The largest playable bar chimes consist of 1,221 chimes and measures 19.58 metres (64 ft 2 in) in length. They were built by Universal Percussion Inc, TreeWorks Chimes, Tom Shelley and Mitch McMichen (all USA) and presented and played at the Drum Fest in Columbiana, Ohio, USA, on 28 August 2011. The chimes were played during a song in a sweeping motion from one end to the other.
The largest baseball measured 3.6 m (12 ft) in diameter, and went on display at the John Hancock All-Star FanFest, held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from 7-11 July 2006. The baseball is signed by famous players, such as Ted Williams and Hank Aaron (both USA).
The largest barbecue in the world, unveiled on 20 June 2004, was built on Discovery Channel’s BIG! television show and measures 15 ft 3.75 in (4.66 m) high, 20 ft 2.25 in (6.14 m) wide and 8 ft (2.43 m) deep. The grill is 96 sq ft, 12 ft wide and 8 ft deep. Without the wooden side ‘worktops’, the barbecue itself measures 12 ft 1.75 in. At the unveiling the barbecue was used to cook a whole pig, a ten-foot hotdog and four turkeys.
The largest crowd for a basketball game is 108,713 for the NBA All-Star Game played at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas, USA on 14 February 2010.
The largest bead mosaic measured 35.67 m² (384 ft²), and was achieved by Stephan Wanger (Germany) with the help of the Cane River National Heritage Area at the Hanchey Gallery at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA on 4 December 2013. The mosaic measured 14.63 m (48 ft) long and 2.43 m (8 ft) tall and depicted a street scene in downtown Natchitoches. Over 2 million beads were used to make the mosaic.
The largest beard and moustache championship involved 462 participants and was organised by the Newport Winter Carnival (USA), in Newport, NH, USA, on 12 February 2011. The overall winner of the competition was Steve Lucas (USA), who was chosen by the judges as having the “Grand Stache”.
Zondervan Publishing House of Michigan, USA, is the world’s largest publisher of Bibles. The publisher owns the exclusive rights to the New International Version of the Bible, and is a division of HarperCollins Publishers. Zondervan products are available in 60 countries and in nearly 200 languages.
The largest belt buckle is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall, 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in) wide, achieved by ESPN in partnership with Kelly Graham (Both USA) at “ESPN The Magazine’s NEXT BIG Weekend” in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, on 3 February 2011. According to event organisers, the façade of the aluminum buckle paid homage to the state of Texas, the city of Fort Worth, ESPN and other scheduled pre-Super Bowl professional National Football League celebrations. The belt buckle was unveiled – and
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The Large Binocular Telescope comprises two identical telescopes, each with an 8.4 m (27 ft 6 in) diameter main mirror. Working in tandem, they have an equivalent light-gathering power of a single mirror 11.8 m (38 ft 8 in) across. The telescope, located on a mountain top in Arizona, USA, became fully functional in March 2008.
The largest biscuit measured 754 m² (8,120 ft²) and was made by the Immaculate Baking Company (USA) in Flat Rock, North Carolina, USA on 17 May 2003. The chocolate chip cookie weighed 18 tonnes (40,000 lb) and had a diameter of 30.7 m (101 ft).