The largest archery tournament involved 7,804 participants and was achieved by the National Archery in the Schools Program (USA) at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on 12 May 2012. The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) is designed to teach international-style target archery to 4th -12th graders in physical education classes across the United States. The tournament took place over two days and drew teams of archers from 38 states.
The registered membership of the American Psychological Association was more than 154,000 in June 2011.
The largest attendance at a film screening was 28,442 people, achieved by Stars and Stripes Honor Flight (USA) for their world premiere of the documentary feature film ‘Honor Flight’ (2012) by Freethink Media, at Miller Park Stadium, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, on 11 August 2012. The film depicts the lives of four World War II veterans who were part of the first Honor Flight from the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Hub in Milwaukee. The event took place at Miller Park Stadium, which is home
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The record for the largest autograph signing by professional athletes is 18 and was achieved by Samsung Electronics America and Circuit City as part of the ”HD Hero Days” Campaign, in Las Vegas, USA, on 10 January 2008.
In August 2006 ASC Process Systems (USA) announced it had built an autoclave with an internal volume of 2,321 m³ (82,000 ft³). It is designed to process components of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft by subjecting them to temperatures of up to 232° C (450° F) and pressures of up to 10.2 bar.
The world’s largest bagel weighed (393.7 kg) 868 lb and was made by Brueggers Bagels (USA) and displayed at the New York state fair, Geddes, New York, USA on 27 August 2004.
The largest bake sale was the Great American Bake Sale organised by Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade (USA) which sold 9,654 items at Grand Central Station in New York, New York, USA, on 29 March 2011. The sale raised $25,578 for the Food Bank of New York.
Henry Coffer (USA) has collected hair into a giant hair ball which weighs 167 lbs (75.7 kg ) is 4 ft (1.2 metres) high and has a 14 ft (4.26 metre) circumference as of 08 December 2008. Henry Coffer, a 77 year old barber from Charleston Mo., began saving hair at the request of a customer. Over the 50 plus years he has been collecting,he has found many uses for his hair clippings, patching potholes, gardening, soil fertilizer and such.
Jake Lonsway of Bay City, Michigan, USA, created the largest ball of cling film, which measured 351 cm (138 in) in circumference and weighed 127.7 kg (281 lb 8 oz), as of 14 June 2007.
By blowing through his wife Marilee’s nose, Ryan Barker of Austin, Texas, USA, inflated a balloon measuring 118.11 cm (46.5 in) which was held in her mouth on the set of Guinness World Records: Primetime on 10 November 2000.