The World Record ‘largest origami’ in the world has been achieved by Associação a Casa do Caminho in association with Realizar from Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Portugal.
The record breaking mosaic with the area of 451.89 square meters was created in the Boa Nova secondary school of Leça da Palmeira; to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Casa do Caminho. The mosaic had more than 54,000 origami houses and took more than 200 volunteers to complete. The organization Casa do Caminho is a Not for Profit organization which works in the area of at-risk youth.
The World Record of ‘longest ribbon cutting event’ has been achieved collectively by the people of New Jersey from New Jersey, USA.
On May 27, 2013; people of the state of New Jersey at the Jersey shore at Seaside Heights, New Jersey broke the record. The total length of the world record breaking ribbon was measured to be 5.51 miles (8.87 km). The cutting was ceremoniously done by Governor Chris Christie and First Lady Mary Pat Christie. Event was organized to mark the unofficial beginning of summer and to create a feeling of strength after being hit by the devastating storm ‘Sandy’ in the state of New Jersey.
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The World Record of ‘longest ribbon cutting ceremony’ was achieved by the city of Schwabisch Hall in Germany on March 31, 2011. The length of the ribbon which was used in the event was 4.19 miles (6.75 km) and was organized to open the newly renovated quarter “Kocherquartier” in Schwabisch Hall , Germany.
The World Record of ‘largest awareness ribbon’ has been achieved by Dykes Family from Muskegon, MI, USA.
Amy Dykes and her two daughters, Corinn and Reagan; created a Two Hundred Nineteen (219) foot purple ribbon to raise money and awareness for cancer research and prevention.
The World Record of the ‘most number of lighted candles on a cake’ has been achieved by the disciples of the Spiritual Guru Sri Chinmoy from New York City, USA.
The size of the cake was 52 feet by 17 feet. The total number of candles adorning the cake was Forty Eight Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Three (48,523). All the candles used on the birthday cake were colorful. This cake was made on 27th August, 2008 in memory of the Spiritual Guru in the year following his demise in 2008. The venue of the event was the asphalt driveway of the group’s meditation arena, which is called Aspiration –Ground by the devotees in New York City.
The World Record of ‘largest human mosaic’ has been achieved by mayor and people from Taichung, Taiwan.
A total of Two Thousand Twelve (2,012) people gathered to form an image of a person raising his arms in the form of a ‘V’ sign. The ‘V’ sign was indicating the support for the campaign ‘I Love Taiwan’.
The World Record of ‘largest cookie tower’ has been achieved by the Woodrush High School of Wythal, Worcesterchire, UK.
The record was created by the joint efforts of the students and staff of the school. The height of the tower was 1.89 meters and was made using a total of (Eleven Thousand Five Hundred) 11,500 cookies. The cookies that were used to make the tower were donated by Tesco. The record was set to highlight the importance of the principles of maths, science and engineering behind the tower.
