The World Record of ‘smallest car’ has been achieved Peel 50 from by the Peel Engineering Company from the Isle of Man, England.
It measures a length of 134 cm and a width of 99 cm. Its weight is 59 kg and it can occupy one adult person and a shopping bag. It has single cylinder 49cc engine and got 100 miles per gallon. It has a single windscreen with one headlight. This tiny car has two front wheels and one in back. The vehicle’s only door was on its left side, and equipment included a single windscreen wiper and only one headlight. Standard colors were Daytona White, Dragon Red and Dark Blue.
World Record of ‘tallest tower’ has been achieved by The Tokyo Skytree from Japan.
Tokyo Skytree is 634.0 metres (2,080 ft) tall and broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower. One of its main purposes is to relay television and radio broadcast signals. Led by Tobu Railway and a group of six terrestrial broadcasters headed by NHK, the tower project forms the centrepiece of a large commercial development equidistant from Tokyo Skytree and Oshiage train stations, 7 km (4.3 mi) north-east of Tokyo station.
The World Record of ‘longest DJ session relay’ has been achieved by Dance Aid for One life UK from Lakota, Bristol, UK.
On June 09, 2012; the most DJs to consecutively mix one record each was achieved by Dance Aid for One life UK at Ministry of Sound in London by was Hundred (100). The record attempt took 2.5 hours to complete. The record attempt involves a relay of 100 DJs beat matching individual tracks consecutively to form one continuous mix.
The world record of creating ‘largest steel sculpture’ has been achieved by Mr. Subodh Gupta from Delhi, India.
Largest Steel Sculpture has been made up of utensils. The sculpture was displayed in South Court Mall, Delhi. It measured 36 X 36 ft and weighs 20 tonne. It is made of stainless steel kitchen utensils and culinary equipment like plates, bowls, ladles, spoons, Tiffin boxes, sieves and saucers. The sculpture a public art installation is shaped like a giant mushroom cloud with a base, symbolizing the troubled borders and times we live in and also redemption.
The World Record of ‘biggest paper plane’ has been achieved by Pima Air & Space Museum from Arizona, USA.
The world’s biggest paper airplane was launched in the Arizona desert just south of Tucson with the name ‘Desert Eagle’ named after a 12-year-old-boy who inspired the design. The plane is made of layers of falcon board. The Forty Five (45) feet flier was taken by helicopter to an altitude of 2700 feet before being released into the sky. The plane flew for about ten seconds to reach speed of up to 100 mph (161 km/hr). The plane was built by the Pima Air & Space Museum to motivate kids to for taking interest in Aeronautics, Maths, and Physics.
The World Record of ‘most people in mortar board toss’ has been achieved by International students from London, UK.
On May 31, 2012, Two Hundred Ninty Five (295) International students of London set the record of most people in mortar board toss in London. The attempt recognised the growth of international students studying in London. Students in this event represented more than 100 different nations and over 30 London universities including: King’s College London, UCL, Imperial College, London Business School, University of Greenwich and University of the Arts London.
