations throughout the UK who sang ‘Lean on Me’ at 2.45 pm on 9 December 2005.