The World Record of ‘most number of Christmas lights on a private property’ has been achieved by the family of David Richards from Canberra, Australia.
The total number of lights which the family displayed on their property were Five Hundred Thousand Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty Five (502165). The total length of the display of the lights was more than 31 miles (about 50 km.) along with several glowing reindeers.
The World Record of ‘largest truck’ in the world has been achieved by The Terex 33-19 ‘Titan’ from Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada.
The engine of the truck measures 10,343 cubic inches. The total length of the vehicle is 20.35 meters (66 feet, 9 inches), width 7.8 meters (25 feet, 7 inches) and length 6.88 meters (22 feet, 7 inches). The total weight of the truck is 548.48 tonnes. This truck was produced by the Terex Division of General Motors and assembled at General Motors Diesel Division’s London, ON, Canada assembly plant. After decommissioning in 1998; the decommissioned vehicle is now kept for static display in Sparwood.
The World Record of ‘most number of batteries collected in 24 Hours’ has been achieved by the region of Durham in Durham, ON, Canada.
On January 11, 2013; the total amount of batteries collected in the 24 hour period was 11,288 lbs (about 5,120 kg). The record was created to raise a level of awareness about industrial waste recycling and the hazards of industrial pollution. The record was presided over by the Durham Regional Counciller and Works Committee Chair Nester Pidwerbecki, and Regional Chair Roger Andersoncelebrate and waste operations supervisor Peter Veiga.
The World Record for making the ‘largest omelet’ in the world has been achieved by Câmara Municipal de Ferreira do Zêzere (Ferreira do Zêzere City Council, Portugal) from Santarém, Portugal.
On August 11, 2012 during this event, total number of egg used in making the omelet was 145,000 along with 880 lbs (about 400 kg) and 220 lbs (about 100 kg) of butter. The team size to make this record breaking omelet was 55 led by the head chef Pedro Mendes and it took 6 hours to completely cook. The weight of the omelet was 14225 lbs (6466 kg) having a diameter of 10.3 meters (33 feet 8 inches). The eggs were donated by the company Uno Ovo which is the largest egg producing company of Portugal. This omelet was made on the occasion of the festival called Immigrant Festival.
Previous World Records:
The World Record of ‘largest omelet’ in the world was achieved by the Turkish Egg Producers Association on October 11, 2010. The total number of eggs used in the omelet was 110,000 along with 432 liters of oil. The diameter of this omelet was 10 meters (32 feet, 9 inches).
The World Record for the ‘largest omelet’ in the world was achieved by the city of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on October 9th, 2009 which weighed 3625 kg.
The World Record of ‘largest cardboard castle’ has been achieved by the students of Duke University at Durham, North Carolina, USA.
On September 26, 2013; at the campus of Duke University, largest cardboard castle was created. The total number of cardboard boxes used in creating the castle were Three Thousand Five Hundred (3500). The total height of the castle was 16 feet and the floor area occupied by the castle was 4900 square meters.
The World Record of ‘largest underwater wedding’ has been achieved by Ewa Staronska and Pawel Burkowski from Jaworzno, Poland.
On August 27, 2011; Three Hundred Three (303) divers attended the marriage ceremony of Ewa Staronska and Pawel Burkowski at the Koparki Diving Base. The wedding was also preceded by priest and licensed frogman. The wedding ceremony was organised by Orka Group Ltd.
