The World Record ‘largest cardboard box’ in the world has been achieved by the academic company Chegg.com from Pasadena, California, USA.
On September 19th, 2009; the dimensions of the record breaking cardboard box were a width of 6.12 meters (20 feet, 1.2 inches), a length of 14.05 meters (46 feet 1.2 inches) and a height of 2.75 meters (9 feet 0.3 inches). The total volume of the box was 236.9 cubic meters (8,362.51 cubic feet). The record was created at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California and was presented before an American Football match of the NCAA held between the teams of UCLA and Kansas State University.
The World Record of ‘longest bridge made out of plastic bottles’ has been achieved by the City of Ely United Kingdom (UK).
The total length of the bridge was 36 meters (118.10 feet) and was built on river Ouse. The total number of bottles used in the construction of the bridge were Fourteen Thousand One Hundred (14100). They were all plastic milk bottles and were done with the co-operation of St Mary’s Primary School, Ely, the Isle of Ely Explorers at Sutton Gault and Witchford’s Rackham Primary School. The mayor of the city Ron Bradney was the first to cross the bridge. This bridge was a temporary structure and was created in order to create awareness about the need to recycle on the Annual Classic Regatta function of the city in 2008.
The World Record of ‘largest library’ in the world has been achieved by the British Library from London, UK (United Kingdom).
British Library is also the national library of the United Kingdom. The total number of books/informational items in this library is 170000000 (One Hundred Seventy Million). The total number of visitors in this library is about 1.75 Million per year. The library adds about 3 Million information items to its collection every year. The total staff of the library is about 2000. The library was established on July 1, 1973 following the British Library Act of 1972.
The World Record of ‘largest domino structure’ in the world has been achieved by the Yspertal Domino Team from Yspertal, Melk, Austria.
On November 22, 2013; at the HLUW Yspertal High School in Y spertal, largest domino structure with the total height of 6.026 meters (19 feet, 9.24 inches) was created. The total number of dominos used to create this record breaking structure was 11,465. A team of 44 members was involved to make the structure. All the team members were the students of the HLUW Yspertal High School.
The World Record of ‘longest string of bottle caps’ has been achieved by the students of Ambrosoli Interntational School from Kisementi, Kabalagala, Ethiopia.
In the record breaking fest on April 3, 2012, total number of caps used in making the chain were Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Six (30606). The record was created by a team of four boys from the school namely Vianney D’Aboville, Emmett Parkerson, Oliver Stewart and Toby Smith. These boys had been collecting such bottle caps from the age of nine. The record breaking bottle caps were used from the bottle’s of the companies Fat Boyz, Just Kickin and Endiro Coffee.
Previous World Record:
The World Record of ‘longest string of bottle caps’ was achieved by the students and teachers of Seaview School Linwood, New Jersey, USA on May 21st, 2011. The total number of bottle caps in the chain was 10,174.
The World Record of ‘largest spoon’ in the world has been achieved by the Centrul Cultural from Mioveni, Romaia.
As on June 7, 2013; the length of the spoon is 17.79 meters (58 feet, 4.39 inches) and is 1.50 meters (4 feet, 11 inches) at the widest point. The spoon is actually a giant replica of the traditional Romanian Spoon. The largest wooden spoon has been made by the Centrul Cultural; a Cultural Activities Center of Mioveni.
Previous world Record:
The World Record for the largest spoon in the world was achieved by the city of Minneapolis Minnesota. The spoon is located in a city garden and has a length of 52 foot.
