The largest Table tennis bat measures (8.83 ft) tall, has a diameter of (5.83 ft) and its handle is (3.46 ft) tall. It was created by Todd Thomas (USA) and was presented and measured at the DFW Table Tennis Club in Irving, Texas, USA, on 3 May 2010. The bat is (2.75 in) thick at the blade and (21 in) thick at the handle. There are a total of 4,682 pips on both sides. It is constructed from wood and rubber, just like a regular Continue reading →

The largest swing dance was achieved by 756 participants in an event organised by Steve Zaagman (USA) and the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society, at Rosa Parks Circle, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, on 7 August 2012. The weekly meeting of the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society regularly features several hundred swing dance enthusiasts practicing their best moves to live music in the town square.

The largest tape ball weighed 907.18 kg (2,000 lb) and had a circumference of 3.89 m (12 ft 9 in). The ball was made by the Portland Promise Center (USA) and was completed in Louisville Kentucky, USA, on 6 May 2011. The tapes used in the attempt were duct tape, electrical tape, masking tape, gaffers tape, packing tape, foil tape and athletic tape.

The largest teddy bear mosaic measured 61.59 m² (663 ft²) and was achieved by the Chelsea Teddy Bear Company (USA) in Chelsea, Michigan, USA, 30 July 2011. The official measurement was taken by the Mayor of Cheslea (USA), Jason Lindauer and Lori Rigato, a local radio personality using a standard measuring tape. They were also assisted by the Chelsea Area Fire Authority. The teddy bears are commercially available via the Chelsea Teddy Bear Company and children from the local community were also invited to donate Continue reading →

The largest stitched teddy bear measures 16.86 m (55 ft 4 in) in length and was constructed by Dana Warren (USA). The bear was completed on 6 June 2008 and displayed at the Exploration Place, Wichita, Kansas, USA. The bear was named C.T.Dreams, which stands for Connect The Dreams.

The largest telephone conference call included 16,972 participants in an event organised by Broadnet Teleservices (USA), in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA, on 12 December 2012. All the participants were on the call concurrently for at least 10 seconds. The original number of participants was higher but had to be reduced after a second electronic check was carried out.

Relative to its head size, the fish with the largest teeth is Sloan’s viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) which has teeth so large it must open its mouth to make the jaws vertical before it can swallow prey. When the mouth is closed, the teeth overlap the jaws. It eats large prey by lowering the internal skeleton of the gills, allowing the prey to pass into the throat without interference. It can impale prey on the teeth by swimming at them with the first vertebra behind the Continue reading →

The largest toast at a single venue consisted of 32,904 participants organized by the Boston Red Sox to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 20 April 2012. The toast was led by former Red Sox players Pedro Martinez and Kevin Millar, and occurred in a pregame ceremony before the Red Sox hosted the New York Yankees. Welch’s brand provided 40,000 cans of sparkling grape juice and plastic cups to assist in the attempt.

The Floating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, is a 108 m (355 ft) long oceanic research barge that is able to float ‘upright’ with 17 m (55 ft) of its length above the ocean surface and 91 m (300 ft) below. The vessel rotates through 90° by flooding large ballast tanks. As these sink, FLIP’s buoyant end -which contains accommodation for the 16 crew and their research equipment – rises. FLIP is operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, Continue reading →

The largest toothpick sculpture is an alligator named Alley, made by Michael Smith (USA), which contained over 3 million toothpicks, was 4.5 m (15 ft) long, and weighed 132.4 kg (292 lb) when measured at Galvez Middle School, Prairieville, Louisiana, USA on 22 March 2005.